tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post525622742197882046..comments2024-03-21T11:50:29.630-04:00Comments on Janie Junebug Righting & Editing: MOVIE WEEKEND: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFEJanie Junebughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-5383001189264596522014-12-29T16:32:27.805-05:002014-12-29T16:32:27.805-05:00"Casablanca" and "The Philadelphia ..."Casablanca" and "The Philadelphia Story" (another Jimmy Stewart flick)!The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-87293282684294983472014-12-28T17:55:17.588-05:002014-12-28T17:55:17.588-05:00Oh how I love this movie and Jimmy Stewart Oh how I love this movie and Jimmy Stewart Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-50783249456989348672014-12-28T15:49:11.557-05:002014-12-28T15:49:11.557-05:00This is my favourite film-period!! I have no idea ...This is my favourite film-period!! I have no idea how many times I have seen this great film and I am also one who try to inform people about this great film and this great actor. I went to his hometown this past year and it is a delight. I bought a mount that is in my library that says "It's A Wonderful Life". That scene where he prays was done in one shot and Jimmy Stewart was so overcome by the words he was actually crying. It is a powerful film and dark since he seems so unhappy with most of his life because he thinks the grass is always greener. He also never gets rid of Potter who does not seem to age at all. It is one of his best love scenes he ever did and, actually one of the best in any film.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-49235543181047925842014-12-28T12:10:13.962-05:002014-12-28T12:10:13.962-05:00Definitely my favorite Christmas movie. It is so i...Definitely my favorite Christmas movie. It is so infinitely watchable even today. I hadn't seen it until I was 23 and steeped in jaded pseudo-coolness, and this movie melted it. My favorite scene, despite it being really awkward, is the scene where we go to the bar to see what it would be like if he never lived and everyone plays that scene exactly like it would go if some stranger came in babbling about angels, including hitting the register to "give out wings."<br />One weird part I would hope you could explain. The dance scene in the gym, I get the guy's motivation to open the floor to the pool, but who is the devil who shows up with the key to the open the floor!?! That is the devil, right? He now owns the soul of the spurned suitor who actually accepts the key. I just realized, that movie is dark.Pickleopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13772003052474877906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-19292730541618517822014-12-27T18:47:57.599-05:002014-12-27T18:47:57.599-05:00I first saw it when I was about 18. A girlfriend ...I first saw it when I was about 18. A girlfriend asked me if I had ever seen the movie--no. We watched it in her basement with a box of kleenex between us. It was monumental to me. Maybe my worthless life might be of value some day--somehow--to someone if I just kept trying to be a good person no matter how many times I got knocked down, you know? (Had just been raped the year before.) I have watched it ever Christmas since. I watch It's a Wonderful Life and cry and then I watch A Christmas Story and laugh every Christmas. Jimmy is also my all time favorite actor and this is my all time favorite movie. I have introduced many people to its gifts over the years. Absolutely, totally, positively agree with you, Janie!! :):) Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-66813675823526824522014-12-27T17:17:32.265-05:002014-12-27T17:17:32.265-05:00Make it quick, buddy.Make it quick, buddy.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-83723283296706039942014-12-27T17:16:09.498-05:002014-12-27T17:16:09.498-05:00And you were fifty years old when it was first sho...And you were fifty years old when it was first shown in theaters.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-18657682755073626832014-12-27T17:15:41.020-05:002014-12-27T17:15:41.020-05:00Happy New Year, but I already have what I want.Happy New Year, but I already have what I want.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-77887822185917314722014-12-27T17:15:13.179-05:002014-12-27T17:15:13.179-05:00I love finding new moments in old movies.I love finding new moments in old movies.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-89508235625266305162014-12-27T17:14:46.102-05:002014-12-27T17:14:46.102-05:00I don't know when I first saw it. After my chi...I don't know when I first saw it. After my children were born we watched it every Christmas.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-57691037354570768062014-12-27T17:13:57.710-05:002014-12-27T17:13:57.710-05:00She was just a teenager. Not everyone has parents ...She was just a teenager. Not everyone has parents who introduce them to the great films.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-44004848015144233282014-12-27T17:13:17.044-05:002014-12-27T17:13:17.044-05:00If you look at the Internet Movie Database, you...If you look at the Internet Movie Database, you'll find lots of great trivia. I learned about the optical printer in a film class.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-55192198840460106452014-12-27T17:11:24.613-05:002014-12-27T17:11:24.613-05:00What are your other two favorites?What are your other two favorites?Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-31829913900428735902014-12-27T17:09:34.491-05:002014-12-27T17:09:34.491-05:00It has been preserved by the American Film Institu...It has been preserved by the American Film Institute.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-7177062755575162892014-12-27T17:08:59.802-05:002014-12-27T17:08:59.802-05:00I know.I know.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-38431814401757704252014-12-27T17:07:48.705-05:002014-12-27T17:07:48.705-05:00A wonderful comment, Joanne.A wonderful comment, Joanne.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-42321693245667925572014-12-27T17:07:18.386-05:002014-12-27T17:07:18.386-05:00I'm glad you saw it, Dawna.I'm glad you saw it, Dawna.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-60900863414006656502014-12-27T17:02:25.575-05:002014-12-27T17:02:25.575-05:00I had to skip over most of this post because I rea...I had to skip over most of this post because I really want to see that movie and I don't want to spoil anything :P I'll let you know when I get around to it :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09063165966816632456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-75370522782097136942014-12-27T14:33:32.246-05:002014-12-27T14:33:32.246-05:00I have ALWAYS loved this movie!!I have ALWAYS loved this movie!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-35288897986680580272014-12-27T13:17:30.395-05:002014-12-27T13:17:30.395-05:00I never saw it until I was with Den and he insiste...I never saw it until I was with Den and he insisted that I watch it. <br />And if I don't make it back, have a wonderful and fun New Years eve and may you get everything you want in 2015!Sonya Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985227040902078422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-40135787127010355432014-12-27T12:26:40.160-05:002014-12-27T12:26:40.160-05:00It's a wonderful movie. I've seen it dozen...It's a wonderful movie. I've seen it dozens of times and I never fail to see something new in it. Take care.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-33511852835074078992014-12-27T11:33:04.903-05:002014-12-27T11:33:04.903-05:00To that young person's credit, I didn't se...To that young person's credit, I didn't see It's a Wonderful Life until I was in high school. I don't know how I missed it. I saw Miracle on 34th Street when I was 12 for the first time. I don't think those movies aired on TV as much in the 80s as often as they do now so maybe I have an excuse. I did see just about every version of A Christmas Carol throughout my childhood. Seems like some version of that movie was ALWAYS on TV!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-28743491500205389362014-12-27T10:18:12.653-05:002014-12-27T10:18:12.653-05:00Anyone who does not know who Jimmy Stewart is has ...Anyone who does not know who Jimmy Stewart is has led a cloistered life and needs to be kept at arms length. She has no idea about life and her opinion needs to be taken with a grain of salt. She is a sad lady. As for the movie, I got tired of watching it about 30 years ago. I'd rather watch a good football game or porn.Coffeypothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02944074653548750642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-56419538872960880852014-12-27T09:52:09.544-05:002014-12-27T09:52:09.544-05:00That's amazing about the camera. I love behind...That's amazing about the camera. I love behind the scenes stuff. This is one of my favorites too. I also grab a box of tissue!! One year I used a bath towel :))Dixie@dcreliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558671709412200904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-45944477809070575362014-12-27T09:50:33.610-05:002014-12-27T09:50:33.610-05:00Yeah, I think I've heard of it...
Seriously, ...Yeah, I think I've heard of it...<br /><br />Seriously, it's one of my three favorites. A definite classic in a world where "classic" is an over-used term. (Especially when a new film is called an "instant classic.")The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.com