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  1. Oh I forgot! Whale Rider

    Wsder, I saw this in the movies and had heard it was a nice little film. It blew me away- simply wonderful

    I also love :
    Drumline
    The Sandlot
    Pirates of the Carribean (all of them!!)
    Edward Scissorhands
    Anything by Tim Burton

  2. Some of my favorites, of the past few years:

    Much Ado About Nothing(Kenneth Branagh)
    Lord of the Rings, the Two Towers
    Cold Comfort Farm
    Love Actually
    Sense and Sensibility (Ang Lee)
    Empire of the Sun
    Eve’s Bayou
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    August Rush

    Of older movies, Charade is one of my all time favorites, as is To Kill a Mockingbird.

  3. Hey thanks, benson! I have loads more that I love- although some might lose me that best taste award!

    La Strada – i cried for days
    Star wars (the first trilogy)
    The Long Hot Summer
    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
    Showboat (the Ava Gardner version)
    Best Years of our Lives

  4. “As one reviewer put it well, seeing this movie is like going to one of those college lectures in which the professor has a strong political view, and his lesson consists of bending every fact to fit this worldview.”

    WOW…….That sure reminds me of a number of people on brownstoner!!!!!

  5. Bxgrl–Breaking AWay! Totally with you. Somebody told me the other day that they thought I looked like Daniel Stern and it led to a long discussion of our love for that movie.

    Other films I like:

    “Aguirre the Wrath of God” and “Fitzcarraldo”–classic Herzog.

    “King of Hearts”
    “Black Orpheus”
    “Annie Hall”
    “Maria Full of Grace”
    “The Squid and the Whale”

    Too many more to list.

  6. Bxgrl;

    Excellent list! I hereby award you the “Best Taste in Movies” award. If I had to name one movie that was my all-time favorite, I would be tempted to name “How Green Was My Valley”.

    Snappy,

    I’m sorry, but I’m awarding you the “Worst taste in Movies” award just based on your naming American History X as a favorite. In my mind,this is the all-time worst movie ever made. As one reviewer put it well, seeing this movie is like going to one of those college lectures in which the professor has a strong political view, and his lesson consists of bending every fact to fit this worldview. Awful, just awful.

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