Huh. I thought Invasion of the Body Snatchers just dumb, and 8 1/2 unbearably pretentious. But Swing Time is splendid--not just making comedy romance seem effortless, but the very best Astaire/Rogers dance is in that one, done in one take (after a day of shooting); it not only tells the story of their relationship in the movies, but for all their movies. That's the one where she finished and her shoes were filled with blood. She hadn't made a peep.
There's one I haven't seen--the crime of Monsieur Lange. There are also unaccountable lacunae--there's a film made, oh, about '56, after the Czech Revolution, that was utterly terrific. One of the best i've ever seen. But damned if I can ever remember the title.
Anyway, most of those are worth seeing (I also thought King Kong pretty stupid) at least once. And if it's before, oh, 1960, it won't be hideous violence like a lot of those others.
I'm also surprised not to see Prisoner of Zenda in there, Ronald Colman, which is many ways is a perfect film--even film buffs will say so, though they do tend to have a penchant for some pretty odd stuff.
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Date: 2006-10-19 03:25 pm (UTC)There's one I haven't seen--the crime of Monsieur Lange. There are also unaccountable lacunae--there's a film made, oh, about '56, after the Czech Revolution, that was utterly terrific. One of the best i've ever seen. But damned if I can ever remember the title.
Anyway, most of those are worth seeing (I also thought King Kong pretty stupid) at least once. And if it's before, oh, 1960, it won't be hideous violence like a lot of those others.
I'm also surprised not to see Prisoner of Zenda in there, Ronald Colman, which is many ways is a perfect film--even film buffs will say so, though they do tend to have a penchant for some pretty odd stuff.