By now, you're possibly wondering, why are there 2 years on this post? Or maybe you're not wondering at all. Or maybe you've already figured it out. Or maybe you don't really care and you just want me to get on with this post. Well for those of you who chose Choices A or D, today is your lucky day (sorry to those who chose Choice B, and if you chose Choice C, quit it you're freakin me out). Anyway, we first selected 1938. The Best Picture that year was an oldie and a goodie, called You Can't Take it With You. This was good ole Frank Capra pic, whom we loved throughout our 1st Movie Challenge (he also directed It Happened One Night which you will learn about at an unspecified later date). You Can't Take it With You scored a nifty 9.8 (I gave it a 5, Kim gave it a 4.8). It was a wonderful film starring James Stewart, filled with great laughs, very endearing characters and a nice overall message. As it turns out, no other film from that year will even get the chance to compete with this film, because this is what happened.....
Adam: PASS (Adam 2/10 used, Kim 0/10 used)
Kim: Bringing up Baby: VETOED (Adam 1/5 used, Kim 1/5 used)
So yeah...no movie this year. I'm not sure if Kim or I have mentioned this yet, but all my passes have been pre-selected, so basically when I picked all my movies, I left 10 years blank. Kim actually picked a movie every year, but will use passes if she decides she doesn't want to watch the movie she picked that year. In this case, she debated about using a pass, but ultimately went with Bringing up Baby, a comedy starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn. I think she picked it because it has a leopard in it. It sounded like it had some potential, but I decided I really needed a break from all these old movies (our 3rd 30's year already) and I decided my interest level wasn't high enough to sit through it, so BAM i vetoed it.
So with no 1938 movie, we moved on to our next year. 17 years later, and we've landed in 1955. This was another good year for a Best Picture. Maaaaaaaaarty. Good stuff. This was about a fat, ugly dude named Marty (played brilliantly by Ernest Borgnine) who is like the nicest guy in the world but can't seem to get a date. Very cute and very funny, we both loved it. It scored a 9.4 (4.5 from me and 4.9 from Kim). This was the only movie in the whole challenge that Kim nearly broke into tears. That's how good it was. So, the 2 movies we picked for this year have a lot to live up to...
Adam: Rebel Without a Cause
Kim: Guys and Dolls
Yes, this could get interesting. I picked Rebel because of its cultural significance and whatnot, but really because it looks like a cool and tough film. It stars two of the more tragic figures in Hollywood history - James Dean and Natalie Wood. I'm really looking forward to it. Kim chose Guys and Dolls because she had worked on the play in high school and had a lot of fun with it, so she watched this movie way back when and really liked it then, so she wanted me to see it (she also plans on showing me her High School's production) It stars a singing Marlon Brando, which I'm sure will be fun.
Ok...We want to hear from you! 2 questions tonight....1) Favorite film: Marty, Rebel Without a Cause, or Guys and Dolls? 2) Were there any movies from 1938 that you may have enjoyed? (I know, it was a long time ago, so you may have never even SEEN a movie from 1938, but if you have, let us know!)
We will post back shortly after we've seen the films!
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Ok... once again the old movie geek has seen all three of the movies from '55 and then some. "Rebel" would be my fav I think - hard choice - they are all so different from each other. Also loved from '55 MISTER ROBERTS, LADY AND THE TRAMP (love my Disney),OKLAHOMA (GUYS AND DOLLS much better as far as musicals go) and TO CATCH A THIEF(love Cary Grant!). As for 1938 CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU was a great flick (love Jimmy Stewart too!). BRINGING UP BABY is classic Grant/Hepburn comedy. Love pretty much anything they have done together such as HOLIDAY which also came out in 1938. Errol Flynns ROBIN HOOD also childhood fav (yes I was a child once) from '38.
ReplyDeleteI love you Carol, haha
ReplyDeleteWell I have limited knowledge of 1955 films (I was way too young!!!) but, I do agree that both Rebel Without a Cause and Lady and The Tramp (surprise, surprise!) are both great! I really don't remember Marty or Guys & Dolls - don't know if I ever saw either of them..... Anyway, for a really creepy 1955er, you should check out The Night of The Hunter....greaaat movie. And The Seven Year Itch (Marilyn!) ain't too shabby either. Can't say much about 1938, there's very few movies I really enjoyed from the 30's.
ReplyDeleteI have always felt that Seven Year Itch is overrated. I think Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a much better choice if you're in the mood for Marilyn. Perhaps that's just me :)
ReplyDeleteHave to go with Clark on 1955. Night of the Hunter (my father’s all time favorite movies) was one of the best suspense films ever made. Art direction, music, editing – unparalleled! Mitchum is terrifying – the embodiment of evil. It’s a movie I will always remember (and it’s got to be 25 years since I’ve seen it!). The only movie I remember seeing from 1938 was The Adventures of Robin Hood. Alan Hale Sr (father of Gilligan’s skipper) was the best Little John ever.
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