bad weather and nearly outdoing Busby

[sergebroom]

I finally saw the movie version of The Avengers. I can now see why it originally wasn't well received. It had a great cast, with Ralph Fiennes as Steed, Sean Connery as the weather-controlling supervillain, and Jim Brodbent as Mother. What was my problem? Uma Therman was wrong for the part of Emma Peel, even though she could pull off wearing the cat suit. The biggest flaw though is that the banter between Steed and Emma fell flat every single time. You should stick with the TV show's best-of DVDs that are also available on NetFlix. And yes, I like the Tara King episodes as much as the ones with Emma Peel.

I rather liked 1933's French movie Zouzou, starring Joséphine Baker. She may not have been a great actress, but she was full of life. Also, to be honest, I rather liked the story, with Joséphine madly in love with the young white man who grew up with her, and who's totally blind to how she feels since he can't see her as anything but his sister. It was quite interesting that the racial differences never came up. By the way, the movie has some musical numbers that almost outdo Busby Berkeley, and there's stuff in the movie that would have sent the author of the Hays Directive into fits of apoplexy.

Comments

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

You should see Romuald et Juliette from 1989.

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'll see if it's available on NetFlix.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

It's an enjoyable film. I saw it back in the early 90s under the title 'Mama, there's a man in your bed'.

[pedanther]

The biggest flaw though is that the banter between Steed and Emma fell flat every single time.

I've only seen about five minutes of the film (not the first five minutes, but a bit about halfway through), and that pretty much sums up why I'm in no hurry to see the rest of it.

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

I must say that I was wondering if it was just me who had a problem with the banter. That probably wasn't likely, considering how badly the movie did, but there are plenty of films that are successful, provided there are plenty of explosions and shootings. (That's another thing... Steed using a gun?)