tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post3762918435264328033..comments2024-03-28T20:35:37.931-04:00Comments on Hamlette's Soliloquy: "Good Day for a Hanging" (1959)Hamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-59220627695006336512018-09-05T12:37:13.970-04:002018-09-05T12:37:13.970-04:00Silver Screenings, yay! I love it when people dec...Silver Screenings, yay! I love it when people decide to watch movies that I like!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-22684662478400882952018-09-03T21:15:00.806-04:002018-09-03T21:15:00.806-04:00I'm another one who hadn't even heard of t...I'm another one who hadn't even heard of this film. But, thanks to your review, I'll be watching for it. :)Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-28120694164901780362018-09-03T20:59:14.465-04:002018-09-03T20:59:14.465-04:00Jessica, yeah, she has that same thing where she&#...Jessica, yeah, she has that same thing where she'd assumed a woman's duties, but she has the emotional maturity of a blueberry scone.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-54391714618041734942018-09-03T14:20:57.601-04:002018-09-03T14:20:57.601-04:00I gotcha.
Is she like an "Emma," sort...I gotcha. <br /><br />Is she like an "Emma," sort of? Emma-at-the-beginning-of-the-book Emma? Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-41659962482284135452018-09-02T19:59:58.405-04:002018-09-02T19:59:58.405-04:00Jessica, I'd say she's not especilly child...Jessica, I'd say she's not especilly childish so much as wilful and spoiled, an only child who has taken on the duties of a household after her mother's death and helps with her father's business, and so is used to doing as she pleases. *<b>I</b>* probably depicted her more childishly in this review than she actually is, I think. The person playing her was 21, so she could maybeHamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-33058279785133496552018-09-02T19:22:32.488-04:002018-09-02T19:22:32.488-04:00It's weird that they depict her behaving so ch...It's weird that they depict her behaving so childishly, then? and depict other people TREATING her as a child? Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-56589113929172491512018-09-02T19:17:39.550-04:002018-09-02T19:17:39.550-04:00Elisabeth, I actually thought it was a really grea...Elisabeth, I actually thought it was a really great commentary on how easy it is to get swept away by collective emotions. When lots of people were hollering for a lynching, that's what everyone wanted. But then when some people started insisting that hanging the kid was a dirty shame, then everyone switched over to that side. And when Ben let himself get emotionally involved, he ended up Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-6563549844220382372018-09-02T19:12:48.532-04:002018-09-02T19:12:48.532-04:00Jessica, um... old enough to get married? Twenty?...Jessica, um... old enough to get married? Twenty?Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-52415767265743630482018-09-02T19:12:31.987-04:002018-09-02T19:12:31.987-04:00Claire, I grew up with him as The Absent-Minded Pr...Claire, I grew up with him as <i>The Absent-Minded Professor</i> and the dad in <i>The Shaggy Dog</i>, so it was a big shock to see him in <i>Double Indemnity</i> when I was in college. But I'm more used to him in serious roles now :-) I haven't seen <i>Bon Voyage!</i> yet, though!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-38303037833845418302018-09-02T18:22:10.646-04:002018-09-02T18:22:10.646-04:00I saw this a few years ago. I thought it was prett...I saw this a few years ago. I thought it was pretty good (and it's fun seeing all those familiar faces in the cast), but I was kept from <i>really</i> enjoying it by how idiotically Laurie and most of the townspeople behaved. (How about somebody making a movie where the Ordinary Townspeople actually turn out to be smart and brave and help win the fight, huh?) Love your commentary, though! :)Elisabeth Grace Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073159989691222645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-47870690266668850022018-09-01T21:01:28.197-04:002018-09-01T21:01:28.197-04:00*rubs nose* How old is Laurie supposed to be, aga...*rubs nose* How old is Laurie supposed to be, again? <br /><br />I really enjoyed all your screencaps! :D Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-6250604154352879552018-09-01T18:59:32.433-04:002018-09-01T18:59:32.433-04:00Nice! I'm always down for a good, clean movie...Nice! I'm always down for a good, clean movie. :)<br /><br />And I haven't listened to the soundtrack all that much - not like you at least. I know how listening to music over and over while writing drills it into one's mind.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992633823859430981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-19197404987365541042018-09-01T18:58:31.905-04:002018-09-01T18:58:31.905-04:00I'll have to see this! I love Fred MacMurray, ...I'll have to see this! I love Fred MacMurray, although I'm mostly just familiar with his Disney films. "Bon Voyage!" is my very favorite of his movies. <3Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18103733708909437765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-65624555384746659172018-09-01T18:55:55.087-04:002018-09-01T18:55:55.087-04:00Eva, yeah, you would dig this. There is a LOT to ...Eva, yeah, you would dig this. There is a LOT to chew on. And it's clean as a whistle, no cussing or anything.<br /><br />Like Caftan Woman said above, I think the weirdness of the soundtrack will wear down a little with repeat viewings. Maybe. I know that score so awfully well after listening to it endlessly while writing the ending of <i>Cloaked</i> that I'm not sure it ever will Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-8153852984166602112018-09-01T18:54:34.025-04:002018-09-01T18:54:34.025-04:00Thanks, Caftan Woman! I'm hoping that with re...Thanks, Caftan Woman! I'm hoping that with repeat views, I'll be used to the music and less bugged. The second viewing it still bothered me a little, but I knew it was coming, at least.<br /><br />Kathryn Card was PERFECT. I want to adopt her character, Molly, as my grandma.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-62514912321607613922018-09-01T18:15:47.171-04:002018-09-01T18:15:47.171-04:00Got to admit I read your whole review even though ...Got to admit I read your whole review even though I'm pretty sure I want to watch this at some point. :) I think the 3:10 soundtrack would bug me a bit, though.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992633823859430981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-81987680441645382472018-09-01T18:04:25.716-04:002018-09-01T18:04:25.716-04:00Wow! Congratulations and thanks for this review.
...Wow! Congratulations and thanks for this review.<br /><br />The first time I saw Good Day for a Hanging Duning's 3:10 to Yuma was a distraction. The second time, I knew it was there and told my brain to forget the lyrics. There is so much to absorb and appreciate in this "little" western. I particularly enjoy Kathryn Card as Molly. She's wonderful.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com