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What did you watch today? v 33.0
Welcome to version 33, the Egg McMuffin of discussions.
The first post in this thread will be # 14,394.
The ghost of George Sanders reminds you to link your films, and that one should feel free to move on if bored.
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Permalink Reply by Nerves on -
Catch-22 (1970)
5/5 Stars
Comedies aren't known for their cinematography but director of photography David Watkin's work on this film is worth the price of admission on its own. You also get an all star cast: Orson, Perkins, Newhart, ...Alan Arkin is especially memorable. The commentary by director Mike Nichols and Steven Soderbergh is both entertaining and enlightening.
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Three great (although different) war movies in 1970: Kelly's Heroes, M*A*S*H* and the truly amazing Catch-22. If you've ever read Joe Heller's book it's an amazing feat to turn it into a comprehensible film.
"You killed him!
But he died a rich man.
But he's dead, what good is money?
Then his parents will get it.
But his parents are rich!
Then they'll understand."
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I was thinking to quote those very lines from that exchange between Yossarian and Milo as they encapsulate the essence of the novel and film: that no sacrifice is too great if it's in the interest of the American military/industrial complex. Buck Henry wrote the lines "They're rich. - Then they'll understand" and according to Nichols and Soderbergh, Heller said he wished he had thought of it himself.
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One of those few instances where the movie is better than the book (imo).
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Yep. This one and Fight Club. Rare instances where the screenplay/film far surpassed the original material.
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Rare instances where the screenplay/film far surpassed the original material.
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One of those few instances where the movie is better than the book (imo).
Moses . . .
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Permalink Reply by Knaldskalle on
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The book became tedious in its repetition. Scheisskopf jokes are only funny the first 17 times.
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Permalink Reply by Sevorin on
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Scheisskopf jokes are only funny the first 17 times
True . . . if all you can see are Scheisskopf jokes.
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Permalink Reply by Knaldskalle on
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Of course that's not all there is, but it became a nuisance and detracted from my overall appreciation of the book. I liked the film better (though I haven't seen it in... 10-15 years).
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