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Hi,
I don't own a basketball, and i can't afford to fly near a tropical island anytime soon. So, instead of a 'deserted island' list, i think
of a 'Whoa, this is cool' list would be better.
I ask only one thing, these shoulds be movies that have *not* been mentioned in a week or two. So....here goes,
1) any Tracy/Hepburn movie- Most of you have probably seen every one, for the sad few for whom this is news.....
2) Cary Grant- His Girl Friday/Bringing up Baby/Charade/Father Goose....what was the one with the women on the sub?
3) Robert Mitchum- prob many but the only one that springs to mind is... Heaven Knows, Mr Allison
4) Viva Max -really cute 60's comedy that has a Mexican patrol retaking the Alamo
5) the original Muppet Movie -for my 2 cents, a wonderful movie, the song "I'm going to go back there someday" is a treasure
6)Piece of Cake- powerful Brit docudrama, the book raised the hair on the back of my head..
7)A Walk in the Clouds -one of my favorites, gorgeous to look at, a slow paced, old fashioned love story with an incredible supporting cast
8)Lawrence of Arabia -this needs a big screen, no, i mean a big, big screen, they don't make 'em that big anymore. Would love to catch it in an Imax theatre
9)The Commitments -this coveys the feel of the Sixties better for me than anything else. It's about a bunch of Irish kids forming a soul band, best if you like soul music and have a HT
10) O Brother where Art Thou- surreal version of the Odyssey set in the 30's.
11) Tuskegee Airmen -HBO movie about Black airmen in WW2, an excellent
movie in its' own right.
12) A New Leaf- old 60's Walter Matthau comedy, a lovely old movie, not sure if someone younger would like it
13) Hopscotch - an amusing twist on the spy v spy theme
14) Cactus Flower -another nice Matthau comedy
15) What's Up, Doc - clasic 60's screwball comedy with a nice sense of irony
16)Foul Play - yet another good 60's comedy
17)Catch 22 -hate it when life gets to be like this movie

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Re: the few, the forgotten, .....yeah, Hopscotch! - Till E. 14:42:10 09/11/01 (1)
What a great list! You can ENJOY Ludwig von, but when's the last time the third movement of the sixth symphony made you remember going to see "Hospital" with Gail ...although I did take Barbara to hear the Mahler 8th (can't spell eightth, eigth, aaagth)But that's not what it's about, Victor; the list is about 'cool' movies. Not Great Movies but Flicks that were fun, like the Matthau where he's a crook, Charlie Verrick, or Topkapi or the first (I can spell that) Batman or Sneakers or, on a musical note, High Fidelity. Let's see, I love a mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich so the Princess Bride, Young Frankenstein, and Space Pirates. Then there's Throw Momma From the Train, Prizzi's Honor and Tremors. How'm I doin, Late?
- you're doin good - late 09:13:35 09/12/01 (0)
  Hi,
  my spelling is bad, so i keep several dictionaries handy. Seriously, i have the standard Collegiate, an old 3 volume library Websters, the NY Times dictionary of misunderstood, mispelled, and m,ispronounced words, dictionaries of philosophy, history, science, theories. IMHO, you never have all the dictionaries you need.
  The book, Princees Bride, was much better than the movie, i think you would like the book 'Never Cry Wolf' as well. The first day i had 'Never Cry Wolf', i read it twice, it's short and funny.
  I think Hospital and Space Pirates escaped me, will keep an eye out. Have you ever seen Soapdish, Moon over Parador, or What's Up, Doc?
late, what IS that list? - Victor Khomenko 17:35:04 09/09/01 (2)
Let me put it in music terms. You are making some list, but there is no Beethoven on it. No Brahms. No Mozart, Grieg, Verdi, Vivaldi, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Mahler, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Bellini, Straus, Stravinsky, Balakirev, Schoenberg, etc, etc, etc........................................................................................
What is left is few popular songs. Popular songs can be nice, we all love some, some are better than others.
If your goal was to collect some of the most significant or "great" movies - then books have been written and we all know where to start. If this is just "few films I liked" then what's its point?
I am honestly lost, as I have no idea how to answer your call.
Some films on your list are "nice" - but is being just "nice" all that's needeed?
- it's eclectic - late 20:09:35 09/09/01 (1)
  Hi Victor,
  i really do not organise things in a traditional manner.
  It's an eclectic melange, hoepfully some young guy will take a look
  at Spenser Tracy, maybe someone else would like What's Up, Doc. I find
  'desert island' lists silly,but we all know some offbeat gems, oh, like Strawberries and Chocolate. I also think comedy should get the same recognition other movies have; so i threw in some old favorites. Perhaps it's eclectic too a fault, i have been known to get carried away by my enthusiasms
  - Re: it's eclectic - Corndog71 21:07:23 09/18/01 (0)
    I did like Bringing up Baby and Foul Play. Although I'm pretty sure the latter was a 70's flick. Also I love the Commitments. Great movie and music!
    If you want eclectic, check these out: (all pretty recent)
    Zero Effect
    Living in Oblivion
    State & Main
    U-Turn
    Freeway
    The Thin Red Line
    
    Rob C
    The world was made for people not cursed with self-awareness

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