HopefulHeart Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 Citizen Kane review. Good review! :like: I really like Citizen Kane. It's such a complex film, and "rosebud" was a brilliant McGuffin.
Not A Mallard Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 I watched Charlie Chaplin's The Kid last night. I thought it was fantastic until the really weird dream sequence at the end. That's the only reason I wouldn't rank it higher than City Lights.
HopefulHeart Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 I watched Charlie Chaplin's The Kid last night. I thought it was fantastic until the really weird dream sequence at the end. That's the only reason I wouldn't rank it higher than City Lights. I remember seeing The Kid several years ago. I liked it a lot, though I agree that the part at the end with the angels was rather bizarre.
Ancilla Domini Posted February 7, 2015 Author Posted February 7, 2015 My mom and I are organizing this periodic movie night for homeschoolers in NYC (who have only ever watched the Hobbit, LOTR, Hunger Games, and all those Captain America Avengers type things.). We showed them The Third Man in December and we're showing Treasure of the Sierra Madre at the end of this month. :) It's really fun! We'll probably be showing On the Waterfront before the end of the school-year, too. (My mom and I are too big fans of Marlon Brando for us not to show one of his movies. :P)
Not A Mallard Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 ...LOTR...all those Captain America Avengers... ...Treasure of the Sierra Madre... It certainly is wonderful for those who have only seen Lord of the Rings and popcorn movies to discover the Golden Age of Hollywood, but it would also be wonderful for those who only watch the Golden Age of Hollywood to see Lord of the Rings and the Captain America/Avenger movies ;) I still have yet to see The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and The African Queen (both are Huston/Bogart movies that I want to see). Right now I'm focusing on Chaplin's feature-length silent films. I still need to watch The Gold Rush, The Circus, and Modern Times.
Ancilla Domini Posted February 7, 2015 Author Posted February 7, 2015 It certainly is wonderful for those who have only seen Lord of the Rings and popcorn movies to discover the Golden Age of Hollywood, but it would also be wonderful for those who only watch the Golden Age of Hollywood to see Lord of the Rings and the Captain America/Avenger movies ;) I still have yet to see The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and The African Queen (both are Huston/Bogart movies that I want to see). Right now I'm focusing on Chaplin's feature-length silent films. I still need to watch The Gold Rush, The Circus, and Modern Times. hehe. :P Well, I'm not disparaging LOTR and Captain America/Avengers, because I've never even seen them (only clips of each), but when that's all you've seen, you need to broaden your horizons. ;)
Ancilla Domini Posted February 7, 2015 Author Posted February 7, 2015 I still have yet to see The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and The African Queen (both are Huston/Bogart movies that I want to see). Right now I'm focusing on Chaplin's feature-length silent films. I still need to watch The Gold Rush, The Circus, and Modern Times. I admire your thoroughness in your study of old movies. Modern Times is a wonderful movie - I don't remember having seen the other two - I may have seen The Gold Rush, but it would have been as a very little kid.
HopefulHeart Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 My mom and I are organizing this periodic movie night for homeschoolers in NYC (who have only ever watched the Hobbit, LOTR, Hunger Games, and all those Captain America Avengers type things.). We showed them The Third Man in December and we're showing Treasure of the Sierra Madre at the end of this month. :) It's really fun! We'll probably be showing On the Waterfront before the end of the school-year, too. (My mom and I are too big fans of Marlon Brando for us not to show one of his movies. :P) That sounds awesome! I would have loved doing something like that when I was homeschooled. I still have yet to see The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and The African Queen (both are Huston/Bogart movies that I want to see). Right now I'm focusing on Chaplin's feature-length silent films. I still need to watch The Gold Rush, The Circus, and Modern Times. Those are all great movies! I'm sure you'll enjoy them. Chaplin's films are a lot of fun. I saw The Gold Rush years ago, but I do remember cracking up at the shoe-eating scene. :)
Ancilla Domini Posted February 7, 2015 Author Posted February 7, 2015 Those are all great movies! I'm sure you'll enjoy them. Chaplin's films are a lot of fun. I saw The Gold Rush years ago, but I do remember cracking up at the shoe-eating scene. :) Ohh is it The Gold Rush that has the shoe-eating scene? I have seen that, then! I remember that scene. :P
Ancilla Domini Posted February 7, 2015 Author Posted February 7, 2015 Gotta love this scene: :P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_1apYo6-Ow
Not A Mallard Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 Gotta love this scene: :P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_1apYo6-Ow Not until I watch the whole movie.
Not A Mallard Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 The Gold Rush is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen.
Not The Philosopher Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Revisited Vertigo this evening. That's a heck of a movie, and I love the look of '50s technicolor so much. "You shouldn't have been that sentimental!"
Not The Philosopher Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Great soundtrack too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC5AzFc3coo
HopefulHeart Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Ohh is it The Gold Rush that has the shoe-eating scene? I have seen that, then! I remember that scene. :P Yep, it is! The consumption of the shoe is about all I remember from that film, aside from the shot of Chaplin's cabin teetering on the edge of a precipice. :p Also, that clip of the "eating machine" is probably my favorite part of Modern Times. Revisited Vertigo this evening. That's a heck of a movie, and I love the look of '50s technicolor so much. "You shouldn't have been that sentimental!" I love Vertigo! The ending is just so good. I remember that I audibly gasped at the very end when I watched the movie for the first time.
Not A Mallard Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 hehe. :P Well, I'm not disparaging LOTR and Captain America/Avengers, because I've never even seen them (only clips of each), but when that's all you've seen, you need to broaden your horizons. ;)
Not A Mallard Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 The Circus - Chaplin is funny as usual, but a depiction of a cruel father figure with no redeeming qualities left something to be desired.
HopefulHeart Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 I barely remember anything about The Circus, which probably indicates that it was not the most memorable Chaplin film I've seen. I watched Of Human Bondage (with Leslie Howard and Bette Davis) over the weekend. It was quite an interesting story. I was tempted to post a picture of Leslie Howard in the "Mansome" topic on Open Mic, since he looks like the epitome of manliness. :p
Ancilla Domini Posted February 10, 2015 Author Posted February 10, 2015 I was tempted to post a picture of Leslie Howard in the "Mansome" topic on Open Mic, since he looks like the epitome of manliness. :P Oh, do it! I'll respond to it with a picture of Glenn Ford. :P
HopefulHeart Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Oh, do it! I'll respond to it with a picture of Glenn Ford. :P Done. :smile3:
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