07-29-2013, 02:00 PM
S got into this 50's movie kick two weeks ago - we've seen Gigi (my boss's namesake, which is really weird to watch now), Harvey (which I still love because you never see Harvey except in the painting), How to Marry a Millionaire (which evokes vintage fantasies of Monroe and Bacall) and Roman Holiday (what red-blooded man would ever refuse Audrey's drunken and dosed request to be undressed? Gregory, you are so gay).
Then I managed to squeeze in my ALL TIME FAV #1 film, the Seven Samurai, which I haven't rewatched in years. It's still awesome. Every shot. Every nuance. My family enjoyed it too. S kept teasing me about its length. T kept asking questions about what was going to happen as it was her first real samurai film. She really liked the 'laughing guy' - Mifune's character - but then who doesn't?
Then we went on to some more Hollywood 50's flicks, Jailhouse Rock (Elvis dancing is really weird now), Pillow Talk (Tony Randall - what a loser), Rebel without a Cause (Dean is still really amazing, and there's a knife fight).
Then I managed to squeeze in another Kurosawa fav, the inspiration for Star Wars, The Hidden Fortress. That film is better than I remember it. It works on so many levels. I think in the end, it is Kurosawa's happiest film. My family were equally impressed.
Then I managed to squeeze in my ALL TIME FAV #1 film, the Seven Samurai, which I haven't rewatched in years. It's still awesome. Every shot. Every nuance. My family enjoyed it too. S kept teasing me about its length. T kept asking questions about what was going to happen as it was her first real samurai film. She really liked the 'laughing guy' - Mifune's character - but then who doesn't?
Then we went on to some more Hollywood 50's flicks, Jailhouse Rock (Elvis dancing is really weird now), Pillow Talk (Tony Randall - what a loser), Rebel without a Cause (Dean is still really amazing, and there's a knife fight).
Then I managed to squeeze in another Kurosawa fav, the inspiration for Star Wars, The Hidden Fortress. That film is better than I remember it. It works on so many levels. I think in the end, it is Kurosawa's happiest film. My family were equally impressed.
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