Oh, this is a romcom! I wondered why I had this, but I read an article or something about romcoms and why the genre had gone out of fashion, but that this was supposed to be a good new one. I mean, they still make them, but they used to be some of the biggest box office draws since basically the beginning of movies, but that’s not really the case now.
Unfortunately, while this movie is cute and stuff, and has some good running gags, it could have been funnier, and the rom bit of the romcom could have been rommier.
It’s fine! There’s a lot here to like! It’s very likeable. And I can’t really claim that it should have been cut down significantly — all the scenes were fine. But…
Huh — I’m not sure I’ve seen that logo this early before? I mean, 1927…
Nice! Sounds very convenient.
Oh!!! It’s Gary Cooper! Very young and looking totally deranged.
He’d been doing stuff (uncredited) for a couple of years before this, but it looks like this was one of his first real jobs. And he’s really going for it here — he’s totally acting for the cheap seats.
But she’s the reason I got this bluray — I’ve seen virtually no Clara Bow films, and I thought it was time I fixed that.
I should have a mirror like that! Looks very practical.
I know it was just how they did things back then to make everybody pop more on screen, but the heavy lipstick and mascara on Cooper makes him look insane.
I’ve gotta get one of those armpit showers!
Yay work!
I quite like the restoration on this. It’s from Flicker Alley, a company I can’t remember buying anything from before. It’s not over restored — it’s got some scratches and retains quite a lot of grain, but the contrast looks natural instead of being too stark or too bland, which sometimes happens. But it’s been stabilised so that it doesn’t jump around, and just generally looks good. The only thing that’s slightly disturbing is that sometimes when they show a title, they show a still of the title instead of the footage, so everything grows STILL. But that’s nit-picking — it looks as good as a movie from 1927 can look.
Unfortunately, Clara Bow isn’t really in this movie a lot. She’s the villain, sort of, getting in the way of Gary Cooper’s and Esther Ralston’s happiness.
Bah humbug!
This movie is fine. It’s well made and has plot that isn’t bad — the text is very explicit about Divorce Being Bad, but the plot seems to say the opposite — but it’s not more than that. The best things about the movie are really the incredible 20s fashions and the set designs.
Children of Divorce. Frank Lloyd, Josef von Sternberg. 1927. ⚃
I don’t know why, but while I was watching the end of the previous movie, I was thinking I HAVE TO WATCH LIQUID SKY RIGHT NOW.
I’ve seen it a couple times before, but never in 2K.
Oh my god. Every single shot is so iconic.
This 2K restoration is amazeballs. I always thought this movie looked good, but I had no idea it looked this good!
And the music and the editing… it’s… it’s… I’m already flabbergasted!
That’s me! With the monocle!
She shots of Manhattan at night are so romantic.
I didn’t type anything up there because I was just riveted by this movie. The visuals are stunning, and the soundtrack is propulsive. It’s a movie like nothing else — absolutely brilliant. The costumes, the looks, the performances…
Now, I can totally understand if somebody were to ⚀ this movie, because it’s a lot. And so many rapes.
