[pissant]

Well, if it isn't a western or WWII movie, then the flick better have a hottie in it if I'm going to sit through it.

But good taste, young man.

[herewego]

I have really enjoyed this thread, thanks so much...

[GravityFree]

I've just come to a terrible realization. I'm getting old. The YOUNGEST woman on my list of 10 Most Beautiful Movie Stars is Cathererine Deneuve at 61. The rest are are OLDER or DEAD !!! Hmmm . . . maybe I should watch a few more movies. Except for the Tsunami coverage I haven't had the tv on in three weeks. With Free Republic and the internet it's primarily become a "DVD viewer"

Viva Natalie Wood

[RockAgainsttheLeft04]

I like a little of every genre, from action and horror to comedy to personal, family, and character-driven dramas (even a few Westerns). The Best Westerns of all time are John Ford's the Searchers, Don Siegel's the Shootist, Sam Pecckinpah's the Wild Bunch, and Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven (which puts the genre to bed in style). Saving Private Ryan is the best and most realistic WW2 movie ever filmed, with a funeral elegance as well as a true-blue patriotism. War is Hell, it says, but Hell is worth enduring sometimes.

The Godfather is the Best movie of all time-- Bar NONE. Best script, most memorable dialogue, most involving story, best acting by the ENTIRE cast, deeply moving, epic...If you don't like the Godfather, you don't like movies (and I will have very few nice words for your "taste" in film).
The real best movies of the last decade or so (screw you, Oscar!) are:

2004= The Passion of the Christ (runner-up: The Life Aquatic)
2003= Mystic River
2002= Gangs of New York
2001= The Royal Tennenbaums
2000= Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
1999= Magnolia
1998= Saving Private Ryan
1997= Good Will Hunting
1996= Fargo
1995= Braveheart
1994= Pulp Fiction (one of the all-time greats)