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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:18 pm
Post subject: Brigadoon
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I saw this when first released and didn't care for it too much, I
think I was disappointed in the lack of actual Scottish locations,
however I saw it again a couple of nights ago and found myself
thoroughly enjoying it, perhaps I've just mellowed over the years.
Recognizing the fact that it is just a filmed stage production the
sets are actually quite pleasing.
I'd forgotten how very good Barry Jones was in it, his lengthy
telling of the Brigadoon legend to Gene Kelly could have been a bore
but he made it literally spell-binding and at sixty years old he more
than held his own with professional dancers with a lively reel in the
wedding number.
Cyd Charrise was sort of an unlikely looking Scottish lass but who
cared.
Highpoints for me was the fore mentioned wedding scenes with the
gathering of the pipe playing clans enmassing (where did they all come
from I wonder?) and Gene Kelly's _Almost Like Being in Love_ number.
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:46 pm
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"Dave in Toronto" wrote in message
>I saw this when first released and didn't care for it too much, I
> think I was disappointed in the lack of actual Scottish locations,
> however I saw it again a couple of nights ago and found myself
> thoroughly enjoying it, perhaps I've just mellowed over the years.
> Recognizing the fact that it is just a filmed stage production the
> sets are actually quite pleasing.
>
> I'd forgotten how very good Barry Jones was in it, his lengthy
> telling of the Brigadoon legend to Gene Kelly could have been a bore
> but he made it literally spell-binding and at sixty years old he more
> than held his own with professional dancers with a lively reel in the
> wedding number.
>
> Cyd Charrise was sort of an unlikely looking Scottish lass but who
> cared.
>
> Highpoints for me was the fore mentioned wedding scenes with the
> gathering of the pipe playing clans enmassing (where did they all come
> from I wonder?) and Gene Kelly's _Almost Like Being in Love_ number.
>
> Dave in Toronto
>
I watched some of it recently. My trouble was I had mixed it up with
"Finian's Rainbow", so the "Scottish" flavour puzzled me:-)
Not my cup of tea.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:59 pm
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:59 pm
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On 2007-10-11 14:59:20 -0700, forneon DeleteThis @webtv.net (S D) said:
> Not bad at all, musical parts good , I think "I`ll Go Home With Bonny
> Jean " written for the film
I'd watch the whole thing again just to hear "Heather on the Hill".
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:55 pm
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On Oct 11, 3:32 pm, gtr wrote:
> On 2007-10-11 14:59:20 -0700, forn... RemoveThis @webtv.net (S D) said:
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> > Not bad at all, musical parts good , I think "I`ll Go Home With Bonny
> > Jean " written for the film
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> I'd watch the whole thing again just to hear "Heather on the Hill".
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> Thank you and have a nice day.
<< Yes! "Heather on the Hill" is *the* song here. Wonder if those
song writers ever did anything else. Maybe something more English. >> >> Stay informed about: Brigadoon |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:31 pm
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> << Yes! "Heather on the Hill" is *the* song here. Wonder if those
> song writers ever did anything else. Maybe something more English. >>
Uh..yeah.. it was Lerner and Leowe.
Camelot (is that English enough?)
My Fair Lady
Gigi
Paint Your Wagon
Lerner also collabotated with Kurt Weill and worked on the film "Royal
Wedding" (Fred Astaire.) He also contributed to the book for "An
American in Paris" At the time of his death, he had just began to
work with Andrew Lloyd Webber on "Phantom of the Opera." >> Stay informed about: Brigadoon |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:45 am
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It's already been mentioned in par, but Cyd Charise was one of the two
or three best-looking women to ever step in front of a camera. Her
Scottishness - or lack thereof - might well never enter the mind of
any male viewer with sufficient hormones to generate beard growth. >> Stay informed about: Brigadoon |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:45 am
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It's already been mentioned in part, but Cyd Charise was one of the
two
or three best-looking women to ever step in front of a camera. Her
Scottishness - or lack thereof - might well never enter the mind of
any male viewer with sufficient hormones to generate beard growth. >> Stay informed about: Brigadoon |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:45 am
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It's already been mentioned in part, but Cyd was one of the
two or three best-looking women to ever step in front of a camera. Her
Scottishness - or lack thereof - might well never enter the mind of
any male viewer with sufficient hormones to generate beard growth. >> Stay informed about: Brigadoon |
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:45 am
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"El Klauso" wrote in message
> It's already been mentioned in part, but Cyd was one of the
> two or three best-looking women to ever step in front of a camera. Her
> Scottishness - or lack thereof - might well never enter the mind of
> any male viewer with sufficient hormones to generate beard growth.
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I was about four feet from her in an elevator five years ago, and she was
the prettiest 81 year old woman I've seen. >> Stay informed about: Brigadoon |
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:45 am
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El Klauso wrote:
> It's already been mentioned in par, but Cyd Charise was one of the two
> or three best-looking women to ever step in front of a camera. Her
> Scottishness - or lack thereof - might well never enter the mind of
> any male viewer with sufficient hormones to generate beard growth.
>
Amen
Marv >> Stay informed about: Brigadoon |
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:59 am
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In article ,
Klaus01.RemoveThis@Verizon.net says...
> It's already been mentioned in par, but Cyd Charise was one of the two
> or three best-looking women to ever step in front of a camera. Her
> Scottishness - or lack thereof - might well never enter the mind of
> any male viewer with sufficient hormones to generate beard growth.
Pretty much uh, no way did we care if she was actually Scottish, and I'm
1/4 Scot myself. Basically for me, when I saw it I was 14, so it was
like, holy moley, look at those legs. = ) >> Stay informed about: Brigadoon |
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:03 am
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In article , mackerel RemoveThis @dslextreme.com
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> "El Klauso" wrote in message
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> > It's already been mentioned in part, but Cyd was one of the
> > two or three best-looking women to ever step in front of a camera. Her
> > Scottishness - or lack thereof - might well never enter the mind of
> > any male viewer with sufficient hormones to generate beard growth.
> >
> I was about four feet from her in an elevator five years ago, and she was
> the prettiest 81 year old woman I've seen.
She's aged at least as well as Sophia Loren, and that's saying
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:46 am
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In article , El Klauso wrote:
: It's already been mentioned in par, but Cyd Charise was one of the two
: or three best-looking women to ever step in front of a camera. Her
: Scottishness - or lack thereof - might well never enter the mind of
: any male viewer with sufficient hormones to generate beard growth.
Ha! So it's not just me.
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I'm sorry if I hurt you when I fell asleep last night,
But I was just exhausted from the act of being polite. >> Stay informed about: Brigadoon |
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