The Flying Duo MM Mary Suzanne www.extasybooks.com Amazon.com Kindle Books Blurb Matt realizes he’s gay at an early age. The ladies can’t hold a candle to how he feels about the handsome dudes he interacts with daily. When he meets Jason Wheeler, while hitching a ride to the circus, he believes Jason could make the perfect mate for a man, looking all muscular and virile. What movies make you cry? The second question is what’s your opinion of some of the modern movies out today? I have Dish Cable and there are two channels that I watch all the time. One is American Movie Classic and the other Turner Movie Classic. As a writer, I find the older movies are more sentimental and touch your heart. I always have a box of Kleenex along with me before turning on the tube to make sure I’m prepared. LOL
The older movies had more heart, with depths that you could sink your teeth into while following the well scripted plots. I never understood why Paul Newman, a fantastic actor, didn’t win more awards for his wonderful portrayals. The one he did win in ‘The Color of Money’ didn’t hold a candle to his past performances, but he carried home the little statuette for this one. I’ve found I search the guide on the set for older movies that I’ve heard about and haven’t had the chance to watch. Some of those movies are On the Beach, From Here to Eternity, Some Came Running and the list goes on and on. Today, most movies look as if they were thrown together in a hurry to make sure the studios get them out to the public before Oscar night. I sometimes find it hard to follow the plot.
You might find a few that are worth your time to watch, but not very many in today’s market. If you’re into horses, I did find a current movie that I highly recommend called Secretariat. This movie is about a Triple Crown winner and it held my attention from beginning to end. Another pet peeve with me is how some of the stars are nominated for the big golden prize.
From watching the previews of the film and remembering watching the same actor or actress in another movie makes me wonder how the judges nominate such dweebs for the coveted award. There are still some good films produced. These are the ones I try to find to either rent or watch on TV, but give me an oldie any day. What is your opinion of the film industry today? Do you think we’ll ever get back to the really classy films offered earlier in Hollywood?
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14 comments:
I love old movies. AMC and TBS show a lot of them. A lot of the newer movies are all about the loud music and shock factor. I just watched Due Date last night and was kind of yucked by the guy and his dog masturbating at the same time in front of someone, and I write erotica!
Great post.
Thanks, Kissa. You're right about the newer movies. They are for the most part yucky.
I don't know how many times I watched Gone With The Wind. I never get tired of it. There are a couple more older movies that I continue to place in the rerun catagory of what I want to watch.
As I mentioned in my blog, Secretariat was a newer movie that I found very entertaining. It's worth a watch.
I'm addicted to AMC and TCM!! You won't believe how many old movies I record on my DVR every week. I just watched "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf". Loved that movie when I was in college. Today there seems to be nothing but remakes of classic movies, movies based on comic books, and moron movies. Why remake a classic when the classic is fine on its own? Okay, I hear the remake of "True Grit" rocked, but I like the Coen Brothers anyway. I'd like to see that remake. I also like foreign films and AMC and TCM show them as well. Subtitles don't scare me. And then there are classic horror movies, my favorites. Most of today's horror movies bore me. I have to go to foreign horror movies to find a good scare or something that creeps me out.
Great post, Mary Suzanne!
A few years ago, I had a friend who had Lymphoma, so I had him over to my house every weekend and I made steaks and we watched a movie. I saw a lot of movies then, but since I started writing seriously (for a living) I can't be bothered to watch a movie anymore.
TV & newspaper either. It's funny how something like writing and the associated promoting can consume your life. In the last three years, I've probably watched three movies. I still enjoyed them when I did, but don't have the urge anymore.
Getting back to your blog, I guess what I'm saying is I'm not much of a judge, however, I enjoyed and hated movies from both periods. I really do need to get my life back. LOL
Thanks for the thought provoking Blog
I'm with you, Lizzie. Those old movies just have a way of making me want to watch more of them.
I have the HBO and Starz movie channels and it seems almost a waste of my money paying for them. Most of the time I can't find anything on them worth watching.
Dee, you sound like a wonderful friend to have helped your friend when he was ill.
Yes, you need to get back to watching an occasional movie, or reading a newspaper if for nothing else, but to relax.
Today's movies have to show it all. I admit the computer-generated effects make all those superhero movies which in the past failed, so much better but sometimes a suggestion of something is better than showing it all. The Greeks knew that and always had their violence happen off-stage. Sometimes seeing an old film, one can feel it's "hokey" but if you view it within the context of the time in which it was made, that makes a different view. Love old movies, and I have a batch of 'em on tape!
Toni,
Thsnks for yout input. Yes, you're right about a suggestion of something is better than showing it all.
I love romance in a movie without the actors taking the scenes into the bedroom. But if they do, not to get too graphic. Leave a little to the imagination about their love life.
I love old movies. They just seem to hold me interest more. The dialogue is fantastic--fast, snappy, witty. I love Love Affair (1939) with Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne. Dear Heart with Glenn Ford and Geraldine Page is another favorite. Doris Day and Rock Hudson's Pillow Talk is so much fun. They just don't make them like they used to. I think I liked how the studios pr'd the actors and actresses. I hate seeing today's actors and actresses on the scandal sheets. They always look terrible. I liked the image of the old time actors/actresses.
I prefer older movies. There is more substance as you said and they're better acted, scripted and portrayed. I can't get into today's modern crap, it's not worth it. Anime on the other hand reaches me in the same manner as older movies. I FEEL shit from the characters.
When you mentioned a few of the older movies, it brought to mind one I saved on my DVR. It's called 'It Happened One Night' with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. I've watched this one several times without tiring of it
Thanks for commenting, Sascha. Today, things are thrown together in too big a hurry.
I feel more thought and care were put into the older films from the actors and actresses, making the story worth watching. Give me an oldie any day.
I think today's movies are a product of our fast-moving, often thoughtless society. I prefer the older ones with feeling. Somehwhere in Time is a long-time favorite. Jean
You're right, Jean. Everyone is in such a hurry today. No wonder the films are such poor quality today.
Somewhere in Time is wonderful. I'm hoping that someday in the future, the bigwigs in Hollywood will realize quality is better than quantity.
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