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Originally Posted by cromag
The truth? I went to see it in a movie theater that specialized in "Classic cinema" back in 1974 with my college girlfriend.
Fortunately, she'd seen it several times before, because I really didn't like it. About halfway through I asked her if we could leave.
That's just my opinion, of course. Lot's of people like it a lot, obviously.
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The movie is a lot slower in the first half than the second half. (The second half moves VERY fast.) That's not to say you would have liked it had you stayed, it's definitely not everyone's cup of tea.
The important thing is that you went with her and tried it.
I wanted my husband to go with me, unfortunately he was not able to make it. Although, there are parts he might have liked - I don't think he would have liked it. (And I did warn him about that when I asked him.)
This is one of my absolute favorite movies and I was just very excited to actually see it in theaters.
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Originally Posted by crich70
Things have certainly changed in the movie business since it came out. They were fined $500.00 for the one swear word near the end when Rhett tells Scarlett that he doesn't give a damn, and now they say more than that on regular TV sometimes I think. It (swearing) may be more realistic but it also gets old very quickly as well.
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I know Selznick tried having the line without any swearing to avoid the fine and all the test audiences said that the line just didn't have the wham impact it was supposed to. In the end he decided it was his movie and he'd just eat the fine. Certainly paid off in the end.