On The Waterfront (USA, 1954)
Yeah, okay - should have seen this a long time ago. Can totally understand why a) it’s a classic and b) it picked up so many Oscars. Brando is brilliant, Eva Marie Saint is stunning, the direction is fantastic, the script is superb and it’s just a great, great film.
I have nothing more to say.
Wow: not seen it before?! That must have been a blast. There is (almost) something to be said for coming late to a classic film: you get such a thrill when you finally connect to it.
Comment by Rullsenberg — October 17, 2007 @ 12:20 pm
Totally. When I look down the list I posted a couple of weeks ago, I’m sure that I’ve seen some of the films I say I haven’t (like some of the Chaplin films) but I watched them years and years ago and probably didn’t really give them the attention that I would these days.
For example, the scene in “On the Waterfront” where Terry tells Edie about his involvement with the mob - 15 years ago I would have thought there was a problem with the sound on my TV but last night I was just in awe at how effective it was because I understood what was going on and why it had been filmed (or at least edited) that way.
Comment by Tom — October 17, 2007 @ 2:31 pm