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Yes, I agree a lot of movie magic has evaporated for me because it's just another thing to be found, many times unheralded, on whatever device is handy. I'd have to go back even pre-Star Wars to recall a movie like The Godfather (or Jaws) that dominated the media for weeks as an exciting...

Maybe a bit off point, but I thought the movie going experience took a bit of a dive in the 1980s, when malls spawned all these shoe box sized theaters. And not all that well managed; twice I got a refund over bad projection or some other faulty problem. A whole other subject today would be...

Hutton has gotten slammed a lot for replacing Garland, but I think she was terrific. Annie Oakley as written here was larger than life and needed a truly robust performer. After all, Ethel Merman originated the role. Hutton's enthusiasm is undeniable. Maybe too much for some, but you can't...

I always say that DeMille intentionally made the movie as a grand pageant, deliberately bold and over the top. If you don't know that, of course it's going to seem a bit odd to young newcomers.

Thanks for the info! Amazed Maltin could be that careless.

Care to elucidate? :)

Unless it's been pointed out already, "Who's Sorry Now" was composed and published in 1923, and not introduced in this movie.

Sorry to be pedantic, but it's dike, not dyke. Two totally different meanings. ;)

I saw this as a kid when first released, and it made an impression. Haven't seen it since--until now, as I await my copy. :banana:

Its first rating with the MPAA post 1968 was M, "Mature Audiences." This was the equivalent of PG!

Just for the sake of argument, even the uncut version is really more a PG13 than R. It's quite tame given what R encompasses nowadays. :blink: THE BIRDS if anything is more graphic, and that's a PG13.

The Disney Alice connection is his earliest attempt in the 1920s with animation and live action. The "Alice in Cartoonland" comedies were his first success before Mickey Mouse.

Streaming will always take second place because physical media is total ownership of a movie.

I saw it only once way long ago and shrugged it off. Thought something was missing, given its subject, such as further musical performances. Just got the new edition and look forward to seeing. it.

Connery was actually 46 at the time.

Exactly. I just don't like the distortion of the original intent, and the need for gratuitous content magically making it cool. I also think the MPAA has been culpable in rating animated movies (such as Frozen) PG that would've been G a decade ago. Nonetheless, I'm rather glad Toy Story 4...

Yes, and everyone was good with that! But not for much longer, which I find a sad journey for the rating. <_<

What i find ridiculous is twofold--tons of movies are G in spirit, but have maybe a smidgen of cussing or innuendo to push into PG or PG13. And such inconsequential additions somehow make it more worthy of teen or adult viewing! The other thing is nowadays the nebulous "thematic" or "action"...

Exactly. There has got to be some realistic latitude, as there used to be. Right now PG is the de facto G rating, since it covers even the most minimal cause for alarm. :drum:

The G rating has been brutalized over the years, so to speak. It used to encompass way more frankness and fright without spilling into anything genuinely more mature--though that of course may always be a subjective call. The G rating has been made almost useless because of an almost impossible...

Betty Grable is so overdue for rediscovery!

AIRPLANE! pre-dated PG13, which it surely (don't call me Shirley!) would've gotten if made later.

Way back when, G-rated movies had waaaay more latitude than now. Today, some movies from the '60s and '70s rated G would probably get PG13.

Maybe this was already noted, but the Sound of Music parody was in STRIKES AGAIN credits, not RETURN.

I saw the hospital scene in 1980; I must have seen it opening day. From this distant point it wasn't anything that special, and having seen this movie a few zillion times I've never missed it.

Peace and quiet.

I've lived with this movie since 1980 (never mind how shocked I feel it's nearly 40 years old!) . For me it's all about atmosphere. I compare it to The Haunting (1963), in which the setting should get co-star billing. And the music! So effective from start to finish. My quibbles are very few. I...

I saw it when released, and thought it much inferior to The Towering Inferno. Earthquake seemed the crassest, even patronizing bunch of hog jowls tossed into the commercial market. At least Inferno made for a classier produced and written thrill ride, with some truly effective moments.

I know this may sound silly, but it shows that a G rated movie can still be galvanizing in 2019! :lol:

I'm glad I (unwittingly) waited until 62--the same age as Chaplin in the film--to fully watch this. It has far more of an impact than if I saw it at 25. I'm more attuned to the melancholy aspects.