exile Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Sometimes you see a film you knew about for years but never went to see it and when you finally see it, it's different from what you thought. Or, you see a film you saw years ago but when you revisit it, it isn't what you remembered, or you take something different from it. (Steering clear of recent releases, say 2010s, for which there are existing threads) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 (edited) OK so I recently saw 1984 (on video). It was not what I expected, first of all, in that the whole feel and tone of it seemed very old fashioned and outdated, and not scary at all. It didn't seem like a future warning or dystopia, more like an alternative future that never happened. It seems like a grim old fashioned 1940s as it was originally going to be called 1948. Of course it's partly to do with the way the world turned out, where huge giant communist blocs are no longer what is feared, but countries have fragmented and become 'Balkanised'. Also the fears of eradication of individualism, everyone wearing uniforms, and the idea of state suppression of family ties and sex replaced with artificial insemination. But now we're more likely to have rampant individualism, everyone wanting to be a celebrity, people having designer babies, sex available in more ways than ever, and the state more likely to be hidden in the background rather than overtly in your face/book. Another thing, when I read the book, I suppose I couldn't help seeing the world from the viewpoint of the main character, but in the film, he seems a bit dull and weedy and couldn't imagine the young female fancying him (though it was implied she had other lovers, for political purposes). I was surprised to find "Sexcrime" by the Eurythmics not feature anywhere. That was what I most associated with the film at the time (other than the book, obviously) . I thought that was a pretty upbeat track and its absence reinforced the idea it was more like 48 than 84. I was surprised to see Richard Burton and Gregor Fisher co-starring! Edited January 27, 2019 by exile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 A scary thought is that 1984 is 35 years ago, which is almost the same time distance from us now, as 1984 was from 1948! 😲 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 (edited) I can't think of a good example of a film I revisited that I saw a t the time. The best I can come up with is Jesus of Montreal. i guess I don't remember too much about watching the film the first time, or rewatching it 20+ years later for that matter. I think at the time it seemed as if it had an important message and part of life unfolding, whereas when I revisited it, it just seemed like a film, with a job to do, that had been seen and done. Probably I'm being a bit harsh. Edited January 27, 2019 by exile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 (edited) TI watched Bambi with my young twin sisters and didn’t find it particularly sad when he was calling for his mum. I’m sure I found it upsetting when I watched it as a child. And not a tear when Simba’s dad died in The Lion King. Wept buckets at the end of Toy Story 3 though. It’s a Wonderful Life is a bit slow. (I’ve never understood why it’s a more popular Christmas film than The Bishop’s Wife) I remember going with friends on my recommendation, I hadn’t seen it for years by that point, and I was raving about it. They loved it so I couldn’t admit it wasn’t a quarter as good as I’d remembered. Nice film just not great. Not a patch on Inherit the Wind, have you ever watched that film exile? 😉😉😁 Edited January 31, 2019 by G-Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty CTA Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 On 1/27/2019 at 7:53 AM, exile said: Is that Ryan Kent on the left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty CTA Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 hour ago, G-Man said: And not a tear when Simba’s dad died in The Lion King. OK...No point in watching that one, now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 17 hours ago, G-Man said: TI watched Bambi with my young twin sisters and didn’t find it particularly sad when he was calling for his mum. I’m sure I found it upsetting when I watched it as a child. And not a tear when Simba’s dad died in The Lion King. Wept buckets at the end of Toy Story 3 though. It’s a Wonderful Life is a bit slow. (I’ve never understood why it’s a more popular Christmas film than The Bishop’s Wife) I remember going with friends on my recommendation, I hadn’t seen it for years by that point, and I was raving about it. They loved it so I couldn’t admit it wasn’t a quarter as good as I’d remembered. Nice film just not great. Not a patch on Inherit the Wind, have you ever watched that film exile? 😉😉😁 Not yet. Did you ever revisit Inherit the Wind again and find it different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 (edited) 16 hours ago, Scotty CTA said: Is that Ryan Kent on the left? 😁 What are the chances these two threads would come up with such similar images? On 1/27/2019 at 7:48 PM, Scotty CTA said: Edited January 31, 2019 by exile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 6 hours ago, exile said: Not yet. Did you ever revisit Inherit the Wind again and find it different? Yes and it gets better every time I put it on. 😊 Imitation of Life was a much better film in my memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 At the end of Von Ryan's Express Sinatra seems to get closer to the train each time i watch it Some films you dont enjoy the first time because you are trying to concentrate on the story/what's going on and you miss a lot of things The Big Lebowski is a classic example When Se7en came out i looked forward to it that much that i wasted it Thought it was shite and foresaw the ending an hour before it happened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) Had another look at Your Cheatin' Heart. Realised pretty soon I didn't remember much or anything about it. Probably missed half of it at the time. Found it a bit of a disappointment to be honest. Whereas Tutti Frutti had as sort of relentless drive to it, Your Cheatin' Heart seemed just to get more complicated and contrived and eventually coincidental. Didn't really care much for most of the characters, or what driving them, or what happened to them. Tilda Swinton's character too cold and unresponsive, and John Gordon Sinclair's too gauche. The love interest such as it was seemed unconvincing, though maybe it was deliberately downbeat and unconsummated. Everything pretty bleak and miserable by the end, amounting to not very much (a parable of life?). But not as gloriously tragic as Tutti Frutti. Edited February 16, 2019 by exile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow jock Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 The only films I have watched recently - which I thought was totally different from my recollection of them was. . . . .(Both from Mid 80's) The Company Of Wolves & The Hunger Was really looking forward to seeing them (a Christmas present) - nothing but disappointment after viewing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 8 hours ago, glasgow jock said: The only films I have watched recently - which I thought was totally different from my recollection of them was. . . . .(Both from Mid 80's) The Company Of Wolves & The Hunger Was really looking forward to seeing them (a Christmas present) - nothing but disappointment after viewing them. In what way were they a disappointment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow jock Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 12 hours ago, exile said: In what way were they a disappointment? Good question - I remember at the time (30 odd years ago) I thought they where both very mysterious & different from the movies that where around at the time, watched them again at Christmas and just felt that they where shite TBH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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