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Mates,I was watching "LA Confidential" last evening which I still think is one of the best cop movies around- not one car exploding while doing a barrel roll !
An especially nice feature of "Confidential" is the realistic evocation of the era- the clothes, hairstyles, interiors, cars, dialogue, and etc. seem quite true to the period- for the viewers the atmosphere created "feels like you're right there" .
Onr thing that often bothers me in period movies are the cars- they often just don't ring true- goofy modern colours, and/or they slip up like in the generally admirable "The Aviator" where a 1931 Packard crosses the screen during a 1926 movie premiere scene. Hairstyles are often terribly neglected for accuracy and left modern. Here are some other movies- in no particular order- that I think are especially successful in for creating a palpable, period atmosphere:
"Barry Lyndon"
"Blade Runner"
"Seven Samurai"
"Casino"
"Das Boot"
"A Man for all Seasons"
"Bonny and Clyde"
"Some Like it Hot"
"Paths of Glory"
"Ragtime"
"Amadeus"
"Seabiscuit"
"My Darling Clementine"
"Saving Private Ryan"
"Gangs of New York"
"The Grapes of Wrath"
"Elizabeth 1"
"Sleepy Hollow" (!)
"The Unforgiven"
"The Untouchables"There must be dozens of others I'm not thinking of at the moment.
Do you have any favourites for really good portrayal of a period? Any movies that really bother you for mistakes?
Cheers,
Bambi B
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Topic - " This movie makes you feel like you're right there ! " Or does it? - Bambi B 10:57:40 06/09/06 (27)
- The first Moon landing in '69. * - mr grits 19:51:47 06/10/06 (0)
- Re: " This movie makes you feel like you're right there ! " Or does it? - Bill McNeal 19:16:18 06/10/06 (0)
- You like the movie? Now read the book! In fact you'll end up reading all of James Ellroy. - clarkjohnsen 08:25:16 06/10/06 (1)
- Ellroy - dave c 17:25:03 06/10/06 (0)
- "Ironweed", and "Road to Perdition" come to mind. n/t - Prisoners 07:36:02 06/10/06 (0)
- Two Hustons ("A Walk with Love and Death", " The Dead") and one Ford ("The Quiet Man"); some Lean ("Ryan´s Daughte - orejones 02:27:30 06/10/06 (1)
- Well done- Merchant/ Ivory are consistent servers up of good Past - Bambi B 08:52:35 06/10/06 (0)
- The Natural, Somewhere In Time. You nailed it with Casino! - Road Warrior 20:45:43 06/09/06 (2)
- Re: The Natural, Somewhere In Time. You nailed it with Casino! - Bambi B 22:17:33 06/09/06 (1)
- One of the criticisms of Casino - Road Warrior 19:02:53 06/10/06 (0)
- One Million Years B.C. - Victor Khomenko 13:50:46 06/09/06 (7)
- Re: One Million Years B.C. - commonjailpig@yahoo.com 08:01:31 06/21/06 (0)
- As a tot I was more a Sci-fi fan and,.. - Bambi B 22:09:37 06/09/06 (5)
- Re: As a tot I was more a Sci-fi fan and,.. - Pepe Le Loco 16:00:54 06/10/06 (1)
- Exactly the moment I had in mind ! - Bambi B 16:09:45 06/10/06 (0)
- Whew is right, Bam, you keep killing me with your "Russian"! - Victor Khomenko 06:29:23 06/10/06 (2)
- It's taken decades to butcher these languages ! - Bambi B 09:40:36 06/10/06 (1)
- Re: It's taken decades to butcher these languages ! - Victor Khomenko 10:50:41 06/10/06 (0)
- Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan and when I was kid "Bambi"...nt - millen 13:27:50 06/09/06 (0)
- Re: " This movie makes you feel like you're right there ! " Or does it? - rico 13:14:57 06/09/06 (4)
- Rico, excellent choices ! - Bambi B 22:24:14 06/09/06 (3)
- "TTitanic" - rico 09:26:19 06/10/06 (2)
- "Say what you will about the film," You mean it? - Victor Khomenko 11:03:11 06/10/06 (1)
- "Titanic"- amazing craftsmanship - Bambi B 09:57:07 06/10/06 (0)
- Re: " This movie makes you feel like you're right there ! " Or does it? - jamesgarvin 13:03:46 06/09/06 (0)
- Payback - Analog Scott 12:56:55 06/09/06 (0)
- Re: One film that has both... - Jeff Starrs 11:15:26 06/09/06 (0)
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