I love "A Place in the Sun". Why the 4/10, *Classic*? I really thought it was a good vintage film; I have repeated viewing it; my library owns it. Elizabeth looked stunning in this movie. I believe she was quite young.Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*
"It's so mysterious, the land of tears."
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Lost Boys Of Sudan
**This documentary film should be required viewing for every provincial-minded American pushing for tighter restrictions on legal immigration to the US. This film should also be viewed by every dreamy-eyed non-American who believes the US is the land of opportunity. Just watch it, a'right.
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"He was nauseous with regret when he saw her face again, and when, as of yore, he pleaded and begged at her knees for the joy of her being. She understood Neal; she stroked his hair; she knew he was mad."
---Jack Kerouac, On The Road: The Original Scroll
Yes, she was around 21 if my calculations are correct. And yes, she was too beautiful for words. And that voice!
It gets a 4/10 simply for Montgomery Clift's terrible acting. It kills me that he received an oscar nomination for it.
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
Walk the Line-- 9.8/10
We watched this yesterday for my niece's movie review assignment.
My sister fancy Johnny Cash *laughs*
"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise."
-- F. Scott Fitzgerald
I loved this movie and I own it now, eye. I thought it really depicted Johnny Cash, who I liked very much in my younger days. The story was well acted and very entertaining. I can imagine watching it again. I loved the way June and her family really turned Johnny around and got him straight again. Good flick and I would rate it the same as you did.
Yes, I imagine your sister does fancy JC; or did she go for the actor playing him? haha
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
haha...*Classic*...so Clift drug poor Elizabeth down with your 4/10 rating. Come on, I didn't think he was that bad. I did think that E was absolutely beautiful and stunning in the car scenes. It made ones heart stop to see such young fresh beauty on screen. I love her in "National Velvet", of course. She is just darling in that film in my opinion and a rare young beauty as well.
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
"Cold mountain" that was really good 9/10
Through the darkness of future past
the magician longs to see
one chance out between two worlds
'Fire walk with me.'
Twin Peaks
The Reader - 8/10
[rec] - 8/10
Brick lane -6/10
Burn after reading - 7/10 (super funny and random)
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society, where none intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar:
I love not man the less, but Nature more.
The Reader 10/10
I was "W" last night -- I liked it. I think Stone did a good job of saying, yeah the US elected the village idiot for two consequential terms, but he's a complex person nonetheless. Or, perhaps better put, Stone made the story of George W political without caricature (which would be easy to do), and compelling without praise.
Rate it? 7/10
Just finished watching Capote. Excellent. Better than Big Fish (which I liked very much) but not as good as Mystic River. Kill Bill I & II, I would rate above Reservoir Dogs but below Jackie Brown and much below Pulp Fiction.
He certainly did. Shame, really. Ooh I love National Velvet. It was my favourite when I was younger.
Just watched Romeo and Juliet a la Baz Luhrman. <3
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
I haven't seen that film in ages so I should not have judged. I will have to look at it again to see just how bad his acting is. Our library owns the DVD I believe.
Now if that a minus 3, I entirely agree! I hated this version. The Zefferelli version is sooo much better.Just watched Romeo and Juliet a la Baz Luhrman. <3
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Not a -3. It's a heart. I love this version.
I haven't seen the other one you mention though.
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
Rented movies last night . . .
Good Time Max: an intriguing plot, very artistic, fascinating ways of directing and camera-shots. Though I loved the beginning and end, I did not feel too crazy about the progress of the film, and some parts of the plot seemed a bit vague and cliché in its only 79 minutes of length. Overall, I loved it.
Rating: 7/10.
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson: a fantastic documentary of Thompson, narrated by Johnny Depp, and featuring his personal friends, family, and co-workers, plus amazing footage of the author himself. Beautifully pieced together, but could have had a more linear progress, making a documentary easier to follow.
Rating: 9/10.
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