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The biggest chunk of that list I haven't seen is from the 1960s and '70s--Godfather, Graduate, Raging Bull, Chinatown, and a lot more on my to-be-watched list.
None of those are spinach movies, I think. (Except Raging Bull which I haven't seen.) They're not light movies, but they're very enjoyable film watching experiences.
As always, AFI's come up with a list full of turds. The comparison is particularly amazing: "We have to make room for Titanic; Stagecoach has gotta go!"
Anyway, of the new list, I've not seen The Best Years of Our Lives, Cabaret, Sunrise, Swing Time, or Yankee Doodle Dandy. Of the bumpees, I've not seen Wuthering Heights.
I've seen a movie Corwood hasn't seen! I feel special. We saw The Best Years of Our Lives in my film class. It was all about deep focus and using a non-actor (with a hook for a hand!).
Sorry, I'm being overly negative.
I can't advise anyone to watch Raging Bull, though. Go watch Taxi Driver again. Or The King of Comedy.
We saw The Best Years of Our Lives in my film class. It was all about deep focus and using a non-actor (with a hook for a hand!).
A hook for a hand! That's moving up in my Netflix queue right now.
Cabaret is awesome, but the last time I tried to watch it (2002? 2003?), the situation was hitting a little too close to home and I had to turn it off midway through.
Swing Time is fun, if you like Astaire and Rogers. Which I do.
I think that Harold Russell (the non-actor disabled veteran) was the only person to win two Oscars for the same role--he had been nominated for Best Supporting Actor, and it was generally assumed that he was going to lose, so the Academy decided to give him a Special Oscar, and then he went on to win the BSA award as well!
I'm also a big Astaire/Rogers fan (their films were always being shown on the local ABC affiliate in the early morning hours of New Years Eve/Day for me to watch while babysitting in the pre-VCR-and-cable days).
Actually, I think I've seen just about every musical on that list, except for Nashville.
Cor, you should see Cabaret. It's fun and decadent.
Also, even though The Best Years of Our Lives is a bet of a message movie it's still a good watch with some excellent performances.
But I'm a huge Frederic March fan. I think he's one of the most underrated actors from the Hollywood studio era.
I have seen 31 of the current list, which is a lot more than I expected, as I am not really a movie person. (Looks around thread. Why am I here again?)