Posted on 01/03/2018 10:00:22 AM PST by Simon Green
It was, “I coulda been a conTENDa! I coulda been SOMEbody...”
Great, powerful scene.
I will be in Thailand next week, and part of my tour includes visiting the (rebuilt) Bridge of the River Kwai.
An American In Paris...oh MY, Gene Kelly.
I don’t care for On The Waterfront or Marty, so I can understand why they were lower on the list.
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So funny.
He said both - one right after the other. Followed by: “....instead of a bum, which is what I am now.”
No nudity in any of them.
Well....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Production_Code
Always partial to the film, “The African Queen” from this era. Hepburn and Bogart were most deserving of the accolades and awards.
What,exactly,is your definition of entertainment?
I’ve seen all of them and they entertained me-—the movies are a diversion from everyday life IMHO.
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I’ve always been partial to “The Quiet Man” over “The Greatest Show On Earth”.
But then, I’m a big John Ford fan.
I agree with you. I prefer “The Quiet Man”; and to think, he didn’t want to make that movie.
#22 If you pay extra they let you plant explosive charges and run the wire the river bank where you can detonate the charge.
That does sound like fun...but I'd rather spend my time like William Holden did when making the film.
And what? What is the “contrast”? What are the top box office films of the last decade we are to compare the 50s with.
You think the 50s list by itself explains (in our heads?) the “contrast”?
I may agree many of the 50s films were better in my opinion (my age may have something to do with it), but I see nothing describing the “contrast”.
Commander Shears: [to Nurse] You give me powders, pills, baths, injections, enemas; when all I need is love.
Nurse at Ceylon hospital: What makes you so sure you’ll get a medical discharge?
Commander Shears: Because I’m a civilian at heart, lover, and I always follow my heart.
Nurse at Ceylon hospital: [both characters are on the beach, discussing the evening’s plans] I know, you’re terribly sorry, but you’re standing me up tonight.
Major Shears: You couldn’t be more wrong!
Shears: I got kind of used to being a commander…so when I arrived at the hospital..I took a look at the enlisted men’s ward and then the officer’s ward..and I said to myself, “let’s let it ride along for a while.” There were certain advantages.
Warden: I saw one of them on the beach.
Maj. Warden: [to Col. Green] Sir, it’s most annoying. They say, in view of the time element, they don’t think a few practice jumps would be worthwhile.
Major Shears: No?
Maj. Warden: No, they say if you make one jump, you’ve only got 50% chance of injury, two jumps, 80%, and three jumps, you’re bound to catch a packet. The consensus of opinion is that the most sensible thing for Major Shears to do is to go ahead and jump, and hope for the best.
Major Shears: With or without a parachute?
You think the 50s list by itself explains (in our heads?) the “contrast”?
I'm contrasting the box office popularity of the Best Picture winners of the 1950's with those films which won the same award over the last 10 years, as discussed in my previous post.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3619095/posts
Not a single Best Picture winner of the last ten years was in the top 10 box office of that year. 8 out of 10 in the Fifties were.
Hence the contrast.
The post I commented on did not readily make anyone aware it was in reference to a previous post. Next time be clear.
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