Reel...ly?

As a kid I was pretty much addicted to old movies. Because I was seeing them on the small screen the same movie could be watched several times before you actually saw the entire movie. Even now there will an occasional scene that I have never seen before. Commercials, of course, were the reason for the "editing", even though they frequently user the term, "edited for mature audiences." The maturity level of movie goers has not improved in the several decades following. 

Many of the black and white stars remain stars, while I ponder who the Hell these people are on the screen now. Bogart will eternally be a star, but Adam Sandler? It's all in the perception I guess. 

I just saw a movie at a theater. It's been  a long time. 3D actually works now. And, Sandra Bullock has long since paid her dues...she's an actress. Gravity is worth seeing.

Now I am back to the small screen again. Busy putting together a library to take with me to start my trek. The screen will do color, but my library will be heavily black and white. Not many from this century and few from 1990 forward. I try to find actors or directors that I like and follow their thread. 

Some movies I detested so completely that I don't even want to see if I might have been wrong. For instance, one with good people, good reviews, but filmed in sepia...glorious brown. McCabe and Mrs. Miller. A second, again good cast, glowing reviews, but I snored through it...Julia. More apt to rewatch A Mad, mad,mad,mad World. One I originally liked and changed my mind about. 

Perception is reality when we speak of filmdom. Money defines perception. The movie is not graded on quality, or rushes, or reviews. Just box office. If you have talent  it just means your movie sold well. 

Think I'll go watch the original Sahara again...or Sabrina.