Jeff's Reviews

Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

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Rebecca (1940)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Decent story, but bit cheesy at times, a bit slow. Not good enough to support its length. I’ve seen the basic story somewhere else before, in another movie, I think. Just another one of the old movies where most of the screentime sets up for a long monologue near the…

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Strange Cargo (1940)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

The angel character was pretty cool, almost like a genius character. There was an awful lot of religion in this movie though, and I think it detracted from the interesting story. Some of the messages are driven so hard that they are a bit corny. Crawford is refreshing. Her imperfect,…

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Bambi (1942)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Made back when Disney made real classics. The sheer spectacle of the integration of music with high-quality color animation was enough to woo audiences back then, and the films were not yet ruined by toy merchandising, the abuse of pop songs, fast cuts, and commercialism in general. Unfortunately, today the…

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Casablanca (1942)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Nice story. Seems like The English Patient (or the novel it was based on) might have drawn from it. Good use of Sam’s music. Neat how it jumps outside the scene and into the score. May have been the first film to do that. Fantastic cast and good acting. Bogart…

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Ossessione (1943)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

It’s interesting that the Italian physical ideals of the time had very little to do with the body and had more to do with the face. The main character is actually pretty cool, almost a cross between Mickey Rourke and Elvis, but he’s a bit goofy at times, probably cuz…

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Pride of the Yankees (1942)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Mildly interesting and touching, but a bit slow. If I wasn’t such a fan of baseball, the rating might have been lower. The “Play ball!” at the end was pretty cool. Really neat to see Babe Ruth in this movie.

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The Seventh Victim (1943)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

A lot of symbolism. A Psycho shower scene. And a guest appearance by Pulp Fiction‘s Uma Thurman.

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Double Indemnity (1944)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

A great contrast with Sea of Love, another film noir. While modern noir films are audiovisually superior (in terms of color and sound), the older, black and white noir films relied on deep scrpitwriting (and more real, developed characters). The movie was a rehash of Sunset Boulevard, another Wilder film.…

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The Big Sleep (1946)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

Interesting seeing Bogart for the first time and his standard of “coolness.” But what was the deal with the end? They couldn’t kiss? There are a few funny scenes (police on the phone), and a few good lines. I hate to say it, but I think this role would have…

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The Yearling (1946)

Reviewed on Dec 31, 1969

What an cute and interesting villain that little fawn made. The story was all right, but sometimes the plot got downright goofy. It’s amazing that the movie was made when it was. The modern production techniques and quality of the picture made it fit to be a late 60’s movie.

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