tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488189244830405902.post315409911516737960..comments2023-11-21T02:38:12.813-08:00Comments on LERNER INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES: Battlin’ Babs From Brooklyn Conquers the West!Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16443946766217092846noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488189244830405902.post-3519011924904740732013-07-26T12:43:42.285-07:002013-07-26T12:43:42.285-07:00Barbara could do any genre, and her westerns are g...Barbara could do any genre, and her westerns are great. Recently I watched another western with her made also in 1957, Trooper Hook, and liked a lot.<br />Don't forget to read my contribution to the blogathon! :)<br />Greetings!<br />Lêhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419693749682458647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488189244830405902.post-72540442882654990342013-07-21T17:42:00.384-07:002013-07-21T17:42:00.384-07:00Wasn't familiar with the films of Samuel Fulle...Wasn't familiar with the films of Samuel Fuller, but based upon your write-up, it looks like I'll have to fix that.<br /><br />The themes in "Forty Guns", with the decline of the wild west way of life, sound kinda Peckinpah-esque, perhaps substituting innuendo for Peckinpah's trademark violence.<br /><br />It also looks like it'll be interesting to see Stanwyck and Eve Brent play atypically strong western women.<br /><br />Thanks for the tip. I'll have to check this one out.RayRayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08201525652257830908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488189244830405902.post-67314697814057746612013-07-20T08:57:11.279-07:002013-07-20T08:57:11.279-07:00Hey everyone, thank you for your kind words; I rea...Hey everyone, thank you for your kind words; I really appreciate it! <br /><br />Aubyn, that gunsmith's daughter was sassy! (And then sad...) But I wanted to try and concentrate on the Fab Ms. S. <br /><br />Flick Chick: You're right, of course!<br /><br />My life's been kee-ray-zee lately, but I'll be visiting y'all's posts soon--can't wait to see what you've written!<br />--IvanIvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16443946766217092846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488189244830405902.post-15548791563745061102013-07-18T11:00:36.438-07:002013-07-18T11:00:36.438-07:00Get out! She did her own stunts?! Is there anythin...Get out! She did her own stunts?! Is there anything she couldn't do?<br /><br />Thanks for reviewing this film. I'd never heard of it before, but now I'll be keeping an eye out.Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488189244830405902.post-68223246413468136452013-07-18T08:18:19.344-07:002013-07-18T08:18:19.344-07:00Haven't seen either of these, but you make the...Haven't seen either of these, but you make them both sound great - will hope to put that right soon! JudyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488189244830405902.post-62499077396892999502013-07-18T07:55:20.134-07:002013-07-18T07:55:20.134-07:00Oh gosh, this sounds like a film not to be missed....Oh gosh, this sounds like a film not to be missed. How did I miss it? A WESTERN that got knocks from the Production Code?? Super! Stanwyck looked like she sprang out from the sagebrush of the west and she really was her best in that genre. The Metzinger Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728879307994086409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488189244830405902.post-19192028974921113482013-07-17T21:43:06.541-07:002013-07-17T21:43:06.541-07:00That's another great thing about this woman - ...That's another great thing about this woman - she fit into a western like a glove. Can you imagine Davis or Garbo in a western? But I do disagree when you said she didn't have to act - she was acting, she just made it look so damned natural. Great post!FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488189244830405902.post-38719693815078955242013-07-17T19:28:32.424-07:002013-07-17T19:28:32.424-07:00You've outdid yourself on this one, Ivan. It&#...You've outdid yourself on this one, Ivan. It's a great review of a film I really enjoy, too. <i>Forty Guns</i> just hits you right away with that bold, funny, in-your-face Fuller style. And I love it. I notice that you included that wonderful bit of sexual banter between Sullivan and Stanwyck, but you left out my second favorite bit of inuendo. The scene where Stanwyck's brother kisses the hot gunsmith and says, "I've never kissed a gunsmith before." And she responds with, "Any recoil?"<br /><br />I do like Stanwyck and Sullivan together. They have a nice, relaxed chemistry. They're believable as two experienced, cynical people who've gotten used to being the smartest person in the room. I wish Stanwyck's character had gotten a better ending. If they'd even just ended with, "Maybe I'll see you again," or something bittersweet but instead, we have to have her running after Sullivan like a lovesick girl.<br /><br />And hey, you snuck in <i>Baby Face</i> for dessert! Sort of a nice double feature now that I think of it.Aubynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446079492480611898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488189244830405902.post-21622982443864884352013-07-17T06:06:26.064-07:002013-07-17T06:06:26.064-07:00"Forty Guns" is indeed a dandy! Loved y..."Forty Guns" is indeed a dandy! Loved your line about Freud's ghost. Good stuff.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488189244830405902.post-63078538525083831292013-07-17T01:16:57.047-07:002013-07-17T01:16:57.047-07:00Forty Guns is terrific.especially that scene at th...Forty Guns is terrific.especially that scene at the end with the shoot-out. But I agree the final scene was weak.<br />I 'm sure Barbara must have loved doing this film.<br />Barry Sullivan did well too.<br />Of course the opening scene of the film is iconic and unforgettable.<br />Thanks for your review.Viennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907591161822012949noreply@blogger.com