tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post9020295318781378727..comments2024-01-25T07:08:17.130-05:00Comments on 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: All That Jazz (1979) **1/2Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-23733066432114570392013-01-09T16:24:56.971-05:002013-01-09T16:24:56.971-05:00Becky: as always, thanks for the nice comments. Y...Becky: as always, thanks for the nice comments. You are right, there is a lot of dark (coffin) humor in All That Jazz. I usually like it, and I think it is used pretty well here. I like the first part of "Take Off with Us"--Fosse was very original in his choreography. As usual, we can't always agree on everything.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-49275648736903221602013-01-09T12:07:05.667-05:002013-01-09T12:07:05.667-05:00Hi, Kim! You and I are in agreement about the face...Hi, Kim! You and I are in agreement about the facets of the movie you liked, but boy we couldn't be farther apart about the musical numbers, Scheider's acting, all the rest. I thought this movie was brilliant in every way. I really did, and that doesn't often happen to me. Of course, dark dark humor suits me the best -- in my family, we call it coffin humor, which certainly applies here! LOL! I thought the Hospital Hallucination scene was unmatchable. It's funny, because I don't usually like "soft porn" stuff either, but "Take Off With Us" was such a powerful statement about not only Gideon's sexual promiscuity, but also the sexual revolution of the time it was made. Plus, I thought both halves of the number were great music and dance. <br /><br />Anyway, we may disagree about a lot, but your article is, as always, thought-provoking and well done. ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-20887168611801432292013-01-06T20:27:17.316-05:002013-01-06T20:27:17.316-05:00I see your point about how musicals fit in numbers...I see your point about how musicals fit in numbers. Singin' in the Rain is brilliant. Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-25983890606804420442013-01-06T13:36:09.050-05:002013-01-06T13:36:09.050-05:00I do like some--I absolutely love Singin' in t...I do like some--I absolutely love Singin' in the Rain, for instance, and I enjoy My Fair Lady. I'm more on my guard with musicals, though. <br /><br />This one, though...it avoids the problems I tend to have with musicals by making the musical numbers actually work within the context of the reality of the world the film is in. Since it overcomes my immediate objections, I'm much more able to view it as a film, and I think it hits on all cylinders.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-43701425571742427872013-01-06T11:20:57.957-05:002013-01-06T11:20:57.957-05:00I thought you didn't like musicals? LOL! You ...I thought you didn't like musicals? LOL! You must like the more unusual ones. Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-12127037728838805462013-01-06T11:02:00.377-05:002013-01-06T11:02:00.377-05:00I see the connection between this and Fellini, but...I see the connection between this and Fellini, but I disagree with its self-indulgence. This is much more a warts-and-all autobiography. Fosse puts his faults on display and invites everyone to realize what a bastard he is. There's a level of honesty there that I find impressive. And I love the last half hour.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.com