tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post3416430594722966192..comments2024-03-28T21:34:40.656-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: History, Houdini, and the blogosphereJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-25085903633088240322014-09-08T10:29:07.365-07:002014-09-08T10:29:07.365-07:00I love this post! Thank you for sharing these revi...I love this post! Thank you for sharing these reviews. Reading them now. Next, I need to read John's review!!Mike Hampsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-13256900456573652552014-09-08T09:47:25.401-07:002014-09-08T09:47:25.401-07:00Wow, that is a screwed up thing of Abrams to say.Wow, that is a screwed up thing of Abrams to say.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-4719402983473591682014-09-08T09:20:52.925-07:002014-09-08T09:20:52.925-07:00That is an arrogant disclaimer. What it confirms i...That is an arrogant disclaimer. What it confirms is that they never intended to remain true to history, regardless of studio notes.<br /><br />I just read a really grating quote from producer Gerald Abrams in a feature in the New York Daily News. When questioned about the veracity of the escapes shown in the film, he actually had the gall to say, and I quote, that "...since this was four or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-53620298652775031242014-09-08T09:06:35.113-07:002014-09-08T09:06:35.113-07:00Believe it or not, I held back as much as I could!...Believe it or not, I held back as much as I could! Did not even mention the shameful exposure of secrets (which puts working magicians out of a job). Could have said a lot more about the father/mother mess. Hmm, maybe that could all be in the next blog post!...DAVID SALTMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270760638995836991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-54347115753556157352014-09-08T08:37:26.642-07:002014-09-08T08:37:26.642-07:00I'm starting to suspect that what you saw ther...I'm starting to suspect that what you saw there in the UK was the extended edition. I sent you an email.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-13280391215554168482014-09-08T05:21:46.369-07:002014-09-08T05:21:46.369-07:00Agreed. Shoddy work. They have so much information...Agreed. Shoddy work. They have so much information available out there. Scholars, historians and the above blogs etc. People who are generous with there advice and efforts. I am mystified also.<br />Narindernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-9192806529322983202014-09-08T01:07:28.288-07:002014-09-08T01:07:28.288-07:00BTW, kind of an arrogant disclaimer. Well, it was ...BTW, kind of an arrogant disclaimer. Well, it was not hard to tell fact from fiction, and I'm happy to provide viewers with Fact Checks so they can all do just that. But why again is that my job? Shouldn't it have been the job of the filmmakers to separate fact from fiction?John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-37070587693079139632014-09-08T00:32:29.553-07:002014-09-08T00:32:29.553-07:00You know, that's interesting. The LA Times rev...You know, that's interesting. The LA Times review mentioned a disclaimer that said just that. But it wasn't on the movie. Maybe it will be on the DVD and that's what the Times got to review.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-49075963847041533162014-09-07T23:41:44.367-07:002014-09-07T23:41:44.367-07:00Just had a quick look at it again:
What you are a...Just had a quick look at it again:<br /><br />What you are about to see is FACT...It is also FICTION... We defy you to tell the difference.Narindernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-83825665218018301142014-09-07T19:30:10.312-07:002014-09-07T19:30:10.312-07:00There's a disclaimer on the UK version? Whoa! ...There's a disclaimer on the UK version? Whoa! That is great news. I expect that's Channel 4s doing. Bravo.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-6778251139857835182014-09-07T16:08:22.680-07:002014-09-07T16:08:22.680-07:00Just finished watching the first part. :-(
As per ...Just finished watching the first part. :-(<br />As per your review. In total agreement. Furthermore revealing magic secrets..... just for the sake of it. Unnecessary CGI.....because we can. Contemporary music in the background.....distracting. Unfortunately this tends to be the trend. Recently the BBC had a World War centenary programme based upon eyewitness reports which were produced in a Narindernoreply@blogger.com