I'm a movie ageist and I'm not sure why.

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Some nice quotes from Roger Ebert’s top 100 regarding Ace in the Hole:

There’s not a wasted shot in Wilder’s film, which is single-mindedly economical. Students of Arthur Schmidt’s editing could learn from the way every shot does its duty. There’s not even a gratuitous reaction shot. The black-and-white cinematography by Charles Lang is the inevitable choice; this story would curdle color. And notice how no time is wasted with needless exposition. A wire-service ticker turns up there, again without comment. A press tent goes up and speaks for itself.

Although the film is 56 years old, I found while watching it again that it still has all its power. **It hasn’t aged because Wilder and his co-writers, Walter Newman and Lesser Samuels, were so lean and mean. **The dialogue delivers perfectly timed punches: “I can handle big news and little news. And if there’s no news, I’ll go out and bite a dog.”

The movie stars Kirk Douglas, an actor who could freeze the blood when he wanted to, in his most savage role…** There is nothing dated about Douglas’ performance.** It’s as right-now as a sharpened knife.

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I just wanted to note that I showed Singin in the Rain to my five year old for the first time last week. This is a kid used to nonstop cartoon action and state of the art special effects, who also knew nothing about the setting of the film, silent movies, and so on. She still loved it. She wants to be Donald O’Connor now. As a matter of fact, one of the fun things, is knowing for sure that what you’re seeing him do is real - no FX or wires helping.

I myself was a little surprised how well it translated. I had a blast watching it too. In addition to the classic titular number, it has some great catch phrases, e.g.: “Dignity . . . always dignity,” and “What do you think I am, dumb or somethin’?” All in all, it’s a hoot, and well worth renting.

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I still think the OP caaaaaan’t staaaaaand it.