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Love this movie and being a big Alex Hyde White fan loved him as the Red Duke. I thought the film had a great story line and casting.
Now I love this movie watching it over and over without boredom. Luana Anders who played a brunette in "The Pit and the Pendulum" has the perfect persona for this part; innocents and reserve with that touch of sizing people up and personally I really prefer her as a blond. Bottom line: as Louise wanted "in" with Billy's wealthy family for the inheritance, she did her homework and knew his mother, Lady Haloran, still mourned terribly for her drowned daughter who accidentally fell into the Estate pond as a child. So Louise does away with her husband and travels to the Estate ahead of him (so-to-speak) making excuses for his absence. The family's yearly ritual is held to pay respects to the dead girl, and as Louise watches the ceremony from a window she sees Lady Haloran faint. Louise runs to her aid and attends to her personally, pampering, comforting and being very understanding winning over her confidence. Then that night while everyone slept, finding the dead girl's untouched room, Louise takes a few toys, strings them onto a rope. douses the rope with acid and secures it at the bottom of the pond so that eventually the rope will give and the toys will float up to the surface. The next morning at breakfast served outside near the pond, here come the toys - one by one - and witnessed by all including Lady Haloran who took this as a sign that her daughter was trying to communicate. Lady Holoran searches for Louise who cannot be found as she was murdered with an ax when exiting the pond the night before.
This answers your question about the toys but with so many details I think reading the Wicki version is most likely better LOL.
Yes. Jess and Leslie's imaginary Terabithian world was a place they could go where they ruled and there were no school bullies. So this is why it was so easy to fight off the squirrels"Sqoagers" (Scott Hoager) and crows"Vulchers" (Gary Fulcher). At first Janet was such a bully she easily became the tree"Giant Troll" in their world, but after her family situation was embarrassingly discovered at school, Leslie comforted her and she then was friendly to Jess. So though at first the Troll seemed huge and menacing, it ended up greeting Jess and Leslie and then leaving. You can see her again at the very end. What a wonderful imaginary movie, I love the music, the drawings and the close connection the lonely young man shared with his new neighbor. Though Leslie's death hit the film pretty hard, I was happy to see Jess finally building the little raft with her drawing on it and letting it go. And what a wonderful bridge he built in her honor.
Absolutely fabulous review! Love this film and as many times as I've seen it you've pointed out some new "Thrills". Thanks!
Regardless of their schedules, I believe they would have stayed together. I want the fantasy as they waited longer than most for one another.
I agree, good answer. I hadn't thought about the post marks at all but I believe the magic stopped when she lost interest and letters weren't being picked up anymore. And of course their conversations (the fight in the park, the walk with the map, the cafeteria) were being written before or after those scenes - the scenes were presented for the flow and romance for the story to continue for the audience.
I love this movie but it's one of those timy-wimy ones that twist your brain round and round, so I have a question, and though I should have figured this out myself I would like to hear some other viewpoints: Speaking about the "letter writing only" when Kate and Alex were making dinner plans and putting aside what we saw visually, the letters were timed so that once a restaurant was chosen, the comments then could be made "see you in two years" and "see you tomorrow". Now I know what I am supposed to be thinking and feeling to keep the fantasy, but tell me the reality to it if that is even possible (and I hope this makes sense) ... from this point, wouldn't Alex be writing letters of anticipation for the date to Kate during those two years, and wouldn't Kate have received a ton of letter from the day she tells Alex she will meet him to the following day when she gets dressed up and goes to the restaurant?? This might be impossible to answer sensibly.
Thought of another possibility to my question. Maybe Venom retained Peter's information and once on Eddie then Eddie knew?
Though I see your points, I loved the film. Thought Peter's jive street dancing when he was under the influence was a turn on and good addition. Venom was wonderful with his crawl, bird-like laugh and ferocious beautiful teeth. The Sandman's music was beautifully haunting and his special effects were perfect and awesome. And I loved when MJ reached out to Harry for the few moments they shared. Though all Three Toby movies were great in their own ways, I believe the best one was the Second one. It had tons of discoveries in it that we all crave: Harry discovers Peter is Spidy, MJ discovers Peter is Spidy, people on the train see Spidy without his mask, Peter chooses to give up Spidy for MJ and I'm sure there's more. Love it!
I have thought about this also and agree. I wondered where he went off to once Spiderman forgave him... the desert?
Yes this is what I remember also and never knew until now about a similar version. After locating the remains and four dog tags near the rubber raft, the fifth day listed in the diary clued Vincent Edwards into going back to the plane in search for the fifth one. Since the film ends here I've always wondered how long it took to locate Lou under the tail though, where would they start digging. I love William Shatner's comment here "Don't ask me I'm only the man in charge". I found a burned DVD copy of this on eBay a few years ago. Very moving and wonderful, I hold such compassion for the ghosts.
I love this movie and have always liked Mia. Though having heard her description as anemic looking, I personally love her slight awkwardness and delicate persona strongly identifying with her character in this film; eleven on a bus, her attire, giving herself a less tacky name and the nose ring she received. A hippy in my youth, I married a well-to-do business man and also experienced attending similar parties with his social group that made me feel uncomfortable. Though it was never said I sometimes wondered how many thought he married beneath his station - the same comment Charles's mother made. I love Belinda's outlook that the Joys must continue or the Marriage won't, in other words, efforts must be made by both parties. I find Topol very appealing in the part, hungry all the time and love the chemistry he silently shares with Mia on their many walks. I've read that Peter Sellers would have done a better job but I'm glad he was not used here. And though it was instantly seen that Belinda and Julian were of the same thinking, I was glad she gave Charles another chance. Beautiful music throughout enhances the romance aspects.
This is one of my top favorite movies of all time and I commend Peter Jackson for it. I thought it was extremely imaginative and wonderfully filmed, I loved the hero. I've always thought it should be regarded as the "Ultimate Zombie Movie". I saw the premier in a very small downtown Seattle theater when it came out with a handfull of horror fans and we all had a blast! I didn't mind the Rat Monkey claymation or what ever it was, he still grossed me out which is what I wanted. I loved seeing Forest J. Ackerman taking pictures at the zoo, the electric woman on the wall, the horrible uncle pulling out teeth with pliers, the crazy party where Lionel brings his lawn mower, the nurse eating lunch with her neck, the ear-ringed ear landing in the custard, Paquita's dog, the intestines primping in the mirror, the embalmer's sandwich, the illegal tranquilizer salesman, baby's outing at the park with poor Lionel looking like a homeless man, that wild kick-a** preacher and of course ... Mum at the end OMG! I laugh harder every time I watch it and what is really funny is there are two versions RATED and UNRATED. I don't know who decides when and when not to show someones head in a blender, but the Rated version has so much good stuff taken out what's the point LOL! Two Thumbs Up.
The Captain had a very soft soothing voice, I liked it and it made me feel like he had time for me.
Wow haven't heard all these names in awhile. I remember Mr Green Jeans he was a thin guy and would never have guessed until my older sister told me it was because he wore green overalls. Sounds he was a favorite of many, mine too. Here's one not mentioned - Grandfather Clock, I think he was always asleep until the Captain spoke to him (he slept a lot because he was a grandfather). Did the Captain show a little cartoon? I thought it might be Crusader Rabbit but I think that was a separate show. And was there another puppet besides Bunny Rabbit? I think he had a carrot lol.
So to go a step further and try to answer your question as to why the waitress pulls the cage down; most likely she saw a fight about to happen and she wanted to keep safe. She didn't seem too worried chewing her gum, acted like this type of thing happened there often so she was prepared with the cage handy. Sounds crazy but seems right to me. I love this restaurant scene and the music.
I've been a Popeye fan and followed his creator Max Fleischer since I was a girl in the 1950s. This movie's characters were based on the 1919 cartoon strip "Thimble Theater" so if you read a few of those you'll see so many crazy things that waitresses in cages will seem like the norm. Popeye's debut stemming off from Betty Boop in the 1930s cartoons where just a bazaar until they tamed down towards the end of the decade. The rule was things that don't make sense make plenty of sense and you just went with it. Somebody did their homework as I was pleased to discover so many characters and happenings that were taken directly from the comic strip and cartoons and the only thing I think was left out is a safe falling on Popeye where he effortlessly opens the door and walks out unharmed leaving the safe with a hole in it.
I love the twisted original Max Fleischer character language so hard to pick a favorite but maybe Pappy saying "I got millions o' eminies" , "eat it ya discobedient brat!", or "Stand to ya swab! You're casking shadows on Poopdeck Pappy. Pride of the Pacifiric. And father to the shark. Brother to the piranhaca. Cousin to the killer whale. And uncle to the octupussy."
I saw this at at Shakey's Pizza Parlor Sci-Fi Time-Travel gathering when I lived in Seattle and it became one of my very favorite films.
I was told this film never would go to DVD because it did not make enough money. However I found someone on eBay that specially made me a DVD and burned Bigglesworth's photo on it - a great copy.
I've always felt I was an expert on this movie until I read your post. I don't know how Captain Raymond knew that James Ferguson was James Bigglesworth's Time-Twin. Will have to research this.