Gone with the Wind

[Natasha]

Am I the only one here that likes old movies? i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif Well, here's a really old one for you...

GONE WITH THE WIND

[Natasha]

This has got to be one of my favorite movies. Vivien Leigh was gorgeous as Scarlett and Clark Gable was the best imaginable Rhett.

The supporting cast was excellent as well. Olivia de Havilland as Malanie Wilkes and Leslie Howard as Ashely Wilkes.

Not to forget the Oscar-winning performance of Hattie McDaniel as the unforgettable "Mammy."

My favorite characters are Melanie, Mammy and Scarlett, well Rhett to. Ashley would never make my favorite list! lol.

[HWI]

There is just something about this film which puts me off at the merest mention of it's title. It's one of those that, when it appears on television, I make a point of not watching that channel. Very much like Citizen Kane, another film I cannot stand. I'm funny like that.

Gone With The Wind was made in 1939. Now, if you want a really good film which is also REALLY old, you could try "Battleship Potemkin", based on the Russian Revolution and made in 1925. One of the truly great "docu-drama" films of all time.

What appears to be the oldest feature film still in existence was found by the American Film Institute in 1996. It is a silent version of Richard III made in 1912. Somehow, I can't imagine a silent version of Richard III.

Keith.

[Richard]

Hello Natasha!

1939!!! Gosh, this film is 10 years older than me, because I was born in 1949!

At least they made things to last before 1950! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Best Wishes from London,

Richard

[Dave]

Yes, many years ago on TV. It was good, but I have to be in the right mood to watch movies like that (this doesn't happen very often!)

There was a TV programme on UK Channel 4 last night about the top 100 movies with the biggest UK cinema audiences in history. Full details are here and the top 5 is:

1 Gone with The Wind 1940 - Estimated Admissions 35m i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif
2 The Sound Of Music 1965 - Estimated Admissions 30m
3 Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs 1938 - Estimated Admissions 28m
4 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 1978 - Estimated Admissions 20.76m
5 Spring In Park Lane 1948 - Estimated Admissions 20.5m

Cheers, Dave

[Raymond]

I think this movie is good. I have seen it before.

Cheers,
Raymond

[kcuteus1]

I also think it is a good movie.

[roger]

I voted "no" simply because I am not one for watching ANY films. I just don't have the patience to sit still for a couple of hours watching television (or cinema screen). Give me a good documentary any day. Better still, I much prefer to be here on the forum. All of you are far more entertaining!

Roger

[Oksana]

roger said:

All of you are far more entertaining!

In a good way?

Now, about Gone With the Wind, I've seen a few bits of it, and I hope it will be broadcasted sometime soon again on CBC so that I can watch it in full.

[roger]

someone said:

roger said:

All of you are far more entertaining!

In a good way?

Um, can I have 24 hours to think about that? Yes, of course in a good way.

Roger

[baxfield7]

Did you know that "Gone with the wind" was sponsored by Alka Seltzer ?

B.

[gareth]

I'm with Roger on this - Watching movies is an appalling waste of time. I prefer reading books - that requires much more of an active involvement.

One of the main reasons I consider watching movies a waste of time is that I am subjected to somebody else's interpretation of a story - and I don't like that, nor do I like the passive attitude watching a movie entails.

The last time I watched a movie was about 8 years ago - in the plane that took me from Australia back to Holland for the last time. Well, sitting in a plane for a journey like that is extremely boring, so I had to do something to fill in time ....

[portia]

I think it's unfair to say that movies are a waste of time. Yes, most of them are, just like most of the books written today. And I will say that writing is a harder art to master than filmmaking. But films can still be someone's art, and I'll watch movies simply for that. I'll prove you all wrong about the films wasting time: watch Lost in Translation or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Beautiful films.