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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.
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.
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.
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.
I loved Forrest Gump !
::cries for P-C's lost soul::
The Muppet Show.
Ha! Really?? That would definitely be it. He's always given me the willies.
P-C, you have too much magic in your heart.
I haven't seen 60 out of the 100 movies. In my defense, if it's also a stage play, I've probably seen it in that format. I have little desire to watch Psycho, Platoon, Apocalypse Now, and other high-stress films. Also Gone With The Wind, but that's because I get bored about 5 minutes in. The rest are on my Netflix queue, though.
it's solely due to the creepiness of Joel Grey
The shift in attitude of the general German on the street, as represented by the M.C. (Joel Grey), was brilliantly shown by Fosse. Grey's changing from embracing the decadence of the Weimar era to favoring the thuggish and racist ideas of the Nazis is subtle, yet chilling.