last night i watched the movie "reds".

[DesertFlower]

i had seen it in the early 80s but wanted to see it again. it was great.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reds_%28film%29

[Kath1]

1. Awesome flick

I still love it!

[awoke_in_2003]

2. I have never seen it...

I must change that.

[DesertFlower]

3. netflix has it on DVD and direct streaming.

it's 3-1/4 hours long.

[awoke_in_2003]

4. I might have to just buy it...

I gave up Netflix when they got rid of their unlimited movies, three at a time thing. Streaming is not appealing- we have hi def TVs yet tolerate low def technolgy (streaming)

[DesertFlower]

5. i gave up netflix too, but

when i bought a new tv a few months ago, it had the capability of getting netflix streaming. i had a 1 month free trial. yesterday i signed up for the free 1 month trial for DVDs.

they don't make very many good movies anymore so i plan on renting older ones. there were a few good ones recently, i.e., "the descendants", "the help", "the reluctant fundamentalist" and the other night i did a pay per view and saw "side effects". there are a few others, but i can't think of the titles right now. most movies today are geared toward young people, lots of action, etc. i'm 71. it's the same with tv programs. so many good ones were canceled, i.e., "harry's law", "cold case", "without a trace". advertisers want to appeal to those between 18 and 39. they say older people won't change their brand of tooth paste, etc. so we're stuck with stupid reality shows like "the bachelorette", the kardashians, etc.

[chervilant]

7. Bottle Shock,

Secondhand Lions, there are a few decent contemporary films. I'm hard pressed to name them ...

[grahamhgreen]

6. Funnily enough,

I met Warren Beatty today!

Very nice guy, to me, anyway!

[socialist_n_TN]

8. I got the DVD of it from Netflix a few months ago........

and watched it again. Like you I hadn't seen it since the early 80s. It was a good movie, but it's not really that much of a political movie. It's at it's base, a love story set in a political milieu.

Still a good movie though.

[CanSocDem]

9. Good call.

"Political" movies need some passion like Strawberry Statement or Medium Cool. Movies that make you seethe.

.

[socialist_n_TN]

10. Well, regarding "Reds" I would have LOVED to have seen a little more......

on the October Revolution and Jack Reed's take on it. There was one scene that I recall and that was it. That would have made it more of a political movie and not just a love story.

In fact, I'd love to see a movie based entirely on the October Revolution. It would have everything, sex, violence, personalities, and high drama. Of course, that movie will probably never be made in the USA BECAUSE it was a "how to" on a successful socialist revolution.

[former9thward]

12. There is no conspiracy to keep the October revolution from the big screen.

No matter how "successful" you think it was. Political movies do not do well in the U.S. Reds is a good example. All sorts of stars and it barely broke even. That is why they are not made.

[socialist_n_TN]

13. Yeah, war movies never make money.......

and violence never sells. Do I really need the thingie?

[former9thward]

15. Did you read my post?

I said political.

[socialist_n_TN]

16. ALL war movies are political.....

nm

[dogknob]

14. Q: "Who's winning the war, Jack?"

A: "J.P. Morgan" *sits back down*



Also... the "Why can't you come?" joke on the stairs is faster than the fastest "whaaa...? joke The Simpsons writers ever came up with. The line, and Diane Keaton's reaction in about 800 milliseconds. Love it.

[DesertFlower]

17. loved that reply.

[Paladin]

11. A little talky at times, but still a good flick. (nt)