I first watched this soap opera in 2001 with my mom and was positively hooked! I loved Walter Diaz as Adrian Espina...he was powerful, confident yet suave and refined in his delivery. He gave a nuanced performance. He was able to speak volumes with his refined style of delivery but become also intense when needed. I also enjoyed Esteban Calderon's performance as the loving and patient gentleman caller of Lucia. I also enjoyed Paulina's diabolical performance. She gave as well as she got! Overall, the entire cast gave fine credible performances but my favorite scenes always involved Adrian and Paulina. I also believe a very special honorable mention should go to the wonderfully dark score with that sinister piano playing in the background. Scores play a vital part in the success of a show or movie.
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The Poseidon Adventure
(1972)
A John Williams Gem
4 April 2017
I am amazed that there haven't been many comments about John William's brilliant score! Just listen to the Main Titles it shows an ominous enemy (the rough sea) is battling against them but somehow it also personifies the courage and resolve of the people on board. A most beautiful introduction which should draw people into the movie like it did me when I first saw it at age 10. These Poseidon remakes couldn't even hold a candle to this wonderful score. All in all a fine cast that did a great job despite the rather pedestrian script they were dealt and who can forget "just panties what else do I need" :) For my part Borgnine, Winters, Hackman and an honorable mention to Leslie Nielsen as The Captain and Fred Sadoff as the "bastard Linarcos" If you want to wax nostalgic then definitely watch this fixture of the 1970's.
You're cheating your audience...You're not facing the cameras!
17 March 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Both Wordsworth and the Chancellor both used this title catch phrase but somehow when Wordsworth delivers it it is quite effective and shows that the tables have now been turned on the Chancellor. This episode is quite relevant today and any state or entity that does not allow a person to worship God is in fact harmful and obsolete.
Burgess Meredith was wonderful here especially in Act 2. He really gave as well as he got from the Chancellor and he truly was in the driver's seat by the end of the episode. True, he did become a martyr for the freedom and liberty of his beliefs but he won a moral victory over the state which stifled him!
Overall I rate this a 9 out of 10.
Burgess Meredith was wonderful here especially in Act 2. He really gave as well as he got from the Chancellor and he truly was in the driver's seat by the end of the episode. True, he did become a martyr for the freedom and liberty of his beliefs but he won a moral victory over the state which stifled him!
Overall I rate this a 9 out of 10.
Lovely Concept... Very Well Executed.
16 March 2017
Warning: Spoilers
I remember seeing this episode as a child who was enamored with the Twilight Zone and its many marathons on WPIX 11 and later on the Sci-Fi channel. I remember a few months before my own grandmother died in 2015 I had wanted to show this most lovely and touching episode to her. I believe she knew her own time was coming and was scared. I wanted to show her this wonderful portrayal of Death and how lovely and painless it could be as personified by Robert Redford. Sadly, I never had the chance to do so but I like to think my beloved grandmother Dorothy had her own "kind angel of death" to gently lead her along the path to peace and renewal. She would talk about seeing an angel who was helping her. I believe it was probably someone like Robert Redford's character who was gently leading Grandma who like Wanda was frightened of the "unknown".
Gladys Cooper was simply marvelous in this role. I believe she gave an abstract but very touching performance as Wanda the old lady who was probably agoraphobic at this late stage in her life. Personally, this was my TZ favorite episode with her followed by a very close second place in Night Call. You can see she really was a master at her craft and really caused me to associate her with my own grandmother who was afraid of death. I like to think my grandma finally found peace just like Wanda. As for Robert Redford I felt he gave a fine performance especially in the second half once he revealed himself to Wanda. The gentle violin music, the soft colors of Mr Death's face and the way he gently called Wanda "Mother" while gently motioning her to take his hand. Who would not melt by such a call? Not to mention such a handsome Mr. Death. :) The contractor had such a small part but one of his lines did have an impact on me. I refer to his saying "out with the old to make room for the new". That was a reference to death making way for life everlasting.
A very fine Twilight Zone Episode with a strong cast led by the great Gladys Cooper. I give it a 9 out of 10!
Gladys Cooper was simply marvelous in this role. I believe she gave an abstract but very touching performance as Wanda the old lady who was probably agoraphobic at this late stage in her life. Personally, this was my TZ favorite episode with her followed by a very close second place in Night Call. You can see she really was a master at her craft and really caused me to associate her with my own grandmother who was afraid of death. I like to think my grandma finally found peace just like Wanda. As for Robert Redford I felt he gave a fine performance especially in the second half once he revealed himself to Wanda. The gentle violin music, the soft colors of Mr Death's face and the way he gently called Wanda "Mother" while gently motioning her to take his hand. Who would not melt by such a call? Not to mention such a handsome Mr. Death. :) The contractor had such a small part but one of his lines did have an impact on me. I refer to his saying "out with the old to make room for the new". That was a reference to death making way for life everlasting.
A very fine Twilight Zone Episode with a strong cast led by the great Gladys Cooper. I give it a 9 out of 10!
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