What Classics Did You See Last Week (February 15–February 21)
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CoriSCapnSkip — 1 month ago(February 23, 2026 05:51 PM)
Tender Mercies
(1983) on February 16
A Family Thing
(1996) on February 17
Rambling Rose
(1991) on February 18
Paper Moon
(1973) on February 19
It Happened One Night
(1934) on February 20
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1996) on February 21 -
spiderwort — 1 month ago(February 24, 2026 02:57 AM)
What a good week for you, Cori. I love
Tender Mercies, Paper Moon, It Happened One Night
and
A Family Thing
(co-written by Billy Bob Thornton, how neat is that?).
Haven't seen
Rambling Rose
(don't know how I missed that one and really need to see it) or
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
.
I'm glad that your viewings this week included a good tribute to Robert Duvall. I only watched
Tender Mercies
, one of my favorites and his only Oscar win out of all his brilliant performances. What a great actor he was. May he R.I.P. -
Uncreative — 1 month ago(February 24, 2026 06:10 PM)
I've been trying to catch up on his movies since I have no idea if they're going to stay on HBO after all this Netflix/Paramount merger drama. Plus I'm in the middle of the old Shogun miniseries so I wanted to see a younger Toshiro Mifune again for comparison.
It wasn't as good as High & Low, The Seven Samurai, or Yojimbo but I liked it more than the color era Kurosawas I've seen.
I also had no idea it was the inspiration for Star Wars. -
spiderwort — 1 month ago(February 24, 2026 10:13 PM)
Wow! Can't believe Hidden Fortress was the inspiration for Star Wars. What a surprise that is; then again, I haven't seen the film.
So far, the only Kurosawa films I have seen – and loved – are Rashômon, The Seven Samurai, Yojimbo and one of his lesser known, but one of my absolute favorites, Dersu Uzala. For some reason that one really got to me.
Obviously, I have a lot of catching up to do. -
MissMargoChanning — 1 month ago(February 24, 2026 10:22 PM)
Considering what is out there these days, I'd say that just about any film I watch these days is a classic, but I did revisit this one….
Talk about a cinematic gem!
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
It's Going To Be A Bumpy Night! -
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MissMargoChanning — 1 month ago(February 25, 2026 05:05 PM)
I love the payback in the end.
It's as satisfying as the payback in Gaslight, another one I have to watch in the very near future.
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
It's Going To Be A Bumpy Night!