No, the pink satin riding habit was NOT the deciding vote. (But whoo, is it pretty.)
And let us pause here to suffer profound envy of Scrappy who saw Alan Rickman (in his youth) on Broadway as Valmont.
turns a delicate shade of green
I'd give a slight edge to Glenn over Annette, but it's not a big difference and Annette is very, very good.
Flip the names and you have my vote. But I'm planning on watching Dangerous Liaisons next. (I'm on a big costume movie binge right now.)
(Which is different from my other costume movie binges. Shush.)
I actually bought
Liaisons
not long ago, because I love to look at it as much as the story, and it struck me it was something I should own.
The last scene with Close is so chilling and sad and *right*.
The last scene with Close is so chilling and sad and *right*.
So shattered, and it's that scene that makes me give her the edge.
Really it's a fascinating exercise in narrative choices because I think Valmont plays better throughout, but that scene pays off with a bigger emotional bolt.
I think Valmont plays better throughout, but that scene pays off with a bigger emotional bolt.
This is true. I still very slightly prefer Valmont, but nothing in it comes close to the emotional shock of the final scene of Liaisons.
I must interrupt briefly to say that Hot Tub Time Machine *completely* lives up to its title.
(Yes, that's a good thing. It's exactly the movie it promises to be.)
Still love Jeanne Moreau best of all.
IOadaptationN, I really liked the BBC's
The 39 Steps.
I haven't read the book, but it seemed like it was probably closer to the original than Hitchcock's (which I loved, but the MacGuffin made no sense).
I have heard so many positive things about
Hot Tub Time Machine.
I...boggle. But I'll rent.
Betsy had complaints about the airplane scene from the BBC
39 Steps,
since they weren't mounting guns like that before the Great War, but that's a detail I totally missed. I liked Rupert Penry Jones and the female lead.
I think depending on where you live, it's worth the price of a rental or a matinee. The main reason to see it in a theatre would be that that sort of comedy works better when there's a crowd of people all getting the jokes at the same time. But I probably wouldn't pay full LA or NYC ticket prices for it.
Betsy had complaints about the airplane scene from the BBC 39 Steps
I figured they only did it as a nod to Hitchcock.
