Posted on 03/21/2011 8:46:19 PM PDT by winstonwolf33
10. Titanic: If you’re a teenage girl, I understand – Leo is soooo dreamy (retch). But if not, you have no excuse. Utterly ludicrous interpretation of a tragic event. Exploitative in the extreme. Yes, during the sinking of the Titanic, I’m sure that people went hunting each other with pistols. The dialogue is some of the worst ever penned. And she throws the diamond into the sea at the end? My God, old woman, there are millions starving and you throw a priceless jewel into the ocean? Selfish hag.
9. Some Like It Hot: Not a terrible movie, just not a great one. Still unsure why this is considered one of the great comedies of all time. I love Billy Wilder, but this isn’t his best comedy, or even among his top ten movies (see The Apartment, The Fortune Cookie, Stalag 17, the underrated Ace in the Hole, Witness for the Prosecution, Ball of Fire, Sabrina, Love in the Afternoon, Sunset Blvd. and Ninotchka all rank above it). And what the hell does the last line even mean?
8. Chinatown: A good movie, but is it really the best script of all time?
7. 2001: A Space Odyssey: 45 minutes of greatness, almost two hours of poop, including half an hour of monkeys hitting each other with sticks. Oh yeah, and there’s a monolith.
6. The Usual Suspects: When I finished this movie, I wanted to punch somebody. Here’s the deal with twist endings: you have to give the audience clues, and the twist must not invalidate the entire movie. The Usual Suspects broke both these rules. First, the clues were not available the entire movie – only when they show you the board, the mug, etc. do you realize he’s been making up the story. That’s called cheating.
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Forget Popeye.
Catch One Hour Photo and Bicentennail Man.
Robin is a fine actor.
I felt the same way about the Jackson remake of King Kong.
Half way through I wanted him to get shot off the Empire State Building.
>>I felt the same way about the Jackson remake of King Kong.
I got dragged out to that stinker. I thought it might be bad, and was sadly correct.
“Va-Va-Va-Voom!”
Ah, I forgot ze rules, thanks for fixing :)
The original ‘A Night To Remember’ with Barbara Stanwick is the one to see. It is a great film. Great drama, you really care about the characters. No fancy special effects, just a great story, great acting and directing.
When the Band plays ‘Nearer My God To Thee’ everyone is in tears!
The remake you mentioned is a dud IMO.
I saw Goodmorning Vietnam, didn’t like it, but like you, his standup or when he is on one of the nighttime shows, he is way to manic for me..have to turn him off..
Try Bicentennial Man and One Hour Photo. Promise you’ll like them. :)
Katherine is there, but her role is little more than a cameo.
She plays the Tracy's long-time girl friend, whom he has put off marrying for years. The event that caps the movie is when he finally proposes to her after saving the life of the Indian princess.
However, the gist of the story is the contrast between a morally strong man and a weak, selfish one. The strong one lives and marries. The weak one dies. Much as in The Edge, another great movie that I don't often see mentioned. Anthony Hopkins is first-rate, and the Baldwin kid is convincing because the script calls for him to play himself.
Hopkins: You can make fire from ice!
Baldwin: What?
have been out of town & limited time on FR.. but did recall your note (iPhone too small for me to use well) and did come back & find this to add you to list
and I did!!!!
welcome.
I liked those two movies ...
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