Movies to watch
Time to revive an old post, in light of my upcoming return home.
An online, running list of multiple purposes. I am also including re-watch (RW) reminders, but those are highly selective and not an indication of favoriteness n such. Tier 1 is for movies I have a long-standing motivation to watch, but in no particular order. Tier 2 is for recommended movies or ones that I have less motivation to watch, but still sound good.
Tier 1Pirates 3 Ok, but still not as good as the first.
Memento (Clay)
The Man from Snowy River (RW) (FIDO?)
High NoonA Man For All Seasons (Joe) - Good cerebrally, but I also need visual aesthetics of a certain sort from movies to truly love them.
The UnforgivenSerenity (Paul) - Good, but I liked the Firefly series better - probably because there was some 12 hours of it!
The IncrediblesThe Outlaw Josey Wales (thank you, FIDO): Good, but if Westerns fit the bill, I need to warm to them a bit more before trumpeting their greatness. Put a cute horse in there, though, and I’m a goner.
Team America: World Police (Dave)
Shane (Sean)
Flight of the Phoenix
It Happened One Night300 : Very good. I will consider naming a future pet dog Leonidas.
Holiday Inn (Joe)
The Tale of Despereaux
Tier 2
Dot the I (Clay)
Airplane (thx, FIDO)
The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell (FIDO)
Swing Kids (Chris)October Sky (Sean) - Fine, but it didn’t grab me for some reason. I really thought it would.
Equilibrium (Matus)
Closer
Inherit the Wind
Love Letters (? - written by Ayn Rand, with Jennifer Jones starring; help me out here Chris)
ShanendoahSecondhand Lions - Weird, rambling. Funny in spots, but I didn’t really cotton on to the movie.
Happyness
3:10 to Yuma
The Spirit
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
and…. that’s all I can remember for now.
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The Outlaw Josey Wales.
If you do not watch it, well….it’s yer loss!
Comment by FIDO — November 11, 2006 @ 9:20 pm
The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell.
Yeah, it’s old and schmoozy, but it does highlight a great thinker and shows his foresight. Plus, can you count the Oscar winners involved with this film?
Comment by FIDO — November 11, 2006 @ 9:26 pm
Airplane.
“I picked a bad day to stop sniff’n glue!”
Comment by FIDO — November 11, 2006 @ 9:35 pm
Swing Kids
Comment by Chris — November 12, 2006 @ 10:40 am
Swing Kids. Memento.
Never heard of ‘em but I’ll get’em!
Comment by FIDO — November 12, 2006 @ 7:31 pm
Oh! Oh! Oh!……
Gary Cooper!!!!!!!!!
I was named after him ya know!
Comment by FIDO — November 12, 2006 @ 7:33 pm
October Sky
Comment by Sean — November 12, 2006 @ 10:09 pm
Shane
Comment by Sean — November 12, 2006 @ 10:10 pm
Yep! Shane!
Comment by FIDO — November 12, 2006 @ 10:55 pm
I recommend checking out “Equlibrium” Starring Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins). This near future film depicts a society which forcibly medicates it’s population to limit emotions and (they hope) violence. Works of art and music which are meant to inspire emotional reactions are censored and destroyed. One of it’s top enforcement agents misses his dose and starts to feel, and then works to overthrow the oppressive government. It is an intelligent action film which has a strong philosophical undertone ala V for Vendetta (though not as intense) and also features an interesting ‘martial art’ formed around gun combat.
Comment by Matus1976 — November 13, 2006 @ 7:25 am
I’ve got to see Pirates 3!
(and I’ve got to stop rhyming….and over using exclaimation marks…..and pretty much being goofy all the way around!)
Comment by FIDO — June 13, 2007 @ 1:51 pm