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how can anyone call this a classic???


i saw this movie about 5 times.and yesterday.now at 31 yrs old im saying is this a classic lol i thought it was fun to watch and amusing watching the man getting smaller and smaller and did love his adventure s in the basement.but that were it ends.it may piss alot of poeple off but thats my opinion.like i said i loved the cat scene how he trie s surviving as tiny man in a vast new world.amusing like i said.but a classic is gone with the wind.did any man or woman that saw this think scott was going to be killed by the cat that chased him???i giggled and thought it was amusing watching a kittycat play cat and mouse with the tiny man but i didnt jump out of my seat.if you did somethings wrong with you.the sewing box scene lighting the match using his wifes tools as weapons were very smart and well thought of.and the spider was scary but please did you think scott wouldnt lance it with the sewing pin???so predictable.i laughed out loud at the dollhouse scene watching a tiny man shouting at his wife lol no offence to you lovers of the movie.all i did was wish it was me so i could have told him to go back inside his new home i put him in and shut up until i get back to care for him.i found myself saying this isnt a sci fi movie atleast not all of it.its a movie about emasculation and the more he shrunk the more emasculated he got.if it was today with todays woman picture a tiny man living in a her dollhouse shouting at her lol he would be spanked.like i said it was very fun and loved how the man turned more into a caveman surviving in a huge new world his basement and found myself cheering everytime scott past a new test like climbing the wall for food.but all in all its FUN AND AMUSING thats it.grant williams was brilliant as the shrinking man and his voice over was great not to mention he was very handsome.but if you call this a classic your brain dead.i would have toyed with him rather then the cat lol and why is it his wife was dumb enough to let a cat in while her shrinking husband is left alone???if i get negative feedback or not and i could care less if i do.me and my girlfriends loved it and thought it was fun but a classic.like i said your brain dead yours truly susan

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Your comment is about as bad as your grammar. Ever heard of sentences and paragraphs?

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The op is a republican !

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It IS a classic and has a deeper message than most sci fi movies. It makes you contemplate man's existance and place in the universe. I also think it's one of the saddest movies I've ever seen. Bottom line, if you love a movie, then it's a classic to you. Doesn't matter what anyone else says. To me, this is a classic and in my top 10 favorites of all time.

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Your opinion if it isn't a "classic" but two things kill your argument right away:
This 1950s film has stood the test of time on the IMDB ratings. Films this old - even Academy winners - take hits daily from people who only like modern films.
You decided to climb a soap box to extoll your emotions far longer than you needed, like a two hour film that should have been cut to, say, five minutes. For kids in the 1960s and adults in the '50s, you completely rip into their emotional attachment, so there's a third reason why your argument needs to kind of shut down. Disrespectful, and insensitive. IMO.

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Here's a review/dissertation on the recent German Blu-ray release of this film, detailing why it's considered a classic by serious film fans.

http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s4841incr.html?utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=

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