Going through the IMDb top 250 list.
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bar_mar_mar
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I've seen 226 of them at some time or other. The ones I'm missing are mainly foreign films because they haven't had the same exposure. Call me Mr Philistine!
Of the US/UK films, the only ones I haven't seen are Shutter Island, Toy Story 3 (obviously), How to Train your Dragon, the 2nd & 3rd LOTR films and Mulholland Drive. Not bad going really.
It's not a bad list. Some of the placings seem a bit off and reflect the youth of the voters. e.g. Return of the Jedi & Avatar place higher than Jaws, Gone with the Wind is below Kick-Ass
Plus there are some notorious examples of trying to fix the voting, particularly by fans of The Dark Knight. check out the number of 1 votes given to The Godfather as a result of them trying to get its rating down. looks like they are trying to do the same to Toy Story 3 as well. knobs.
Of the US/UK films, the only ones I haven't seen are Shutter Island, Toy Story 3 (obviously), How to Train your Dragon, the 2nd & 3rd LOTR films and Mulholland Drive. Not bad going really.
It's not a bad list. Some of the placings seem a bit off and reflect the youth of the voters. e.g. Return of the Jedi & Avatar place higher than Jaws, Gone with the Wind is below Kick-Ass
Plus there are some notorious examples of trying to fix the voting, particularly by fans of The Dark Knight. check out the number of 1 votes given to The Godfather as a result of them trying to get its rating down. looks like they are trying to do the same to Toy Story 3 as well. knobs.
Gone with the Wind is one of the most amazing films. You would be best to wait for a rainy Sunday afternoon, take the phone off the hook (or put the mobile on silent) and enjoy.
It is my favourite film of all time and i've been trying to get my hubby to watch it for the almost 11 years we have been together.
It tells such an amazing story and the characters are wonderful. You will enjoy it.
It is my favourite film of all time and i've been trying to get my hubby to watch it for the almost 11 years we have been together.
It tells such an amazing story and the characters are wonderful. You will enjoy it.
princess27
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Must admit I'm not at all surprised it is in the top 250.
"Older" films certainly use a different film-making vocabulary, which I can see might take a little adjustment.
One of the things I find interesting, is that even though today's movies tend to be hyper-edited, they're still a lot longer than old films (average movie length these days is just over 2 hours, only "epics" used to go over 90 minutes back in the day.)
Older films tend to concentrate on just telling the story as economically as possible. Especially in films from the 30's & 40's, actors will speak really quickly in single takes, and you'll get lots of quick dissolves & wipes between scenes, with very little "filler."
At the risk of making it sound like "homework", reading up on older films before you watch them can help you appreciate them a lot more. If you get around to "Gone With The Wind" (too long, but worth it IMO), awareness of the racist subtext puts a whole new dimension on the story, e.g. when they say "We're going to clear out those wooRAB", they're actually Ku Klux Klan members looking for runaway slaves...
One of the things I find interesting, is that even though today's movies tend to be hyper-edited, they're still a lot longer than old films (average movie length these days is just over 2 hours, only "epics" used to go over 90 minutes back in the day.)
Older films tend to concentrate on just telling the story as economically as possible. Especially in films from the 30's & 40's, actors will speak really quickly in single takes, and you'll get lots of quick dissolves & wipes between scenes, with very little "filler."
At the risk of making it sound like "homework", reading up on older films before you watch them can help you appreciate them a lot more. If you get around to "Gone With The Wind" (too long, but worth it IMO), awareness of the racist subtext puts a whole new dimension on the story, e.g. when they say "We're going to clear out those wooRAB", they're actually Ku Klux Klan members looking for runaway slaves...