February 24, 2008
Wonder what kids think of "old" movies?
A group of movie-loving Y-Pressers accepted the challenge to review movies that received Best Picture Oscars prior to 1998. They completed their reviews to coincide with the Oscars' ceremony on Feb. 24, 2008.
As for the movies of 2007, Y-Press members said Juno was a favorite; Ratatouille received mixed reviews.
Click on the individual reviews to read young people's thoughts on yesterday's classics.
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03/16/2010
A custody fight over a little boy occurs because
A wife leaves her husband because he yells at her all the time. runs away from her family father and son are left alone when a mother leaves her family. Trying to make his son...
03/16/2010
“Oh, wouldn’t it be loverly?”
This line, from the song “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?” that appears in the 1964 movie My Fair Lady, showcases the continuous search for success and happiness throughout the film.
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03/16/2010
The Apartment is a witty story centered around Bud's rapid climb up the career ladder from a lonely office drone to the second-in-command of New York's largest insurance firm.
Winner of 1960's Oscar for Best Picture, The Apartment...
03/16/2010
Amadeus, based on mostly facts, is about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s life, 1756-1791, shown through Antonio Salieri’s growing jealousy and hatred. Salieri was a court composer in Vienna from 1788 to 1824.For kids -- and adults -- who are...
03/16/2010
Rebecca is about an orphan (played by Joan Fontaine) who falls in love with the wealthy Maxim de Winter (played by Laurence Olivier) while she is traveling as a ladies’ companion. (A ladies companion is paid to provide company for a...
03/16/2010
The comedy of “Holiday Inn” was one of Bing Crosby’s best movies. He was fabulous in “White Christmas”.
Lucky for him, in “Going My Way,: he’s the best part. Other than that, it doesn’t stand out in a crowd.
03/16/2010
The film follows the life of an extraordinary man with a below average IQ. The lack of "true intelligence" doesn't stop Forrest. From his days as a college football player, to his service in the Army, to his time as a shrimper, Forrest...
03/16/2010
This classic version of "Around the World in 80 Days" is not fun at all. After five minutes, I wanted it to be over. Mostly the two main characters, Pliheas Fogg, and Passepartout talked and danced in dull ways. When they traveled from one...
03/16/2010
Like the modern day Ocean’s movies, The Sting mixes reality with con tricks to the point where the viewer is always kept guessing at what is real and what is staged. Characters cross and double-cross each other in an attention-grabbing...
03/16/2010
I only had a vague idea what Casablanca was about before I saw it. I thought it was a mystery, but it turned out to be a drama/romance. It is ranked as one of the greatest movies of all time.
Why? I think it’s because a story...
