I've recently been absolutely obsessed with watching old classic films. I've been watching atleast one every day for the past two months or so. And a lot of them have been amazing. I saw Now, Voyager(1942) and Casablanca(1942) not too long ago. God, those movies are way too romantic. I mean they're great, but damn do they just fill you with grief.
See what I mean? When he lights that goddamn cigarette in that way he always lights it and gives it to her, knowing they'll never be together, doesn't that just suck ass? I mean it's crappy for them. And damn, people in those movies smoke like hell. Always, someone's got a cigarette outside. Bad influence.
I think I'm really becoming an Ingrid Bergman fan. Her, and Bette Davis.
The 60s movies are probably the ones that paved the way for movies as they are today. I mean, when I watched Bonnie and Clyde(1967), I was absolutely not expecting an ending that gory. Well, I mean, I didn't know how it was going to end exactly. I figured they'd both be shot to death the ways things were going, but I didn't think it would be a full-on Scarface machine-gun murder-fest. I just thought it would be some off-camera implied thing, like the shower scene in Psycho(1960). I mean, in Psycho, they didn't show anything at all except for the blood, really. And that was only 7 years before Bonnie and Clyde. Well, the ending shocked the crap out of me.
Bonnie and Clyde ending. Just a few minutes before, everything was going swell then BAM! out of nowhere. It's actually quite funny just looking at it on its own, without the rest of the movie.
Clearly, it's not exactly a subtle death. The trend of increased blood and sex in the 60s continued on into the 70s though. While the 60s changed movies a lot, especially beginning to use color more and more in films, the 70s just went crazy with nudity and all that. Probably those damn hippies...
You know, a lot of musicals are really entertaining. I mean they've got singing, dancing, AND acting. Like a triple combo of entertainment. I just watched Funny Girl(1968) and it wasn't bad at all. It was the first time I ever saw Barbra Streisand in a movie (or anywhere for that matter). I want to see Cabaret(1972) with Liza Minnelli but I haven't had the chance yet. It's supposed to be really good. But my favorites have to be My Fair Lady and West Side Story. Well, from what I've seen so far, they're the best ones. My Fair Lady is really entertaining on more than one level.
I wonder how they dubbed over with lip-synching that perfectly...
These last two movies look sort of stupid in bits and pieces. Well, musicals have stupidity in general, because that's just the way they have to overemphasize things, but Bonnie and Clyde really was great!
Anyways, I'm currently watching Vertigo(1958) because it's supposed to be a good Hitchcock thriller. Then afterwards I think I'll watch It Happened One Night(1934) or Rear Window(1954). Rear Window is also supposed to be a great Hitchcock film, but I've gotta take a break from his movies. I've already watched like 3.
My favorite film though, has to be They Shoot Horses, Don't They?(1969) It's about a 1920s dance marathon. A lot of people used to compete in those for the cash prizes, since everyone was going through the Depression. After watching that I felt like I just wanted to shoot myself. Really depressing. IT'S NOT A HORSE MOVIE, BTW. But amazing acting and portrayal of the events. I mean, it's not my official "favorite", but it's up there. It's basically a dance competition to see who could dance the longest, and it went on for more than a month. They would dance continually, day and night, with only a 10 minute break every 2 hours. Really harsh.
Here's the trailer for it. They make it seem like it's a race or something they're competing in, but the race was just like once a week or so to attract a big audience to watch the exhausted dancers battle it out.
See what I mean? When he lights that goddamn cigarette in that way he always lights it and gives it to her, knowing they'll never be together, doesn't that just suck ass? I mean it's crappy for them. And damn, people in those movies smoke like hell. Always, someone's got a cigarette outside. Bad influence.
I think I'm really becoming an Ingrid Bergman fan. Her, and Bette Davis.
The 60s movies are probably the ones that paved the way for movies as they are today. I mean, when I watched Bonnie and Clyde(1967), I was absolutely not expecting an ending that gory. Well, I mean, I didn't know how it was going to end exactly. I figured they'd both be shot to death the ways things were going, but I didn't think it would be a full-on Scarface machine-gun murder-fest. I just thought it would be some off-camera implied thing, like the shower scene in Psycho(1960). I mean, in Psycho, they didn't show anything at all except for the blood, really. And that was only 7 years before Bonnie and Clyde. Well, the ending shocked the crap out of me.
Bonnie and Clyde ending. Just a few minutes before, everything was going swell then BAM! out of nowhere. It's actually quite funny just looking at it on its own, without the rest of the movie.
Clearly, it's not exactly a subtle death. The trend of increased blood and sex in the 60s continued on into the 70s though. While the 60s changed movies a lot, especially beginning to use color more and more in films, the 70s just went crazy with nudity and all that. Probably those damn hippies...
You know, a lot of musicals are really entertaining. I mean they've got singing, dancing, AND acting. Like a triple combo of entertainment. I just watched Funny Girl(1968) and it wasn't bad at all. It was the first time I ever saw Barbra Streisand in a movie (or anywhere for that matter). I want to see Cabaret(1972) with Liza Minnelli but I haven't had the chance yet. It's supposed to be really good. But my favorites have to be My Fair Lady and West Side Story. Well, from what I've seen so far, they're the best ones. My Fair Lady is really entertaining on more than one level.
I wonder how they dubbed over with lip-synching that perfectly...
These last two movies look sort of stupid in bits and pieces. Well, musicals have stupidity in general, because that's just the way they have to overemphasize things, but Bonnie and Clyde really was great!
Anyways, I'm currently watching Vertigo(1958) because it's supposed to be a good Hitchcock thriller. Then afterwards I think I'll watch It Happened One Night(1934) or Rear Window(1954). Rear Window is also supposed to be a great Hitchcock film, but I've gotta take a break from his movies. I've already watched like 3.
My favorite film though, has to be They Shoot Horses, Don't They?(1969) It's about a 1920s dance marathon. A lot of people used to compete in those for the cash prizes, since everyone was going through the Depression. After watching that I felt like I just wanted to shoot myself. Really depressing. IT'S NOT A HORSE MOVIE, BTW. But amazing acting and portrayal of the events. I mean, it's not my official "favorite", but it's up there. It's basically a dance competition to see who could dance the longest, and it went on for more than a month. They would dance continually, day and night, with only a 10 minute break every 2 hours. Really harsh.
Here's the trailer for it. They make it seem like it's a race or something they're competing in, but the race was just like once a week or so to attract a big audience to watch the exhausted dancers battle it out.
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