[Strangelet]

wow...

it's surprising to me how old movies can be shocking. for the 50's this one is just brutal. You think recent films are so cutting edge and you find out similar things were being done straight faced years ago. Another fine example of that is Neil LaBute's recent movies compared with Carnal Knowledge (with art garfunkel and jack nickolson).

I liked the predominance of jazz. It seemed to be a kind of supporting actor. And the language was pretty memorable. a lot of lines like "don't leave me in a minor key" stuck out for me as quotable.

didn't much like tony curtis' acting or his character but burt lancaster owned the camera up and down.

I'm not sure I would agree its completely archaic. Some of the camera angles and lighting seemed to be fresh just by virtue of not seeing anything like that anymore. and it works with the gritty world view they successfully conjure. Not so much a world that seems realistic, but yet has a consistent internal realism. I think it boils down to whether or not that style works for you. I think it did for me.

Anyway, thanks for the recommend. I enjoyed it.