What Classics Did You See Last Week (February 15–February 21)
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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!