tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post5473009908718387016..comments2023-04-22T15:15:21.275-07:00Comments on Hitchcock's World: So Fetch Friday: Embarrassing Anecdotes, Fandoms, and Misogynistic IdiotsJohn Hitchcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373653979400552490noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post-49961874448948119452015-02-27T21:00:22.224-08:002015-02-27T21:00:22.224-08:00The fact that it was made with themes meant to sup...The fact that it was made with themes meant to support the war effort was the main reason we watched it in class, and I could definitely see that. One thing I still don't seem to learn about studying cinema is that my professors (and film scholars in general) tend to focus less on the quality of the films in their discussions of certain themes and more on what movies provide the best examples of those topics. Rambo II was a horrible action movie in many ways but it did work as an example of what characterized the hardbodied action heroes of the 1980's.John Hitchcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373653979400552490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post-51632814494611775582015-02-27T09:54:30.046-08:002015-02-27T09:54:30.046-08:00Great So Fetch Friday! I've had similar experi...Great So Fetch Friday! I've had similar experiences on Netflix; sometimes watching the wrong movie or jumping ahead on episodes.<br /><br />I love Classic Hollywood dearly, but there are quite a few films that aren't as artistically great as they are presented to be. I don't remember much from A Guy Named Joe except that the overall concept fit with the times of the war (an American patriot continuing to serve his country after death while also releasing his girlfriend to be with another serviceman) but it was a movie I always struggled with.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00287429151542133314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post-66380784872687957872015-02-27T05:24:29.838-08:002015-02-27T05:24:29.838-08:00We didn't bring up that specific film, but tha...We didn't bring up that specific film, but that was roughly the area we covered in my class this week. The whole idea of blaming it on homosexuals (and specifically gay men) is absurd. I'll have to check out your review.John Hitchcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373653979400552490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post-1999660253586662922015-02-26T20:30:35.907-08:002015-02-26T20:30:35.907-08:00It's not even exclusive to the military. There...It's not even exclusive to the military. There are still people who use precisely the same justifications to argue against letting women be firefighters (ironically, actually doing some research in how firefighting works and talking to real firefighters reveals a mountain of evidence to the contrary). In this case, I think it's more people arguing against women serving in infantry units (as opposed to supporting roles like medics, helicopter pilots, etc.) but their reason is still every bit as flawed. The women serving in the modern Canadian infantry would certainly disagree with their line of thinking.John Hitchcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373653979400552490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post-22533255748589707002015-02-26T18:52:12.091-08:002015-02-26T18:52:12.091-08:00"Speaking of Russians, I have always found it..."Speaking of Russians, I have always found it curious how Russians are often cast as villains even after the end of the Cold War." My kids and I were just talking about this the other day. Interesting perspective from your Ukranian acquaintance.<br /><br />People are STILL arguing that women are physically incapable of military service? The many women serving in the military, in combat zones, today would disagree, if they had time to argue with such ignorance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06574641672605054506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post-18022158052503567132015-02-26T18:35:16.041-08:002015-02-26T18:35:16.041-08:00Fun story about Mercenaries. Also interesting to h...Fun story about Mercenaries. Also interesting to hear about the depiction of Americans in Russian films.<br /><br />I'm more curious than excited for the proposed Alien sequel.<br /><br />I grew up during the times when AIDS being thought of as ONLY a gay men's disease was a real thing. How to Survive a Plague is an excellent documentary on those times and the fight to get AIDS medications legal in the US.<br /><br />My review: http://dellonmovies.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-to-survive-plague.html<br /><br />Finally, the imdb message boards is not a good place to find intelligent conversation. Great post.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post-45551703025827816812015-02-26T16:57:24.500-08:002015-02-26T16:57:24.500-08:00It takes a lot for me now to be embarrassed. about...It takes a lot for me now to be embarrassed. about 20 yrs ago or so I went with my ex and some others to see a silent film which I had wanted to see for a long time(Barb Wire with Pola Negri). A man from Rochester-Eastman House comes to the University and he plays the piano while the film is being played. Well I had a bit too much to drink and 5 min in, fell asleep. To this day I have no idea what happened but my ex and my friends said I asked, loudly, where the sound was (ughh). They have been known to reel me in on more than one occasion so let's hope I wasn't that daft. As for the young boys on the twitter etc...(am I showing my age??)...they wind you up too much and they are not worth it. They are, how should I say...idiots. My dad was an old time lumberman (born in 1913). We owned a sawmill and guess what? He hired a woman to tail end the saw and she worked in the sawmill for 2 summers while she was off school. He said "if anyone can do the job and do it well then they are hired I don't care who they are!" She was better than most men and many "men" could not handle the job. If a person can do the job then great! There are many men who can't be firefighters also. I don't have the strength for that but that is just how I am built and I have joint problems, there are many women who can outdo a man and I have seen it. Oh and thank god I am out of having to do essays and exams-ick!:)Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.com