Movies you've seen recently II

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n_huffhines said:
I've been watching some older classics lately. Ones that I'd never seen:

Mean Streets
Network
Deliverance

They all had some really memorable scenes and were compelling in certain ways, but man, filmmaking has come a long way. Some scenes just drag, the stories can be very disjointed, etc. Network's use of narration would have it laughed out of the Oscars today, but it won 4 major Oscars and was nominated for best picture and director.
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The Graduate

WTF did I just watch?
 
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bigdaddy said:
As in the Dustin Hoffman movie?
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yeah

It made no sense. He's an immature, lying, loser creep who doesn't know how to act around anybody and they give you no explanation as to why Elaine would want to be with him, and then you factor in that he banged her Mom.
 
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n_huffhines said:
It has some good humor and great soundtrack but the story makes no sense.
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Did you catch Richard Dreyfuss... "Should I call the cops?" behind Mr. Roper?

The Graduate is a classic... maybe Elaine saw Ben as a means of rebelling against her parents and away from what appeared to be an arranged marriage with "the makeout king"? The last scene on the bus is revealing about how they really feel. Ben and Elaine look at each other like "What now?" I don't think they were in love or anything.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
Did you catch Richard Dreyfuss... "Should I call the cops?" behind Mr. Roper?

The Graduate is a classic... maybe Elaine saw Ben as a means of rebelling against her parents and away from what appeared to be an arranged marriage with "the makeout king"? The last scene on the bus is revealing about how they really feel. Ben and Elaine look at each other like "What now?" I don't think they were in love or anything.
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Maybe, but we're left guessing because they don't explain her to be a rebellious type. They throw in "the makeout king" to show you that Clark might be a not-so-decent guy, but having kissed a lot of girls makes him an angel compared to the guy who ****s your married Mom, lies to you a lot, takes you to a titty bar knowing it would upset you, and he's just an all-around dope.
 
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n_huffhines said:
yeah

It made no sense. He's an immature, lying, loser creep who doesn't know how to act around anybody and they give you no explanation as to why Elaine would want to be with him, and then you factor in that he banged her Mom.
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It’s been a while since I’ve seen it but I had the same kind of feeling after it was over. I get that it’s a coming of age piece in an art film kindness of way but never really got the whole story line
 
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n_huffhines said:
It has some good humor and great soundtrack but the story makes no sense.
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I thought it was alright for the time it came out. That type of humor was still pretty racy in '67, and his character's awkwardness is one of the reasons it works, especially in some of the earlier scenes.
 
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