Back To The Future: Part III: So scientifically this movie is even more far fetched than either of the other two movies, but it's still a fun one. Doc ends up getting sent back to 1885...or maybe 1855, I can't quite remember. Marty goes back to the past (1955) to get Doc's help fixing the time machine although now that I think about it I'm not sure how Marty gets to 1955 but maybe that's in the second movie and I just don't remember. Anyway, it's fun, utterly ridiculous and I'm guessing, unlike any other western out there.
The Manchurian Candidate: SEE THIS MOVIE! It was soo amazing, so wonderful. I should clarify that this is the original with Frank Sinatra and Angela Lansbury (is it just me or has that woman looked old her entire life?). I don't quite know how to explain it but early on in the movie I began to get excited, I knew that it would be an amazing movie; there are some movies that we love because they are dumb, some because they're mildly amusing, some that make us cry, so on and so forth but rare are the movies that can really thrill, movies that are intelligent, that might just blow your mind a little, that keep you utterly captivated- this was such a movie for me. I think this movie has earned itself a place in my heart with Casablanca, possibly even higher.
Glory Road: This is loosely speaking, the Remember The Titans of basketball. It's a sports movie and all that goes with it, defying the odds and being all around inspirational. I think this movie and Remember the Titans are different, and stand out from your average sports movie because these movies, both based on real events are about black/white integration and people who helped to break down the bigotry and hatred. Sports may not be everyone's cup of tea but I'm for anything that can help make the world a better place. I think this is a great story about great people in history.
Stardust: I quite enjoy this movie, I still remember going to see it with my roommates and a friend of ours. This movie, as the directer more or less said, is not going to change the world or anything like that, but it's terribly entertaining. Like Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow it's a dazzling world of fantasy and the kid inside me is just thrilled. In Stardust there are witches, stars, murderous princes and best of all pirates who's ship flies through the air. I absolutely love the idea of flying pirate ships, if they ever come about, I would probably join the account.
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Saturday, August 29, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
Okay so I'm going to try and rewrite the last post I made:
From Here To Eternity: I'd heard a lot about this movie, it's famous for the beach make out scene. I really, really didn't like it. It was well made and well acted (Montgomery Clift, Frank Sinatra, Debora Kerr), but it struck a nerve with me and I'd just as soon never see it again.
Dial M For Murder: This was a wonderful Hitchcock movie, with Grace Kelly. I think this might be one of the most satisfying Hitchcock movie I've seen to date, it was perfect. From the beginning of the movie the murder's all set out before you and you are left sitting and waiting and wondering how it will all work out. An interesting side note is that the movie was filmed to be shown in 3D, apparently that was all the rage at the time, however it was naturally so good that it didn't need to be in 3D and so they stopped showing it that way.
The Navigator, The Boat, The Love Nest: Buster Keaton is the king of physical comedy and he's just wonderful in the Navigator, and frankly all of it but I liked the Navigator best. It's amazing to me the self sacrifice that he put into his art, to entertain people. I heard that through out his career Keaton broke every bone in is body...now that's dedication.
The General, The Playhouse, : More wonderful Keaton, there was one more in this set but I can't remember at the moment. See the above comments.
Duck Soup: The first Marx Brothers movie I ever saw and frankly I still think it's the funniest. There are prat falls, one liners, puns, sarcastic remarks and all sorts of fun. The very famous scene where Harpo and Groucho mirrored each other is also in this movie (it's really amazing, you should see it!).
Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow: I think this movie may be totally one of a kind in the way it was made; it was made with real people but everything else is animated into a sort of 40s si-fi/detective movie world. I think little kids would love this movie, and adults too. It's a thrilling adventure.
City Lights: Charlie Chaplin, just a nice, sweet, funny movie. Chaplin is wonderful as always, in fact in one scene he brought tears to my eyes I was laughing so hard. I think this movie is up there with the best of Chaplin.
From Here To Eternity: I'd heard a lot about this movie, it's famous for the beach make out scene. I really, really didn't like it. It was well made and well acted (Montgomery Clift, Frank Sinatra, Debora Kerr), but it struck a nerve with me and I'd just as soon never see it again.
Dial M For Murder: This was a wonderful Hitchcock movie, with Grace Kelly. I think this might be one of the most satisfying Hitchcock movie I've seen to date, it was perfect. From the beginning of the movie the murder's all set out before you and you are left sitting and waiting and wondering how it will all work out. An interesting side note is that the movie was filmed to be shown in 3D, apparently that was all the rage at the time, however it was naturally so good that it didn't need to be in 3D and so they stopped showing it that way.
The Navigator, The Boat, The Love Nest: Buster Keaton is the king of physical comedy and he's just wonderful in the Navigator, and frankly all of it but I liked the Navigator best. It's amazing to me the self sacrifice that he put into his art, to entertain people. I heard that through out his career Keaton broke every bone in is body...now that's dedication.
The General, The Playhouse, : More wonderful Keaton, there was one more in this set but I can't remember at the moment. See the above comments.
Duck Soup: The first Marx Brothers movie I ever saw and frankly I still think it's the funniest. There are prat falls, one liners, puns, sarcastic remarks and all sorts of fun. The very famous scene where Harpo and Groucho mirrored each other is also in this movie (it's really amazing, you should see it!).
Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow: I think this movie may be totally one of a kind in the way it was made; it was made with real people but everything else is animated into a sort of 40s si-fi/detective movie world. I think little kids would love this movie, and adults too. It's a thrilling adventure.
City Lights: Charlie Chaplin, just a nice, sweet, funny movie. Chaplin is wonderful as always, in fact in one scene he brought tears to my eyes I was laughing so hard. I think this movie is up there with the best of Chaplin.
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