tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post7099302367025493688..comments2024-03-11T21:48:46.895-07:00Comments on Along the Brandywine: Movie Review: Stagecoach (1939) with John Wayne & Claire TrevorHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-53669312035346529672015-09-05T16:21:55.030-07:002015-09-05T16:21:55.030-07:00Olivia!
You did??? Both of them?!?!? Thank you SO ...Olivia!<br />You did??? <i>Both of them?!?!?</i> Thank you SO much for telling me!!!! ;D I'm just grinning from ear to ear. :D<br /><br /><i>Stagecoach!</i> Yes, indeedy -- soooo sweet! And it's all so understated it's incredible. And Ringo watching Dallas after the Something Big.... I know you'll believe me when I say I actually had several more close-ups that I just had to leave out. They just wouldn't fit without making the whole thing even longer than it already is. :P<br /><br />And SotM -- oh, you don't know how excited I am to hear you like it!!! ;) That's about exactly what happened to me, too. ;D And yes, you didn't miss anything on the ending. Personally, I actually feel like it strikes a perfect note of both resolution and continuation: i.e. "This is wrapped up, but we're going places. Things are going to happen." :) I love it! <br /><br />And I'm so glad you liked Wes. Okay, a semi-secret, I've actually "cast" him as Cedric, the protagonist in my current WIP, <i>On David's Shoulders.</i> And having SotM has been fantabulous as it's also great for writing motivation. ;) At the moment, though, I'm working hard trying to finish my Sleeping Beauty retelling and hence (as it's early medieval) there's no SotM for me. ;P I'm really wanting to see it again, but I KNOW I'd want to get back working on ODS so I'm keeping the lid firmly screwed down on it till I'm finished with my other draft. ;) Can't wait!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-1754397004763761192015-09-02T10:12:32.167-07:002015-09-02T10:12:32.167-07:00Okay, so I wanted to tell you: I finally got to w...Okay, so I wanted to tell you: I finally got to watch both <i>Stagecoach</i> and <i>Shadow on the Mesa</i>. MAH WORD.<br /><br />(Okay, first, does SotM end with Wes riding away after they bury Mona? I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything since I watched it on YouTube :D)<br /><br /><i>Stagecoach</i> was...wow. I think I'll have to watch it a couple more times to fall completely in love with the story, but <i>Ringo and Dallas</i>!!!!! DA CUTENESS. I seriously can't take it. They're one of my new favorite screen couples;) I LOVED how sweet and gentle and defensive Johnny was--"What about the other lady?" AAAAACK MY HEART. And then Dallas was so perfect for him... I KNOW, the dinner scene! Whew! Remember when the Something Big happens, like in those screencaps you included, and it zooms in on Ringo's face as he watches Dallas? My heart melted, melted, I tell you! Oh, and then, of course, the music. Like you said, wonderful.<br /><br /><i>Shadow on the Mesa</i>! I just watched it yesterday and now I'm kind of walking around in a daze. The ending seems a little rushed to me, but I LOVE WES. He reminds me of another of my favorite cowboys, Tom Harte, which is always a good thing. "Don't you talk, Mr. Rawlins?" "When I got something to say." :D And then the story is just awesome, too. And seeing Kevin Sorbo and Wes Brown act together makes me happy for some odd reason;D<br /><br />So, yeah. Just thought you should know;)Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-77706123550542853982015-08-08T16:14:31.027-07:002015-08-08T16:14:31.027-07:00Olivia,
*laughing* I loved getting your comment!!!...Olivia,<br />*laughing* I loved getting your comment!!! Oh my. Warning, health advisory: Between this and <i>Shadow on the Mesa</i> I think <i>somewhere</i> you're bound to be bouncing off the ceiling. :) <br /><br />Let's just say yes, indeed. Double *ahem.* ;D *grinning* All that to say I do hope you <i>don't</i> explode as I'll love hearing if you enjoy them! ;D<br /><br />And oh, you're welcome! I'm so happy I was able to participate -- it was such a lovely time! I'm looking forward to/hoping to get around and read everyone else's contributions as soon as I can. :)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-33927887180782190542015-08-08T16:04:01.342-07:002015-08-08T16:04:01.342-07:00Natalie,
Thank you and thank you for the encourage...Natalie,<br />Thank you and thank you for the encouragement!! :) I'm thinking I'll see how it goes then.... and what I feel like as the inspiration for reviewing different stories strikes me. <br /><br />And yes! Isn't that so sweet?!? I still can't believe I hadn't noticed that particular little detail before. :P I love it when a movie is <i>so</i> well done and thought out that you keep noticing things every time. ;DHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-43771582621452082082015-08-08T15:56:33.902-07:002015-08-08T15:56:33.902-07:00Hamlette,
Yes, that happens a lot for me with book...Hamlette,<br />Yes, that happens a lot for me with books. I have some absolute favorites that I read (at a conservative estimate) about a zillion times growing up and they've just become part of me. So sometimes I get this mental jolt looking at them on the shelf and realizing, "Oh, I probably haven't actually picked that book up and opened it in two or three years." But I'm still breathing the stories. :D<br /><br />And yes, that makes sense! For me I can see it all being highly subjective.... how many spoilers I want to give away, simplicity, tone, etc. :)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-86897436199306918662015-08-08T15:27:48.358-07:002015-08-08T15:27:48.358-07:00I have a tendency to go through phases with books ...I have a tendency to go through phases with books and movies -- where I love them tremendously and watch them over and over and over, and then I've seen them enough that I only have to watch them once in a great while to get a refresher on them. Many of my favorite movies are like that. Sometimes, having seen them 8 or 10 times, I will then go ten years before seeing them again, not because I no longer love them, but because I have absorbed them to such a great extent. <br /><br />Yes! The film doesn't excuse Ringo and Dallas -- it pardons them. Such a big difference! It doesn't say they haven't sinned, but that they are forgiven.<br /><br />I find that I do narrative reviews of movies I have seen several (or many) times, that I want to dig more deeply into. Quicker reviews are for things I've only seen once or twice and have something to say about but don't feel the need to dive into. Does that make sense? A lot of times I start to write a review and don't know until I'm a little ways in that, yup, this is one of those where I have to just write about every little thing.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-59965415802056118332015-08-08T13:31:10.517-07:002015-08-08T13:31:10.517-07:00Hamlette,
Absolutely stunning stuff. ;D And yes, I...Hamlette,<br />Absolutely stunning stuff. ;D And yes, I can see what you mean about Wayne and Ford. It's so neat to get those little tidbits sometimes! :)<br /><br />Yes, definitely time to blow off the dust! ;) Isn't it funny how sometimes you can end up going a long time between seeing or reading something you love tremendously? It just becomes so much a part of you. (Though, at other times I could just see something over and over and over and over and never get tired of it.... Thinking <i>Ever After....</i> ;D *happy sigh*) <br /><br />Okay! Where was I? I'm wandering from the point "at tissue" as Constable Oates would say. :P<br /><br />Ringo and Dallas! Yes, exactly. So fascinating. And yet the film isn't pardoning or denying the position they're both in (i.e. saying there aren't moral absolutes). It's whitewashed, "feel good about ourselves" moralism that's the problem. Real grace comes into dark places and gets its hands dirty and creates stunning beauty from ashes.<br /><br />And YES. It was a ton of work ;P, but a lot of fun! I'm so glad you'd love to see more. I think I'll alternate then, based on the nature of the particular film. Some (whether or not they're my absolute favorites) seem to lend themselves more toward one approach or the other, so I guess I'll go with the tone of it and what I feel like at the time. :)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-363884523268918942015-08-08T13:15:59.436-07:002015-08-08T13:15:59.436-07:00jessica,
Ohhhh..... thank you so much! *blushing* ...jessica,<br />Ohhhh..... thank you so much! *blushing* I so appreciate your encouragement!<br /><br />And yes, Wayne was quite young. I think he'd done about 70 B-rated films, but <i>Stagecoach</i> was his first major break, shooting him to stardom. I hope you can see it sometime! :)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-23958157463596074112015-08-08T13:10:27.295-07:002015-08-08T13:10:27.295-07:00Ekaterina,
Oh my.... the delights in store for you...Ekaterina,<br />Oh my.... the delights in store for you!!! I do hope can see it soon and I'll look forward to hearing if you enjoyed it! ;D Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-1825349162271162012015-08-06T03:30:06.221-07:002015-08-06T03:30:06.221-07:00MUST. WATCH. NOW.
Oh my--I cannot EVEN BEGIN. I&...MUST. WATCH. NOW.<br /><br />Oh my--I cannot EVEN BEGIN. I've heard of this, and it definitely looked promising, but this review has consolidated it. I am watching this as soon as I possibly can. <br /><br />Young Johnny Wayne! My word *ahem*<br /><br />Okay, these relationships seem absolutely too feelsy to handle (but I'm sure gonna try!). Seriously--you have invited happies and feels in me about this movie and I haven't even seen it yet!!!!:D <br /><br />So. Leaving before I explode. Wonderful, wonderful review!<br /><br />(Oh, and thank you so much for participating in Western Week!!!:D)Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-56232040356191926732015-08-03T16:26:52.150-07:002015-08-03T16:26:52.150-07:00Oh, Heidi, this was such a good review! I think yo...Oh, Heidi, this was such a good review! I think you should definitely try more "narrative reviews" in the future-if you enjoyed it! I loved how you were able to cover the story basics in an orderly fashion while still inserting your own opinions and notes.<br />(I never noticed that about the saddle blanket, for instance, versus the coat. It's so sweet!)Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315660089925645214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-63847900435164004182015-08-01T16:01:35.232-07:002015-08-01T16:01:35.232-07:00Is it any wonder that this is the movie that rocke...Is it any wonder that this is the movie that rocketed John Wayne out of C-movies and into actual stardom? He clearly knew it was make-or-break for his career, and he revered John Ford so much -- you can see how hard he's working here. <br /><br />I honestly haven't seen <i>Stagecoach</i> for probably ten years. During college, it was one of the few westerns my roommate/best friend liked, so we kind of watched it a bunch, whenever I got to hungering for a John Wayne movie or a western, and as a result, I haven't watched it a lot since. You've got me thinking it's time to dust it off and give it a rewatch sometime soon.<br /><br />I love all the depth you've highlighted in this! Especially in Ringo and Dallas's relationship. They're two of the most upright, honest people in the whole movie -- and they're the outcasts. Fascinating, juicy stuff.<br /><br />I really like narrative reviews, which is probably no surprise to you since I do them now and then myself. But they are a TON of work, so I tend to reserve them for movies I am passionate about. I would love to see more of them from you in the future!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-29333084095385375612015-08-01T07:30:54.946-07:002015-08-01T07:30:54.946-07:00*sighs happily* Heidi, your writing is always so ...*sighs happily* Heidi, your writing is always so very beautiful. It really is a joy to read :) <br /><br />I've never seen this movie--John Wayne was awfully young then, wasn't he? I'm so used to seeing him old and grizzled and this is very different! Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412327638222072810.post-53989110294083653032015-07-31T16:46:28.345-07:002015-07-31T16:46:28.345-07:00I have not seen Stagecoach! Let me see, John Wayn...I have not seen Stagecoach! Let me see, John Wayne, good music, and good storyline. Yep. I think I'll like it. :-) Ekaterinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058040208921526735noreply@blogger.com