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'It's funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen.'
It's been over two years since I went on an American Film Institute Top 100-watching kick, but I thought I would check my progress now, since Alfie did. I'm at 81, if my calculations are correct. I think these are the only AFI Top 100 (1998 list) movies that I've seen since my last update:
- Lawrence of Arabia - August 2007
I had seen Lawrence of Arabia, but I wasn't sure if I'd seen it all in one sitting. Now I have, and on the big screen, too! If you have an opportunity, see it on the big screen. - Annie Hall - October 2007
At the beginning of the movie, there's a scene where Woody Allen is complaining about a guy loudly proclaiming his opinions on this, that and everything. Is that supposed to be irony? Because this entire movie is WA loudly proclaiming his opinions on this, that and everything. - The Best Years of Our Lives - January 2008
Very long, but a great character-driven story about the challenges related to coming home from war. - Double Indemnity - March 2008
The banter is so banterlicious. And all the bantering and gazes are hot! I think I put off watching this for years because - although I LOVE Barbara Stanwyck - I couldn't picture Fred "The Egg and I" MacMurray in a hard-boiled noir role. Turns out, he's totally hard-boiled and actually kind of sexy in a weird Fred MacMurray bantering way. - A Clockwork Orange - June 2008
The book is better (isn't that always the case?) but I really liked the 70s-futuristic aesthetic. As I'd predicted, the violence was a bit off-putting (it's a lot easier to 'fast-forward' through it while reading), in particular the violence against women. It seemed like Kubrick wanted as much woman-flesh on screen as possible, so I ended up getting this creepy feeling that they were being raped both by the characters onscreen as well as by the camera. It left me with an antipathy towards young men and a desire to speak in nadsat and reread the book. - Tootsie - September 2008
I couldn't decide whether I'd seen Tootsie all the way through or not, but now I definitely have. Lovely lovely movie! - Apocalypse Now - September 2008
I hate war. I like watching war movies, because I hate war and they get me all riled up.
This movie is very long. I think the music was used very well and the character development was fascinating. But it's still long. - Rocky - December 2008
I don't know how I get it into my head that a movie could possibly be just two hours of punching (or two hours of war, or two hours of gangsters gunning each other down). Turns outallmost (I'm looking at you, Goodfellas) of these AFI genre movies are on the list because they have compelling stories and characters, and are not just aboutawarenesseducationcontrolacceptancepunching.
It would have helped if I'd know the slightest thing about boxing, though, so I wouldn't have been all, "Is it over? Is it over? I guess it's over." The ending was very sudden, but I suppose that paves the way for sequels. Are there sequels? /feigned innocence
Read on for my updated AFI list...
srah - Wednesday, 17 December 2008 - 10:23 PM
Tags: afi, movies
Comments (8)
Cheryl - December 18, 2008 - 8:23 AM - ℓ
I love Double Indemnity.
aunt pam - December 18, 2008 - 11:02 AM - ℓ
I noticed you haven't watched "Network". I seriously want to re-watch that because it's been far too long. I think watching this movie now would either a) make me realize I don't like it all that much or b)be even more compelling now. Uncle John claims he has never seen it (he has, he just doesn't remember) so it's time. I would be most curious as to what both you and Becky thought of it.
We own Godfather 2 if you want to see it (not that I've watched it all the way through). I highly recommend The Third Man, which I might be getting for Christmas (fingers crossed).