What are the best conservative movies of the past 25 years ?

HOTAIR.COM ^ | Jan 15,2009 | Ed Morrisey

[ishmac]

Oh, and Miracle, the story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. They tried to give it liberal overtones, but the story was so good they couldn't ruin it. I believe it was during this Olympic tournament that the familiar "U-S-A, U-S-A" chant was first done regularly.

One favorite memory I have is watching the film with an acquaintance who is a Polish priest. He was my age, and told about rooting for the US team while attending a Catholic seminary in Poland.

[JRandomFreeper]

Getting residuals, eh... I hear you.

/johnny

[luckystarmom]

Red Dawn was on TV last week, and I had my teenage son watch it.

By the way, you forgot to add The Patriot to the list.

[Stonewall Jackson]

One of my favorites has always been Rules of Engagement.

I haven't had a chance to see Gran Torino yet, but my dad and I are planning on going this weekend.

[Fawnn]

The Incredibles (2004) - Can’t believe I missed this one. It focuses on the strength of a family that works together as well as rips the notion that talented people somehow pose a threat to everyone else. And it’s also flat-out fun for all ages.

I absolutely love Boundin', the short film that's on The Incredibles DVD!

Worth mentioning, too, are WALL-E and Meet the Robinsons.

Also, the scene at the divorce lawyer's office in Enchanted where the princess tells the black lady that her husband is a lucky man (in part because of the sparkle in her eyes) and then the result of those actions that makes the couple realize that no relationship is perfect but that splitting up is sometimes more stupid than trying to work things out. (The highlight of that film, however, is the typecasting of Susan Sarandon as the witch.) ;)

[grey_whiskers]

Reportedly, when Tolkien got together with the Inklings to read freshly-written excerpts from LOTR, one of them (can't recall the name at the moment, but the excerpt I'm thinking of says he had a club foot) would invariably burst out with, "Oh, not another fag elf!"

Cheers!

[DollyCali]

BTTT

[dfwgator]

I didn't see The Lives of Others on the list. Maybe that's because it's a German film, but Miller didn't say the movies had to be American. Lives brilliantly chronicles omnipresent eavesdropping that the STASI carried out in former Eastern Germany. If you want to have a taste of how weird life was behind the Iron Curtain on a day-to-day basis, see the film.

That was the one I was thinking of. Also "Goodbye, Lenin" is a brilliant film.

[dfwgator]

And on topic of Sly. I gotta say Demolition Man for some reason to me is conservative. Only Liberals would establish that sort of society.

I wouldn't have thought Liberals were big fans of Taco Bell.

[joejm65]

LOL. And Field of Dreams isn’t a good movie? It’s a lot better than some of the clunkers on this list.

[erman]

I wish.

[JRandomFreeper]

I haven't had a chance to see Gran Torino yet, but my dad and I are planning on going this weekend.

Make damn sure you do that.

And after you see the movie, give your dad a hug and a kiss on the forehead.

I truly wish that Dad could go with me to see that movie. It looks like a winner. I think Dad would have enjoyed it.

/johnny

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO RANDOLPH SCOTT
(Don Reid / Harold Reid)
The Statler Brothers - 1973

Everybody knows when you go to the show
You can’t take the kids along
You’ve gotta read the paper
And know the code of GPG and R and X
And you gotta know what the movie’s about
Before you even go
Tex Ritter’s gone and Disney’s dead
And the screen is filled with sex

Whatever happened to Randolph Scott
Ridin’ the train alone
Whatever happened to Gene and Tex
And Roy and Rex, The Durango Kid
Oh, whatever happened to Randolph Scott
His horse plain as could be
Whatever happened to Randolph Scott
Has happened to the best of me

Everybody’s tryin’ to make a comment
About our doubts and fears
True Grit’s the only movie
I’ve really understood in years
You gotta take your analyst along
To see if it’s fit to see
Whatever happened to Randolph Scott
Has happened to the industry

Whatever happened to Johnny Mack Brown
And Alan Rocky Lane
Whatever happened to Lash LaRue
I’d love to see them again
Whatever happened to Smiley Burnette
Tim Holt and Gene Autry
Whatever happened to all of these
Has happened to the best of me
Whatever happened to Randolph Scott
Has happened to the industry

[b9]

The Incredibles is one of the finest films in years,

Yes ~ The INCREDIBLES!!!!

You're absolutely right.

[ComeUpHigher]

I submit Groundhog Day with Bill Murray and Andie McDowell for consideration. The message of the movie is about the genuine pursuit of excellence and genuine love.

A shallow weatherman is trapped living the same day over and over until he develops talents, helps others and develops genuine love. Only at that point does he become “free” from re-living the same day over and over again.

[ishmac]

I've never seen "Goodbye Lenin," but have read good reviews about it. There is one more foreign film that just barely made it within the 25 year time limit: Repentance (1984) by Tengiz Abuladze. It is one of the most extraordinarily moving films I have ever seen. It chronicles the "terror" in Stalinist Russia from the viewpoint of a Georgian village. It actually came out during the late "Glaznost" period before the Wall came down. It's the closest thing we have to a film version of The Gulag Archipelago. Probably the closest we'll get in a long time, too. Repentence is one of the most moving films I have ever seen.

[ishmac]

Ugh, bad link. Here's a correct one:

Repentance

I find the reviews at the Amazon site express my opinions to a 't.'

[dennisw]

“The Edge”

[MissouriConservative]

“Gods and Generals....however.....excellent”

Gods and Generals was a fantastic movie. I have seen it at least a dozen times.

[Allegra]

Call me crazy, but Field of Dreams should be on the list. It honors both baseball AND fathers. Can’t get more true-blue American (and conservative) than that. :-)

That's one of my favorties. So is Apollo 13, which I think would qualify for this list. It's a good movie of a true event about Americans who would not give up.