04-04-2023, 02:09 AM
I was intrigued by this clip so I started watching the movie...
"Sullivan's Travels" (1941)
https://www.amazon.com/Sullivans-Travels...B00AAKBEE6
So far it's great. Snappy pacing and very funny.
1941...
Almost 100 years later and absolutely nothing has changed.
I think I get the game now.
It's always been the same, always going to be the same, and there's nothing more to it than that.
I'm excited to see "Ronni" in her hobo garb. Can't believe I haven't watched this sooner, but it all comes to you when it's time.
Holy frick...
The dialogue in this movie is amazing.
I am so glad I decided to watch it. I was really on the fence about it, even though I do like old movies sometimes. I tend to prefer old TV shows over old movies.
It looks like it must have been a blast to film. Veronica said as much in the autobiography.
The "action" scenes are totally insane, I've never seen anything like it.
But it's interesting because after reading her accounts of hollywood, how they film movies, etc. you can see all the tricks. That's not to say it's badly done by any means, but the glimpse behind the curtain that she provides in the book, well, you just can't unsee it.
Seems strange to say, but the sound is AMAZING in this movie. The theater scene where everyone's making a bunch of noise... it's just so perfect.
So now I'm at the first scene with Veronica, in the cafe... God she's amazing. God dang one of a kind right there. Her presence is incredible.
People have called her delivery "dry" and "flat" but that is absolute bullshit... she's perfect. Thank God nobody listened to the critics.
She was pregnant in this movie. According to the book, this was the best movie/filming experience she ever had. She said the film just seemed to attract friendly people and basically nobody sucked.
A lot of people weren't too fond of the turn the story takes in the second half, but I think the whole "be careful what you wish for" thingy must have been lost on 'em.
