That scene where Pippi has a game of chess with Death on the shore? Surprisingly action-packed and gripping.
Sweet lumpy minion, you're the only one that understands. Probably 'cause I haven't sucked the brain out of you yet.
Glory ,'Potential'
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Tom Scola - Jun 21, 2007 8:33:18 am PDT #9418 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Polter-Cow - Jun 21, 2007 8:35:17 am PDT #9419 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Also, why is The African Queen on the list? It's really not that great. (I've seen it.)
JZ - Jun 21, 2007 8:36:04 am PDT #9420 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
bon, I will totally throw down about the many excellences of It's A Wonderful Life and why it absolutely belongs on the list.
However, on the sentimentality front, though I'm terribly fond of both Tootsie and Toy Story, they really don't belong on a list that doesn't have Third Man or Manchurian. Love 'em both, but they just don't.
eta: P-C, I love you, but you're wrong. African Queen really is that great.
DavidS - Jun 21, 2007 8:36:15 am PDT #9421 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
but also for my secret silver screen girlfriend, Myrna Loy.
Good taste, my man. Have you ever read Cynthia Heimel's Sex Tips for Girls?
She sets her compass by Ms. Loy's north star and notes that it is a handy question to ask yourself in any quandry, "What would Myrna Loy do in this situation?"
Myrna Loy Tidbits:
She grew up childhood friends with Gary Cooper but never got to be in a movie with him.
She was a red-head.
She was a very active Democrat, and William Powell was a very staunch Republican. They got on well and never talked about politics.
Jesse - Jun 21, 2007 8:37:00 am PDT #9422 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Also, why is The African Queen on the list? It's really not that great. (I've seen it.)
It's better than Forrest Gump!!!
I can't remember if I've seen Cabaret or not, but if I haven't, it's solely due to the creepiness of Joel Grey. Although the thing is, I don't know what I would have seen him in as a youth that would have given me this overriding impression of him as skeevy, if not Cabaret. It's a conundrum.
Hayden - Jun 21, 2007 8:37:18 am PDT #9423 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
why is The African Queen on the list?
People love Bogart, Hepburn, and Huston, and quality aside, that one was a 3-fer on star power.
P.M. Marc - Jun 21, 2007 8:37:31 am PDT #9424 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
bon, I will totally throw down about the many excellences of It's A Wonderful Life and why it absolutely belongs on the list.
I'm in JZ's corner.
Drat it.
Though I'm with Bon on E.T.. I hate that movie.
P.M. Marc - Jun 21, 2007 8:38:04 am PDT #9425 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Although the thing is, I don't know what I would have seen him in as a youth that would have given me this overriding impression of him as skeevy, if not Cabaret. It's a conundrum.
The Muppet Show.
Polter-Cow - Jun 21, 2007 8:38:26 am PDT #9426 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I loved Forrest Gump !
JZ - Jun 21, 2007 8:39:22 am PDT #9427 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
::cries for P-C's lost soul::