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Re: Your "feel good" films for a gloomy Spring day, please.

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In Reply to: Your "feel good" films for a gloomy Spring day, please. posted by TAFKA Steve on April 03, 2000 at 14:26:12:

Well, most of these aren't really comedies.
Lost Horizon (the original)
The Wizard of Oz
Breakfast at Tiffany's
My Fair Lady

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Lost Horizon? Now can you refresh my memory about this - am confused Ran 17:15:16 04/05/00 (7)
Can you just give a brief one line description. I forget whether I have seen it or not. Thanks
- finding Shangri-La in the Himalayas [nt Mart 10:24:07 04/06/00 (6)
  - Thanks. Have only read book. Is movie good? Ran 15:48:30 04/06/00 (5)
    Thanks. Have only read book. Is movie good?
    - What was your reaction to the book? edta 16:30:55 04/08/00 (2)
      Never having read it, it might help me in describing why I think it is good.
      - Re: What was your reaction to the book? Ran 19:22:07 04/08/00 (1)
        
        In Reply to: What was your reaction to the book? posted by edta on April 08, 2000 at 16:30:55:
        
        Read it years ago as a kid probably as part of "approved" reading in a somber private school (dunno whether this means that it could have been boring to today's more sound bite attuned book readers - am 33 yrs now and read it when I was about 11 or 13 or so). Anyway, it was extremely good describing Conway (only name I remember) and everyone else in Shangri-La and since I am such a sucker for geography, culture and other such stuff, i know I would have liked it regardless of its true quality. But, I think it was good.
        If it helps I am into science fiction etc. so that aspect may be what made me like the book. But I am still a bit sceptical because many people and I am no exception, enjoyed something when young and compel others to see it in the same light but it is never quite as wonderful as the first time (at least this is ONE reason why many are disappointed by movies based on books if they have read the book before - really not the only explanation - other more legitimate ones may exist).
        When our choice was Shakespeare or more Shakespeare (all good but diversity is always even better), this was really a welcome change.
        
        Re: What was your reaction to the book? edta 21:49:01 04/08/00 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: What was your reaction to the book? posted by Ran on April 08, 2000 at 19:22:07:
        
        My reaction to the film involved the mythology of the golden age, garden of eden, utopia, etc. A safe, sane place to find out about happiness in a violent crazy world. The possibility of Shangri La , even in fantasy, is somehow comforting.
        Now, I'm not saying it's a perfect film; it is corny and preachy in spots. Still, the original is much better than the average film.
        Know anything about Shambala? I guess some claim it is a real place.
        I read somewhere else it is the final destination of a spiritual journey.
    - 1930's version is classic, 1973 version is horrible! TAFKA Steve 17:53:09 04/06/00 (1)
      I recently bought the LP of the OST to the 1973 version and the corny music by Burt Bacharach, esp. "The Things I Will Not Miss", make for great lounge music. But the film was picked as one of the 50 worst films of all time by the Medved Bros. (Golden Turkey Awards).
      - yeah, the remake is like a made for TV movie Mart 10:46:39 04/07/00 (0)
        
        In Reply to: 1930's version is classic, 1973 version is horrible! posted by TAFKA Steve on April 06, 2000 at 17:53:09:
        
        the old classic suffers from some dated Hollywood fluff (worthy of a $1 romance novel) added to the edgy original work, but not is quite enjoyable.

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