Posted on 12/26/2011 5:33:29 PM PST by Neoavatara
Gone with the Wind, Sound of Music, Wizard of Oz, etc....and your point?
These films had, in addition to interesting women, strong male roles. Also, the women were relating -- as women --within in male-dominated cultures. Not obnoxiously trying to be pseudo-men.
Methinks we need a few men around.
What, you didn't think Columbiana wasn't an instant classic?
Yes that was sarcasm,
Sci-fi, Action/Adventure, Sword and Sandle, these genres have been totally ruined by the empowered fighting female cliche.
For some reason over & over again in every movie now there's no more Alpha males, instead we get the empowered fighting female!! Yep, that thin chick wearing tight leather and heals, who despite being only 89lbs can easily out perform and out fight her male counterparts.
That's why Hollywood is losing money, because once the "Wow! She is really hot, when is she going to be naked?" factor wears off, watching a 89lb waif beat up multiple 260+lbs guys gets pretty old pretty fast
I know, I just mentioned it because the subject of horse movies came up.
I have to disagree with half your top ten list, but everyone has a different taste and opinion.
Hugo and Drive were really great films.
My husband and I saw that with a friend tonight, and felt the same way. It certainly was a beautiful film, and had some wrenching scenes, but it was signature Steven Spielberg, i.e. there were the usual emotional signposts scattered throughout the film alerting you to a "moment".
Bridesmaids got honorable mention? For what, crap pile of the year?
We rented this through Netflix and turned it off before the end of the first acr. We were hoping that they had front loaded the adolescent vulgarity like they do in so many movies, but the excrement just kept flowing. The final straw was the main character’s mother casually discussing an acquaintance “bl**jobbing” to support himself.
That movie was written for 15-year-olds.
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I blame modern technology. In the old days, the editor had to carefully consider what to cut out, because they literally cut the parts out. With the advent of non-linear editing, they can fidget with a movie until they find a way to include every minute part of it. The result is that most movies are about a half hour too long. If find myself wondering why they left that dialog in, or why didn't they cut that scene out.
An example of a tightly edited movie is Romancing the Stone. The whole thing fits together like a puzzle. You may not care for the movie or the genre, but it was done right. If they made it today it would probably be 150 minutes long.
Uh oh. Be ready for a strong drink afterward. A children’s literature aficionado dragged me to this. Everything swings, jumps, flies, and races around until you’re ready to scream. There’s no climax because it’s ALL climax.
first acr = first act
Tinker Tailor: If you haven’t read the book or seen the BBC version, you won’t know what’s happening except very vaguely. There’s plenty to enjoy without knowing exactly what’s going on, though. The early tools of the spy trade, Brit office “decor,” the character portrayal, and the acting, most of all, make it worthwhile. You can always read the book and then go see it again.
I’ve been reading Tintin for about the last 40 years, and my kids grew up with it, too.
Sounds like the Spiderman movies.
Believe or not, a conservative friend recommended Bridesmaids to me. It opens to a scene of intercourse, and the vulgarity continues from there unabated.
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I’ve seen both Sherlock and Mission Impossible and both are great. In fact, some friends and I are going to see Sherlock again this afternoon.
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