In the Heat of the Night
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Cool Hand Luke
Wait, what? Because it portrayed a corrupt Florida penal system correctly? Because it filled the camp full of mutants correctly?
Because Rosenberg tried to make Luke a Christ figure? The remarkable part of that was, it was flimsy and yet it did not weight down the film one ounce.
Because of the Oedipal scene between Arletta and Luke? Pure acting genius on both the part of Jo Van Fleet and Newman.
No, the only flaw in that classic is when Luke stole the truck, there was surely a rifle in there, he could have put 3 in Godfrey's hat and then drove straight up to The Captain's porch and aired him out as well. Luke knew he was living under a death warrant so why not? Then they could have made a sequel about the subsequent trial and Luke raising hell on Death Row at Union.
I’ll throw in “Gentleman’s Agreement”. Gregory Peck’s sanctimonious smarminess hits 11 in that one.
And one I watched for laughs, “Testament”, with its “Day After” vibe.
Oddly, while I once thought of Dr. Strangelove as a lefty movie, I think it can now be seen as an anti-military complex/ Deep State movie, no matter how much we love “Slim Pickens”.
“Chocolat”. I didn’t see it, but it is all that just from the trailer and description.
You can’t be serious about the great conservative movie, Cool Hand Luke.
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
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This movie actually exposes the two faced double standards of liberal hypocrisy to be a total lie.
Negroes are wonderful. Until your daughter wants to marry one.