http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043265/
We actually watched this one a lot closer to Casablanca but a lot of things got in the way of me posting anything about it and since then, my friend and I have been unable to get together to watch any movies. As it seems like nothing is going to change there, I've decided to carry on myself. Hopefully I can bring a few friends with me along the way. I've since found a partner in crime who is more than willing to sit through any amount of old movies with me! I'm hoping to continue a lot more frequently with my movie watching from here on out accompanied by Gavin and assorted other friends! ONWARD.
Since the second movie Amanda and I watched together was The
African Queen I'd like to do a quick post about that before I carry on with any other movies.
I absolutely loved the African Queen. This is probably the oldest movie I've ever seen in the adventure genre (I know, I have a lot to catch up on) and considering how saturated we are with predominately ACTION-themed adventures (explosions galorrre) this one holds up really well I think where it is as much a character drama as an adventure story.
Humphrey Bogart was as different a character as you can get from his role in Casablanca but he seemed to be just as charming. This is the first of Katharine Hepburns films I have watched so it was interesting to see her with an older face than the more famous pictures of her. Amanda and I had a lot of fun watching this one (although it may have dragged in a few parts just because of our being used to faster paced movies). A really good follow up to Casablanca I think :)
I absolutely loved the African Queen. This is probably the oldest movie I've ever seen in the adventure genre (I know, I have a lot to catch up on) and considering how saturated we are with predominately ACTION-themed adventures (explosions galorrre) this one holds up really well I think where it is as much a character drama as an adventure story.
Humphrey Bogart was as different a character as you can get from his role in Casablanca but he seemed to be just as charming. This is the first of Katharine Hepburns films I have watched so it was interesting to see her with an older face than the more famous pictures of her. Amanda and I had a lot of fun watching this one (although it may have dragged in a few parts just because of our being used to faster paced movies). A really good follow up to Casablanca I think :)
Excited to watch MORE.
We actually followed this one with a similar movie of the same genre but fast-forwarding to 30 years later :D
