Re: 100 films: It\'s a Wonderful Life
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This was not played constantly where I grew up, and i didn't see it until I was in my 20's.
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i'm guessing you didn't grow up in the US then.
to the people who dislike it: are you watching the tv broadcasts or the dvd? there's a big difference, i think, in how Capra builds his story that the tv edits take away.
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I grew up mostly in Guam, but also some years in Hawaii. The first place might as well be the moon, but Hawaii is a U.S. state at least, though it's very different in a lot of ways. No Wizard of Oz and It's a Wonderful Life every year.
I saw it in the theater once, and on t.v. a few times, when I was in my 20's.
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ah, guam and hawaii...makes sense
i had a similar view of it as you, based largely on repeated tv viewings, but it really all came together when i saw it again on dvd. or maybe i was just in the right mood that day. but i really think the commercials ruin the experience.
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