tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post298244559177366486..comments2023-10-16T06:23:18.135-04:00Comments on Yoga for Cynics: Kind of a Movie Review #1: The 400 Blows (1959)Dr. Jay SWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08631848276936859276noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-10485830842602950772008-10-24T21:20:00.000-04:002008-10-24T21:20:00.000-04:00Hmpff! I'm just a tad jealous you have cinemas tha...Hmpff! I'm just a tad jealous you have cinemas that play such interesting old movies. I think I'd have to hunt my way through a bunch of DVD shops cool enough to stock movies like this.<BR/><BR/>There's an Australian movie called 'The Book of Revelation' - its about a man who is kidnapped by three women and sexually abused. Sounds like every man's idea of heaven, right? Not quite...<BR/><BR/>That movie was both compelling and horrendous viewing for me - something in Tom Long's performance struck at the heart of the experience of assault/abuse. Somehow it was made more violent by the gender reversal... I was devestated for weeks and it still burns brightly in my memory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-69192811109363699242008-09-15T22:55:00.000-04:002008-09-15T22:55:00.000-04:00Yes, a wonderful movie. I was however taken by th...Yes, a wonderful movie. I was however taken by the film the whole way through and enjoyed the ride. <BR/>One of my favourite scenes was when the kids were taken on a walk by the phys ed teacher through the streets and the boys peeled off in groups as the teacher led the way, ignorant as to what was going on behind his back. Great shots from the rooftops. And the final shot is a killer. <BR/>And the frog in north georgia is right - Jean de Florette is a tearful masterpiece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-7035818185537675572008-08-14T01:35:00.000-04:002008-08-14T01:35:00.000-04:00You've just convinced me to see this film. I also...You've just convinced me to see this film. <BR/>I also watch a lot of films by myself - I believe that is the best way to do it really, mostly because you can have a good cry or laugh without anyone looking at you strangely... especially when you cry where everyone laughs and vice versa. <BR/>Oh and thank you for stopping by earlier =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-68783394580635987222008-08-13T09:02:00.000-04:002008-08-13T09:02:00.000-04:00I know where you are coming from on this take of l...I know where you are coming from on this take of le quatre cent coups. The first and ONLY time I watched it, I wondered as you did up until the very end what all the fuss was about and then, I thunked me one right in the solar plexus. Took a while to recover from it. Didn't go there again.Gypsy at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106152285952023602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-34217723807445021482008-08-12T23:14:00.000-04:002008-08-12T23:14:00.000-04:00That awkwardness that you were talking about remin...That awkwardness that you were talking about reminds me very much of when I went to go see Juno with a friend of mine and how awkward it was after. The only movie that's ever struck me the way you described - or at least brought tears to my eyes - was that scene in Cast Away when Tom Hanks loses Wilson in the ocean. That's how sentimental I am.<BR/><BR/>P.S. <BR/>Vincent Van Gogh is my favorite person to quote.Ian Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396659369888449438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-42393707821756833002008-08-12T20:28:00.000-04:002008-08-12T20:28:00.000-04:00wow that quote from van gogh was priceless! nice r...wow that quote from van gogh was priceless! <BR/>nice review, i might go rent that movie sometime. keep bloggin :)mantizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05288356699049305525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-29220185786459247402008-08-12T08:38:00.000-04:002008-08-12T08:38:00.000-04:00dr jayCoffee shop is were bloggers can have discus...dr jay<BR/><BR/>Coffee shop is were bloggers can have discussions with other bloggers. Mostly it is newer people trying to get attention.<BR/><BR/>here's it's link<BR/>http://groups.google.com/group/blogger-help-share/topicsThe cup is half full of something I don't likehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11683679457196177381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-31213255878111955082008-08-12T03:10:00.000-04:002008-08-12T03:10:00.000-04:00hi!u have nice here drjay..i added u as my friend....hi!u have nice here drjay..i added u as my friend.pls add me too.thnxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-70243984580155791282008-08-11T15:51:00.000-04:002008-08-11T15:51:00.000-04:00Sorry that this is a bit off topic Dr. Jay, but I ...Sorry that this is a bit off topic Dr. Jay, but I want to let you know that you have be given an award. You can check my site for the details. In your own special little way, you deserve it. Congratulations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-12770088748090407182008-08-11T11:21:00.000-04:002008-08-11T11:21:00.000-04:00i like the variety on your blogkirat92.blogspot.co...i like the variety on your blog<BR/><BR/>kirat92.blogspot.comKirat Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15066031594446494235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-47623091029109254072008-08-11T11:08:00.000-04:002008-08-11T11:08:00.000-04:00Have you seen Jean de Florette? That's a real tea...Have you seen Jean de Florette? That's a real tear jerker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-22087900471464271182008-08-11T09:37:00.000-04:002008-08-11T09:37:00.000-04:00That van Gogh comment about the wisps of smoke was...That van Gogh comment about the wisps of smoke was my thesis for a high school essay that won me 400 smackaroos towards me college edjimication.<BR/><BR/>I would like to see the 400 Blows just for this final shot you speak of. I am all about seeing movies for one particular instance! <BR/><BR/>I am not a sophisticated film viewer but in one of my favorite movies (um, "Mad Max") there's a scene I love because it radiates the same sense of isolation you speak of here (totally unintended of course, this was not a movie given to subtle strokes)...anyhow, there's a part where Toecutter puts his arm around Johnny the Boy, both hip deep in the ocean, and they sort of wade off and become blurry in this glittering, temporal glare of the setting Australian sun. My throat gets all lumpy at that scene. Which is such nonsense.daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670080158732044043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2515247027173641993.post-44435070885659747602008-08-11T08:20:00.000-04:002008-08-11T08:20:00.000-04:00Now you've got me wondering just what is so moving...Now you've got me wondering just what is so moving about this movie. Will definitely have to rent this one. Thanks for the review, and thanks for sharing your thoughts!goldengoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899856256646375906noreply@blogger.com