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Re:Joyce! - A Celebration of the Work of Joyce Grenfell (1991)
This is a must for all and new fans of Joyce Grenfell.
I have been a great fan of Joyce Grenfell for a long time, and was interested in seeing Maureen Lipman's loving portrait of. Joyce Grenfell. If you are a fan of Maureen Lipman and Joyce Grenfell then you will enjoy this on DVD or Video. She does many of Joyce's monologues with great passion. We all remember the harassed nursery school teacher. 'George don't do that'. I loved 'The Hymn'. There are many favourite Grenfell Monologues to enjoy. I love 'The Hymn' where a churchgoing lady goes to church, and while hymn singing she remembers she had left a pan of chicken bones which had been left cooking on her stove. She is afraid that the house will burn down. Another favourite is Mother Comstock who is on her 'first flight with food' to see her son and daughter in law (who happens to be coloured in Conneticut in the United States, who is talking to a fellow passenger. There is another favourite, 'The worrier'. You will enjoy this loving tribute and will drive you on, to find more of Joyce Grenfell's work. I wish you joy in watching this tribute, I know it has brought me much joy.
South Pacific (2001)
Am I the only one who enjoyed this film?
Well, after looking at the other comments, I am beginning to wonder did we all see the same film?? I thoroughly enjoyed it, I thought it was better than the original, mind you, I am a fan of Glenn Close (so I could be biased there) and Robert Pastorelli (who sadly passed away earlier in March, this year). He died far too young, I was looking to seeing him in future films. I also thought Ilene Graff and Harry Connick played good supportive roles. I bought this film on DVD and am always cheered by it. So what, if people think that Glenn Close was a little older to play this film, Mary Martin was in her late 40's when she did this musical on the stage. What I see is a film, which I think was a happy experience for all those who appeared in it. I was glad to see the home movie of the film being made too, which was greatly enjoyed. We all have different tastes and talents, so I accept all people have different views, but I thought some of the views were a little harsh. I would like to see some of these people have the courage to appear in this type of film, knowing they could be savaged by reviews. It takes a lot of courage to remake a film like this. I know I could not have done it, so I appreciate those who can.