Quote:
Originally Posted by Amnorix
You're not missing much. I watched it just to see what the hype was about. I'm sure it was groundbreakingly awesome back in 1940 or whatever, but yeah, not so much now.
|
I think you are hitting on exactly the reason why most don't watch or even try to.
In THAT era, movies like that were groundbreaking pieces of art. If you try to look at movies from that time you are looking at them through the eyes of this generation.
To me movies like The Grapes of Wrath, 12 Angry Men, Casblanca and It's A Wonderful Life are from a generation apart. You have to love old classic movies in B&W to really enjoy them and they aren't everyone's cup of tea.
Fast forward this thread 10 years and you will have a generation of people saying how bad and cheesy movies are from this era.