May 31st: South Pacific

Well, There were a ton of internet problems yesterday, preventing this post, but I'll make-up for it now :)

Happy Memorial day! In honor of the holiday, I watched one of my mother's favorites.

South Pacific was originally a Broadway Musical, but came out as a movie in 1958 starring Mitzi Gaynor as a young military Nurse during WWII stationed in the south Pacific, and the story of her romance with a French Plantation owner, which happens to be much more complicated than it sounds. The movie is a musical, but aside Gentleman Prefer Blonds which had only a few songs, this film is a near operetta, meaning most of the dialog is in songs. The movie is a little slow, and one you'd have to be in the mood for (don't get me wrong, there is a mood for slower movies).
The film won the award for best sound, which is deffinatly deserved the minute you hear the opening. The music is nothing to be trifled with.

The film can get a little cornball, but is still beautifully done. It was remade later on, but I can't imagine it better done than this, despite the corniness.




this is the flick chick, Signing off

May 20th: The Quiet Man

Due to some internet problems, this post is kinda late, but Here we go!

Okay, so this was another one I found in my parents stash, only this one was in an envelope between some others, like a secret. It came out in 1952, and the movie stars John Wayne (And its not even a western!!!!) as an American named Sean who was born in Ireland, but moved away as a child, and who came back to buy back his Family's cottage in Castletown. Sean, through the whole movie, is keeping a secret of who he is and why he has moved back until we find out his tragic accident near the end, completing the story. The movie is narrated by castle town member, Father Lanigon, a hilarious man who routes for Sean through all his troubles.

Well, he runs into some trouble when he buys the house from the owner before a man who also wanted it, and the two end up with a little discomfort between each other. Meanwhile, Sean keeps catching glimpses of a red-haired beauty he's got eyes for, Mary-Kate, played by Maureen O'Hara.


Sean works up to talking to this girl, and they want to attempt 'Courting' (Going out only much more proper), but in Ireland, everything a sister does must be approved by her brother first, and of course, Mary-Kate's brother is the man who hates Sean for steeling a house out from under him. The movie is all of Sean's story in Ireland trying so hard to get Mary-Kate to marry him, all the problems that occur with her bad-temper and stubborn nature, and all the fights this ex-boxer must go through for what he wants.
The movie is just a few minutes over two hours but NEVER was I once bored with the story. This copy was in color, but it can probably be found in both, and rated at about PG. If nothing else, Its worth watching for the Beautiful photography of Ireland's country land.



I Highly recommend this movie, loving it every second.

The Flick Chick, Signing off