18May/094
Friday Night, Movie Night.
This is Fizzy’s idea and I wanted to put in my little two cents too. I so want to watch this movie with her and y’all. I just cut and pasted the details below from her post (yes, sorry….I am lazy) Let me know if you have any questions, but last time we watched Twilight and that was pretty fun, this will be even better, since it is actually a good movie ;P Well, it is a classic that is for sure!!
Details by Softdrink from Fizzy Thoughts:
When: this Friday, 5/22/09 at 7 pm Pacific time
Where: watch the movie in your own home, comment at twitter
Who: everyone is welcome!
What: we’ll be watching the 1949 version of Little Women. Why that version? Well, because it’s available on iTunes ($2.99 to rent) and I couldn’t resist the amazon description:
Amazon’s Movie description:
Erstwhile tomboy June Allyson stars as Alcott’s famed heroine Jo, the budding writer in Civil War New England who pines for adventure, independence, and her own career. With Father off to war, it’s up to Jo, practical older sister Meg (Janet Leigh), frail sister Beth (Margaret O’Brien), and vain sister Amy (Elizabeth Taylor) to help Marmee (a saintly Mary Astor) keep the home fires warm while dealing with the rigors of adolescence. It’s all poured on with a generous amount of syrup, including lavish sets, hoop skirts, and petticoats, but anyone who’s ever read Alcott’s book will take comfort in its familiar story line. The dialogue is clunky but earnest, but you’d have to have a heart of stone not to get caught up in Jo’s plight. And rarely do you get to see such stars go at it with such gusto: Allyson and Peter Lawford (as neighbor and rich boy Laurie) are a match made in B-movie heaven, Taylor is spunky and hilarious in an early comic performance, and Leigh does the matronly thing with aplomb. And nobody, but nobody, cries and suffers like Margaret O’Brien!
Are you in????? Come on folks, hop on! It promises to be a great ride.
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May 19th, 2009 - 05:50
What a GREAT idea! I am not sure I can make this week’s movie night, but I would love to be a part of this sometime – if you do a future event.
May 19th, 2009 - 06:58
If I can wrestle the kids into bed before 7, I’m in! This is my favorite version of Little Women!
May 19th, 2009 - 09:18
I really want to be in but I hate to watch the movie without having the book read first and I am embarassed to admit I have yet to read Little Women. Maybe for the next installment I will be ready to watch a movie because I read a book.
May 19th, 2009 - 14:27
Molly- Yes I think it will be great fun!! We’ll keep you posted about next time if Friday doesn’t work out.
Michele- I know, the kids is an issue. I will put mine down and hope they stay down :P
Lilly- Oh, you should just watch it, it a classic!! You’ll love it and then you’ll really want to read the book.