tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post4927008489910843996..comments2024-03-04T03:28:33.591-05:00Comments on Tips from Chip: Movie – Sunset Boulevard (1950)Chip Laryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-40030914774764148892014-08-25T20:22:56.094-04:002014-08-25T20:22:56.094-04:00Well, I knew far, far less about movies when I saw...Well, I knew far, far less about movies when I saw this than I do now. I knew nothing about either Crawford's or von Stroheim's earlier careers. And I didn't really know who Cecil B. DeMille was, other than he presumably was a famous director. Despite all this I still liked the film quite a bit. Perhaps if I had known more about classic movies I would have given it a higher rating, though, like an earlier commenter asked about.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-5238101255181441132014-08-24T19:32:22.680-04:002014-08-24T19:32:22.680-04:00I wholeheartedly agree with everything you said ab...I wholeheartedly agree with everything you said about Billy Wilder. One of the best directors of all-time. <br />I wonder what someone who knew nothing about film history, or who any of the past actors and directors were, would enjoy this movie. Julia Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041411551162128922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-39106463197891337852011-09-21T11:52:03.702-04:002011-09-21T11:52:03.702-04:00@theoncominghope - Thanks for commenting. I actua...@theoncominghope - Thanks for commenting. I actually didn't see either of them as a villain (or a hero, for that matter.) Both of them were using the other to get what they wanted. Desmond was not above using her power over Gillis to get him into her bed and he was not above feeding her delusion to further his career.<br /><br />I read your post. I liked the point about how Desmond may have been right that more technology may not necessarily make for a better movie. In one way or another, it's an argument that has been made at every point in movie making, right from stage actors deriding the new "moving pictures" as being for the low class, right up to the complaint about cgi today.Chipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-5804727865309603392011-09-13T06:06:03.243-04:002011-09-13T06:06:03.243-04:00Just rewatched Sunset Blvd. the other day! But it ...Just rewatched Sunset Blvd. the other day! But it occurred to me that perhaps Joe is the villain and Norma is the hero of the piece?<br /><br />I go into a lengthy explanation why here:<br />http://theoncominghope.blogspot.com/2011/09/on-shower-philosophy-and-sunset.htmltheoncominghopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471519506797609837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-59827804063151867002011-08-17T10:07:08.677-04:002011-08-17T10:07:08.677-04:00A couple years ago a friend asked me what movies I...A couple years ago a friend asked me what movies I had given 5 stars to on Netflix because I had only given 4s to most of the movies he rated 5s. I counted it up and I only had about 50 movies with 5 stars, out of roughly 5,000 ratings. That's only 1% of all the movies I've rated. On that list would be some of the usual suspects like Lawrence of Arabia, Casablanca, and Citizen Kane, but also on the list are the recent movies Toy Story 3, Whale Rider, and Children of Men. (On a related note, I have given relatively few movies 1 star.)<br /><br />After that realization a couple years ago I have tried to be a little more generous. A few times I have run across movies that I had given 4 stars to and I have bumped them up to 5. A couple of examples would be The Lives of Others and Pride & Prejudice (2005.) I have not made a concerted effort to go back through all my 4 star movies and re-rate them, though.Chipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-64684334979927507932011-08-17T09:23:25.543-04:002011-08-17T09:23:25.543-04:00a mere 4 stars chip? for one of the greatest movie...a mere 4 stars chip? for one of the greatest movies ever made? what does a film need to do to get 5 stars around here? :D an enjoyable read, it's always nice to see people appreciate something wodnerful.blahblahblah Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370451386116555733noreply@blogger.com