Those of us who had seen the film before all had given it a 9 on Film Affinity. After watching it again, do you still think it deserves a 9? I revised my rating downward.
I don’t want to exclude you, cl, so please tell us what rating you think it deserves even though you’re only on your first viewing.
7 comments:
I would revise mine downward, too. The movie seemed exceptionally dated to me, and I didn't find it very funny. I found it rather tedious in places. But I still appreciate what it was when it was made and what it meant to people.
I feel much the same way. It was an important film, but I didn’t like it nearly as much the second time around. And it seems dated and tedious in places, just as you said.
I had the same experience. I can still appreciate it, but I remember it being much better, much funnier. It's curious to me because I saw it for the first time only about five or six years ago, so I kind of wonder what happened.
I’ve seen the film several times (though not for some years), so I don’t that my opinion changed much on this viewing. I suppose comedy suffers in general from familiarity. But as for aging, I think this movie is dated in a very good way. You know the quip about the past being a foreign land? It’s true. This reminds us that the early 60s are more alien to us than we might otherwise think.
Good point.
The shoot-first, ask questions later mentality sure seems relevant today, even if the film material is dated.
The pacing was slow at time, especially at first, but the acting and dialogue is a 10.
Were I torn between it being an 8 or 9, I think I'd bump it up just because it must have been an audacious, in-your-face film to create at the time.
I also like some of the early-'60s equal opportunity humor.
Now the test, cl, will be whether you also want to downgrade your rating if you see it again in a few years.
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