Movies I haven't seen but have an opinion about: Raging Bull, The Wild Bunch, On the Waterfront.
I finally watched On the Waterfront as part of the film noir podcast and it was much better than I thought it would be.
I get confused. I remember everything. I remember too much, and... some of it's made up, and... some of it can't be quantified, and... there's secrets.
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megan walker - Jun 21, 2007 9:09:54 am PDT #9456 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
askye - Jun 21, 2007 9:10:13 am PDT #9457 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
I've seen 31 of the movies on the list. I've seen more of the ones taken off the list.
I hate Forrest Gump because I don't like Forrest the character. Actually the book wasn't half bad but the movie just...ugh. It's one of the reasons I don't like Tom Hanks as much. Although I was never a huge fan of his.
I'm also in the corner with JZ and Ple and the love of It's a Wonderful Life it totally should be on the list. It gets hurt becuase it's so over exposed and has been parodied a lot but it is a good moive. The scene where Mary and George share the phone is just amazing.
§ ita § - Jun 21, 2007 9:10:54 am PDT #9458 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I haven't seen 44 of those films. I have little urge to catch up on Westerns or musicals or war movies. But 12 Angry Men is deinitely on the list. And All About Eve. I can't imagine how I missed that.
As I type, I keep realising I've seen more than I'd thought. Now I'm down to having not seen 42, and it may keep dropping.
I hated Forrest Gump, and that's right where my Hanks hatred started too. Ugh. Triumph of the magical handicapped. Blecch.
megan walker - Jun 21, 2007 9:13:00 am PDT #9459 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I hate Forrest Gump because I don't like Forrest the character.
One of my biggest problems with it is the music, which I found particularly grating. It was like they thought about what they wanted to put out on the CD and then tried to jam as much of that music as possible into the film.
Hayden - Jun 21, 2007 9:13:03 am PDT #9460 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
This should come as a surprise to no one, but The Wild Bunch is pretty much my favorite movie and I believe that, like it or hate it, everyone should watch it once.
Also, I love On The Waterfront, despite its convoluted relationship with McCarthyism.
Sean K - Jun 21, 2007 9:18:07 am PDT #9461 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I hate Forrest Gump because I don't like Forrest the character. Actually the book wasn't half bad but the movie just...ugh.
My understanding (second hand) is that one of the main tidbits from the book that the movie leaves out is that Forrest has a HUUUUUUUGE cock, and that's why Jenny sleeps with him, and why she decides to stay with him at the end.
juliana - Jun 21, 2007 9:18:48 am PDT #9462 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
12 Angry Men is deinitely on the list
That is one of the best plays/movies ever, and should be seen by everyone. Sure, gaping legalistic holes, but amazing.
Sean K - Jun 21, 2007 9:19:01 am PDT #9463 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Also, seekrit message to Kathy A: ludfisk breath.
§ ita § - Jun 21, 2007 9:22:33 am PDT #9464 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Huh. I had 12 Angry Men in my Netflix queue. Of course there are 400+ others in there too, but at least it's definitely on my list.
Fred Pete - Jun 21, 2007 9:32:37 am PDT #9465 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
I've seen 72 of the 100 (including, oddly, 4 of the 5 on Hec's not-seen list -- Raging Bull being the exception). My gaps are mainly the newer ones, war, and Westerns.
I second what everyone has said about Sturges and will even say that Sullivan's Travels is not the one Sturges to have if you're having only one. Or even two. (I'd go with Palm Beach Story and Miracle of Morgan's Creek first.)