Let's All Go to the Lobby!: SOME LIKE IT HOT

Why Classic Movies are AWESOME!

Classic movies interest me because I like how they acted back then. I like their mannerisms, how they dressed, how they talked, and the expressions they used. For example, "Oh, a wise guy, huh?" It made me wonder if they really said that in real life, or did they just use it in the movies. They didn't use a whole lot of special effects, they mostly relied on acting. In The Hunch Back of the Notre Dame (1939), the actor, Charles Laughton, had an excellent speaking voice, but he didn't use it much in the movie. He wanted to be known for his acting and not just for his speaking.

Another good movie that didn't use a whole lot of special effects but was a great film was The Haunting (1963). The movie didn't show ghosts, but you knew they were there. It was obvious there was a haunting because of all the noises, the camera angles, and the acting. There were other versions of The Haunting but they weren't as good as the original. Mostly, because they valued special effects over acting. In the original you imagined and wondered what the ghosts would look like and that's why it did so good. And that's why I love Tuner Classic Movies.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

SOME LIKE IT HOT

Some Like it Hot stars the very funny Jack Lemmon, the very famous Marilyn Monroe, and Jamie Lee Curtis’ father Tony Curtis. It was filmed in 1958 and was released in 1959, the movie is about two musicians who are in need of work and accidentally witness a murder. The murder was committed by mob leader Spats Colombo played by George Raft, who notices the two musicians. Terrified, the two decided to flee to Miami with another band, except that band is an all-girl band. Now in this movie the two must disguise themselves as women, but back then everything was very modest and appropriate. When they showed the prescreening for this film a lot of people left the screening; covering their children’s eyes and feeling appalled by what they saw in the film. After that the studio decided to get a whole new group of random people, and once they showed it to this group, they loved it. These days we wouldn’t find it that inappropriate, we would just find it as good clean fun, unlike today's movies with all the vulgar language and unnecessary nudity. So choose your movies, clean, fun or slutty trash, but sometimes it depends on the time.

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How I Got Into Classic Movies

When I was little, my parents let me watch Grease, starring John Travolta. It was filmed in the 70’s but they made it
look like a 50’s movie. Then, when I was about five or six, my mom got me The Wizard of Oz. Even before I watched the movie, I had a terrible fear of midgets. So, while other kids were afraid of the witch, I was more scared of the munchkins! You could say that my phobias are as unique as my taste in
movies.

I wasn’t the strongest reader when I was younger so whenever
a silent movie came on, my parents let me try to read the subtitles. I watched all sorts of movies with my dad. For example, we watched It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World, starring Spencer Tracy, which is about a group of people racing against each other to find stolen money that is hidden
under a giant “W”.

Also, every St. Patrick’s Day, my dad and I watch The Quiet Man, which is about a boxer who returns to home to Ireland after accidentally killing a fellow boxer in the ring while in the United States. The movie stars John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. My parents got me accustomed to watching old movies and over time I became addicted to great acting, and that’s why I live off of Turner Classic Movies.

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