Brock Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Ha! I think Barbara Walters would've made a better Mame than Lucy! As for singing ability, Lucy's right up there with Roseanne Barr. This, folks, pretty much sums up the intent of this thread. Come on. It was a flop, a bomb, and it drove her to become a semi-recluse. Critically, yes. Financially, no. Repeating your arguments doesn't necessarily make them so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yendor1152 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 And? If I were high I'd still have better posts than you. Oh, I can tell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I think yendor1152 is having a bad comedown from his new year's eve celebration. He might have popped one too many. He's certainly fixated on holly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yendor1152 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 This, folks, pretty much sums up the intent of this thread. Critically, yes. Financially, no. Repeating your arguments doesn't necessarily make them so. Then why don't you back up your claim with facts. What was the budget, including PR? And what was the box-office take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annaleigh Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Ha! I think Barbara Walters would've made a better Mame than Lucy! As for singing ability, Lucy's right up there with Roseanne Barr. Shameful that you call yourself a Lucy fan. Wanna insult her anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yendor1152 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I think yendor1152 is having a bad comedown from his new year's eve celebration. He might have popped one too many. The only thing I "popped" was my Mame DVD in the player. Then I sat back, fully expecting a great movie-going experience. Then I saw the first number, with Lucy waving her hands around on top of a piano and dancing like a stick figure through the crowded house. Owch! I loved how she wakes up from a night of heavy drinking still made-up with false eyelashes and rouge and lipstick up to her nose. That's really great stuff. Oh, what were you saying again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yendor1152 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Shameful that you call yourself a Lucy fan. Wanna insult her anymore? I'm not insulting her. I'm being truthful. But you obviously can't handle the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikidiki Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 This is Lucy hawling out the holly just so Yendor doesn't have to keep reminding people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 This is Lucy hawling out the holly just so Yendor doesn't have to keep reminding people HAHAHAHAHA!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikidiki Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 The only thing I "popped" was my Mame DVD in the player. Then I sat back, fully expecting a great movie-going experience. Then I saw the first number, with Lucy waving her hands around on top of a piano and dancing like a stick figure through the crowded house. Owch! I loved how she wakes up from a night of heavy drinking still made-up with false eyelashes and rouge and lipstick up to her nose. That's really great stuff. Oh, what were you saying again? Most people do wake up with heavy makeup and false eyelashes after a heavy night of drinking! I know I do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Then why don't you back up your claim with facts. What was the budget, including PR? And what was the box-office take? I asked you for examples a few pages back, when you deliver... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yendor1152 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Yawn. Surely you can do better than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Most people do wake up with heavy makeup and false eyelashes after a heavy night of drinking! I know I do! Oh me too! Especially after I smoke some of that great hawwwley Yendor sold me. Grade A, primo stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annaleigh Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I'm not insulting her. I'm being truthful. But you obviously can't handle the truth. No I just have more respect for her and her amazing talent than you ever will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 This is Lucy hawling out the holly just so Yendor doesn't have to keep reminding people !!!!! I know it is only January 2, but funniest post of the year (so far). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annaleigh Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 This is Lucy hawling out the holly just so Yendor doesn't have to keep reminding people AHMAZING! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yendor1152 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I asked you for examples a few pages back, when you deliver... Examples of what? That it flopped? Everyone knows that. Heck, YOU even know it. But you want to be obtuse. That's ok. I understand. Lucy thanks you from the great beyond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yendor1152 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 AHMAZING! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Yes, SO amazing! You printed a picture that's already been printed at least a dozen times on this board. Congratulations! Now, let's discuss that holly. Have you hawled it out, yet? Mame's waiting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yendor1152 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 No I just have more respect for her and her amazing talent than you ever will. I have respect for her. I just don't think everything she touched was golden. You, however, think differently. Hey, that's ok. I'm sure Lucy appreciates your love for Mame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annaleigh Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Yes, SO amazing! You printed a picture that's already been printed at least a dozen times on this board. Congratulations! Now, let's discuss that holly. Have you hawled it out, yet? Mame's waiting! Miki clearly hawled it out for you. So you can now stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yendor1152 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 !!!!! I know it is only January 2, but funniest post of the year (so far). You guys definitely have a low thresh-hold for humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yendor1152 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Miki clearly hawled it out for you. So you can now stop. She hawled something out, but it ain't the holly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annaleigh Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I have respect for her. I just don't think everything she touched was golden. You, however, think differently. Hey, that's ok. I'm sure Lucy appreciates your love for Mame! Mame wasn't the greatest. But you know why I love it? Lucy loved working on Mame. She was so proud of herself and how great she did. She knew she didnt have the greatest voice and she isn't the greatest dancer. But she was having a ball and was very proud of it. That's the truth of it. I take it for the positives. Not every negative you can possibly find in something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 How I wish Lotus would contribute more to this thread. At least his opinions, although a lot of us disagree with them, are well founded and not...well, completely obnoxious. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yendor1152 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Mame wasn't the greatest. But you know why I love it? Lucy loved working on Mame. She was so proud of herself and how great she did. She knew she didnt have the greatest voice and she isn't the greatest dancer. But she was having a ball and was very proud of it. That's the truth of it. I take it for the positives. Not every negative you can possibly find in something. Hey, now this I understand. But let's be real--Lucy put Mame out for the public. She may have had a ball doing it (and from what I've heard, that wasn't the case all the time), and she definitely had outsized expectations of the finished product--but I think it did more harm than good. It essentially ruined her film career, and she did teary-eyed interviews where she defended the film and claimed people were printing horrible pictures of her, when Warner Brothers had beautiful pix to distribute. I'm sure it was a devastating experience, but the reality of the situation was beyond her. She was stuck in another time, and it definitely was NOT the 70s. Film musicals of that period had to have their feet in reality. Mame didn't. It wasn't sleazy like Cabaret, it wasn't "young and fresh" like Willie Wonka and Grease. It just sat there, like a pile of...holly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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