tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post5921572616133728495..comments2024-03-29T01:03:21.329-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: It's Award Season! a guest post from Lynn Chandler WillisJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53739436445242772192017-02-04T12:45:50.875-05:002017-02-04T12:45:50.875-05:00Hi, Lynn--I belong to a book club. The first year ...Hi, Lynn--I belong to a book club. The first year I joined we seemed to read an "acclaimed" literary book every month. The writing was often beautiful, but the plots and characters were often depressing. What's more the structure was often "experimental" and hard to follow. So, we agreed to change our selection criteria, to include the tastes of the "commoners" in our book club. We now nominate books in set categories that will be featured in given months. Our categories include romance, mystery/thriller, humor, historical, etc. I'm enjoying our book club a lot more.Linda Lovelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06689184015264104687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40559782331761522162017-02-02T23:10:13.447-05:002017-02-02T23:10:13.447-05:00I feel the same way about the movies, Julia. I wa...I feel the same way about the movies, Julia. I want to be entertained and enlightened but not depressed. I am looking forward to seeing Hidden Figures and La La Land but not MANCHESTER BY THE SEA. However, eventually I know I'm going to cave in and go to the latter because I live in MANCHESTER BY THE SEA and am curious about how my town looks on the big screen. Also, I'm tired of my family and friends asking If I've seen it yet. Peer pressure!Dotty Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57263779603725599102017-02-02T21:21:59.183-05:002017-02-02T21:21:59.183-05:00I agree with so many comments, including high-fivi...I agree with so many comments, including high-fiving Mary Sutton on "It's a Wonderful Life". I don't like to dis much on books but both the book and then the movie of "Gone Girl" left me cold. The characters were sooo unlikable, ick! And yes, I get disappointed often after "rave" reviews of any type of art, and wonder WTF?Lynn in Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624333137637840905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37674831397458197262017-02-02T20:15:00.618-05:002017-02-02T20:15:00.618-05:00I tend to watch a lot of old movies so rarely see ...I tend to watch a lot of old movies so rarely see anything that's up for an award. I mostly watch TV anyway and will pick Sherlock or Call the Midwife over a film. I guess I prefer the potential for more in-depth characterization in a mini-series and find myself pretty disappointed with many current movies. That said, my favorite films tend to be campy like Whatever Happened to Baby Jane or totally dorky like A Marx Brothers feature. soniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699796086402523726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22083999434347168392017-02-02T18:04:14.781-05:002017-02-02T18:04:14.781-05:00Be back in a little bit to chat some more!Be back in a little bit to chat some more!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679089927849820787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61952091289747013632017-02-02T18:02:53.222-05:002017-02-02T18:02:53.222-05:00FChurch - oh my gosh, grandson Casey - he's a ...FChurch - oh my gosh, grandson Casey - he's a natural in front of the camera. He will stop and wait for the shutter click. I keep telling my daughter she needs to make some money of that kid LOL. Check out my facebook page for more shots of him :)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679089927849820787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34029878006489985022017-02-02T17:59:38.069-05:002017-02-02T17:59:38.069-05:00Susan D. - Although he's talented in any role,...Susan D. - Although he's talented in any role, Hugh will ALWAYS be Wolverine ;)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679089927849820787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35652414817487359552017-02-02T17:58:16.531-05:002017-02-02T17:58:16.531-05:00Hallie - A friend and I used to try and see each o...Hallie - A friend and I used to try and see each of the Best Picture nominees before the awards but then when they went to 10 titles, it got too expensive. I loved Crash. It truly WAS a breath-taker.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679089927849820787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40411199817371008592017-02-02T17:54:23.903-05:002017-02-02T17:54:23.903-05:00Hank - did not see SNL but will look up the clip!Hank - did not see SNL but will look up the clip!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679089927849820787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19311350728803751352017-02-02T17:52:52.850-05:002017-02-02T17:52:52.850-05:00Karen in Ohio - it DOES make one wonder, doesn'...Karen in Ohio - it DOES make one wonder, doesn't it?Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679089927849820787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52794672612730214142017-02-02T17:52:01.533-05:002017-02-02T17:52:01.533-05:00Lucy - thank you! Grandaughter Ireland was actuall...Lucy - thank you! Grandaughter Ireland was actually belting out "Let It Go" from Frozen at the top of her lungs. Casey's more of a Spiderman kind a guy ;)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679089927849820787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21335595012744504652017-02-02T17:50:12.420-05:002017-02-02T17:50:12.420-05:00Mary Sutton - "I stayed away from that movie ...Mary Sutton - "I stayed away from that movie because I don't think I could have stopped giggling either." I WANTED so much to like it and be swept up in the emotion of it. I was swept up alright, like Mary Richards in the Chuckles the Clown episode!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679089927849820787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65713875064497635332017-02-02T17:47:46.972-05:002017-02-02T17:47:46.972-05:00Joan Emerson - I LOVED The Girl On The Train but I...Joan Emerson - I LOVED The Girl On The Train but I actually fell in love with it BEFORE all the hype. But I adore unreliable narrators :)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679089927849820787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37550096111399942562017-02-02T16:16:09.016-05:002017-02-02T16:16:09.016-05:00I had no intention of seeing Les Miserables, not b...I had no intention of seeing Les Miserables, not because people were saying it was a must-see, but because I'd seen some bad reviews and was not a big musical fan. But my 13yo daughter insisted that she wanted to see this film, so after she'd asked (about three times), I finally took her, fully expecting to fall asleep. Anyway, the movie amazed me, and it's no understatement to say it turned my life upside down. So ... everybody has their own experience, I guess, is the lesson to me. Maybe the fact that I'd never seen any Wolverine movies before made a difference. :)SueBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17675653072679042414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24504767613229019622017-02-02T14:45:29.957-05:002017-02-02T14:45:29.957-05:00Lynn, your new series sounds like a winner, whethe...Lynn, your new series sounds like a winner, whether it gets awards or not. Character and setting are very appealing to me. <br /><br />Award shows for movies and television. There do seem to be so many these days, and I usually just watch parts of The Golden Globes and The Oscars. I would like to get back into going to see movies at the theater, and if our local theater had those cushy seats like some of you enjoy (isn't it you, Debs, who has a wonderful theater near you?), I probably would. I guess I'm getting old because I got tired of inconsiderate people in the theaters, which resulted in me watching more movies on Netflix. <br /><br />The hype book that stands out for me is The Goldfinch. I know that many of you loved it, and I actually liked a lot of it, but it was 200 pages longer than it should have been. Don't misunderstand. I like lengthy books, just not when they descend into superfluousness.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22406715088122309692017-02-02T13:45:56.444-05:002017-02-02T13:45:56.444-05:00Lynn, your twin grandchildren are adorable! And wh...Lynn, your twin grandchildren are adorable! And when Ireland grows up, I'll watch her sing:-)<br /><br />I've admitted before to being a blockbuster junkie. I love the Marvel movies, and Mission Impossible, and Bourne, and Star Wars, and Star Trek... And as we like to go to a very posh theater with reclining seats and food and drinks (as in cocktails) it's an expensive proposition so we don't do it very often. When we do, we want to see the ones that really need to be seen on the big screen. ACTION!<br /><br />Not that we won't watch any of the award nominees, but we'll see them at home from the comfort of our living room sofa, with bathroom breaks...Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63599548979573920272017-02-02T13:16:19.184-05:002017-02-02T13:16:19.184-05:00Remember the Seinfeld episode where Jerry was tryi...Remember the Seinfeld episode where Jerry was trying to sit through Schindler's List?Pat Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45635684205140264712017-02-02T13:15:05.170-05:002017-02-02T13:15:05.170-05:00Why Wink, Texas? It's near Notrees and Mulesho...Why Wink, Texas? It's near Notrees and Muleshoe if I remember right. But I have to say North Carolina would definitely be prettier than the Panhandle. I had a buddy years ago who would go with me to the movies. We saw a lot of good ones and some not so much. Remember The Piano? We were so unimpressed. There wasn't a keeper in that cast of characters. Then there was the Albert Brooks' movie Lost in America that was supposed to be soooo funny. Humph. I'm with you Julia. I am not going to shell out to watch a depressing movie that will make me cry. I wait until it is on tv and sob in private. Like War Horse and A Testament of Youth.Pat Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28061754729792861892017-02-02T13:08:26.680-05:002017-02-02T13:08:26.680-05:00Heh, Aimee Hix - I don't really like It's ...Heh, Aimee Hix - I don't really like It's a Wonderful Life either. We can be rebellious punks together.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21438826536098391792017-02-02T12:51:29.454-05:002017-02-02T12:51:29.454-05:00I'm very much a genre person. I like comedies ...I'm very much a genre person. I like comedies and mysteries and rom-com. I like genre in my books too. Too much of the "must read/see" is someone else's idea of important or impressive. Great. But what do I care about what some reviewer thinks is a ground-breaking work of sublime sophistication? Why should his opinion matter? Because some media conglomerate pays him to share his opinion? Just because someone gets paid to do a job doesn't meant they're good at it. I've never seen someone conclusively prove that dollars in always equals quality out.<br /><br />Of course, I'm the rebellious punk who hates It's a Wonderful Life so maybe you don't want to listen to me either. ;)Aimee Hixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06045158961269334826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64591107617196844082017-02-02T12:10:21.761-05:002017-02-02T12:10:21.761-05:00This post warms my heart! Mostly, because I am a g...This post warms my heart! Mostly, because I am a genre girl (hey, Shakespeare wrote for the masses!) but also because there are just so many award shows. It's like movie people have to give out participation trophies or something. Seriously, off the top of my head you have SAG, Oscar, People's Choice, Emmy, MTV awards, BAFTA, Critic's Choice, Teen's Choice, Kid's Choice, American Film Inst, etc. Need I go on? Honestly, they aren't curing cancer do they deserve this many awards? Okay, end of rant. And, frankly, I would much rather watch any Avenger movie than a movie that makes me cry. I can pretty much guarantee if it looks like I"m going to need a tissue, I am not going to watch it. Ever. Most hyped movie I didn't get - Titanic - there was totally room for him on that blasted door and it made me cry. Dang it.<br /><br />TELL ME NO LIES had me at mystery, romance, and a dog! Looking forward to reading it!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80277148743937855522017-02-02T10:58:23.922-05:002017-02-02T10:58:23.922-05:00I am so with you on awards shows. I don't wat...I am so with you on awards shows. I don't watch as many movies these days as I used to, but I watch a ton of TV. And it is so rare that anything I like even gets nominated, much less wins. And they are some great shows, but they are genre shows (more fantasy and superhero than mystery for TV). I don't watch the awards shows as a result. I have better things to do with my three to four hours than watch people I don't know win for things I don't care about. Better things like watch the shows I do enjoy and read books I enjoy.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61522262813946147402017-02-02T09:26:29.983-05:002017-02-02T09:26:29.983-05:00I am all about the big dumb commercial films - whe...I am all about the big dumb commercial films - when Ross and i pop for $22 plus soda and candy, we want enjoyable escapism. There are certainly exceptions - we want to see HIDDEN FIGURES, and I'll see anything by Wes Anderson as soon as it comes out, but generally, I save serious (aka sad and painful) films for dvd or Netflix. For instance, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA sounds as it it's very well-written and well acted, but I don't want to spend my Saturday afternoon getting depressed!<br /><br />Bring on the romance, children and dogs, I say!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39689212729564659122017-02-02T08:53:34.540-05:002017-02-02T08:53:34.540-05:00I tend to ignore most highfalutin' movie revie...I tend to ignore most highfalutin' movie reviews and read the summary instead--like Hallie, I don't go in for violent, preachy, depressing movies, no matter how great the acting, etc. The same for books--I don't like really dark, violent stories. There are enough serial killers in the headlines--I don't want to read about them and I especially don't want to be let inside their minds. <br /><br />This new series, Lynn, sounds right up my alley--adding to my list! And not least because your adorable grandson Casey? He's a dead ringer for one of my nephews at that age!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39838450093711373872017-02-02T08:47:07.307-05:002017-02-02T08:47:07.307-05:00Remember Dances With Wolves? That was my first WT...Remember Dances With Wolves? That was my first WTF movie. <br /><br />And then...Titanic. Gag. It might have been okay if they'd spent a buck or two on a decent script, but story line was laughable. And not in a good way.<br /><br />By the way, I had to Google Hugh and Russell to find out what movie they were both in. Dodged that one.Susan Dhttp://www.susandaly.com/noreply@blogger.com