Ben-Hur, same deal. That was in Squillo-opti-pana-tastic-vision or something, and the aspect ratio is such that in its original format it takes up only 1/3 the vertical space of a TV screen. Teeny tiny Charlton Heston, grimacing at the world!!
Unfortunately, Ben-Hur was also shot without any eye towards composition -- it's kind of a tragic waste of widescreen technology. The movie's worth watching for the homoerotic subtext and the chariot scene, but the only reason to see it on a big screen is if your TV is too small to make out the figures otherwise.
megan, I also enjoy quoting Shag with certain friends. WAY out of control, free love, bevos, etc.
Jesse, come on, it's not
Shag,
it's
Shag: The Movie!
The title alone cracks me up. Even my brother-in-law (who I'm sure has never sat through the whole thing) always says "beevo?" when asking if I want a beer.
So, does this mean I get to choose a different species to be, since I'm a bad human?
Are you a good witch, or a bad witch?
t /Glinda
I'm not a witch at all. Witches are old and ugly.
I'm blanking... Who plays the Celeste Holm character (the photographer) in
Philadelphia Story?
Ruth...Ruth...Ruth Hussey?
FG is really a hostile, *anti-hippie* kind of film at that.
I didn't think that when I first saw it, but...
My issue with the Philadelphia Story movie is much like mine with the Rent movie (as opposed to standing issues with the show). Katherine, as much as I love her, is too old for the part.
