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Re: What are you watching?

Post by Murfreesboro » Fri Dec 27, 2024 6:18 pm

Has anyone seen the new Nosferatu? I think it opened this week, but we've been to Wicked instead (my daughter went twice, once with me on my b-day, then with her brothers on Christmas night). Wicked is really good, as I guess everyone knows by now. I'd worried it would be bloated, since the first part is about as long as the stage play, but it didn't feel that way. Also, I"d never heard Ariana Grande sing and wondered if she'd be up to the role, but she's excellent. We loved the casting in general. Michelle Yeoh doesn't sing as well as the others, but of course she's first rate as an actress and brings a lot of gravitas to her role. My daughter loves Yeoh but wondered if Lea Salonga might have been a better choice vocally.

Anyway, We saw the posters for Nosferatu and wondered if it would be good. I rarely go to movies at the theater anymore.

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Re: What are you watching?

Post by Andybev01 » Sun Dec 29, 2024 7:40 pm

I haven't been to a theater since Turner Classic Movies re-released 'Meet Me In St. Louis' on the big screen several years ago.

It was glorious!

I'm dubious about remakes of films that I hold near and dear, so I'll wait until it's streaming on a service that I already pay for.

I do like 'Shadow of the Vampire' the imagined making of the original 'Nosferatu' starring Willem Dafoe as actor Max Schreck and John Malchovik as director F.W. Murnau.

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Re: What are you watching?

Post by TheHeadlessHorseman » Mon Dec 30, 2024 3:14 am

I thought it was stupid to release Nosferatu on Christmas day in theaters, don't get me wrong, I like a good horror movie but it's just not the right time to watch it. I'll wait until it's online.

I also watched the Doctor Who Christmas special... Disney should have stayed away from the franchise.

As for Wicked, the women in my family loved it, I thought it was... fime.

Also, I just heard about Jimmy Carter, he had a good run and I think a lot of people just dismiss him and don't give him any recognition for the work he did after his presidency was done.

"Scooby-doo can doo-doo but Jimmy Carter is smarter." ... Andy will get the joke. :lol:

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Re: What are you watching?

Post by Murfreesboro » Mon Dec 30, 2024 9:54 am

I felt wistful about Carter's death. I never voted for him and thought he was the worst president of my lifetime before Biden showed up. The difference between them is that Carter was ineffective for the most part, but I do think he loved the country. I think everybody can respect him for the way he conducted his post-presidency. I'd never even heard of Habitat for Humanity before he goIt involved with them. And I think his marriage was a genuine, life-long love story. So, on the whole, a life well spent.

I agree that the Christmas Day release of Nosferatu was weird. We all thought so. I guess it was counter-programming? A movie for people who were tired of Christmas sugar? Anyway, I've read some reviews since I posted here, and they are universally positive. People are especially impressed with Lily Rose Depp. I hadn't realized she was in it. But they say everyone is excellent. I'm sure I'll want to see it eventually. The director is the same guy who did The Witch and The Lighthouse. I own both movies but find them hard to watch. Something about the visual imagery is too much for me. We'll see if I have a similar reaction to his Nosferatu.

I also like Shadow of the Vampire. I used to own it on VHS, but never acquired it on DVD.

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