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Casablanca
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Mmm. I watched Casablanca last night for the fifth or sixth time. Truly just one of the greatest films of all time. Just wonderful. And how about that Peter Lorre?! He's in the film for all of ten minutes and ROCKS it.



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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: Casablanca [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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Isn't that a long movie?

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Re: Casablanca [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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to be completely honest, i wasn't really all that blown away when i saw it for the first time a few months back.  maybe it's just because i was tired at the time or something.  but i enjoyed double indemnity more.. :shrug:


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Re: Casablanca [Re: 0xYg3n]
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0xYg3n said:
Isn't that a long movie?


not really. 1hr 42 min


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Re: Casablanca [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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That's a great movie, to be sure! :thumbup:

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Re: Casablanca [Re: 0xYg3n]
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0xYg3n said:
Isn't that a long movie?


I always think the same thing, it's about an hour and forty minutes though. It's a testament, really, to how much more mileage filmmakers used to be able to get out of every moment. Now people feel like they can't make an epic film without taking up 3 and a half hours of your time.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: Casablanca [Re: tiny_rabid_birds]
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tiny_rabid_birds said:
to be completely honest, i wasn't really all that blown away when i saw it for the first time a few months back.  maybe it's just because i was tired at the time or something.  but i enjoyed double indemnity more.. :shrug:


Have you ever seen Adaptation? You know the screenwriting class he goes to at the end of the movie? I've been to that actual class, taught by Robert McKee. Amazing experience, that seminar, and on the last day he spent six hours breaking down Casablanca scene by scene...ever since then I've been wildly impressed by it.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: Casablanca [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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i saw this thread from the main forum page, and the first thing that popped into my mind was that i bet robot posted this thread.

i remember it being a good movie, but i dont remember it so much. watched it back in high school when i was thinking i was going to be a film major and wanted to see all those classics.


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Re: Casablanca [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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oddly enough, i haven't seen adaptation. i meant to, but forgot about it. i'll remember to dload it when i get home now.

and i'm sure i'll give casablanca several more chances. i realize it's not so highly revered for nothing. i bet that class was a pretty interesting experience. i'd be interested in hearing such a detailed breakdown of the scenes.


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Re: Casablanca [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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OneMoreRobot3021 said:
I always think the same thing, it's about an hour and forty minutes though. It's a testament, really, to how much more mileage filmmakers used to be able to get out of every moment. Now people feel like they can't make an epic film without taking up 3 and a half hours of your time.


i blame costner

on a different note, ive never seen it

but i saw dr strangelove for the first time not long ago and it was sincerely hilarious and awesome

peter sellars was in that pretty much constantly and also rocked the shit out of it

might have to go and watch the pink panther, now i come to mention it


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Re: Casablanca [Re: tiny_rabid_birds]
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A lot of the dialogue in the film is brilliant in that it's all surface and there's so much subtext underneath. When you watch it again, pay attention to the scene where Ilsa shopping in the marketplace for a silk wrap and Rick talks to her there. They're saying so much more than their words hint at.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: Casablanca [Re: tiny_rabid_birds]
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The problem I have with Casablanca is that it's been parodied so many times that it's effect has become somewhat diminished - especially the last scene.

I actually think I now enjoy the scene at the end of "Play It Again Sam" where Woody Allen quotes Bogie's speech wholesale, more than I do the original.

Mediated through homage the lines sound less corny than they do in the Michael Crichton original.


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Re: Casablanca [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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OneMoreRobot3021 said:





The same person. I knew it, Paul Reuben is an immortal from highlander, but in all seriousness Casablanca is an awesome movie.


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Re: Casablanca [Re: Riboflavin]
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Dude OMR I'm happy to hear you say that because I am a classic movie fiend and Casablanca is without a doubt my top movie of all time. It's just so snappy and cool and Bogart is at his best bad ass don't give a damn self in this movie.

I approve of this thread :laugh:

Dude let me recommend a little known film that's a classic amongst film people because it's probably the most stylish and creepy movie of all time... and it just happens to be on Turner Classic Movies right now. Night of the Hunter with Robert Mitchum. This movie is just cool.


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Re: Casablanca [Re: StrandedVoyager]
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StrandedVoyager said:
Night of the Hunter with Robert Mitchum. This movie is just cool.


You have tremendous taste - Night of the Hunter is an excellent film.


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"You've got to get hold of the thread of marching time, pull the fuck thing down, get on the end of it and pang yourself to the infinitude of absolute mind"
Ken Campbell - Furtive Nudist

"The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced" - Aart van der Leeuw

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