'Gone With The Wind'

I'd never seen this movie in its entirety. In fact, I thought it didn't go on too much longer after the burning of Atlanta. In fact, that's the middle of the film.

This is a pretty extraordinary film. I assume I'm watching the restored version from 2004. It looks incredibly fresh and clean. At times, it's hard to imagine it was every done in 1939.

Gone With the Wind has one of the most fascinating characters in all of filmdom (Scarlett), one of the best acting performances (Clark Gable) and probably one of the most likable characters ever (Hattie McDaniel's Mammy).

However, as deliciously neurotic as Scarlett was, the fact that Rhett Butler basically told her to kiss his ass made it by far the best ending of all time.

The magnificent story is set against one of the most fascinating and game-changing times in American history, which had taken place on 70-odd years before. McDaniel's father was a slave. There are some even today that haven't gotten over the Civil War. Imagine the attitudes in Atlanta, Charleston, Birmingham or Jackson in 1939.

The production is fantastic, the bit characters are really well done. There is little to really dislike about this film.

By the way, seems like a pretty good idea to no longer ride horses. Seemed very, very dangerous. More people died riding horses than in the Civil War.