“It’s A Wonderful Life”: After watching this film, how can
it not be. The film has it all: comedy, drama, seriousness, great story-telling
narration, wonderful acting and cheesy cheerfulness. Notice Alfalfa. There were
even a couple actors that played in a few Stooges’ shorts. The reason why this
is such a classy film is that it is about a small town boy and his hopes of
leaving, only to get sucked into the town and become a valuable member. Another
valuable wonderfulness of this film is the drafty ol’ house and all those damn
kids, along with all the miserable happenstances of life that make holidays so
extra very stressful, yet wonderful. I wouldn’t go so far as killing myself for
the sake of saving the family, because that really doesn’t make sense. The
family needs me and whatever pickle one is in, if a family pulls together,
great and wonderful things will happen, in time, that is. My favorite scene was
when they were in the alternate universe in the bar and the bartender keeps
wringing the cash registrar bell, “Look, I’m giving angels wings.” Smart assy
and funny. How about when George goes running around at the end in his high
pitched voice, running all hunched over? Wonderful. So wonderful. HEARING AID
ON
“Jack Frost”: Claymation and what-the-hell-is-going-on-amation?
It seemed like the subliminal message was Russians vs. Germans; crazy
mechanical one hand man vs. blonde-hair-blue-eyes. The coolest was how snow was
made by little blue people. The story was actually very dumb. Dumb dumb dumb. I
have no idea as to why I watched it, maybe it was the mechanical horse, the
mechanical had puppet and/or the groundhog. Not sure, but I notice my oldest
son could not stop watching the movie. HEARING AID OFF
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