Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 415514" data-attributes="member: 8">My third and last assignment was A Star Is Born, an extremely popular story that has created a fanbase for each incarnation.The mention of Judy Garland in previous comments made the choice very easy but still I had no idea what I was going to watch.[ATTACH=full]55147[/ATTACH]It&#039;s amazing that this very simple story, which could have been one of several&nbsp; plotlines in Valley Of The Dolls, doesn&#039;t outstay its impressive 3 hours running time.Naturally, quite a bit is covered by musical numbers but these are also very watchable. The slow ballads are less enjoyable because without the cowbell and horn of, say, John Barrymore, these songs don&#039;t go anywhere (imo).I guess it&#039;s only proper that the main attraction in A Star Is Born are the stars themselves, Judy Garland and James Mason, and I could easily have watched an additional hour of their on-screen drama.The internet says this was sort of a comeback for Judy and I think it also has the hallmarks of a comeback: the feel of a &quot;greatest hits&quot; and the bravery of criticising the star&#039;s beauty flaws before she&#039;s catapulted into showbiz heaven. Demolition before the re-building, no one does that at the beginning of a career.There&#039;s also the novelty of film being replaced with still images because some parts of the film are permanently lost.Not only have I enjoyed this film very much, I&#039;m curious to see what the other versions have to offer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 415514, member: 8"] My third and last assignment was [I]A Star Is Born[/I], an extremely popular story that has created a fanbase for each incarnation. The mention of Judy Garland in previous comments made the choice very easy but still I had no idea what I was going to watch. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1735175081886.png"]55147[/ATTACH] It's amazing that this very simple story, which could have been [I]one of several[/I] plotlines in Valley Of The Dolls, doesn't outstay its impressive 3 hours running time. Naturally, quite a bit is covered by musical numbers but these are also very watchable. The slow ballads are less enjoyable because without the cowbell and horn of, say, John Barrymore, these songs don't go anywhere (imo). I guess it's only proper that the main attraction in A Star Is Born are the stars themselves, Judy Garland and James Mason, and I could easily have watched an additional hour of their on-screen drama. The internet says this was sort of a comeback for Judy and I think it also has the hallmarks of a comeback: the feel of a "greatest hits" and the bravery of criticising the star's beauty flaws before she's catapulted into showbiz heaven. Demolition before the re-building, no one does that at the beginning of a career. There's also the novelty of film being replaced with still images because some parts of the film are permanently lost. Not only have I enjoyed this film very much, I'm curious to see what the other versions have to offer. [/QUOTE]

Verification

What month follows July?