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'It's a Wonderful Life'

posted 15 years ago by WarpedRecord
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Did anyone think this was a grittier, less sappy version of "It's a Wonderful Life"? This is an excellent film that stands well on its own, but I could help but think of the Christmas classic.

[–] tesab-1 11 years ago

Never even crossed my mind. I was enthralled with this movie the entire way and never thought of "It's a Wonderful Life." I guess because the flashbacks were not about what could have happened, but what really did happen (except when Trask makes up the Rogers & Hammerstein segment for the overbearing, hateful "Mumsie").

[–] Enrique-8 11 years ago

Why does every movie get compared to IAWL? I could not see any parallel at all, except for the flashbacks. And that alone does not warrant even the slightest comparison since it has been used in countless movies.

Enrique Sanchez