Here’s the list of movies I saw in the theatre that I thought were pretty decent when I first saw them. These are 4 star films because I don’t think I dole out 5 stars all too often and none this year. Click the links to read my thoughts.
I Am Legend
Blade Runner: Final Cut
Michael Clayton
The Kingdom
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Ratatouille
Knocked Up
Waitress
Hot Fuzz
Volver
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That’s a lot of nonsense.
This is a list of those other bloggers who have decided to write something for Barbara Stanwyck’s 100th birthday. By all means not the most definitive, but the ones that I have read for today.
The Self Styled Siren
The Shamus. This may disappear quickly.
Another Old Movie Blog
Coffee, coffee, and more coffee does a review of Roustabout (The title of this blog is perfect for Marge)
The Shiela Variations
Spout Blog
If you come across anymore, feel free to post them in the comments.
If you haven’t seen any of Miss Stanwyck’s films, I again ask you to check out TCM who are celebrating her birthday today with 24 hours of her films. But if you’re like me stuck at work, here’s my list of 5 favorite Barbara Stanwyck films. I liked these the most.
The Lady Eve. I find this to be her best. She’s alluring and conniving, sexy and devious, witty and charming. She received an Academy nomination the same year for Ball of Fire, but it should’ve been for this role.
Meet John Doe. A lesser Frank Capra film, but still it had Miss Stanwyck. Even with the corn that Capra dishes, Stanwyck brings the joy out. This film was released in the same year as The Lady Eve and Ball of Fire (1941). It may not be as superb as those two, it sure has a moving performance from her.
Forty Guns. Miss Stanwyck in Samuel Fuller film. ‘Nuff said. The song written about her character nails it, “She’s a high riding woman with a whip.”
Sorry, Wrong Number. Barbara as a helpless victim? She’s not convincing, but she did garner her last Academy nomination for this role. Charged with playing a dubious hypochondriac she does show in the flashbacks why she’s such a dangerous woman.
Walk on the Wildside. One of her last roles on the big screen. She’s a New Orleans madam with a wicked crush on one of her girls. She’s villainous reminding us of her femme fatale role as Phyllis Diethrichson, and also reminding us why she’s wickedly bad.
Honorable mentions: Ball of Fire. Double Indemnity. Stella Dallas. Baby Face.
Here’s the list of AFI’s 100 movies of 100 years. I’ve counted mine and seen 51% of the movies on the list. I probably seem to have seen at least another 10 more, but I don’t count those.
1. Citizen Kane (1941) (1)
2. The Godfather (1972) (3)
3. Casablanca (1942) (2)
4. Raging Bull (1980)(24)
5. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)(10)
6. Gone With the Wind (1939)(4)
7. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)(5)
8. Schindler’s List (1993)(9)
9. Vertigo (1958)(61)
10. The Wizard of Oz (1939) (6)
11. City Lights (1931)(76)
12. The Searchers (1956)(96)
13. Star Wars (1977)(15)
14. Psycho (1960)(18)
15. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)(22)
16. Sunset Boulevard (1950)(12)
17. The Graduate (1967)(7)
18. The General (1927)
19. On the Waterfront (1954)(8)
20. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)(11)
21. Chinatown (1974)(19)
22. Some Like It Hot (1959)(14)
23. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)(21)
24. E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)(25)
25. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)(34)
26. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)(29)
27. High Noon (1952)(33)
28. All About Eve (1950)(16)
29. Double Indemnity (1944)(38)
30. Apocalypse Now (1979)(28)
31. The Maltese Falcon (1941)(23)
32. The Godfather Part II (1974)(32)
33. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)(20)
34. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)(49)
35. Annie Hall (1977)(31)
36. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)(13)
37. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)(37)
38. Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)(30)
39. Dr. Strangelove (1964) (26)
40. The Sound of Music (1965)(55)
41. King Kong (1933)(43)
42. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) (27)
43. Midnight Cowboy (1969)(36)
44. The Philadelphia Story (1940) (51)
45. Shane (1953)(69)
46. It Happened One Night (1934) (35)
47. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)(45)
48. Rear Window (1954) (42)
49. Intolerance (1916)
50. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
51. West Side Story (1961)(41)
52. Taxi Driver (1976) (47)
53. The Deer Hunter (1978)(79)
54. MASH (1970) (56)
55. North by Northwest (1959) (40)
56. Jaws (1975) (48)
57. Rocky (1976) (78)
58. The Gold Rush (1925) (74)
59. Nashville (1975)
60. Duck Soup (1933) (85)
61. Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
62. American Graffiti (1973)(77)
63. Cabaret (1972)
64. Network (1976) (66)
65. The African Queen (1951) (17)
66. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (60)
67. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
68. Unforgiven (1992)(98)
69. Tootsie (1982) (62)
70. A Clockwork Orange (1971) (46)
71. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
72. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
73. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)(50)
74. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)(65)
75. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
76. Forrest Gump (1994)(71)
77. All the President’s Men (1976)
78. Modern Times (1936) (81)
79. The Wild Bunch (1969) (80)
80. The Apartment (1960)(93)
81. Spartacus (1960)
82. Sunrise (1927)
83. Titanic (1997)
84. Easy Rider (1969) (88)
85. A Night at the Opera (1935)
86. Platoon (1986) (83)
87. 12 Angry Men (1957)
88. Bringing Up Baby (1938) (97)
89. The Sixth Sense (1999)
90. Swing Time (1936)
91. Sophie’s Choice (1982)
92. GoodFellas (1990) (94)
93. The French Connection (1971) (70)
94. Pulp Fiction (1994) (95)
95. The Last Picture Show (1971)
96. Do the Right Thing (1989) (2nd review)
97. Blade Runner (1982)
98. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) (100)
99. Toy Story (1995)
100. Ben-Hur (1959) (72)
Margeaux posted some movie going survey on her site. It looks more like something sent via email. It’s a challenge to see if you have seen the most movies. I’ve seen plenty lately. Especially in the theatres. She scored 112. I know I can beat that.
Here’s the opening stuff.
SUPPOSEDLY if you’ve seen over 85 movies, you have no life. Mark the ones you’ve seen.
There are 170 movies on this list. Put your score in header and repost:
(x) Nacho Libre
(x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
(x) Pirates of the caribbean 2
() Orange County
() The Green Mile
(x) Willy Wonka and the Chocolate
Factory
() Neverending Story
() Blazing Saddles
(x) Airplane!
(x) Red Eye
() Stick It
() Shes the Man
() 8 MileTotal : 7
That didn’t start out so good. 7 of 13. That’ll mean I’ll get the 85 point. Darn.
(x) The Princess Bride
() SNL’s The Best of Will Ferrell
(x) Napoleon Dynamite
() Fun With Dick and Jane
() Saw
() Saw II
(x) White Noise
() White Oleander
() Anger Management
() 50 First Dates
() The Princess Diaries
() The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
() Legally Blonde
(x) Legally Blonde 2Total: 3
Yikes! Doing worse! Who made this list up. That will farrell one seems to be a DVD of the best of SNL. Come on. I won’t even rent that shit. This is bogus.
(x) Scream
(x) Scream 2
(x) Scary Movie
() Scary Movie 2
() Scary Movie 3
() Scary Movie 4
(x) American Pie
(x) American Pie 2
() American Wedding
() American Pie Band CampTotal: 4
(x) Harry Potter
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
(x) Resident Evil 1
() Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
() Cinderella Man
(x) The Village
() Lilo & StitchTotal : 7
(x) Finding Nemo
() Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
(x) The Grinch
(x) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
() White Chicks
() Little Manhattan
(x) 13 Going on 30
(x) I, Robot
() RobotsTotal : 7
(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
(x) Universal Soldier
(x) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(x) Along Came Polly
(x) Deep Impact
() KingPin
(x) Meet The Parents
(x) Meet the Fockers
() Eight Crazy Nights
() Joe Dirt
(x) King Kong(2005)Total : 8
(x) Alice in Wonderland
(x) The Terminal
() The Lizzie McGuire Movie
() Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
() Dumber & Dumberer
() Final Destination
() Final Destination 2
() Final Destination 3
(x) Halloween
() The Ring
() The Ring 2
() Surviving X-MAS
() Flubber
(x) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
(x) Practical Magic
(x) Chicago
() Ghost Ship
() From Hell
(x) Hellboy
(x) Secret Window
() I Am Sam
() the whole nine yards
() The Whole Ten YardsTotal : 9
(x) The Day After Tomorrow
() Child’s Play
() Seed of Chucky
() Bride of Chucky
(x) 10 Things I Hate About You
() Just Married
(x) Gothika
(x) Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
(x) Remember the Titans
() Coach Carter
(x) The Grudge
(x) The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
() Son Of The MaskTotal : 9
(x) Bad Boys 2
() Joy Ride
(x) Lucky Number Seven
(x) Ocean’s Eleven
(x) Ocean’s Twelve
() Identity
() Lone Star
(x) Bedazzled
(x) Predator I
(x) Predator II
() Superstar
(x) Ice Age
() Ice age 2 The MeltdownTotal : 8
(x) Independence Day
(x) Cujo
(x) A Bronx Tale
(x) Darkness
(x) ET
(x) Children of the Corn
() My Boss’ Daughter
() Maid in Manhattan
(x) Monsters Inc.
(x) Rush Hour
(x) Rush Hour 2
() Best Bet
() How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(x) She’s All That
() Calendar Girls
(x) Sideways
(x) Mars Attacks
(x) Event Horizon
() Ever After
(x) Forrest Gump
(x) Big Trouble in Little China
(x) The Terminator
(x) The Terminator 2
() The Terminator 3Total : 17
(X) X-Men
(X) X-Men 2
(X) X-Men 3
(X) Spider-Man
(X) Spider-Man 2
(x) Sky High
() Jeepers Creepers
() Jeepers Creepers 2
(x) Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Others
(X) Freaky Friday
(x) Reign of fire
(X) Cruel Intentions
() Cruel Intentions 2
() Cruel Intentions 3
() The Hot Chick
() Shrek
() Shrek 2Total : 11
() Swimfan
() Miracle
(x) Old School
() K-Paxx
(x) Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
() A Walk To Remember
() Boogeyman
(x) The 40-year-old-virgin
() The Hills Have Eyes
() The Man in the MoonTotal: 5
I scored 96! I know I’ve seen more movies. Who made that one up?
I’m going to start to stress out. Maybe I shouldn’t have sat on my ass for the last month. I should’ve done some Christmas shopping and finished up my paper.
1 Get car to shop
2 Study for Spec. and Recs.
3 Finish final course paper for Software Arch.
4 Study for Software Arch.
5 Ironing
6 Christmas shopping
I need some type of medication. Calgon, take me away!
This year sucked in movies. Or I have become more cynical when watching the shite in the theaters. Honestly, it is a combination of the two.
Hollywood has become more conservative in their approach to making movies. They need to make an impact with the “boffo b.o.” of the opening week. They mistakenly believe that this is where they can make their money, therefore they’re producing more movies that attempt to do that. They pay their actors exorbitant fee. They splash flashy CG on the screen. They plumb the depths of the lowest common denominator. Yet, they forget to tell their stories well. I believe the old adage that says there are only four typical story plotlines, therefore it’s imperative that the film-makers be judicious in how they unfold their story onscreen. I think Hollywood forgets that too often.
Indy films are not any better. They have mimicked their more prosperous competitor and lost their.
When will the magic return to cinema?
These are the films I believe to be the best I saw this year.
4 stars
That’s it. The others were mediocre — some fun and a pleasure to watch while others were not bad, but not good as well. Then I saw plenty of other junk. That is for another post…
Not only is it the season for gift lists, but it is also the time of year that people break out there “best of” lists. Here at BrowserMetrics, we aim to be like the rest of the sheep. So without further ado, here’s the first of what should be many lists (I do have to fill 31 days of posts).
According to my Netflix queue, as of today, these are my top rated DVDs this year. Of course I only started renting from them this year. Most of the good DVDs will have inspired a post on this site, so you could read my review. I hope you place some of these on your Netflix queue to enjoy.
5 stars
4 stars
Since it is the Holiday Season, and friends and relatives don’t know how to shop for me, here’s my wish list. These items would be nice to have. If you did take my advice for shopping, you’ll notice that these things are related to activities like doing.
Oakley Half Jacket Lenses. For riding, I’ve been looking to get a pair of the yellow or persimmon for the low light levels of the winter.
Carbon Water Bottle Cages. I’m bulking out this winter so my bike needs to be lighter.
TV on DVD. I’m currently have almost the full collection of these television series. I’m short by a few seasons as listed. Futurama (3,4,5). The X-Files (7,8,9). Northern Exposure (4,5), The Simpsons (7,8,9).
I don’t like to play video games anymore, but I do like Chess Master 10000 or whatever it’s called nowadays.
Books. I’m collecting the Peanuts which I’ve gotten the first two books.
Peace On Earth. Goodwill to men. Amazon probably doesn’t have this.
Clothes for cycling? I’m a 42 regular which is large for US, but may not be for other countries. A new team jersey would be cool.
