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I like The Fifth Element as long as the sound is off. It's a very pretty movie, but the plot, dialogue, and performances make me want to throw things.
I was obsessed with GWTW when I was a kid, but I haven't seen it in years. I wonder how it'd hold up.
The Philadelphia Story Casablanca His Girl Friday Bringing Up Baby
These I love. I've not seen the rest.
Very psyched.
Awesome! I'll spread the word.
I did enjoy Ninotchka and one other one that I can't remember offhand (I think it had Basil Rathbone as her dicky husband).
Anna Karenina (that's a pretty big movie to forget)
"I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that" is a good one, too.
"My mind is going. There is no question about it."
*Well, meh on the bits that involve people talking to each other.
So true, even if the "meh" was deliberate (and I'd argue that it was).
and I'd argue that it was
I completely agree, but it doesn't make those scenes any more fun to watch. And of all the sequences in the film, they're the ones that yield the least amount of new subtext on rewatch.
I completely agree, but it doesn't make those scenes any more fun to watch. And of all the sequences in the film, they're the ones that yield the least amount of new subtext on rewatch.
Oh exactly. There was definitely satire going on there, but it was way too dry and one-note to be remotely entertaining.
My big problems with the film are the racial stereotyping, which I understand was part and parcel of that era of films
FWIW, the movie toned that down from the book. Which may give you an idea of how bad the book is on that score.
Love love love GWTW. The sets, the clothes, and sometimes, even Scarlett. She needs a good smacking, but...I don't know. I just like her. Maybe because she's a bitch and she knows it.
My favorite movies from the 1930s:
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It Happened One Night
Dinner at Eight (just for the final exchange between Marie Dressler and Jean Harlow alone)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Wizard of Oz
And probably more, but I can't think of them offhand. Except for the individual dance sequences in most of the Astaire/Rogers films of the decade.