tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552859349076170395.post7122895764398404685..comments2023-10-31T09:00:46.420-04:00Comments on 21 Essays: Kong and My DadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552859349076170395.post-48479435601843386952012-09-15T06:03:36.512-04:002012-09-15T06:03:36.512-04:00A lovely piece of writing. It's nice to be rem...A lovely piece of writing. It's nice to be reminded of the basic similarities between these films, without the weight of 'art appreciation' always getting in the way. How we watched a film and who with is often so much more important. I watched the Tarzan movies 20 years ago with my grandmother, who died just a fortnight ago. Along with Basil Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes, and Charlie Chan, and all the silent comedies. But I hadn't stopped to think just how important those memories were to me until now. So thanks.Alex_Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663497272348686842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552859349076170395.post-51205697134653187792012-03-17T10:30:27.821-04:002012-03-17T10:30:27.821-04:00King Kong was my Dad's favorite movie. He talk...King Kong was my Dad's favorite movie. He talked about it all of his life. Like your father, he saw it when he was very young. My dad loved to watch his "stories" and they brought him great joy in his later years. It was just like you wrote-- he was transported on a wonderful adventure to the jungle with Kong and Tarzan, to the desert with the French Foreign Legion and on an expedition to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro where a monster lived! His favorite book was Lost Horizon. <br /><br />He loved to tell these stories to his children, his nieces and nephews, and to all the neighborhood kids. He held us spellbound on many nights and often ended with a cliffhanger, making us wait until the next night to hear the exciting conclusion. I remember kids going home and calling our house begging him to finish the story. <br /><br />Thanks for a wonderful memory.Michele Strickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049809863931224471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552859349076170395.post-28157969733244034872012-03-16T13:56:30.397-04:002012-03-16T13:56:30.397-04:00I don't ride horses in real life, but in my dr...I don't ride horses in real life, but in my dreams I ride them just like Ben Johnson! It's nice that you mention Johnson since he co-starred with another important screen ape, the great Mighty Joe Young---a movie I adore. Glad to hear that your daughter has such great tastes in gifts!Lee Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11140770560633308724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552859349076170395.post-76059880160721414802012-03-16T12:06:19.401-04:002012-03-16T12:06:19.401-04:00Movies create a special bond. When I hear Victor ...Movies create a special bond. When I hear Victor Young's score for "Rio Grande", it is as if my late father is sitting on the couch with me, ready to ride like Ben Johnson and laugh at the "soldier's fight".<br /><br />Kong is huge in these parts (pun intended). My daughter gave me the tinned dvd as a Christmas gift a few years ago, knowing it would be special. Someday she'll have the movie memories of mom. However, for these girly girls it will probably be swooning over Dana Andrews in "Laura" or something like that.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com