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Post by tabby on Dec 17, 2008 14:12:56 GMT -4
chonies, this intrigues me no end. Did you have to watch it so you could boo when Clarence reveals that, in the George-less world, Mary became a - *gasp* - librarian and is therefore an object of pity? I trust that your classmates booed most enthusiastically.
Or did you watch it because of its cultural-touchstone-ness?
Charles Schultz grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, and based parts of the strip on his childhood. I would guess the Peanuts setting is based on it, too.
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Post by chonies on Dec 17, 2008 14:25:11 GMT -4
chonies, this intrigues me no end. Did you have to watch it so you could boo when Clarence reveals that, in the George-less world, Mary became a - *gasp* - librarian and is therefore an object of pity? I trust that your classmates booed most enthusiastically. Or did you watch it because of its cultural-touchstone-ness? One of my professors was really big on researching the image of librarians, and so we watched it for the Mary-without-George moment. It's kind of campy, so I think most of us laughed. For the record, the prof was a dude and about 75 years old, and he said people had been fretting about the image of librarians when he was in library school, when they kept everything on papyrus. Heh. |
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Post by pathtaken on Dec 17, 2008 15:43:59 GMT -4
Where are all the Christmas movies onTV?
i can't find sh*t.
I missed my fav cheesey one Christmas List and can't find Scrooged anywhere!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2008 15:59:05 GMT -4
Even though I hate huge parts of the plot I do like The Family Stone because the entire film is so gorgeous and x-mas-y  And there are several scenes that are just heartbreaking and stick out from the mess, for example when one of the sons realizes that their mom is not going to recover from cancer. Or when SJP's character gives a beautiful picture of the mother to all members of the family. They all respect her for the first time in the entire stupid movie. Right before she receives the ultimate humiliation in front of all of them which is so sad (IMHO) because they all treated her like crap anyway (minus one brother). |
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Post by proper stranger on Dec 17, 2008 18:59:39 GMT -4
Did you have to watch it so you could boo when Clarence reveals that, in the George-less world, Mary became a - *gasp* - librarian and is therefore an object of pity? One of my professors was really big on researching the image of librarians, and so we watched it for the Mary-without-George moment. It's kind of campy, so I think most of us laughed. Yay! See my avatar. Much as I love the movie, that scene always cracks me up. "What happened to Mary?" And Clarence answers something like, "You won't like it, George!!!" You're thinking she's dead or in jail, but it's worse: she's getting ready to close the library! Nooooooooooo!!! [/Darth Vader Ep. III] |
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Post by chonies on Dec 17, 2008 20:21:07 GMT -4
One of my professors was really big on researching the image of librarians, and so we watched it for the Mary-without-George moment. It's kind of campy, so I think most of us laughed. Yay! See my avatar. Much as I love the movie, that scene always cracks me up. "What happened to Mary?" And Clarence answers something like, "You won't like it, George!!!" You're thinking she's dead or in jail, but it's worse: she's getting ready to close the library! Nooooooooooo!!! [/Darth Vader Ep. III] Everytime I lock up for the weekend, I hear that in my head. "She's just about to close up the library!" Oh noez! Love it. Topic? I have nothing. |
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Post by Ripley on Dec 18, 2008 11:16:37 GMT -4
Where's Mary?Couldn't find the dum-dum-DUM scene where she is the dread Old Maid Librarian, though.
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Post by kanding on Dec 20, 2008 11:56:26 GMT -4
That OMG! Mary is a LIBRARIAN! scene was always a favorite with my family. When Mary turns around to see George while she's closing the library, we'd howl: "No! No! For the love of all that's holy, not an OLD MAID!" or "Please God, don't let her be a LIBRARIAN! Why, God, why?"
Once my father pointed out that for some inexplicable reason, Mary also changed skin color. I guess when you never marry and become a librarian, you lose that peaches and creme complexion.
And anyway, I call bullshit on that whole scene. If George Bailey had never existed, Mary would have married that "Hee-Haw" guy. Maybe she wasn't in love with him, but she would have had a hell of a lot more fun with him than poppin' out a passel of Bailey brats and listening to her husband moan about how Uncle Fuck-Up fucked up again.
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Post by poodle on Nov 25, 2009 11:27:05 GMT -4
It's that time again! So glad I found this thread!!
ABC Family is kicking off the official holiday movie season tomorrow (Thanksgiving!) with MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET at 8 pm.
(Hot tip -- they have holiday movies/specials on every night, it's the best!!)
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Post by Ella on Nov 25, 2009 13:10:57 GMT -4
It's a wonderful life. ALWAYS. and Elf. There was also JT, a tv special. About a boy and a homeless cat. Great acting but don't watch it, you'll be traumatized.
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And there are several scenes that are just heartbreaking and stick out from the mess, for example when one of the sons realizes that their mom is not going to recover from cancer. Or when SJP's character gives a beautiful picture of the mother to all members of the family. They all respect her for the first time in the entire stupid movie. Right before she receives the ultimate humiliation in front of all of them which is so sad (IMHO) because they all treated her like crap anyway (minus one brother). 
