Saturday, August 15, 2009

The Remains of The Day: This was an very interesting movie with Emma Thompson, Anthony Hopkins, James Fox and other great actors. This movie take place in a world that is almost completely foreign to me, England in the earlier part of the twentieth century. It was fascinating to see things that lead up to WWII from the point of view of those living in an English manor house and working in it. It was also staggering to see a time and place where people put themselves and their feelings behind things like their jobs, where their emotions were practically locked away, never to be seen. That is one thing that I like about a good movie, how it's possible to be introduced to lifestyles, ways of thinking and being that are so utterly removed from anything I might have ever considered.

What's Up Doc?: This has got to be one of the funniest movies ever made. It's a screwball comedy with Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neil, the plot is quite similar to Bringing Up Baby. This movie is terribly quotable and just absolutely wonderful.

Persuasion: This is a Jane Austin story, and surprisingly I've actually read the book too (I haven't actually read a lot of Austin). Anyway as there are multiple versions of all things Jane Austin I will clarify that this is the version with Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds, made in 1995. I like the story of this movie but I think more still I like the way it was filmed, it all feels very real. The music of this movie is also very beautiful. If you're an Austin fan I recommend this version of the movie.

Citizen Kane: So I believe the American Film Institute picked this for their number one movie out of one hundred and so I decided to see if it was really so wonderful. Quite frankly I didn't like this movie really at all, I paused it to do something and thought about just not finishing it but I slogged on. This movie is interestingly filmed and in a way that might have been ground breaking, but it just wasn't for me.

She's The Man: This is first and foremost a chick flick, a really good movie to watch with a bunch of girls and it doesn't hurt if it's later at night. This movie is a silly movie, with pretty boys, pretty girls and also an empowering message to girls. It's not a movie that's probably ever going to win any awards, but it's a good one still, despite being a bit cheesy, I love it both for the movie and for the memories with my roomies.

The Life Of Emile Zola: This is one that got deleted but Citizen Kane reminded me of it. Unlike Citizen Kane, I quite enjoyed The Life Of Emile Zola, it was a very inspiring movie, I found myself wanting to make the world a better place after watching it. I think it's a movie that everyone should see at least once.

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