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Originally Posted by Chris
From someone who claims to be a film aficionado
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I can confidently say I have never said that in my life
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Originally Posted by Chris
classic films remain classics because of their achievement at the time as well as their contribution to the development of the art.
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indeed but it doesn't mean they carry the same weight or value today. The whole point is that they were fantastic for their time. Just because a film may have been ground breaking in the 1930s doesn't mean I want to watch it today.
The Artist is a perfect example if you have seen it. Would you want an infantry battalion from WWII in our army today or a dot matrix printer? They were good in the day but that is where they belong.