Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Unlock unbeatable offers today. Shop here: https://amzn.to/4cEkqYs 🎁
An oldie but a goodie. Been many years since I saw this. Probably 20 or more years.
It is funny how back then, when showing Italians, they are always eating spaghetti!
Ha... I had no idea this was a remake!
An oldie but a goodie. Been many years since I saw this. Probably 20 or more years.
It is funny how back then, when showing Italians, they are always eating spaghetti!
"Marty" was popular because audiences identified with Marty and Clara, an overweigh ugly middle aged guy and a shy plain Jane who fell in love and rejected the advice of family and friends for a chance at happiness.I never understood what the critics saw in the movie. It's a lame plot with good acting. I always liked Ernie Borgnine. His portrayal of the sadistic stockade Sgt. in "From here to Eternity" was better.
Yes, I too enjoy the culture presented in old movies, particular stuff like dress, driving a car, eating dinner, and casual conversation but we have to remember that movie makers then as now are creating a fictionalize world meant to entertain, not to inform. What I do not like about the old movies, is that they tended to be too rigidly in following social norms. However, I think we have gone a bit too far the opposite direction today. Something in between would be better.Ha... I had no idea this was a remake!
What is also interesting to me when I watch old fims, is the differences in not only culture of the time... but circumstances.
In the movie we see the vulnerability of the middle class. A time before collective bargaining, therefore no pensions and also before Social Security and medical benefits for the elderly became more than just a token. The elderly were passed around the family to be taken care of. And therefore also, the family unit was much stronger. You knew someday you would also have to be taken care of.
A time when people thought it was important to look your best. I remember in my youth, when we went out for dinner... it was a production. Dad wore a suit and tie, and Mom wore her best dress, hat and gloves. Not saying that is better or worse, just different.
An oldie but a goodie. Been many years since I saw this. Probably 20 or more years.
It is funny how back then, when showing Italians, they are always eating spaghetti!
How do you make a great movie out of a simple story about everyday people doing what people do everyday.
It starts with a great script, great direction, and great acting. The last line in the movie sort of sums it.
You don't like her. My mother don't like her. She's a dog and I'm a fat, ugly man. Well, all I know is I had a good time last night. I'm gonna have a good time tonight. If we have enough good times together, I'm gonna get down on my knees and I'm gonna beg that girl to marry me. If we make a party on New Year's, I got a date for that party. You don't like her? That's too bad!
An oldie but a goodie. Been many years since I saw this. Probably 20 or more years.
It is funny how back then, when showing Italians, they are always eating spaghetti!
How do you make a great movie out of a simple story about everyday people doing what people do everyday.
It starts with a great script, great direction, and great acting. The last line in the movie sort of sums it.
You don't like her. My mother don't like her. She's a dog and I'm a fat, ugly man. Well, all I know is I had a good time last night. I'm gonna have a good time tonight. If we have enough good times together, I'm gonna get down on my knees and I'm gonna beg that girl to marry me. If we make a party on New Year's, I got a date for that party. You don't like her? That's too bad!
I think everyone could relate to Marty.
Being pressured by friends and family on who is worthy to date.
Nancy Marchand aka Livia Soprano.The first version was on TV with Rod Steiger and Nancy Marchand.
The movie, Marty is remarkable for it's lack of glitz, glamor, star power, action, comedy, or drama. And the story is nothing remarkable. Two middle aged ugly duckling find love in the big city. Yet it won 8 Academy Awards.I love how they talked back then.
"I just called a girl this afternoon, I got a real brush off ya see, some woman I didn't even wanna call and she gave me the brush!"
I agree. Just because a movie is not your kind of movie doesn't make it a bad movie. I have no interest in most blockbuster, high adventure movies but I can remember when I loved them. The type of movies people like have a lot to do with where they are in their life and by that I don't just mean age. After my daughter's very messy divorce, it was years before she could sit through a love story. Knowing something about a person is a good idea before recommending movies or books to them.Probably so. However, a lot people are looking escapism in a fantasy blockbuster filled with with booming sound, special effects, and a thrill a minute as the hero overcomes the impossible to save the world, not my kind of movie but to each his own.
