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fandomsecrets2011-09-14 07:58 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2011-09-14 07:58 pm
[ SECRET POST #1716 ]
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Re: And in the meantime, I agree.
Best movie you've seen lately?, etc.
But in terms of quick recs, two things: check out Roger Ebert's The Great Movies reviews; they're all on his website, and he does what I feel is a good job of seeing films according to their own merits and not their Classic status, plus he describes films well enough that I find it easy to tell whether I'll like them or not.
Also, since you liked Casablanca, I'd recommend The Maltese Falcon; it's noir, has a lot of the same actors (although no Claude Rains, unfortunately), and pretty solid if not quite as good. Maybe All About Eve, which has some great, clearheaded insight into what it was like being a powerful woman at the time (mostly it sucked). I'm not a huge Jack Lemon fan, but Some Like It Hot is surprisingly charming.
ETA: Also, with regards to Gone With the Wind...I don't love it, but I think it's worth watching. Scarlett's hard to like, but I find the idea of her fascinating; fighting between her own capabilities (ambition, intelligence, business sense) and the Southern Belle ideal that she was raised to believe in and embody. The fact that that's reflected in her choice between men (Rhett her true self, Ashley the man she should want) makes the whole love triangle more bearable to me. Plus I like her and Melanie's relationship and how it develops. If you do decide to watch it, though, I would suggest you not try and watch the full four hour extravaganza of Southern Sympathy all at once, because it can wear on you. Watch it as mini-series, maybe an hour at a time or something.