tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808487949051617772.post1298804004552903109..comments2023-10-18T03:50:27.006-04:00Comments on xoxoxo e: we're living in a black and white worldxoxoxohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993751439653647136noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808487949051617772.post-71743721809495621912012-08-26T21:08:38.667-04:002012-08-26T21:08:38.667-04:00Never thought to look at YouTube ... I'll be i...Never thought to look at YouTube ... I'll be interested in reading your reaction. I'm very fond of the film, obviously ... :) --MarioJJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404985455733545060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808487949051617772.post-67545394390960357852012-08-25T11:00:47.327-04:002012-08-25T11:00:47.327-04:00I am still going to look for a vhs version, but it...I am still going to look for a vhs version, but it looks like someone has posted it on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asi_CYRp7Pk - apparently it has a huge fan base and lots of people have been wanting to see this film again!xoxoxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11993751439653647136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808487949051617772.post-52220709723328964302012-08-24T17:34:08.740-04:002012-08-24T17:34:08.740-04:00I hope you & The Kid like it, Elizabeth. It&#...I hope you & The Kid like it, Elizabeth. It's European slow, but I dearly loved it, myself.JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404985455733545060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808487949051617772.post-34597558511674732152012-08-24T14:59:05.056-04:002012-08-24T14:59:05.056-04:00Oooh thanks, Mario - I wil try and track this down...Oooh thanks, Mario - I wil try and track this down Our local Goodwill (where I donate lots of stuff) has a pretty good VHS section, as most people have moved on to DVD and Blu-ray. Luckily I have a VHS/DVD combo, so am always on the lookout for good movies. I will steer clear of Wikipedia - thanks for the tip!xoxoxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11993751439653647136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808487949051617772.post-70229383256768173012012-08-24T14:07:38.201-04:002012-08-24T14:07:38.201-04:00P.S. -- whatever you do, do not read the Wikipedia...P.S. -- whatever you do, do <b>not</b> read the Wikipedia article on the movie. It explains the whole thing and, to me, spoils the ending completely.JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404985455733545060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808487949051617772.post-23782844496783071462012-08-24T14:02:20.841-04:002012-08-24T14:02:20.841-04:00How exactly you could get hold of this (it seems t...How exactly you could get hold of this (it seems to be available only on VHS tape, unfortunately; I even checked Hulu and Amazon's streaming video) is a film called <i>Frog Dreaming</i>, or <i>The Quest</i> (in the U.S.), starring Henry Thomas (of <i>E.T.</i> fame). A flawed movie, slow-moving for the most part, but it has some well-handled suspense -- the opening sequence, filmed in murky water and building up to little more than an eruption of bubbles, is a prime example of how to build tension.<br /><br />Henry Thomas plays Cody, a young American boy living with his guardian in Australia. He's clever, an inventor and tinkerer by nature, and his guardian trusts and respects him enough to leave him a great deal of freedom to do as he wishes. Cody becomes fascinated by the legends of a monster named Donkijen, who dwells in the dark muddy water in a local abandoned quarry. When a fisherman is found mysteriously dead in his rowboat on these waters, Cody begins to investigate, encountering along the way a mysterious aboriginal named Charlie, who does, yet doesn't, tell him the secret of Donkijen. When Cody decides to put his inventive skills to the test and construct underwater gear for closer investigation, the real suspense starts ... and, yeah, it's a nail-biter for a while there. But ... no villain, no bad guy.<br /><br />I loved this film, even left a review on Amazon for it. (Just went back and added a star, explaining that I hadn't realized at the time I wrote it that 3 stars meant "mediocre".)JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404985455733545060noreply@blogger.com