1). Picnic (1955) - 8/10
2). An American Crime (2007) - 8/10 Very well done, very hard to watch.
3). Love, Actually (2003) - 7/10 - Fun!
4). Vertigo (1958) - 20/10 - Just watch it.
1). Picnic (1955) - 8/10
2). An American Crime (2007) - 8/10 Very well done, very hard to watch.
3). Love, Actually (2003) - 7/10 - Fun!
4). Vertigo (1958) - 20/10 - Just watch it.
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Yup!Originally Posted by Janine
I just looked at my list. It is pretty far down. Maybe I will move it up. There are some others that I really want to see first, though. But maybe I will push it up on my list.
OK.Oh, you know what? I hate rating films with numbers; that is why I avoided rating this one. I liked it enough to see it again. If you never saw the first film (which I did), I think you would be mesmerized with this one and on the edge of you seat. I still found it suspenseful and I did know the plot well; although, I was not quite sure of the ending or whether the new screenplay would adhere to the older one. I think the filming is great and this adds a lot to the pyscoholigical aspects of the film and characters....not too sure what to rate it really...I am still thinking about that; I want also to see it a second time. I think it is quite artistic, in setting and camera angles and colors. Of course, both actors are terrific too, but it is one of those unique plays, with only two characters, so how can one rate it? You either love those kind of films or hate them. They are very much like a stage play and this I do like. They are intimate and yet in this one claustaphobic in a way at times. I liked this aspect of it very much but some may not.
Agreed!
I LOVE Willam Holden!! He makes this movie so worthwhile for me.
Never even heard of this one. It sounds interesting, though. I should look into it.2). An American Crime (2007) - 8/10 Very well done, very hard to watch.
I actually really ended up liking this one when I saw it. It was a pleasant surprise for me.3). Love, Actually (2003) - 7/10 - Fun!
Fantastic film!!!4). Vertigo (1958) - 20/10 - Just watch it.
Well, don't do that, until you view some clips on Youtube; see if it interests you. You might find it very dreary or dark. It is definitely a play format and very restrictive; even claustophobic and dramatic. I do however, like it very much...I felt it was powerful...the performances pretty amazing. I read where Ibsen nearly lost his reputation, when he first presented this play to the public. It is a very contravsial play - just some of the issues: incest, venereal disease, out of wedlock children, infidelity, euthansia....I guess it would cause an uproar. People just did not opening talk, about such subjects back in Ibsen's time. He was definitely way beyond his 'time' in thought.Yup!
Yes, exactly; I wonder if you should watch the new one first or the old one. Which one did your brother like? I saw the old one years ago and recall being impressed - then I re-watched it, about a year ago. My library had it come in. I still was quite impressed.OK.
Notorious is fantastic. I just re-watched it after I purchased it about a month ago. Glad I invested in this film. I heard that Hitchcock considered it his best film. His daughter, I believe, said this on a talk show, 'Larry King Live'.Agreed!
Who did "Picnic" - the director? I think I just saw that one advertized on Amazon. I guess I will go and look it up. I like Holden a lot, too. Wasn't he in "Bridge Over the River Kwai" or am I mixing up actors. I love that film! That was directed by David Lean...I like all his film.I LOVE Willam Holden!! He makes this movie so worthwhile for me.
I never heard of that one either.Never even heard of this one. It sounds interesting, though. I should look into it.
I agree with all your other assessments, but this one - I actually hate this film...I am afraid, I may end up giving it a 5/10....my sister hated it, too. Sorry, we don't agree on this one. I just could not see the point.I actually really ended up liking this one when I saw it. It was a pleasant surprise for me.
I adore "Vertigo," too. I must buy it sometime soon. It is definitely one I have to own in my 'Hitchcock' collection. Kim Novak is perfect in the role. It is such a great film.Fantastic film!!!
Today, I actually watched, on Youtube, the entire production of:
Shadow of a Gunman ~ Kenneth Branagh, among other noteworthy stage stars.
I am so impressed with this presentation by the BBC. I think it aired about 1996 - something close to that. It is about the Irish uprising and all the 'troubles'. This nice guy, Donal, is merely renting a room; he is a poet, and all around him people are weaving plots to fight off the English, the occupation. Now everyone begins to mistake Donal for a runaway gunman for the 'cause'; or at least this young naive girl Minnie does. He is actually an innocent bystander and quite peace-minded. This TV presentation is quite impressive and very inthralling. I will watch it all again tonight. One has to see in segments (think it is Part 1 to Part 8), but that is not a big problem. I saw them all before I went out to my bank. I am quite happy to have had the priviledge to view this rare footage. I just wish they would put this on DVD; because I would definitely buy it. It would be very worthwhile put this and the early Billy Plays on a DVD...SOAG runs about an hour and a half.
"It's so mysterious, the land of tears."
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Well, can't agree on everything.
That is like "Happy Days". Everything on there was always named the Pfister "this" and Pfister "that". Yes, there is the Pfister Hotel (and I am not sure if the Pfister-Vogel Tannery was still around in the 1950's), but that is it. PLUS, I just discovered recently that Pfister wasn't spelled with a "Pf" on the TV show. It was spelled with a "Ph". WHY??? I know all of this might sound like piddly little stuff to everyone else, but it aggravates me.
Rebecca- 8/10...I cannot believe Vivien Leigh was ever considered for that role
Spellbound- 10000000/10...it's overtaking Dial M as my favourite
Under Capricorn- 7/10...Ingrid Bergman saves this from being far worse
Vertigo- 10/10...it's just excellent
I love Christmas break and having all this time...
Next on the playlist...North by Northwest, Waltzes from Vienna, The Birds (if I can find it)
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
On a Roman Polanski review cycle right now:
For those who are interested and don't know, Polanski wrote three films that speak to the general claustrophobia and fears of living in very close quarters with strangers (apartments). Those three films are among my favorites that I usually end up watching year after year.
1). The Tenant (1976) - 9/10 - Creepy, disturbing, cloying, dark disturbing and beautiful.
2). Repulsion (1965) - 9/10 - Another slow building exercise in terror and paranoia. Watch for all of the scenes with an innocuous enough looking straight razor. *shiver*
3). Rosemary's Baby (1968) - 8/10 - My least favorite of the trio but still better than most other films of the genre. Most definitely continues the tradition of slow building horror with a crescendo ending. Great film!
By the by, ClassicCharm, have you seen Rope?
Last edited by MattG; 12-16-2008 at 04:56 PM.
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I actually haven't! Pathetic in a Hitchcock fan like myself...why do you ask?
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
Just saw that you'd mentioned several Hitchcock films and wondered if you'd seen that one as it's one of my favorites.
An eclectic collection of learned behaviors.
Yes, I'm on a Hitch marathon at the moment! I love his films. I haven't seen Rope yet, though it's certainly on my list to see. My favourites are Spellbound, Dial M for Murder, and The Lady Vanishes.
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
I found a great DVD collection in the $5 bin at Wal Mart. It's called Alfred Hitchcock The Legend Begins and has 4 DVDs with 20 of his earlier works on it.
Amazon also has it for $8 if you can't find it at Wal Mart. Highly recommended! The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes are my favorites from this collection.
I love Dial M as well but still have to put Vertigo as my number one (despite its failings).
An eclectic collection of learned behaviors.
Ooh I have two collections of his earlier works haha! From that collection I also like Jamaica Inn
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
I'm interested to see where you'll place Rope in your ratings.
An eclectic collection of learned behaviors.
I'll let you know!
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
If I may interrupt this conversation
The Verdict - 8/10
Arsenic & Old Lace - 7/10
Australia - 4/10
It's a Wonderful Life - 10/10
There Will Be Blood 9/10
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