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368,483 | 2,707,735 | 105,236 | 9 | Alright ramblers , let's get ramblin ' . | Reservoir Dogs is a blast and a half . Quentin Tarantino's non linear method of telling a story keeps one viscerally engaged , almost as if you were really there like a fly on the wall with a direct view of the proceedings . It's a style that works without being confusing , even if you have some misgivings about foll... |
368,342 | 2,707,735 | 116,282 | 9 | . . . and I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper . . . | It's funny how the simple word " Yaaah " sounds so dimwitted in the movie , yet turns out to be one of the few affirmations of normalcy in a maelstrom of frenzied lunacy . " Fargo " is the quintessential film of how a bad idea can only get badder ( worse ? ) when put in the hands of inept bunglers who can just about ta... |
367,865 | 2,707,735 | 50,212 | 9 | Do not speak to me of rules , this is war ! | There are so many compelling points of interest in the film that it would be impossible to mention them all here , and that's after only a single viewing . One could debate endlessly about the film's pro-war or anti-war stance , though in my mind it serves admirably to present both points of view . The main characters ... |
367,606 | 2,707,735 | 37,382 | 9 | Hey buddy , got a match ? | Each viewing of " To Have and Have Not " earns my greater appreciation of the film . The comparisons to " Casablanca " are numerous and fans of Humphrey Bogart will have no trouble picking them out one by one . Bogey's character Harry Morgan is once again an expatriate on foreign soil , though here he has no trouble ca... |
367,748 | 2,707,735 | 54,997 | 9 | Hey John , you think this boy's a hustler ? | It's always fascinating when a movie transcends the concept suggested by it's title . In this case , one has to wonder who was the greater of the two hustlers , Fast Eddie Felson ( Paul Newman ) or slick Bert Gordon ( George C . Scott ) . Set in the seedy , not yet professional venue of high stakes pool , the film beco... |
368,463 | 2,707,735 | 54,953 | 9 | Someone's got to take responsibility if the job's going to get done . | Excellent action / adventure war film , even if fictional ; the set-up and follow through is generally believable and handled by a talented cast . I'm adding Gregory Peck to my list of favorite actors , having seen him now a number of times in " To Kill A Mockingbird " and as Johnny Ringo in " The Gunfighter " , along ... |
368,220 | 2,707,735 | 78,748 | 9 | What's the story Mother ? | For me , " Alien " was one of the seminal films of the Seventies that had a way of reinventing a genre , much in the way " Star Wars " did for sci-fi fantasy or " The Exorcist " did for horror . Sci-fi horror was treated to something new and different here , with scenes and concepts that were truly unique that hadn't b... |
367,562 | 2,707,735 | 22,286 | 9 | Remember this boys , you gotta have friends . | This movie offers the quintessential Cagney , by the lamp post in the rain , a tense close up that signals the arrival of a star . It was only his third film , but what an impact he had . The movie would be great even if it came out today . Of course , James Cagney would have plenty of time to polish up his gangster im... |
368,407 | 2,707,735 | 427,969 | 9 | But George , that's all you were good for . | The spoiler warning here is that there is no spoiler warning . " Hollywoodland " offers a stylish noir look at the circumstances involved surrounding the death of actor George Reeves , and ultimately lets the viewer decide . Because each of the scenarios played out in the mind of Adrien Brody's character is entirely pl... |
367,559 | 2,707,735 | 53,125 | 9 | Games , must we ? | When you come right down to it , the title " North By Northwest " tells you nothing about the story , but it certainly rolls off the tongue a lot better than " The Man in Lincoln's Nose " as the movie was originally known . The official title comes from Hamlet - " I am but mad north-north-west " . Fortunately , a scene... |
367,741 | 2,707,735 | 33,729 | 9 | . . . but if manners prevent our speaking the truth , we will be without manners . | With producer Darryl F . Zannuck's three hundred thousand dollar purchase of the film rights a record sum at the time , his vision of the movie encompassed a four hour epic extravaganza on the scale of " Gone With The Wind " , complete with full color treatment . However with World War II looming , and Nazi warplanes b... |
368,145 | 2,707,735 | 276,830 | 9 | You have awakened your demons . | A highly stylized and psychedelic Western , I had no idea what to expect from the limited trailers offered on the Encore Western Channel . Totally unconventional , the film treads on ground that many viewers will find confusing and non-sensical , and it's not your father's Western in that respect . With so many movies ... |
368,500 | 2,707,735 | 29,870 | 9 | You know you cost me a lot of prayer . | For me , it's hard to separate James Cagney from the character he created as Rocky Sullivan , the street wise punk who becomes a master criminal in " Angels With Dirty Faces " . It's one of his quintessential roles , and one that sears itself into memory from the classic heyday of Warner Brothers crime and gangster dra... |
368,575 | 2,707,735 | 29,843 | 9 | The man who wins the Golden Arrow will be Robin Hood . | The word that comes to mind in describing " The Adventures of Robin Hood " is rollicking - it's just a rollicking good time from start to finish . I was most impressed with it's brilliant use of Technicolor cinematography and the dazzling displays of swordsmanship , with many action sequences well placed from start to ... |
368,440 | 2,707,735 | 338,751 | 9 | There's too much Howard Hughes in Howard Hughes . | Watching the film today for the first time , I found myself fascinated by it , but not for the reasons I thought I would be . As a teenager in the 1960's , I was aware of this character named Howard Hughes , the billionaire recluse who made a vast fortune in the aviation business . What I wasn't aware of , nor was the ... |
368,013 | 2,707,735 | 327,137 | 9 | Sometimes , the things that may or may not be true , are the things that a man needs to believe in the most . | It's too bad this film had such a short theatrical run , and that it's hardly remembered even from few years ago . Like 1988's " The Milagro Beanfield War " , this little gem deserves a much wider audience , and I count it among my favorite films that no one's ever heard of . Not quite a coming of age story for Haley J... |
368,172 | 2,707,735 | 22,100 | 9 | Just you wait , it won't be long , the man in black will soon be here . . . | I was taken aback somewhat by the physical appearance of Peter Lorre as Beckert ; I had pictured him more like the scheming character Ugarte from " Casablanca " or the sinister henchman Joel Cairo from " The Maltese Falcon " . In " M " , he appears almost like a man-child , a roly poly round faced character who doesn't... |
367,928 | 2,707,735 | 299,977 | 9 | How swift your sword must be . | When I first saw " Hero " during it's original American theatrical release , I was mesmerized by the brilliant use of color and exceptional cinematography . I've thought about that visually stunning display for a long time , even after forgetting what the actual story was about . I decided to watch it again for the exp... |
368,521 | 2,707,735 | 28,096 | 9 | This is Duke Mantee , the world famous killer , and he's hungry . | When you hear it said that " they don't make movies like that anymore " , you can rest assured that " The Petrified Forest " fits into that category . Though set in the sparse , almost barren confines of Black Mesa , Arizona , the film comes to life with sparkling and intelligent dialog that underscores it's mission to... |
367,984 | 2,707,735 | 67,185 | 9 | Oh my , how the world still dearly loves a change . | With one of the most surreal opening sequences ever , " Harold and Maude " goes on to create a unique black comedy , uncharacteristically teaming up teenager Harold Chasen ( Bud Cort ) with an older woman . Not the kind of older woman found in " The Graduate " , but a nearly eighty year old free wheeling free spirit na... |
368,152 | 2,707,735 | 64,116 | 9 | I have a feelin ' when he stops whittlin ' , somethin's gonna happen . | When composer Ennio Morricone first got the script for " Once Upon A Time In The West " , he was so impressed with the story that he began writing the music for it immediately . The entire movie was scored before even a single frame was shot , and Sergio Leone liked it so much that he had portions played for the actors... |
367,702 | 2,707,735 | 36,244 | 9 | There can't be any such thing as civilization unless people have a conscience . . . | This film had a lot of interesting nuances , and it was clever the way things were revealed to make it even more so . For example , it was some time into the picture before you realized that the apparent drifters , Gil Carter ( Henry Fonda ) and Art Croft ( Harry Morgan ) were actually known by name in the town of Brid... |
368,375 | 2,707,735 | 110,074 | 9 | . . . you don't happen to remember the plan I outlined for you the day I set fire to your office ? . . . | Don't be put off by the title , " The Hudsucker Proxy " makes perfect sense very early into the picture . There are two proxies actually , Norville Barnes ( Tim Robbins ) as the ' schmoe ' replacement for Waring Hudsucker , and Amy Winehouse as his secretary , operating undercover as a reporter for the Manhattan Argus ... |
367,864 | 2,707,735 | 190,332 | 9 | A sword by itself rules nothing . | A wonderfully lyrical film , " Crouching Tiger , Hidden Dragon " literally flows from beginning to end . From my perspective , I see the story not as a martial arts movie , but one with martial arts in it , done in a way to move the story along . The tone and intensity of each fight scene conveys a different emotion ; ... |
368,219 | 2,707,735 | 90,605 | 9 | Alright , I'm in . | For viewers who felt that the original " Alien " lacked action , this sequel provides enough for both , especially when it enters combat mode in the latter part of the story . Adrenaline junkies should find this a pretty good fix for their movie going high , still holding up well even after a couple of decades . The fi... |
368,323 | 2,707,735 | 67,333 | 9 | All you need is one man with enough stomach to die first . | Sabbath Sheriff Cotton Ryan - " There'll be some dyin ' " . Bannock Sheriff Jered Maddox - " It'll be their doin ' " . I believe that simple exchange between two star packers in a rare quiet moment from " Lawman " embodies the philosophy of Bannock's gunman Maddox ( Burt Lancaster ) . However , even though his characte... |
368,374 | 2,707,735 | 31,381 | 9 | You're not worth three hundred dollars , you'll never mean anything but misery to any man . | For a well rounded cinema education , everyone needs to see " Gone With The Wind " , one of the most celebrated films of all time . It actually took me quite a while to get around to it , but now I can lay claim to that experience . Having just seen it , I can appreciate it's epic sweep and excellent cinematography at ... |
367,985 | 2,707,735 | 119,668 | 9 | . . . this place is fantastic , it's like ' Gone With The Wind ' on mescaline . | Kelso's ( John Cusack ) quote in the summary above just about says it all for this film , it was a blast and a half to watch with graveyard voodoo rituals and the brazen performance of Lady Chablis . About the time Jim Williams ( Kevin Spacey ) was having his heart attack , and getting the knowing smile from Billy Hans... |
367,742 | 2,707,735 | 36,775 | 9 | I couldn't hear my own footsteps , it was the walk of a dead man . | At one point late in the film , Walter Neff ( Fred MacMurray ) utters a line that could have been used to describe the movie , a ' crazy story with a crazy twist to it ' . " Double Indemnity " is hugely successful despite the fact that it reveals the killer at the very beginning of the story . The suspense comes from t... |
368,358 | 2,707,735 | 346,156 | 9 | It's only a movie Mr . Paley , I'll bring you some popcorn . | But Oh ! , what a movie it is ! Taking it's inspiration from the Golden Age Comics and pulp fiction of the 1930's and 40's , " Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow " is a lavish and luscious film from the mind and talent of newcomer director Kerry Conran . It's got all the super-heroics , nefarious villains , city sto... |
368,357 | 2,707,735 | 40,506 | 9 | You were right , when your head says one thing and your whole life says another , your head always loses . | Repeat viewings of " Key Largo " will only enrich your appreciation of it . The superb cast and directing by John Huston make this a must see film for fans of the 1940 classics , particularly fans of stars Humphrey Bogart , Edward G . Robinson , and Lauren Bacall . Bogey and Bacall made four films in a space of four ye... |
368,368 | 2,707,735 | 390,022 | 9 | You have to look your team member in the eyes . | There's an uneasy " is that all there is ? " subtext running throughout " Friday Night Lights " - it's there in the pre and post game revelry ; it's there in the storefront " Gone to the Game " signs ; it's there in the radio talk show snippets that alternately proclaim and shred the embattled coach , and it's there in... |
368,303 | 2,707,735 | 40,897 | 9 | I know what gold does to men's souls . | The great movies never grow old , they age like fine wine . " The Treasure of The Sierra Madre " is such a film , a classic tale of corruption and greed that follows the trail of three would be prospectors , and ends as a rich morality tale reminding us that the best things in life after all , can't be bought , sold , ... |
367,920 | 2,707,735 | 86,190 | 9 | I am a Jedi . . . , like my father before me . | I recall the controversy some time prior to the original theatrical release regarding the title . " Revenge of the Jedi " was scrapped because it was deemed too harsh for mainstream movie audiences and didn't fit in with the noble character of the Jedi Knights . I couldn't quite understand that argument considering all... |
368,572 | 2,707,735 | 42,041 | 9 | Made it Ma , top of the world ! | OK , so here's a question - who killed Ma Jarrett ? Big Ed ( Steve Cochran ) terrorizes Verna ( Virginia Mayo ) by stating that he'll tell Cody Jarrett ( James Cagney ) how she shot Ma in the back . But because Verna gets to Cody first , she tells him the same story , but with Big Ed the perpetrator . I believe most vi... |
367,794 | 2,707,735 | 54,215 | 9 | My hobby is stuffing things . . . | Chances are that if you go into this movie cold without knowing anything about it ( I know , that's almost impossible ) , you'll be about a half hour into the picture and wondering what the title might be all about . Sure Marion Crane ( Janet Leigh ) seems highly erratic when questioned by the patrolman , but hardly ps... |
368,260 | 2,707,735 | 75,686 | 9 | I would never want to belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member . | Virtually every line in " Annie Hall " is funny , and virtually every funny line is brilliant . The advantage of watching the movie today on DVD or VHS is that you can rewind to hear the dialog repeated , whereas in 1977 when the film came out , I probably missed a good five minutes trying to recover from the lobster b... |
368,278 | 2,707,735 | 28,773 | 9 | Get back , get back , I'm going out . | Dead End is a great film . Nominated for a Best Picture Oscar in 1938 , it was in good company with " Lost Horizon " , " The Good Earth " , and eventual winner " The Life of Emile Zola " . It's appeal today is in the harrowing contrast of high society glamor amid tenement squalor , the lives of those caught in urban ... |
367,884 | 2,707,735 | 88,248 | 9 | The thing is , you can come from nothing , and be something . | This is a great movie , and for a lot of different reasons . I've read the comments from the naysayers on this board , and it's too bad modern tastes have become so jaded as to dismiss a film that relies on values instead of shoot ' em ups . If I hadn't read that James Cagney was dubbed for his dialog in the story , I ... |
367,817 | 2,707,735 | 44,081 | 9 | Well I guess I'm gonna strike you as being the unrefined type , huh ? | Marlon Brando has always been one of my favorite actors , " On The Waterfront " is on my personal Top Ten list . However I'm just getting around to some of his very early work , " The Wild One " being a recent example . In " A Streetcar Named Desire " , Brando strongly impresses , but not as one might expect from his f... |
367,620 | 2,707,735 | 425,210 | 9 | Besides , you can't have a Kansas City shuffle without a body . | Maybe fun is not entirely the correct word to describe my viewing experience for this film , but I have to say that watching it was a blast . With only the odd trailer or two and some IMDb viewer comments to go by prior to seeing the movie , I was prepared for a more typical kind of ' mistaken identity ' film . That gi... |
367,781 | 2,707,735 | 44,008 | 10 | Control the cash box and you control the world . | One of my fondest holiday memories of some forty plus years ago has to do with attending Christmas Eve midnight mass , then coming home to watch " A Christmas Carol " on one of the local TV stations . Sadly , it's almost never televised anymore , so when I found the movie on cassette in a second hand store for a dollar... |
367,560 | 2,707,735 | 118,607 | 10 | Where you almost mean what you say ? Where laws almost work ? How can you live like that ? | Another reviewer on this board made a good point ; history classes in the 1950's and 60's were quite devoid of true life cases that helped shape American politics and policies prior to the Civil War . In my case , it was as if not much occurred between the presidencies of Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln , with names... |
368,187 | 2,707,735 | 407,304 | 10 | You and I , I don't think we're on the same page . | As I read the negative comments of other reviewers in this IMDb forum , and listen to New York critic Jeffrey Lyons pan the updated version of " War of the Worlds " , I can't help feeling how wrong they are . The film without question is groundbreaking , earth shattering and enlightening , all with no pun intended . A ... |
368,022 | 2,707,735 | 433,383 | 10 | You know it occurs to me we might not get away with this one . | If you were a kid growing up in the 1950's ( as I was ) , certain impressions remain with you to this day . I was only three years old during the months of depicted in this film , so I don't have first hand memory of Edward R . Murrow's broadcasts . However the paranoia of Communism remained for the remainder of the de... |
368,082 | 2,707,735 | 409,459 | 10 | In my opinion , the existence of life is a highly overrated phenomenon . | In anticipation of the movie , I read " Watchmen " just about a month ago , it was my fourth time . Each time , I came away with a greater understanding of the characters and story , in no small part due to the extensive narrative offered as backup to the panels one most closely associates with the comic book medium . ... |
368,394 | 2,707,735 | 37,017 | 10 | To survive one must have a plan . | Confined to a single set , the master Alfred Hitchcock directs a compelling psychological drama that uniquely challenges the viewer to reflect on his own reactions to the events presented on screen . In the early going , would you have thrown the German overboard , or acted as a humanitarian ? What about later , after ... |
367,708 | 2,707,735 | 167,261 | 10 | There's some good in this world Mr . Frodo , and it's worth fighting for . | The Lord of the Rings continues it's epic quest in this second installment of the trilogy , as the original fellowship is disbanded and it's various members must continue the good fight . While Frodo and Sam pursue their mission to Mordor , Pippin and Merry manage to escape the Uruk hai into the Fangorn Forest and th... |
367,712 | 2,707,735 | 167,260 | 10 | Put aside the Ranger , become who you were born to be . | Weary beyond words , Hobbit companions Frodo and Sam continue their journey to destroy the One Ring , with the sinister Gollum still their guide . The film opens interestingly with Gollum's origin story , capturing his descent into depravity and madness , finding the ring in much the same manner in which he lost it . T... |
367,734 | 2,707,735 | 52,618 | 10 | How do you fight an idea , especially a new idea ? | The word that kept coming to me throughout my viewing of " Ben-Hur " was ' grand ' ; the film has a wondrous feel of grandeur even in it's most serene moments . The vibrancy of it's color comes through gloriously , perhaps in part due to it's treatment on the four disc DVD special edition . It's a film that one can eas... |
367,571 | 2,707,735 | 338,013 | 10 | Technically speaking , the procedure IS brain damage . | After repeat viewings , it's still difficult to understand if this movie is brilliant or a director's simplistic mind game . Lately though , I'll side with the former . What the movie does is make you think , think about what's going on in the film , and maybe even what's going on in your own life . Because ultimately ... |
368,408 | 2,707,735 | 72,431 | 10 | My grandfather's work , was doo-doo ! | I was all set to turn in last night when I saw " Young Frankenstein " in the TV listings for the Fox Movie Channel without commercial interruption . Can the movie really be over thirty years old ? This flick is as refreshingly funny as when it first came out , and a wonderful showcase for the comedic talents of everyon... |
367,713 | 2,707,735 | 120,737 | 10 | Remember what Bilbo used to say , it's dangerous business Frodo , going out the door . | When I first read " The Hobbit " and " The Lord of the Rings " Trilogy back in the early 1970's , I recall saying to myself that the story would make a wonderful movie . " Star Wars " still hadn't come out yet , and realizing that the available technology could not do justice to the fantastic world presented by J . R .... |
368,202 | 2,707,735 | 56,592 | 10 | You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . | I've now seen " To Kill A Mockingbird " about a half dozen times , and it didn't strike me until today's viewing how much of the story revolves around Scout and Jem , the children of the story's hero , Atticus Finch . Perhaps that's because the picture hooks us with it's courtroom drama and the overt issue of racial in... |
367,657 | 2,707,735 | 120,689 | 10 | I couldn't help it boss , I tried to take it back but it was too late . | I had forgotten this was a Stephen King story , probably because it's basis in the supernatural doesn't delve into the realm of horror . The terror here is provided not by a demonic clown or a shop keeper from hell , instead it has a human face . In fact a couple of human faces , in the form of sadistic killer ' Wild B... |
368,006 | 2,707,735 | 43,456 | 10 | Klaatu , barrada , nikto . " | I saw this film for the first time just a few years ago , and it immediately became one of my top ten films of all time . I would have to say that's in good part due to the way Michael Rennie portrays the alien Klaatu , entirely disciplined and intent on completing his mission on his terms . Never once does he get rile... |
368,141 | 2,707,735 | 468,569 | 10 | I think you and I are destined to do this forever . | So it finally happened , a DC Comics movie adaptation out-marveled the Marvel folks , and to such a degree that it might be quite a while before anything comes close to topping " The Dark Knight " . This was the severely grim and gritty version of the Batman , ushered in by Frank Miller's initial treatment in the landm... |
367,554 | 2,707,735 | 45,152 | 10 | Gee I'm glad you turned up , we've been lookin ' inside every cake in town . | Just a great piece of Golden Age Hollywood entertainment , and this coming from someone who doesn't generally take in a musical complete start to finish . The ' Singin ' In The Rain ' number I could watch over and over again , it strikes a wonderful balance of joy , freedom and artistic expression . Besides that , it's... |
368,565 | 2,707,735 | 47,296 | 10 | So what happens , he gets the title shot outdoors in a ball park , and what do I get , a one way ticket to Palookaville . | Theatrical trailers are supposed to promote the movies they represent , but the one for " On The Waterfront " actually got it right - the ' one motion picture you must see ' . It's not just hype , this is masterful cinematic story telling at it's best with a flawless cast , led by Marlon Brando in arguably his career d... |
368,499 | 2,707,735 | 360,717 | 10 | It was beauty killed the beast . | It's rare for a movie remake to equal , much less surpass the original . Peter Jackson's " King Kong " is an exceptional film that stays true to the core of the original 1933 movie , embellishing it with rich color and dazzling the viewer with a frightening array of prehistoric monsters and even inventing some new ones... |
368,397 | 2,707,735 | 70,047 | 10 | You're telling me I should take my daughter to a witch doctor , is that it ? | When I reflect back on the movies of the 1970's , I'm struck by how many of them helped reinvigorate their respective genres . There was " Star Wars " for fantasy , " Alien " for sci-fi , and " Jaws " for the shark crowd , though I don't think that's really a genre . For horror fans , " The Exorcist " was the one that ... |
368,062 | 2,707,735 | 378,194 | 10 | My personal Top 10 list now includes Kill Bill II | I just watched Kill Bill II for the third time , and am now convinced it belongs in my personal Top 10 list of all time favorite movies . Now to put that into perspective , the list also includes Casablanca , On The Waterfront , To Kill a Mockingbird and The Day The Earth Stood Still . I'm not much for the crop of curr... |
367,931 | 2,707,735 | 57,012 | 10 | Gentlemen , you can't fight in here , this is the War Room . | This film is quite literally a blast , with no pun intended . The Cold War paranoia of the Fifties and Sixties is personified in the character of General Buck Turgidson ( George C . Scott ) , and will resonate with anyone who grew up during that time , especially if you had to go through those ' duck and cover ' air ra... |
367,921 | 2,707,735 | 80,684 | 10 | No ! Try not . Do . Or do not . There is no try . | The summary line is one of my favorite movie quotes of all time because it embodies a philosophy and a discipline . Whenever I hear someone say ' I'll try ' , I already know it's a cop out with no intention of getting involved with the task in question . Had George Lucas ' tried ' to make the movie , it would never hav... |
367,922 | 2,707,735 | 76,759 | 10 | May the Force be with you . | I couldn't let the thirtieth anniversary season of " Star Wars " slip by without a commemorative viewing today to remind me of the start of this hugely successful franchise . Though it's not one of my own personal Top Ten films of all time , I can understand how so many fans come to see it that way . At the time it was... |
367,597 | 2,707,735 | 24,216 | 10 | It was beauty killed the beast . | There are a handful of movies , my favorites , that I watch annually - the original " King Kong " is one of them . My timing this year is appropriately planned , the Peter Jackson remake is just a few weeks away . Generally , it's almost impossible to surpass the original of any title , but I'll keep an open mind . In ... |
368,398 | 2,707,735 | 43,014 | 10 | No one ever leaves the Star , that's what makes one a Star . | Watching the film I felt a little bit like William Holden , a bit out of place but fascinated by the intrigue and insanity of it all . There can be no doubt that the movie is one of the best of all time , it's stars feed off each other in a macabre dance , best exemplified by the makeshift New Year's Eve Party . Norma ... |
368,018 | 2,707,735 | 375,679 | 10 | One of us lost our frame of reference and I'm gonna go look for it . | Frame of reference is an important part of the experience when it comes to viewing " Crash " . While difficult to separate ones own " self " from race and ethnic considerations , the power of the film directs us to challenge our preconceptions about others of different backgrounds . Though the movie relies on more than... |
367,682 | 2,707,735 | 498,380 | 10 | Do not expect to return home alive . | I'm trying hard to recall the war movies I've seen that offer a balance between the humanity and atrocity of two opposing sides the way " Letters From Iwo Jima " does , and I can't think of one . That is where the film excels , and if one has trouble calling it an anti-war movie , at least it's a pro-life one . The fil... |
368,322 | 2,707,735 | 64,115 | 10 | Who are those guys ? | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is in my all time top ten movies , and has been for quite awhile . At the same time , I can't say that it's my favorite Western , as the film almost transcends the genre to become the quintessential buddy movie . In their respective roles as Butch and The Kid , Paul Newman and Rober... |
368,325 | 2,707,735 | 100,150 | 10 | Nobody knows anybody , not that well . | I have to admit it took three viewings of " Miller's Crossing " to fully understand the nuance involved in the development and relationship of the characters , and just what Tom Reagan ( Gabriel Byrne ) was doing to juggle the precarious balance between life and death in the middle of a mob war . Even then I made liber... |
368,557 | 2,707,735 | 443,680 | 10 | And the omens promised bad luck , which moated and dungeoned him . | What's incomprehensible to me is why this film didn't gain any traction during it's initial theatrical run . I couldn't even a locate a theater within fifty miles that was showing it and had to wait until this week to get my hands on a library copy . Which points to another problem - I never even saw this picture come ... |
368,005 | 2,707,735 | 73,486 | 10 | . . . ahh , Juicyfruit . | Though it may not rigidly adhere to the novel , " One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest " is still a riveting story , moved along powerfully by the roiling battle of the minds between it's principals , Randle P . McMurphy ( Jack Nicholson ) and Nurse Ratched ( Louise Fletcher ) . When I was much younger I often found myself ... |
367,976 | 2,707,735 | 42,531 | 10 | I just want to be somewhere , don't you understand ? | I've seen this Western a couple of times before , but today I really watched it . It's surprising to me that it's not mentioned in the same breath as " High Noon " and " Shane " as icons of the genre . Gregory Peck delivers a solid and respectable portrayal of a gunslinger willing to give up his weapons if only time an... |
367,591 | 2,707,735 | 33,870 | 10 | I can tell you a thousand tales of the men and women who have hunted this evil bird . | Casablanca may have the most quoted lines in film history , but " The Maltese Falcon " , pound for pound , or I should say scene for scene , has the snappiest banter and greatest one liners of any film I've ever viewed . Most of them come from private detective Sam Spade ( Humphrey Bogart ) , and the tighter the fix ... |
367,925 | 2,707,735 | 44,706 | 10 | People gotta talk themselves inta law and order before they do anything about it . . . | High Noon has always been one of my favorite Westerns , heck , it's one of my favorite films altogether . The theme music stays with me for days after each viewing , not such a bad thing , though my humming does grate on the rest of the family . My unofficial count after today's viewing caught eight instances of the ... |
367,637 | 2,707,735 | 348,914 | 10 | A hell of a place to make your fortune | First off , the Western is my favorite film genre , however " Deadwood " transcends that genre so completely that it seems like a new one altogether . If you can , try to get your hands on the Season I DVD set with the special features disc . I was surprised to learn that many of the main and supporting characters beyo... |
367,700 | 2,707,735 | 469,494 | 10 | I've built up my hatreds over the years , little by little . | The first hint of Daniel Plainview's unheralded villainy comes when he snubs Preacher Eli Sunday's request to perform a blessing upon the strike of the local oil well . You already have a sense of it as Plainview plies the unsophisticated rubes with a pittance compared to the value of their underground wealth . Those s... |
368,427 | 2,707,735 | 381,849 | 10 | You done it Pa , you done it . . . | Utilizing the core story from the 1957 movie of the same name , James Mangold crafts a masterfully tense psychological Western that convinces this viewer that the genre isn't dead by a long shot . " 3 : 10 To Yuma " is one of those rare re-makes that surpasses the original by building on the themes presented there , wh... |
367,811 | 2,707,735 | 67,328 | 10 | Just remember , beautiful , everything gets old if you do it often enough . | It would have been impossible back in 1971 to predict which of the film's actors would have gone on to bigger and better things . As it was , this was my first look back then at folks like Timothy Bottoms , Jeff Bridges , and Cybil Shepherd . Tell me now , who didn't immediately fall head over heels for Shepherd after ... |
368,123 | 2,707,735 | 121,766 | 10 | Revenge is a dish best served cold . | And so , the Star Wars saga comes full circle , with the final pieces of the intergalactic puzzle falling into place . Of course we knew the major elements about to be revealed , but to see it done so effectively is a tribute to the epic story telling genius of creator George Lucas . I recall the controversy about the ... |
367,636 | 2,707,735 | 73,195 | 10 | You're gonna need a bigger boat . | Roy Scheider ad-libbed the ' bigger boat ' line , and as sometimes happens , it became a classic . I just viewed the film once again in it's entirety , one of the few times I've done so since it's original release . It holds up amazingly well , and retains all the thrill and horror that it did during the summer you wer... |
367,737 | 2,707,735 | 82,096 | 10 | Now it all turns psychological , gentlemen , | The more films I view , the harder it is to dole out a rating of ' 10 ' , and I've never been liberal about it anyway . With " Das Boot " , I have no such reservations . Here's a film that takes all your preconceived notions about Nazi villains and stands them on their head , by portraying a World War II submarine crew... |
368,429 | 2,707,735 | 105,695 | 10 | I ain't like that anymore , Kid . | There's a compelling scene in the movie where the scarred whore Delilah ( Anna Levine ) offers William Munny ( Clint Eastwood ) a ' free one ' , not from herself , but from one of the other girls . Munny's response has to do with the scars they both carry as a burden in their lives . For one brief moment , Delilah take... |
368,101 | 2,707,735 | 34,583 | 10 | Everybody comes to Rick's . | Casablanca has been my favorite movie for the past thirty years , and each annual viewing further cements that standing . For me , it's the perfect film , with perfect characters , locales , action , romance and dialog . In fact , it is the most quoted movie ever , including a line that was never even uttered ( Play ... |
368,086 | 2,707,735 | 30,993 | 10 | Ah , ah , ah , now there your are , you've got to stop thinking in terms of fortune . | Nearly forty years ago , I had the role of Kolenkhov in my high school's presentation of " You Can't Take It With You " , and it took all that time to get around to seeing the Oscar winning film today . Watching it brought back some great memories , along with a question . How is it that this film hasn't achieved the t... |
368,215 | 2,707,735 | 319,969 | 10 | Well Ben Hawkins , how would you like a career in show business ? | When I was a kid growing up in the 1950's , an annual tradition with my father was taking the family to the local county fair . Right off the main runway next to the Sportsmen's Show , there was a montage of banners that promoted the various curiosities and dare I say it , freaks , that were to be found within . I don'... |
367,803 | 2,707,735 | 68,699 | 10 | Well it's what people know about themselves inside that makes ' em afraid . | I'm perfectly willing to allow Clint Eastwood his pronouncement of ambiguity regarding the character of ' The Stranger ' , and have read with interest the many opinions offered in the reviews and threads on this site . I've seen the movie at least a half dozen times over the years , but today it was with the express in... |
368,088 | 2,707,735 | 316,356 | 10 | Most times a man will tell you his bad intentions if you listen , let yourself hear . | I hadn't realized what a consummate actor Robert Duvall was until " Open Range " . When his character is on screen , one gets the impression that it's really Boss Spearman on display , a cantankerous trail boss with a lifetime's worth of defining right and wrong . His world view is based on honesty and integrity , and ... |
367,930 | 2,707,735 | 108,052 | 10 | The list is an absolute good , the list is life . . . | Probably the most powerful and important film one can watch in this or any lifetime . The Nazi atrocity is presented in stark images of horror beyond comprehension and even the power of one's own imagination . The scene that brought that all home to me was the one in which the young Jewish boy made his way down into th... |
368,318 | 2,707,735 | 99,348 | 10 | We've come far , you and me . | It seems that films that achieve both critical and financial success , directed by successful actors will always gain their share of controversy . Mel Gibson's " Temptation of the Christ " comes to mind as a recent example , as well as Kevin Costner's " Dances With Wolves " . The critics may have their say , but Costne... |
367,771 | 2,707,735 | 350,258 | 10 | I'm gonna make it do what it do , baby . . . Yeah ! | Ray is a triumphant , inspiring , yet unflinching glimpse into the life of Ray Charles Robinson , a brilliant song writer and musician for over fifty years until his recent passing prior to this movie's release . Ray , whose professional name became Charles in deference to boxer Sugar Ray Robinson , rode a tumultuous... |
568,443 | 2,721,657 | 372,803 | 3 | Fame ! Ain't it a Drag | ( Spoilers ) Redicules and bumbling film that wouldn't even be good , or bad , enough to make the famous Bad Movie TV show " Mystery Sicence Theater 3000 " . The movie is about this rock group the Take Ten , even though there's only five members in it , who's suddenly out it's lead singer Gordo , Greg Chipes , and is d... |
568,043 | 2,721,657 | 75,845 | 3 | What's Going On ? | ( Slight Spoilers ) Running neck and neck with the ridicules " Exorcist II : the Hieratic " as the worst movie of 1977 " The Chiorboys " is about the most off-the-wall cop movie ever made that was so bad that even the book's author Joseph Wambaugh , that the movie is based on , disowned it never wanting to be mentioned... |
568,456 | 2,721,657 | 72,156 | 3 | White meat or dark ? | A film so awful that even the biggest bad movie lovers would run for their lives as soon as they see the opening credits . " Shrike of the Mutilated " is so badly edited and acted it's a wonder that it ever would have made it to the silver screen to be seen by the paying public even in a place like the Qattara Depressi... |
568,188 | 2,721,657 | 51,064 | 3 | It ' ll take more then one monkey to stop this show | Outrageous teen / horror movie about a bunch of young people kidnapped by this gang of spies led by a Dr . Myra and her obedient zombie slave Ivan on an island off the US coast . Dr . Myra is working on this serum together with her two hoods Wrof & Brandt to put into the US water system and make everyone in America bec... |
568,740 | 2,721,657 | 57,062 | 3 | I gotta wash my hands he's splattered all over them ! | SOME SPOILERS The only why you can make any sense of " Five Minutes to Love " is look upon it as some kind of metaphor to the the late 1950's and early 1960's " Beat " as well as " I'll do whatever I wan't " generation with Harry's junkyard as being the center of the Universe in the movie . Harry runs this junkyard tog... |
568,811 | 2,721,657 | 67,934 | 3 | Spider in the Ointment | SPOILERS Almost incomprehensible horror movie that goes into so much detail about this crazy mad scientist and his equally nutty daughter that you get lost in just what it's supposed to be about in the first place . We see at the start of the movie in a dream-like sequence Paul and Anna skinny dipping in a lake and the... |
568,941 | 2,721,657 | 60,666 | 3 | Had to struggle to stay awake watching this movie | SPOILERS Embarrassingly bad movie about a lost couple , Michael & Margaret , and their little girl Debbie ending up in this creepy house with an even creepier care-taker Torgo . Torgo to his credit told the couple to stay away from the house because his Master don't want anyone there . But Michael and Margaret just ign... |
568,305 | 2,721,657 | 36,164 | 3 | Schweinhunt ! Take him out and Shoot Him ! | SOME SPOILERS Called into the the office of the Moscow Bureau of Counter Espionage Vera Marocve , code name Miss V , is told by Commissar Krotov that he has a secret assignment for her behind the lines in Nazi occupied Paris . It turns out that the top Nazi spy Greta Hiller has been killed by the French Resistance and ... |
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