---plus a musical:
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (1954) Jane Powell, Howard Keel. Finally sat through the whole thing again and I still feel the same. It is a musical that I'm not fond of - too much rowdiness, jumping around. And the rough housing by the 'boys' gets on my nerves. That's the way I felt after watching it long ago and I haven't changed my mind. As for the music, I cannot remember one song and never hummed any of the melodies. 7/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047472/
Much Ado About Nothing (1993) Denzel Washington, Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Kate Beckinsale, Keanu Reeves. William Shakespeare's rom/com of Hero and Claudio, soon to wed; and Beatrice and Benedict, barely able to tolerate each other. The mix ups and partings and discovery of the evil doer leads to one of the most joyful and lovely final scenes in a recent tilm. IMHO.
"Sigh No More": during the film; what a lovely courtyard and fountain! -- and song.
The joyful finale:
http://youtu.be/gMX0fxUZEwU
And the words:
Sigh no more, ladies, sigh nor more; Men were deceivers ever;
One foot in sea and one on shore, To one thing constant never; Then sigh not so, But let them go, And be you blithe and bonny;
Converting all your sounds of woe Into. Hey nonny, nonny.
Sing no more ditties, sing no mo, Or dumps so dull and heavy;
The fraud of men was ever so, Since summer first was leavy. Then sigh not so, But let them go, And be you blithe and bonny,
Converting all your sounds of woe Into. Hey, nonny, nonny.
Love this film! Not perfect - but it'll do! 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107616/
Unstoppable (2010) Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson. I can't help it - Denzel is fun to watch in most films. This one about a train that somehow the brakeman didn't get the automatic brake set, so it just lumbers along, is a real puzzle. How to get someone on board or something in front of it to stop it in time? Going across open country is one thing; but an urban center in coming up soon. How do the guys on the front lines convince the boardroom shirt and ties to let them alone to do their job? We get more and more tense as the time goes by. Whew! A mighty fine popcorn movie. 8/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477080/
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