tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post3798734456501749443..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Social ClimbingSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-39076635305334042572015-01-08T13:25:14.938-06:002015-01-08T13:25:14.938-06:00It may not be the most central element--I think it...It may not be the most central element--I think it's a core element certainly--but when I do double features, I like to have some connective tissue between them.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-68736127560589861392015-01-07T03:20:56.606-06:002015-01-07T03:20:56.606-06:00I know that the title implies it, but I am not sur...I know that the title implies it, but I am not sure the core theme of A Place in the Sun has much to do with the social element. Certainly I find it a lot more interesting that George Eastman is presented as a likable guy who do wrong things. We as audience are asked to judge him and it is bloody difficult.<br />TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-82850329172047465262011-11-09T08:08:02.583-06:002011-11-09T08:08:02.583-06:00I've seen a few of these, and I just picked up...I've seen a few of these, and I just picked up <i>Cinema Paradiso</i> from the library (again). Maybe this time I'll get through it.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-76482530484880101392011-11-08T14:11:10.712-06:002011-11-08T14:11:10.712-06:00I went through your list of unseen movies. I'...I went through your list of unseen movies. I've seen about 140 of them. I picked from them to give you a few categories (see at bottom.)<br /><br />Update - it won't let me post the list of what I've seen in the comment because it is too many characters. I can email it to you, if you want to see what I was picking among for the following categories:<br /><br /><br />The best of the best:<br /><br />0057. City Lights (1931)<br />0327. Paths of Glory (1957)<br />0388. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)<br />0479. Once Upon a Time in the West (C'era una Volta il West) (1968)<br />0781. Cinema Paradiso (Nuevo Cinema Paradiso) (1988)<br />0803. My Left Foot (1989)<br />0871. Hoop Dreams (1994)<br />1003. City of God (Cidade de Deus) (2002)<br />1006. Adaptation (2002)<br />1069. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)<br /><br />The most fun:<br /><br />0096. Swing Time (1936)<br />0118. Bringing Up Baby (1938)<br />0271. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)<br />0769. Moonstruck (1987)<br />0775. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios) (1988)<br />0820. Pretty Woman (1990)<br />0874. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)<br />0892. Babe (1995)<br />0897. Clueless (1995)<br />0940. Run Lola Run (Lola Rennt) (1998)<br />0948. There's Something About Mary (1998)<br />1007. Chicago (2002)<br /><br />The most depressing:<br /><br />0282. Sansho the Baliff (Sansho Dayu) (1954)<br />0787. Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no Haka) (1988)<br />0943. Happiness (1998)<br /><br />I have reviewed on my blog:<br /><br />0031. Sunrise (1927)<br />0086. It Happened One Night (1934)<br />0758. Wings of Desire (Der Himmel Uber Berlin) (1987)<br />0962. American Beauty (1999)<br />1089. True Grit (2010)Chiphttp://tipsfromchip.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-28931343857217221072011-11-05T23:51:48.228-05:002011-11-05T23:51:48.228-05:00That...is a damn good idea. I should do that.
The...That...is a damn good idea. I should do that.<br /><br />There are probably 80-90 that I haven't yet rewatched but have seen at least once on the list. Both <i>The Seven Samurai</i> and <i>The Princess Bride</i> are on that list. <br /><br />I don't generally need mental vacations from films I don't like as much. What I find I need a break from now and then is either a bunch of really depressing films right in a row or a bunch of really long films right in a row.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-78163703075495127982011-11-05T21:16:05.197-05:002011-11-05T21:16:05.197-05:00My apologies for posting this here. I tried posti...My apologies for posting this here. I tried posting it as a comment on your lists blog, but was unable to do so.<br /><br />I've got a copy of the 1001 Movies book, but it only goes up to movies made in 2002. I've tracked the ones I've seen, which is somewhere in the 400s, but I've never made a concerted effort like you are doing.<br /><br />I was going down through your list and I started seeing some movies that I have seen and I was going to give you the five I would most recommend to see next, but then I saw more and more where I realized you HAD to have seen them, just not written a review for them yet.<br /><br />Have you given any thought to placing an asterisk or some other indicator that shows which unreviewed movies on this list you have already seen?<br /><br />I know you plan to see them all anyway, but if you have a run of movies that you don't care for that much, it might be good to have a few that others recommend as being stellar.<br /><br />I can't help but mention Seven Samurai among classic films (I just reviewed it on my blog - no spoilers) and The Princess Bride for fun films.Chiphttp://tipsfromchip.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-88309371241301002942011-11-05T16:26:56.254-05:002011-11-05T16:26:56.254-05:00It's worth seeing. Don't be surprised if i...It's worth seeing. Don't be surprised if it feels longer than it is--in a good way.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-21939378783638316652011-11-05T11:43:18.653-05:002011-11-05T11:43:18.653-05:00Nice review of The Social Network. I am going to ...Nice review of The Social Network. I am going to have to break down and check that out one of these days.3guys1moviehttp://3guys1movie.comnoreply@blogger.com