FYI, I was barely a teen in 1967 and while I wasn't aware of how groundbreaking "Bonnie and Clyde" was, I did see it four times. However, that same year I also loved "Barefoot in the Park" and "Thoroughly Modern Millie" among others. We took movies in stride, it's true, accepting the uniqueness of "The Graduate" right alongside the comfort of "The Jungle Book". I was in college in 1974 and studying film, and let me shout an emphatic YES to the fact that we knew great filmmaking was happening. We rushed out to the latest Ashby or Altman or Coppola or Polanski or Scorsese or Russell, well aware that these directors were re-inventing the language of cinema even as we were studying it. It was a very exciting time to be a film student and be cognizant of what we were seeing. But we also rushed to repeated viewings of "That's Enertainment!" because it's also nice to spend time with classic films.
As for 2007, I did not like There Will Be Blood. It was hammy and pretentous. I also think Casey Affleck is a terrible actor, although I did rather like "Jesse James" in spite of him. And I agree on "Lives of Others" what a great movie. Oh, and I loved "Atonement" and saw it twice. It's NOT "The English Patient".
On The End of the 00s: Why Did We Not Appreciate 2007?, by Sara Vilkomerson
FYI, I was barely a teen in 1967 and while I wasn't aware of how groundbreaking "Bonnie and Clyde" was, I did see it four times. However, that same year I also loved "Barefoot in the Park" and "Thoroughly Modern Millie" among others. We took movies in stride, it's true, accepting the uniqueness of "The Graduate" right alongside the comfort of "The Jungle Book". I was in college in 1974 and studying film, and let me shout an emphatic YES to the fact that we knew great filmmaking was happening. We rushed out to the latest Ashby or Altman or Coppola or Polanski or Scorsese or Russell, well aware that these directors were re-inventing the language of cinema even as we were studying it. It was a very exciting time to be a film student and be cognizant of what we were seeing. But we also rushed to repeated viewings of "That's Enertainment!" because it's also nice to spend time with classic films.
As for 2007, I did not like There Will Be Blood. It was hammy and pretentous. I also think Casey Affleck is a terrible actor, although I did rather like "Jesse James" in spite of him. And I agree on "Lives of Others" what a great movie. Oh, and I loved "Atonement" and saw it twice. It's NOT "The English Patient".