AMC Theaters Presents,

There was a Civil War and the South lost... That's about all I can say about this movie.

MS. SCARLETT I DON"T KNOW NOTHIN' ABOUT BIRTHIN' NO BABIES...!

I've never seen it. Probably will now.

Stymie said:

I've never seen it. Probably will now.

My kid and my mother are going to see GWTW, its a same day decison for me. That movie is 4 hours and 15 minutes long. If can motivate myself to get to the theatre, I'm packing... I'm tacking picnic basket.

AMC Theatres is my main Joint for seeing flicks..I've seen Gone With The Wind a Million times over the years..I won't be going to the Theatre to see it......AMC has the BEST popcorn in Movie Theatre History...

Chancellor said:

AMC Theatres is my main Joint for seeing flicks..I've seen Gone With The Wind a Million times over the years..I won't be going to the Theatre to see it......AMC has the BEST popcorn in Movie Theatre History...

I recall AMC Theatres having a serious concession stand... its kinda an insult to call it that. :Oh yeah, the popcorn was off the chain, hook, string, and bag.

You know I checked out what our local AMC concession stand had to offer, along with my basket I will be hitting the concession stand.

I always hated this film for its glorification of slavery and the old south. It paints a picture that never existed. But that's Hollywood.

Stymie said:

I've never seen it. Probably will now.

You must see it on the big screen.

The Sundance Cinema in Madison showed it earlier this year. Sweetie had never seen it, so I asked if he wanted to go with me. He wasn't sure - had a lot of work to do that day and well...that wasn't exactly a happy time in African-American history, so his reluctance was understandable. He asked me if we could go in separate cars, so that he could bail at intermission if he wanted to. I said that was fine.

So the intermission rolls around and he says, "This is pretty good. I'll stay for the rest." Me ->

I'd love to go again this week, but I just can't dedicate that much time to it right now. It's a long ass movie - four hours when you include the intermission. It's worth it - but I've seen it so many times, I feel like I can skip this one.

I watched it on the big screen at the Castro Theater when it was the 50th Anniversary. The story is harder to watch at times now that I'm much older; but I still swoon when I see Clark Gable. He makes me swoon in anything that he's in.

TD3 said:

I recall AMC Theatres having a serious concession stand... its kinda an insult to call it that. :Oh yeah, the popcorn was off the chain, hook, string, and bag.

You know I checked out what our local AMC concession stand had to offer, along with my basket I will be hitting the concession stand.

..LOL...I Love the Movie experience...I don't tell people but I get excited on the inside like a kid..I'm a serious Movie Theatre Nerd...I have to have a Large Popcorn and a Cherry Coke...Their popcorn is never hard and I guess they use a better brand than most theatres....I only pay extra for that expensive azz Candy if I'm on a date or if one of my Friends Begs me...I always bring a bag of Almond M&M's....

FYI Folks

TCM Network is airing "Gone with The Wind" tonight (Monday) @ 10pm est...

It was the First Film to win 10 Oscars...

The First Film a Black Actor was awarded an Oscar for Acting...

That would be great if this movie came to the big screen. I have never seen it and it would be something to be able to watch it on the big screen. I'd go.

Racist movie.

Blixical said:

Racist movie.

I hate the way the black characters are portrayed, nothing but stereotypes. But what did you expect from Tinseltown back in those days?

I think the movie was an accurate depiction of the old South at that time...

what about the stereotypes? well, it's Hollywood! and in 1939 no less! what did you expect??

[Edited 10/8/14 12:52pm]

JoeTyler said:

I think the movie was an accurate depiction of the old South at that time...

what about the stereotypes? well, it's Hollywood! and in 1939 no less! what did you expect??

Actually, the film painted a much milder than real life picture of the old south. There was lengthy debate when the film was being made over whether to use the "n word" - and it was decided to not use it, in favor of the (slightly) less inflammatory "darkies." The film also makes no mention of the Ku Klux Klan, which figured prominently in the book.

Margaret Mitchell herself (author of Gone With the Wind) took grave exception to the Hollywood sugar coating, but she had sold the rights to her book without script approval and was powerless to stop them.

[Edited 10/8/14 13:57pm]

Genesia said:

JoeTyler said:

I think the movie was an accurate depiction of the old South at that time...

what about the stereotypes? well, it's Hollywood! and in 1939 no less! what did you expect??

Actually, the film painted a much milder than real life picture of the old south. There was lengthy debate when the film was being made over whether to use the "n word" - and it was decided to not use it, in favor of the (slightly) less inflammatory "darkies." The film also makes no mention of the Ku Klux Klan, which figured prominently in the book.

Margaret Mitchell herself (author of Gone With the Wind) took grave exception to the Hollywood sugar coating, but she had sold the rights to her book without script approval and was powerless to stop them.

that's interesting, I haven't read the book

the "darkies" decision was ridiculous, tough, and it sounds even worse, in the sense that it sounds like an insult that Hollywood created for the movie...

[Edited 10/8/14 14:09pm]

I'll admit it's a cinematic achievement but must we?

Genesia said:

JoeTyler said:

I think the movie was an accurate depiction of the old South at that time...

what about the stereotypes? well, it's Hollywood! and in 1939 no less! what did you expect??

Actually, the film painted a much milder than real life picture of the old south. There was lengthy debate when the film was being made over whether to use the "n word" - and it was decided to not use it, in favor of the (slightly) less inflammatory "darkies." The film also makes no mention of the Ku Klux Klan, which figured prominently in the book.

Margaret Mitchell herself (author of Gone With the Wind) took grave exception to the Hollywood sugar coating, but she had sold the rights to her book without script approval and was powerless to stop them.

[Edited 10/8/14 13:57pm]

Exactly. I hate it when movies sugarcoat history. "12 Years a Slave" was painful to watch, but it pulls no punches showing the horrors of what those folks endured.

Saw Gone With The Wind at an art house theatre several years ago. It bored me.

uPtoWnNY said:

Blixical said:

Racist movie.

I hate the way the black characters are portrayed, nothing but stereotypes. But what did you expect from Tinseltown back in those days?

I haven't seen the movie (but will), how differently should they have been portrayed for the storyline of that time in that situation in the South?

JustErin said:

uPtoWnNY said:

I hate the way the black characters are portrayed, nothing but stereotypes. But what did you expect from Tinseltown back in those days?

I haven't seen the movie (but will), how differently should they have been portrayed for the storyline of that time in that situation in the South?

Yes, the movie was made in 1939, not exactly an enlightened time regarding race attitudes.

[Edited 10/17/14 11:51am]

JustErin said:

uPtoWnNY said:

I hate the way the black characters are portrayed, nothing but stereotypes. But what did you expect from Tinseltown back in those days?

I haven't seen the movie (but will), how differently should they have been portrayed for the storyline of that time in that situation in the South?

As Genesia stated, GWTW paints a milder picture of the old south. Compare that with 12 Years a Slave - a film which emphasizes the slaves humanity and shows how ugly the institution really was. To me, the blacks in GWTW are one-dimensional, like cartoon characters. But as 7thday said, it wasn't exactly an enlightened time in 1939.