movie reco

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I watched the 1947 version of Nightmare Alley. It was easier to watch than the new one because of the happier ending - which is to say that his wife did not abandon him as in the new movie and it appeared that she would help get him off the bottle and probably out of the geek role (the carnival's boss recognized him eventually which might help him get a different job there as well whereas in the new movie there was no hope for this outcome). No punches were pulled in the new movie and I felt that Bradley's Cooper's character was more evil than Tyrone Power's character (another example of this was that the wealthy mark [and his henchman] was killed by Bradley Cooper's character but not by Tyrone Power's character).
Thanks again for the reco.

Interesting take.
I disagree but that's because art is subjective.
I certainly would re-watch the 1947 version and I already have.
I doubt I would re-watch the 2021 version again.
I'm biased toward Noir and the Black and White Era of Films though.
I think the important thing here is being able to watch films and discuss them.
Thanks for keeping this thread alive!

Interesting Fact about Noir and films of the earlier eras.
They never wanted a film to go past 90 minutes.
They had to talk fast to be able to get the film in under that time limit.
I like that style.
Actors in that era knew what they were doing.
They didn't need any tricks.
And they used real guns and real bullets.