Sabrina (1954, U.S.)

Generally I love Audrey Hepburn, and Sabrina is supposed to be a classic, but this one gets a general rating of "eh." It was okay. Maybe I've just seen one too many rich man / poor girl films. One too many love triangles. Also, I'm just not that much of a Bogey fan, which I'm sure didn't help.

Don't get me wrong, it was still pretty funny and romantic, and the class truly puts modern romantic comedies to shame. But it was no Roman Holiday or It Happened One Night.

I'm not going to strongly recommend it, but I'm not going to dismiss it outright either. It has its merits. It's a classic. Maybe if I was in a different mood when I watched it I would have loved it. But it is worth seeing, one way or the other.

Rating: 3.0

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948, U.S.)

For liking old movies so much, it's strange that I haven't seen more Bogart films. I thought I would correct that by watching this classic adventure. It was pretty good, for the type of movie it was. My dad would have liked it a lot more -- it's his kind of movie. I liked that it was more about what wealth can do to men, psychologically speaking, than a string of dramatic action sequences. It did get a bit long towards the end, but between Bogart's genius acting (as a man driven crazy by greed) and a refreshingly surprising ending, it was worth it.

Rating: 3.0