tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post9113960708486509170..comments2024-03-29T02:43:11.575-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Your 'Best Picture" AwardJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-147579444197577422018-03-06T15:01:05.599-05:002018-03-06T15:01:05.599-05:00Gigi, it is the best Star Trek movie that isn'...Gigi, it is the best Star Trek movie that isn't a Star Trek movie!Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69340168200982402412018-03-06T14:59:18.172-05:002018-03-06T14:59:18.172-05:00Ingrid, I saw Serenity on the big screen as well. ...Ingrid, I saw Serenity on the big screen as well. <br /><br />I wish I could get to one of the Can't Stop The Serenity events they do across the country each year to raise money for Equality Now and local charities. The area Browncoats rent out a theater (usually Boston here) and show the movie on the big screen.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11523131018287331152018-03-06T13:09:37.729-05:002018-03-06T13:09:37.729-05:00My Best Pictures ever would be Auntie Mame with Ro...My Best Pictures ever would be Auntie Mame with Rosaline Russell and Desk Set with Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy -- I have watched them so many times, and they never get old ~Celia Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02138257308552361041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78970656088865191332018-03-06T10:23:42.439-05:002018-03-06T10:23:42.439-05:00Coming late to the discussion. So many great movie...Coming late to the discussion. So many great movies. If you've never seen Persuasion, it's one of my favorite all time movies. As for Get Out, I saw it before I knew the buzz and I thought it was a silly mix-up of serious and "horror." Yes, there were some "social awareness" scenes, but most of it didn't work for me.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478393430722574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44956921665664247552018-03-05T23:09:21.572-05:002018-03-05T23:09:21.572-05:00I did. I didn't seem to be as thrilled with i...I did. I didn't seem to be as thrilled with it as everyone else. Part of that might have been everything my family has been going through in the last six months. And I thought it was very dark for a kid's movie.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62606481646978383432018-03-05T21:51:43.454-05:002018-03-05T21:51:43.454-05:00Love Galaxy Quest! Perfect fan fiction in every w...Love Galaxy Quest! Perfect fan fiction in every way, on every level.Gigi Norwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495357787099352860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39930601787344735112018-03-05T21:09:40.151-05:002018-03-05T21:09:40.151-05:00Jay, I'm just fascinated by the way Marvel all...Jay, I'm just fascinated by the way Marvel allows their characters to grow and change as they deal with the big stuff that happens in each movie. I liked the first Cap movie because it was a fun WWII action flick, but also because they took a character who had become a cliche for gung-ho Americanism and turned him into a fascinating guy who was relatable, and not often in a happy place in his life. Of course, with the ending, they gave him some REAL issues to cope with. But you're right that Cap 2 was a dang-near-perfect political thriller. Marvel does some really good stuff if you're into superheroes.Gigi Norwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495357787099352860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82758249735033200922018-03-05T21:01:53.864-05:002018-03-05T21:01:53.864-05:00I saw Serenity on the big screen, too!
Hank, Roma...I saw Serenity on the big screen, too!<br /><br />Hank, Romancing the Stone was a breakthrough screenplay because it was a romantic adventure written by a woman, with a strong female lead, in the years before Thelma and Louise. The screenplay kicked around for years before any studio would take a chance on it. Gigi Norwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495357787099352860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91669665735936978512018-03-05T20:25:22.333-05:002018-03-05T20:25:22.333-05:00Ingrid, I didn’t find it all that scary so much as...Ingrid, I didn’t find it all that scary so much as horrifying. The treatment of the African American experience showed me yet again what racists so many white folks are. Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16321409691779389672018-03-05T19:03:14.684-05:002018-03-05T19:03:14.684-05:00Totally! I proudly saw "Serenity" in th...Totally! I proudly saw "Serenity" in the theater on the big screen!Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4480844324146888202018-03-05T18:39:56.357-05:002018-03-05T18:39:56.357-05:00Debs, I completely agree with you about the value ...Debs, I completely agree with you about the value of seeing Dunkirk before Darkest Hour. I felt exactly the same way. And I had read so much about Dunkirk through the years that the movie really made the whole thing come alive for me.<br /><br />And that reminds me of another movie that won "Best Movie" at the Oscars and also featured Dunkirk. We've been recording lots of 31 Days of Oscar on TCM and we watched Mrs. Miniver (for at least the 30th time) a few days ago. You don't actually see Dunkirk, but you feel the effect, for sure. It doesn't matter how many times I watch that movie, I pretty much weep through the final 2/3.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178237041163360212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42240197810799226562018-03-05T16:46:54.022-05:002018-03-05T16:46:54.022-05:00My taste is too eclectic to pick only one...but I ...My taste is too eclectic to pick only one...but I could watch The Way We Were over and iver...also Schindler's List, Romamcing The Stone, Rear Window, The Man Who Knew Too Much and The Shining...oh too many. Don't think I would rewatch any of this year's crop. Haven't seen Get Out...is it too "horror" filled?Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14903864302352276426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63869132710232857702018-03-05T16:29:03.149-05:002018-03-05T16:29:03.149-05:00Ingrid, yes there was that. And the act that Franc...Ingrid, yes there was that. And the act that Frances McDormand's character took late in the movie really ticked me off. As the son of a cop, there's just no way I can stomach that.<br /><br />By the way, when Rockwell won the Oscar last night I couldn't help myself and tweeted out that "Guy Fleegman" had just won an Oscar.<br /><br />That was his character in the sublimely awesome sci-fi comedy flick Galaxy Quest!Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-92037957874764903132018-03-05T16:25:52.134-05:002018-03-05T16:25:52.134-05:00Jay *Squeals in Excited Glee!*
I do a rewatch eve...Jay *Squeals in Excited Glee!*<br /><br />I do a rewatch every year and if I can get to area conventions when they have Firefly guests, I go. <br /><br />It is so awesome that you are a member of the Browncoats! :DJay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23523503589930156402018-03-05T16:07:53.470-05:002018-03-05T16:07:53.470-05:00I love "Firefly," Jay! I was so disappo...I love "Firefly," Jay! I was so disappointed when they cancelled it!Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41866704162954956392018-03-05T16:07:07.546-05:002018-03-05T16:07:07.546-05:00Ann, I didn't see Get Out until it came to HBO...Ann, I didn't see Get Out until it came to HBO, and I was so pleasantly surprised to love it. I'll watch it again, too. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1341677296152451782018-03-05T16:05:51.287-05:002018-03-05T16:05:51.287-05:00How scary is "Get Out," Ann? I really w...How scary is "Get Out," Ann? I really want to see it, but I'm a big scaredy cat.<br />Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37969502218239824182018-03-05T16:05:02.158-05:002018-03-05T16:05:02.158-05:00I haven't seen "Sliding Doors" since...I haven't seen "Sliding Doors" since it first came out, Kathy. Sounds like it's time to watch it again!Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78632160956455847242018-03-05T15:53:00.871-05:002018-03-05T15:53:00.871-05:00Schindler's List, no contest for me. And I tho...Schindler's List, no contest for me. And I thought Three Billboards was brilliant. I don’t get The Shape Of Water, and we both were glad we didn’t trek out to a movie to see it. Also, Get Out is one I’ll see again. A couple of weeks ago I happened across Abacus: Too Big to Jail. Brilliant. Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66136198207134841022018-03-05T15:43:50.570-05:002018-03-05T15:43:50.570-05:00Best Hitchcock movie is Vertigo imhoBest Hitchcock movie is Vertigo imhoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67132920927407936332018-03-05T15:05:58.851-05:002018-03-05T15:05:58.851-05:00Instead of "Best" it's really "...Instead of "Best" it's really "Favorite". INDIANA ONES (the first one), STAR WARS (the first one), LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (saw it at Grumman's Chinese, with an intermission), CASABLANCA (perhaps my top pick).Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31799125065950988982018-03-05T14:36:56.666-05:002018-03-05T14:36:56.666-05:00Oh Kait, Shenandoah was such an epic, amazing movi...Oh Kait, Shenandoah was such an epic, amazing movie. I must have been fairly young when I watched it for the first time, but it was such a great story. Jimmy Stewart and the young Katherine Ross. Such a sad tale, but an excellent Civil War story.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46428618891842205732018-03-05T14:31:08.348-05:002018-03-05T14:31:08.348-05:00I just realized I didn't mention one of my fav...I just realized I didn't mention one of my favorites that I could watch over and over, Love Actually. Bill Nighy is one of my favorite actors, and so many other great actors in this amazing movie.<br />Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5357715420567077732018-03-05T14:28:02.795-05:002018-03-05T14:28:02.795-05:00Debs, you and I should definitely watch movies tog...Debs, you and I should definitely watch movies together. One of the first ones I thought of was The Holiday, and The Big Easy is a long-time favorite, too. And the other Reds' choices are all great. Another movie that came to mind for me is Sliding Doors, with Gwyneth Paltrow and John Hannah. Helen (Gwyneth) is fired from her publicist job in London and takes the subway home. It's a story in parallel, as it's first told from events that unfold if she catches her train and goes home to find her boyfriend (John Lynch) in bed with another woman (Jeanne Tripplhorn). The other story line is that she misses the train and how those events unfold, including meeting John Hannah. One story ends in tragedy and one ends in possibility. I'm a sucker for alternate story lines. And, it was before Gwyneth Paltrow became so annoying. <br /><br />Of course, some of the others mentioned here are my absolute top picks of Doctor Zhivago and Out of Africa. And, so many funny movies are favorites, like Young Frankenstein, A Fish Called Wanda, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (I will miss Glenne Headly in future movies), Monty Python and the Holy Grail, There's Something about Mary, and on and on. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77984401165380667832018-03-05T14:26:49.975-05:002018-03-05T14:26:49.975-05:00Looks as if my comment disappeared againLooks as if my comment disappeared againHelen Nordsethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02722564768816791372noreply@blogger.com