Checking in on the stars: Screen Snapshots, Series 12, No. 9

Wait, what am I watching?

Honestly, watching Screen Snapshots, Series 12, No. 9 feels a bit like digging through your grandparents' attic and finding a stack of old photos you weren't supposed to see. It’s not really a movie in the way we think about it today.

It’s just a collection of clips. People are playing golf. They look like they’re having fun, or at least they are pretending to for the sake of the camera.

The Golfing Vibe

There is this one moment where someone is lining up a shot and the camera just lingers. It’s not even a good swing! They miss the ball, or maybe it’s just a bad angle, but the editor left it in anyway.

That’s the charm, I guess. It’s unpolished. It’s not trying to sell me a prestige drama. It’s just, "Hey, look at this guy in a sweater vest."

If you have seen A Golf Insect, you know that vintage golf footage is its own weird beast. This feels way less chaotic than that, though. It’s more polite.

• The fashion is fantastic. Those high-waisted trousers? Incredible.
• Nobody seems to know what to do with their hands when they aren't holding a club.
• The audio is just background noise and crackling. It’s strangely hypnotic.

Is it worth your time?

If you’re a total film nerd who needs to see every scrap of history, yeah, go for it. It’s a very short time commitment.

But if you aren't into old Hollywood stuff, this will probably bore you to tears. There is no "human condition" being explored here. Just a bunch of famous people walking through grass.

Sometimes I wonder if they knew the footage would be watched almost a century later. It makes the whole thing feel kinda haunting, in a low-stakes way. 🏌️‍♂️

It’s not as intense as Bismarck or as visually dense as One Arabian Night. It’s just... footage. And that’s fine.

Don’t overthink it. Just watch it for the hats.