tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post5732684773667753336..comments2024-03-28T11:53:04.773-04:00Comments on Hamlette's Soliloquy: "Stagecoach" (1939)Hamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-40335061494411854762020-03-20T20:04:58.972-04:002020-03-20T20:04:58.972-04:00Hello, Gord! Nice to hear from you again :-) Yes...Hello, Gord! Nice to hear from you again :-) Yes, I have listened to those little duet snippets many times since you recommended them, and with pleasure!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-33117936058147740482020-03-17T04:21:49.474-04:002020-03-17T04:21:49.474-04:00Hello
Gord here
Been away for 3 years off line nu...Hello<br /><br />Gord here<br />Been away for 3 years off line nut it is time to get back in the game. I see you have been busy. Did you ever get around to those Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman bits were they are singing in that NY bar?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-7499358637821041712017-06-13T09:59:04.888-04:002017-06-13T09:59:04.888-04:00Thanks so much, Gord! I had almost forgotten how ...Thanks so much, Gord! I had almost forgotten how very, very good this movie is. Definitely one that changed and shaped the western genre, and "actiony" movies as a whole for that era, I think. It's not just about the action, it's about the people the action is happening to and around.<br /><br />John Carradine fascinates me, just because his face is SO long and lean and Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-17096061306869783162017-06-08T23:28:48.331-04:002017-06-08T23:28:48.331-04:00An excellent bit of writing! You nailed this one. ...An excellent bit of writing! You nailed this one. STAGECOACH is truly one of those game changer films that pop up every so often. John Ford had several of these genre changers, STAGECOACH, FORT APAHCE, THE SEARCHERS and THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE. Each one of these film made the genre a more adult fare for the viewers. <br />This one is also a film I never grow tired of watching even if I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-24241641119871878662016-12-06T20:26:24.174-05:002016-12-06T20:26:24.174-05:00Kara, yes! I think you would quite enjoy this mov...Kara, yes! I think you would quite enjoy this movie. <br /><br />And he definitely was a handsome guy, especially in the late 1930s and into the '40s.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-31864022606191736532016-12-06T19:41:23.639-05:002016-12-06T19:41:23.639-05:00You intrigue me! Now I must find a copy of this mo...You intrigue me! Now I must find a copy of this movie. Also? John Wayne is a very handsome man. Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-347010051363784082016-11-01T08:24:20.740-04:002016-11-01T08:24:20.740-04:00Thanks, Annie! Yes, those "good" ladies...Thanks, Annie! Yes, those "good" ladies at the beginning get me riled too. I've been speculating about Dallas -- she's the only woman being run out of town there, so there must not be a whorehouse, or they'd be running out lots of women. Was she plying her trade there too, or had she left Lordsburg to get away from that life, but they found out what she had been and were Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-16181187416797065402016-10-31T16:38:40.863-04:002016-10-31T16:38:40.863-04:00Stagecoach is one of those films that I never tire...Stagecoach is one of those films that I never tire of reading reviews about, and yours was great fun Hamlette! It's truly one of the finest westerns ever filmed, and is really quite thought-provoking.<br /><br />It was a great point you brought out about the one who is forgiven much, loving much. So true. <br />I always cringe when I see the supposedly "good" ladies in the beginningAnniehttp://www.thewesterndesk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-4858963466800525212016-10-31T07:43:04.518-04:002016-10-31T07:43:04.518-04:00Jessica, it is! Loads of fun AND thought-provokin...Jessica, it is! Loads of fun AND thought-provoking. Good stuff.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-73348593229234514842016-10-31T07:42:35.321-04:002016-10-31T07:42:35.321-04:00Natalie, yeah... they're splendiferous.
Glad ...Natalie, yeah... they're splendiferous.<br /><br />Glad I made you laugh :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-66646696762692904332016-10-31T07:41:53.311-04:002016-10-31T07:41:53.311-04:00Thanks, Quiggy! I'm sure yours will be excell...Thanks, Quiggy! I'm sure yours will be excellent. There were a bunch of things I never even touched on here, like the use of the song "Oh Bury Me Not" over and over and over.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-18959031439272516882016-10-30T15:29:48.946-04:002016-10-30T15:29:48.946-04:00This sounds like a great movie . . . This sounds like a great movie . . . Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-54336043390298584472016-10-29T18:39:35.781-04:002016-10-29T18:39:35.781-04:00Eeesh, Ringo and Dallas. <3
And this made me l...Eeesh, Ringo and Dallas. <3<br /><br />And this made me laugh:"OKAY, FINE, it's the railing of a footbridge and if he was on the other side, he'd be in a stream, but it's symbolic, okay?"<br /><br />Hahaha. :D Great review!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315660089925645214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-56160322270028848362016-10-28T07:17:42.687-04:002016-10-28T07:17:42.687-04:00Excellent overview. I hope my attempt for the Joh...Excellent overview. I hope my attempt for the John Wayne blogathon doesn't pale by comparison.Quiggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434473473185065992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-33395104063766130822016-10-27T21:25:54.847-04:002016-10-27T21:25:54.847-04:00No, I think I worded mine poorly too. I meant tha...No, I think I worded mine poorly too. I meant that I've always liked it and enjoyed it, but it took me a while to figure out why people said it was important. As a teen, I was just all, "Yay, John Wayne in a stagecoach! Isn't Andy Devine funny?" And in college, I was like, "Yay! ED will watch this with me! I get my John Wayne fix!" And then in my 20s, I was moreHamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-89617075129773802672016-10-27T19:57:43.898-04:002016-10-27T19:57:43.898-04:00Woops, sorry, I was being unclear. I get the fuss...Woops, sorry, I was being unclear. I get the fuss over the movie. I think it's a great movie, has all the necessary/right pieces. Just like Searchers, and Mag 7, and a couple others I consider to be great Westerns, but aren't personal favorites. It's my own personal level I'm curious about. I didn't know I had to want to be someone in the movie when I last saw this film, DKorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819702518388146971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-56515076591934727632016-10-27T19:31:13.423-04:002016-10-27T19:31:13.423-04:00Phyl, I feel your pain! I have watched so many mo...Phyl, I feel your pain! I have watched so many movies recorded off TV with wonky sound or jumpy images, or that cut off at The Wrongest Possible Moment.<br /><br />I am falling behind -- have only watched one of the lectures for this week and need to watch <i>They Died With Their Boots On</i> yet. So glad to finally see it!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-1668609521019062112016-10-27T19:28:23.642-04:002016-10-27T19:28:23.642-04:00DKoren, I went through a phase where I was like, &...DKoren, I went through a phase where I was like, "Stagecoach isn't all that great -- why do people make a big fuss over it?" That was called my 20s, lol. Then I rewatched it again sometime after I'd had kids and was like, "WHOA, I get it."<br /><br />I've never seen the '60s version, but I think Eva has, so maybe she'll weigh in here? I see it's Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-12251744626987628932016-10-27T17:07:16.357-04:002016-10-27T17:07:16.357-04:00Out of curiosity, have you ever watched the 1966 r...Out of curiosity, have you ever watched the 1966 remake with Van Heflin and Bing Crosby? I doubt it measures up to the original, but I'm curious to know how similar/different it is.DKorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819702518388146971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-63205111180931106382016-10-27T16:51:51.760-04:002016-10-27T16:51:51.760-04:00The first time I watched it was on a recorded vhs ...The first time I watched it was on a recorded vhs and we had the volume turned up to 100 and STILL could hardly hear it. Then I watched it again a couple years ago on dvd and it was MUCH better lol. Great post!! <br /><br />I'm really liking the films chosen for this class :) :)Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08726532398377237606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-63534487622563136192016-10-27T16:43:09.442-04:002016-10-27T16:43:09.442-04:00I'm so glad you wrote this up, because this is...I'm so glad you wrote this up, because this is those movies I saw parts of it when I was a kid, all of it once when I was an adult, and that's it. I was satisfied and never felt the need to revisit (though my dad loves the movie). I really wanted to know what you liked about it. Now that we understand what makes movies work for us as individuals, I'd like to see it again, with DKorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819702518388146971noreply@blogger.com