Braveheart and Passion of the Christ
seriously.
Schindler's List
Forrest Gump
Pokemon The Movie
Les enfant du Paradis (dir. Marcel Carne).
Have yet to see Passion of the Mel, but I'll get there. Until then, current faves, in no particular order are listed below. I notice a few of us have similar tastes.
The Deer Hunter
All Quiet on the Western Front
Betty Blue
Airplane
A Shot in the Dark
Goodfellas
The Long Good Friday
The Blues Brothers
Nikita
The Muppet Christmas Carol
And some others that I'll remember later.
Casablanca
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Gladiator
Harvey
The Greatest Gory Ever Told
Americanicon, what makes The Passion a better movie than, say, The Searchers, Sink the Bismark, or Casablanca? In making this judgment, I asking you to consider these movies on grounds other than theological content. Perhaps, I'm wondering what, in your opinion, makes a great movie?
Fellini's Americord
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
32 Short Films about Glenn Gould
Au REvoir, Mes Enfants
Little Women with Susan Sarandon (most recent version)
Orlando
Antonia's Line
Plainoldme -- Not only have I never seen any of these movies, there are only two in that list that I've ever heard of even.
"Amarcord" has some of the most exquisite imagery ever put on film. I did get a little chuckle out of plainoldme's typo seemingly turning it into Fellini's view of America?
lightwizard,
Ooops! And I've seen this film several times! It's nice to revisit a well made movie again after a few years and to share it with someone else.
I first saw Amarcord with a dear friend who is an artist and an English teacher. I later showed it to my husband and then to my boyfriend after my divorce. Time to see it again, because lately, I've read a great deal about WWII and I know that there are things in the movie that would have new meanings to me.
Merry Andrew,
OK, I bet you've heard of Little Women. The one with Susan Sarandon is the best of the three made from the book. The one with Liz Taylor was the worst.
What's the other one you heard of? Maybe you should rent some videos!
As far as World War II and Italian Cinema, I'd also recommend "The Night of the Shooting Stars" and "The Gardens of the Finzi Continis."
Plainoldme's List
Plainoldme, I can beat Merry Andrew. I recognized three titles on your list (Eternal Sunshine..., Antionia's Line, and Little Women) and have seen two (Antonia's Line and Little Women). Antonia's Line I remember as a good film, although many details of the plot escape me.
I'm now interested in seeing Amarcord.
Pink Panther (the one where Creusoe acts as dentist) for comedy
Godfather for drama
Sound of Music for musical
Best Years of Our Lives for war movie
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Mothra
Blacula
Gigli
I'll have to come back when I'm in a more serious mood.
Plainoldme -- I know of Amarcord. Read about it when it first came out. But, to the best of my recollection, have never seen it. I'm not a huge Fellini fan. And you're right: Little Women is the other one, but I've never seen any filmed version of the Louisa May Alcott book.
Almodovar's movies drive me nuts, as do Peter Greenaway's.
plainoldme,
It was nice to be remiinded of the unique film "32 Short Films about Glen Gould." The actor who played Gould,
Colm Feore, is a veteran actor of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario. He's a superb classical actor. I believe the movie is "Thirty Two Short Scenes about Glen Gould."
Also, the power of "Au Revoir Les Enfante." Devastating.
Thanks for the memories.
