Riley ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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I just watched that one Saturday, JZ. Love it. But I like finding it on TV for some reason.
It's like a little surprise present from the TV to you. TBL, Raising Arizona, Groundhog Day -- I will never, ever see those pop up and not stop and watch, even if it's down to the last 10 minutes.
It's like a little surprise present from the TV to you. TBL, Raising Arizona, Groundhog Day -- I will never, ever see those pop up and not stop and watch, even if it's down to the last 10 minutes.
Weirdest thing -- that movie for me is Coal Miner's Daughter. I am strangely compelled to watch it *every time*.
That is an intriguing list. It's refreshing to move on from the 100 most famous movies ever made. I don't buy the premise, at all-- it certainly doesn't persuade me to buy a single DVD-- but the 1970s list is partic ridic. Show me someone who has all those movies in a collection that is, according to the list, practically obligatory.
I love '70s movies, but I barely recognized their list. And "Nashville"? whatever. Especially in terms of buying it and bringing it home...I liked The Long Goodbye better, anyway, if one must have '70s Altman. And how intellectual do I feel right now, posting that? Very. Almost enough to debate with Corwood and have him kick my ass, that's how smart I am today.
You're always smart enough to whomp my butt, Erika.
I thought the list was somewhat right and a whole lotta silly crap, myself.
I should amend that: maybe 1/2 and 1/2.
I possess the intuitive understanding of the dirt-worshipper, only. You've got much more rhetorical stamina, I think.
Going through that list, I've only seen 15 of them, and own only 6 (counting the LotR films as one, as they do).
I've seen 25 on the list, with most of those falling in the 1st and 5th groups. I own 7 ( La Règle du jeu; Double Indemnity; Sunset Boulevard; Singin' in the Rain; Trois Couleurs: Bleu, Blanc, Rouge; The Lord of the Rings; and The Matrix )
Of course, by no stretch of the imagination should Blue, White, and Red be considered one movie.
I own Singin' in the Rain, A Hard Day's Night, Aliens, The Matrix, LotR, and The Incredibles. I've also seen The Passion of Joan of Arc, Frankenstein, Planet of the Apes, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (both the 50s version and the 70s one), The In-Laws, Brazil, JFK, Slacker, and Memento.