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Irwin20

Irwin20

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Still watching Corner Gas. WatchEd a movie about the capture of Eichmann in Argentina in 1960 the other day. It was pretty good but I don’t recall the title.🤷🏼

Update…Operation Finale (Netflix)
 
clarkgriswold

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I started History of the World Part II last night. I got 10-15 minutes into the first episode and after not laughing once turned it off.
 
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PantherProud

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MasonComet said:
Nice! Obviously it's great, but the problem with classic movies such as that (i.e. the Seven Samurai) is their formulas have been copied or imitated so many times, modern audiences watch them and think, "what's the big deal?"
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yea this is a common theme when watching old movies for the first time. They were no doubt great for their time, but how many hold up today when movie making has evolved so much and certain themes have been used over and over again?

I think what it comes down to the most is story. Examples like Wizard of Oz and Star Wars have stood the test of time due to their stories, even though CGI, etc...has far been improved.
 
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PantherProud said:
yea this is a common theme when watching old movies for the first time. They were no doubt great for their time, but how many hold up today when movie making has evolved so much and certain themes have been used over and over again?

I think what it comes down to the most is story. Examples like Wizard of Oz and Star Wars have stood the test of time due to their stories, even though CGI, etc...has far been improved.
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You seem to be glossing over the point that, e.g., Citizen Kane was first..."great for their time"? How about GREAT and concede that it influenced future movie making? It sounds as if you're down-grading it because of the movies that came after and were inspired by it.

Based on my dealings with my own children, there is a reluctance (by those under about 50) to give a serious watch (and proper credit) to a black and white movie...Citizen Kane, Casablanca, To Kill a Mockinbird...

If you like Citizen Kane and want to learn more, I recommend the PBS American Experience episodes titled "Citizen Hearst" about the real Charlie Kane...William Randolph Hearst. Also, if you're ever in the the "neighborhood", the 20 bucks they charge to tour The Hearst Castle along Highway 1 in San Simeon, California, (halfway between LA and SF) is well worth it.
 
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PantherProud

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CatAlum said:
You seem to be glossing over the point that, e.g., Citizen Kane was first..."great for their time"? How about GREAT and concede that it influenced future movie making? It sounds as if you're down-grading it because of the movies that came after and were inspired by it.

Based on my dealings with my own children, there is a reluctance (by those under about 50) to give a serious watch (and proper credit) to a black and white movie...Citizen Kane, Casablanca, Treasure of the Sierra Madre...

If you like Citizen Kane and want to learn more, I recommend the PBS American Experience episodes titled "Citizen Hearst" about the real Charlie Kane...William Randolph Hearst. Also, if you're ever in the the "neighborhood", the 20 bucks they charge to tour The Hearst Castle along Highway 1 in San Simeon, California, is well worth it.
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Not downgrading it at all. Merely pointing out how there's a stark difference in watching it today vs 1940. It hits you different because you've experienced so much other stuff post 1940. My experience watching Citizen Kane is going to be quite different than someone who watched it for the first time when it came out. That's inevitable, and the point I was making.

I did enjoy it, and also bought Casablanca and Singin' In The Rain yesterday to watch. I'm pretty sure I've seen Treasure of the Sierra Madre, but I'd have to look at the plot to remember honestly.
 
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PantherProud said:
Not downgrading it at all. Merely pointing out how there's a stark difference in watching it today vs 1940. It hits you different because you've experienced so much other stuff post 1940. My experience watching Citizen Kane is going to be quite different than someone who watched it for the first time when it came out. That's inevitable, and the point I was making.

I did enjoy it, and also bought Casablanca and Singin' In The Rain yesterday to watch. I'm pretty sure I've seen Treasure of the Sierra Madre, but I'd have to look at the plot to remember honestly.
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Hey, I'll concede (my opinion) that Citizen Kane isn't the most "fun" movie to watch. It's very entertaining, but, for most, not at the top in terms of pure entertainment. And I know that you're supposed to put in up close to #1 in terms of great movies. BUT, those who are expert in the making of movies, in "effects" and "techniques", in how a movie is filmed, all point to it as the all-time great.
 
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eastisbest

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bigkat said:
umpire should be suspended.... first of all he should not let the player jump up and down on the 2nd strike...... and then.... you got to be kidding
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that 2nd strike was pretty outrageous too. Ump probably didn't make a deal of the demonstration because his whole goal was to go home. He has been suspended.
 
Irwin20

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Cunk on Earth- Netfix

Seriously I rarely laugh out loud but this Mockumentary had me going. It 5 parts and the Star Diane Morgan (After Life) was hilarious. You don’t have to commit to all 5 parts as she starts with the evolution of man and end in present day. 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
 
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clarkgriswold said:
I started History of the World Part II last night. I got 10-15 minutes into the first episode and after not laughing once turned it off.
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This! I did the exact same thing. Might try another episode as they have so many big names taking a turn on each skit but worried that its basically great talent getting paid for a quickie.

The good thing is I decided to watch Part 1 again and it reminded me of a gag I played on one of my kids when she was taking grade school theology. I told here there was originally 15 commandments and after she claimed BS I showed her the below clip. Of course she goes into class and proceeds to tell the teacher about the 15 commandments and uses the internet as her source. I thikn it might have been the 1st and only time Mel Brooks was cited as a reference at a Catholic Grade School.

 
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