tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post5353335378123076790..comments2024-03-27T14:29:31.460-05:00Comments on Cinema OCD: Lady in the LakeJennythenipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-44788208961692243382014-01-09T13:34:23.715-06:002014-01-09T13:34:23.715-06:00OMG, I'm just so happy that someone left a com...OMG, I'm just so happy that someone left a comment on my blog that wasn't a vague compliment combined with viagra spam. <br />Well, Michael, it boils down to people not thinking that the 1st person gimmick can sustain an entire film. An extended passage of 1st person would have been great. An entire film? Nope. School of Physics and Astronomyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745523549027682564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-88038275316277142032014-01-07T18:55:49.846-06:002014-01-07T18:55:49.846-06:00Montgomery's Lady in the Lake was brilliant. I...Montgomery's Lady in the Lake was brilliant. It was entertaining in all of the right places on a number of levels. I came across it last night on TCM and it grabbed my attention from the get-go. The camp aspect of this film is undeniable, as Marlowe takes us from scene to scene. Not sure what all the complaining is about. At the very least it enable somebody to take the time to write it up. ;)Michael416https://www.blogger.com/profile/03207765761765151137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-53532415419290621922009-06-13T08:19:46.809-05:002009-06-13T08:19:46.809-05:00I warned you about this one. :-) I watched it only...I warned you about this one. :-) I watched it only because it had Robert Montgomery in it. The only thing that would have made this stink less would have been Marlowe leading the femme fatale on and dumping her on her sour puss, witchy face at the end. I literally screamed at the TV when the ending didn't live up to that.<br /><br />Sorry Karl, in this case, I agree with Jenny. Stinker.AbbyNormalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487281117880692127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-25885469548807675842009-06-07T15:48:03.315-05:002009-06-07T15:48:03.315-05:00Sounds like a horrible excuse for a movie.
"...Sounds like a horrible excuse for a movie.<br /><br />"Chris is Starving!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-36696645948261547082009-06-04T10:24:57.979-05:002009-06-04T10:24:57.979-05:00Switch to Alan Ladd and Robert Mitchum noirs befor...Switch to Alan Ladd and Robert Mitchum noirs before it's too late!SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-56859480722031753672009-06-03T10:23:18.367-05:002009-06-03T10:23:18.367-05:00Lolita: Dark Passage doesn't use the techniqu...Lolita: Dark Passage doesn't use the technique throughout. It's not my favorite Bogart noir, by a long shot, but it's better than Lady in the Lake.<br /><br />kda0121: I just think the slavishness to the technique makes for a really tedious film in parts. There's a scene where he's waiting for a guy who is talking on the floor and the camera is literally gazing at his shoe! There's a point where "something different" becomes indulgent and I think Lady in the Lake crosses the line. I agree about Audrey Totter. She's remarkably unappealing. Is that really what Marlowe likes? <br /><br />And you know I really like, nay love Robert Montgomery! Two posts ago, I called him a "charm leviathan." I meant in it a highly complementary way. Stripped of most of that charm though, and robbed of seeing his face, there's not enough left to keep your interest for two hours. I stand by my "stinker" epithet.Jennythenipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570881559181199994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-26248349865714984552009-06-03T00:29:36.314-05:002009-06-03T00:29:36.314-05:00I thought it was interesting. I think Robert Mont...I thought it was interesting. I think Robert Montgomery deserves some credit for trying something different. I've always liked Montgomery and didn't think this was all that terrible. My only complaint was that leading lady Audrey Totter just looks too bitchy to end up with Marlowe at the end. Maybe not a classic, but stinker is a bit strong.kda0121https://www.blogger.com/profile/04755030262681599815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429340425396153262.post-9293285365084655162009-06-02T16:31:50.845-05:002009-06-02T16:31:50.845-05:00I haven't seen Lady in the Lake, but I thought tha...I haven't seen Lady in the Lake, but I thought that the first person perspective quite worked in Dark Passage. Don't you? Or is just the phenomenon that bothers you? ;)Lolita of the Classicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596876234508882958noreply@blogger.com