Dr_Gor
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3/10/2007 3:59 PM
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Oldies But Goodies
Hello, Group Members. My name is Dr. Gor and I am a 'movieholic'.... **just had an AA flashback... sorry** ... I have a great passion for the 'classic' movies from 'The Golden Age'. My specialty is 'Horror' but I love MANY of the 'old movies' in other genres, as well. My collection includes many of the 'silent' movies going back to about 1909... I think (!). My favorites are the UNIVERSAL 'Monster Movies' from the 30's and 40's... Frankenstein (1931) - Details - Spout Dracula (1931) - Details - Spout The Mummy (1932) - Details - Spout The Wolf Man (1941) - Details - Spout ... and ALL ofthe subsequent 'sequels'... these were ALL Great Movies! I Loved them all! ...more to come... < GOR >
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SwingDancingRed
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3/10/2007 4:26 PM
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Re: Oldies But Goodies
Hey Dr. Gor, I'm glad you're here! As a devoted fan of classic romances and silver screen sirens, I don't usually see much action in the horror department. But I'm here to learn & discover (as well as to share and offer what I know and love). I'll be looking to you for guidance in this genre, so keep the input coming! Blessings all,
SDR
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Dr_Gor
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3/13/2007 10:15 PM
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Re: Oldies But Goodies
If you want to talk about JUST the classic Horror Movies, we will be here all day... I must mention this one.... Night of the Living Dead (1968) - Talk - Spout ... although this was filmed in 1968... well past 'The Golden Age' of movies... this WAS filmed in Black-and-White.... the reason for that was budgetary... they couldn't afford the color film....
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Risselada
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3/14/2007 12:15 PM
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Re: Oldies But Goodies
Have you seen William Dieterle's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)? I heard that's pretty phenominal. I figured it might fit into the same category as the classic monster flicks, not sure though.
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Dr_Gor
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3/14/2007 7:40 PM
posted awhile ago
Re: Oldies But Goodies
The 1939 version of "The Huchback of Notre Dame", starring Charles Laughton, is absolutely the BEST version of this story ever filmed. (I did not much care for the Lon Chaney silent version...) This is one of my favorite movies of all time. And, yes, this is considered by most people to be one of the classic Universal Horror Movies although you are correct in assuming that it is not really "horror" per se... This IS listed as one of my favorite Horror Movies in my Horror Movies 101 group. It is difficult to think of the tragic figure of Quasimodo as a "monster"... he is actually the HERO of the story! The "villain" is the evil Preist 'Frollo' who is The Hunchback's 'foster father' of sorts. Although this film takes great liberties with the original novel (one of my favorite books), as do all of the film versions of this story, the basic premise is still there ... It is the story of the beautiful gypsy girl 'Esmarelda' and all of the men who desire her... Quasimodo, Frollo and Gringoire the Poet... as well as the womanizing 'captain of the guards'... and it turns out that the latter is the one that SHE desires.... this is a very tragic story that is 'running over' with sexuall tension/energy and was pretty 'racy' for it's time.... The coolest parts of the movie are when 'The Hunchback' saves the day... more than once.... I would STRONGLY recomend this movie to ANYONE who wants to watch a good film... < GOR >
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Dr_Gor
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3/14/2007 7:47 PM
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Re: Oldies But Goodies
Also, I do not wish to mislead with the previous post... "The Hunchback..." was NOT a 'Universal' picture... it was an 'RKO' picture that came out in that era... as was "King Kong".... another tragic love story...
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Risselada
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3/15/2007 10:34 AM
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Re: Oldies But Goodies
Would you suggest reading the book before or after seeing this movie? I've also been exicted to see it because of my love for William Dieterle after seeing The Devil and Daniel Webster. It's the only movie of his I've seen, but it's absolutely tops.
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Dr_Gor
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3/15/2007 8:44 PM
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Re: Oldies But Goodies
I would suggest Watching the 1939 version of "The Hunchback Of Notre Dame" and then reading the novel.... here is a hint... NO movie version has yet depicted the dark ending of the novel... ! You might find this quite interesting...
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Risselada
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3/23/2007 1:35 PM
posted awhile ago
Re: Oldies But Goodies
 Dr_Gor: I would suggest Watching the 1939 version of "The Hunchback Of Notre Dame" and then reading the novel.... here is a hint... NO movie version has yet depicted the dark ending of the novel... ! You might find this quite interesting...
That is quite a curiosity. I'll be interested to discover why.
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LateNighter
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5/27/2007 10:46 PM
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Re: Oldies But Goodies
SwingDancingRed: ...As a devoted fan of classic romances and silver screen sirens...
Hi SDR! I'm a devoted fan of the above, also, but especially movies starring Fred Astaire and (almost) anybody! The first box set of Fred and Ginger movies was on sale at a price I could afford at Costco a couple of weeks ago, and I've been in, "heaven...and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak..." ever since. LOL! Seriously, the video quality of the DVDs is truly incredible. The audio is still a little wonky in places, but I guess they did the best they could with the source material they had. The box set is sooooo worth it!
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