tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post1963732678494527150..comments2024-03-29T02:43:11.575-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: GHOSTBUSTERS: Girls' night out!Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71225763797763078722016-07-26T12:48:11.108-04:002016-07-26T12:48:11.108-04:00Congratulations to the winner of the ARC for the Q...Congratulations to the winner of the ARC for the Queen's Accomplice.<br /><br />The new Ghostbusters is a must see! I want to see the movie,<br /><br />Loved the movie Love and Friendship.<br /><br />DianaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56772768752495083982016-07-25T23:29:38.516-04:002016-07-25T23:29:38.516-04:00Honestly, can we please just have good original sc...Honestly, can we please just have good <i>original</i> screenplays with women in strongly written roles? Maybe even women who are over forty? ::sigh:: A woman can dream...<br /><br />But yeah, okay, failing that, if you can disguise them cleverly (Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid --> Thelma & Louise), that'll do. Just please no direct remakes!Jennifer Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115866986637597240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73260348452456924902016-07-25T21:17:55.401-04:002016-07-25T21:17:55.401-04:00The Hangover might be an interesting all-female re...The Hangover might be an interesting all-female remake, but maybe that's what Bridesmaids was? I somehow missed that one. Rather than an all-female cast to counter and all-male cast, I'd like to see more women dropped into gender neutral roles that now go to men. Debs has long heard my prime example: that Lando Calrissian should have been a woman. Think about it. An old "associate" of Han Solo's, back to help, when Leia isn't exactly sure what that association amounted to, and Han would just as soon forget the whole thing? It could have been a whole lot of fun. But there are tons of emergency room doctors, beat cops, and other casual speaking parts with names that could make the movie world look more like the real world, where women are 53% of the adult population. I love to see movies in the theater, by the way. I usually go to the early-bird/before noon showing which is cheaper and less crowded on a weekend, with the added bonus of leaving the rest of your day free for your own adventures. I laugh out loud a lot, although not usually all the way through, particularly since some of the movies I've seen this year include Spotlight, Bridge of Spies, and Captain America: Civil War. Good stories, all, but not exactly laugh-a-minute scripts. I had hoped to fit in both Ghostbusters and Star Trek: Beyond this past weekend, but got overtaken by the heat and the urge to nap. Oh well. Tomorrow is another day.Gigi Norwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495357787099352860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20032488497318619122016-07-25T19:10:09.393-04:002016-07-25T19:10:09.393-04:00Yeah, too bad about those Bond girls.Yeah, too bad about those Bond girls.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86918629194637378802016-07-25T17:27:14.397-04:002016-07-25T17:27:14.397-04:00Any of the ones who didn't die at the end! Tha...Any of the ones who didn't die at the end! That doesn't leave that many. Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39799306434544848682016-07-25T17:20:17.828-04:002016-07-25T17:20:17.828-04:00Oh yeah -- but from which Bond Girl? Hah!Oh yeah -- but from which Bond Girl? Hah!Lisa Alberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591430453957883948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50625860647048297492016-07-25T17:03:41.985-04:002016-07-25T17:03:41.985-04:00Or daughter! Or daughter! Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30645956358653827722016-07-25T17:01:09.944-04:002016-07-25T17:01:09.944-04:00Hi Karen -- I saw your comment and then Hallie'...Hi Karen -- I saw your comment and then Hallie's. Whoopsie! I liked your response -- Jane. Jane Bond. <br /><br />Maybe she could be James' long lost twin sister. :-)Lisa Alberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591430453957883948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66099123091700660362016-07-25T16:42:08.366-04:002016-07-25T16:42:08.366-04:00Lisa, I thought MI-5 referred to the Bond franchis...Lisa, I thought MI-5 referred to the Bond franchise! LOL<br /><br />Oh, yeah, I'd totally watch a Women in Black movie. Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58268736603327316772016-07-25T16:03:25.743-04:002016-07-25T16:03:25.743-04:00Yes, WIB! I'd go for that!
Hallie, I like the...Yes, WIB! I'd go for that!<br /><br />Hallie, I like the Mission Impossible movies because it's always about the team, they're clever, and the problems are not solved by two men beating--or blowing--each other up.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6943082627948116632016-07-25T15:54:15.705-04:002016-07-25T15:54:15.705-04:00Kathy, love your story about not being able to hea...Kathy, love your story about not being able to hear and realizing, it wasn't about you.<br /><br />We used to have two local movie theaters. One was torn down just a few weeks ago. We watched it disappear in stages. Fascinating. It was a terrible theatre - sticky floors, curmudgeonly management, and we once saw a movie (Little Women with Winona Ryder) that had been spliced together with a chunk from the middle tacked onto the end. I don't miss it.<br /><br />Our other local theatre is now a terrific restaurant. Vast. They play movies on the walls.<br /><br />Kathy, all our AMC theaters have those red recliners. When an all stadium seating theatre opened not far away, they had to compete.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33137558539649536822016-07-25T15:46:34.831-04:002016-07-25T15:46:34.831-04:00I used to love going to the movies, but I think I&...I used to love going to the movies, but I think I've gotten curmudgeonly in my reactions to the distractions at the movie theaters. Rude people who pull out their cell phone to check whatever and cast an unwanted glow, who kick seats, who talk, who bring kids to movies that are too old for them and then wonder why the kids are restless. Gee, I need to shake that off and get back to the theater. I do like going with the granddaughters because my main expectation there is to just enjoy being with them. My daughter brings the girls over once every summer and we go to the drive-in, which is 20 minutes away. That's always fun. <br /><br />I think that the convenience of Netflix streaming and Amazon Prime and other ways to see movies these days has been the biggest factor in me not going to the theater anymore. Which is a shame. I used to love the ambiance of the movie theater and the big screen. Growing up, I had the best, most magical theater ever in which to watch movies. There were faux balconies on the walls with magical scenes and columns and a feeling of entering another world. Of course, it used to be that going to the movies was the main type of date, so good memories there, too. <br /><br />The last in-theater movie where I laughed hard didn't have anything to do with the movie. A couple of friends and I went to see a serious movie (can't remember the name, but it had Vanessa Redgrave dying and thinking back to her youth), and I sat trying to hear the movie for about 10 or 15 minutes. I knew my hearing wasn't great, but I was really worried about it now. Finally, I turned to one of my friends and whispered that I couldn't hear what the actors were saying. She looked at me and admitted she couldn't either. We both then turned to our other friend who had a familiar puzzled look on her face. Well, long story short, none of us could hear it, and we were only a fourth of the way up from the screen. Pretty soon, it became apparent that others were bending in to try and hear. I went off to find a theater employee and tell them that nobody could hear the movie. It was adjusted, and we enjoyed the rest of the movie, and we had a great laugh over it all.<br /><br />I haven't seen the new Ghostbusters movie yet, but I'm thinking of going this week. I've loved the idea of a female cast for it since the beginning of the buzz about it, and the actresses playing the parts are great choices. Hank, I agree that Thelma and Louise is the female Butch Cassidy. Denise Ann, I agree with your pick of Oceans Eleven as a good female remake. Lisa, MIB, too. Hallie, I like the idea of The Sting as a female remake, too. <br /><br />And, I am so jealous, Debs, of the red recliners and your movie theater. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42977339331073322372016-07-25T14:00:32.246-04:002016-07-25T14:00:32.246-04:00Loved Men in Black! Yup, I can see WIB, LisaLoved Men in Black! Yup, I can see WIB, LisaHallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13363093453536664102016-07-25T13:51:46.371-04:002016-07-25T13:51:46.371-04:00I meant the MIB -- the Men in Black franchise! Tot...I meant the MIB -- the Men in Black franchise! Totally different thing going there -- could totally do with women. WIB!Lisa Alberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591430453957883948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65077711813303402542016-07-25T13:40:57.002-04:002016-07-25T13:40:57.002-04:00Mission Impossible... Really? I confess after Tom ...Mission Impossible... Really? I confess after Tom Cruise messed up Jack Reacher, I haven't been able to watch him. Though he was great in A Few Good Men, a movie that would make no sense with a female cast.<br /><br />How did I miss the remake of True Grit?Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75818107263484977132016-07-25T13:39:15.831-04:002016-07-25T13:39:15.831-04:00Susan - True Grit, yeah. I heard the same thing. I...Susan - True Grit, yeah. I heard the same thing. I didn't think I liked it much when I first saw it, but as time went on it got better. More likely, I came to appreciate it more. As you said, not a replacement but it's own story.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7209786265826136262016-07-25T13:36:21.642-04:002016-07-25T13:36:21.642-04:00I thought Ripley in Alien was written gender neutr...I thought Ripley in Alien was written gender neutral. And I thought that was great. No changing of the main character that screamed woman instead of man. I haven't seen the new Ghostbusters but I think Melissa McCarthy would make anything good. She was hilarious in Spy. She and Sandra Bullock were in a buddy movie where one was a cop and the other an FBI agent. What would that be a riff of? Lethal Weapon?<br />I don't go to the movies much anymore. I will probably take my granddaughter to see the AbFab movie or the Jane Austen comedy while she's visiting.Pat Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26591699466827553622016-07-25T13:30:09.217-04:002016-07-25T13:30:09.217-04:00I want to see Ghostbusters. I shared the feeling ...I want to see Ghostbusters. I shared the feeling that it didn't need to be remade, period, but if they were going to do so, I actually think female was a great way to go. And I'm so glad I didn't have to be the first to say that Star Trek is my must-see movie this summer. I have a date to go with my son when he's home next weekend.<br /><br />Mary Sutton: I was also strongly opposed to remaking True Grit. Then somehow I got talked into going, and I became a convert. The REALLY funny thing is that as I was watching it, I didn't think I liked it. It is such a different movie from the first. (I'm told the remake is much truer to the book.) But it really stuck in my head and after a while, I had to admit that I loved the new version. Not as a replacement, but as a really different movie. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292993485984273172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81363496829839622222016-07-25T13:29:34.390-04:002016-07-25T13:29:34.390-04:00If you want to see a terrific female spy, watch Re...If you want to see a terrific female spy, watch Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust (and she does look a lot like Ingrid Bergman, so I'd bet the name was deliberate) in Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. She is superb. And she rescues Tom Cruise, not vice versa.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13247282841439729822016-07-25T13:16:43.281-04:002016-07-25T13:16:43.281-04:00The name's Jane... Jane Bond. I can see it, L...The name's Jane... Jane Bond. I can see it, Lisa!Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85924112421826073292016-07-25T13:16:34.217-04:002016-07-25T13:16:34.217-04:00How about The Godmother, instead of The Godfather;...How about The Godmother, instead of The Godfather; that would be so badass...lol. And not to mention it would probably be a blockbuster flick; just sayin'... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05151178165095629042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13397441850763222652016-07-25T12:26:23.593-04:002016-07-25T12:26:23.593-04:00What about the MI-5 franchise with women? I'd ...What about the MI-5 franchise with women? I'd see that in a heartbeat.<br /><br />The last die-laughing movie I saw in the theater was "Bridesmaids." And Kristin Wiig -- is she generally fantastic, or what? I rented "Welcome to Me," which is darker, satirical, and offbeat funny. It's about a bipolar woman who wins the lottery and spends the money to produce a talk show in which all she talks about is herself. It's good. :-)Lisa Alberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591430453957883948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23549246948522552872016-07-25T12:19:12.668-04:002016-07-25T12:19:12.668-04:00The last movie I saw in the theater was The Imitat...The last movie I saw in the theater was The Imitation Game. This will probably be the last theater screening for me, as my severe hearing loss prevented my from hearing the soundtrack. <br /><br />12 Angry Men one of my favorite dramas) has been staged as 12 Angry Women or 12 Angry Jurors. It would be nice to see one of these versions filmed.<br /><br />I vote for redoing the Bond films with Jane Bond. Can you imagine the gender uproar? Coralee Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691335135691119400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44450168809789761062016-07-25T12:10:27.319-04:002016-07-25T12:10:27.319-04:00Best female-sub-for a male-lead in a movie that I&...Best female-sub-for a male-lead in a movie that I've seen was Helen Mirren as Prospera in The Tempest. And there were some pretty funny moments in that film--I mean, who would've thought 'Shakespeare' and 'Russell Brand' would work??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37837682241567793762016-07-25T11:52:08.930-04:002016-07-25T11:52:08.930-04:00So right, Hank. It would be fun to see how closely...So right, Hank. It would be fun to see how closely the plot and screenplay compare, but I haven't seen either in years.<br /><br />We watched Inside Llewyn Davis, this weekend. Trying to imagine that with a female lead. Could be done, although the movie was kinda-sorta based on a NY folksinger named Dave Van Ronk. But would we watch a brooding female lead not making it clubs, couch surfing, and trying to decide whether or not to give up and go back to...waiting tables? (It's the Merchant Marines in the movie.) (The music, by the way, is fabulous.)<br />Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.com