list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Annie on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Annie/1478/default.aspx Title: Annie
Year: 1982
Director: John Huston
Plot: This family classic is adapted from the Broadway musical, which was based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie. During the Great Depression in New York City, a plucky red-haired scrapper named Annie (Aileen Quinn) is the voice of hope for her fellow orphans who live under the supervision of drunken floozy Miss Hannigan (Carol Burnett). Annie's spirit is fueled by the belief that her real parents dropped her off at the orphanage with a half of a locket, promising to return for her with the other half. One day, the dingy orphanage is visited by the sophisticated Grace Farrell (Ann Reinking), personal secretary to conservative politician Oliver Warbucks (Albert Finney). In order to improve his image, Grace brings Annie to the Warbucks estate for a weeklong visit. Annie quickly wins the hearts of servants and politicians alike, eventually even bringing her song of hope, "Tomorrow," to President Roosevelt in Washington. Warbucks and Grace even go so far as to perform a public search for Annie's parents, creating an opportunity for Miss Hannigan, Rooster (Tim Curry), and Lily (Bernadette Peters) to scam their way to the reward money. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
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]]>Thu, 14 May 2009 23:20:33 GMTAnnie1982John HustonThis family classic is adapted from the Broadway musical, which was based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie. During the Great Depression in New York City, a plucky red-haired scrapper named Annie (<a href="/players/P____58262/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Aileen Quinn</a>) is the voice of hope for her fellow orphans who live under the supervision of drunken floozy Miss Hannigan (<a href="/players/P_____9666/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Carol Burnett</a>). Annie's spirit is fueled by the belief that her real parents dropped her off at the orphanage with a half of a locket, promising to return for her with the other half. One day, the dingy orphanage is visited by the sophisticated Grace Farrell (<a href="/players/P____59513/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ann Reinking</a>), personal secretary to conservative politician Oliver Warbucks (<a href="/players/P____23545/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Albert Finney</a>). In order to improve his image, Grace brings Annie to the Warbucks estate for a weeklong visit. Annie quickly wins the hearts of servants and politicians alike, eventually even bringing her song of hope, "Tomorrow," to President Roosevelt in Washington. Warbucks and Grace even go so far as to perform a public search for Annie's parents, creating an opportunity for Miss Hannigan, Rooster (<a href="/players/P____16268/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Tim Curry</a>), and Lily (<a href="/players/P____56259/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Bernadette Peters</a>) to scam their way to the reward money. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide28Tag Target (>10)21463http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t37388fq2ke.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Annie/1478/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/12/3/37896.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: It’s more difficult to be convincing as a real person when acting on film than on the stage. The camera can get closer and your image ends up projected many times larger than life size. So, despite giving a Tony Award-winning performance as Richard Nixon in the theater version of Frost/Nixon, Frank Langella was not initially thought of as worthy to reprise the role in Ron Howard’s movie adaptation of the play. Part of it was that he’s not a big name, but another reason was that he looks nothing like Tricky Dick. Ultimately, Langella did get the part, and while he doesn’t resemble the former president, he apparently does a bang up job in the role. But the transition could easily have been as awkward as Ralph Bellamy’s reprisal of his Tony-winning portrayal of Franklin Roosevelt in Sunrise at Campobello. In the film version of that play, Bellamy’s vocal impersonation comes off more like a Scottish brogue (he sounds exactly like Sean Connery, in fact) than FDR’s signature “Locust Valley lockjaw.”  Instead, Langella is on track for an Oscar nomination, and is sure to join the following actors who also gave convincing performances as world leaders. As a handicap, SpoutBlog has limited the selections to modern era leaders whose real persona exists on film/tape and are therefore more easily comparable to actors’ representations. 10. Anthony Hopkins as President Richard Nixon in Nixon (1995) The performance is exaggerated almost to the point of out-doing Dan Hedaya’s comedic portrayal in Dick, but Hopkins’ Nixon isn’t the failure that many reviews criticized it as. The art of a convincing portrait is not so much about presenting an exact likeness as it is about expressing a perspective, and Oliver Stone’s employment of Hannibal Lecter as the (then) most hated president brought the viewpoint across right away. It may not be Hopkins’ best Oscar-nominated presidential performance (that would be his John Quincy Adams in Amistad), but it is one of his most spectacular accomplishments. 9. Josh Brolin as President George W. Bush in W. (2008) Stone surprisingly went a different way with his latest presidential biopic (which was not, as has been claimed, the first film about a sitting president; see #6). Brolin is much less a caricature than was expected, and the actor even welcomes sympathy from Bush-haters. It’s not necessarily an exact impersonation; it’s better. Brolin makes the role his own while also doing some requisite aping, and it’s a performance that should garner him an Oscar nomination next month. 8. James Brolin as President Ronald Reagan in The Reagans (2003) Like son, like father, though instead of appropriately portraying the elder Bush (he might have done as well as James Cromwell in W.), Josh Brolin’s father plays that president’s predecessor in this made-for-TV biopic. He looks a little silly in the role, but James Brolin does an excellent job with the voice and the overall execution of the actor-turned-leader’s public persona. The conservatives may have hated the movie, but the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences were convinced enough to nominate Brolin for an Emmy Award. 7. Jerry Haleva as Saddam Hussein in The Big Lebowski (1998) Sometimes professional impersonators are the most perfect people to play figures on the big screen. Unfortunately, people like Queen Elizabeth look-alike Jeannette Charles (The Naked Gun; European Vacation, Austin Powers in Goldmember) aren’t famous enough or talented enough actors to carry a whole film like The Queen. The late Haleva made a career out of portraying the Iraqi dictator, appearing prominently in such comedies as Hot Shots!, Hot Shots! Part Deux and Jane Austen’s Mafia! But it’s his silent performance in The Big Lebowski that works best (though his lisped Hussein in the Hot Shots! sequel is hilarious). Even Hussein’s own sons could have made the mistake of thinking it was the real dictator up there on the screen. 6. Bruce Greenwood as President John F. Kennedy in Thirteen Days (2000) Back in the 1960s, President Kennedy got to be part of the casting process for Warner Bros.’ depiction of him in the WWII drama PT 109. His selection of Cliff Robertson was fine, but if he’d been alive long enough to also assist the production of Thirteen Days, he would have surely agreed with the casting of Bruce Greenwood. The actor doesn’t look much like JFK in this non-biopic about the Cuban Missile Crisis, but to agree with Kevin Costner, Greenwood is Kennedy in the film, only bettered by Steven Culp as RFK. Too bad Costner has to be in there at all. As usual his talent for accents is atrocious, but at least he didn’t bother attempting to play the president. Greenwood was definitely deserving of an Oscar nod for his portrayal, but apparently only one presidential role (Jeff Bridges in The Contender) was enough for the 2001 Supporting Actor race. 5. Gary Sinise as President Harry S. Truman in Truman (1995) The problem with famous actors portraying well-known real-life figures is that the audience more than likely sees the actor first. It’s a problem with most of the portrayals on this list, and it’s certainly true for Gary Sinise in the role of Truman. He looks just like Gary Sinise with some necessary prosthetics. And his voice is distinctly his own, too, despite an attempt at the accent. Yet the performance is engaging enough to make the viewer forget all that and become adequately convinced enough to accept Sinise as the president with the difficult task of ending World War II through drastic measures. 4. Bruno Ganz as Adolph Hitler in Downfall (2004) It’s easy to play Hitler; just don the signature mustache and you’re good to go. Ganz went above and beyond, though, to not just convincingly represent the Nazi dictator but also to capture his thought-non-existent humanity. His voice is perfection and his overall performance is astounding. Had the three-dimensionality of the portrayal not been so controversial, Ganz could have garnered an Academy Award nomination. 3. Edward Hermann as President Franklin Roosevelt in Annie (1982) A lot of actors have attempted FDR, from Bellamy in Sunrise at Campobello to Kenneth Branagh in Warm Springs (and let’s not forget Jon Voight’s laughable turn in Pearl Harbor), but nobody else is as good as Hermann, who played the four-term president in two TV movies prior to reprising the role in this screen version of the lovable Broadway musical. The only reason he deserves more credit here than for his two Emmy-nominated portrayals is because in Annie he joins in to sing “Tomorrow” with the li’l titular orphan, and that’s believably something the real FDR would have taken much pleasure in. 2. Michael Sheen as Prime Minister Tony Blair in The Queen (2006) Langella and his Frost/Nixon costar, Michael Sheen, are equally being recognized for their performances in that film. But a couple of years ago, Sheen was upstaged by the Oscar-winning Helen Mirren in The Queen. Still, despite his lack of a deserved nod from the Academy, he was highly acclaimed for his portrayal of Tony Blair, a role he’d already perfected in the British TV movie The Deal (from the same writer-director pair as The Queen). And the performance rushed him to the top ranks of acting talent, allowing him to be unquestionably worthy of reprising his stage role as David Frost and easily thought of as a front-runner for the Oscars this time around. 1. Martin Sheen as President John F. Kennedy in Kennedy (1983) Sheen was so good as JFK in this TV miniseries that in The Goonies “Mouth” (Corey Feldman) confuses the president for the actor on a 50-cent piece. And well, Mouth, as Cyndi Lauper sings on the soundtrack, “What’s good enough for you is good enough for me. It’s good enough. It’s good enough for me. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.” Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:00:52 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com12/3/2008 3:00:52 PMIt’s more difficult to be convincing as a real person when acting on film than on the stage. The camera can get closer and your image ends up projected many times larger than life size. So, despite giving a Tony Award-winning performance as Richard Nixon in the theater version of Frost/Nixon, Frank Langella was not initially thought of as worthy to reprise the role in Ron Howard’s movie adaptation of the play. Part of it was that he’s not a big name, but another reason was that he looks nothing like Tricky Dick. Ultimately, Langella did get the part, and while he doesn’t resemble the former president, he apparently does a bang up job in the role. But the transition could easily have been as awkward as Ralph Bellamy’s reprisal of his Tony-winning portrayal of Franklin Roosevelt in Sunrise at Campobello. In the film version of that play, Bellamy’s vocal impersonation comes off more like a Scottish brogue (he sounds exactly like Sean Connery, in fact) than FDR’s signature “Locust Valley lockjaw.”  Instead, Langella is on track for an Oscar nomination, and is sure to join the following actors who also gave convincing performances as world leaders. As a handicap, SpoutBlog has limited the selections to modern era leaders whose real persona exists on film/tape and are therefore more easily comparable to actors’ representations. 10. Anthony Hopkins as President Richard Nixon in Nixon (1995) The performance is exaggerated almost to the point of out-doing Dan Hedaya’s comedic portrayal in Dick, but Hopkins’ Nixon isn’t the failure that many reviews criticized it as. The art of a convincing portrait is not so much about presenting an exact likeness as it is about expressing a perspective, and Oliver Stone’s employment of Hannibal Lecter as the (then) most hated president brought the viewpoint across right away. It may not be Hopkins’ best Oscar-nominated presidential performance (that would be his John Quincy Adams in Amistad), but it is one of his most spectacular accomplishments. 9. Josh Brolin as President George W. Bush in W. (2008) Stone surprisingly went a different way with his latest presidential biopic (which was not, as has been claimed, the first film about a sitting president; see #6). Brolin is much less a caricature than was expected, and the actor even welcomes sympathy from Bush-haters. It’s not necessarily an exact impersonation; it’s better. Brolin makes the role his own while also doing some requisite aping, and it’s a performance that should garner him an Oscar nomination next month. 8. James Brolin as President Ronald Reagan in The Reagans (2003) Like son, like father, though instead of appropriately portraying the elder Bush (he might have done as well as James Cromwell in W.), Josh Brolin’s father plays that president’s predecessor in this made-for-TV biopic. He looks a little silly in the role, but James Brolin does an excellent job with the voice and the overall execution of the actor-turned-leader’s public persona. The conservatives may have hated the movie, but the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences were convinced enough to nominate Brolin for an Emmy Award. 7. Jerry Haleva as Saddam Hussein in The Big Lebowski (1998) Sometimes professional impersonators are the most perfect people to play figures on the big screen. Unfortunately, people like Queen Elizabeth look-alike Jeannette Charles (The Naked Gun; European Vacation, Austin Powers in Goldmember) aren’t famous enough or talented enough actors to carry a whole film like The Queen. The late Haleva made a career out of portraying the Iraqi dictator, appearing prominently in such comedies as Hot Shots!, Hot Shots! Part Deux and Jane Austen’s Mafia! But it’s his silent performance in The Big Lebowski that works best (though his lisped Hussein in the Hot Shots! sequel is hilarious). Even Hussein’s own sons could have made the mistake of thinking it was the real dictator up there on the screen. 6. Bruce Greenwood as President John F. Kennedy in Thirteen Days (2000) Back in the 1960s, President Kennedy got to be part of the casting process for Warner Bros.’ depiction of him in the WWII drama PT 109. His selection of Cliff Robertson was fine, but if he’d been alive long enough to also assist the production of Thirteen Days, he would have surely agreed with the casting of Bruce Greenwood. The actor doesn’t look much like JFK in this non-biopic about the Cuban Missile Crisis, but to agree with Kevin Costner, Greenwood is Kennedy in the film, only bettered by Steven Culp as RFK. Too bad Costner has to be in there at all. As usual his talent for accents is atrocious, but at least he didn’t bother attempting to play the president. Greenwood was definitely deserving of an Oscar nod for his portrayal, but apparently only one presidential role (Jeff Bridges in The Contender) was enough for the 2001 Supporting Actor race. 5. Gary Sinise as President Harry S. Truman in Truman (1995) The problem with famous actors portraying well-known real-life figures is that the audience more than likely sees the actor first. It’s a problem with most of the portrayals on this list, and it’s certainly true for Gary Sinise in the role of Truman. He looks just like Gary Sinise with some necessary prosthetics. And his voice is distinctly his own, too, despite an attempt at the accent. Yet the performance is engaging enough to make the viewer forget all that and become adequately convinced enough to accept Sinise as the president with the difficult task of ending World War II through drastic measures. 4. Bruno Ganz as Adolph Hitler in Downfall (2004) It’s easy to play Hitler; just don the signature mustache and you’re good to go. Ganz went above and beyond, though, to not just convincingly represent the Nazi dictator but also to capture his thought-non-existent humanity. His voice is perfection and his overall performance is astounding. Had the three-dimensionality of the portrayal not been so controversial, Ganz could have garnered an Academy Award nomination. 3. Edward Hermann as President Franklin Roosevelt in Annie (1982) A lot of actors have attempted FDR, from Bellamy in Sunrise at Campobello to Kenneth Branagh in Warm Springs (and let’s not forget Jon Voight’s laughable turn in Pearl Harbor), but nobody else is as good as Hermann, who played the four-term president in two TV movies prior to reprising the role in this screen version of the lovable Broadway musical. The only reason he deserves more credit here than for his two Emmy-nominated portrayals is because in Annie he joins in to sing “Tomorrow” with the li’l titular orphan, and that’s believably something the real FDR would have taken much pleasure in. 2. Michael Sheen as Prime Minister Tony Blair in The Queen (2006) Langella and his Frost/Nixon costar, Michael Sheen, are equally being recognized for their performances in that film. But a couple of years ago, Sheen was upstaged by the Oscar-winning Helen Mirren in The Queen. Still, despite his lack of a deserved nod from the Academy, he was highly acclaimed for his portrayal of Tony Blair, a role he’d already perfected in the British TV movie The Deal (from the same writer-director pair as The Queen). And the performance rushed him to the top ranks of acting talent, allowing him to be unquestionably worthy of reprising his stage role as David Frost and easily thought of as a front-runner for the Oscars this time around. 1. Martin Sheen as President John F. Kennedy in Kennedy (1983) Sheen was so good as JFK in this TV miniseries that in The Goonies “Mouth” (Corey Feldman) confuses the president for the actor on a 50-cent piece. And well, Mouth, as Cyndi Lauper sings on the soundtrack, “What’s good enough for you is good enough for me. It’s good enough. It’s good enough for me. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.” Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/I_Love_Childrens_Movies/Re_Movies_we_loved_as_children/372/37622/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: csprague
Post To: I Love Childrens Movies
Post Date: 11/25/2008 1:14:28 PM
Body: [quote user="umibee"] I think that I just loved red heads it was intriguing for me when I as little! They seemed so happy all of the time they were just fun to watch! 1.Annie 2.The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking [/quote] I was a big fan of Mary Poppins, I always wanted to have a tea party on the ceiling or have my room magically clean itself up.
]]>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:14:28 GMTcspragueI Love Childrens Movies11/25/2008 1:14:28 PM[quote user="umibee"] I think that I just loved red heads it was intriguing for me when I as little! They seemed so happy all of the time they were just fun to watch! 1.Annie 2.The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking [/quote] I was a big fan of Mary Poppins, I always wanted to have a tea party on the ceiling or have my room magically clean itself up. http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_films_from_your_childhood/190/36348/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: filmgal81
Post To: Top 5
Post Date: 10/15/2008 9:36:18 AM
Body: There are so many to choose from! So many that shaped who I am and that I enjoyed ( some of them I still do). So, in no particular order, here are my Top5: 1) Annie starring Albert Finney, and the ever brillant Carol Burnett. It never ceases to amaze me just how optimistic I used to be. 2) The Christmas Toy - this a Jim Henson film and was one of my favorite Christmas movies when I was a kid (along with Mickey's Christmas Carol). It is the story of a magic playroom that comes to life when no one's around. One of the toys, Rugby Tiger, tried to figure out how to put himself inside that year's Christmas toy box so the little girl that owned him won't have a new favorite toy for Christmas. He wanted to continue to be special in her eyes, which leads to some comedic and poignant results ending with the whole toy room learning about the spirit of Christmas. 3) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory- the Johnny Depp/ Tim Burton version was complete crap, I'm sorry to say, in comparison with this version. Gene Wilder was prefect for this role, lending just the right amount of dark humor to the very mysterious and benevolent candyman. My favorite scene was when he would warn Charlie, who now owns his chocolate factory, to remember what happened to the boy who suddenly got everything he asked for. Charlie, looking worried, asked what happened. Wonka smiles and says " He lived ahppily ever after." Priceless. 4) The Parent Trap- I was a bit of a Haley Mills freak. I was a big fan of Pollyanna too. 5) Beaches- Barbara Hershey, Bette Midler. For the life of me, I couldn't tell you why I loved it so much. [quote user="josephkuzma"] Obviously this one will span many an era depending on how old you are. I'm not going to ask for a certain type of film either. [/quote]
]]>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:36:18 GMTfilmgal81Top 510/15/2008 9:36:18 AMThere are so many to choose from! So many that shaped who I am and that I enjoyed ( some of them I still do). So, in no particular order, here are my Top5: 1) Annie starring Albert Finney, and the ever brillant Carol Burnett. It never ceases to amaze me just how optimistic I used to be. 2) The Christmas Toy - this a Jim Henson film and was one of my favorite Christmas movies when I was a kid (along with Mickey's Christmas Carol). It is the story of a magic playroom that comes to life when no one's around. One of the toys, Rugby Tiger, tried to figure out how to put himself inside that year's Christmas toy box so the little girl that owned him won't have a new favorite toy for Christmas. He wanted to continue to be special in her eyes, which leads to some comedic and poignant results ending with the whole toy room learning about the spirit of Christmas. 3) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory- the Johnny Depp/ Tim Burton version was complete crap, I'm sorry to say, in comparison with this version. Gene Wilder was prefect for this role, lending just the right amount of dark humor to the very mysterious and benevolent candyman. My favorite scene was when he would warn Charlie, who now owns his chocolate factory, to remember what happened to the boy who suddenly got everything he asked for. Charlie, looking worried, asked what happened. Wonka smiles and says " He lived ahppily ever after." Priceless. 4) The Parent Trap- I was a bit of a Haley Mills freak. I was a big fan of Pollyanna too. 5) Beaches- Barbara Hershey, Bette Midler. For the life of me, I couldn't tell you why I loved it so much. [quote user="josephkuzma"] Obviously this one will span many an era depending on how old you are. I'm not going to ask for a certain type of film either. [/quote] http://www.spout.com/groups/Grew_up_in_the_80_s/Re_Top_5_Favorites_of_the_80_s/38/35587/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: filmgal81
Post To: Grew up in the 80's
Post Date: 9/26/2008 12:41:12 PM
Body: Oh, this is a good one! I must say The Princess Bride is probably at the top of my 80s list. It has everything ( and something for everyone): comedy, drama, suspense, true love, miracles ( to paraphrase a line from the Grandfather). I can watch it time and again, and I love it for different reasons every time. Another good one would have to be Nausicaa ( The Valley of the Wind). A complicated apocalyptic future (although we are getting and closer to that every year- all that's missing is the giant bugs) beautifully drawn in anime. Plus, the princess was completely bad ass- which was ( and still is ) fairly unusual. St. Elmo's Fire takes the #3 spot. A great look at post college life , in true 80s style, where you still don't have a clue but you no longer have the excuse of " I'm still a student" to calm your fears about life after school. For Keeps holds at #4- unraveling a yarn about the consequences of unprotected teen sex as only the 80s and Molly Ringwald can ( woo hoo!) Annie brings up the rear at #5- the singing the dancing, the orphans- what's not to love?? So, there you have it: the 80s summed in 5 movies about childhood, teendom, adulthood, fantasy and the future.
]]>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:41:12 GMTfilmgal81Grew up in the 80's9/26/2008 12:41:12 PMOh, this is a good one! I must say The Princess Bride is probably at the top of my 80s list. It has everything ( and something for everyone): comedy, drama, suspense, true love, miracles ( to paraphrase a line from the Grandfather). I can watch it time and again, and I love it for different reasons every time. Another good one would have to be Nausicaa ( The Valley of the Wind). A complicated apocalyptic future (although we are getting and closer to that every year- all that's missing is the giant bugs) beautifully drawn in anime. Plus, the princess was completely bad ass- which was ( and still is ) fairly unusual. St. Elmo's Fire takes the #3 spot. A great look at post college life , in true 80s style, where you still don't have a clue but you no longer have the excuse of " I'm still a student" to calm your fears about life after school. For Keeps holds at #4- unraveling a yarn about the consequences of unprotected teen sex as only the 80s and Molly Ringwald can ( woo hoo!) Annie brings up the rear at #5- the singing the dancing, the orphans- what's not to love?? So, there you have it: the 80s summed in 5 movies about childhood, teendom, adulthood, fantasy and the future. http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Games/Re_Desert_Island/598/31621/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: candyapple
Post To: Movie Games
Post Date: 6/24/2008 3:18:30 PM
Body: I'm glad there's a TV and DVD player on this island - I'd go crazy without my movies. 1. Annie - because it reminds me of my childhood and my sister, and because the wistful songs like "Tomorrow" and "Maybe" would be perfect for a desert island situation. 2. Almost Famous - because it could double as a classic rock CD collection 3. The Shining - to remind me it could be worse ...
]]>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:18:30 GMTcandyappleMovie Games6/24/2008 3:18:30 PMI'm glad there's a TV and DVD player on this island - I'd go crazy without my movies. 1. Annie - because it reminds me of my childhood and my sister, and because the wistful songs like "Tomorrow" and "Maybe" would be perfect for a desert island situation. 2. Almost Famous - because it could double as a classic rock CD collection 3. The Shining - to remind me it could be worse ... http://www.spout.com/blogs/yojimbo73/archive/2008/4/20/27570.aspx Post By: yojimbo73
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Post Date: 4/20/2008 6:56:05 PM
Body: 1982 may have been the greatest year ever. At least for a 9 year old movie geek it was. Sure, '81 brought us the births of Indiana Jones and Snake Pliskin and '83 would wrap up the Star Wars trilogy and introduce us to the glaive and Tom Cruise, but '82 gave us E.T., Fast Times, Rocky III, Conan, The Thing, First Blood, Tron, Wrath of Kahn and Blade Runner . To close out the year was a little movie called the Dark Crystal. I saw a few of these in the theatre, but as I was only 9 (and funds were slim), most would have to wait for VHS. I did get to see The Dark Crystal in the theatre however, most likely because it was from mother approved Jim Henson and company. And really, that's all I needed to know. It was by the father of the Muppets and the voice of Yoda. Does a kid need to know any more than that? For the uninitiated the Dark Crystal follows Jen and Kira as they traverse Thra on a mission to return a crystal shard to the dark crystal so balance will be restored to the world. On the way they encounter Mystics, Skeksis, garthim, striders, podlings and Fizzgig (dear Fizzgig). It was filmed entirely with puppets and elaborate costumes and it was absolutely magical. In '83 the behind the scenes special, the World of the Dark Crystal, was shown on T.V. (which I recorded) and Marvel released their adaptation in comic form, so I was able to relive the magic over and over and over again. My zeal carried over to the playground where we would ride chicken style on each others backs pretending to be racing across the plains of Thra atop our giant striders to do battle with the evil Skeksis. It's been a couple decades since I've seen my one time favorite movie, so how does it hold up.... It turns out it holds up incredibly well. CG was still in it's infancy, so every creature is a tangible being and every set could be walked through (if you were so lucky). The story is still filled with wonder and beauty. And it turns out Aughra went on to star in Touched By An Angel. OK, maybe not, but I can't see Della Reese without thinking that. The creature costumes were so well done that they could proudly stand next to any of the aliens from Henson Co's Farscape. Apparently I'm not the only one who's remained infatuated with the film. He of Samurai Jack and the Clone Wars, Genndy Tartakovsky, is set to release a sequel next year. I don't really see the need for this sequel, but at least he has insisted on using puppets and Brian Froud is back on board for design work. As long as Fizzgig remains a little rolling lintball with a face, I'll be a happy man. Oh yeah, Annie came out in '82 as well. Man, did I ever have a crush on that little orphan girl.
]]>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:56:05 GMTyojimbo73yojimbo73 Blog4/20/2008 6:56:05 PM 1982 may have been the greatest year ever. At least for a 9 year old movie geek it was. Sure, &#39;81 brought us the births of Indiana Jones and Snake Pliskin and &#39;83 would wrap up the Star Wars trilogy and introduce us to the glaive and Tom Cruise, but &#39;82 gave us E.T., Fast Times, Rocky III, Conan, The Thing, First Blood, Tron, Wrath of Kahn and Blade Runner . To close out the year was a little movie called the Dark Crystal. I saw a few of these in the theatre, but as I was only 9 (and funds were slim), most would have to wait for VHS. I did get to see The Dark Crystal in the theatre however, most likely because it was from mother approved Jim Henson and company. And really, that&#39;s all I needed to know. It was by the father of the Muppets and the voice of Yoda. Does a kid need to know any more than that? For the uninitiated the Dark Crystal follows Jen and Kira as they traverse Thra on a mission to return a crystal shard to the dark crystal so balance will be restored to the world. On the way they encounter Mystics, Skeksis, garthim, striders, podlings and Fizzgig (dear Fizzgig). It was filmed entirely with puppets and elaborate costumes and it was absolutely magical. In &#39;83 the behind the scenes special, the World of the Dark Crystal, was shown on T.V. (which I recorded) and Marvel released their adaptation in comic form, so I was able to relive the magic over and over and over again. My zeal carried over to the playground where we would ride chicken style on each others backs pretending to be racing across the plains of Thra atop our giant striders to do battle with the evil Skeksis. It&#39;s been a couple decades since I&#39;ve seen my one time favorite movie, so how does it hold up.... It turns out it holds up incredibly well. CG was still in it&#39;s infancy, so every creature is a tangible being and every set could be walked through (if you were so lucky). The story is still filled with wonder and beauty. And it turns out Aughra went on to star in Touched By An Angel. OK, maybe not, but I can&#39;t see Della Reese without thinking that. The creature costumes were so well done that they could proudly stand next to any of the aliens from Henson Co&#39;s Farscape. Apparently I&#39;m not the only one who&#39;s remained infatuated with the film. He of Samurai Jack and the Clone Wars, Genndy Tartakovsky, is set to release a sequel next year. I don&#39;t really see the need for this sequel, but at least he has insisted on using puppets and Brian Froud is back on board for design work. As long as Fizzgig remains a little rolling lintball with a face, I&#39;ll be a happy man. Oh yeah, Annie came out in &#39;82 as well. Man, did I ever have a crush on that little orphan girl. http://www.spout.com/blogs/jakestevens/archive/2008/2/5/24732.aspx Post By: JakeStevens
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Post Date: 2/5/2008 1:46:18 AM
Body: This film is criminally underrated here on Spout - John Huston may have directed a flawed film, but it's a masterpiece in my opinion (and I don't even really like musicals), especially when you compare it to the homogenized Disney version that came out in 1999. For one, look at the cast - Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Tim Curry, Edward Hermann, Geoffrey Holden (better known to some as the man behind the 7-Up commercials of the early '80's - "no caffeine...never had it...never will!) and of course, the effervescent performance of Aileen Quinn as that feckless, freckled and red-headed orphan, Annie. The songs are catchy and well known, the dance sequences and choreography are top-notch, and on a personal level, this is the film that made me appreciate widescreen transfers, as I remember how crappy this looked on VHS (it was filmed in 2:20:1 aspect ratio) even back then. Don't trust the rating here on Spout - this is only version of Annie you ought to see!
]]>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:46:18 GMTJakeStevensJakeStevens Blog2/5/2008 1:46:18 AMThis film is criminally underrated here on Spout - John Huston may have directed a flawed film, but it&#39;s a masterpiece in my opinion (and I don&#39;t even really like musicals), especially when you compare it to the homogenized Disney version that came out in 1999. For one, look at the cast - Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Tim Curry, Edward Hermann, Geoffrey Holden (better known to some as the man behind the 7-Up commercials of the early &#39;80&#39;s - &quot;no caffeine...never had it...never will!) and of course, the effervescent performance of Aileen Quinn as that feckless, freckled and red-headed orphan, Annie. The songs are catchy and well known, the dance sequences and choreography are top-notch, and on a personal level, this is the film that made me appreciate widescreen transfers, as I remember how crappy this looked on VHS (it was filmed in 2:20:1 aspect ratio) even back then. Don&#39;t trust the rating here on Spout - this is only version of Annie you ought to see! http://www.spout.com/groups/I_Love_Childrens_Movies/Movies_we_loved_as_children/372/12796/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: indieabby88
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Post Date: 7/1/2007 8:53:27 PM
Body: We all had to start somewhere, right? What were movies that you really liked when you were a kid? These could be movies you liked at the time, but hate now, or movies you've always loved. Doesn't matter.My top childhood favorites (In no particular order):1. The Secret Garden2. Fairy Tale3. James and the Giant Peach4. The Princess Bride5. Labyrinth6. Beauty and the Beast7. The Lion King8. Time Bandits9. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen10. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
]]>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:53:27 GMTindieabby88I Love Childrens Movies7/1/2007 8:53:27 PMWe all had to start somewhere, right? What were movies that you really liked when you were a kid? These could be movies you liked at the time, but hate now, or movies you've always loved. Doesn't matter.My top childhood favorites (In no particular order):1. The Secret Garden2. Fairy Tale3. James and the Giant Peach4. The Princess Bride5. Labyrinth6. Beauty and the Beast7. The Lion King8. Time Bandits9. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen10. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure http://www.spout.com/blogs/nanook660/archive/2007/6/26/12238.aspx Post By: nanook660
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Post Date: 6/26/2007 1:24:26 PM
Body: This was the best film version yet. Aileen Quinn actually could sing , dance, and act. And Tim Curry was super as Rooster. And Carol Burnett was great as Miss Hanigan. This version had a great cast and an actual cast that could act, sing, and dance.
]]>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:24:26 GMTnanook660nanook660 Blog6/26/2007 1:24:26 PMThis was the best film version yet. Aileen Quinn actually could sing , dance, and act. And Tim Curry was super as Rooster. And Carol Burnett was great as Miss Hanigan. This version had a great cast and an actual cast that could act, sing, and dance. http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_top_five_movies_that_scared_the_crap_out_of_yo/190/4541/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: paul
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Post Date: 12/15/2006 4:26:03 PM
Body: AndyLabryn! So true. I can't believe I forgot Time Bandits. If midgets in hell aren't scary enough, the kid's parents blow up in the end. I watched this movie again last year and Terry Gilliam commented that kids laughed when the parents blew up. He must have been screening it with juvenile offenders.
]]>Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:26:03 GMTpaulTop 512/15/2006 4:26:03 PMAndyLabryn! So true. I can't believe I forgot Time Bandits. If midgets in hell aren't scary enough, the kid's parents blow up in the end. I watched this movie again last year and Terry Gilliam commented that kids laughed when the parents blew up. He must have been screening it with juvenile offenders. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/comedy/MemberTagFilms.aspxcomedy
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