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I Got Bored. Sorry.

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A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

Marlon Brando makes this movie. His performance almost single-handedly makes this a "liked" film...but the fact that the so-called Legion of Decency had so much pull in those days and altered much of the play's original dialogue is infuriating to me, and Vivien Leigh's performance seems very "effected", although some might argue that that is a character trait. The direction is fine, the cinematography is fine, I personally got bored when Brando wasn't on screen. But when he was - WOW!

Posted Tuesday, January 29, 2008 11:08 PM by JakeStevens | with 0 comments

On The Fence...For Now

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M*A*S*H (1970)

I guess I just didn't get it. I like Robert Altman, I like his movies and I like a good majority of the actors in this film...I guess I just didn't like this film as a whole. Don't get me wrong - there are some very funny parts in this film and it's a very subtle humor...I don't think I cared for the execution. Hmphf. I'll definitely need to see this again, but as it stands right now, I'm pretty neutral about it.

Posted Tuesday, January 29, 2008 4:40 PM by JakeStevens | with 0 comments