tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post651733521520464693..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: My Gary Marshall StorySusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-71178230772954350582016-07-22T10:32:51.131-05:002016-07-22T10:32:51.131-05:00I totally agree with you about Pretty Woman. My w...I totally agree with you about Pretty Woman. My wife and I walked out on it after the basic premise was stated--probably about 10 minutes in. I've never seen much objection to the film--in fact almost all positive comments, from friends who otherwise might have been expected to see through the obvious lie of the premise. Just goes to show what a good star, Roberts, can do with a sow's ear. But it's kinda surprising she accepted the role, ain't it? Woman of principle and all. Fiddlin Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083633111240927563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-72412407728058318202016-07-22T06:34:12.188-05:002016-07-22T06:34:12.188-05:00thank you. I've always felt I was one of 10 p...thank you. I've always felt I was one of 10 people in the world who recognized the horribleness of that film.<br /><br />Another one that I do not understand the popularity of is True Lies...in which the two Arnolds heap the most hateful, misogynist abuse on Jamie Lee Curtis' character than I have ever seen treated as "humor" in a film. Yet, I've never heard a peep about this from anyone. <br /><br />Colenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-2727238187243213372016-07-20T18:38:14.609-05:002016-07-20T18:38:14.609-05:00I thought "Pretty Woman" was a particula...I thought "Pretty Woman" was a particularly creepy version of the "Beauty/Beast" plot. No, ladies, girls, women: a nasty guy will NOT become nice because you are pretty and love him. Ug.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-89076074790686683552016-07-20T16:51:07.601-05:002016-07-20T16:51:07.601-05:00I'm glad he didn't want the version that e...I'm glad he didn't want the version that ended up in the theater, or for young girls to watch and take the wrong message. The Disney movies are changing, I think, and I hope little girls get the new empowerment message and not just the fashion sense.<br /><br /><br /><br />Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-24472945137173171332016-07-20T16:07:23.392-05:002016-07-20T16:07:23.392-05:00My Garry Marshall story: I met the man on several ...My Garry Marshall story: I met the man on several ocassions working and socializing in Los Angeles and New York. He was a very charming, funny and friendly man, even to a lowly grunt like me. I once overheard a woman telling him Pretty Woman was her daughter's favorite movie. He politely asked her daughter's name and age and seemed taken aback when she told him she was thirteen. He mumbled to a colleague after the woman left about having gunned deliberately for an "R" rating precisely because he did NOT want girls that age watching the movie. He'd hoped more mature women would be better inspired from the character taking the spoils of her last trick to go back to school than the message that hooking leads to riches. He's said that's why there were so many references to dead prostitutes and the perils of drugs in the much darker original version.<br /><br />But I get what you're aiming at, Susan. I feel the same way about the Disney Princess Syndrome. A woman's worth and pursuits thereof should not center around just finding a rich guy, but rather character and intelligence. Trust me, Mr. Marshall felt the same way. May he rest in peace.Clever Pseudonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-74709142331357818832016-07-20T14:23:51.309-05:002016-07-20T14:23:51.309-05:00Thanks for that link! That was great to read. Thanks for that link! That was great to read. Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-53402529012247568842016-07-20T12:15:12.008-05:002016-07-20T12:15:12.008-05:00Thanks. Culture has consequences.
Maybe sometimes ...Thanks. Culture has consequences.<br />Maybe sometimes for the good, like this: <br />http://thinkprogress.org/culture/2016/07/20/3800107/ghostbusters-is-about-science-ladies/bowtiejackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269786110593961195noreply@blogger.com