Count me as an old cynic, this doesn't matter, but it bugs me. Recently, Elizabeth Taylor died, may she rest in peace. She was a movie star and she made a lot of headlines in her life. I don't know much about her, so I don't really know if she was a good person or not so good. But I maintain that an accomplished actress she wasn't. She was simply a movie star.
I challenge any readers of this blog to list any great and wonderful Elizabeth Taylor movies.
"A Place in the Sun" is a classic, but I don't like it. She looked good in it.
"National Velvet" was a good children's movie, but not great.
"Taming of the Shrew" was very good, but not a classic.
The rest of Taylor's movies were downers. Very depressing films. I challenge anyone who reads this blog to make comment on a really great Elizabeth Taylor movie. Except for the ones I've mentioned, they don't exist. Elizabeth Taylor was carried along by multiple marriages and a great publicist.
I'll be waiting. No responses mean that either you agree with me or no one reads the blog!
Cleopatra, Taming of the Shrew and Little Women are all considered great movies, are they not? I believe Taming of the Shrew has high marks on imdb.com.
ReplyDeleteCleopatra was a dog (the movie, not the woman). Ref. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1004330-cleopatra/
ReplyDeleteI'll give you Little Women and Quo Vadis, but that's not enough an actress to make. If you like her, that's great.
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