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Post by topbilled on Jun 13, 2023 4:34:09 GMT
Robert Osborne discusses the 1933 version from RKO:
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Post by topbilled on Jun 13, 2023 4:36:38 GMT
And Ben Mankiewicz discusses the 1949 remake by MGM:
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Post by jamesjazzguitar on Jun 13, 2023 16:00:51 GMT
This is another case where I like the earlier adaptation more. But that isn't always the case (with the 1941 The Maltese Falcon being an obvious selection).
Maybe there should be a contest where 25 or so "remake" pairs are listed (say 5 at a time, and only from the classic era like the pair above), and people select which film they favor.
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Post by Fading Fast on Jun 13, 2023 16:17:28 GMT
This is another case where I like the earlier adaptation more. But that isn't always the case (with the 1941 The Maltese Falcon being an obvious selection). Maybe there should be a contest where 25 or so "remake" pairs are listed (say 5 at a time, and only from the classic era like the pair above), and people select which film they favor.
A couple of other pairings I really enjoy, but ones where I think the movies are more equal are '36's "These Three" and '61's "The Children's Hour" (nod to the '61 version) and the '33 and '41 versions of "When Ladies Meet" (nod to the '33 version). |
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Post by topbilled on Jun 14, 2023 1:38:57 GMT
I think I enjoy both versions equally, for different reasons...but yeah, the 1933 version is really very good. In fact, I think Kate should have had her first Oscar for this picture, not MORNING GLORY.
I can never decide which Professor Bhaer I prefer...Paul Lukas or Rossano Brazzi. I think Lukas was definitely the better actor, but Brazzi is much more photogenic, and he gives us a reason why June Allyson's Jo would be able to forget handsome Peter Lawford as Laurie.
My favorite Aunt March is Lucile Watson in the 1949 version. She is a perfect blend of bitterness and social propriety. I find Edna May Oliver's take in the 1933 version a little too broad/farcical, and I cannot separate her from Hildegarde Withers.
Spring Byington is fine as Marmee and so is Mary Astor...so that's a tie for me, one is not necessarily better than the other.
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