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Post by Popeye Doyle on Aug 12, 2018 19:23:26 GMT
Caught this one on Netflix last night. Found it kind of boring to be honest.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 19:25:36 GMT
You really just dissed Orson Welles? Well, you might get away with it since you didn't post this on Classic Film.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2018 19:28:09 GMT
Caught this one on Netflix last night. Found it kind of boring to be honest. Thoughts? Cool, i'm gonna go watch it right now. I didn't even know it was on there ,never seen it before. |
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Aug 12, 2018 20:05:45 GMT
You really just dissed Orson Welles? Well, you might get away with it since you didn't post this on Classic Film. I like his other films I’ve seen. Still need to see The Lady from Shanghai, though. |
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Post by movielover on Aug 12, 2018 20:32:35 GMT
Caught this one on Netflix last night. Found it kind of boring to be honest. Thoughts? I watched it on Netflix a few nights ago as well. I didn't like the 1st half too much, was ready to give it a 6/10, but the 2nd half was better, so I gave it a 7/10 overall. |
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Post by biker1 on Aug 12, 2018 20:45:29 GMT
I agree..kind of boring. Restrained, well done, but I've watched it at least 3x and never found it particularly 'thrilling'. 6/10
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Post by wmcclain on Aug 12, 2018 21:19:27 GMT
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Post by Archelaus on Aug 12, 2018 22:13:55 GMT
I remember liking it. It had a great cast and a heart-racing climax. It is also the first Hollywood film to use footage of the concentration camps after World War II, which was used effectively. My only problems relate with Orson Welles's character Rankin in how he draws a swastika in the wrong direction and has hidden in his German accent in a short amount of time.
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Post by jcush on Aug 12, 2018 22:41:37 GMT
Needs a rewatch, but I really liked it the first time I saw it.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Aug 12, 2018 22:51:59 GMT
Just rewatched a lot of Welles, including this one, decent, but not his best. A little lacklustre as others have pointed out.
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Post by geralmar on Aug 13, 2018 0:06:51 GMT
I've seen it several times over the years and still enjoy it. (Orson Welles and Edward G. Robinson in the same picture?). I do believe how Robinson deduces that Welles is a fugitive Nazi quite weak: a chance phrase from a conversation rather than the entire Master Race rant itself. Also when Loretta Young has her nervous breakdown her twitchy acting is embarrassing and unconvincing. And did college kids really dress, talk and act that way back then? I know the movie is not much admired so rather than defend it I'm content to consider it a guilty pleasure.  |
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Post by frankcaprica on Aug 13, 2018 0:34:50 GMT
Pretty pedestrian stuff from Welles
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