tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post2868235487926255702..comments2024-01-18T05:18:48.819-05:00Comments on Wombat's World <small>(a blog for writer K. A. Laity)</small>: Tuesday's Overlooked Film: The Knack...and How to Get ItK. A. Laityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05983280397279864583noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-60417901639698661742011-01-26T00:23:04.453-05:002011-01-26T00:23:04.453-05:00Good point -- Ollie may be the chief draw, but Spi...Good point -- Ollie may be the chief draw, but Spike Milligan, too! And Faye Dunaway and Christopher Lee are so delicious in it. Roy Kinnear! Well, all of them -- Heston is perfect as Richlieu. Hee! Time to watch them and <i>Cutthroat Island</i> again.C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-52039393513613216242011-01-25T23:46:36.682-05:002011-01-25T23:46:36.682-05:00Though it would be OK to like them just for Ollie,...Though it would be OK to like them just for Ollie, or Raquel...<br /><br />I was put in mind of them while contemplating Bill Crider's choice of CUTTHROAT ISLAND this morning.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-72156396890067716582011-01-25T21:23:57.306-05:002011-01-25T21:23:57.306-05:00Despite my misgivings, I have to say I enjoyed muc...Despite my misgivings, I have to say I enjoyed much of it. I think you'll find a lot to like. I am always amazed that Lester made such a good film in <i>A Hard Day's Night</i> when he could have got away with something less ambitious. I even love the <i>Musketeer</i> movies and they're a bit sprawling (and not just for Ollie).C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-55273925877832573092011-01-25T21:02:36.705-05:002011-01-25T21:02:36.705-05:00I was a BIG fan of A Hard Day's Night, and not...I was a BIG fan of <i>A Hard Day's Night</i>, and not just because of the Beatles. Gotta check this out.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-17697903609429021082011-01-25T19:05:36.532-05:002011-01-25T19:05:36.532-05:00D'oh! Yes, of course. Early day... thanks for ...D'oh! Yes, of course. Early day... thanks for the correction.C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-36435376745161395782011-01-25T18:43:55.197-05:002011-01-25T18:43:55.197-05:00I haven't seen this yet, but I'm pretty su...I haven't seen this yet, but I'm pretty sure you've confused Michael Redgrave and Michael Crawford.Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585713305682813718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-29381070145150206362011-01-25T12:35:26.096-05:002011-01-25T12:35:26.096-05:00Patti -- And the second line snaking around the Al...Patti -- And the second line snaking around the Albert Hall! Lester's visuals are so delightful.<br /><br />Todd -- anticipating some of my future TOFs! Yeah, I think the awkwardness is a failure of nerve. Lester seems to find it easier to focus on the small targets: George's accidental audition for the teen show is hilarious. While much of that is due to the terrific script and Harrison's brilliant deadpan, the nimble direction really ties it all together. Even with a looser script, <i>Help!</i> works often because of the visual fun, though too often we're kept at too much of a distance.<br /><br />And yes, totally likely about John and Yoko.C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-63879276771051264182011-01-25T12:23:54.764-05:002011-01-25T12:23:54.764-05:00I saw this at a theater and adored it. The line of...I saw this at a theater and adored it. The line of women going up the stairs will stay with m e forever.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-28058167146994914212011-01-25T12:17:13.137-05:002011-01-25T12:17:13.137-05:00I have seen it, but not since...something like 197...I have seen it, but not since...something like 1975, and I think on commercial tv at the time, so a whole lot of the most disturbing material you cite might have been trimmed or muddled about. (And one wonders how much if any the white room in the film didn't appeal to Ono and Lennon...)<br /> <br />Yes, it does sound as if it isn't too sure what to make of sexual politics...Lester often seems to me, as in THE BED-SITTING ROOM and HOW I WON THE WAR, a bit uncomfortable with nuance, at least when dealing with Very Large Matters, as opposed to the petty hypocrisies the Beatles encounter throughout NIGHT.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-15851722437764820562011-01-25T10:24:51.520-05:002011-01-25T10:24:51.520-05:00Oh, yes -- thanks for reminding me! The soundtrack...Oh, yes -- thanks for reminding me! The soundtrack is quite wonderful. It's such an odd thing that I can't figure out how much is just Lester's attempt to be satirical -- done more successfully in <i>How I Won the War</i> -- and how much just part of the times. It starts out seeming like a wacky, cheer for the underdog kind of film, but it's hard to tell what he wants us to get from it.C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944798.post-37413658572454653092011-01-25T09:14:52.295-05:002011-01-25T09:14:52.295-05:00I always found it a bit of a downer though the mus...I always found it a bit of a downer though the music, from John Barry if i remember correctly, is great.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.com