First off, I'm going to say this once and make it very clear. If you liked "Casablanca" and though it was a work of "sheer brilliance" than that's fine. Hence the old saying "each to his own". If you didn't like it, then I agree with you.
Now before you snobs critically abuse, hear me out. I saw nothing in it that was deserving of the title "epic". Now I am not one of those ignorami who hate movies made before 1970. Many of these live up to their name (Zulu, Singin' In The Rain, Ben-Hur). I found Casablanca to be boring overlong and poorly acted. While the work of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergmen may have been good for it's time it is insufficient compared to todays advanced standards. The settings are dull and rather unimaginative.
Sure, you "Cinematic Elite" may like it, but is "Casablanca" really the kind of movie that would appeal to the average person at their local cinema. I wanted to like the film (I really did), but I'm not going to pretend I liked it just because all of you fellow critics admired it. But that's my opinion, if you agree with me then please send a message. If you disagree, then enlighten me.
Now before you snobs critically abuse, hear me out. I saw nothing in it that was deserving of the title "epic". Now I am not one of those ignorami who hate movies made before 1970. Many of these live up to their name (Zulu, Singin' In The Rain, Ben-Hur). I found Casablanca to be boring overlong and poorly acted. While the work of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergmen may have been good for it's time it is insufficient compared to todays advanced standards. The settings are dull and rather unimaginative.
Sure, you "Cinematic Elite" may like it, but is "Casablanca" really the kind of movie that would appeal to the average person at their local cinema. I wanted to like the film (I really did), but I'm not going to pretend I liked it just because all of you fellow critics admired it. But that's my opinion, if you agree with me then please send a message. If you disagree, then enlighten me.