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Rewatching movies from our pasts -- still good?
Shasta542:
Yeah, I think "Breakfast Club" has held up well~~even with their extremely 80's wardrobe (it was 80's, wasn't it). I like that the action takes place over the course of just one Saturday.
"Jaws" was very terrifying to me when I saw it at the theater in the 70's. I mean~~VERY terrifying. So, I got a copy last year and told my niece--we are going to watch this together: it's going to scare you silly!! Well, she was bored and she wasn't scared. LOL. The shark was pretty unreal looking and the special effects....well, you know. The special effects now are so much more sophisticated, I guess. I wasn't too scared either. :P
CellarDweller:
Hiya Shas!
Yes, it was the 80s.
and isn't it funny that films that scared the crap out of us just don't affect the next generation?
I remember my mom making us watch a film that scared the crap out of her, called "Trilogy Of Terror" staring Karen Black.
My brothers and I thought it was hysterical.
Shasta542:
Hmmm....did I see that? Did it have a little crazy wild doll guy with a knife who jumped out from under furniture? :o (Not talking about Chucky--it was a cannibal wild guy.)
southendmd:
Scared the poop out of me too!
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on June 07, 2009, 04:11:27 pm ---It's partly subjective, yes. But for instance, the reason Raiders didn't age well, for me, was that a lot of its initial appeal came from its snappy pace and nonstop action, because when the movie first came out those things were novelties. That was around the time when movies were still transitioning from '70s-style character dramas to flashy, comic-book, special-effects spectaculars.
But now the pace of action flicks has picked up SO much -- too much, one might argue, but still -- that Raiders no longer seems novel and original. And a movie whose entertainment value lies mostly in its pacing and thrills can no longer afford long talky scenes that drag a bit, which, surprisingly, Raiders has.
--- End quote ---
So, this past Sunday night in Denver, I watched Raiders of the Lost Ark (now retitled Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, for the sake of the boxed set, I guess, so its title parallels the titles of the sequels) with Edelmar, FRont Ranger, and Chuck (the offline one). I hadn't seen the film for years. I'm happy to report that I still find it just as good as the day it was released. Nothing talky or draggy about it. ;D
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