View Poll Results: Would you watch a black and white film? | |||
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02-15-2004, 06:10 PM | #41 |
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I haven't seen any films on consistent basis for past 3 years. Long story. The only one I've seen recently is Girl With A Pearl Earring, and that was worth going out of my way for, even if I had to force myself.
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02-15-2004, 06:12 PM | #42 | |
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Besides, B&W filmmaking offers a hugely different atmosphere in a film than color does. Without color at their disposal, directors were forced to be extremely creative with lighting and framing to convey the mood they're trying for. And on top of that, there are no big-budget special effects to distract audiences, so older films have to rely on actual well-written stories and well-developed characters to keep the audience entertained. You wouldn't think that would seem so bad to Adventure fans, would you? |
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02-15-2004, 06:25 PM | #43 | |
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Another good black and white film that I've seen lately is Julius Caesar -- also has very good acting. |
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02-15-2004, 06:26 PM | #44 | |
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02-15-2004, 06:39 PM | #45 |
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It really depends what you've seen, I guess.
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02-15-2004, 10:37 PM | #46 |
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In the Schindler's list there is that red coat...
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02-16-2004, 12:23 AM | #47 |
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I haven't had this much fun since Pleto claimed that the gods we created have also created this world...
*ahem* Carry on!
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02-16-2004, 01:22 AM | #48 |
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1. Black and White films are tools of the Devil.
2. Deadworm, where's other ? 3. http://imdb.com/title/tt0033729/ EDIT: What about films that are in color for half of the film and are in B&W for the other half ? Case in point... http://imdb.com/title/tt0120789/ (Crap) and http://imdb.com/title/tt0116141/ (Too mushy for me) There may be better examples out there...
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02-16-2004, 01:35 AM | #49 |
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The Seven Samurai, Frankestein, Dracula, Nosferatu, Night of the Living Dead, The Wolf Man, Bride Of Frankestein, The Invisible Man, The Mummy, Creature Of the Black Lagoon, Godzilla, Gamera, King King....
Need I say more?
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02-16-2004, 02:59 AM | #50 |
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The Third Man
The third Man pretty much defines the detective mystery thriller (wow, what a genre). If you haven't seen it, well, go see it. But ofcourse now it's a pretty cliché story but the fun the director had with the shadow and light is unbelievable!
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02-16-2004, 03:18 AM | #51 | |
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(Oh, and for the record, I didn't mean this was a lame poll per se, just that it's kind of funny how everytime a view etc is challenged in a thread, instantly a poll appears here. ) |
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02-16-2004, 06:31 AM | #52 |
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Psycho is one of the few black and white films I can still stand watching.
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02-16-2004, 06:58 AM | #53 |
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02-16-2004, 09:45 AM | #54 |
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I get a shot of black and white movies all the time... I can feel it right there, as the text rolls through the screen... "this black and white screen only appears in the movie's version for screening purposes" or something like that...
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02-16-2004, 11:13 AM | #55 |
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One of my favourite films as a kid was a black & white pirate film with Errol Flynn... can't remember what it was called though.
Hitchcock is always good, and the Bogart films I've seen are brilliant... |
02-16-2004, 11:43 AM | #56 | |
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Sea Hawk (1940)?
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02-16-2004, 01:53 PM | #58 |
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Of course I watch black & white movies. They're no less good because they're a little colourless.
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02-16-2004, 01:59 PM | #59 |
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I can't understand why somebody would prejudge a film for the number of colors in it...
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02-16-2004, 01:59 PM | #60 |
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I saw 8 1/2 yesterday. That was some of the most amazing photography I'd seen in a movie. :eek:
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