tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post4460573383244728335..comments2024-03-27T23:08:37.825-07:00Comments on Laws of Gravity: Let's Not Go ThereLiz A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-35748116297960522712016-02-07T22:44:34.320-08:002016-02-07T22:44:34.320-08:00LOL I'll second the kids these days thought. I...LOL I'll second the kids these days thought. It's crazy they don't like movie days like that. We used to love them. Anna (herding cats-burning soup)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422129120413380189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-60926042431784756472016-02-05T18:45:17.649-08:002016-02-05T18:45:17.649-08:00Speaking of... They really wanted me to put on The...Speaking of... They really wanted me to put on The Wiz...<br /><br />I think some of them may go on to become film buffs. Unfortunately, they were in the silent majority.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-28195486182521472562016-02-05T11:53:11.517-08:002016-02-05T11:53:11.517-08:00Maybe someday they will realize how innovative and...Maybe someday they will realize how innovative and ground breaking Wiz of Oz really was. Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-85983935315764731942016-02-04T17:33:29.532-08:002016-02-04T17:33:29.532-08:00When we finished the AP test in US history, we spe...When we finished the AP test in US history, we spent the rest of the year watching things like Gone with the Wind. And I had an English teacher who did a unit on classic movies (she's the reason I enjoy them now). But they watch more stuff in class nowadays. (The technology makes it easier.)Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-70864553743216739622016-02-04T17:31:54.305-08:002016-02-04T17:31:54.305-08:00Yeah, I thought I saw it on recently. At some holi...Yeah, I thought I saw it on recently. At some holiday or other.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-75057623316142002502016-02-04T15:44:56.022-08:002016-02-04T15:44:56.022-08:00Sad. I remember when it was shown every year on TV...Sad. I remember when it was shown every year on TV (this is before cable TV, tapes, DVD's, streaming or anything similar). Nor were movies EVER shown in class. Never! I loved that movie so much! And still do. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.combookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-51211430172438024522016-02-04T11:31:46.642-08:002016-02-04T11:31:46.642-08:00I always fall asleep when the kids are watching it...I always fall asleep when the kids are watching it on TV. Where it replays every single year!!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406717262345866373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-5361718750829556602016-02-04T08:18:35.558-08:002016-02-04T08:18:35.558-08:00Yeah, it is.Yeah, it is.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-12294028374781699682016-02-04T08:18:14.917-08:002016-02-04T08:18:14.917-08:00That's the trick, really. To get them to buy i...That's the trick, really. To get them to buy into it. Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-3222002069306683512016-02-04T08:17:34.750-08:002016-02-04T08:17:34.750-08:00I think they have to put on that front, because bo...I think they have to put on that front, because boys who like musicals tend to be gay. Or at least that's the stereotype.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-76633082872480207862016-02-04T07:04:01.392-08:002016-02-04T07:04:01.392-08:00My protagonist is a high school teacher. I read yo...My protagonist is a high school teacher. I read your posts and I think how off I probably am in capturing his experience. I can only hope readers will be as clueless as I am.<br /><br /><a href="http://vrbarkowski.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">VR Barkowski</a>VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-13475762340145905352016-02-04T06:27:22.490-08:002016-02-04T06:27:22.490-08:00Kind of sad, really. Kind of sad, really. Nadine_Feldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05742177071130596367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-79406502731483421852016-02-03T23:40:24.434-08:002016-02-03T23:40:24.434-08:00I love that movie, and it's all in the interpr...I love that movie, and it's all in the interpretation. I once set 'Mean Girls' as part of a film comparative task for a group of Yr 9 Girls - yeh they were mean, they missed the irony.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128774435912323133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-20252621254253248582016-02-03T21:51:54.809-08:002016-02-03T21:51:54.809-08:00I showed my class of nine year olds the movie Oliv...I showed my class of nine year olds the movie Oliver Twist when we were learning about the Industrial Revolution. One little boy put on the biggest turn when he realised it was a musical. It was almost like he was in pain. I kept laughing at him because he was carrying on so much. Why do boys hate musicals?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174682655234764319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-8766349508085019332016-02-03T17:47:16.978-08:002016-02-03T17:47:16.978-08:00I hadn't either. Which I am loathe to admit as...I hadn't either. Which I am loathe to admit as I am a fantasy aficionado. I'm not sure why it doesn't appeal to me.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-15225442712590679812016-02-03T17:46:12.155-08:002016-02-03T17:46:12.155-08:00And the thing is, black & white films are grea...And the thing is, black & white films are great. Some of them, anyway. And if they'd just let go of the "this is so old" notion, they might get into it and actually enjoy it.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-60449421275258118552016-02-03T17:45:22.781-08:002016-02-03T17:45:22.781-08:00They'd rather be on their phones. Or talking t...They'd rather be on their phones. Or talking to their friends.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-72530340199951303642016-02-03T17:44:48.566-08:002016-02-03T17:44:48.566-08:00Many of them hadn't. Of course, they weren'...Many of them hadn't. Of course, they weren't really open to it, either.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-14722382371040516222016-02-03T15:50:09.990-08:002016-02-03T15:50:09.990-08:00How sad is that! This is a film that everyone I ev...How sad is that! This is a film that everyone I ever have known, has seen. I don't understand and I think I would smack them over their puny heads. I have to snicker at the drugs partBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-60465801528015803072016-02-03T14:28:10.731-08:002016-02-03T14:28:10.731-08:00I have never seen this movie in it's entirety!...I have never seen this movie in it's entirety! I know, hard to believe!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406717262345866373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-77102226338432387812016-02-03T13:25:14.472-08:002016-02-03T13:25:14.472-08:00That used to be my favorite movie when I was littl...That used to be my favorite movie when I was little. I can't believe none of them had seen it. But I don't want to go all ranty at them. Things change.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-74876559906250576912016-02-03T11:24:24.279-08:002016-02-03T11:24:24.279-08:00It is really shocking what kind of freedoms kids a...It is really shocking what kind of freedoms kids are allowed today, I mean speaking out of turn and being undisciplined, thinking they're adults. I blame parents for it and also teachers who need to be taught how to be more strict. We weren't taught that at the college,but I wish we had. At our days of school, you could hear a fly flying in the classroom :) DEZMONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127166104359407763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-69234853739192154382016-02-03T11:23:23.584-08:002016-02-03T11:23:23.584-08:00What drugs is she on - hilarious! Maybe Baum was o...What drugs is she on - hilarious! Maybe Baum was on drugs when he wrote it.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-54998111189777552612016-02-03T10:55:13.032-08:002016-02-03T10:55:13.032-08:00Kids these days:) They seriously have a whole diff...Kids these days:) They seriously have a whole different set of expectations. I watched an old black and white movie with one of my sons once. Once. :-)Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303079974406921717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-40733603225933897042016-02-03T09:55:17.911-08:002016-02-03T09:55:17.911-08:00It's surprising that more of them hadn't a...It's surprising that more of them hadn't already seen The Wizard of Oz, but I'm all too familiar with students complaining about watching black and white films. I did a unit once where we watched several black and while films, some musicals. They complained especially loud when I announced we were going to watch a silent, black and white film. But they ended up loving up. Go figure.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.com