What Classics Did You See Last Week (December 10-16)
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Classic Film
spiderwort — 2 years ago(December 16, 2023 01:17 PM)
Modern films are welcome as well as classic films and those from any other viewing mediums. All comments, recommendations, and images are welcome, too.
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PygmyLion — 2 years ago(December 17, 2023 02:58 AM)
Where the Lillies Bloom
(1974) - Julie Gholson, Jan Smithers, Harry Dean Stanton. 14 year old Mary Call (Julie Gholson) tries to keep her family together in Appalachia after her widowed father dies. Gholson does a nice job in her one file role. Harry Dean Stanton also does a nice job as Kiser Pease - 7
It Happened on 5th Avenue
(1947) - Victor Moore, Charles Ruggles, Ann Harding, Gale Storm, Dan DeFore. Comedy. Moore plays a homeless man, who takes up living in a rich man's, Michael J O'Connor(Ruggles) house, when O'Connor goes south for the winter. Jim Bullock (DeFore) down on his luck joins Moore. O'Connor's daughter, Judy (Storm), shows up - and then a lot of others - 7
The Bishop's Wife
(1948) - Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven, Monte Wooley, James Gleason - Grant plays an angel sent to give the biship (Niven) guidance on putting up a new cathedral - 9
Holiday
(1938) - Catherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Lew Ayres, Edward Everett Horton, Doris Nolan - Comedy. Johnny Case (Grant) is set to marry Julia Seton (Nolan), but finds she is a rich man's daughter and is too much into money. While dealing with the rich Seton family, Johnny finds that Julia's black sheep sister Linda (Hepburn) is just right for him. I always enjoy the interplay between Hepburn and Grant in this movie, and like Lew Ayres as Linda's brother. - 10 -
spiderwort — 2 years ago(December 18, 2023 10:45 PM)
Haven't seen WHERE THE LILIES BLOOM, though I wish I had. I love those rural stories. But I love your other choices, especially THE BISHOP'S WIFE and IT HAPPENED ON FIFTH AVENUE. And I haven't seen it in ages, but remember loving HOLIDAY when I did see it – a very smart well-done film based upon the Philip Barry play. I really need to see that one again.
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PygmyLion — 2 years ago(December 19, 2023 02:58 AM)
Where The Lillies Bloom
is up on watchTCM until December 26.
https://www.tcm.com/watchtcm/titles/17392 -
Rufus-T — 2 years ago(December 17, 2023 06:18 AM)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051036/
Sophisticated story of a powerfully corrupted columnist trying to use his break his sister relationship with a musician. Excellent dialogue. Burt Lancaster excellent as the villain columnist, and Tony Curtis as his press agent carrying out the dirty plan.
Jaws 3-D (1983)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085750/
Saw this in theater back then in 3-D, and had no memory what was about. This story followed the grown-up Brody kids, with the older brother, played by Dennis Quaid, worked at a sea park. The brothers do attract sharks. Some how a shark slipped into the sea park and mess things up. This was not even close to be good as the 2nd Jaws movie. Campy story, and terrible effects. Nothing suspenseful about it. Even when the woman skiing screamed seeing a shark, it was more comical than horrifying. Should have stopped at the 2nd one.
The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091326/
Mostly about the master Miyagi, instead about the disciple Daniel as in the first movie. If you like the first one, you probably will like this one. The mentor-student relationship played by Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio was as charming as the first one. For some reason, Elisabeth Shue did not return for this one, as well the mother character. Though the cheesy factor exploded to a 100 fold, it is beautiful to look at, plus the wonderful Peter Cetera song.
Better Days (2019)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9586294/
This was a Hong Kong representation for the Oscar International film that year. Very tough going in the first half about bullying. The 2nd half turned emotionally powerful. A bit too long, and artsy. The end did get to me, but needed a lots of patience to get there. -
spiderwort — 2 years ago(December 18, 2023 10:52 PM)
Loved THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS, Rufus. Wonderful script and powerful direction by Alexander Mackendrick, to say nothing of the great performances by Curtis and Lancaster. Regrettably, I've not seen the others, though BETTER DAYS sounds intriguing to me, but I doubt I'll ever get around to seeing it. Too many films, too little time. It gets harder and harder to keep up these days.
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unex — 2 years ago(December 18, 2023 01:04 PM)
Lord Jim (1965) - It's quite a bit different from the book. I got the feeling they wanted to make a Lawrence of Arabia in the jungle. It focuses too much on the action parts from the book.
Mogambo (1953) - A lot of it is uncomfortable to watch, but I think that was intentional, so they did a good job. But the husband is too naive. He reminds me of the husband in one of the bits in Bedazzled. -
spiderwort — 2 years ago(December 18, 2023 10:59 PM)
Never saw LORD JIM, unex. Don't know how I missed that one. As for MOGAMBO, I haven't seen it in a very long time, but I remember enjoying it just because of the cast (though I agree with you about the husband). Personally, I prefer the earlier version, RED DUST (1932), with Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Mary Astor, and Gene Raymond. But I haven't seen that one in ages either, so I might feel differently about it today. I did enjoy Grace Kelly in MOGAMBO, but then I enjoyed her in everything.