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(Rob Compton @ Jan 18 2006, 01:07 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
But - as I am ALWAYS telling people - you have to judge films in the context of the times in which they were made. And "Spring in Park Lane" was made just after the war, when many more people visited the cinema than now, and Britain was in the midst of rationing (typically: "is this what we fought for? etc) and the country was starved of colour and vitality and lightheartedness - all of which this film provided, together with popular and bankable stars.
As it happens (and since I have children in the age groups that the top ten films were made) I have seen several of them - and there are some excellent films among them. "Harry Potter", and "The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe" to pick out two that I liked, are both excellently and skillfully made entertainment. Star Wars, which I've also seen, wasn't - but my 12 year old adored it!
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Rob
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Spot on! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif[/img]
Everything has to be viewed in context. At the end of the day, popular films have to appeal to a wide audience in order to be popular - which means that anything intellectual / arty / difficult / downright weird will rarely figure! These types of films do not have universal appeal - "one man's meat..." and all that.
BTW, I don't mind "Spring in Park Lane" - not much of a Wilding fan, but Anna Neagle is always enchanting and Nigel Patrick pops up! Light as air and very silly.
18-01-2006, 03:57 PM
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