tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post4149349264654829992..comments2024-01-18T05:15:27.852+08:00Comments on blah blah blah gay - not just a movie review blog: Noir-a-Thon: Ministry of Fear (1944)blahblahblah Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-63616208472958603532011-10-07T07:43:43.199+08:002011-10-07T07:43:43.199+08:00@SL - kids?! it's always Leah that's funny...@SL - kids?! it's always Leah that's funny. Damn her. Don't bother with this one until you run out of excellent films to see.blahblahblah Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-21723785973930581942011-10-05T18:24:10.491+08:002011-10-05T18:24:10.491+08:00You kids are just so damned witty!!
I always enjo...You kids are just so damned witty!!<br /><br />I always enjoy the read when you do these posts. Love the bit about a Microwave manual!! Very funny.<br /><br />I am not going to be seeing this one am i? I am a bad Boy!!Scott Lawlorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494245383368638698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-33171756198193392522011-10-04T21:58:23.445+08:002011-10-04T21:58:23.445+08:00@JAMES - I've just seen your blog for the firs...@JAMES - I've just seen your blog for the first time, you watch an extremely eclectic array of films and I am honoured that you choose to stop by BUT can i ask, why did you feel that way? You're obviously not the only person who enjoyed the film, it's relatively well thought of, I'm just intrigued whether "quite good" means it simply wasn't awful or you found some merit to the film. <br /><br />I will say that I have since found out that GRAHAM GREENE himself disliked the movie, not that that has any real meaning but he did go on to write quite a few VERY good screenplays.<br /><br />@BT - You're so right about the title, ordinarily I would have mentioned the problem with the title too. It's a great title and as far as I remember it has nothing at all to do with the action that plays out. It must have been something subtle from the novel that got removed in the adaptation process.<br /><br />Here in Perth you can buy a freshly made Iced Chocolate in coffee shops. Initially I found it strange but then in Perth they serve hot coffee in a glass and that sort of freaks me out too.blahblahblah Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-44069914545593303252011-10-04T21:30:02.503+08:002011-10-04T21:30:02.503+08:00James1511 - I haven't read the book, so I'...James1511 - I haven't read the book, so I'm not worried about the film being 'different'; what bothered me was that Greene's novels are brimming with noir-like atmosphere, brooding and shady pasts, and this movie had none of that. <br /><br />Bonjour Tristesse - I don't know who Mitch Hedberg is, although Wikipedia tells me he was an American stand-up comedian known for his surreal humor and unconventional comedic delivery. I would say the difference between cold hot chocolate and 'chocolate milk' (a phrase I wouldn't jump at automatically - perhaps an Americanism?) is that I made it myself - drinking chocolate powder mixed with cold milk - rather than buying the chocolate-flavoured milk. Semantics? Probably.<br />I totally agree about the title. I can't believe it wasn't a good noir. What a waste!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014014892549252164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-69825452704040777822011-10-04T12:08:17.445+08:002011-10-04T12:08:17.445+08:00Shame this one isn't very good because it sure...Shame this one isn't very good because it sure has a great title. <br /><br />BTW, wouldn't cold hot chocolate just be chocolate milk? That sounds almost like a Mitch Hedberg joke.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597866901901238462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048087291064672035.post-56025546774346963752011-10-04T11:25:12.739+08:002011-10-04T11:25:12.739+08:00I watched it about a month ago, and though it'...I watched it about a month ago, and though it's not up to the standard of Lang's best films I still thought it was quite good. I have no particular investment in Graham Greene, so I'm not that bothered by it being different to the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com