List of movies I'm going to see

You can reply to this if you want or post your own lists. I'm just making this so I don't forget what I'm going to watch.

This is in order for the most part although it's subject to change slightly.

1. Once Upon a Time in the West - TBD
   
2. Anatomy of a Murder - TBD
   
3. How Green Was My Valley -TBD
   
4. In the Heat of the Night -TBD
   
5. Lawrence of Arabia -TBD
   
6. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - TBD
   

That's all I have scheduled for now.

I'm looking over the AFI's list of the greatest films and there's one that is 5th/7th depending on which version of that list you look at...

Lawrence of Arabia

Anyone seen that? It's close to 4 hours long and the nearly 5 minute trailer which is available here doesn't really tell me much of anything. Wikipedia says this film has no women which is kind of odd.

Is this worth the 4 hours it takes to watch?

More thoughts...

Is Lauren Bacall any good? I was looking through the DVDs on Amazon.com and there's a Bogart and Bacall box set that looks half decent. They (wikipedia) say Bacall is a good film noir actress so I'm interested. The box set, $31 on Amazon or $29 on Overstock, includes The Big Sleep, Dark Passage, Key Largo, and To Have and To Have Not. $15 a movie doesn't seem too bad.

There's also the Bogart Signature Collection Volumes 1 and 2 which have more films (there's no overlap between the 3 sets) at an even lower price per movie (although there are more movies and therefore higher costs).

I have a ton of change at home and my bank sucks and pretends like they won't take it half the time or my other bank charges me. I might take it to a coinstar machine next time I go home - if you get an Amazon gift card they don't charge you. I could find tons of DVDs on Amazon to buy

This list is no longer being updated by me apparently

BUT....

Any thoughts on these films? I might give them a try:

1. Lawrence of Arabia
   
2. The Sting (kind of new )
   
3. King Kong (the original of course!)
   
4. West Side Story (a musical.... :puke2: )
   

The Petrified Forest - TBD
Sunset Boulevard - TCM 10/28 8:00PM
Citizen Kane - TCM 7/27 3:30AM
Harvey - TCM 9/4 4:00PM
The Hustler - TBD
Dial M for Murder

The next two are the top rated Martin and Lewis movies at IMDB. Although not highly rated (6.6 and 6.5) I want to give them a chance. Also, I don't want to just watch whatever catbox watches. I think I might like comedies better anyways.
7. The Stooge - TBD
8. You're Never Too Young - TBD

i haven't heard of any of them enjoy though

bobrob2004 wrote:

1. Rebel Without a Cause - 5/29

It's 5/29

bobrob2004 wrote:

EDIT:
3. Sunset Boulevard - TBD

Gloria Swanson is so good in that movie it's not even funny. Probably the best acting I've ever seen. Biggest robbery in history that she didn't when best actress...either that or How Green Was My Valley winning best picture over Citizen Kane.

West Side Story is actually really good for a musical.

What happened to 12 angry men man! I'm telling yout its great!

ScubatheHooD wrote:

West Side Story is actually really good for a musical.

What happened to 12 angry men man! I'm telling yout its great!

Pretty good for a musical? That's possible?

I haven't forgot 12 Angry Men - I set up a reminder at TCM.com. I think it plays next month. I won't forget! I have a ton of DVDs to watch but if I run out before TCM shows it I'll just watch it online somewhere.

bobrob2004 wrote:

My list is fairly short for now and I don't know how much it'll grow...

1. Rebel Without a Cause - 5/29

Umm....it's way past 5/29 now

catbox_9 wrote:

bobrob2004 wrote:

My list is fairly short for now and I don't know how much it'll grow...

1. Rebel Without a Cause - 5/29

Umm....it's way past 5/29 now

I never gave a year. 2010?

catbox_9 wrote:

You can reply to this if you want or post your own lists. I'm just making this so I don't forget what I'm going to watch.

This is in order for the most part although it's subject to change slightly.

1. Das Boot
   
2. The Best Years of Our Lives
   
3. Nosferatu
   
4. Goodbye, Mr. Chips
   
5. The Uninvited
   
6. All About Eve
   
7. How Green Was My Valley
   

That's all I have scheduled for now.

Have you watched "Das Boot" already? I love this movie! Awesome atmosphere. I think there is a normal version that was shown in theaters and a very extended version that was on TV in multiple parts.

I haven't seen it yet but I'm going to be watching the director's cut which is around 3 hours long. I'll watch it in German of course
I saw Nosferatu already ...review is on here somewhere.

Tonight's movie is All About Eve so apparently I'm not going in order

Here's my list of ones I'd like to see again:

1. War of the Worlds (early 50s version)
2. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938, Warner Bros., Erroll Flynn)
3. Olympia (1936, directed by Leni Riefenstahl. I studied it in graduate school and would like to just watch it!)
more as I think of them...

laprimamirala wrote:

Here's my list of ones I'd like to see again:


2. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938, Warner Bros., Erroll Flynn)

I'm going to watch that at some point. It's in color! There's just something about color movies from before-1940...

You should add Superbad to that list...

gdennis59 wrote:

You should add Superbad to that list...

Probably not for a few reasons:

1. It's too new
   
2. It's a comedy
   
3. It's an R-rated comedy
   
4. It won 0 Academy Awards
   
5. It was nominated for 0 Academy Awards
   
6. It won no major awards
   
7. It was nominated for no major awards
   
8. It couldn't even win an MTV movie award
   

catbox_9 wrote:

laprimamirala wrote:

Here's my list of ones I'd like to see again:


2. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938, Warner Bros., Erroll Flynn)

I'm going to watch that at some point. It's in color! There's just something about color movies from before-1940...

It is such an enjoyable experience. This was one of the first movies made in Technicolor, but so many copies have been remastered and redigitalized that the color might be a little more believable. The costumes were TERRIFIC. This was hardly an earthy story, their costumes looked a little too clean and neat! but the gowns and headdresses were simply lovely. You will especially enjoy Olivia de Havilland's performance as Maid Marian. And Basil Rathbone definitely has Alan Rickman beat out on evil-ness as the Sheriff of Notingham. Flynn did all of his own stunts as well. You will see a shot where he is trying to mount a horse as they are escaping Nottingham Castle that is totally in the moment and real as it gets. Let me know how you like it...and what you think of Claude Rains as Evil Prince John!

laprimamirala wrote:

catbox_9 wrote:

laprimamirala wrote:

Here's my list of ones I'd like to see again:


2. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938, Warner Bros., Erroll Flynn)

I'm going to watch that at some point. It's in color! There's just something about color movies from before-1940...

It is such an enjoyable experience. This was one of the first movies made in Technicolor, but so many copies have been remastered and redigitalized that the color might be a little more believable. The costumes were TERRIFIC. This was hardly an earthy story, their costumes looked a little too clean and neat! but the gowns and headdresses were simply lovely. You will especially enjoy Olivia de Havilland's performance as Maid Marian. And Basil Rathbone definitely has Alan Rickman beat out on evil-ness of the Sheriff of Notingham. Flynn did all of his own stunts as well. You will see a shot where he is trying to mount a horse as they are escaping Nottingham Castle that is totally in the moment and real as it gets. Let me know how you like it...and what you think of Claude Rains as Evil Prince John!

Sounds cool. It was on TCM not too long ago but I forgot to DVR it It'll take me a while to get back to but I'll get there at some point.

Speaking of early Technicolor, I saw my first silent color movie yesterday! Terrible movie but it was color and from 1922! The review is up

catbox_9 wrote:

gdennis59 wrote:

You should add Superbad to that list...

Probably not for a few reasons:

1. It's too new
   
2. It's a comedy
   
3. It's an R-rated comedy
   
4. It won 0 Academy Awards
   
5. It was nominated for 0 Academy Awards
   
6. It won no major awards
   
7. It was nominated for no major awards
   
8. It couldn't even win an MTV movie award
   

still a good movie...

catbox_9 wrote:

laprimamirala wrote:

catbox_9 wrote:

laprimamirala wrote:

Here's my list of ones I'd like to see again:


2. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938, Warner Bros., Erroll Flynn)

I'm going to watch that at some point. It's in color! There's just something about color movies from before-1940...

It is such an enjoyable experience. This was one of the first movies made in Technicolor, but so many copies have been remastered and redigitalized that the color might be a little more believable. The costumes were TERRIFIC. This was hardly an earthy story, their costumes looked a little too clean and neat! but the gowns and headdresses were simply lovely. You will especially enjoy Olivia de Havilland's performance as Maid Marian. And Basil Rathbone definitely has Alan Rickman beat out on evil-ness of the Sheriff of Notingham. Flynn did all of his own stunts as well. You will see a shot where he is trying to mount a horse as they are escaping Nottingham Castle that is totally in the moment and real as it gets. Let me know how you like it...and what you think of Claude Rains as Evil Prince John!

Sounds cool. It was on TCM not too long ago but I forgot to DVR it It'll take me a while to get back to but I'll get there at some point.

Speaking of early Technicolor, I saw my first silent color movie yesterday! Terrible movie but it was color and from 1922! The review is up

Yeah, the 1920s color movie experiments were about as bad as The Jazz Singer was with sound!
One more character to look for: Alan Hale as Little John! (gee, Gilligan! )

At least with The Jazz Singer is led to a new technology that won. Not many non-Chaplin movies were silent after 1927. Those color movies in the 20s didn't really establish anything - color didn't take off for quite a long time after that. Heck, even in the 1960s there were still black and white movies (like Psycho).

Sound proved to be the end of many silent stars' careers. Especially in the early days when microphones were planted in curtains, flower bouquets, and hanging from the set ceiling!

You need to see Rocky , Animal House, Caddyshack and the Blues Brothers.

seen 'em!

Cool!


Those movies rock!

bobrob2004 wrote:

catbox_9 wrote:

bobrob2004 wrote:

My list is fairly short for now and I don't know how much it'll grow...

1. Rebel Without a Cause - 5/29

Umm....it's way past 5/29 now

I never gave a year. 2010?

Still waiting.

Speaking of movies I haven't seen one in a while now

Updated...

bobrob2004 wrote:

1. Rebel Without a Cause - One of these years...
2. The Petrified Forest - TBD
3. Sunset Boulevard - TCM 10/28 8:00PM
4. Citizen Kane - TCM 7/27 3:30AM
5. Harvey - TCM 9/4 4:00PM
6. The Hustler - TBD

The next two are the top rated Martin and Lewis movies at IMDB. Although not highly rated (6.6 and 6.5) I want to give them a chance. Also, I don't want to just watch whatever catbox watches. I think I might like comedies better anyways.
7. The Stooge - TBD
8. You're Never Too Young - TBD

The following are going to be on TCM this week and if I remember to tape them, I'll watch and review them...
9. Hook, Line and Sinker - TCM 7/23 at 2:00PM.
10. The Apartment - TCM 7/23, 5:45 PM.
11. The Out-of-Towners - TCM 7/24 at 6:00PM (I've actually seen this one, but don't remember it)

Except for Citizen Kane, not really anything good on TCM this week.

bobrob2004 wrote:

1. Rebel Without a Cause - One of these years...

It's good although it's sort of dated.

bobrob2004 wrote:

2. The Petrified Forest - TBD

Also good. I'd say Bette Davis steals the show here. Most people love or hate her but I'm not sure which. I like her acting style but didn't like All About Eve. The scenery was kind of fake though.

bobrob2004 wrote:

3. Sunset Boulevard - TCM 10/28 8:00PM

Gloria Swanson

bobrob2004 wrote:

4. Citizen Kane - TCM 7/27 3:30AM

While outstanding, it's not my favorite movie ever...it's up there but not there.

bobrob2004 wrote:

5. Harvey - TCM 9/4 4:00PM

If you rank how stupid a plot sounds, this is probably the stupidest sounding movie ever to score an 80 or higher.

bobrob2004 wrote:

Also, I don't want to just watch whatever catbox watches.

bobrob2004 wrote:

10. The Apartment - TCM 7/23, 5:45 PM.

This is the last all black and white film to win best picture. Schindler's List is black and white but had a couple moments of color. This, unlike the vastly superior Schindler's List is pretty funny. I liked it better than Some Like it Hot, perhaps because I'm one of the types who likes it cold.

Oh, that reminds me, watch TCM 8/2 at 4:15 PM if you like comedy. It's something totally new that you've never tried - City Lights. It could be your first

Spoiler:

. It's the best film of that type according to the AFI. It's less than 90 minutes long.