The "Freeola Customer Forum" forum, which includes Retro Game Reviews, has been archived and is now read-only. You cannot post here or create a new thread or review on this forum.
It's probably just me living in the past but don't the Stars of today seem to pale in comparrison to their yesteryear counterparts? I'm not really that old and wasn't around to see the likes of Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart, Marylin Monroe or even Marlon Brando the first time round, but these actors are regarded in an iconic way that it's hard to imagine todays stars could ever be.
Not to say that modern actors aren't as good at their profession than the old ones were. In fact todays thesps are taking their art to new levels, far surpassing anything from the early days of cinema. It can be amusing watching old movies and seeing the over dramatic hamming it up from the so called stars. I could be wrong. Maybe that's how people behaved or spoke fifty years ago.
It didn't detract from the film, which by and large told a story in a way that has disappeared over time. One of my all time favourite films has to be It's A Wonderful Life, the one where James Stewart is rescued from despair by his guardian angel who gives him the chance to see what the world would be like if he had never been born. No story like it has ever been told since.
These days it is too easy to seduce cinema goers with special effects, the one remaining star of today's cinema. Throw money at a film and box office success is almost assured. I say almost, I have seen Batman and Robin and Battlefield Earth!
Who out of today's stars will still be remembered as fondly as say Humphrey Bogart or Fred Astaire? There are few who culd pull it off. Tom Cruise maybe. Jack Nicholson and Mel Gibson. No female on the list.
Maybe todays stars are a little too accessible. Tabloid newspapers, glossy magazines and celebrity chat shows have brought them into our homes and showed that they are human after all. Almost like us.
Fifty years ago they were out of reach, almost God-like, from another world.
The Golded age of cinema is long gone. RIP the movie icon.
Not to say that modern actors aren't as good at their profession than the old ones were. In fact todays thesps are taking their art to new levels, far surpassing anything from the early days of cinema. It can be amusing watching old movies and seeing the over dramatic hamming it up from the so called stars. I could be wrong. Maybe that's how people behaved or spoke fifty years ago.
It didn't detract from the film, which by and large told a story in a way that has disappeared over time. One of my all time favourite films has to be It's A Wonderful Life, the one where James Stewart is rescued from despair by his guardian angel who gives him the chance to see what the world would be like if he had never been born. No story like it has ever been told since.
These days it is too easy to seduce cinema goers with special effects, the one remaining star of today's cinema. Throw money at a film and box office success is almost assured. I say almost, I have seen Batman and Robin and Battlefield Earth!
Who out of today's stars will still be remembered as fondly as say Humphrey Bogart or Fred Astaire? There are few who culd pull it off. Tom Cruise maybe. Jack Nicholson and Mel Gibson. No female on the list.
Maybe todays stars are a little too accessible. Tabloid newspapers, glossy magazines and celebrity chat shows have brought them into our homes and showed that they are human after all. Almost like us.
Fifty years ago they were out of reach, almost God-like, from another world.
The Golded age of cinema is long gone. RIP the movie icon.
I really can't see Tom Cruise being remembered like Bogart is. People just don't seem to acknowledge that he is a very good actor.
I think De Niro and Pacino have the best chance of being remembered like that.
However, I was shocked to find that some girl didn't actually know who Robert De Niro was the other day.
"Football player, isn't he?"
Football player indeed! Sheesh, some people!
I think De Niro and Pacino have the best chance of being remembered like that.
However, I was shocked to find that some girl didn't actually know who Robert De Niro was the other day.
"Football player, isn't he?"
Football player indeed! Sheesh, some people!
It's probably just me living in the past but don't the Stars of today seem to pale in comparrison to their yesteryear counterparts? I'm not really that old and wasn't around to see the likes of Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart, Marylin Monroe or even Marlon Brando the first time round, but these actors are regarded in an iconic way that it's hard to imagine todays stars could ever be.
Not to say that modern actors aren't as good at their profession than the old ones were. In fact todays thesps are taking their art to new levels, far surpassing anything from the early days of cinema. It can be amusing watching old movies and seeing the over dramatic hamming it up from the so called stars. I could be wrong. Maybe that's how people behaved or spoke fifty years ago.
It didn't detract from the film, which by and large told a story in a way that has disappeared over time. One of my all time favourite films has to be It's A Wonderful Life, the one where James Stewart is rescued from despair by his guardian angel who gives him the chance to see what the world would be like if he had never been born. No story like it has ever been told since.
These days it is too easy to seduce cinema goers with special effects, the one remaining star of today's cinema. Throw money at a film and box office success is almost assured. I say almost, I have seen Batman and Robin and Battlefield Earth!
Who out of today's stars will still be remembered as fondly as say Humphrey Bogart or Fred Astaire? There are few who culd pull it off. Tom Cruise maybe. Jack Nicholson and Mel Gibson. No female on the list.
Maybe todays stars are a little too accessible. Tabloid newspapers, glossy magazines and celebrity chat shows have brought them into our homes and showed that they are human after all. Almost like us.
Fifty years ago they were out of reach, almost God-like, from another world.
The Golded age of cinema is long gone. RIP the movie icon.
Not to say that modern actors aren't as good at their profession than the old ones were. In fact todays thesps are taking their art to new levels, far surpassing anything from the early days of cinema. It can be amusing watching old movies and seeing the over dramatic hamming it up from the so called stars. I could be wrong. Maybe that's how people behaved or spoke fifty years ago.
It didn't detract from the film, which by and large told a story in a way that has disappeared over time. One of my all time favourite films has to be It's A Wonderful Life, the one where James Stewart is rescued from despair by his guardian angel who gives him the chance to see what the world would be like if he had never been born. No story like it has ever been told since.
These days it is too easy to seduce cinema goers with special effects, the one remaining star of today's cinema. Throw money at a film and box office success is almost assured. I say almost, I have seen Batman and Robin and Battlefield Earth!
Who out of today's stars will still be remembered as fondly as say Humphrey Bogart or Fred Astaire? There are few who culd pull it off. Tom Cruise maybe. Jack Nicholson and Mel Gibson. No female on the list.
Maybe todays stars are a little too accessible. Tabloid newspapers, glossy magazines and celebrity chat shows have brought them into our homes and showed that they are human after all. Almost like us.
Fifty years ago they were out of reach, almost God-like, from another world.
The Golded age of cinema is long gone. RIP the movie icon.