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I'm sorry Grandma!

posted 12 years ago by nycruise-1
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This movie was on a double bill with Julie Andrews' "Thoroughly Modern Millie" back when I was 10 years old.

Being gay, I was totally into seeing "Millie." My grandmother took me - when "Millie" was over and "Josie" started, within "Josie"'s first 15 minutes, I complained about the latter. ("Millie" was a musical, "Josey" was/is not - I wanted to leave the theater with only thoughts of the flappers singing and dancing.)

My grandmother - despite her love of Doris - took me out and then we went to lunch.

What a selfish brat I was! I should have let her enjoy both movies (she loved "Millie" because it reminded her of her youth - but she was always ready to watch anything Doris).

Anyway, all these years later - after her passing - I realize what spoiled brats grandchildren can be - and how accommodating grandparents can be.

(Although, via the miracle that is called "IMDB" and the feedback it offers on "Josie," apparently my grandma didn't miss out on much.)

"Don't call me 'honey', mac."
"Don't call me 'mac'... HONEY!"

[–] activista 11 years ago

Watching this on the new COZI channel--never heard of it--this is actually a pretty good film---I love the fact that the Josie character becomes such a strong,independent character---I love her speech to the guys about how she can take care of herself as a woman---the fact that she was so adamant about doing what she wanted to do against all that opposition from the men of the town, and the fact that it deals head-on with the discrimination she faced as a woman simply trying to step outside of what was prescribed for a woman to do at that time. It's a pretty good and entertaining well-made film---I'm amazed at the incredibly sheer amount of sheep they got for the ranching scenes---and those were all clearly REAL sheep, not special effects (the film was shot on an actual ranch,apparently.)