What is special about films from 1930's....

What is special about films from 1930's.... Jan 17, 2021 7:16:37 GMT

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Post by Toasted Cheese on Jan 17, 2021 7:16:37 GMT

Jan 16, 2021 17:30:51 GMT dirtypillows said:

Jan 16, 2021 5:07:06 GMT Toasted Cheese said:

dirtypillows , what is your point of reference for this era? I know you have more of a familiarity and allure towards older films.

I've seen some films from the 30s, but sometimes there is a creakiness that is offputting. And the films (at least the ones made in US) are often stagy. I will watch almost anything with Bette Davis or Joan Crawford and that's about it. Even Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps" and "The Lady Vanishes" I can't get into. (I do love "Rebecca")

Well, I do have to say that there were some very funny ladies doing screwball comedies in the 30s. Claudette Colbert, Myrna Loy, Iris Adrian...

I don't really start to love movies until post WW2.

Edit. I do enjoy the Universal monster movies from the early 30s, "The Bride of Frankenstein" being my favorite.

Jeez, I seem to be making exceptions all over the place! I guess I don't mind the 30s that much after all! And, in my mind, the 30s did give us the all time classic, loved on a universal level.

Don't care much for GWTW.

I think for US movies, the 30s way surpass the 50s movies, which were often overproduced and bland. European films from the 50s, on the other hand, were usually EXCELLENT. At least the ones that I've been able to see.

I knew once refreshed you would recall.

I can understand the appeal for many of the style of film that was released in the 30's, with being such a dark and bleak era. Film-making technology and the advent of sound were all new and that is why perhaps the Busby Berkley musicals were such a big thing as well. In hindsight though, I can see the naivety and embellishment in them as totally from a different era that I don't really care to relate too at all. There were top stars to come out of this era and they also lent their presence into the next few decades which was nice to see, but I can't just bring myself to gravitate towards this era, especially when there are other older films I would rather watch. It appears as Hollywood superficial at its most obnoxious.