I've never really liked this movie, but couldn't figure out why, until
recently, when it dawned on me that it's a SOAP OPERA!!! And not a very
good one. It's on again tonight, my SO is watching it, and some of
Rhett's and Scarlett's lines are true howlers.
I know, I know, it came out in 1939, and standards were different then.
Lack of skill dictates economy of style. - Joey Ramone
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Topic - Gone with the Wind - Mike K 20:22:22 11/27/13 (26)
- Went with the Wind is more satisfying and... - musetap 13:25:30 11/29/13 (1)
- Went with the Wind is at least funny - cruelly funny. - Timbo in Oz 20:40:34 12/13/13 (0)
- Ref: "Eating too much" over in Central, by Brian Walsh. nt - free.ranger 16:55:32 11/28/13 (0)
- To this day every Southern princess is Scarlett . . . - Billy Wonka 11:53:38 11/28/13 (0)
- needs a big screen - mbnx01 22:03:30 11/27/13 (21)
- A good bottle of cheap vodka is what it needs - Victor Khomenko 05:04:10 11/28/13 (20)
- How about a bad bottle of good vodka? Look, this film is a star vehicle. Either you are a fan of - tinear 20:02:32 11/30/13 (3)
- My view is simple... - Victor Khomenko 08:05:28 12/02/13 (2)
- You can take the boy out of Russia…. nt - tinear 12:10:40 12/08/13 (1)
- Yep... it is a crime to throw away any alcohol. nt - Victor Khomenko 06:27:13 12/09/13 (0)
- Old gray guys need goosing. * - Billy Wonka 12:38:49 11/28/13 (0)
- No such thing as a "good bottle of cheap vodka" - Prisoners 10:56:10 11/28/13 (14)
- Good cheap vodka? Try Veil. Not at all harsh, very neutral* - Road Warrior 19:43:31 11/28/13 (13)
- I stopped drinking before Goose made the scene . . . - Billy Wonka 15:40:11 11/29/13 (12)
- It's very good. - Prisoners 18:48:48 11/29/13 (11)
- A former poster, Johnny Thunders, recommended Enchanted Rock Vodka as the "best" - Road Warrior 06:51:48 11/30/13 (10)
- In blind vodka tastings... - mkuller 10:48:56 11/30/13 (9)
- Thnx for the Smirnoff reminder - Road Warrior 14:42:46 11/30/13 (1)
- There are many premium vodkas now... - mkuller 15:00:11 11/30/13 (0)
- Vodka MUST have flavor - Victor Khomenko 10:59:27 11/30/13 (6)
- Sounds like... - mkuller 11:06:39 11/30/13 (5)
- Next stop - cognac with no color and no smell. - Victor Khomenko 13:07:37 11/30/13 (4)
- Vodka, unlike most hard liquors, traditionally is taken w/meals. I think, Vic, that's why - tinear 12:17:57 12/10/13 (0)
- You mean White Lightening? Plenty around here.* - Billy Wonka 14:20:21 12/01/13 (2)
- Stuff with no flavor? That's Patrick's department! - Victor Khomenko 06:28:37 12/02/13 (1)
- I have never thought of vodka as straight drinking whiskey - violinist3 14:23:20 12/16/13 (0)