To me, another example of “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. I feel like I am constantly the kid shouting that the emperor has no clothes. Not a great movie at all to me. Watchable, but full of that unrealistic line delivery of its time period. Bogart is not a great specimen, and to me carries no romantic “oomph” necessary to make the backstory of their relationship believable. I give it a C.
Better than the absolutely unwatchable garbage, The Maltese Falcon though! I watched that in near shock that it was considered a classic.
So many “classic” movies are so far superior to Casablanca, as to be on a different level altogether.
Dr. Zhivago
Zulu
Lawrence of Arabia
Gone With The Wind
The Godfather
2001 A Space Odyssey
To Kill a Mockingbird
Are a few that come to mind.
Mom took me to see Gone With the Wind in about...1969(about 8 years old) at the Alabama Theater in Birmingham. Around Christmas. Matinee. Back when they had Intermission. Made quite an impression. Got to get up and stretch our legs and get a snack and look around that glorious lobby! Damn beautiful and impressive place.
Another movie Wife and I watch at least once a year.
They saved the Alabama. Wife is a big patron. If you get to Bham and can go to an event there I highly recommend it.