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Post by BATouttaheck on Oct 25, 2018 23:45:07 GMT
I didn't see "The Petrified Forest". Or "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex". suggest that you remedy that situation stat ! Especially Forest ! |
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Post by dirtypillows on Oct 26, 2018 2:31:19 GMT
I didn't see "The Petrified Forest". Or "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex". suggest that you remedy that situation stat ! Especially Forest ! lol! I saw "Beyond the Forest". do I get partial credit? |
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Post by bravomailer on Oct 26, 2018 2:37:03 GMT
Can't stand her.
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Post by dirtypillows on Oct 26, 2018 2:48:32 GMT
There are going to be some people who can't stand some people. I can't stand Julia Roberts, I think she's smug and superior and full of herself and condescending and not as smart as she thinks she is.... And, Christ, what a phony! Now. What is it about Bette Davis that you can't stand? |
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Post by bravomailer on Oct 26, 2018 2:52:33 GMT
There are going to be some people who can't stand some people. I can't stand Julia Roberts, I think she's smug and superior and full of herself and condescending and not as smart as she thinks she is.... And, Christ, what a phony! Now. What is it about Bette Davis that you can't stand? Your thoughts on Julia Roberts are identical to mine on Bette Davis – and Katharine Hepburn as well. Unwatchable wretches. |
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Post by dirtypillows on Oct 26, 2018 2:55:30 GMT
There are going to be some people who can't stand some people. I can't stand Julia Roberts, I think she's smug and superior and full of herself and condescending and not as smart as she thinks she is.... And, Christ, what a phony! Now. What is it about Bette Davis that you can't stand? Your thoughts on Julia Roberts are identical to mine on Bette Davis – and Katharine Hepburn as well. Unwatchable wretches. I cannot stand Katharine Hepburn. One director said she had skin like a lizard, dry and super flaky. Gross. I would follow Bette Davis wherever she wanted to go. I couldn't love her more. |
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Post by dirtypillows on Oct 26, 2018 3:08:11 GMT
I cannot stand Katharine Hepburn. One director said she had skin like a lizard, dry and super flaky. Gross. I would follow Bette Davis wherever she wanted to go. I couldn't love her more.Thou shalt not have any gods before me Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image
Well I suppose in the case of Davis, one can make an exception. God must have been a woman after all.  Oh, I've broken that commandment so many times, I can do it with both hands tied behind my back!  |
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Post by llanwydd on Oct 26, 2018 3:31:24 GMT
Funny that I saw only one mention of The Nanny on this thread. That was the first Bette Davis film I ever saw and it is far and away my favorite. Her performance was one of those rare "understated" but intense performances. The little boy was great too (William Dix). It really was both of their performances that made it such a masterpiece thriller.
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Post by Archelaus on Oct 26, 2018 3:37:15 GMT
All About Eve
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Post by dirtypillows on Oct 26, 2018 3:38:15 GMT
Funny that I saw only one mention of The Nanny on this thread. That was the first Bette Davis film I ever saw and it is far and away my favorite. Her performance was one of those rare "understated" but intense performances. The little boy was great too (William Dix). It really was both of their performances that made it such a masterpiece thriller. Yeah, I saw "The Nanny", I liked "The Nanny" quite a bit. But it lacked the Davis verve. One performance that I love is her twin sisters in "Dead Ringer". She was great in that. In my top five favorite Davis performances. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Oct 26, 2018 3:41:11 GMT
suggest that you remedy that situation stat ! Especially Forest ! lol! I saw "Beyond the Forest". do I get partial credit?sure BUT do try to see The Petrified Forest … it's a whole new Bette. Have you seen The Man Who Came to Dinner ? also well worth watching ! and she is actually funny in The Bride Came C.O.D. with Cagney |
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Post by dirtypillows on Oct 26, 2018 3:43:28 GMT
lol! I saw "Beyond the Forest". do I get partial credit?sure BUT do try to see The Petrified Forest … it's a whole new Bette. Have you seen The Man Who Came to Dinner ? also well worth watching ! I have seen "The Man Who Came To Dinner". It was funny, and, if I recall, Bette was more subdued than usual. The old man stole the show. |
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Post by mikef6 on Oct 26, 2018 3:56:53 GMT
I went with Jezebel. Bette is great in so many ways. When she bows to Fonda it made me feel embarrassed for her. Also, the scene where she goes to the Ball defying convention by wearing a red dress. She causes a duel (with a surprising outcome) and finally a magnificent gesture of self-sacrifice. Everything else about the movie is top notch as well. The ending also defies convention by not wrapping everything up and leaving the outcome ambiguous. Bette is on fire in this film.
I think my second choice would have been "The Letter" which, as I write, has zero votes.
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Post by dirtypillows on Oct 26, 2018 17:39:53 GMT
Oh, I've broken that commandment so many times, I can do it with both hands tied behind my back! Besides, Davis is more than fitting. She was a real woman and as God, she would cast out the feminist demon. Yes! She had no time for fools. |
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Post by dirtypillows on Oct 26, 2018 17:42:56 GMT
I went with Jezebel. Bette is great in so many ways. When she bows to Fonda it made me feel embarrassed for her. Also, the scene where she goes to the Ball defying convention by wearing a red dress. She causes a duel (with a surprising outcome) and finally a magnificent gesture of self-sacrifice. Everything else about the movie is top notch as well. The ending also defies convention by not wrapping everything up and leaving the outcome ambiguous. Bette is on fire in this film. I think my second choice would have been "The Letter" which, as I write, has zero votes.Yes, she was very good in "The Letter". Maybe not too many people have seen it? I barely remember "Jezebel" at all. I need to see it again. I think her performance in "Old Acquaintance" is very under-rated. She is very believable and likable in that movie. But her character is relatively low-key for Davis. Maybe that had something to do with not getting an Oscar nomination that year. Who can say? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2018 17:46:32 GMT
All About Eve
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Post by dirtypillows on Oct 31, 2018 4:16:51 GMT
Davis always said her best performance was in "A Catered Affair". I saw only part of that. I just don't like Debbie Reynolds that much. Ernest Borgnine is cool though.
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Post by Xcalatë on Oct 31, 2018 16:48:17 GMT
Baby Jane
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Dec 2, 2018 1:29:43 GMT
I don't see it on the list, but my vote goes to The Nanny (1965).
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Post by wmcclain on Dec 2, 2018 1:34:14 GMT
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