The Movie Thread

[janvanvurpa]

Last night watch first time since the 50s one of the greatest films of all times: John Ford's "The Searchers".

Blown away.. every shot a masterpiece...complex story. Wonder full..

Gadjo Dilo you must watch it.....once we did make movies worth a damn in America...

[gadjo_dilo]

Yeah, old american movies are great. I guess my ''problems'' with american movies started with the end of the 90"s productions,
I don't think I've ever watched The Searchers. But I saw and liked a lot of John Ford's movies: Stagecoach, The grapes of wrath, My darling Clementine, The man who shot Liberty Valance, Cheyenne autumn,How green was my valley, Fort Apache.

[Jag_Warrior]

Not even sure how I found it (or the time to watch it), but I sat down long enough on Saturday to watch The Philadelphia Story. It's a well acted and very witty movie from 1940, starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart. Nothing life changing about it, but the script and the acting were simply amazing. And considering that I only knew her from later in life, Katharine Hepburn was quite fetching when she was younger.

As has been mentioned in this thread, what shocks me when I watch certain old movies (foreign and domestic) is that they tend to rely on story and acting and not as much on special effects and shock value. Too many modern movies (and TV shows) are written based on the rules of political correctness and test audiences = unwatchable garbage.

[Tazio]

I re-watched It also dawg. A thoroughly entertaining, well acted, funny movie. Kate, Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, and also Ruth Hussey, all put in great performances. Of course my fav character is Uncle Willie.
Got to love TCM!

[Jag_Warrior]

Taz, I guess one benefit to loving (good) movies, but hating what they have become now, is we're forced to seek out great movies from the past.

I really liked American Sniper (but hated The Hurt Locker with a passion) and that's the first popular movie I've enjoyed in probably ten years.

Yep, TCM for the win!

[gadjo_dilo]

Isn't it funny? This thread was meant for discussing the latest movie releases and we keep talking about the old movies....
Also funny is that I never watch TCM ( I get this channel only between 10 pm and 6 am).
You made me curious about this Philly Story and I found it online with Romanian subtitles. It's too late to watch it now but definitely I'll do it these days. Also find the Searchers online.
About Katherine Hepburn, I think she was a great actress but always had a sort of old look. Loved her in The African Queen and in The Rainmaker ( what movies....what actors.....)

And now surprise, surprise....On one of our public television channels we'll have The Mummy with Boris Karloff. As a youngster I dreamt of watching one of these old horror movies. Wonder if I'll get scared.....

[janvanvurpa]

Isn't it funny? This thread was meant for discussing the latest movie releases and we keep talking about the old movies....
Also funny is that I never watch TCM ( I get this channel only between 10 pm and 6 am).
You made me curious about this Philly Story and I found it online with Romanian subtitles. It's too late to watch it now but definitely I'll do it these days. Also find the Searchers online.
About Katherine Hepburn, I think she was a great actress but always had a sort of old look. Loved her in The African Queen and in The Rainmaker ( what movies....what actors.....)

And now surprise, surprise....On one of our public television channels we'll have The Mummy with Boris Karloff. As a youngster I dreamt of watching one of these old horror movies. Wonder if I'll get scared.....

Gadjo dilo, I didn't know this was for new stuff so I looked and here is the first post:

Post your thoughts on the latest movie releases, upcoming blockbusters and anything else, well, movie related!

So we're OK ( thank goodness!)

The Mummy won't scare too...too much..

I have been watching movies from all over the world for well 60 years but in recent years with wikipedia and you-tube there is so much to be discovered...
I have been delighted and surprised at the work of "the Archers" ...a partnership of English Michael Power and the Hungarian/English emeric pressburger..
See

Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was a renowned English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company "The Archers", they together wrote, produced and directed a series of classic British films, notably 49th Parallel (1941), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death (1946, also called Stairway to Heaven), Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

Every one of those are all wonderful--and every one different...
I can barely think of "A Matter of Life and Death" without choking up, (even now just writing this I have to pause) ...so creative, so exciting, and for an lifetime romantic so touching..

Another wonderful film is:
I Know Where I'm Going! in all these you have to loosen your mind and put yourself into the time they were released---and really look at all the various messages...

Trust me!

[Storm]

I watched a French crime drama , The Crimson Rivers (Jean Reno) on the week-end..as usual nothing worth watching on tv channels (apart from endless runs of Transporter/former, Ong Bak, Twilight, Resident Evil and bullshit like that) but found this...Not great plot wise but it kept me captivated with the acting/cinematography and overall pace....Actually I haven't watched hundreds of them but the French do know how to make movies!

[gadjo_dilo]

Just finished watching The mummy. Not scary at all. And quite entertaining for a 1932 production. More watchable than the 1999 version.

I have been watching movies from all over the world for well 60 years ......

Have you ever seen a north korean movie?
Or romanian?

[Tazio]

I've seen a North Korean porn movie portraying a ménage à trois in Romania, starring:

Francis Hong Yong-ho, Pak Hyon-suk, and No Kum-sok called "The Ribald Gypies"