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In Reply to: Ben Hur, El Cid, The Longest Day, Mutiny on the Bounty: laugh all posted by tinear on December 15, 2005 at 09:16:19:
They expected a story and characters, and weren't very interested in having gritty reality jammed down their throats. They wanted escapism, but not kiddie fantasy with no link to reality, and certainly not today's mandatory urinal scenes. Technical accuracy was secondary.
Ben Hur should be a classic but was done in by Heston's and Boyd's over the top emoting, so it gets no respect. It will probably be remade as a gay movie soon.I think El Cid was the all-time best medieval epic, but Heston hammed it up badly too: "People of Valencia...I bring you bread!!!!". Its visually excellent, so I'm disappointed that it hasn't been remastered to DVD. Wonderful cinematography; 70mm was made for this movie. It would be great on wide screen TV.
The Longest Day must have been cooked up over Wayne's poker table. The only cliche cameo it lacked was Sammy Davis Jr. Hard to believe it was a blockbuster, but then WWII was closer in memory than Viet Nam is now. A production like that couldn't get aired on the History Channel now.
Bounty was well scripted and produced with attention to authenticity, but I think Brando excellent acting was nuetered by his hokey British accent. (Makes me think of Kevin Kostner's "Valley" Robin Hood!)
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Follow Ups
- But that was when movies were made for Mom and Dad, not the kids. - DWPC 15:05:50 12/15/05 (3)
- My point is that adults now find the grandest of entertainment in kiddie fare. nt - tinear 15:43:37 12/15/05 (2)
- Or maybe parents aren't much more mature than the kids - Shipguy 16:17:57 12/15/05 (1)
- Yeah, getting all that post-secondary education means one postpones family and - tinear 17:38:41 12/15/05 (0)
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