Last night, I watched Lawrence of Arabia for the first time ever, and I finally understand why it's a big deal.

As a n00b with one viewing under my belt, I don't have any stunning ideas to share yet about it -- your radical ideas about Lawrence of Arabia have already been considered by others, says the internet --  but I'll be watching it again when I can.

Awesome, dude!!! I didn't realize you hadn't seen Lawrence before, or if I did it's lost in the haze of early morning. Your next Peter O' Toole assignment, should you choose to accept it, is The Ruling Class directed by Peter Medak (from 1972 I believe)...

I had a double feature last night of Sweet Bird of Youth by Richard Brooks and The Untouchables by Brian De Palma...my only thougths about these films are 1) The acting is so good in Sweet Bird of Youth the two hours just fly by...hey, Paul Newman's in it, so there and Geraldine Page is magnificent....I have commented on this film before incidentally. and The Untouchables was the last good film that Brian De Palma made with perhaps the exception of Carlito's Way. I still haven't seen Black Dahlia, but probably will check it out eventually.     

"Every day holds a new beginning and every hour holds the promise of an Invitation to Love." 

The Mad

John Waters- This Filthy World 

Both worth watching, imo 

An Unfinished Life - 2nd viewing - mentioned this film before, stars Robert Redford, Jennifer Loopez, Morgan Freeman & Josh Lucas and the young newcomer Becca Gardner is great as Lopez's daughter/Redford's granddaughter. If you love that Lasse Hallstrom feeling than this movie is for you because he directed it and he has that feeling in spades...

"Every day holds a new beginning and every hour holds the promise of an Invitation to Love." 

"Did they scoff the whole damn Smörgåsbord?" (Audrey) 

"Gimme a donut!" (Coop)

"Every day holds a new beginning and every hour holds the promise of an Invitation to Love." 

I hate Chocolat. Too many american actors and, tell me, where do you ever read English-written broadsheets in a 50s backlog village? That's too unrealistic. I know the film is not supposed to be such a thing, but that's just too much. And I hate Johnny Depp.  I need to see Cider House  but I remember it being very criticized, I could have watched some random scene from it and it didn't strike me. Anyway, I should check it out, you say?

I really would love to see The Shipping News once more, also because after reading Annie Proulx's Close Range (containing the story "Brokeback Mountain"), I discovered that she wrote the novel that inspired Lasse Hallstrom for TSN, same title as a matter of fact.

"Did they scoff the whole damn Smörgåsbord?" (Audrey) 

"Gimme a donut!" (Coop)

Pink Floyd: The Wall

Some great tunes, unrelenting darkness, and animation that looks good, back when 2D was in. Drags a bit in places, as all rock operas inevitably do.

Pirates 3

Long, kinda boring. Way too wrapped up in its own mythology. Keith is featured all too briefly. Keira gives birth, and still doesn't gain a pound. I had to wait through several minutes of credits for that last part. 

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Howard the Duck

A man sits down by his word processor, and starts typing a script. An intruder sneaks up on him, puts a gun to his head, and pulls the trigger.
The writer's brain is splattered on the wall. Yet he is still typing.

This movie is mainly known as a big box-office flop. It is also (more importantly) a stupid, loud, and obnoxious heap o' shit.

That sounds like a much better movie. I'd pay to see that shit.

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Howard the Duck was filmed on my block in Petaluma at the time. My old digs are in that turkey. That was a few years before Polly Glass was kidnapped from her neighborhood home in the area and murdered. I was down the road by that time. Howard the Duck was perhaps the most universally panned movie of that period.

Hey Booth, what's up Bud ? 

Chryssie Hynde's hometown is Akron, Ohio, not Cleveland...I now return you to Howard The Duck already in progress

** I watched Little Children for the second time this evening and enjoyed just as much as I did the first...the ending wasn't as tense of course but still good.   

"Every day holds a new beginning and every hour holds the promise of an Invitation to Love." 

Ok, just saw Jindabyne by Ray Lawrence (same director as Lantana, one of Jen Lynch's favorite films.)  It's based on a short story that was also used in Robert Altmans' Short Cuts, which was such a great film.  It's the second girl-corpse centered flick I've seen this month (the first being Dead Girl,which Piper Laurie is in) and both were equally great.  Does that make me disturbed, or just nostalgic for Twin Peaks?  Beyond the aesthetic tribute to the corpse, particular attention was paid to a highly symbolic "gone fishing" sign. Hrm.

The Empire Strikes Back

Well, all the recent Star Wars hype got to me I guess. This is the version from the latest DVDs, and unlike A New Hope, the changes are less obvious. Everything is cleaned up and looks really fantastic.
The only major addition is replacing the old woman with the bug-eyes playing the Emperor with the actor from the prequels. I think the dialogue is a little different too- "Anakin Skywalker" is name-dropped, which wasn't in the original cut. I actually like this change, the woman lip-synching to the male voice from the original looked rather obvious.
The more I watch the original trilogy, all that nerd rage about the inferior prequels boils up a little.

Edit Addendum:
Return of the Jedi

I have no Ewok hate. Even less so since the "Celebration song" from the end is replaced with something else. Having Anakin's spirit be Hayden makes sense chronologically with the prequels, but the effect is less than sterling. The celebrations shown on the other planets is a nice addition. Word obviously travels fast in a galaxy far, far away.

I hereby rank the films thusly: V, VI, IV, III, II, I. 

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I just watched A New Hope not too long ago...Empire will follow next week sometime...I agree with your rankings, PF

I watched Sense and Sensibility last night...sort of a delayed Kate Winslet double feature...I love this film. Ang Lee did a smashing good job on his first English speaking film with a great cast especially Alan Rickman as Colonel Brandon, they couldn't have pick anyone better for this role. Emma's wonderful script. This movie is pretty darn funny as well. That all I really have to say as I have watched this film numerous times...    

"Every day holds a new beginning and every hour holds the promise of an Invitation to Love." 

LOL, Suave...Nope, I haven't read Little Children, but I did post a very favorable review on the film after I saw it in the theater...I am from Ohio originally, so I have an edge on the Chyrssie Hynde deal...plus, two friends in my college dorm freshman year went to the same high school as she did...the mention of Seneca and Cuyahoga Falls in "My City Was Gone" lead many people to think she is from Cleveland...

I finally bought Pan's Labyrinth and I can't wait to watch, but I have to wait till it gets here. I also purchased The Lion in Winter (which ups my Peter O' Toole selection to five, love that man...Lawrence of Arabia, The Ruling Class, The Stunt Man and What's New Pussycat would be the other four).

Tonight's selections (barring the arrival of The Closer season two) Young Frankenstein and Far From Heaven (although I am tempted to watch Little Children again)...Again, it could have easily been nominated for best picture over Little Miss Sunshine

"Every day holds a new beginning and every hour holds the promise of an Invitation to Love." 

I was born at Case Western Hospital in Cleveland and haven't watched a movie in a couple of weeks.  I've got Kinky Boots here awaiting.  But right now I'm too into The Sopranos.  It's all I want to see.  I am watching Season 2 and OnDemand repeats of this final season as I await the last two episodes.  I'm hopelessly in love and don't know what I'll do when it's over.  Sigh.  Rewatching the earlier season only makes it all the more poignant. 

Akron is pretty close to Cleveland.  So is Parma.  I lived in Brooklyn Heights, OH for 10 years.

Susan 

     
“Half a truth is often a great lie.”

Ben Franklin