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Thread #108718   Message #2598188
Posted By: GUEST,BigDaddy
26-Mar-09 - 07:47 PM
Thread Name: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
Subject: RE: BS: Seen any good movies lately?
Sometimes I think too much. Any time I start making a list of "Best Films Ever," or "My all-time favorite films," I end up with different categories. For instance, Some of my favorite films I would not necessarily consider "best films," and frequently some of the so-called best just leave me cold. Often my favorites are "guilty pleasures," films that I like but wouldn't necessarily recommend them to anyone I know. Frequently close friends or relatives are crazy about a film or films that I don't care for or can't stand. One friend literally can't get enough of Woody Allen, and I can't stand to watch his stuff. I loved the book, "No Country For Old Men," and enjoyed the film almost as much. One all-time favorite would be "A River Runs Through It." Last time I started a list I wound up with the following divisions: Favorite Films of the 1930's, 1940's, etc., up to the present. Then I added separate lists for "Must See Horror," "Good Spooky Stuff," "Gangsters," "Spy Films," "Westerns (Old School)," "Westerns (Modern)," then I decided to give it a rest. Three favorites, all from the 1980's have writer Horton Foote in common; "Tender Mercies," Trip To Bountiful," and "Places in the Heart."