tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post7615381108138692619..comments2024-03-28T08:13:30.774-05:00Comments on Rambling Film: 2015 Blind Spot Series: His Girl FridayBrittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-76181653499294529392015-02-02T15:57:17.421-06:002015-02-02T15:57:17.421-06:00Thanks, so am I. I'm off to a good start with ...Thanks, so am I. I'm off to a good start with my 2015 Blind Spots. I've watched three and enjoyed them all.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-16268668776437786572015-02-02T13:29:53.985-06:002015-02-02T13:29:53.985-06:00Haha, this movie is so much fun, and Grant and Rus...Haha, this movie is so much fun, and Grant and Russell have great chemistry. So glad you enjoyed it!Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-90353175006269666072015-01-28T06:42:23.155-06:002015-01-28T06:42:23.155-06:00That's me 90% of the time with classic movies....That's me 90% of the time with classic movies.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-2920541101415062982015-01-28T06:42:09.737-06:002015-01-28T06:42:09.737-06:00lol. No worries, It took me forever to see it too....lol. No worries, It took me forever to see it too.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-19277316569957717752015-01-28T06:41:45.583-06:002015-01-28T06:41:45.583-06:00I can definitely see where that fear might be ther...I can definitely see where that fear might be there at first. I'm glad they never went there and instead showed how successful Hildy was. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-12771779620396667842015-01-27T20:20:49.147-06:002015-01-27T20:20:49.147-06:00I've watched it for some of my classes, and it...I've watched it for some of my classes, and it is a lot of fun.I always liked the amusing self-reflexive bit where Cary Grant sends someone after Rosalind Johnson's fiancee and when asked what he looks like says "Oh, he looks like that guy from the movies... Ralph Bellamy".<br /><br />I remember the first time I saw His Girl Friday, I was a little concerned about the film's representation of gender, but after seeing it again I was amazed with how remarkably progressive it was in how it treated the protagonist. The obvious concern was the whole thing about how Hildy Johnson was supposedly trying to become a "proper" woman, essentially giving up the rights she probably had to work hard to obtain. <br /><br />On the other hand, the fact that she is not only the newspaper's best journalist but is also treated as an equal by the (almost entirely male) staff who barely seem to notice that she is a woman (to the point where they even make bets on how long it will take before she wants to get back into journalism) was pretty radical for 1940 (Howard Hawks actually had a trademark of putting strong female characters into his films, many of which were remarkably progressive a guy who made the bulk of his films during the Studio Era). Even better is the fact that she actually stays in the journalism business instead of "settling down", though on the condition of remarrying her former husband.John Hitchcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373653979400552490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-35306457350170188582015-01-27T20:13:54.161-06:002015-01-27T20:13:54.161-06:00Sounds like I'm the other one who hasn't s...Sounds like I'm the other one who hasn't seen this... yeah, along with Wendell :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-14516718436653669972015-01-27T19:52:52.783-06:002015-01-27T19:52:52.783-06:00Sounds like I'm the only one left that hasn...Sounds like I'm the only one left that hasn't seen this.Wendell Ottleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472743980681912924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-29995825607683352772015-01-27T11:02:15.334-06:002015-01-27T11:02:15.334-06:00Thank you! :)Thank you! :)Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-66047009123109214342015-01-27T08:25:20.384-06:002015-01-27T08:25:20.384-06:00Adorable is right! I really loved this, and the s...Adorable is right! I really loved this, and the sparing between the leads is just exceptional. Great review!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-88007604292753526142015-01-20T12:57:01.108-06:002015-01-20T12:57:01.108-06:00I think if it had been slower paced, I wouldn'...I think if it had been slower paced, I wouldn't have liked it as much. That helps tremendously here. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-480492866361173222015-01-20T12:22:31.806-06:002015-01-20T12:22:31.806-06:00Believe it or not but I'm not into Cary Grant ...Believe it or not but I'm not into Cary Grant that much. That said, this one sounds pretty good, might put this on my next year's Blind Spot!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06313168799746450979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-47799078133815263002015-01-20T09:40:23.554-06:002015-01-20T09:40:23.554-06:00Thanks! I'm happy I started off 2015 well with...Thanks! I'm happy I started off 2015 well with Blind Spots. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-57704908649147492872015-01-20T07:40:00.485-06:002015-01-20T07:40:00.485-06:00Happy you liked it, Brittani - gotta love Cary! Happy you liked it, Brittani - gotta love Cary! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100758997830469219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-25788019438584201772015-01-20T06:43:33.123-06:002015-01-20T06:43:33.123-06:00Yeah, me too. It's one I've put off for fa...Yeah, me too. It's one I've put off for far too long.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-43837269568832372062015-01-20T06:43:10.232-06:002015-01-20T06:43:10.232-06:00He's pretty smug here too, but at least he'...He's pretty smug here too, but at least he's amusing smug!Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-74585265807577880302015-01-20T06:42:48.126-06:002015-01-20T06:42:48.126-06:00The ending I kind of saw coming a mile away, but t...The ending I kind of saw coming a mile away, but that's okay. It was just fun.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-24947767466224920462015-01-20T06:42:04.428-06:002015-01-20T06:42:04.428-06:00That's interesting, I never knew that. Thanks ...That's interesting, I never knew that. Thanks for sharing that! Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-42848464964074290942015-01-20T06:41:18.559-06:002015-01-20T06:41:18.559-06:00Thank you! Thank you! Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-78020460037044966862015-01-20T06:04:46.669-06:002015-01-20T06:04:46.669-06:00Oh, I really love this film. A classic comedy for ...Oh, I really love this film. A classic comedy for the ages. The banter between all the characters, especially Grant and Roz is absolutely spectacular. Great review!Aditya Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-47297119002999299462015-01-20T00:07:52.988-06:002015-01-20T00:07:52.988-06:00Tarantino showed this film to Amanda Plummer and T...Tarantino showed this film to Amanda Plummer and Tim Roth before they shot the opening diner scene. Not to talk as fast as they could in that movie, but to show that you CAN talk as fast as that in a movie. <br /><br />Really enjoy this one.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231911249238795602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-79284289188511990992015-01-19T20:04:15.916-06:002015-01-19T20:04:15.916-06:00Glad you enjoyed this one. This was wonderful; the...Glad you enjoyed this one. This was wonderful; the banter between the two characters looked natural. Though I do wished things ended up different. Nonetheless, enjoyable film. Big Screen Small Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047376725272000920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-61768880448605212652015-01-19T18:14:01.644-06:002015-01-19T18:14:01.644-06:00I usually want to dropkick Cary Grant's charac...I usually want to dropkick Cary Grant's characters -- they seem so smug. :-) Good stuff, though. I haven't seen this one yet. Based on your description of the strong dialogue, I think I'd like it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06574641672605054506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-32553897536241198712015-01-19T11:23:19.689-06:002015-01-19T11:23:19.689-06:00I love this movie so much. It makes me laugh, but ...I love this movie so much. It makes me laugh, but I recognize it's more about the manic tone than any particular jokes. I also think Rosalind Russell is so great. Grant is very good at playing a self-absorbed jerk. Glad you caught up with this one!Dan Heatonhttp://ptsnob.comnoreply@blogger.com