tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post5949898840504017860..comments2024-03-05T17:26:44.559-08:00Comments on Roman's Movie Reviews and Musings: Movie Musings: Wait, I've Seen this Before!Roman J. Martelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-27544236058892276252016-03-08T20:59:08.842-08:002016-03-08T20:59:08.842-08:00I watched "King Kong" a few years ago an...I watched "King Kong" a few years ago and was struck by how much of it actually impacted jungle and adventure movies that came afterwards. There are a lot of structural elements of that movie that became staples of the adventure movie for the next fifty or so years. In a lot of ways "King Kong" is much more than a simple monster movie and had a huge impact on all kinds of movies, stories and video games. It really is up there with "Metropolis" and "The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari" when it comes to inspiration. <br /><br />I miss TCM. When we dropped cable and the dish it was the one channel I really was sorry about losing. So many great discoveries because of that channel.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-34771982272683096652016-03-04T09:06:26.430-08:002016-03-04T09:06:26.430-08:00I know I've seen It Happened One Night, but I ...I know I've seen It Happened One Night, but I forget the details, so I should perhaps rewatch it. That only makes me miss the TCM Channel all that much more as that's where I'd catch a lot of these older films.<br /><br />I think I'd mention Alien as a film that inspired a lot of other movies, although I don't think of it as an "older" film. Everything from its stylized Giger art direction to the way it evolved story-wise seemed to inspire a lot of ripoffs. Which now that I think about it, I should say, hold on. Some think the 50s film, It! The Terror from Beyond Space inspired Alien, so maybe I should start there! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It!_The_Terror_from_Beyond_Space <br /><br />Star Wars could certainly be mentioned there as well. As far as older films, that's a bit harder, King Kong maybe as it inspired all those giant mutant bug films of the 50s, even up to Jurassic Park, including the arc of getting the dinosaur over to America, which was a pretty awesome scene, no less the sequels made from King Kong. It probably inspired the Godzilla flicks as well. El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-78461518643955431302016-03-01T17:32:56.782-08:002016-03-01T17:32:56.782-08:00Give "It" a spin. As I neglected to elab...Give "It" a spin. As I neglected to elaborate above (in line with your theme), it contains a lot of oft-copied elements, such as the gal turning the tables on the guy who wronged her only to discover that getting back at him doesn't make her happy. This film and "Girl Shy" are the silents I most often recommend.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-17511547987862250112016-03-01T17:08:22.434-08:002016-03-01T17:08:22.434-08:00Yeah that autogyro is really neat. I wonder why th...Yeah that autogyro is really neat. I wonder why those things never really took off, at least in that form.<br /><br />I've never seen "It" but I obviously have heard about it. Clara Bow is a cutie, that is for sure.<br /><br />You make a good point. "Maltese Falcon" is one I rematch all the time. I love the dialogue and the way it was shot. Not sure why "North by Northwest" doesn't click the same buttons. Very odd.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-18435017542802163622016-02-29T19:56:44.550-08:002016-02-29T19:56:44.550-08:00Thanks for the shout-out. As it happens cynicism i...Thanks for the shout-out. As it happens cynicism in modern romcoms likely will get a mention again in my next review.<br /><br />Re “It Happened One Night”: I also always enjoy this film and I want one of those autogyros – an heiress who looks like Claudette Colbert would be OK, too. As a romcom archetype I also like “It” (1927) with Clara Bow, which has the opposite class distinctions and snubs its nose at prudery: Clara’s roommate is an unwed mom, and the leading man (Antonio Moreno) is told that the baby is Clara’s.<br /><br />I suppose it is harder to enjoy a suspense movie when you know it so well that there is no suspense. The film has to have something else going for it such as great dialogue or atmosphere, e.g. noir suspense flicks like “The Maltese Falcon” and “Out of the Past." Then the nostalgia still works.<br />Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.com