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stoutfellow) wrote2012-06-20 08:35 pm
stoutfellow) wrote2012-06-20 08:35 pm
Watching The Clock
As I've probably mentioned, I have a large collection of videotapes and DVDs of movies. Today, I decided to start working my way through the tapes and deciding which I want to keep - i.e., transfer to DVD - and which I'll probably never watch again. I'm more-or-less vaguely committing myself to watching one every night.
Tonight's selection was The Clock, which is a nice little (90 min.) romance featuring Robert Walker as a WWII soldier in New York with a two-day pass and Judy Garland as the young woman who literally trips over him on the steps of Grand Central Station. I don't have much more to say about it, except for two bits involving Buster. For most of the movie, both dogs were curled up on or next to me, on the couch.
There is a scene in which Walker and Garland are in Central Park, around midnight; Walker comments on the silence, and Garland tells him to listen, to hear the night-time sounds of the city. As those sounds - a distant train, a few car horns, finally a siren - began, Buster's ears pricked up; he stood up and bristled, with a sotto voce growl. (Of course, the scene immediately segued into swelling violins, as the two exchange their first kiss.)
Rather funnier was what happened at the end. As the final credits began to roll, both dogs got excited, the way they do when it's time to step outside to do their business - chasing each other around, barking, and what not. Then, with the movie ended, I hit "Rewind".... Apparently this was the first time I'd watched a videotape since bringing Buster and Gracie home, because the sound of the rewinding tape drove Buster absolutely berserk. He was bouncing around, barking at the VCR/DVD machine and wagging his tail furiously. I had to lead both dogs away to the back porch door to channel their energy in a more productive direction.
Tonight's selection was The Clock, which is a nice little (90 min.) romance featuring Robert Walker as a WWII soldier in New York with a two-day pass and Judy Garland as the young woman who literally trips over him on the steps of Grand Central Station. I don't have much more to say about it, except for two bits involving Buster. For most of the movie, both dogs were curled up on or next to me, on the couch.
There is a scene in which Walker and Garland are in Central Park, around midnight; Walker comments on the silence, and Garland tells him to listen, to hear the night-time sounds of the city. As those sounds - a distant train, a few car horns, finally a siren - began, Buster's ears pricked up; he stood up and bristled, with a sotto voce growl. (Of course, the scene immediately segued into swelling violins, as the two exchange their first kiss.)
Rather funnier was what happened at the end. As the final credits began to roll, both dogs got excited, the way they do when it's time to step outside to do their business - chasing each other around, barking, and what not. Then, with the movie ended, I hit "Rewind".... Apparently this was the first time I'd watched a videotape since bringing Buster and Gracie home, because the sound of the rewinding tape drove Buster absolutely berserk. He was bouncing around, barking at the VCR/DVD machine and wagging his tail furiously. I had to lead both dogs away to the back porch door to channel their energy in a more productive direction.
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And that's a good idea. I have eight feet of shelving full of videotapes, some of which I haven't watched in years. What's the easiest way to convert them yourself, just out of curiosity?
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