The little article we read on friday was about western movies, and how they've been around for a long time and the way that they are improved each time they are made. Talks about the 3:10 to Yuma, which was originally from 1957, but has been remade into a newer version, and different actors. Talks about cinematography in westerns, and about the cowboy hero.
Basically just saying how great western movies are and that they will continue to carry the American history.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Beat The Devil #2
Well where to begin...
I decided to do Beat The Devil. A film from 1953 directed by John Huston. To tell the truth there are too many genres that this clip fits. Like theres some comedy ( they do a few jokes that i didn't really get, but i guess they were funny at the time) Like this Jack Ross fellow,(Ivor Bernard ) he says some funny things, in the scene when Billy Dannreuther buys him a drink. He goes on into this little speech about how women should be in the kitchen with the babies. Yea weird little guy..
Then i guess Billy insults him and he wants to fight him, but then someone calls the bar asking form him. I thought it was a pretty funny scene. The argument started because Billy wanted to toast to women, and so Jack got into his little speech about keeping women in their place.. Theres some drama also, and a bit of romance between the couples.. Billy and Gwendolen Chelm (Jennifer Jones) which i think was pretty weird cause Gwendolen is married to Harry Chem (Edward Underdown) and she was flirting with another man, hmm interesting.. And Billy is married too! what the hell is wrong with these people, hitting on other people that are already married, i guess thats how it worked back then.. Anyways plot, yes the plot, um well its hard to say i didn't know what the plot was for the majority of the film, i guess they were going to Africa to do some business, by them i mean Billy and his "associates" and by business i mean by land that had uranium in it, i dont know where they got that crazy idea. But in the mean time they are all stuck in Italy i believe it is.. theres these crooks there too, who are Peterson (Robert Morley) Julius O'Hara (Peter Lorre) are good friend Jack Ross, and Ravello i believe his name was. ( Marco Tulli) Of coarse they are up to no good. By far my favorite scene from the movie thought was when Billy and this other guy who's name i don't know, are in the car and the car begins to stall so the driver tells them to get out and push, then jump back on.. So they do, and they are riding for a little bit more then the car begins to do it again, so they get out again and push, but this time they are on a little bit of a hill, so after they are done pushing the car picks up a little too much speed, and the driver (who is a bit on the heavy side) tries to chase after it but he is to slow, so this car is ghost driving itself down this like mountain pass, and it just goes of the edge into the ocean, it was hilarious!! It almost hits this bus full of passengers, who probably thought people died in the accident. After the day passes that it took to fix the ship, they all get on, and head for Africa.But on the way the ship has some troubles.. again..Anyways they have to abandon ship and manage to make it to Africa, in an beach area..The captain of the ship is such a spaz, its funny to watch him go nuts over the ship, when every one else is just like a little bit nervous and still calm..Also there was some sirens i forgot to mention before, on the ship when it was having technical problems, then theres the music when they land on the Africa and are like arrested by the people of the city or town what ever it was..Anyways not gonna ruin the ending, it was a pretty good movie i guess, it had its moments and i like it.. I didn't put me to sleep at least, that counts for something..
I decided to do Beat The Devil. A film from 1953 directed by John Huston. To tell the truth there are too many genres that this clip fits. Like theres some comedy ( they do a few jokes that i didn't really get, but i guess they were funny at the time) Like this Jack Ross fellow,(Ivor Bernard ) he says some funny things, in the scene when Billy Dannreuther buys him a drink. He goes on into this little speech about how women should be in the kitchen with the babies. Yea weird little guy..
Then i guess Billy insults him and he wants to fight him, but then someone calls the bar asking form him. I thought it was a pretty funny scene. The argument started because Billy wanted to toast to women, and so Jack got into his little speech about keeping women in their place.. Theres some drama also, and a bit of romance between the couples.. Billy and Gwendolen Chelm (Jennifer Jones) which i think was pretty weird cause Gwendolen is married to Harry Chem (Edward Underdown) and she was flirting with another man, hmm interesting.. And Billy is married too! what the hell is wrong with these people, hitting on other people that are already married, i guess thats how it worked back then.. Anyways plot, yes the plot, um well its hard to say i didn't know what the plot was for the majority of the film, i guess they were going to Africa to do some business, by them i mean Billy and his "associates" and by business i mean by land that had uranium in it, i dont know where they got that crazy idea. But in the mean time they are all stuck in Italy i believe it is.. theres these crooks there too, who are Peterson (Robert Morley) Julius O'Hara (Peter Lorre) are good friend Jack Ross, and Ravello i believe his name was. ( Marco Tulli) Of coarse they are up to no good. By far my favorite scene from the movie thought was when Billy and this other guy who's name i don't know, are in the car and the car begins to stall so the driver tells them to get out and push, then jump back on.. So they do, and they are riding for a little bit more then the car begins to do it again, so they get out again and push, but this time they are on a little bit of a hill, so after they are done pushing the car picks up a little too much speed, and the driver (who is a bit on the heavy side) tries to chase after it but he is to slow, so this car is ghost driving itself down this like mountain pass, and it just goes of the edge into the ocean, it was hilarious!! It almost hits this bus full of passengers, who probably thought people died in the accident. After the day passes that it took to fix the ship, they all get on, and head for Africa.But on the way the ship has some troubles.. again..Anyways they have to abandon ship and manage to make it to Africa, in an beach area..The captain of the ship is such a spaz, its funny to watch him go nuts over the ship, when every one else is just like a little bit nervous and still calm..Also there was some sirens i forgot to mention before, on the ship when it was having technical problems, then theres the music when they land on the Africa and are like arrested by the people of the city or town what ever it was..Anyways not gonna ruin the ending, it was a pretty good movie i guess, it had its moments and i like it.. I didn't put me to sleep at least, that counts for something..
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