[Magdalen] Please! Clap your hands!

[Kate Conant]

I liked "Hook" too but don't know what I'd prefer it to.

"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
humbly with your God?"
Micah 6:8

On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 1:34 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm probably the only person here who prefers the Robin Williams movie
> "Hook".
>
> On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Kate Conant <kate.conant at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I liked it better than the Mary Martin one.  I thought Allison Williams
> did
> > a great job.  I thought Christopher Walken was somewhat insipid as
> Captain
> > Hook, however.
> >
> > "What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and
> walk
> > humbly with your God?"
> > Micah 6:8
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 12:50 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Part of my (admittedly snarky) argument for having Justin Bieber play
> > > Peter, other than that he obviously hasn't grown up, was that he still
> > > sings soprano (well, sort of, anyway). The tattoos could be easily
> > covered
> > > by body makeup. But of course NBC doesn't have the imagination to think
> > of
> > > that, and Beeb wouldn't have the guts to do the flying thing, most
> > likely.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 12:44 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Well, I saw it for the first time when I was about 11. I knew she
> was a
> > > > woman, but I also remember how perfect she looked for the part--she
> > had a
> > > > real gamin-like face and a pixie haircut.
> > > > Now, I don't especially like to see Amahl played by a girl, but
> that's
> > > > mostly because I know it wouldn't be that hard to find a boy soprano!
> > > >
> > > > > On Dec 5, 2014, at 12:39 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I guess I'm a grinch. I hated it. It was always all wrong to me
> for a
> > > > woman
> > > > > to be playing Peter. Especially a *grown* woman.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 12:35 PM, Grace Cangialosi <
> > gracecan at gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> I absolutely adored the Mary Martin Peter Pan production and
> watched
> > > it
> > > > >> every year for a long time. Even had the soundtrack. For me, that
> > was
> > > > the
> > > > >> ultimate Peter Pan.
> > > > >>
> > > > >>> On Dec 5, 2014, at 8:39 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> A great puzzle piece fell into place after I saw the first
> > televised
> > > > >>> Peter Pan. My mother was putting me to bed, and I asked,
> > > > >>> "He was very beautiful for a boy, wasn't he?"
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> "That was no boy," my mother replied. "That was a woman."
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> My whole life changed in that one minute. I remember lying
> > > > >>> awake, full of thought of new possibilities.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> That said, I watched a few minutes of last night's show and
> > > > >>> changed the channel. She annoyed me. I hate it when women
> > > > >>> substitute stridency for bravado. It's the director's fault, of
> > > > >>> course.
> > > > >>> -M
> > > > >>
> > > >
> > >
> >
>