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Now I am convinced this is a shtick list.
Wow; some of you guys around here have to be on the other side of the fence than Tim on everything.I did put a list of my top 100.
So far, none of these movies are on my list.
In my book, by choosing Can't Buy Me Love, Tim went from totally geek, to totally chic!Wow; some of you guys around here have to be on the other side of the fence than Tim on everything.
He's listed 5 out of "his" favorite 100 movies. It's shocking U guys haven't picked the same 5 so far.
Tim,
I like reading your reviews in here; it's interesting food for thought.
dat flicks on fleek, yo! :turtle emoji:In my book, by choosing Can't Buy Me Love, Tim went from totally geek, to totally chic!
In my book, by choosing Can't Buy Me Love, Tim went from totally geek, to totally chic!
When/where you posting yours?I did put a list of my top 100.
So far, none of these movies are on my list.
When Tim's done with his here. So it looks like about in 2025.When/where you posting yours?
In my book, by choosing Can't Buy Me Love, Tim went from totally geek, to totally chic!
Sneak peek PM?When Tim's done with his here. So it looks like about in 2025.
Seems like a low #, but I guess that's about a movie a year for lifeI snt the day coming up with a list of all the movies I've seen. I'm. sure I missed a few but it's at least 1500.
Not sure I could pick a top 100.
Wiki and IMDBSeems like a low #, but I guess that's about a movie a year for life
How did you attempt to figure that out, go year by year on wikipedia?
Still think it seems low, but I guess that's what, 50 movies a year for the last 30 years. I still would have guessed 3x that, but I am probably thinking more about times I have watched a movie over and over. (Sadly, I would say between Back to the Future, Karate Kid, and Ghostbusters I have seen them at least 600 times). It would be interesting to see what type of number I would come up with. I don't watch as many now, but there were years where it wouldn't be unheard of that I watched 8-10 movies a week. I don't watch movies all the time like I used to, but probably still average 4 a week or so, just now it's not as many rewatches. You've got me thinking now, AD...Andy Dufresne said:Wiki and IMDB
I really have been a post 1975 movie fan and have only recently started watching - and enjoying - older movies.Seems like a low #, but I guess that's about a movie a year for life
How did you attempt to figure that out, go year by year on wikipedia?
Meant a movie a week for life - I would guess that's about right for a lot of people.Andy Dufresne said:I really have been a post 1975 movie fan and have only recently started watching - and enjoying - older movies.
Plus there are certain genres that aren't my favorite. Comedies in particular.
And then there are movies that I'll skip because I'm pretty certain I won't enjoy.
Oh, the movies that could be and have been made if Jim Cameron had found a skilled writing partner on the way up....I have not heard one person talk about Avatar since it's release.
The movie hasn't aged well.
Aged well? Wasn't that good at the time of release.I have not heard one person talk about Avatar since it's release.
The movie hasn't aged well.
Definitely true. I liked this movie in spite of its flaws.93. The Boys From Brazil (1978)
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
Starring: Gregory Peck, Lawrence Oliver, James Mason
Franklin J. Schaffner was a fine director of some very diverse films, including the original Planet of the Apes and the epic Nicholas and Alexandra, two movies I love and which just missed out making my top 100. This film, based on the novel by Ira Levin, combines old school spy-thriller-drama with science fiction. Deep in the mountains of Paraguay, Dr. Josef Mengele (Peck) plans to clone 100s of Hitlers. Can the renowned Jewish Nazi hunter (Olivier as Yakov Lieberman, based heavily on Simon Wiesenthal) uncover his plot and stop him?
Lots of good acting in here, especially Peck as Mengele in a very different role for him; he should have been a villain more often. Stage actress Uta Hagen is particularly chilling as a former SS guard, and James Mason, who as usual played himself, is always fun to listen to. But the kid who portrays the various cloned Hitlers manages to steal every scene he's in. The plot is rather silly and has tons of flaws, but if you ride with it it's a very entertaining movie.
I disagree. Thought he was dreadfully miscast as he was too nice a guy to be believable as one of the worst monsters of the Nazi regime. - and found his performance too over the top. Outside of that liked the film, thought it was one of Laurence Olivier's better film roles (which isn't saying much, as Hollywood (or perhaps audiences) were never very keen on him until he started doing character roles later in life.93. The Boys From Brazil (1978)
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
Starring: Gregory Peck, Lawrence Oliver, James Mason
Franklin J. Schaffner was a fine director of some very diverse films, including the original Planet of the Apes and the epic Nicholas and Alexandra, two movies I love and which just missed out making my top 100. This film, based on the novel by Ira Levin, combines old school spy-thriller-drama with science fiction. Deep in the mountains of Paraguay, Dr. Josef Mengele (Peck) plans to clone 100s of Hitlers. Can the renowned Jewish Nazi hunter (Olivier as Yakov Lieberman, based heavily on Simon Wiesenthal) uncover his plot and stop him?
Lots of good acting in here, especially Peck as Mengele in a very different role for him; he should have been a villain more often. Stage actress Uta Hagen is particularly chilling as a former SS guard, and James Mason, who as usual played himself, is always fun to listen to. But the kid who portrays the various cloned Hitlers manages to steal every scene he's in. The plot is rather silly and has tons of flaws, but if you ride with it it's a very entertaining movie.
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Just had this going through my head and decided to search. Beginning to See The Light and European Son are roiling my brain tonight.7. The Velvet Underground- The Velvet Underground & Nico
One would be hard-pressed to name a rock album whose influence has been as broad and pervasive as The Velvet Underground & Nico. While it reportedly took over a decade for the album's sales to crack six figures, glam, punk, new wave, goth, noise, and nearly every other left-of-center rock movement owes an audible debt to this set. While The Velvet Underground had as distinctive a sound as any band, what's most surprising about this album is its diversity. Here, the Velvets dipped their toes into dreamy pop ("Sunday Morning"), tough garage rock ("Waiting for the Man"), stripped-down R&B ("There She Goes Again"), and understated love songs ("I'll Be Your Mirror") when they weren't busy creating sounds without pop precedent. Lou Reed's lyrical exploration of drugs and kinky sex (then risky stuff in film and literature, let alone "teen music") always received the most press attention, but the music Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, and Maureen Tucker played was as radical as the words they accompanied. The bracing discord of "European Son," the troubling beauty of "All Tomorrow's Parties," and the expressive dynamics of "Heroin" all remain as compelling as the day they were recorded. While the significance of Nico's contributions have been debated over the years, she meshes with the band's outlook in that she hardly sounds like a typical rock vocalist, and if Andy Warhol's presence as producer was primarily a matter of signing the checks, his notoriety allowed The Velvet Underground to record their material without compromise, which would have been impossible under most other circumstances. Few rock albums are as important as The Velvet Underground & Nico, and fewer still have lost so little of their power to surprise and intrigue more than 40 years after first hitting the racks.
Favorite song: Venus In Furs
My quick thoughts: If any of you New York- based guys wants to be proud of a musician, be proud of Lou Reed, of Syracuse University. One of the things that always amazes me about this album is that it came out in 1967, during the "Summer of Love". While other rockers were singing about love and flowers in her hair, Lou Reed was singling about scoring heroin and waiting for his pusher, as he felt "so sick and dirty, more dead than alive." Nico's vocals are unique. But despite all of that, what makes this album so great are the pop melodies.
Good lord91. Invincible (2006)
Directed by: Ericson Core
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear
Invincible is the NFL version of Rudy, and like Rudy, it's sheer fantasy: the real Vince Papale had been playing semi-pro football for years, and received a special invitation to try out for the Eagles. But just as in the earlier film, the fantasy is better than real life, and this is a pretty engrossing feel good story that is also reminiscent of Rocky (particularly because of the locale.)
Both Wahlberg and Kinnear are fine; the movie doesn't call for outstanding acting and everybody does OK. I was a little annoyed by the constant disparaging remarks about my Bruins, whom **** Vermiel led to the Rose Bowl- lines like "Hey ****, this ain't UCLA!" But other than that, very entertaining movie. Special props to the use of Ted Nugent's "Stranglehold" for the climatic kickoff scene against the Giants.
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Read the script maybe a year before it was released. Remember the script was one of the better ones I'd ever seen. Movie execution trailed by a wide margin. Thought it was a good movie, not great. Excellent script.89. The Truman Show (1998)
Directed by: Peter Weir
Starring: Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Ed Harris
Lots of flaws in the premise of this film, still it's so chalk full of interesting ideas that it makes up for all of them. The documentary style is great in that the viewer doesn't know what's going on until halfway through the film. We just know that something is wrong with Truman's life. The remainder of the film, once the secret is revealed, is highly suspenseful, as we both want Truman to figure out what's going on and escape, while at the same marveling at the ridiculous but fascinating effort to keep Truman safe in his world.
Prior to this movie, Jim Carrey had only had very silly roles as a sort of updated Jerry Lewis, but here he showed some acting chops that would continue in a few subsequent movies. All of the acting in this film is excellent, especially Ed Harris. Obviously the writers of this film came pretty close to envisioning the reality TV that would take over the airwaves in the 21st century. It's scary how prescient they were.
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Where do you find the scripts to read? I've thought about reading the script for certain movies but haven't ever gotten around to it. Are they easy to find online?Read the script maybe a year before it was released. Remember the script was one of the better ones I'd ever seen. Movie execution trailed by a wide margin. Thought it was a good movie, not great. Excellent script.
Used to work in the biz and had friends who were studio execs and would feed me stuff they thought I'd like.Where do you find the scripts to read? I've thought about reading the script for certain movies but haven't ever gotten around to it. Are they easy to find online?
88. North Dallas Forty (1979)
Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Starring: Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, G.D. Spradlin, Charles Durning, Dabney Coleman, Bo Svenson
This is widely considered one of the greatest sports movies of all time, and its well deserving of the accolades, even if by today's standards it may seem a little dated. Nolte is terrific as the aging, cynical receiver Phil Elliot (loosely based on the writer of the novel, Peter Gent) who, according to the head coach (superbly played by G.D. Spradlin in probably his best role) doesn't take the game seriously enough. Mac Davis if anything is even more cynical than Nolte, but he is also more careful not to show it. The film explores the relationship between professional sports and corporate America, and the questions it raises are still relevant even today (if not more so.)
The movie is also very, very funny. I especially have to give a shout out to Bo Svenson, who is another one of those actors who manages to steal every scene they're in. Playing the idiot offensive tackle Jo Bob, the viewer doesn't know whether to be amused or horrified by antics, and ends up being both. The only downside to this movie are the love interest scenes- they're dull and not believable, and you suffer through them wanting to get back to the action of the locker room, practice field, and game. Great movie.
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Coach Johnson: [shouting] Five minutes! Five minutes!88. North Dallas Forty (1979)
Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Starring: Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, G.D. Spradlin, Charles Durning, Dabney Coleman, Bo Svenson
space cowboys raping precious resources and displacing blue indians has been done alreadyI have not heard one person talk about Avatar since it's release.
The movie hasn't aged well.
It's supposed to be hard.... If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it.... The hard... is what makes it great.
That's interesting - I cry when reading your posts.I admit to being overly sentimental and I cry during certain films: this is one of them.
It's probably because I'm slicing onions when I write them.That's interesting - I cry when reading your posts.