Comments on: The Boys Are Back

By: byjane

byjane — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:29:21 +0000

Joanna: I’ll be interested in what you think of the film when you see it.

LenaLoo: So, is Cohen here yet??? Didn’t the movie make you glad you’re having a son!

Rita: I think any film that is true to life will have sexist undertones, because that’s the world we live in. Your response to the main character’s child-rearing is just what his mother-in-law thought: that he couldn’t do it because he wouldn’t do it the way a woman would. But what he ended up doing was creating a family, something that didn’t exist when there were nuclear families involved. What I so liked about the film is what I said in the review: it’s about males without females but not in a way that demeans either gender.

Darryle: I’m glad you liked it. It’s an honest film.

By: Darryle

Darryle — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:45:23 +0000

I am often disappointed by movies, which I think comes from either knowing the plot or reading rave reviews. Maybe that’s one reason the Boys are Back blew you away—since you knew nothing about it. Although in this case, the movie also happens to be good—I saw it tonight thanks to your rave review, and loved it also.

By: Rita

Rita — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:31:30 +0000

I saw “The Boys Are Back.” My initial reaction was that I liked it.

However, after thinking about it, I decided that the movie had sexist undertones. The main character, a sports writer, asks if they should root for breasts or legs in a tennis match with female athletes.

The main character also is reckless in his child-rearing approaches, putting his sons in danger. He puts down the way women raise children.

Rita blogging at The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide

By: LenaLoo

LenaLoo — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:39:34 +0000

Great review Jane! I really appreciate it when one does not give away the plot too I had a great time talking with you and Margret and Larissa before the film, and I totally don’t blame you for saying the late friend could sit in another row, I would have said the same and I was planning on sitting in another spot if she did make it since a movie is not the place for a casual chat anyway and so I wouldn’t be “that person” looking for her party after the previews already started Luckily she told me to do what I wanted to do anyway and went in without her, before the previews started Oh and I promise I only ramble like this (or like I did Thursday night) when I am nervous… I really do like to listen more than talk Hope we can do coffee again sometime… I really like your concept here at MidLife Bloggers

By: Joanna Jenkins

Joanna Jenkins — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:00:31 +0000

You had me at Clive Owen. Glad you liked the movie. It’s on my “go see” list.