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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
thinking about it, i think one of the things i love best about these old movies is they are so *intelligent*. even when they're being silly the dialogue is amazing. like in the thin man :
"i read you got shot five times in the tabloids"
"that's a lie, they never got near my tabloids." (or something. i'm quoting from memory).
they were really well-written.
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They had a lot more pace to the dialogue, it seems, a lot quicker and often a lot more nuanced than what we find now.
I'll take Casablanca as my example:
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Captain Renault: What in heaven's name brought you to Casablanca?
Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
Captain Renault: The waters? What waters? We're in the desert.
Rick: I was misinformed.
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That's genius
