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Gone with the Wind

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Mike K

I've never really liked this movie, but couldn't figure out why, until
recently, when it dawned on me that it's a SOAP OPERA!!! And not a very
good one. It's on again tonight, my SO is watching it, and some of
Rhett's and Scarlett's lines are true howlers.

I know, I know, it came out in 1939, and standards were different then.

Follow Ups:

Went with the Wind is more satisfying and... - musetap 13:25:30 11/29/13 (1)
not nearly as long, tedious, over-acted or with that unbearable feeling of such self-importance.

MANY great films came out in 1939; GWTW has to remain the most over-rated of them.

"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" - Michael McClure
- Went with the Wind is at least funny - cruelly funny. - Timbo in Oz 20:40:34 12/13/13 (0)
  ROFTLMAO WTOLRDMCheeks funny.
  And, over a lot quicker.
  The unique institution with all it's blather.
  
  Warmest
  
  Tim Bailey
  
  Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
  
  Edits: 12/13/13
Ref: "Eating too much" over in Central, by Brian Walsh. nt - free.ranger 16:55:32 11/28/13 (0)
Or try Carol Burnett's classic retake, parts 1 and 2:
- "Went with the Wind" (Open in New Window)
To this day every Southern princess is Scarlett . . . - Billy Wonka 11:53:38 11/28/13 (0)
still secretly looking for her Rhett. It's tragedy in real time.
needs a big screen - mbnx01 22:03:30 11/27/13 (21)
It's actually pretty epic in the theater.

"The problem with quotes from the internet is that many of them just are just made up."
-Abraham Lincoln
- A good bottle of cheap vodka is what it needs - Victor Khomenko 05:04:10 11/28/13 (20)
  All women are pretty and all films good enough after that.
  - How about a bad bottle of good vodka? Look, this film is a star vehicle. Either you are a fan of - tinear 20:02:32 11/30/13 (3)
    the major stars, i.e. Clark and Vivien, or you're not.
    NO one should approach the mega-blockbusters of their day expecting anything but fantastic entertainment. I don't think anyone sensible EVER has expected high art. Certainly, no such claims were made for the book. It was schlock, in its day, but very good schlock.
    A guilty pleasure, if you wish...
    - My view is simple... - Victor Khomenko 08:05:28 12/02/13 (2)
      There are still thousands of good films out there that I have not seen.
      
      Would I waste my time on something of a marginal significance that I have already seen once?
      
      Would I drink the wine that has been sitting in the glass for the last two weeks?
      
      Well... to be honest... sometimes I do... :(
      - You can take the boy out of Russia�. nt - tinear 12:10:40 12/08/13 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: My view is simple... posted by Victor Khomenko on December 02, 2013 at 08:05:28
        
        d
        
        Yep... it is a crime to throw away any alcohol. nt - Victor Khomenko 06:27:13 12/09/13 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: You can take the boy out of Russia�. nt posted by tinear on December 08, 2013 at 12:10:40
        
        .
  - Old gray guys need goosing. * - Billy Wonka 12:38:49 11/28/13 (0)
    .
  - No such thing as a "good bottle of cheap vodka" - Prisoners 10:56:10 11/28/13 (14)
    Good vodka doesn't have to be expensive, but I've never had cheap vodka that was good-tasting.
    - Good cheap vodka? Try Veil. Not at all harsh, very neutral* - Road Warrior 19:43:31 11/28/13 (13)
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      "I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
      - I stopped drinking before Goose made the scene . . . - Billy Wonka 15:40:11 11/29/13 (12)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Good cheap vodka? Try Veil. Not at all harsh, very neutral* posted by Road Warrior on November 28, 2013 at 19:43:31
        
        is it the best?
        
        It's very good. - Prisoners 18:48:48 11/29/13 (11)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I stopped drinking before Goose made the scene . . . posted by Billy Wonka on November 29, 2013 at 15:40:11
        
        Hard to say any one brand is "the best" but Grey Goose is certainly a top shelf item. I'm happy with Stoli if I want to save a few bucks, but I'm certain I can tell the difference between the two. I'll no longer drink anything less than that though.
        
        A former poster, Johnny Thunders, recommended Enchanted Rock Vodka as the "best" - Road Warrior 06:51:48 11/30/13 (10)
        
        In Reply to: RE: It's very good. posted by Prisoners on November 29, 2013 at 18:48:48
        
        I tried it. It is. However, as most of our vodka goes into White Russians, Veil works perfectly fine. It'd be a waste of good vodka to put the Enchanted Rock into it. Again, try Veil if you can find it. You may well be surprised.
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        "I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
        
        Veil vodka. It doesn't suck. (Open in New Window)
        
        Edits: 11/30/13
        
        In blind vodka tastings... - mkuller 10:48:56 11/30/13 (9)
        
        In Reply to: RE: A former poster, Johnny Thunders, recommended Enchanted Rock Vodka as the "best" posted by Road Warrior on November 30, 2013 at 06:51:48
        
        ...Smirnoff is the usual winner.
        
        Charcoal filtering.
        
        Unless you like your vodka to have some flavor or other.
        
        Thnx for the Smirnoff reminder - Road Warrior 14:42:46 11/30/13 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: In blind vodka tastings... posted by mkuller on November 30, 2013 at 10:48:56
        
        I wrote it off years ago as "premium" vodkas became all the rage. Another good, inexpensive vodka, recommended by daughter (bartenderess), is Monopolowa. Still, our "go to" mixing vodka, is Veil.
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        "I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
        
        There are many premium vodkas now... - mkuller 15:00:11 11/30/13 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Thnx for the Smirnoff reminder posted by Road Warrior on November 30, 2013 at 14:42:46
        
        ...as many as can pay for a big marketing campaign.
        
        Hanger One vodka is made near here.
        
        I stopped drinking the hard stuff about 10 years ago - a little beer and a lot of wine is all I drink now.
        
        Vodka MUST have flavor - Victor Khomenko 10:59:27 11/30/13 (6)
        
        In Reply to: RE: In blind vodka tastings... posted by mkuller on November 30, 2013 at 10:48:56
        
        All personal tastes, of course, but I never liked Smirnoff. If you want something inexpensive, but good (in my view...), try Wyborowa, it is very good. When properly chilled and served, it is excellent.
        
        Sounds like... - mkuller 11:06:39 11/30/13 (5)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Vodka MUST have flavor posted by Victor Khomenko on November 30, 2013 at 10:59:27
        
        ...solid state amplification vs tubes to me.
        
        And I like the flavor of tubes.
        
        Next stop - cognac with no color and no smell. - Victor Khomenko 13:07:37 11/30/13 (4)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Sounds like... posted by mkuller on November 30, 2013 at 11:06:39
        
        Patrick's gonna love it! :)
        
        Vodka, most definitely, is NOT a diluted alcohol.
        
        Vodka, unlike most hard liquors, traditionally is taken w/meals. I think, Vic, that's why - tinear 12:17:57 12/10/13 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Next stop - cognac with no color and no smell. posted by Victor Khomenko on November 30, 2013 at 13:07:37
        
        it is ice-chilled: any vestige of taste would interfere with the delicate flavor of� caviar?
        
        You mean White Lightening? Plenty around here.* - Billy Wonka 14:20:21 12/01/13 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Next stop - cognac with no color and no smell. posted by Victor Khomenko on November 30, 2013 at 13:07:37
        
        .
        
        Stuff with no flavor? That's Patrick's department! - Victor Khomenko 06:28:37 12/02/13 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: You mean White Lightening? Plenty around here.* posted by Billy Wonka on December 01, 2013 at 14:20:21
        
        I once brought him some real man's vodka, and that nearly killed him!
        
        I have never thought of vodka as straight drinking whiskey - violinist3 14:23:20 12/16/13 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Stuff with no flavor? That's Patrick's department! posted by Victor Khomenko on December 02, 2013 at 06:28:37
        
        Maybe I'm wrong but it doesn't seem like straight shots of scotch, tequilla, or bourbon.
        Grey goose to me doesn't seem like straight drinking stuff. If that's one of the best maybe I better move on.

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