[Zhang Fei]

I agree. The original Star Wars had a better script and more dramatic tension. This version was plodding, and having the main character be a superhero of sorts was probably a mistake. And I tend to think that most modern movies have better scripts than in the past, mainly because more money is being spent on scripts (rather than just production values which was where all the money previously went). Without China, a good chunk of the developing world, here are the movies that have sold the most tickets in the past:

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Adjusted Gross	Unadjusted Gross	Year^
1	Gone with the Wind	MGM	$1,685,052,200	$198,676,459	1939^
2	Star Wars	Fox	$1,485,517,400	$460,998,007	1977^
3	The Sound of Music	Fox	$1,187,744,200	$158,671,368	1965
4	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial	Uni.	$1,183,065,200	$435,110,554	1982^
5	Titanic	Par.	$1,129,857,100	$658,672,302	1997^
6	The Ten Commandments	Par.	$1,092,540,000	$65,500,000	1956
7	Jaws	Uni.	$1,068,177,300	$260,000,000	1975
8	Doctor Zhivago	MGM	$1,035,289,700	$111,721,910	1965
9	The Exorcist	WB	$922,397,100	$232,906,145	1973^
10	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	Dis.	$909,060,000	$184,925,486	1937^

[GunsareOK]

Doctor Zhivago was a really good movie. Jaws was entertaining also. Gone with the Wind and Titanic put me to sleep. The Sound of Music is syrupy but someone did a great parody of These are a few of my Favorite Things mocking the Clintons during the impeachment.

The Exorcist was really tame (and lame)—a twirling head spitting up pea soup. The Ten Commandments was hokey—I like to do an imitation of God speaking to Moses.

Have never seen Snow White—haven’t watched cartoons since age 9. Ditto for ET.

Courtesy of your movie critic.

[SamAdams76]

I like the part in "Fargo" when one of the guys wants to go to "Pancakes House" and the other scrawny guy wants to go to a place where you can get a steak and a shot.

I favor the place with a steak and a shot.

Also, I obtained the prize turkey in the window.

[central_va]

The Sound of Music plot is disturbing.

A late middle aged sea caption has an affair with a barely legal innocent nun who he hired as his nanny. Hmm.....