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No 1920s?from the beginning. There is plans to do the 40s and 30s as well...
No 1920s?from the beginning. There is plans to do the 40s and 30s as well...
TCM also hasIt's nice of them to cater their programming to our movie polls.
I can't remember how I suggested it. 40s as a whole decade for sure. What I can't remember was if it was 30s as decade and then pre-30s, or if it was just pre-40s to include everything.No 1920s?
Also, that's a bold statement, but the kid in me says that it isn't too far off. I just wish I could sprinkle in a couple from '85 and then I would be on board. Not to derail this thread on the first day (sorry, Krista), but I did glance at this year this morning to see if there was anything I actually need to watch and I was surprised at the mix of movies that the year has.1984 aka the single best year for movies ever?
Back to the future for a minute, 84 is super strong but I already know I am going to super angry where the clearly best film of the year ends up falling. Ok, now back into the Delorean for November 5, 1955.Also, that's a bold statement, but the kid in me says that it isn't too far off. I just wish I could sprinkle in a couple from '85 and then I would be on board. Not to derail this thread on the first day (sorry, Krista), but I did glance at this year this morning to see if there was anything I actually need to watch and I was surprised at the mix of movies that the year has.
Anyway, back to the 50s...
Ok. I would be down for a separate pre-1930s (as I think there are plenty of good options to support separate polls), but I imagine tracking down some of the Weimar silents, for example, could be difficult.I can't remember how I suggested it. 40s as a whole decade for sure. What I can't remember was if it was 30s as decade and then pre-30s, or if it was just pre-40s to include everything.
I might need to rewatch it. I saw that when I was first kind of reinvestigating older movies and it was just ok to me. It seemed like the kind of movie that was really important historically because it almost laid the groundwork for independent cinema and small quirky dramas about average people. It just didn't resonate for me.Everybody damn well better watch my favorite (along w NxNW), Marty, too
I have Marty queued up for one of the next couple nights. Forgot to list that one in the pile I have at home.Everybody damn well better watch my favorite (along w NxNW), Marty, too
I think you had 40s and then pre-40s.I can't remember how I suggested it. 40s as a whole decade for sure. What I can't remember was if it was 30s as decade and then pre-30s, or if it was just pre-40s to include everything.
then you're a fat, ugly manI might need to rewatch it. I saw that when I was first kind of reinvestigating older movies and it was just ok to me. It seemed like the kind of movie that was really important historically because it almost laid the groundwork for independent cinema and small quirky dramas about average people. It just didn't resonate for me.
may you dangle off Lincoln's nose without a kleenex!North By Northwest is drastically overrated.
Lots of good pre-30s movies but how many lists would we get? How many people have seen more than a couple pre 30s films? I'm not so sure.Ok. I would be down for a separate pre-1930s (as I think there are plenty of good options to support separate polls), but I imagine tracking down some of the Weimar silents, for example, could be difficult.
I don't know. Maybe it could be done as a 5-10 over 100 pts, instead of 10-20 over 200 pts, kind of era.Lots of good pre-30s movies but how many lists would we get? How many people have seen more than a couple pre 30s films? I'm not so sure.
You serious Clark?Also, this is going to be a very interesting exercise since only one that Yankee listed for his 30pt movies are being considered for my 30pt movies - 12 Angry Men.
A couple I haven't seen, I posted that I don't think 10 Commandments holds up, and I dislike musicals.You serious Clark?
Is that a top Hitch for you?C'mon
Songs are by Cole PorterPhiladelphia Story is one of my faves, so I wrote down High Society. Then I saw that part, and immediately crossed it off.It's ok. It is a musical so theat is a big difference. I saw it once and would never go out of my way to see it again, but it is cool seeing Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong all together.
The songs could be by Radiohead and I still wouldn't be interested.Songs are by Cole Porter
I don't know if it's top Hitchcock for me, but I can't think of a bad thing to say about the movie at all. Some of the scenes and lines are so perfect as to make you think Hollywood could never do it better.Is that a top Hitch for you?
It was one of the first I saw and it got me into him, I do dig it, but as I watch more of his movies, it seems to slip down the rankings of his movies for me.
I haven't seen it either, and if I am honest, I will probably find a reason to avoid it in the next 3 weeks too.
I realized that Mr. krista has TiVo'd about a billion classic movies over the past few years, so I scrolled through to see which 1955-59 ones we have. Figure I'll start with those I can watch on a bigger screen for free. First up, The Night of the Hunter.I watched Marty last night and really liked it. The smallest gripe would be that they hammered home the "you're a dog, and I'm a fat schlub" dialogue a bit much. It just started to bug me since they obviously have great charisma and light up the screen whenever they are on. I don't think I have seen Betsy Blair in anything, but I found her to be mesmerizing. Great suggestion, @wikkidpissah
Not sure what I will watch tonight. The goal is to watch 10 new movies before the lists are due. I will burn out if I do 1/night I think and need to mix in a newer movie in there as well. Actually I think it will have to be Sweet Smell of Success b/c somebody else has a hold on it through the library and it's due in 2 days.
Robert Mitchum is scary and cool.I realized that Mr. krista has TiVo'd about a billion classic movies over the past few years, so I scrolled through to see which 1955-59 ones we have. Figure I'll start with those I can watch on a bigger screen for free. First up, The Night of the Hunter.
The Night of the Hunter is a movie out of time. It must have jarring for audiences at the time because it's so dissimilar to other films of the era. The late 50s were a period where the industry was dealing with the challenge of television so a lot of movies were XXL size spectaculars that couldn't be duplicated in your living room.Robert Mitchum is scary and cool.I realized that Mr. krista has TiVo'd about a billion classic movies over the past few years, so I scrolled through to see which 1955-59 ones we have. Figure I'll start with those I can watch on a bigger screen for free. First up, The Night of the Hunter.
I'm 30 minutes in and he is terrifying, though he hasn't even done anything yet. Wow, this is a helluva performance.Robert Mitchum is scary and cool.
And the counter balance of Lillian Gish. It’s one of the great fairy tales ever filmed.I'm 30 minutes in and he is terrifying, though he hasn't even done anything yet. Wow, this is a helluva performance.
Might be my least favorite Hitchcock film.The Wrong Man will not make my list.
That was the best part for me. The cherry of the postwar gestalt, dramatically speaking, is that men & women could finally go outside their communities and across ethnicities & faiths to find their mates and that scramble - esp w the "you break it you buy it" rules still in place - was soooo rich in stories that never got explored except here.I watched Marty last night and really liked it. The smallest gripe would be that they hammered home the "you're a dog, and I'm a fat schlub" dialogue a bit much. It just started to bug me since they obviously have great charisma and light up the screen whenever they are on. I don't think I have seen Betsy Blair in anything, but I found her to be mesmerizing. Great suggestion, @wikkidpissah
What did you think of it?I'm 30 minutes in and he is terrifying, though he hasn't even done anything yet. Wow, this is a helluva performance.
krista4 said:I guess I'll finally have to watch The Searchers.
Just look at this thing- no CGI- just a brilliant director, expert cinematographer and mother nature.I haven't seen it either, and if I am honest, I will probably find a reason to avoid it in the next 3 weeks too.
Are you typically a fan of westerns?wikkidpissah said:The Searchers did a cinematically masterful job of putting & keeping me in a bad mood for 2 & a half hours
Fantastic and fantastically disturbing. Such a sense of dread from almost the very beginning. I felt claustrophobic throughout. Actually even as I type this I still a bit creeped out.Ilov80s said:What did you think of it?
Awesome- glad you liked it. I agree there are so many memorable shots. I like the one where the kids are hiding out at night in the barn and hear singing, then the boy sees that beautiful shot of the silhouette of The Preacher riding his horse across the horizon. "Don't he ever sleep?"Fantastic and fantastically disturbing. Such a sense of dread from almost the very beginning. I felt claustrophobic throughout. Actually even as I type this I still a bit creeped out.
By god, those shots. That one with the wife in the car at the bottom of the water, with her hair mirroring the seaweed...wow. It is held just longer than it should be, to where you are unbelievably uncomfortable. But ####### gorgeous, as are some of the other shots such as the one where Mitchum is shown as a shadow in the kids' room.
This movie seems not of its time at all. I guess I admire a film that is imbued in its time, but maybe in this case even more so one that isn't. How was this received at the time? It's hard to imagine that it fit. Making it the way they did seems bold.
I've never seen the play but I agree the movie isn't all that good. I know Tennessee Williams was gay and I am pretty sure there is a storyline there about homosexuality that really got cut out for the film version. It's only really worthwhile purpose in 2018 is just to see Taylor and Newman on the screen together.I also watched Cat on a Hot Tin Roof because it was on our TiVo. Ehhhh, I'd liked to hear from others who have read/seen the play. I felt like important components were left out, leaving the movie not hitting the themes as strongly as it should. Performances were good - and holy hell were there any two more beautiful people in the world than Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman - but some of the soul of the play was absent.