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Date Posted: 20:19:08 06/21/07 Thu
Author: Deep Diction
Subject: Re: Top 100 Films
In reply to: Lynx 's message, "Re: Top 100 Films" on 17:46:32 06/21/07 Thu

>>Meh. Too many old movies in there. I think the
>>people who make lists like this are willing to forgive
>>corny acting in old movies because they remind them of
>>the good ol' days, but they judge new movies with much
>>more scrutiny.
>
>I see it differently. Those older films set the
>standards by which films are still judged. Citizen
>Kane was made long before my birth, so it's not really
>a good old days situation, but it's an enduring work
>of art, and you'll find no corny acting in it.
>
>I have to agree about the comedies. There should be
>more of them, although there are some fine ones here.
>"Bringing Up Baby" set the standard for the screwball
>comedy genre, and it still cracks me up.
>
>You're right. Empire was better.

Well, I still haven't gotten around to seeing Citizen Kane yet, so I don't have an opinion on that one. But I much prefer realistic acting to the old, over-emoted stuff. So for me, movies didn't really get good until around the 70s. I'm sure there are exceptions, but I can't think of any pre-1970 movies I've seen that I would put in the top 100.

I guess the question is whether you're judging movies on how they influenced later movies, or if you're judging them as stand-alone films, independent of time.

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