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Don't make them like that anymore - 3/20/2010 3:17:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		I  just watched Lumet's film adaptation of Twelve Angry men with Henry Fonda. Superb film, entieely dialogue driven yet it grabs and holds one's attention to the very end. They just don't make movies like that anymore, everything seems to be driven by special effects or gratuitous action scenes. What about it, what old movies do you think they should emulate these days?

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RE: Don't make like that anymore - 3/20/2010 3:39:08 PM   
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RE: Don't make like that anymore - 3/20/2010 3:48:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		Arpig, I agree, it's a terrific film, but I have to say, in general, movies today are better.

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RE: Don't make them like that anymore - 3/20/2010 3:52:00 PM   
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Yes, I admit that I'm an old Bogie fan, so this is all subjective.

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RE: Don't make like that anymore - 3/20/2010 3:53:41 PM   
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- Breakfast at Tiffany's
- Dr. Strangelove
- The Pink Panther
- The Big Sleep
- Cabaret
- Casablanca
- Sunset Boulevard
- Vertigo
- Mildred Pierce
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
- Der Blaue Engel
- Faust
- Otto e Mezzo
- La Dolce Vita
- Belle de Jour
- La Grande Vadrouille

But I don't share your opinion that there aren't great films currently being made. Last one that really grabbed me was Inglorious Basterds. Did you catch it per chance?

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RE: Don't make like that anymore - 3/20/2010 4:09:47 PM   
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Last one that really grabbed me was Inglorious Basterds. Did you catch it per chance?
Yeah I did, good film as well, particularly Wentz (sp?) as the gestapo agent. I just happen to really enjoy dialogue driven films and they seem pretty much out of favour these days, I didn't mean to imply that no good movies are made anymore.

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RE: Don't make like that anymore - 3/20/2010 4:10:09 PM   
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Breakfast at Tiffany's


Ah yes, Audrey Hepburn... what a heart throb...

The movie's worth watching just for this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOByH_iOn88


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RE: Don't make like that anymore - 3/20/2010 4:16:09 PM   
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And yes, Hepburn was divine.

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RE: Don't make like that anymore - 3/20/2010 5:48:30 PM   
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Breakfast at Tiffany's


Ah yes, Audrey Hepburn... what a heart throb...

The movie's worth watching just for this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOByH_iOn88




Oh! Thanks for sharing that :-) I have it on DVD and I still always get weepy on that last scene when she runs after Cat...

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RE: Don't make like that anymore - 3/20/2010 5:53:47 PM   
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I just happen to really enjoy dialogue driven films


There is great dialogue in Inglorious Basterds

When I think of dialogue driven films, I think of Glengarry Glen Ross and of course Oleanna which is just one long conversation.

There are many though. I found this page and I tend to agree with much of the recommendations though they aren't all great films: http://ask.metafilter.com/89931/Recommendations-for-dialogueheavy-films-a-la-Glengarry-Glen-Ross

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RE: Don't make like that anymore - 3/20/2010 6:11:18 PM   
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here we go

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RE: Don't make like that anymore - 3/20/2010 6:34:19 PM   
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Oddly enough for your premise, Jackie Chan has stated that his style is modeled on Buster Keaton.


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RE: Don't make like that anymore - 3/20/2010 8:31:21 PM   
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I love old comedy, especially Harold Lloyd and Laurel and Hardy.

Oddly enough for your premise, Jackie Chan has stated that his style is modeled on Buster Keaton.



I've never cared much for Laurel and Hardy, but I probably have about 15 Buster Keaton films on DVD, and everything Harold Lloyd ever did. If you're not aware of it, you should keep an eye on TCM - especially late Sunday night. They run a lot of those old films, and I've burned dozens of silent films from their "Silent Sunday Night" series.


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RE: Don't make like that anymore - 3/20/2010 9:46:21 PM   
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Oh! Thanks for sharing that :-) I have it on DVD and I still always get weepy on that last scene when she runs after Cat...

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Final scene:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOIZ3RSU1MM&NR=1

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RE: Don't make like that anymore - 3/20/2010 9:56:51 PM   
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Oh! Thanks for sharing that :-) I have it on DVD and I still always get weepy on that last scene when she runs after Cat...

- LA


Final scene:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOIZ3RSU1MM&NR=1


What kind of a man tries to make a Domme weepy!! ;-) I thought it would only work if I saw the whole film, but nope, just that scene and I get shivers. I guess it's because she comes so close to losing everything because of her fear of losing everything...

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RE: Don't make them like that anymore - 3/20/2010 10:04:21 PM   
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RE: Don't make like that anymore - 3/20/2010 10:05:46 PM   
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What kind of a man tries to make a Domme weepy!! ;-)


I've yet to meet any woman... Domme, sub, or vanilla... who didn't enjoy weepy moments like that... ;-)

There are scenes in An Affair to Remember and Sleepless in Seattle ... that get's 'em every time too... lol


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RE: Don't make like that anymore - 3/20/2010 10:16:43 PM   
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What kind of a man tries to make a Domme weepy!! ;-)


I've yet to meet any woman... Domme, sub, or vanilla... who didn't enjoy weepy moments like that... ;-)

There are scenes in An Affair to Remember and Sleepless in Seattle ... that get's 'em every time too... lol


Not many films get me actually. And I tend to hate films that over play it. looking to jerk tears. I would not weep at Sleepless in Seattle as I'm not fond of the cast at all. I haven't even seen it.

Actually, Breakast at Tiffany's might be the only film that comes to mind. But the more I think there is more to it, which might be too personal to discuss on these boards.

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RE: Don't make like that anymore - 3/21/2010 3:32:23 AM   
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Hollywood has forgotten how to tell a story. I hate that spectacle and CGI has replaced character and plot.

Recent films I'd recommend as harking back to the good old days - Antichrist, Hard Candy, Blair Witch Project, Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Exotica, Pulp Fiction.

I'm sure there's more, but those are the ones which struck me as concentrating more on story and character than big explosions and gore porn.

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RE: Don't make like that anymore - 3/21/2010 5:30:44 PM   
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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven

I love old comedy, especially Harold Lloyd and Laurel and Hardy.

Oddly enough for your premise, Jackie Chan has stated that his style is modeled on Buster Keaton.



I've never cared much for Laurel and Hardy, but I probably have about 15 Buster Keaton films on DVD, and everything Harold Lloyd ever did. If you're not aware of it, you should keep an eye on TCM - especially late Sunday night. They run a lot of those old films, and I've burned dozens of silent films from their "Silent Sunday Night" series.



Just a bump to let everyone know that TCM is running a couple of Buster Keaton silents tonight, and at least one more next Sunday night. Anyone who's never seen him, this would be a good chance to gain a little exposure.


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