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26 January 2007, 05:55 PM
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"Not long before he died, Gene Siskle said FARGO was the closest thing to the "perfect" film he'd ever seen. So, being a big fan of RAISING ARIZONA, I ran out to see it. And hated it. I went in expecting a quirky, dark comedy like RAISING ARIZONA and ended up seeing something which more resembled PULP FICTION."
grasstains,
In discussions/debates over the years, FARGO always turns out to be the "line in the sand". It's either loved or hated. I hated it, too.
26 January 2007, 09:16 PM
rocketOff the cuff:
Godfather 1 & 2
Shawshank Redemption
Saving Private Ryan
Apollo 13
Once Upon A Time In The West (& America)
Casablanca
Marathon Man
The Graduate
On The Waterfront
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
The Cowboys
Hero
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
Giant
East Of Eden
Cool Hand Luke
The Hustler
Schindlers List
The Deer Hunter
Raging Bull
Rocky 1
Slaughterhouse Five
To Catch A Thief
She stood silently looking out into the great sallow distances of sea bottom, as if recalling something, her yellow eyes soft and moist...
rocketsummer@insightbb.com
26 January 2007, 09:50 PM
fjp451Cool Hand Luke. Now, there's a movie.
"Shakin' the bush. Boss!!"
"What we have here is a failure to communicate!"
A few classics:
The Great Escape
Stalag 17
Field of Dreams
African Queen
King Kong (orig.)
Dr. Strangelove
Of course, The Adventures of Robert Leroy Parker & Harry Longbaugh
27 January 2007, 01:37 AM
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41) HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS
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27 January 2007, 06:59 PM
embroidererAVALON
(lost as Best Picture of the Year to The Green Mile)
27 January 2007, 10:44 PM
rocketCouple of movies that came to mind:
Dances With Wolves
Amadeus(?)
True Grit
Also, any movie with Jack or David Cassidy in it including Columbo movies. Gotcha!
She stood silently looking out into the great sallow distances of sea bottom, as if recalling something, her yellow eyes soft and moist...
rocketsummer@insightbb.com
28 January 2007, 12:57 AM
Chapter 31City Lights
The Kid
The Klondike
Citizen Kane
The Maltese Falcon
The Wizard of Oz
How Green Was My Valley
Lassie Come Home
National Velvet
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
Friendly Persuasion
The Time Machine
This Planet Earth
The Forbidden Planet
From The Earth To The Moon (Heinlein)
All John Ford Films
All Alfred Hitchcock Films
84 CHARRING CROSS ROAD
Noting Hill
Love Actually
As Good As It Gets
All Steven Spielberg films including “Duel”
Somewhere In Time
Sea Biscuit
Dreamer
Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron
Lonesome Dove
Conneger
Red River
Anything with Bogi and Bacall
Anything with Tracey and Hepbern
Cheaper By The Dozen
The Egg And I
All Frank Capra Films
Oh, man, this is too much of a brain drain. I’m not even listing anything current because I’ve got to get a perspective on it. For every one that I listed there are probably twenty more.
Takin' a rest here, Boss!!
28 January 2007, 09:22 AM
grasstainsSOMEWHERE IN TIME!!! I love that one, too.
Did you know??? The soundtrack was a top twenty hit in Japan.
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"Years from now we want to go into the pub and tell about the Terrible Conflagration up at the Place, do we not?"
28 January 2007, 10:51 AM
patraskOne of my favorites, as well. The author has a tiny cameo scene in the hotel. I own the first edition, signed by Matheson and the DVD and I watch it anytime it is on. A true masterpiece of romantic film making. A love for the ages.
Check out the website:
http://www.somewhereintime.tv/28 January 2007, 12:39 PM
Jim AdamsMy top ten
1) The Magnificent Seven
2) Zulu
3) The Adventures of Mark Twain (Frederick March)
4) The Wizard of Oz (1939)
5) The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
6) Master and Commander
7) Holiday Inn
8) On Golden Pond
9) My Favorite Year
10)It Happened One Night
28 January 2007, 02:49 PM
Doug Spauldingquote:
SOMEWHERE IN TIME
Once again, here's a film which I have heard was one of the really bad films of all time.
I haven't seen it, therefore cannot comment.
"Live Forever!"
28 January 2007, 03:40 PM
rocketI like the old bellhop in Somewhere In Time. I liked how it showed him as a boy. That same elder actor was in a hilarious episode of Seinfeld. Would he make a perfect Colonel Freeleigh in the movie Dandelion Wine. Doug, quick, find out who that actor is and utilize him in the film....
She stood silently looking out into the great sallow distances of sea bottom, as if recalling something, her yellow eyes soft and moist...
rocketsummer@insightbb.com
28 January 2007, 04:32 PM
Doug Spauldingquote:
Originally posted by rocket:
Doug, quick, find out who that actor is and utilize him in the film....
Shucks - I'm just starting to write the screenplay. One chapter done so far.
Still have to show it to Mr B next week and get his blessing, then have to get the job!
It's a start.
"Live Forever!"
28 January 2007, 08:04 PM
rocketshucks is a superlative word
You've obviously got the love and the vision for the project, good luck with it. Or am I supposed to say, break a leg Douglas?
She stood silently looking out into the great sallow distances of sea bottom, as if recalling something, her yellow eyes soft and moist...
rocketsummer@insightbb.com
28 January 2007, 08:51 PM
Chapter 31Bill Erwin played Arthur and is still active in TV but Colonel Freeleigh should be played by either Robert Duval, Paul Newman or Sam Shepard.