tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post3088592391940628980..comments2024-02-01T23:41:43.069-05:00Comments on Out of the Past: The African Queen (1951) at the BrattleRaquel Stecherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-25396448729697643502011-07-05T13:48:07.600-04:002011-07-05T13:48:07.600-04:00I was never able to enjoy this one. The romance fe...I was never able to enjoy this one. The romance feels forced, and the action too cliched. One of the few movies where I agreed with the revisionist book "The 100 Best Movies Ever Made Mostly Suck", the author of which, as you can probably guess, hated it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-67920814430192240632011-07-03T20:14:43.047-04:002011-07-03T20:14:43.047-04:00Raquelle, I had to come back and agree most emphat...Raquelle, I had to come back and agree most emphatically that Hepburn's "mere physical experience" quote is one of the best! My actual favorite line from Queen is "Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above." Only Hepburn could have given that line with just the right accents on the right words!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-2949150207327299932011-07-03T14:21:26.468-04:002011-07-03T14:21:26.468-04:00Paulie - It's not the best film but I didn'...Paulie - It's not the best film but I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Ooohh to see Faster Pussycat Kill Kill on the big screen. Yowzah! That would be great.<br /><br />Alex - That's so cool that we had twin experiences! Isn't that awesome about the Brattle?!<br /><br />ClassicBecky - Wow! I really want to be able to quote those fantastic lines that Hepburn utters after going through her first set of rapids! Isn't that poster great? The ironic thing is I took that picture with my cell phone. Ha!<br /><br />Rich - That's the nicest comment ever! Thank you. I'm glad you are enjoying these posts.<br /><br />Meredith - It was a great experience. I'm very lucky to live in the Boston area.Raquel Stecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-53719963724168746282011-07-03T13:43:18.140-04:002011-07-03T13:43:18.140-04:00The African Queen is one of my favorite films, and...The African Queen is one of my favorite films, and I'm so jealous that you got to see it on the big screen. Glad it enjoyed it!Meredithhttp://foreverclassics.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-25404661877704472862011-07-02T22:34:19.060-04:002011-07-02T22:34:19.060-04:00I just wanna say that I like seeing you write abou...I just wanna say that I like seeing you write about your local theaters in addition to talking about movies. I like learning about old theaters and it sounds like Boston's got its share.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-68300594904185403402011-07-02T20:19:24.951-04:002011-07-02T20:19:24.951-04:00What a great experience, seeing a classic film for...What a great experience, seeing a classic film for the first time on the big screen it was meant for. I've seen African Queen enough I could quote from it line by line! I really enjoyed your post, and love the picture of Hitchcock with the caption shushing cellphones!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-72582523383517039372011-07-02T18:56:40.638-04:002011-07-02T18:56:40.638-04:00I just saw this at the Brattle too, and it was my ...I just saw this at the Brattle too, and it was my first time seeing it! Very fun movie, I loved the Bogart/Hepburn pairing and on-location shooting.<br /><br />And I didn't know that about the "Cult of Bogie" beginning at the Brattle, very cool!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13471664551639091150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155853741712764167.post-82781390852609154062011-07-02T12:36:13.704-04:002011-07-02T12:36:13.704-04:00aint it nice when your first viewing of a classic ...aint it nice when your first viewing of a classic is on the big screen? i saw Easy Rider, The Wild Bunch, Casablanca, Faster Pussycat...Kill!Kill! Sahara and the silent Nosferatu in that manner :) African Queen is not in my list of fave Bogie flicks but it is enjoyable and really its the 2 stars that sell it all to ya. without them it woulda never worked. the Brattle sounds awesome, we sure dont have anything like that around here :(Artman2112https://www.blogger.com/profile/03062864368596074661noreply@blogger.com