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calsnowskier
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I have not seen Chinatown in at least 20 years, and to be honest, I have hardly even heard it mentioned in that time outside of these types of conversations.Seriously. I get people not getting into Citizen Kane... it's not for everyone... but Chinatown ??
Seriously. I get people not getting into Citizen Kane... it's not for everyone... but Chinatown ??
I have not seen Chinatown in at least 20 years, and to be honest, I have hardly even heard it mentioned in that time outside of these types of conversations.
Another example of generational bias, maybe?
I have only seen Casablanca once, and I really don't remember anything about it. I acknowledge it is a classic, but it from a different era, and most people below the age of 50 (or so) just don't have it on their radar.
All movies will "suffer" from generational bias. People who grew up in the '70s and/or '80s will have special affection for movies like Caddyshack and Breakfast Club. Those who grew up in the '40s and/or '50s will have special affection for movies like Breakfast at Tiffaneys and Casablanca.
I have not seen Chinatown in at least 20 years, and to be honest, I have hardly even heard it mentioned in that time outside of these types of conversations.
Another example of generational bias, maybe?
Yeah I think it was the role Nicholson should have gotten the Oscar for. Not that he was bad in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. Not your average story either.
If you think Nicholson was better in Chinatown than Cuckoo's Nest, I'm going to make a point of seeing the former soon. I think a friend actually gave it to me on BluRay and I totally forgot to watch it...saw it when I was young and remember next to nothing.
Cuckoo's Nest is one of my favorites, so many great performances and I never get the feeling "these people are just ACTING crazy". Louise Fletcher was just plain fantastic, plays a role that could have been horribly overacted with a master's touch.
I just love Nicholson, even thought he was awesome in the much reviled "About Schmidt".
My favorite acting job ever. Still can't believe he got jobbed out of the Oscar that year.Since A Clockwork Orange is not one of the choices, I will instead go with:
Gotta go with Caddyshack. It hurts tho, cuz Close Encounters is an all-time fave.
(So is A Clockwork Orange tho)