rohanaka
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Someone on here mentioned Woody Allen....I have tried on more than one occassion to watch a number of his films... I just wanted to yell at him (and most of the characters too) "Get over yourself!" I know he has a lot of fans, and many people enjoy his films. Maybe I've seen the wrong ones...but I think he is one of those filmmakers you either like or you want to throw something at him. Very little room in between. I did however like his animated character in the movie ANTZ--mostly because it makes fun (especially at the beginning) of his own stereotyped Woody Allen persona. (And because it's one of the few films I've ever watched with him where the characters actually accomplish something besides talking about themselves all the time) Ok--enough whining. I step down from my "Anti Woody Allen" campaign and yield the balance of my time. :-)
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SHALLOW GRAVE or TOOMBSTONE
will go with Tombstone--(this is one I acutally have seen! ) :-)
Sticking with westerns....
RIO BRAVO or RIO LOBO
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Thanks cmvgor, but that might be one I will have to sit out. I blush too easily, I am afraid. I mainly chose the title because with the summer heat, (and August is just around the corner) a cold wind--or even a moderately cool one sounded good at the time. :-) Guess I better stick with titles I recognize or I might hqve to end up doing my standard "eyes-shut, ears-plugged, and voice repeating La-la-la" routine if things get too racey. :-)
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I was talking about this subject with someone on another thread just the other day. Right smack in the middle of the movie E.T. is a scene from my favorite film of all time, The Quiet Man. John Wayne gets to grab Maureen O'Hara and give her a big fat kiss as Elliot gets to grab a little blonde girl and do the same (while dozens of frogs hop away to freedom) In the meantime, E.T just sits in his easy chair, drinking beer, and switching channels on the TV. (I think the Duke and Elliott get the better end of the bargain, but others might disagree.) :-)
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
New Word: Metropolis (in honor of the founder of this thread)
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guess it goes to show a good story is worth telling again and again. :-)
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have seen 3 other versions
Wow...I had no idea that there were so many. All I have seen was this one (with Welles) and the PBS one that aired(I think) this past spring.One day I would like to read the book to see how it compares. Someone said they liked Elizabeth Taylor in this film--I agree. She was so tragic, and I don't think she was ever more beautiful. ( Ok--a lot of folks might not agree with that one. ) :-) This is one of those films that I wish I had on DVD or tape. Will have to look on the TCM schedule and keep a watch for it.
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Nightwalker, thanks for the film titles...I have started keeping a list of films I see recommended on here. The more I go through this site, the more I realize there are a lot of good movies out there I still want to watch. Will keep my eyes open for some of these--thanks again.
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Top 5...Let's see--(in no particular order):
Notorious
Shadow of a Doubt
Rear Window
North by Northwest
Rebecca
Psycho
The Trouble with Harry
Oopss--I guess that is more than five--but I just can't narrow it down They are all really great films. .
I have also seen several others, and although I really enjoyed most of them, I can't say they are among my favorites---The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Birds, Vertigo(please no one yell at me for saying its not my favorite) Suspicion, Rope, Marnie, and wasn't there one with Gregory Peck and ( I think) Ingird Bergman where he has amnesia?? I can't recall that title.
Now that you've seen my list--all you Hitch experts--what should I see next?? :-)
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I am still impressed by the "aerial", bird's-eye shot over Bodega Bay just before they swoop down.
Hi Miss G--I stayed up WAY too late the other night and caught part of the documentary they showed on Hitchcock--very interesting! He was truly an innovative filmmaker--especially with regard to this subject.
As far as the hand-drawn vs Pixar animation, I have to confess I like both--but probably prefer the old tried and true--there is something very beautiful in movies like Bambie or Snow White that kids today don't really get to appreciate in the newer films. Since I am probably the world's best artist only when it comes to drawing stick people, I am just bowled over by the talent and effort that must have gone into those early films. Even the things that are supposed to be "hideous" (such as the old witch in snow white) are a thing of beauty. And the scenery in those film--the attention to detail is almost breathtaking.
PS--Cinemaven "...how they do that?" With ingenuity, brainpower and creativity--my point exactly! :-)
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I watched the Wizard of Oz last night and it always makes me start thinking about how much effort must have gone into some of the special effects in that movie. I got to thinking about other great classic films with a strong FX presence as well.
Now, in no way do I consider myself and expert on anything having to do with either filmmaking or modern technology. I even joked with someone on here recently about being a self-proclaimed "technophobe" :-) But I am really amazed at how much technology in general has changed over the last few years. (or even within my own lifetime) And with regard to moviemaking, it has come a long, long way within the last 100 years or so. While it is true some of these old films are a bit hokey (as in: you can almost see the "string'" dangling from the flying saucer--or maybe the guy in the monkey suit just looks like some slob who needs a shave) but think about films like "From the Earth To the Moon", one of the earliest FX driven movies. That was high tech back in the day, I am sure. And what about films like San Francisco with that huge earthquake scene? Or The Hurricane... think of all that wind and water. There was a lot that went in to making those films that made them seem very realistic, even by today's standards. And a personal favorite, The Ten Commandments, has always impressed me as a terrific piece of movie "art". (All those swirling clouds and the Red Sea parting right in front of Charlton Heston. Too cool.) And who could forget the burning of Atlanta in GWTW?
But the cream of the crop for classic movie FX to me, has got to be the cyclone in the Wizard of Oz. What a great piece of work! VERY realistic...and done without all the computer generated images or "green screen" technology that exists today. I think it is one of the most realistic movie twisters I have ever seen. (And living in the midwest, with the way our weather goes sometimes, I can say for sure it looks very realistic) :-) I heard a long time ago how this was done, but to be sure, I Googled some statistics, and one of the things I came up with is the
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The effect was achieved through the construction of a thirty-five-foot muslin stocking affixed to a gantry crane traveling the length of the stage. The tornado-shaped cone was rotated by a speed-controlled motor. The dust and thick clouds were created using Fuller's earth, and dangerous chemicals such as carbon and sulfur with of course, little or no proper ventilation. The ferocious sounding winds were produced through the use of compressed air and wind machines.
I am not good at posting links on here (another technophobe moment for me) but you can read the whole article at the following: *www.noplacelikeoz.com/Page4.htm* There are also some really great explanations regarding how many of the other effects were achieved in this film. (I don't know about how accurate this site is, but what I found regarding the twister matches up pretty closely to what I remember hearing in the past.)
What are some of your favorite classic movie FX moments? You know...the days before Jurrasic Park brought the dinosaurs back to life...or the days before Star Wars took over the "empire" of Space and turned intergalactic war into an art form. I don't mean to cheapen the value of the technology we have nowdays. I think modern day special effects are first rate. But there is something a bit more impressive (at least to me) about how hard Harryhausen must have had to work to get all those skeletons to stand up and fight way back when.
I looked around a little on the boards, and only found one really old thread about "Which was better--old fx or new"... But that's not what I am really wanting to discuss here. I even debated with myself as to where the best spot to post this would be. I eventually settled here because I really want to hear more from folks about the filmmakers and the process as much as I do the films. I know computers have moved filmmaking into a completely different era nowdays. But even if you enjoy all the cool new stuff out there, (as I do) the good old days are still entertaining to watch as well. What are some of your thoughts about the way things USED to be?? Got any favorites movies or scenes? Got any cool classic fx filmmaking stories to share? Inquiring minds want to know! :-)
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One person's fascination is another person's tedium -) HA! Couldn't agree more! (cute cartoon)
Laffite--since I don't speak the lingo--I'll go along with Miss G and just add, "yeah--what she said!" :-)
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Scarlett and Melanie decide what to do with the dead Yankee, and also the scene in which Melanie reads David Copperfield to the waiting women
Two perfect examples of what I was trying to say, Jack. She really was made of a lot stearner stuff than most might think judging her on the surface. :-)
I like in the reading scene how she really holds her own and stands up under the questioning when the authorities come knocking at the door--she is in full command of the situation and she plays along perfectly with Rhett and the rest of the men when they show up too.
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I got to thinking about GWTW today after your post a couple of days ago...
love olivia in The Heiress! what a movie this is, and she well deserved her oscar for it, in my opinion. i wouldnt say it is her best film, but it comes pretty close. she also did a great job as scarlett o'hara's sister in GWTW,
I don't think they were sisters were they?? But is has been a long time since I saw this film. I've probably only seen it all the way through maybe twice. :-)
I think Melanie is just about the first character I think of when I think of Olivia deHavilland. (although the Heiress is my favorite) And she is probably my favorite character in the entire story Some may think she was a sap, but Melanie had a lot more backbone to her than she appeared to have on the surface. She was 100% a lady and very kindhearted, but she was not a wilting little flower of the south. I have a lot more respect for her than most of the other women in this movie, but not because of her sweetness. More because of the way she maintained her sweetness even when she showed her strength. (Does that make sense?) Let's face it...the women in this story(and the men too) really went through a lot...but still ended up accomplishing more than most will ever even imagine.
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I can't put these in any sort of exact order--the first 5would probaby appear somewhere on a list of my top 50 favorites movies of all time--the rest of them are just movies I've enjoyed that also contain numerical references in the titles--but again--not in any order-
Three Godfathers
Miracle on 34th Street
High Noon
The Ten Commandments
It Happened One Night
3:10 to Yuma
7th Voyage of Sinbad
Twins
Twelve Angry Men
20 Milllion Miles to Earth
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Everyone knows I'm rotten already. All my leaves have turned brown, so turning them won't do any good. Well, I guess I could look for the light-brown ones.
Now Frank...(again with the mom voice) I can't help you if you won't work with me!! :-)
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HA! Again--one of those moments where if you did not have the context.... :-)
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Annelle:"Miss Truvy, I promise that my personal tragedy will not interfere with my ability to do good hair." (one of my favorite lines--I crack up everytime she says it) :-)
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Truvy:"Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion" (CK--sometimes I relate emotional events in my life to certain scenes in movies too.)
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A former coworker of mine and I used to sit around during the slow times at work and trade lines from this movie back and forth. I agree with you--the entire cast was great. I am not a Shirley MacLaine fan by any stretch of the imagination--but I think she is hilarious in this movie.
Another fine moment for Ouiser (when she meets back up with an old boyfriend): "I'm not as sweet as I used to be."
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You are most welcome. This is one of my favorite hymns. I should tell you that depending on which hymnal your church uses, the lyrics can vary somewhat. But usually the first verse is very similar and also the verse he sings in the Love Comes Softly movie out on the hillside is usually pretty common....(Prone to wander, Lord I feel it....)
I am not good at posting links--but here is a website you can type in and find the lyrics and music-(again--some of the verses may be different if your hymnal is more contemporary). Hope this helps. :-)
www.my.homewithgod.com/heavenlymidis2/fount.html
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Ha! I love this movie...I always crack up when that sweet little baby slaps Shirley MacLaine. Pow!
Another great line...I am sure somehow twas spoken about me... :-)
Truvy: "Time marches on and sooner or later you realize it is marchin' across your face"
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"Gladiolas! Isn't there anybody who can deal with a housewife?"
...LBJ in The Right Stuff
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three people can watch the same movie and have
completely different opinions
That's what makes the world go 'round! :-)
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Hoping for no repeats--but can't be sure:
Cabin in the Sky High
It Had to Be You Can't Take It With You
Life With Father Goose
Mysterious Island In the Sky
The Trouble with Angels in the Outfield
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follow(s) Me Boys
a measly triple---The Thin Man Called Horse Whisperer
(not so impressive as 15--but everyone just has live up to their own abilities) :-)
HELP! Need Star Wars quote
in Science Fiction
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Judy...I am just curious what you are needing this quote for. It's not something you usually hear people ask about. Are you going to use it write us another Stop the Monster installment?? Because I have been waiting patiently for the next one!!! Truthfully, I'm only asking because I am a nosy busy-body. :-) Feel free to tell me to MYOB. :-) (PS--I love the early Star Wars movies--not a big fan of the 3 more recent ones. But others may disagree.) :-)