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TonyB2009 Inner circle 5006 Posts |
I too would struggle to get through The Godfather. I enjoyed the book, but don't ask me to watch the movie. As a child I probably saw Gone with the Wind, but I have no great desire to sit through it again.
The one ancient blockbuster I could watch over and over is Dr Zhivago, which I am now reading for the first time. So far, I hate to say, the movie is winning.
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arthur stead Inner circle When I played soccer, I hit 1773 Posts |
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On Apr 21, 2015, Chessmann wrote: That's a shame Chessmann. Some of my favorite movies are from the old black & white days. The good ones have better plots, better acting, better music, better directing, better cinematography, etc. than most of the "modern" films I've seen. Plus I love the intriguing use of shadows and darkness and light in the old b&w noir and horror films. As regards Gone With The Wind: It is an epic film, but I can't say I'm a big fan. |
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
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On Apr 21, 2015, tommy wrote: I seem to remember at the premiere, they brought a couple of actual veterans from the Civil War! "Casablanca" and "The Maltese Falcon" are the best movies in the world!
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arthur stead Inner circle When I played soccer, I hit 1773 Posts |
ED, I'll add one of my favorites: The Third Man.
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Levi Bennett Inner circle 1778 Posts |
They used to show Gone With The Wind on TV every year when I was a kid. I remember this because for several years every time it came on my mother made me watch it claiming, "It is a classic movie and you have never seen it." Being a young boy, and wanting to do anything but watch this movie, the forced viewings led me to despise it.
Years later I decided to watch it as an adult and see if my tastes had changed. It's a pretty good movie. I'll never go out of my way to see it again, but for the time it was made and the story it's an okay flick. The scene that sticks out most to me from when I was a kid was not the "give a ***" speech that this movie is so famous for; it was the soldier getting his leg cut off by the army doctor. Pretty brutal and frightening for a kid to watch. When it comes to chick flicks that I can really dig the Sound Of Music has to take top prize. I probably won't watch it again any time soon because I've seen it several times, but I think it's a great, fun movie. Any movie that has nuns removing car parts has to have some redeeming value. Also on the topic of chick flicks, Pride and Prejudice and Anne Of Green Gables are pretty great as well.
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motown Inner circle Atlanta by way of Detroit 6127 Posts |
Seeing a movie in 1939 is much different then today. I fell asleep during Fidller on the Roof.
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
Gone with the Wind, it was before World War II, when men weren't gay.
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
You might want to look up the story of why George Zukor was fired as director.
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
Well frankly Scarlet, I don't give a ***.
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
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On Apr 21, 2015, acesover wrote: IMHO, The Godfather and The Godfather 2 are among the top ten films of all time. They were far better than the book upon which they were based. |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On Apr 22, 2015, mastermindreader wrote: Strongly agree with the first sentence, but not the second.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts |
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On Apr 22, 2015, mastermindreader wrote: +1 |
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Bob1Dog Inner circle Wife: It's me or this houseful of 1159 Posts |
^ ^ +1
Also, three of my top ten favorites with Godfather 1&2 (not 3): One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Saving Private Ryan, The Sting.
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