The Corn is Green is definitely one of my favorite movies of all time. Thoroughly engaging and full of comic as well as dramatic moments. Bette Davis is fantastic and is backed up by a varied and talented cast. It's sentimental and sharp. A perfect blend. It gets overlooked so often by "best lists" and it's a shame. I remember the first time I saw it back in the late 1980's. I wondered how such a treasure could be ignored for so long. I hope it gets released to DVD soon. Unfortunately the current print that's on VHS and shown on Turner Classic Movies is worn and looks like it's falling apart. Maybe that print is all that's available. No matter. Don't pass up a chance on seeing this cinematic gem. This is great movie making and theatre all in one.
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Desk Set
(1957)
This is a fun movie.
28 August 2004
Howdy. DESK SET is one of those movies that I can stop and watch till the end, no matter what part of the movie happens to be on TV. The DVD version is nice, but still looks a little on the brown side. Really not much different than my laserdisc version.
I first saw this movie in the early 80's at my hometown library on a Sunday afternoon. They use to show movies like DESK SET on 16mm, in a little enclosed art gallery section of the library. I enjoyed it then and I enjoy it now.
Although I guess it's difficult not to compare and contrast older movies with newer ones or with contemporary times, I don't like to impose present day values and political correctness on gems like DESK SET. It's just a movie for heaven's sake. Some folks tend to take it so seriously. I like that its older and that the values are different. It doesn't bother me to see people pretending to drink alcohol on screen. And back then there really were differences between men and women. Nowadays,...? I like that people treated each other with manners, and actually acted with a kind of restraint, without bouncing off the walls just for a laugh. DESK SET is a very smart, clever movie that I find thoroughly entertaining. And yes, because there's a Christmas scene in it I consider DESK SET one of my favorite Christmas movies. Oops. It is okay to say Christmas, right? Just sit back and enjoy.
I first saw this movie in the early 80's at my hometown library on a Sunday afternoon. They use to show movies like DESK SET on 16mm, in a little enclosed art gallery section of the library. I enjoyed it then and I enjoy it now.
Although I guess it's difficult not to compare and contrast older movies with newer ones or with contemporary times, I don't like to impose present day values and political correctness on gems like DESK SET. It's just a movie for heaven's sake. Some folks tend to take it so seriously. I like that its older and that the values are different. It doesn't bother me to see people pretending to drink alcohol on screen. And back then there really were differences between men and women. Nowadays,...? I like that people treated each other with manners, and actually acted with a kind of restraint, without bouncing off the walls just for a laugh. DESK SET is a very smart, clever movie that I find thoroughly entertaining. And yes, because there's a Christmas scene in it I consider DESK SET one of my favorite Christmas movies. Oops. It is okay to say Christmas, right? Just sit back and enjoy.
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