in point of fact, Sturges is on the list about four times fewer than he deserves and Gump once more than it deserves
You are so very, very, very, very, very right.
Megan, the list: [link]
Simon: You are my beautiful sister. River: I threw up on your bed. Simon: Yep. Definitely my sister.
'War Stories'
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Hayden - Jun 21, 2007 8:26:05 am PDT #9408 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Sean K - Jun 21, 2007 8:26:37 am PDT #9409 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Color me VERY surprised at that list of movies Hec has never seen. I'm agog.
Also color me surprised that Corwood hasn't seen Best Years of our Lives. (Side note, the non-actor in question actually has two hooks and no hands, and won an Oscar for that performance that year).
And yes, as Hec said, it's a bit of a message movie, but it's VERY GOOD, and I LOVE IT! Mostly for Fredric March, but also for my secret silver screen girlfriend, Myrna Loy. The rest of the cast is pretty damned fantastic too.
As for saying something about a movie I've never seen:
Pippi Longstocking is Swedish, and therefore stupid and boring.
Polter-Cow - Jun 21, 2007 8:27:30 am PDT #9410 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I've never seen a Preston Sturges movie, but I hate sturgeons, so I bet they're all fishy!
Kathy A - Jun 21, 2007 8:27:59 am PDT #9411 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I have seen Pippi Longstocking, and on behalf of all Swedes everywhere, I say--"PFFFFTTTT!!" to Mr. Sean.
Hayden - Jun 21, 2007 8:28:36 am PDT #9412 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Here's my 100 favorite movies as of 2 years ago: [link] I should update it, though.
bon bon - Jun 21, 2007 8:29:05 am PDT #9413 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Midnight Cowboy and Easy Rider are irrelevant.
I'm no slouch when it comes to uninformed opinions, but that exercise was way hard. Relatedly, the biggest problem with that list for me is sentimentality-- Star Wars? E.T.? It's A Wonderful Life? GWTW? Come on, people.
Oh, did anyone watch last night when Dustin Hoffman was weeping about his contribution to mankind in playing a woman and showing men how awesome unattractive women can be?
Sean K - Jun 21, 2007 8:29:25 am PDT #9414 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I'd be worried about that Kath, but *SWEDISH*!
Hayden - Jun 21, 2007 8:30:52 am PDT #9415 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Sean, if you feel so inclined, you can go to this page and listen to me caterwauling out-of-tune about Myrna Loy.
Kathy A - Jun 21, 2007 8:32:16 am PDT #9416 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I'd be worried about that Kath, but *SWEDISH*!
Don't make me get all neutral on your ass...
megan walker - Jun 21, 2007 8:32:30 am PDT #9417 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Thanks, I was looking at the original list, although my gaps were almost the same. I haven't seen:
Apocalypse Now
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Midnight Cowboy
Intolerance
In the Heat of the Night
The Wild Bunch
Sunrise
Easy Rider
Sophie's Choice