not worth reading

A Place in the Sun (1951): beautifully shot. they aren't subtle in trying to show and not tell their story. this was back in the day when liz taylor was actually good looking. the main character is such the typecast role for james dean. he totally should have played the part rather than this other guy. james and liz were good together in giant; would have been nice to see them again. its really cool because as characters figure stuff out in their head during the movie, the viewer also is figuring it all out in real time with the person. there is a ton of foreshadowing. if you know nothing about this movie and you start watching it, you'd think you are just watching another old love story, but then you start to think about half way through that its kind of like a thriller. then by the end it evolves completely into a thriller type. and i totally think that liz would have been my nat had i lived during the 50's. if a movie ever made you have to really think, this is it. and in many ways this movie really hits home. as you watch it, you begin to see possibilities of what will happen in the future, such as you can see that the trial of the century is upon them all. its a very sad love story and features the greatest prosecution case in the history of law. the ending is very nice and again, you really have to wonder about what the guy really deserves in the end. buy it.

The Broadway Melody (1928): i'm expecting a lot because of the cover. it seems like they are totally showing off that they can do sound now because they go way overboard with the sound effects. if anyone made a movie determined to only win awards for sound and music, this is it. it really makes me anxious to see the jazz singer. you can tell that they were still working out the quirks from the silent days. this is very much in the transition between silent and talkie. the plot is very weak and makes for a boring movie. also ends on kind of a bad note. don't see.

Cavalcade (1933): boring. they are showing this musical on stage and i have no clue what it has to do with anything in the movie. usually there is only one comic relief character per movie, but his has like six people all trying to be funny in each scene. it gets very ridiculous. basically, you are watching a really rich family's life as they are directly affected by every major event throughout the beginning of the twentieth century (including the titanic). the fx aren't good, but i will say they are unique and clever. this movie has the craziest war montage i've ever seen, but you can tell they didn't know how to end it. its an okay movie, definitely interesting, but not worth seeing.

by the way, having watched a man for all seasons, i've now seen every best picture winner back to 1958.

askakop
me: you know those retards who drive with headphones on? is that legal?
askakop: there is nothing in the code book that says you can't do that, however if they get in an accident, that will be a factor used against them to determine fault.

got an A- in cj ethics. not the happiest about it, but i'll take it. could have gotten a lot worse in that class. the only final i have left is contracts on thursday night. i'm so far behind on this blog. i'm actually writing stuff that i should have written like over a week ago. i have three looong movie reviews to put up, my religion, the look of the pope, international war courts, theme music, sin city, and more. so i'm going to try my hardest to get all this crap up sometime this week and weekend. sorry if this post sucks and you've had to force yourself to read long reviews on crappy old movies. just think though, i had to sit through them.