What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[Zombie_61]

To Have and Have Not (1944). This was a bit of an odd viewing experience for me because I don't remember ever having seen the movie before, but much of it seemed familiar. I enjoyed it, but The Big Sleep is still my favorite Bogart/Bacall movie.

 

[Fading Fast]

To Have and Have Not (1944). This was a bit of an odd viewing experience for me because I don't remember ever having seen the movie before, but much of it seemed familiar. I enjoyed it, but The Big Sleep is still my favorite Bogart/Bacall movie.

It might be because you have seen it before or because there are elements of so many other movies in "To Have and Have Not," such as "Casablanca," "Across the Pacific," "Passage to Marseille," and the "The Breaking Point" (which is another film adaptation of Hemingway's "To Have and Have Not," but with John Garfield and Patricia Neal in the leads). All of these movies have elements of "To Have and Have Not" in them as they all echo (or are) "Casablanca" and it is IMHO that the studios were trying to catch the same magic in the bottle with these movies that they did with "Casablanca," so they kept putting elements of "Casablanca" in other Bogey movies to see if they could figure out what the "Casablanca" secret sauce was.

While I love "The Big Sleep," my favorite Bogey and Bacall movie is "Key Largo" as I enjoy it more each time I see it because the different layers of the characters take several viewing to appreciate. And my other favorite B&B (tee-hee,not intentional, but a nice little drink it is) is "Dark Passage" as (1) I can follow the plot, which I can't in their screen version of "The Big Sleep" and (2) the film noir-ness is ramped up in this one. I also like that it is a bit less known, but at least as good.

 

[EmergencyIan]

I Wake Up Screaming (1941) starring Betty Grable, Victor Mature. Carole Landis and Laird Cregar.

It's so good that it must be considered a film noir (or any genre) classic.

- Ian

 

[EmergencyIan]

Currently watching A Lady Takes a Chance with John Wayne and Jean Arthur.

That's a good one! I hope you enjoyed!

I'm a fan of both Wayne and Arthur.

- Ian

 

[AmateisGal]

That's not one I've seen, surprisingly, as I enjoy both stars - what did you think of it? I've always thought Jean Arthur is under-rated as she is never listed up with the other "big" female stars of the era, but she starred in a lot of A movie with A male leads and, IMHO, should be right up there with the others.

It was fun...I enjoyed it. But definitely a B movie even though both were A leads. But yeah, give it a go.

 

[AmateisGal]

That's a good one! I hope you enjoyed!

I'm a fan of both Wayne and Arthur.

- Ian

I liked it! Not as good as I'd hoped for, but still, a fun movie.

John Wayne reminds me so much of my grandfather...he is probably one of my very favorite movie stars of all time. I just love his stuff.

 

[2jakes]

To Have and Have Not (1944). This was a bit of an odd viewing experience for me because I don't remember ever having seen the movie before, but much of it seemed familiar. I enjoyed it, but The Big Sleep is still my favorite Bogart/Bacall movie.

Favorite Bogart movie is also The Big Sleep. I found a disc that has the original 1945 plus the 1946 version that is shown on TCM.
The '45 version has several scenes not found on the '46 edition. I made a copy for myself which includes all the scenes & added a little sepia-color which I like. I still have the originals, but this is my own "film noir" version that I enjoy.

 

[Zombie_61]

It might be because you have seen it before or because there are elements of so many other movies in "To Have and Have Not," such as "Casablanca," "Across the Pacific," "Passage to Marseille," and the "The Breaking Point" (which is another film adaptation of Hemingway's "To Have and Have Not," but with John Garfield and Patricia Neal in the leads). All of these movies have elements of "To Have and Have Not" in them as they all echo (or are) "Casablanca" and it is IMHO that the studios were trying to catch the same magic in the bottle with these movies that they did with "Casablanca," so they kept putting elements of "Casablanca" in other Bogey movies to see if they could figure out what the "Casablanca" secret sauce was...

You could be right, though the only movie I've seen of the ones you mentioned is Casablanca, and I've only seen it once.

To expand on my previous post, what I meant was that I remembered certain scenes in To Have and Have Not verbatim. Almost everyone has seen the "You know how to whistle, don't you Steve?" scene somewhere, but I also remembered the scenes in the basement where Steve (Bogart) is playing doctor for Paul de Bursac (Walter Szurovy) and the "interrogation" scenes with Capt. Renard (Dan Seymour) and his cronies, but had no recollection whatsoever of any of the scenes on the boat, scenes with Eddie (Walter Brennan), or scenes with Cricket (Hoagy Carmicheal). Selective memory, I suppose. [huh]

...While I love "The Big Sleep," my favorite Bogey and Bacall movie is "Key Largo" as I enjoy it more each time I see it because the different layers of the characters take several viewing to appreciate. And my other favorite B&B (tee-hee,not intentional, but a nice little drink it is) is "Dark Passage" as (1) I can follow the plot, which I can't in their screen version of "The Big Sleep" and (2) the film noir-ness is ramped up in this one. I also like that it is a bit less known, but at least as good.

Dark Passage and Key Largo are excellent movies, but...I don't know, for me there's just something about The Big Sleep (preferably the 1945 "pre-release" version) that keeps me coming back for more.

 

[2jakes]

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (1988)
Saw this on PBS & although not as well known as Jean Shepard's A Christmas Story (1983)
this movie captures the spirit of "vacation time" the way I remembered as a kid.

 

[Babydoll]

Just got home from Cinderella. Lily loved it.

 

[Touchofevil]

Part of The Godfather as well as part of The Godfather, Part II on AMC. Both are always most enjoyable.

 

[Worf]

Part of The Godfather as well as part of The Godfather, Part II on AMC. Both are always most enjoyable.

Commercials would drive me to drink or put my head in an oven. Last month HBO was showing all three at various times... sans commercials of course.

Worf

 

[hatguy1]

Part of The Godfather as well as part of The Godfather, Part II on AMC. Both are always most enjoyable.

Yeah. I DVR'd GF part 2 while I was doing yard work etc. Watching it now and winding down for the day.


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[Wally_Hood]

Stars in My Crown (1950) with Joel McCrea as a parson in a post-Civil War small town. Directed by Jacques Tourneur, who also directed Cat People, I Walked With a Zombie, and Out of the Past. Amanda Blake and James Arness also had parts and would reunite in Gunsmoke years later. IMDB says it was Alan Hale's last film.

 

[vmtrevino2]

Godfather is on TV right now. Which is always a blessing on a boring channel flipping day.

 

[AmateisGal]

Dark Command with John Wayne, Walter Pidgeon, Claire Trevor, and a young Roy Rogers. Really enjoyed it.

 

[Touchofevil]

Commercials would drive me to drink or put my head in an oven. Last month HBO was showing all three at various times... sans commercials of course.

Worf

Commercials are part of why I did not watch them in their entirety. They are a part of my stop and (for the most part) drop list of movies. I recently watched them on HBO even though I do own a dvd copy.

 

[AmateisGal]

Every Which Way But Loose with Clint Eastwood. Classic!

 

[jlw]

"Casablanca", but "Treasure if the Sierra Madre" is playing now.

 

[Bamaboots]

Watched "Hombre" with Paul Newman and Richard Boone, this afternoon.