tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post4473842413589914639..comments2024-03-29T01:02:03.688-07:00Comments on Raybeard: Film: 'Phantom Thread'Raybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-5172337202964028602018-02-06T00:23:16.714-08:002018-02-06T00:23:16.714-08:00I hope that I (and many others) haven't set yo...I hope that I (and many others) haven't set your level of expectation too high, Bob. If you're looking to see another beyond incredible performance from our DD-L I can promise you that you will NOT be left feeling let down. He is totally extraordinary. So is this the farewell screen appearance? - Goodness me, let's hope not!Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-67339404007808215612018-02-06T00:18:58.355-08:002018-02-06T00:18:58.355-08:00I hope you'll come out on the side of the prai...I hope you'll come out on the side of the praisers, M.M. If so, you'll be in the majority and I hope this will be duly recognised in the upcoming BAFTAs and Oscars.<br /><br />'Shape/Water' doesn't get here for another couple of weeks but I'll be going, principally because I so love Sally Hawkins. If it wasn't for her presence the potential for displays of heavy sentiment in the story might have made me want to give it a miss.<br /><br />I thought 'Call Me.....' was okay - well, a bit better than just that - though I'm not with all the fuss that's been made about it.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-69811453696385559812018-02-06T00:10:08.645-08:002018-02-06T00:10:08.645-08:00Paul, for a totally contrary view of this film, an...Paul, for a totally contrary view of this film, and if you haven't read it already, you really must see Rachel's (link above) blog. It's refreshing to have another slant when just about all what others have said have echoed my own opinion, and Rachel's is the first really negative review I've come across. She's made me at least start to think deeper as to the way I felt - and that can only be a good thing. (I always like it when my foundations are shaken up a bit). I can reassure you, however, that I shan't be ending up by taking her side. I still fully expect it'll be my #1 choice at the end of this year.<br /><br />I'd ever heard of DD-L's 'Babylon' and, looking it up I see that it pre-dates 'Laundrette' by three years, which was the first time I became aware of him. <br />There is no single screen performance of his that jumps out in my mind. They are ALL astonishing and, whichever film it's in it is he who dominates my memory of it. (Looking at his filmography, I'm surprised that there are so many of his films that I never caught - all because I never had the chance, they not getting a theatrical release here. So I've got considerable catching up to do. <br /><br />At the risk of making you yawn as I've mentioned before more than once, when I lived in Oxford my neighbour was DD-L's retired headmaster (gay, opera+Shakespeare lover, so we had a lot to discuss). As he was about 30 years older than me and so must have died more than just a few years ago by now, I can tell you now that he once made a pass at me - (Pass? More like a grab!) - which I politely but firmly rebuffed. Those were in the days when I still had some looks which could attract others. (Ah, sigh!) But it's now itself exactly 30 years ago when I left Oxford -<br /> and am now back to looking to returning there where I can see out my remaining days.<br /><br />Anyway. back to DD-L, my neighbour said that as a pupil DD-L was always a quiet, conscientious boy, highly intelligent, a bit of an outsider - and it wasn't too surprising when he started achieving some fame - at that time more parochially British renown rather than the international fame he subsequently has achieved. <br /><br />I think he will be back on screen sometime - though his announcement of giving up stage acting some years ago he hasn't gone back on so we can't know for sure. If we aren't to see him again it's going to be a huge loss for us and a waste of unused talent for him.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-13324542097075847182018-02-05T16:04:03.024-08:002018-02-05T16:04:03.024-08:00I cannot wait to see this, though it kills me that...I cannot wait to see this, though it kills me that DDL says it'll be his last. i'm so glad you liked it!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-57514324304348076802018-02-05T14:04:57.816-08:002018-02-05T14:04:57.816-08:00So glad to read your glowing review of this film. ...So glad to read your glowing review of this film. Last week, I went to our little vintage two room cinema, to see Call Me Bu Your Name, and they gave an extended preview of the movie...it is on my list to see right after The Shape of Water. So many good movie out right now. After reading your review, I will look forward to viewing it....and I love the subject matter too.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-5127540956136146202018-02-05T12:46:50.158-08:002018-02-05T12:46:50.158-08:00I have been patiently waiting for your review and ...I have been patiently waiting for your review and I am delighted by your response to what may be DDL's final screen appearance. This one will live in memory.<br />I totally agree with you about the conclusion. The opening scenes are<br /> truly brilliant and its closing scenes not so much. But just a minor weakness.<br /><br />DDL will leave on a high with this work and I will truly miss him. I first met him in "How Many Miles To Babylon?" and have been awed by him ever since, especially as Cecil in "A Room With A View" and as Guido in "Nine". Are any of his past performances lingering in your mind?paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085842904367441128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-68739709372496000032018-02-05T12:08:17.624-08:002018-02-05T12:08:17.624-08:00Rachel, below, gives the first very negative view ...Rachel, below, gives the first very negative view of this film that I've read anywhere, Sooo. Do go to her blog to read what she says, and bear it in mind when deciding. Though you can still go anyway ;-)Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-25661983218107854962018-02-05T12:05:46.635-08:002018-02-05T12:05:46.635-08:00Between us this is the mirror image of our opinion...Between us this is the mirror image of our opinions of 'Call Me By Your Name' - though not quite as I actually DID like that film but nowhere near as much as you did. Having just read your own blog posting we are rather further apart on this one, you having taken a perfectly valid DISlike to this. Oh well. Maybe my very enthusiastic view will lessen over time - but I hope it doesn't. Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-73653956915284868052018-02-05T10:38:59.081-08:002018-02-05T10:38:59.081-08:00Oh My God. I have seen this film today Ray, and w...Oh My God. I have seen this film today Ray, and written about it just now. It won't get anywhere near my top 10 or even my top 20. Regretfully I didn't like it. Never have we been quite so far apart.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-67233294897217230502018-02-05T10:17:56.931-08:002018-02-05T10:17:56.931-08:00Interesting, the commercials don't seem that a...Interesting, the commercials don't seem that appealing and yet everyone who sees the film, gives the film great reviews. I will try to see it if I get the chance, I trust your opinion.Sooo-this-is-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02001864616415319712noreply@blogger.com