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Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Slow and boring, with in-depth studies of few characters and only a couple of different sets. Would make a good play. Sharif was engaging. Julie Christie’s pretty hot. But why do they all have English accents? Because it makes it more accessible to the audience? Because it’s an English director?…
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Persona (1966)
Interesting beginning sequence of shots. However, I don’t understand what makes that so “cool” among film critics. What defines talent in that area? I think I could put together a series of random images (or those which convey a common theme) just as interestingly as Bergman did, if not more…
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Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Exactly like a 60’s melding of True Romance (how about that “she’s a peach” quote) and Natural Born Killers. The film emphasizes the trashiness, recklessness, and public worship of Mickey and Mallory while at the same time providing the same kind of relationship as Clarence and Alabama. Crazy shooting scene…
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The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Probably the best OLD war movie. Good story, a lot happens, rather in-depth for an older movie. While most older war movies would have ended after they complete the training exercise, this one kept on going to show the best part, the war. Reminded me a lot of Full Metal…
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Pretty good, if you can make sense of it. Good drama and story. Exceptional special effects (not flawless, but pretty damn accurate) for a 60’s movie, especially considering they hadn’t even gone to the moon yet. The first 1/3 is very 60’s-ish, while the next 2/3 is remarkably modern. The…
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Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Looks a lot like a student film in terms of the quality of the stock and formality of the image. Horrible acting, horrible lighting, bad editing, bad continuity, cheesy writing. It gets points for being so cheesily funny, not because it’s scary. But the cheesiness gets old. Cool seeing the…
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The Odd Couple (1968)
There were a few funny classic Jack Lemmon moments. One of the best movies about conflicting personalities, because the characters seem so deep and real. They just don’t spend as much time developing characters in scripts anymore like they did in this one. Nowadays, it’s all about how much BS…
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Planet of the Apes (1968)
If I had to pick one movie I had to watch over and over for its artistic merit, this would be it. And that doesn’t even count the story, which blows my mind (especially the ending). Truly timeless. I would love for this to be my movie. Great flavor. Well-shot.…
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Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Not for pregnant women to see. It’s almost a horror film. Somehow, it reminded me a bit of The Exorcist. Farrow was hot. She looked a bit like the girl from Species. Her performance was pretty good, too. A really freaky dream sequence, but I can see now why he…
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My Night at Maud’s (1969)
A very interesting examination of religion, morals, and sex. Wouldn’t it be nice if the world was full of intellectuals rather than morons? Wouldn’t it be nice if the world was full of beautiful women who always invited intelligent and mature guys to sleep over? Neat, funny little story about…
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I'm a photographer, web developer, travel enthusiast, and movie buff living in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.In the summer of 1993, I started writing reviews for every movie I saw and haven't looked back. I'm up to 2,388 reviews now. This makes me cool or a complete dork, depending on your perspective.
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