tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post2049844132961874047..comments2024-03-24T18:58:13.583-07:00Comments on Divers and Sundry: The Night Before Christmas (1913)Divers and Sundryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-62369241221592183162017-12-22T08:08:03.836-08:002017-12-22T08:08:03.836-08:00I read the story it was based on first, and I imag...I read the story it was based on first, and I imagine that helped a lot. It's her visitors she hides in the sacks so they won't be seen by the next person at the door. Her house seems to be grand central station. I have no trouble re-imagining this as a Marx Brothers movie lol You can read a story summary here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Eve_(Gogol)Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-17828725776595909342017-12-21T14:15:47.771-08:002017-12-21T14:15:47.771-08:00Made very little sense to me, to be honest. Was s...Made very little sense to me, to be honest. Was surprised by the amount of hitting and beatings...and what was the deal with all the men packed into burlap bags? I was a little lost most of the time. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-5496603050591189212017-12-21T08:17:15.606-08:002017-12-21T08:17:15.606-08:00I get a kick out of the movies that I think I know...I get a kick out of the movies that I think I know the story of and that then turn out to be nothing like what I expected lolDivers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-45494347159121188452017-12-20T09:40:55.379-08:002017-12-20T09:40:55.379-08:00Wow, that packed a lot into 42 minutes. That demo...Wow, that packed a lot into 42 minutes. That demon was scary looking. I was almost repulsed by his looks and actions, although I'm sure the actor was nothing like the demon he portrayed. Thanks for the full length version and review.Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.com