Best of 1938
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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938, PG)
It took almost 80 years for another cinematic sword fight to top the one in this film (I'm thinking of House of Blue Leaves in Kill Bill-disagree? post me a message if you can think of a sword fight that tops either of these). Historical accuracy be damned, just look at how gorgeous everything is in this film. Oh how I miss technicolor. |
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Bringing Up Baby (1938, Unrated)
Is there a better metaphor for sexual fulfillment than putting together a dinosaur skeleton and seeking your last necessary bone. In a word: no, which is why the bookends of this film make me blissfully happy. So does the middle quite frankly, which contains the building blocks for all great screwball comedy and modern farce. Grant is spectacular (the inspiration for Chris Reeves Clark Kent persona) and Hepburn is a real shining treasure (though at first she can be grating). Best summed up with the following exchange: "Now it isn't that I don't like you, Susan, because, after all, in moments of quiet, I'm strangely drawn toward you, but - well, there haven't been any quiet moments." HA! |
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Angels with Dirty Faces (1938, Unrated)
The Departed's great-great grandfather. The ultimate fun gangster film. There is simply no other living actor who can do what Cagney did. |
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The Lady Vanishes (1938, Unrated)
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You Can't Take It with You (1938, Unrated)
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