tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post7022993028776508907..comments2023-10-20T10:18:36.203-04:00Comments on You've GOTTA read this!: Monday Movie Meme - Simply the BestSandy Nawrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-73988292758992058612009-02-24T13:12:00.000-05:002009-02-24T13:12:00.000-05:00I do love The Sound of Music and The Godfather (al...I do love The Sound of Music and The Godfather (all of the Godfather movies, really, as well as the book!). I haven't seen the others because I'm easily scared with film; Silence of The Lambs would freak. me. out.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting me, it's nice to meet you.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-61008008326169154232009-02-24T12:53:00.000-05:002009-02-24T12:53:00.000-05:00I've remembered a few more movies that got the sha...I've remembered a few more movies that got the shaft, only because they were unlucky enough to be released during a year of stiff competition:<BR/><BR/>* Fiddler on the Roof (one of my all-time favorites)<BR/>* Raging Bull - I've admittedly got a DeNiro addiction<BR/>* Doctor ZhivagoSandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-53628046845718413462009-02-24T12:35:00.000-05:002009-02-24T12:35:00.000-05:00Anna - Yes I remember seeing Schindler's List in t...Anna - Yes I remember seeing Schindler's List in the theater (it was so crowded we were in the front row breaking our necks!) and thinking I'd never seen anything quite like it. Amazing, disturbing and haunting.<BR/><BR/>Caite - I'm curious about the article you are reading about On the Waterfront...what is it about?Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-4447677315732813562009-02-24T09:56:00.000-05:002009-02-24T09:56:00.000-05:00I have seem all your picks and they are all good p...I have seem all your picks and they are all good picks. But so are the runner-ups! All very different, but excellent.<BR/>I just read a very interesting article about On The Waterfront. I have to rent that one and watch it again.caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-64313687953491960852009-02-24T09:44:00.000-05:002009-02-24T09:44:00.000-05:00Schindler's List...what a powerful film. I saw it...Schindler's List...what a powerful film. I saw it when it first came out (I was in high school and didn't know much about the Holocaust) and saw it again a couple of months ago. I cried, and I'm haunted by it.<BR/><BR/>--Anna<BR/><A HREF="http://diaryofaneccentric.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Diary of an Eccentric</A>Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-87826488311436237852009-02-24T06:17:00.000-05:002009-02-24T06:17:00.000-05:00Bumbles - That is a perfect example of a total hos...Bumbles - That is a perfect example of a total hose. I know there are a couple of other major ones that just aren't coming to mind right now...<BR/><BR/>Kath - I need to make a point to see Rebecca, All About Eve, and the Apartment. I loved No Country for Old Men. I didn't care that it ended the way it did, which turned some off. Loved the book too!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-24588295334722807522009-02-23T23:46:00.000-05:002009-02-23T23:46:00.000-05:00Loads of dogs have won best picture, but here are ...Loads of dogs have won best picture, but here are winners that deserve to be winners, IMHO:<BR/><BR/><I>Rebecca</I> 1940<BR/><I>All About Eve</I> 1950<BR/><I>The Apartment</I> 1960<BR/><I>The French Connection</I> 1971<BR/><I>The Godfather</I> 1972<BR/><I>Annie Hall</I> 1977<BR/><I>The Deer Hunter</I> 1978<BR/><BR/>...and a huge jump and leap of faith that it will stand the test of time:<BR/><I>No Country for Old Men</I> 2007Kathie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855869667016065649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-83613642780773366372009-02-23T13:19:00.000-05:002009-02-23T13:19:00.000-05:00Beth makes an excellent point - consider for examp...Beth makes an excellent point - consider for example that "The Wizard of Oz" did not win best picture - because it lost to "Gone With the Wind!" What an awesome year for movies that was.The Bumbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334162339045336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-15905297966205929992009-02-23T12:02:00.000-05:002009-02-23T12:02:00.000-05:00Jackie - well, if you were to see one, The Sound o...Jackie - well, if you were to see one, The Sound of Music is a good one! Yes, if you scan through the Oscar-winning movies, many are really distressing! I guess I am a glutton for punishment...I thrive on that stuff!<BR/><BR/>Beth - I know, it was so hard to pick. I mean, I LOVE Rocky! I LOVE One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest! I don't think there is a one on the list that I didn't like at some level. I had to quickly go through the list and go with my immediate, gut reaction. And you are right...there are so many awesome movies out there that just aren't BIG enough for the Oscar committee. It is so political.Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-58241665103424241742009-02-23T08:12:00.000-05:002009-02-23T08:12:00.000-05:00I couldn't possibly pick!! I like all the movies y...I couldn't possibly pick!! I like all the movies you've listed. Of course, many of favorite movies didn't make the cut or weren't given an Oscar.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-27326875971256168282009-02-23T06:14:00.000-05:002009-02-23T06:14:00.000-05:00I'm ashamed to admit that the only one in your top...I'm ashamed to admit that the only one in your top ten that I have actually seen is The Sound of Music. I have avoided a lot of the rest because I'm easily distressed by films. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps I should get round to seeing a few of them though...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.com