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Paul Adsett
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From: USA
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posted December 16, 2015 11:14 AM

We went to The Enzian this past Saturday to see a special showing of It's A Wonderful Life, and the theater was packed, not an empty seat anywhere. Henry Maldanado, the CEO of The Enzian gave his usual excellent and informative introduction to the film. Henry said some very touching things this time around. On the subject of the old classic films he referred to them as "old friends" that he likes to visit every so often, and he thanked the audience for coming to his theater to enjoy his old friends with him. Then he went on to say how wonderful the audience at The Enzian always is, stating that the common enjoyment and conversation about movies is often quite enough to make new friends. I could not agree more, and this forum proves it. [Smile]

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Rob Young.
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posted December 16, 2015 11:47 AM

Paul, I love this "film."...er, even on Blu-ray.

With regard to older movies, I will always remember a college lecturer of mine (back in the day) as he introduced to us arrogant 20-odd year olds, "The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari."

He said, "Please remember, things age, and old films are like old people; it may be easy to laugh at them, but show them due respect; consider what made them and where they came from..."

I never forget that advice.

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Steve Klare
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From: Long Island, NY, USA
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posted December 16, 2015 02:39 PM

Movies like this one are like an old pair of shoes: they may be showing their age and certainly not the latest fashion, but they are comfortable.

Think about The Wizard of Oz: It's a movie about a little girl, her yippy dog and a fantasy land. On the surface of it it's something any grown man should avoid like a urologist with cold hands.

-but...

When you see it, it takes you back to when you watched it as a small kid, and that small kid can be a kid again, even with your kids and maybe theirs too.

-Not a bad deal.

Both of these movies were actually made what they are by television. For years they stood in the vaults until Thanksgiving and Christmas and brought out as holiday specials. For a lot of us that's part of the magic.

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Andrew Woodcock
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posted December 16, 2015 03:16 PM

Wonderful advice given by your lecturer there Rob and a truly superb film on any format! [Smile]

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