"Casablanca" Talkback (Spoilers)

[Hanshotfirst113]

"They had a date with fate in Casablanca!"

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"Here's lookin' at you kid."


Studio: Warner Brothers
Release date:
Starring: Humprey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Syndey Greenstreet, Peter Lorre
Cinematography by Arthur Edison
Produced by Hal B. Wallis
Directed by Michael Curtiz

Synopsis: Rick's Cafe American is a bar in Casablanca during World War II. Rick Blaine, the cynical lone wolf owner, parted way with Ilsa Lund, the love of his life, many years ago, bitterly believing that he'd never see her again. But she comes unexpectedly back into his life with Victor Lazslo, her husband, a resistance leader sought by the Germans. Rick recently came into possession of transit papers needed by Lazslo to leave the country. But Rick doesn't stick his neck out for anybody.

Can't believe that this doesn't have a talkback yet! So I decided to make one. As close to perfection as any movie is ever likely to get, and a classic among classics.

[GregX]

What's there to say? One of the greatest ever. Perfect film.

[Nel]

Saw it for the first time about a month back, and absolutely loved it. Shorter length than I expected. As an ignorant youth, I loved seeing where so many parodies and quoted lines came from.

[Michael24]

Have still never seen this film, outside of clips of some of the more popular scenes, but have always wanted to. Was supposed to see it in one of my film classes, but the teacher misplaced his copy that evening and we watched something else instead. I'll have to Netflix it. :)

[Wonderwall]

What's there to say? One of the greatest ever. Perfect film.

This. Saw this movie the same way I saw Sierre Madre, in English class. I think they should show this in all English classes really. You can see why Bogart was such a big star back in the day with this movie.

[Classic Speedy]

One of the many things I like about the film is how quickly it moves, and thus it doesn't drag and has a high replay value. Not a single scene is wasted, and it keeps going right up until the very end ("Round up the usual suspects.").

[GWOtaku]

I saw this once a very long time ago, but it wasn't until I saw it again earlier this year that I realized just how great it was and what I'd been missing. Now I'll be watching it much more often. Here is perfect acting with a magnificent story of a love triangle set against the backdrop of Nazi tyranny lurking around every corner. Does Rick hold onto his understandable grudge, or do the right thing? And the ending is just immensely satisfying. This movie is required viewing.

[Kolbar]

They don't make movies like this anymore. It's almost an indescribable feeling you get when watching movies like this. It's not my all-time favorite (that goes to Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane" but I don't want to get into a Kane vs. Casablanca fight), but it is one of the greatest movies of all-time.

Everything is just so great about "Casablanca." How else could I put it? It's genius and I love it. This movie is sacred and definitely should never be remade (although I heard rumors of Madonna wanting to take Bergman's place in a remake. Can anyone else say travesty?).

[FightingDreamer]

I haven't seen this for a while, and I still mysteriously don't own it (that sound you hear is me kicking myself), but I definitely have to echo everyone else here. One thing I remember being surprised by when I first watched Casablanca was how funny it was; movies like Casablanca or Citizen Kane can have pretty intimidating reputations, so it was surprising to find such biting, sardonic wit in Casablanca.
Two things I love:
-This movie simply has one of the greatest supporting casts of all time: Dooley Wilson, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, and all the others. This is no doubt the movie that made me start noticing "character actors": guys like William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Christopher Walken, John Malkovich, and many others.
-"I am shocked-*shocked*-to find gambling going on in this establishment!" "Your winnings, sir." "Thank you. Thank you very much. Everybody out!" One of the greatest punchlines of all time.

Now it's time to go hunt down that 2-Disc Special Edition DVD they released a while back with a commentary track by the one and only Roger Ebert. Wish me luck!