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[Feb. 17th, 2008|05:06 pm] |
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'Kay, so I finally got around to watching The Holiday again. Definitely one of the exception chick flicks for me personally. Solid movie, way more than just a chick flick, IMO. The guys are real, masculine without being prettyboys. Jude Law's character struck me as being a bit too feminine the first time around, but not so much this time. It's just a quieter, more passive way of being, but it is still masculine beneath the surface. I'm so glad that I watched the commentary track; it put things in perspective on that character in particular. I hadn't realized in conscious terms the difference between the Hepburn/Grant relationships and the Hepburn/Tracy relationships. I'll paraphrase, but Nancy Meyers put it best in her breakdown. Cary Grant's characters were more likely to kick back and let Katharine Hepburn's characters go wild, just enjoying how they were. Spencer Tracy's characters tamed the Hepburn characters, reeling them in a bit. Both sorts of relationships can work, of course, and the Hepburn characters usually needed it. Not so much how Cameron Diaz's character was here. She's strong, too strong to be reeled in like that, but she's not wild like a Hepburn character. Just a really nice overall combo.
Oh right. The post title. Well, The Holiday is as much about a love of movies as it is about love itself. The Indy theme popped up in the movie, which got me to thinking about Indy and such. That's most likely why when The Holiday's website wasn't there, but a link to the Indy 4 page was, I went. I watched the first trailer. And you know what? SO FAR, it does not seem to be entirely ill-conceived as an idea. I'm not completely sold on it still, of course. But hey, Harrison Ford looks decent enough as an older Indiana. I don't mean that in terms of good-lookingness; I mean that at this point, it actually seems like he would still be doing stuff like this at his age. And it's not "omg, who the fuck is that old guy in the Indy gear?" It actually looks like Indy, only older. Which is NOT necessarily a sure thing, in any case, even with the same actor returning. My biggest fear initially, though I didn't realize it until now, was that Indy would not ACT like Indy. But he's still got it, at least in the footage chosen for the trailer. The other thing I'm excited about is that the original "Indy girl," Karen Allen, is coming back. I would be SO happy to see an action hero star actually stick by the original woman. I know, I know. Indy was modeled after James Bond, Mr. Ladies Man. Besides which, sticking with the same woman isn't generally what the action fans want to see. HOWEVER, I think that because Indy is old(er) now, it's a distinct possibility. After all, why bring her back otherwise? It always bothered me that Indy ended up with other women in the other two movies, not so much because I like Karen Allen or her character, but because they had a history together and the others were essentially one-adventure stands. If they're all one time deals, that's one thing, but eh, it seemed like there was more of a commitment with the two in Raiders, though I could be misremembering. Will have to watch it again. Anyway. A far cry from the "no, no, never, wtf?" reaction I've been carrying all this time. Of course, I was paying attention through the consideration of Sean Connery coming back, etc. etc. (IMO, that storyline is done and does not need to be revisited.) It'll be interesting, anyway, though I've gotta say....it's weird as hell seeing everyone so old. Been going through THAT a lot lately. Guess it goes with the territory. Like when you're a certain age, stuff like this stands out more. I dunno. Still plugging away. |
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