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The most beautiful move I've ever seen

posted 8 years ago by lindaoak2001
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I love time travel movies, and they do keep my mind working on the details. But this one if different. I don't think about the details. I acknowledge them in passing. I just sit down with a big mug of coffee and enjoy the ride. And what a ride it is! Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour and Christopher Plummer - what more could you ask?

Great cinematography, wonderful scenery, very good set decoration and dazzling costumes. It is a very well made movie.

Oh, and I keep the Kleenex box nearby, cause I'll need it.

Richard Matheson wrote this? It's amazing to me how many of my favorite movies are based on his stories and books. R.I.P, Richard. 

And rest in peace, Christopher Reeve. [sniff]

[–] wendycscott9 8 years ago

I know how you feel. We got to visit the Grand Hotel a couple of summers ago. We didn't stay there but did have dinner there and sat at the window just one table away from where Christopher Reeve sat when he had breakfast in the movie. I was thrilled! But also saddened when I thought about how he's no longer with us. What a tragedy that was.

I actually met Jane Seymour, about ten years ago now, and what a thrill that was. She still looked incredible. One other woman I saw had the DVD of SiT for her to sign. I also got to meet Susan French (living in California has its points). She's also passed on now, but she talked about this movie and said how they had told her the part wasn't very big but was very significant, and no one would forget her words. They were right.

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"How was the war, sir?"
"As any war, ma'am, a waste of good men." (Poldark)

[–] lindaoak2001 8 years ago

Thank you for sharing the Grand Hotel story. You just gave me a short fantasy I can keep. Very nice.

Meeting movie stars can be a Big Wow, especially so for wallflowers and underpaid office clerks. Yes, California is special.

I worked in San Francisco for 20 years and, though I hoped for it, I never saw Michael Douglas. {sigh}

But I did run into Robin Williams. Literally. I was running for a bus. He was rushing to his limo. We collided. Both of us apologized profusely. And then I recognized him. I lit up - and he panicked, so I backed away graciously, not wanting to cause a scene that would get him mobbed. And he acknowledged my kindness with his eyes and softly thanked me. I was on Cloud 9 for a month.

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I sometimes wonder if he remembers the lady he ran into on Battery Street. You never know. Now that he knows What Dreams May Come, his perspective must be quite different.

[–] wendycscott9 8 years ago

Ah, San Francisco, my hometown. 😃 Sad about Robin Williams' demise though. I really don't understand that at all. 😖

I also got to meet Joe Lando (Sully in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) a few years ago! I was also on cloud 9 for a month. LOL But I think my most intense celebrity meeting was Scott Bakula about 20 years ago. I had my picture taken with him on two separate occasions. I was just smitten with him because of Quantum Leap, another time travel fantasy that hasn't withstood the test of time so well as SiT has, I'm afraid. Both Joe and Scott were super nice, and I will always have fond memories of those experiences. I never did get to meet Christopher Reeve, and I always liked him. Another sad end...

My latest attraction is to gorgeous Aidan Turner who is only 32 so will appear in lots of great projects, hopefully, for the rest of my life. 😍 If you haven't seen the amazing period drama Poldark, you really should. It'll also take you back in time and is quite a romantic tale, too.

—
"How was the war, sir?"
"As any war, ma'am, a waste of good men." (Poldark)

[–] aer71367-313-155069 8 years ago

Oh, the gorgeous Mr. Turner! I loved him in Poldark!!

[–] wendycscott9 8 years ago

Yes! And did you hear he's at the top of the list for possibly being the next James Bond? OMG....

—
"How was the war, sir?"
"As any war, ma'am, a waste of good men." (Poldark)

[–] aer71367-313-155069 8 years ago

I didn't hear that! Someone was saying that Tom Huddleston might be Bond, but honestly I will take either one of those sexy men in the role!

[–] wendycscott9 8 years ago

I'll try to get back on topic, but you can find out more just by googling Aidan Turner. After seeing him in And Then There Were None, he's it as far as I'm concerned!

—
"How was the war, sir?"
"As any war, ma'am, a waste of good men." (Poldark)

[–] cobrn-24298 7 years ago

This movie is one of my favorites also. I still can't tell how to act at the ending... It's a wave of emotions both sad and happy.

I almost had a chance to meet Christopher Reeve. I was working as an audio visual tech at the Adam's Mark hotel in St. Louis. I was helping setup the stage and audio equipment. He was going to give a speech the next day but unfortunately I wasn't schedule to work. :(

He was a great actor. :)

[–] iamemi 7 years ago

This movie is stunning IMHO. The music has stayed with me throughout the years and I often find myself listening to it.

I'm desperately sad and happy for the couple at the end of the movie. I just want more of their love story. I love the fact that there's only one main kiss and no sex scenes but the passion and attraction/pull Elise and Richard have for each other is so tangible.

emi 

[–] lindaoak2001 7 years ago

The ending is a heart wrench-er for sure. It hits you right in that place where you wonder if there is an afterlife. Some religions teach it, but many of us don't have that. So we wonder. For him, you wish so strongly that there is. And something inside you says Yes.

I also love the Somewhere In Time theme. It reminds me of the love theme from the old Dark Shadows TV show. It's called Quentin's Theme. It has the same story line, that of two people from different times who are in love and wish to reunite in eternity. Love Lives On and On.