Lists of favorite things

[Lawrence Bryan]

I didn't like the Lolita (Sue Lyon?) from the first. I'm sure Mr. Polanski would agree with me.  I got no hint of sexuality from her. Mason was quite good. I haven't seen it in years, so maybe I'll take another look. We can add a third category, films you hated the first time but found better the second time.

Lawrence


On Aug 3, 2011, at 4:02 PM, Richard Ryan wrote:

> The insurmountable problem with Kubrik's Lolita is that Mason and
> Sellars - both brilliant actors - seem to be performing in different
> movies.
> 
> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 2:06 PM,  <malignd at aol.com> wrote:
>> James Mason was brilliant.  Jeremy Irons ... please.
>> 
>> I thought James Mason was also quite good as Humbert Humbert.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at verizon.net>
>> To: Elaine M.M. Bell <elainemmbell at gmail.com>; pynchon-l
>> <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>> Sent: Wed, Aug 3, 2011 10:38 am
>> Subject: Re: Lists of favorite things
>> 
>> I thought James Mason was also quite good as Humbert Humbert.
>> 
>> Who's your pick for Lolita?
>> 
>> Robin Hood?
>> 
>> Catherine Earnshaw?
>> 
>> Jane Eyre?
>> 
>> Elizabeth Benet?
>> 
>> P.
>> 
>> On 8/3/2011 2:15 PM, Elaine M.M. Bell wrote:
>> 
>> Best portrayals of (person) by (actor):
>> Jimmy Hoffa:  Robert Blake
>> Queen Elizabeth:  Bette Davis
>> Marilyn Monroe: Poppy Montgomery
>> Fagin:  Timothy Spall
>> Winston Churchill:  Timothy Spall
>> Richard III:  Ian McKellan
>> Humbert Humbert:  Jeremy Irons
>> Heathcliff:  Tom Hardy
>> Ann Darrow:  Fay Wray
>> Al Capone:  Jason Robards
>> King Lear: Laurence Olivier
>> Romeo: Leslie Howard
>> Juliet:  Olivia Hussey
>> Lyndon Johnson:  James Cromwell
>> Lucky Luciano:  Anthony LaPaglia
>> Lord Byron:  Richard Chamberlain
>> Sherlock Holmes:  Basil Rathbone
>> Olive Chancellor:  Vanessa Redgrave
>> Richard Nixon:  Frank Langella
>> King Arthur:  Richard Harris
>> Tesla:  David Bowie
>> Elvis Presley:  Jonathan Rhys Meyers
>> Buddy Holly:  Gary Busey
>> Andy Warhol:  Guy Pearce
>> Jesus Christ:  TIE--James Caviezel and Ted Neeley
>> Satan:  Al Pacino
>> God:  Alanis Morissette
>> Worst portrayal ever:
>> Jackie Kennedy:  Katie Holmes
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Someone needs to cite some favorite books, movies, music lists to reboot
>>> the p-list.
>>> 
>>> It works every time.
>>> 
>>> P
>> 
>> 
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