Comments on: She Didn’t Act Sexy, She Just Was Sexy http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2009/07/27/the-notorious-bettie-page/ Film reviews and commentary tonight, before I forget tomorrow Wed, 23 May 2012 23:29:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Sedate Me http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2009/07/27/the-notorious-bettie-page/comment-page-1/#comment-7363 Sedate Me Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:25:05 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/?p=5020#comment-7363 Bettie Page was nowhere near as good as American Psycho and I was let down by the gentleness of it all. But maybe that was the point. Much ado about nothing. A "villain" who is really the most innocent person around. But boy is Gretchen Mol interesting to watch. She has the ability to come across so sweet & innocent, bordering on a loving grandmother figure at times, even when she's wearing leather and is tied up or spanking somebody. She made a great 70's female quasi-cop and would make a great "surprise killer", mentally disabled gal or a Freaky Friday Mom-Grandma switch. Or, better yet, my next girlfriend. Bettie Page was nowhere near as good as American Psycho and I was let down by the gentleness of it all. But maybe that was the point. Much ado about nothing. A “villain” who is really the most innocent person around.

But boy is Gretchen Mol interesting to watch. She has the ability to come across so sweet & innocent, bordering on a loving grandmother figure at times, even when she’s wearing leather and is tied up or spanking somebody.

She made a great 70′s female quasi-cop and would make a great “surprise killer”, mentally disabled gal or a Freaky Friday Mom-Grandma switch.

Or, better yet, my next girlfriend.

]]> By: Joe Valdez http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2009/07/27/the-notorious-bettie-page/comment-page-1/#comment-7266 Joe Valdez Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:22:55 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/?p=5020#comment-7266 <strong>Craig</strong>: I enjoyed your assessment of <em>The Notorious Bettie Page</em> and am equally enthused you found it one of the best of 2006. I didn't feel the movie was about how people in the '50s reacted to Page so much because I think she escaped the kind of instant celebrity we're accustomed to on YouTube. But I agree that the film does provoke the viewer to consider how they feel about Page. Gretchen Mol is a force of nature in the part. Thanks for commenting! <strong>Tommy</strong>: You summed up not only the appeal of the film but its reception more succinctly than I could. Mary Harron is one filmmaker where it really benefits the audience to watch her work, maybe step back and watch it again a year or two later. <em>American Psycho</em> and <em>Bettie Page</em> aren't what a lot of people were expecting and take a some time to fully appreciate. Thanks for commenting! Craig: I enjoyed your assessment of The Notorious Bettie Page and am equally enthused you found it one of the best of 2006. I didn’t feel the movie was about how people in the ’50s reacted to Page so much because I think she escaped the kind of instant celebrity we’re accustomed to on YouTube. But I agree that the film does provoke the viewer to consider how they feel about Page. Gretchen Mol is a force of nature in the part. Thanks for commenting!

Tommy: You summed up not only the appeal of the film but its reception more succinctly than I could. Mary Harron is one filmmaker where it really benefits the audience to watch her work, maybe step back and watch it again a year or two later. American Psycho and Bettie Page aren’t what a lot of people were expecting and take a some time to fully appreciate. Thanks for commenting!

]]> By: Tommy Salami http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2009/07/27/the-notorious-bettie-page/comment-page-1/#comment-7264 Tommy Salami Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:51:27 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/?p=5020#comment-7264 This was an enjoyable biopic and you're right, it kept the mystery of Bettie and made her simply a natural. It got dismissed as a puff piece by some, but I think they miss the point. This was an enjoyable biopic and you’re right, it kept the mystery of Bettie and made her simply a natural. It got dismissed as a puff piece by some, but I think they miss the point.

]]> By: Craig Kennedy http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2009/07/27/the-notorious-bettie-page/comment-page-1/#comment-7255 Craig Kennedy Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:41:06 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/?p=5020#comment-7255 My take on Notorious Bettie Page and one of the reasons it was among my favorite movies of 2006 is that it was more about US than it was about Ms. Page. She remains enigmatic, but it's what she represented as sort of a force of nature and how we as a society and as individuals respond to her that was interesting. The quote about Mol not acting sexy and just being sexy is completely dead on. It was a completely guileless performance as a women who herself seemed to lack guile. My take on Notorious Bettie Page and one of the reasons it was among my favorite movies of 2006 is that it was more about US than it was about Ms. Page. She remains enigmatic, but it’s what she represented as sort of a force of nature and how we as a society and as individuals respond to her that was interesting.

The quote about Mol not acting sexy and just being sexy is completely dead on. It was a completely guileless performance as a women who herself seemed to lack guile.

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