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Originally Posted by alkytrio666
Cool! I'm very intruiged in pre-code film myself.
Yes, definately. The movie is littered with scenes in which Stanwyck is shown taking her stockings off in an obviously seductive way...and it's always very provocative. Interestingly enough, there is one scene in which Stanwyck and another nurse strip down down their underwear, and end up sleeping in the same bed. Throughout the movie, Barbara is constantly hit on by numerous men, but is never interested. It's a stretch, but the constant clues could add up to a possible discreet-but-still-there gay theme.
Also, Gable hits numerous women, and knocks one out cold. Plus, a drunk man attempts to assault (and most definately had rape on the mind) when Cable gives him a good whop as well.
If you're interested in seeing a great example of true pre-code film, check out Baby Face (1933), also with Barbara Stanwyck, which is available in a nice set (but expensive...consider a rental) called TCM Archives- Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Vol. 1. It's a fantastic film about female power and a woman who will stop at nothing to get to the head of her business...even if it means sleeping her way to the top!
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Awesome... I just find it fascinating that we have movies that have always tried to "push the envelope" and be risque above and beyond...
And then there are the movies that just...
were before the code, but that was back in the 30s, when we had a SERIOUSLY different "code" or ethics and conduct, so it's interesting to look back at those pre-code films.
I'll definitely have to check them out... The Netflix queue is a little clogged with horror and Christmas, but I'll add them on there. Thanks. :)
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Today I
tried to watch...
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Honestly, the concept of a priest being brought to trial based on what appears to be a negligent homicide, while he and the family claims that the girl was possessed by demons is an interesting concept. I have seen documentaries about real-life exorcisms that discuss the children, their issues (in most cases, the girls were suffering from PTSD due to molestation), and the Church's course of action (there are still countries and groups that feel that this is appropriate conduct).
HOWEVER.
The movie was BORING. The story is told within the frame of the case being brought to trial, so all in flashbacks and hearsay reports. I'd imagine that PART of the point was to construct and examine the concept of the unreliable narrator, but I simply was not impressed.
I felt as though I was watching something between Criminal Minda and X-Files. A bad repeat on Saturday afternoon.
C/C+