one of the most offensive films that I have ever seen
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Summer Magic
interferon — 18 years ago(June 18, 2007 02:31 PM)
Hi I am 35, UK Male, and have been lucky enough to see a wide range of different movies in my life, I watched this film after staying up all night with the flu and to be honest it is one of the most offensive films that I have ever seen, this film epitomises everything that was wrong with the blind optimism that was allowed to flourish so readily in the US in the old days that has led to the intolerant environment of today. This film just cries "SHUT THE HELL UP AND DO AS I SAY". Hayley Mills' precocious child character may have been popular at the time, but has about as much in common with any kid today as, well, nothing. (sorry I can't think of a metaphor - maybe there isn't one).
Hideous 60s US propaganda. I can't imagine anyone enjoying this film today except for some traumatized and repressed presbyterian retarded person who wants to brainwash their kids by fear. And I doubt if even they could handle it after staying up all night.
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go2theant — 18 years ago(July 16, 2007 12:09 PM)
so sad you have to take something so innocent and add the politcal correctness of the current era. How could blind optimism lead to intolerance. Not even going there, this comment is just trolling for ignorance.
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binky_boppin_boo — 18 years ago(July 31, 2007 03:25 PM)
Personally I think it's a beautiful film, and I will watch many, many times. It reminds me of Main Street at Disneyland. And I have watched movies before being very ill, and think OMG that movie sucked, or that was the weirdest movie I've ever seen. I then watch the movie again when I'm not so out of it, and it makes complete sense.
I don't know if anyone has seen African Queen, but when I was 11 (and throwing up all night) my mom put this movie on for me, it made no sense what so ever. I re-watched it a few months later and I loved it. It's one of my top 10 movies. So I'm basically saying you can't have to many opinions or make sense of much when you've been sick. Try watching it again
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ultrawoman6 — 18 years ago(September 07, 2007 11:12 AM)
Wow, I have loved this movie since I was a kid (and I'm a 31 year old female), are you sure you're commenting on the right movie? Of course the era is differnt, it's supposed to have taken place like about 100 years ago! And you aren't even from the US so how in the world could it offend you?
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blainefielding — 18 years ago(October 21, 2007 03:03 AM)
You have obviously led a very sheltered life, even by the standards of a British twit. But thanks for posting one of the most {unintentionally} funny and overwrought posts I've ever seen on these boards.
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rmorse21 — 18 years ago(January 26, 2008 01:49 PM)
Flu or no flu, you're really not well, are you. And as for the "blind optomism that was allowed to flourish so readily in the US in the old days," were it not for that US optomism, you would have grown up speaking German!
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zen91428 — 18 years ago(January 29, 2008 10:20 AM)
And if it wasn't for national imperialism in Britain in the 1700's you would have grown up speaking Spanish. So imperialism must be a good thing right?
And if the Spanish Armada hadn't been defeated, I might have grown up speaking Spanish.
And if the Dinosaurs hadn't have been wiped out, none of us would be here speaking anything!
Etc, etc, etc.
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cgd3207 — 18 years ago(March 18, 2008 09:08 PM)
. . . you don't get out much.
Seriously, sounds like you watched this at the wrong time (up all night w/ flu). Unless you are mistaken and writing about a different film, which seems entirely possible since most of your remarks don't even make sense. And how Kate Douglas Wiggin, writing in the early part of the century, or the folks who made it into a 40s film, or a screenplay probably written earlier than 1960, can constitute 'hideous 60s propaganda' is quite a stretch, even for someone in the throes of flu delirium.
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CaraMSchec — 18 years ago(March 26, 2008 10:27 PM)
I do wonder at some of the things you say about this movie. But I also want to point out that the "target audience" of this movie isn't likely to be a 35 UK Male, but more likely preteen US female, so I'm not all to surprised you didn't really enjoy it. I did have a bunch of my friends watch it once, because it's one of my favorites and I thought they'd get a laugh (which they did) and they are a group of 21-25 year old US males & females. Only one of them liked it for itself, but the rest enjoyed joking about the old fashioned ideas in it.
And I like the film for the optimism, I think we need more optimism in the world these days. And as a note this is one of my favorite movies to watch while sick or up for long periods of times. -
original_sinner1978 — 17 years ago(September 09, 2008 09:26 PM)
i love this movie and i really dont care that much about religion.. i just think that its a great little movie to watch on a sunday..ive always been a huge fan of halley mills so anything she plays in i watchi always laugh when i hear the femininity song .. i remember singing it when i was a kid but now im like..ok i didnt realize this was sooo weird.. telling a girl not to be herself and to let the man get away with anything.. but anyways.. still love the film and i still find myself singing that damned song!!
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Sorcerersbroom — 15 years ago(September 18, 2010 11:35 AM)
I just bought this movie so I came here to read the board. I agree with your point about the target audience of this. I was 10 when it was released and I loved it then and now.
The original poster really made me laugh about the ideas regarding this film. I'm surprised a theory wasn't extended to Disneyland and how it ruined the world as well.
Summer Magic is just a cute, silly, Disney movie not much different than any other movies aimed at children released at the time. The USA/world were much more innocent in those times and movies/tv reflected that.
I'm still trying to figure out where the intolerance comes from?????? OP if you are still around, can you give more detail? Or were you just trying to be funny? If so, you suceeded.