tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post3835071140295120505..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: Hate the English? Well, some of them...Rachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-59616173379592274592010-12-19T23:28:36.132+00:002010-12-19T23:28:36.132+00:00Sorry to give you nightmares!
xSorry to give you nightmares!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-43124970980639390792010-12-19T22:27:11.748+00:002010-12-19T22:27:11.748+00:00Bridget Jones is on the telly now, as I blog. That...Bridget Jones is on the telly now, as I blog. That's why I'm blogging. <br /><br />Can't find my reading glasses - but I have just discovered how to blow up the Firefox page (CTRL and +) so I'm managing. Unfortunately, to read this I had to blow that picture of Hugh Grant. Argh! No!Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-18233200433009090432010-02-07T19:25:04.352+00:002010-02-07T19:25:04.352+00:00Yes, I agree. I've nothing against Grant as an...Yes, I agree. I've nothing against Grant as an actor really. He's in one of my favourite films ('Sense and Sensibility') in a minor role.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-73755607348652857682010-02-07T18:54:30.992+00:002010-02-07T18:54:30.992+00:00The curse of Hugh Grant seems to be that no one wi...The curse of Hugh Grant seems to be that no one will give him anything to do unless he's all floppy hair and public school insouciance. So bless Mike Newell for casting him as the neurotic theatre director Meredith Potts in 'An Awfully Big Adventure'. Cast in a secondary role, he actually got some decent acting done.<br /><br />Otherwise you're right on the money.Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-90181753479011584602010-02-07T10:41:48.952+00:002010-02-07T10:41:48.952+00:00No, Selma of course I don't hate you! As I say...No, Selma of course I don't hate you! As I say I like Zellwegger in B Jones...she makes it really (and I never liked the book anyway..all that crap about her weight - so dull!). It's more the portrayal of London in the film that I don't like. I lived in London and still visit now and again and I hate it when movies turn it into a dull, clean, empty theme park version of the city.<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-8186579338283896232010-02-07T10:24:12.313+00:002010-02-07T10:24:12.313+00:00I didn't like Love Actually at all but I did l...I didn't like Love Actually at all but I did love Bridget Jones (oh, don't hate me...)because I really like Renee Zellwegger. This was a brilliant post and your poem was spot on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-24689077908364802652010-02-07T09:51:06.091+00:002010-02-07T09:51:06.091+00:00I don't often delete comments but I deleted on...I don't often delete comments but I deleted one above because it was just stupid beyond the bounds of possibility (except not, evidently) and it was totally anonymous (not even a made-up name - how brave). The commenter seemed to think I was American (er, I'm not) and a whole load of other nonsense. It did say my poem was rubbish which is well...an opinion they are entitled to but the rest was just too ridiculous to leave up here.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-27610710213145336142010-02-07T02:03:13.647+00:002010-02-07T02:03:13.647+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-24814916938462251012010-02-06T21:34:41.514+00:002010-02-06T21:34:41.514+00:00Yes, Colin Firth...not the kind of actor who makes...Yes, Colin Firth...not the kind of actor who makes me want to throw underwear or anything but I can see the appeal. He is gently charming. <br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-82877371009460703812010-02-06T20:39:21.185+00:002010-02-06T20:39:21.185+00:00Huge, Hugh agreement and I loved the poem!
I have...Huge, Hugh agreement and I loved the poem!<br /><br />I have never felt the slightest desire to even go and see "Love Actually".<br /><br />I am rather fond of Colin Firth, however.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-32149213117923760892010-02-05T22:18:04.444+00:002010-02-05T22:18:04.444+00:00I was told my comment to you was a bit harsh too.
...I was told my comment to you was a bit harsh too.<br /><br />So yes, two grumpy old friends.<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-53864207688748585612010-02-05T22:14:35.852+00:002010-02-05T22:14:35.852+00:00I’ve just had a long talk with my wife (who stands...I’ve just had a long talk with my wife (who stands in your corner) and it’s clear that I have no idea how offensive the word ‘cheesey’ can be. It was a flippant remark and not intended to be taken with any more than a pinch of salt. So, I withdraw the comment and apologise unreservedly. <br /><br />Still friends?<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-2647450581670451322010-02-05T18:16:12.714+00:002010-02-05T18:16:12.714+00:00I think the meaning of cheesey is fairly straightf...I think the meaning of cheesey is fairly straightforward - to try it out describe some of your own work that way and see how it feels. <br /><br />I would say this poem is, like some others of mine, light with a hint of heavy. It may be out to entertain (more than, say, have ambitions towards huge artistic merit) but I never seen anything wrong with that (not every poem can have 'be the best poem ever' as its goal in life). It is a bit dramatic when read aloud (and rhyme helps with that) because it is actually a subject I feel quite strongly about (England and what it is, what people think of it as a country, what they think of us, the English). I feel strongly about subjects - that's me you should know that by now. You've been coming here long enough!<br /><br />Now don't go and write one of those 'some poets can't take criticism' posts or comments because I can and I do (very often). And don't say 'don't post things if you only want people to love them' because I don't do that either - I'm interested in debate and learning and talking about stuff. Ask yourself more why you go around blogs handing out so much 'advice' all the time? I'm not sure I know anyone around the blogs I read who feels this is their role as much as you sometimes seem to!Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-75682563134875391902010-02-05T15:28:04.604+00:002010-02-05T15:28:04.604+00:00And what I wanted was to make sure you realised th...And what <i>I</i> wanted was to make sure you realised that I wasn't being disparaging when I called your poem 'cheesey'. I guess the problem is how offensive you think the term 'cheesey' is. Ah, if only we could rely on one meaning per word. It might mean us having to invent a whole load of new ones to accommodate but I would vote for it.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-6079982654846381582010-02-05T14:24:13.360+00:002010-02-05T14:24:13.360+00:00You call a poem cheesey, Jim, and I think I'm ...You call a poem cheesey, Jim, and I think I'm allowed to respond. You write poems very much to one style (it seems to me) but I like to try all different kinds of styles and forms. It's risky and it means you can come in for stick...something Curtis and I have in common, perhaps.Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-53163054662165760042010-02-05T14:11:57.457+00:002010-02-05T14:11:57.457+00:00I have seen it, thought it was rubbish lol!I have seen it, thought it was rubbish lol!Marion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-77245411072512814442010-02-05T14:02:06.121+00:002010-02-05T14:02:06.121+00:00No, I don't. Have a look at the comment I made...No, I don't. Have a look at the comment I made earlier today on <a href="http://poet-in-residence.blogspot.com/2010/02/one-old-lady.html" rel="nofollow">this poem</a>.<br /><br />And don't be so quick to take offence. None was intended.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-66918483085781738192010-02-05T13:10:07.025+00:002010-02-05T13:10:07.025+00:00And I'm not slagging HIM off. It's just ce...And I'm not slagging HIM off. It's just certain bits of his output that I'm objecting to.Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-89935866685943214982010-02-05T13:07:15.908+00:002010-02-05T13:07:15.908+00:00Sorlil - 'About a boy', as I said, is wort...Sorlil - 'About a boy', as I said, is worth a look. It shows HG can be in a good film.<br /><br />You find anything rhymed cheesey, Jim. I consider this very small-minded on your part.Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-71211740421110751812010-02-05T12:43:01.005+00:002010-02-05T12:43:01.005+00:00I suppose many New Yorkers feel the same about Woo...I suppose many New Yorkers feel the same about Woody Allen’s narrow view of life in that city. Curtis’s film work doesn’t annoy me very much at all. I see it falling into a cinematic tradition of idealised worlds. A few weeks back I noticed that <i>Cheaper by the Dozen</i> was on, the original not the awful remake, and since I’m fond of Clifton Webb, we watched it. It was dated, yes, I expected that, and it was also oh so perfect but if you put that to one side it was a perfectly watchable <i>film</i>, not a documentary; any connection to the real world was tenuous at best.<br /><br />There are times when I want my entertainment to be as realistic as possible but mostly in films I’m happy to suspend disbelief and enjoy. I have the DVD of <i>Love Actually</i> and actually one of the best bits never made it to the final cut. It shows two old lesbians in bed and is really very sweet. We should just be grateful that he <i>did</i> write <i>Blackadder</i> and hope he gets a late spark of genius like Cleese did with <i>A Fish Called Wanda</i>.<br /><br />What I did find amusing is that you chose to slag him off in a cheesy rhymed poem.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-32426337309446374222010-02-05T12:02:33.143+00:002010-02-05T12:02:33.143+00:00Can't stand Hugh Grant films but I love all th...Can't stand Hugh Grant films but I love all those detective series' about the priviledged English - Morse, Miss Marple etc. The poem made me laugh!Marion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-10586785511158121982010-02-05T08:28:31.473+00:002010-02-05T08:28:31.473+00:00I could see the Pitt appeal in 'Thelma and Lou...I could see the Pitt appeal in 'Thelma and Louise', Hope, but after that he lost me (and that was just such a great film anyway).<br /><br />As for the rest of you - chuckles are good and, Dominic, did he give you Sloane nightmares? 'I say, I mean dreadfully, I mean, jolly good' and all that.<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-1107057421062197392010-02-05T00:11:07.500+00:002010-02-05T00:11:07.500+00:00Argh! A photo of Hugh Grant!
At least the poem m...Argh! A photo of Hugh Grant! <br /><br />At least the poem made up for it :)Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-92083723152150911102010-02-04T23:32:55.730+00:002010-02-04T23:32:55.730+00:00Thank you for allowing me to like Alan Rickman...h...Thank you for allowing me to like Alan Rickman...he was the only reason I watched that whole film!<br /><br />Hugh Grant...god help me but I don't get it! I don't find him attractive and his bumbling characters don't help. Then again, I never was impressed by the "Flavor of the month" in movies. I may be the only woman in America who looked at Brad Pitt and went, "Yea. So?" :)<br /><br />Loved the poem by the way.hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-34920503419697188422010-02-04T23:06:14.040+00:002010-02-04T23:06:14.040+00:00Made me chuckle :)Made me chuckle :)Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.com