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<blockquote data-quote="ginnyfan" data-source="post: 289299" data-attributes="member: 174"><p>Her career has many phases but one that fascinates me the most is in fact the last one, from 1967 until 1973, during which she made a bizarre string of movies, some of which are mind-boggling. I'm yet to see all of them, but from those I've seen, and from what I've read/heard about others, I get the impression she didn't really care that much and sort of accepted roles that she found funny, unusual or just plain bizarre.</p><p></p><p>I think it all started with <strong>Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)</strong>, a giant flop with Brando, whom she couldn't stand and had 0 chemistry with.</p><p>I've heard so much about <strong>Boom! (1967)</strong>, I know it's one of John Waters' favorite films, and have seen some clips from which I can only say Liz was really camping it out, the acting, the outfits, the setting. I have to see this one!</p><p><strong>Secret Ceremony (1968)</strong> is another head-scratcher. She really lets go in this one, even burping in one scene. Mia Farrow and Robert Mitchum co-star, probably regretting it later on.</p><p><strong>The Only Game in Town (1970)</strong> seems like an attempt at respectability again, with a great director and a popular co-star, but with no success. A giant flop, it's too long, boring and looks so 70s bad.</p><p><strong>X, Y and Zee (1972)</strong>, feels like a tired copy of Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969).</p><p>Haven't seen <strong>Under Milk Wood</strong> and <strong>Hammersmith is Out</strong>, the later's description sounds wacky.</p><p>The era ends on a high, with a personal favorite, <strong>Night Watch (1973) </strong>which is great, spooky, psycho and atmospheric and Liz really delivers. I haven't seen <strong>Ash Wednesday (1973)</strong> but the plot sound interesting (something about plastic surgery), and the movie seems to have done ok, with solid reviews.</p><p></p><p>I know she appeared in more movies later on but those were usually cameos and not Elizabeth Taylor pictures. This was the end of her career as a leading actress and it is a fascinating string of movies, on its own. It's not exactly hag horror, but borderlines it. It's clear that its someone who's on a sort of a downward spiral, career wise and looks wise (70s did not look good on Liz, imo) but at the same time, that loss of perfection, is what makes her relax and do stuff she could have never done in previous movies, from going psycho to being vulgar, unattractive and crass. I'd like to hear your views on these movies , especially the ones I haven't seen.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/xXMfV0mX" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/3xbdpNJF/MV5-BMTEw-Nz-Qx-NDUt-MTk3-NC00-Mm-U5-LWFh-Zj-At-OTM1-Nj-A0-Zm-Zl-YTM3-Xk-Ey-Xk-Fqc-Gde-QXVy-MDg3-Nz-E0-MQ-V1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://postimages.org/" target="_blank">uploading pictures</a></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/mPDYm51p" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/GmPXm0LR/boom-1968-shutterstock-editorial-5881508j.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/Ppzyg8XS" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/3RzqDgPQ/740full-elizabeth-taylor.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://postimages.org/" target="_blank">picture host</a></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/fSyd83Jt" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/Xqcg7dW8/Only-Game-in-Town-3-1400x790.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://postimages.org/" target="_blank">image post</a></p><p><a href="https://postimages.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/jqZwKM01/3ec8e8809f717e6ad7ba54f772052f12.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://postimages.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/QMGVSP1F/MV5-BNDY0-ZDkz-ZTMt-NTEz-Ny00-Yj-Ex-LTg3-OWYt-ZWJh-M2-Qw-Yz-Fi-NGNk-Xk-Ey-Xk-Fqc-Gde-QXVy-NDY2-Nzgw-OTE-V1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/yDQwGtQD" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/mrBBPG7y/ash-wednesday-1973-shutterstock-editorial-5882891k.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ginnyfan, post: 289299, member: 174"] Her career has many phases but one that fascinates me the most is in fact the last one, from 1967 until 1973, during which she made a bizarre string of movies, some of which are mind-boggling. I'm yet to see all of them, but from those I've seen, and from what I've read/heard about others, I get the impression she didn't really care that much and sort of accepted roles that she found funny, unusual or just plain bizarre. I think it all started with [B]Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)[/B], a giant flop with Brando, whom she couldn't stand and had 0 chemistry with. I've heard so much about [B]Boom! (1967)[/B], I know it's one of John Waters' favorite films, and have seen some clips from which I can only say Liz was really camping it out, the acting, the outfits, the setting. I have to see this one! [B]Secret Ceremony (1968)[/B] is another head-scratcher. She really lets go in this one, even burping in one scene. Mia Farrow and Robert Mitchum co-star, probably regretting it later on. [B]The Only Game in Town (1970)[/B] seems like an attempt at respectability again, with a great director and a popular co-star, but with no success. A giant flop, it's too long, boring and looks so 70s bad. [B]X, Y and Zee (1972)[/B], feels like a tired copy of Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969). Haven't seen [B]Under Milk Wood[/B] and [B]Hammersmith is Out[/B], the later's description sounds wacky. The era ends on a high, with a personal favorite, [B]Night Watch (1973) [/B]which is great, spooky, psycho and atmospheric and Liz really delivers. I haven't seen [B]Ash Wednesday (1973)[/B] but the plot sound interesting (something about plastic surgery), and the movie seems to have done ok, with solid reviews. I know she appeared in more movies later on but those were usually cameos and not Elizabeth Taylor pictures. This was the end of her career as a leading actress and it is a fascinating string of movies, on its own. It's not exactly hag horror, but borderlines it. It's clear that its someone who's on a sort of a downward spiral, career wise and looks wise (70s did not look good on Liz, imo) but at the same time, that loss of perfection, is what makes her relax and do stuff she could have never done in previous movies, from going psycho to being vulgar, unattractive and crass. I'd like to hear your views on these movies , especially the ones I haven't seen. [URL='https://postimg.cc/xXMfV0mX'][IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/3xbdpNJF/MV5-BMTEw-Nz-Qx-NDUt-MTk3-NC00-Mm-U5-LWFh-Zj-At-OTM1-Nj-A0-Zm-Zl-YTM3-Xk-Ey-Xk-Fqc-Gde-QXVy-MDg3-Nz-E0-MQ-V1.jpg[/IMG][/URL][URL='https://postimages.org/']uploading pictures[/URL] [URL='https://postimg.cc/mPDYm51p'][IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/GmPXm0LR/boom-1968-shutterstock-editorial-5881508j.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://postimg.cc/Ppzyg8XS'][IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/3RzqDgPQ/740full-elizabeth-taylor.jpg[/IMG][/URL][URL='https://postimages.org/']picture host[/URL] [URL='https://postimg.cc/fSyd83Jt'][IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/Xqcg7dW8/Only-Game-in-Town-3-1400x790.png[/IMG][/URL][URL='https://postimages.org/']image post [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/jqZwKM01/3ec8e8809f717e6ad7ba54f772052f12.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/QMGVSP1F/MV5-BNDY0-ZDkz-ZTMt-NTEz-Ny00-Yj-Ex-LTg3-OWYt-ZWJh-M2-Qw-Yz-Fi-NGNk-Xk-Ey-Xk-Fqc-Gde-QXVy-NDY2-Nzgw-OTE-V1.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://postimg.cc/yDQwGtQD'][IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/mrBBPG7y/ash-wednesday-1973-shutterstock-editorial-5882891k.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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