So from my dvd collection...

semi-pro waster said:
Well at least you tried Casablanca, it's fair enough not to like it (I'll begrudgingly grant you that right :p) but you've now seen it so that's another person ticked off my list - I'm trying to make sure as many people as possible watch it and 12 Angry Men. You've got to take the context of the time they were made into account for a lot of older films and Casablanca is no exception to that but I think as a story it stands up marvellously against almost any other film I've ever seen with strong performances throughout. It's also one of the most misquoted films ever unfortunately.
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I thought Casablanca was quite good but seeing it in 'hindsight' having watched lots of newer films before it, its easy to miss the pioneering aspects of it. Casablanca is supposed to be the "best screenplay of all time" apparently but to me its just another film script (albeit a fairly good one).

People always talk about films like Citizen Kane and appreciating the time when it was made and how groundbreaking it was back then but that's impossible for someone my age to fully take into account and is mostly lost on me. So it ends up getting seen in comparison to whatever is currently out in 2009 or whenever.

Also, your Casablanca/12 Angry Men ideological supremacist mission disturbs me. :eek:
 
DampCat said:
Play it again, Sam.
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Arrggh....... :D

Chimerical said:
I thought Casablanca was quite good but seeing it in 'hindsight' having watched lots of newer films before it, its easy to miss the pioneering aspects of it. Casablanca is supposed to be the "best screenplay of all time" apparently but to me its just another film script (albeit a fairly good one).
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I don't even tend to think of it in terms of what it pioneered although you're right to highlight that it was/is an extremely important film for that reason. I just tend to think of it as a magnificent story that is quite spellbindingly told - I hadn't even watched it until a couple of years ago, partly because I was afraid it wouldn't live up to its reputation but it instantly became one of my favourite films of all time. Maybe it is true what they say about late converts being the most fervent....

Chimerical said:
People always talk about films like Citizen Kane and appreciating the time when it was made and how groundbreaking it was back then but that's impossible for someone my age to fully take into account and is mostly lost on me. So it ends up getting seen in comparison to whatever is currently out in 2009 or whenever.
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It can be difficult to attach the proper historical significance to films from their time but I think you should probably try anyway. To pick a more recent example I didn't think much of A Clockwork Orange which was very controversial on release but I'd argue that's because it's not a great film or even story - it might also be because I'm not a fan of Malcolm McDowell though. I do recognise however that it was important in terms of impact on popular culture although the debate that springs from that is whether things that are influential on popular culture should automatically be respected - I'd point to Pop Idol and Big Brother for reasons why that isn't the case.

Chimerical said:
Also, your Casablanca/12 Angry Men ideological supremacist mission disturbs me. :eek:
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As long as you've at least watched them that's good enough for me, you don't have to like them. Let's face it there are worse things I could try to impose on the World. ;)
 
The Good The Bad and the Ugly - utterly brilliant.
L.A Confidential - utterly brilliant.
Schindlers List - Quite emotional.
Alien - Cracking sci-fi film.

:)

Get A Fistful of Dollars and For A Few Dollars more as well. Make the Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Western trilogy complete!
 
MarcLister said:
The Good The Bad and the Ugly - utterly brilliant.
L.A Confidential - utterly brilliant.
Schindlers List - Quite emotional.
Alien - Cracking sci-fi film.

:)

Get A Fistful of Dollars and For A Few Dollars more as well. Make the Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Western trilogy complete!
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Personally I'd go with Once upon a time in the west next.

So, what was the verdict on The Good The Bad & The Ugly? Stand the test of time?
 
strang3r said:
Personally I'd go with Once upon a time in the west next.

So, what was the verdict on The Good The Bad & The Ugly? Stand the test of time?
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Didn't get round to it! Got to my haircut today as well :( Going to try my best to watch it today. With regards to once upon a time in the West, I ordered it the other day :) I've seen it about 4/5 years ago and remember it being excellent!
 
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Just watched The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and loved it.

Another very long film though! Dialogue and acting was brilliant along with the breathtaking settings. I enjoyed how the three characters were all related to each other. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

9/10
 
Probably one of my favourite films ever. But then I am a Clint Eastwood fan. :) And yes longer than any other film in history surely? Apart from LOTR course! :p Once Upon A Time In The (Mexican ;)) West is a must watch but you must get the other two films in the trilogy with The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
 
It's Quentin Tarantino's favourite film isn't it?

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In a 2002 Sight & Sound magazine poll, Quentin Tarantino voted The Good, the Bad and the Ugly as his choice for the best film ever made.
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Tell me, did you almost **** your pants laughing at the part where Tuco is tied up at the start and Blondie is bringing him in? Gets me every time with his choice language.
 
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