Bill Anderson <billanderson@my-deja.com> wrote:
> Time passes. New generations come along. Last night I was visited by a
> 17-year-old and we were looking for a movie to watch and I asked, “have you
> ever seen THE SIXTH SENSE?”
>
> No.
>
> Seriously? The one about the kid who says, “I see dead people?”
>
> Never heard of it.
>
> So we watched and he was suckered and I was treated to a look of genuine
> astonishment on his face at the end.
>
> You mean…?
>
> Yeah, practically the whole time.
>
> “That was a great movie!”
>
> Growing old is generally proving to be a pain, but it appears that
> occasionally there’s fun to be had.
>

Over the weekend we watched “My Little Chickadee” simply because he had
never heard of WC Fields or Mae West. It’s not a great film for either of
them, but it does allow them to display their well known screen personas. I
explained to him before the movie started that I was showing it just to
kill two birds with one stone. So while the movie itself was a bit of a
disappointment, at least now when he hears a reference to either actor he
won’t wonder, “who?“ And wouldn’t it be a terrible shame if little quotes
still in popular culture like “why don’t you come up and see me?“ or, “my
Little Chickadee“ were to fly right over his head?

I think I’ll show a Laurel and Hardy next. Last night I watched the third
“guardians of the galaxy” movie – – don’t ask – – and heard of the
characters say, “well here’s another fine mess you’ve gotten us into.”

--
Bill Anderson

I am the Mighty Favog

On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 9:17:42 AM UTC-4, Bill Anderson wrote:
>
> I think I’ll show a Laurel and Hardy next. Last night I watched the third
> “guardians of the galaxy” movie – – don’t ask – – and heard of the
> characters say, “well here’s another fine mess you’ve gotten us into.”
> --

Well, I'd say DON'T start with "Way Out West," since that includes a reference to "It Happened One Night" that no one will get without seeing the latter first. (Of course, IHON is not a Laurel & Hardy movie!)

You can't go wrong with "When Comedy Was King," which you can see here. (It includes "Big Business.")

https://archive.org/details/whencomedywasking

I mentioned it up-thread.

Granted, one may prefer to see the first compilation first - "The Golden Age of Comedy" (1957), which includes "You're Darn Tootin' " and "Two Tars."

https://tubitv.com/movies/571815/the-golden-age-of-comedy

And this is "30 Years of Fun" - which I thought was the third compilation, but one person says it's the fourth!

https://archive.org/details/30yearsoffun_201705

OK, I found the third one - it's "Days of Thrills and Laughter."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ydPnmotck

So, did you ever get Ty Burr's guidebook?

It's pretty popular.

Lenona <lenona321@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 9:17:42 AM UTC-4, Bill Anderson wrote:
>
>>
>> I think I’ll show a Laurel and Hardy next. Last night I watched the third
>> “guardians of the galaxy” movie – – don’t ask – – and heard of the
>> characters say, “well here’s another fine mess you’ve gotten us into.”
>> --
>
> Well, I'd say DON'T start with "Way Out West," since that includes a
> reference to "It Happened One Night" that no one will get without seeing
> the latter first. (Of course, IHON is not a Laurel & Hardy movie!)
>
> You can't go wrong with "When Comedy Was King," which you can see here.
> (It includes "Big Business.")
>
> https://archive.org/details/whencomedywasking
>
> I mentioned it up-thread.
>
> Granted, one may prefer to see the first compilation first - "The Golden
> Age of Comedy" (1957), which includes "You're Darn Tootin' " and "Two Tars."
>
> https://tubitv.com/movies/571815/the-golden-age-of-comedy
>
>
> And this is "30 Years of Fun" - which I thought was the third
> compilation, but one person says it's the fourth!
>
> https://archive.org/details/30yearsoffun_201705
>
>
>

Well I don’t know about the kid, but now I have to watch Way Out West again
just to find that reference. I have considered IH0N for him, and of course
it is a masterpiece, but other choices always seem to win out. No, I
haven’t consulted the reference book. I am too much fun considering myself
the “expert.”

--
Bill Anderson

I am the Mighty Favog