Solid Actioneer holds up well...

Rating: 9/10 (13 June 2011)

The Blu-Ray edition just arrived from Amazon (good price - so shop around) - sharp picture, great sound, and decent extras. The acting and storyline hold up after 45 years. What struck me at once was:
1. the number of camera angles--some very imaginative. making real movies was hard work: all that effort for a few seconds of frame.
2. the fabulous characterizations by a great ensemble cast. in 1967, there were still such a thing as supporting actors, and character actors (it wasn't just about, for instance, Angeline Joliffe, her boyfriend, and lots of CGI).
3. the dialogue is crackling.
Funny - I've considered myself a sharp movie watcher for decades, but I missed the above before. Maybe watching Hollywood 'blockbusters' made in the past 20 years has sharpened my appreciation for great art in cinematography? Closest thing I've seen recently in ensemble acting with comparable dialogue would be 'Oceans-11'. Other than that, when was the last time you saw more than 10 very distinct characters portrayed on the screen, long enough that you could form a real liking, or distaste for all of them?