Posted on 12/18/2013 7:21:11 PM PST by EveningStar
'Pulp Fiction,' 'Mary Poppins' and 'The Right Stuff' among 25 named to 2013 National Film Registry Plus: 'The Magnificent Seven,' 'Forbidden Planet' and more
The Library of Congress announced the 25 films selected for the 2013 National Film Registry and they feature some Academy Award winners, a groundbreaking documentary, genre classics and family favorites.
The highlights include Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" (1994), Disney's "Mary Poppins" (1964), "Forbidden Planet" (1956), "The Magnificent Seven" (1960), "Judgment at Nuremberg" (1961), "The Quiet Man" (1952), Michael Moore's "Roger & Me" (1989) and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?" (1966).
(Excerpt) Read more at hitfix.com ...
ping
Loved ‘The Quiet Man’ - I watched it about 12 years ago with my Uncle (who was Irish) He was bed ridden- he was in love with Maureen O’Hara and was missing Ireland. John Wayne was hilarious in it. We spent that afternoon together laughing - it was a real joy. Last time I saw him - he died not long after. It’s a fine memory of a great film and a great Uncle!
NETFLIX has:
Forbidden Planet (1956) - DVD only
Pulp Fiction (1994)
The Quiet Man (1952) - DVD only
The Right Stuff (1983) - DVD only
never liked Pulp Fiction...just too druggie and drugged out for me...
Forbidden Planet is still one of the best sci fi movies of all time.
“Is that a man?”
“You’re damn right it is.”
bump
so true
I hate myself for saying this (and I don’t know why) but Pulp Fiction is a freaking work of art.
I haven’t counted all the Mona Lisa enigmatic smiles of all the characters, but John Travolta gets at least 5 or 6. Others have lesser amounts.
Let’s see ANY ballet dancers match that strut out of the coffee shop while stuffing a 9MM down their crotch!
My biggest complaint about that movie is how they portrayed Gus Grissom like he was an incompetent, or something. He never would have flown a Gemini mission and been tapped for the first Apollo mission if there had been any real concerns about his abilities, or his actions during his Mercury flight.
I love Pulp Fiction. It’s one of those movies that’s catches me when it’s on and I am hooked.
My wife hates it.
Coincidentally, I’m currently reading “Moonshot” by Deke Slayton and Alan Shepard - it’s infuriating what has happened to our space program since their accomplishments.
I never saw Mary Poppins when it came out. It was on some channel tonight, and the wife wanted to watch it. One of the most overrated pieces of fecal matter I’ve ever had to sit through. I can see why the author of the Mary Poppins books hated it. Even the wife fell asleep midway through.
Did you miss this part?
Julie Andrews had a voice of gold. The scoring was astonishing in places.
Yeah, I’m with you. Julie Andrews won best actress, should have gone to Debbie Reynolds for Unsinkable Molly Brown.
To me, it was a warning about the "Banality of evil". Everyone in it was likeable. Yet, ultimately bad. I took it as a warning to me not to get fooled by the devil.
I may be the only one to take it that way. It helped me deal with hard times. I thought it was a masterpiece.
This is not a personal attack, but rather a diagnosis.
There’s something wrong with you.
Roger and Me?
I don’t think so.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.