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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Nov 26, 2003
Pros: Everything!
Cons: That would be a no!
Summary: 26 November 1942, a day that probably means nothing to no-one (unless of course you happen to have been born on that particular day, but it will mean nothing to most other people) yet it's a day that should go down in history as the birth of a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 29, 2013
Pros: Acting. Story. Music. Setting, most everything.
Cons: Minor quibbles.
Summary: I recently found out that when the film Casablanca was made in 1942 they didn’t really expect it to be an extraordinary movie. It was one of numerous films churned out by Warner Bros. studios with a few big-name stars, a tight budget, an ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 15, 2012
Pros: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, the last scene
Cons: None
Summary: If I had seen Casablanca before, I did not remember it. That, in itself, proves I had never seen Casablanca before. The movie is unforgettable. I didn’t know where “Here’s looking at you, kid” came from. Now I know. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 17, 2012
Pros: Some of its expressions and aphorisms have entered our English language.
Cons: Some of its language is necessarily dated by now.
Summary: The usual suspects: After Pearl Harbor ("Dec., 1941 in Casablanca") a diverse lot of refugees was trying to come to America, getting squeezed through French Morocco and bottled up in Casablanca, awaiting an exit visa. Two ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 25, 2010
Pros: Humphrey Bogart, classic story and script, hopelessly romantic yet plausible and engrossing
Cons: None
Summary: Aside from perhaps Citizen Kane, no other American movie has as much power as Casablanca. It seems to be that each passing year it gets more and more popular for my generation because of how well it captured the time period in the early ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 14, 2009
Pros: acting
setting
feeling
music
photography
quotable
Cons: you haven't seen it enough
Summary: Classic movies (the black and white kind) are movies that I have grown into, they're the kind of movie you began to like when eye-candy and special effects become tiresome. I tell you this because you are likely only looking into this genre because you ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 26, 2009
Pros: Good action, interesting characters, suspense
Cons: nothing
Summary: The movie Casablanca was made in 1942. The story takes place in the Moroccan city of Casablanca, the kind of place during WWII that attracted all kinds of people. Most of the people in Casablanca are passing through, some are there to escape the Nazi's, ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 22, 2008
Pros: Extremely well written.
Cons: You can practically see the wires holding the planes in the air.
Summary: What more can be said about a film that sets a standard not easily matched today, even with multi million dollar budgets? Well, Casablanca is more than just a romantic episode in an exotic locale. This film is an interesting look at unoccupied Morroco ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 10, 2008
Pros: Dialogue, performances
Cons: Doesn't live up to its own hype
Summary: I remove nothing from Casablanca. It's a good movie, even a great one. But when you already watch a movie for the first time bursting with over-the-top expectations, a movie has to be better than just great. And when I first saw Casablanca back in my ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 18, 2007
Pros: acting, soundtrack, cinematography
Cons: there's always a sense that more could have been explained
Summary: I don't remember the first time I watched this film. It seems I have always known it; have always known Rick Blaine--played beautifully by a brooding Humphrey Bogart--and the story of everyone's desperation for the letters of transit to get out of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 2, 2006
Pros: great lines, tight direction, great performances, compelling story
Cons: melodrama, one flashback too many
Summary: Captain Renault: What in heaven's name brought you to Casablanca? Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters. Captain Renault: The waters? What waters? We're in the desert. Rick: I was misinformed. Major Strasser: Are you one of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 27, 2006
Pros: It has nearly everything most people want in a movie.
Cons: It hurts a little, but it's a good hurt.
Summary: It is fairly easy to pick the worst movie ever made; a lot of people are in agreement that this egregious honor goes to Plan 9 from Outer Space. A task much harder is to pick the best movie ever made. There are many contenders ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 3, 2005
Pros: A mythical classic, a movie which comes up often in conversations
Cons: Lower your expectations dramatically, and you might like it!
Summary: Until last week, I was one of the few Americans who had not seen the cult movie "Casablanca". Well, I had seen some famous scenes here and there, but never the whole thing. This time I decided to rent the DVD and try to figure out what makes this movie ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 28, 2005
Pros: Bogart's character, great story, unfolds well, Peter Lorre (he's so cool)
Cons: Bergman is overly sappy, as is the flashback scene, may be a bit dated
Summary: "Casablanca" was named the 2nd greatest movie of all time by AFI, landing between "Citizen Kane" and "The Godfather". While I simply don't agree (especially since I believe "The Godfather" to be a better film), "Casablanca" is still a classic and a great ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 27, 2005
Pros: Portrays the French as the boot-licking, Nazi sympathizers we all know they happen to be.
Cons: No Burger King Happy Meal action-figure cross-promotionals.
Summary: That's right, dimwits. If you didn't get enough of our sophomoric, in your face reviews when we were undergrads, you're sure to be please by our grad school, "My God, it's either that or get a job" approach to life. Right. Casablanca. What an ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 4, 2004
Pros: Everything.
Cons: Nothing...not even that costuming gaffe.
Summary: (To the reader: This review is about the original MGM DVD release and NOT about the 2-disc edition released by Warner Home Video in 2003.) Casablanca! The very name conjures up an exotic mix of adventure, intrigue, heroism, selfless sacrifice, and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 22, 2004
Pros: Only the most important things: story and acting.
Cons: The hype might keep you away from it as long as it did me.
Summary: Casablanca is one of the usual suspects. You know what I mean. The Battleship Potemkin, Metropolis, Citizen Kane, Seven Samurai, North by Northwest, 2001: A Space Odyssey. You know the type, the films ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 27, 2004
Pros: read the review
Cons: read the review
Summary: If ever there was a story about "love and war," "Casablanca" is it. It's a story of love, power, destiny, and doing what's right. The film's theme serves to disprove the attitudes of the characters within it - that the problems of a few people do "amount ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 9, 2004
Pros: Considered one of the cinematic greats...
Cons: ...but to 2004 eyes it'll be ever so dated.
Summary: Continuing the tireless struggle of Catching Up With Movies I Should Have Seen By 21, I snuggled up with my paramour (if one's teddy bear can be considered a paramour and why not I say) to sit down and watch the DVD of Casablanca. Directed by ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 5, 2003
Pros: Great movie; tons of DVD extras
Cons: They don't make 'em like this anymore
Summary: There's this guy who's been burned in love, see. So he hangs out at his bar and acts like he doesn't ... read more
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