Post by kims on Mar 24, 2024 16:10:36 GMT
At original release, my friends saw it and were in raptures. By the time I saw it, Love Story had been so hyped that I was disappointed. And mystified why the catch phrase "Love means never having to say you're sorry" was so popular. Lots of trouble in the future if you don't say you're sorry sometimes. TCM ran WHAT'S UP DOC? and I love when Streisand says that line and O'Neal tells her that's the stupidest thing he's ever heard.
When LOVE STORY played on TCM a few days ago, I thought I'll give it another try. I find it less of a film and more a series of emotional montages with a great romantic score. The characters seemed two dimensional, not much depth at all. The score seemed to tell me how to feel rather than the acting. And there wasn't much acting required with all the scenes of happy walks, snow fights etc with the film's theme instead of dialogue. Wow, would my friends at that time have dumped the bucket of popcorn on me for this assessment!
Being that the film opens with "what do you say about a girl who dies..." I'm not giving away that our heroine dies at the end. MacGraw tells Ryan O'Neal, our hero, that he's not at fault. Good grief am I dense. What did he think he was guilty of? Really-what was he supposed to be guilty of? I missed something because I couldn't figure that out.
If someone can explain please relieve my curiosity.
When LOVE STORY played on TCM a few days ago, I thought I'll give it another try. I find it less of a film and more a series of emotional montages with a great romantic score. The characters seemed two dimensional, not much depth at all. The score seemed to tell me how to feel rather than the acting. And there wasn't much acting required with all the scenes of happy walks, snow fights etc with the film's theme instead of dialogue. Wow, would my friends at that time have dumped the bucket of popcorn on me for this assessment!
Being that the film opens with "what do you say about a girl who dies..." I'm not giving away that our heroine dies at the end. MacGraw tells Ryan O'Neal, our hero, that he's not at fault. Good grief am I dense. What did he think he was guilty of? Really-what was he supposed to be guilty of? I missed something because I couldn't figure that out.
If someone can explain please relieve my curiosity.
