tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post8558249333286006850..comments2024-03-28T20:35:37.931-04:00Comments on Hamlette's Soliloquy: My Ten Favorite New-to-Me Movies of 2017Hamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-62465389217974653472018-02-12T09:11:53.181-05:002018-02-12T09:11:53.181-05:00Rissi, yeah -- I almost never read movie reviews f...Rissi, yeah -- I almost never read movie reviews from "real" critics any more because they either make me angry or annoyed or sad. I like what I like.<br /><br /><i>The Greatest Showman</i> is still in theaters around here. I took my kids to it last month, and both my girls want to see it again. We'll see if I manage to make that happen...Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-11711639937471734332018-02-08T22:57:06.843-05:002018-02-08T22:57:06.843-05:00My 2017 "best of" movies is pretty much ...My 2017 "best of" movies is pretty much simply a list of favorites too. I always recognize they aren't "good" compared to Hollywood's standards, but they're the films that made me smile or think, and I think that is what's most important. :) <br /><br />LOVE (lovelove) the more recent <i>Sense and Sensibility</i> mini series. SO good. <br /><br />Alas, I haven&Rissihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378400717440822186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-3271919571357423602018-01-12T19:16:52.982-05:002018-01-12T19:16:52.982-05:00Yup :-) I mean, I was already a Timothy Hutton fa...Yup :-) I mean, I was already a Timothy Hutton fan from <i>Nero Wolfe</i>, and I was already a Christian Kane fan from <i>Angel</i>, but both of them together with con games and and and and and... it's much too fun. I wish I had time right now to inhale all the seasons, but instead, I'm managing 1 or 2 eps a month, sniffle.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-60202507120949831052018-01-12T18:54:27.204-05:002018-01-12T18:54:27.204-05:00*pops up and screams*
LEVERAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE *pops up and screams*<br /><br />LEVERAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-28271146849864744892018-01-11T10:07:22.841-05:002018-01-11T10:07:22.841-05:00Olivia, it really was a good movie year, over all!...Olivia, it really was a good movie year, over all!<br /><br />So, yes, I will do a post in the nearish future on <i>Miss Pettigrew</i> because it is quite adorable, but it does have Content. Most of it is... humorous content, if that makes sense? It's a lot like a '30s screwball comedy in a lot of ways, cheeky and flirty and provacative, but not... icky. But very solidly PG-13. I Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-79362158458985748022018-01-11T09:43:56.598-05:002018-01-11T09:43:56.598-05:00Oh, ALSO, YOUR NEW HEADER AGHHHHHH!!!! I think yo...Oh, ALSO, YOUR NEW HEADER AGHHHHHH!!!! I think you probably know why I'm excited. ;D (Oh, and is the girl on the far left of the bottom row Rosamund Pike?)Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-79554807086523928472018-01-11T09:42:24.556-05:002018-01-11T09:42:24.556-05:00The Greatest Showman, yaaasss. S&S '08, y...The Greatest Showman, yaaasss. S&S '08, yaaaaaaaaaaaassssssss. Sounds like you had a good movie year!<br /><br />Oh, and I'd be Most Interested in hearing your thoughts on Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, because I saw the trailer and thought it looked cute but that there'd also be quite a bit of Content in it. Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-80656972413164455952018-01-09T13:07:34.929-05:002018-01-09T13:07:34.929-05:00Stanley, you have hit it exactly! Costner tends t...Stanley, you have hit it exactly! Costner tends to take himself too seriously, and then I can't take him seriously. Except in this, and I liked him pretty well in <i>Wyatt Earp</i> for the most part, and I do love him in <i>Silverado</i> except he's not serious there at all.<br /><br />I did not love <i>The Last Jedi</i> either. I will see it again on DVD with my hubby at some point, Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-23981786829298051612018-01-09T13:03:47.254-05:002018-01-09T13:03:47.254-05:00Jessica, nifty! I've traveled to all of the l...Jessica, nifty! I've traveled to all of the lower 48 by car, and yeah, I love road trips too.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-45672944027832982692018-01-09T12:55:25.991-05:002018-01-09T12:55:25.991-05:00Eva, yup, I've seen Pan. My overall impressio...Eva, yup, I've seen <i>Pan</i>. My overall impression was that Hugh Jackman was enjoying himself immensely, but it wasn't one I felt I needed to rewatch.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-86795458619459152012018-01-09T12:16:29.938-05:002018-01-09T12:16:29.938-05:00I haven't seen most those you listed, I do con...I haven't seen most those you listed, I do concur on Open Range. An awesome movie. Costner has a tendency to take himself too seriously, but he's good in this one. Duvall is always outstanding. I did see The Last Jedi just this weekend...did not love it. I may do a post on it, but probably not, unless an interesting angle strikes me. If you have vidangel, as I do, I recommend Allied with Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16803072187364272452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-49449911169579739782018-01-08T22:54:15.987-05:002018-01-08T22:54:15.987-05:00Road trips are kind of my family's Thing. It&...Road trips are kind of my family's Thing. It's probably my favorite part of the whole year, going on road trips with them. I love sitting in the car and talking. Or listening to music. Or daydreaming. Or watching the scenery. It's the best place to be.Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-23880027817589285652018-01-08T19:46:04.097-05:002018-01-08T19:46:04.097-05:00Right.
By the way, speaking of Hugh Jackman - hav...Right.<br /><br />By the way, speaking of Hugh Jackman - have you watched Pan? Because I did semi-recently and I'd be interested to get your thoughts on it.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992633823859430981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-88049617479561863012018-01-08T18:24:13.451-05:002018-01-08T18:24:13.451-05:00Well, it's owned by Disney now, thanks to thei...Well, it's owned by Disney now, thanks to their buying Fox.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-2183795363868005942018-01-08T17:53:23.862-05:002018-01-08T17:53:23.862-05:00I will! I think Logan might be produced by one of...I will! I think Logan might be produced by one of the companies that's battling VidAngel, but I'm not sure.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992633823859430981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-58831076037375102902018-01-08T17:10:36.511-05:002018-01-08T17:10:36.511-05:00Road trips, huh? Interesting!Road trips, huh? Interesting!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-67165415641002568662018-01-08T16:51:54.785-05:002018-01-08T16:51:54.785-05:00Eva... yes, you 100% must have a filter to watch L...Eva... yes, you 100% must have a filter to watch <i>Logan</i>. No ifs, ands, or buts. It's full of bad, bad, bad cursing and borderline-horror-movie violence. I spend a lot of it looking away now -- I've seen it often enough to know which parts I need to just not watch for a second here and there. <br /><br />In fact, if VidAngel gets it, let me know, because I would really rather Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-66701278646784239932018-01-08T16:43:39.094-05:002018-01-08T16:43:39.094-05:00Quiggy, well, technically the character played by ...Quiggy, well, technically the character played by Goldblum is called The Master, but he's basically just being Jeff Goldblum on an alien planet, so... I thought it was fairly accurate AND funny to just put his name twice. <br /><br />I've always been kind of lukewarm toward Costner, never loving or hating him, but in <i>Open Range</i> for the first time, I REALLY liked a character he Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-46979120744517516652018-01-08T16:34:38.039-05:002018-01-08T16:34:38.039-05:00Forgot to mention (in my Facebook comment) that I ...Forgot to mention (in my Facebook comment) that I want to see Logan (which is a bit weird, since I don't have any interest in X-Men films in general) but I was reading a review of it that used gifs and one of the gifs was of the 'knife through the head' bit and I was like "NOPE". So, I'll watch it on VidAngel if it's ever available there 'cause I can filter out Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992633823859430981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-42574258407146072912018-01-07T22:57:57.833-05:002018-01-07T22:57:57.833-05:00"Rain Man" makes me cry. A lot.
Plus..."Rain Man" makes me cry. A lot. <br /><br />Plus, it's a road trip story, and I adore road trips <3 Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-60213373735216322962018-01-07T20:01:28.421-05:002018-01-07T20:01:28.421-05:00Really? Or is that just a misprint? The planet is...Really? Or is that just a misprint? The planet is actually ruled by Jeff Goldblum or did you just forget to put the character's name in the encapsulation? If its really Jeff Goldlum playing himself then I have GOT to see it just for that...:-D<br /><br />I found Open Range to be on the boring side myself, and that was even before I became the rabid Costner hater I have become now. I wantedQuiggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434473473185065992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-14352512108541360882018-01-07T19:13:03.430-05:002018-01-07T19:13:03.430-05:00Evangeline, I'm kind of sad it took me this lo...Evangeline, I'm kind of sad it took me this long to see <i>Miss Pettigrew</i>, but better late than never, eh?<br /><br /><i>Ragnarok</i> was far and away my favorite Thor movie, and my fave MCU movie since <i>The Avengers</i>. But definitely not the BEST one, just... the one I love most dearly :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-3592936482244158212018-01-07T19:11:55.095-05:002018-01-07T19:11:55.095-05:00DKoren, I know, TWO Hugh movies! Such a great yea...DKoren, I know, TWO Hugh movies! Such a great year for new movies, after all.<br /><br /><i>Slow West</i> should've been on my list last year, except I only just was sort of mind-boggled for it after that first viewing, and only loved it after the second one.<br /><br />Those are a good 8! I need to see <i>The Fall</i> again -- that was also a boggler that I need to process with another Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-69100560916969973382018-01-07T19:09:23.422-05:002018-01-07T19:09:23.422-05:00Claire, nice list! I agree, 2017 was actually a g...Claire, nice list! I agree, 2017 was actually a good year for new movies. <br /><br />How cool you loved the new BATB so much! I saw it in the theater, but not since. But I bought the soundtrack, and it's so great for jumpstarting a lagging morning. I listen to it quite a bit.<br /><br />I need to review Miss Pettigrew here... but that means I need to rewatch it. Possibly in a week or Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-15142724951426019522018-01-07T19:07:44.559-05:002018-01-07T19:07:44.559-05:00Thanks, MC! Looking forward to your list. I'...Thanks, MC! Looking forward to your list. I'm woefully behind on reading blogs right now, but I'll get to it eventually.<br /><br />Yeah, I watched a bunch of new Alan movies this past year. Need to review more of them.<br /><br />The 1995 S&S is still my fave too, esp cuz Emma Thompson is one of my top fave actresses. But the 2008 is excellent! Well worth seeing.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.com