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The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp:
A very enjoyable british film about the life of Colonel Wynn Candy and his efforts in three different wars. There was a lot to like about this film. I was quite glad that I went into this film cold turkey(A practice I will try to use more often,because I feel that going in with no expectations or ideas of what is happening really makes the movie watching expierience more enjoyable.) because from just reading the wikipedia article after I saw that it spoiled alot
First of all the acting of the three main characters was top notch. Livesy plays the main role with dignity and really makes you feel that you know the character by the end. Walbrook plays a great second to him and a very sympathetic character. Also, Kerr plays her role(s) very well and you can barely tell that it's the same actress playing three different roles.
Secondly, The Cinematagrophy was top notch and there were several great little moments in this film. The two that stick out to me the most are the duel scene and the very unusual way they use to show the passing of time. Also,there are alot of neat visuals in this film to look out for.
Finally,the makeup artist's do an excelent job showing the aging of the two main character's. You really have to look hard to notice that it is indeed the same actor's playing those roles.
My only gripe with the film is that it really could have used a intermission as I feel that any movie that's over 2 hours and 20 min and is of an epic scope needs to have a nice little break in the middle to give you a chance to absorb all of what happened in the first half and give you a breather to get up and get something to eat/drink(Sure,there's the pause button.But I prefer my movies uncut with no breaks except when an intermission has occured.)
Sherlock, Jr:
I was expecting this to be good,But not this good. After watching this it definatly lands a spot on my top ten comedy films(I break up my top ten lists by genre. I don't have an all-time list mainly beacause I don't like to pick favorites.).So many great gags and such originality from Buster.
It's a shame that today's generation(Who am I kidding? I'm only 20 myself) doesn't appriciate the all-time greats of comedy( Keaton, Marx Brothers,Chaplin,Laurel and Hardy,etc.). Because men like Buster could really make you laugh(Without even saying one word) and were great showmen(Buster did all of his own stunts and actually fractured his neck in this film.Not only did he recover quickly from fracturing his neck, He never knew he even fractured it till years later. Now that is workmenship.). The comedians of old really put today's comedians to shame and it's a shame that so many classics will go unwatched because kids don't like old movies.
The Navigator:
This was totally the opposite of what I felt about Sherlock,Jr. Now I really like Keaton alot, However the plot here really didn't do anything for me and after having watched Steamboat Bill,Jr.(Which is far superior in my opinon.) I really didn't feel like watching Buster in another boat related film.
Also,for some reason I couldn't keep myself awake during this picture. I don't know what it was,But it just didn't capture me the way that the rest of Buster's silent films do.
Last edited by Mr.Nobody; 01-11-08 at 04:18 AM.
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Got 2 in yesterday, The Guns of Navarone, sure its a little dated but overall this is still a very good film, I watched a VHS copy of this, I would really like to get a nice cleaned up DVD version. Is there a movie that Gregory Peck is in where he isn't just outstanding? A couple of the scenes with him and David Niven are just terrific!
. He played a very good part in the film, it really just goes to show how talented so many of the singers/actors really were, so many of them could do both back then and do just fine. But to me that was the highlight of the film. At the start of the movie we meet the two main characters, Warden (Burt Lancaster) and Prewitt (Montgomery Clift) and minutes later we see Warden basically drooling over his Captains wife, so it's not a big imagination stretch to see where this is going. I get it, its a bit of a study into human nature and how our habits play out in day to day lives. And also how if left alone long enough all we tend to do as a race is spend a lot of time drinking and eventually start trying to kill each other while waiting for someone else to kill. But again, I've gotta ask what makes this movie so special? Help me out fellow MoFo's. I find it interesting that this film comes from a book, and since it's older it seems to get a pass. I'm not sure that it deserves it.
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