Got this link in email from Amazon. Very interesting. Top Ten:
1. Star Wars - we own, but on VHS. Might need to replace someday.
2. Firefly - I probably need to watch this
3. Pride and Prejudice - check
4. Band of Brothers - I think I'd like it, but it's too long. Maybe I'll read the book first...
5. Schoolhouse Rock - check
6. Pirates of the Caribbean - Curse of the Black Pearl - not remotely interested
7. 24 - Season One - I like what I've seen, but too long
8. Sex and the City - Season Six - nope
9. love actually - interesting movie, even attractive. But the view of 'love' is pretty jacked up
10. Monty Python and the Holy Grail - great movie, but probably not an owner for me
Others of note:
11. Adventure of Indiana Jones - do they send me #4 for free when it comes out? ;-) Only interested in owning Raiders
15. Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen comes in as author #2 after George Lucas on this list. That's pretty strong
17. Looney Tunes - Golden Collection, Volume One - yep. On my list
21. The Princess Bride - classic
23. Finding Nemo - first Disney movie (and really Pixar). Wonder why that is...
28. Anne of Green Gables - another wholesome, chick flick
43. Persuasion
What do you think? Care to weigh in?
Thursday, May 31
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Fun list. Delighted to see Persuasion make the top 50. More people should see this film. But read the book first!
24 Season 1 is especially good, because unlike the later seasons, they tried to keep the show realistic (Cell phones don't always work, etc.). It's the first of the 24s I saw, and it's still the most memorable.
thanks for the comments, you two :-)
I know that Christine could not "recommend" 'Love Actually' and after seeing I understand why, but I so enjoyed that movie especially given my love of (almost) all things British. When Hugh Grant called Margaret Thatcher a "saucy minx" I laughed so hard. Great movie, wish I owned it.
PS. Purd might like "The Holiday" with Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet. Another Brit chick flick and I do own that one. ;)
come on, Kathy! what about the jacked-up-ness? telling your best friend's wife you're in love with her. the shy love of two porn stand-ins. non-marital sex everywhere. there were precious few healthy instances of 'love' in that movie, and none that were mature and intimate.
good ensemble, good acting, funny, even attractive (like i said), but eeek!
I fail to see anything "jacked up" about it, unless the only non-"jacked up" definition of sex that's possible is the conservative Christian variety.
Band of Brothers is a total must see. Then read the book. I could not recommend them more highly.
I didn't feel the need to go into discussion on "jacked up-ness". I loved the movie, emphasis on MOVIE! Loved the interaction between Liam Neeson's character and his stepson re: the kid's first love, loved Hugh Grant as the PM who doesn't really care what the public thinks when he falls in love with a "chubby" girl (who is not imo), loved that Colin Firth and his cleaning girl both learned each other's language enough to communicate their feelings without the other knowing they had learned it, AND I kind of thought the naked people were hilarious. Do I agree with everything in this movie? No. Do I agree with everything in any movie? No. So there! ;P
Hmmmm...on further reflection, I think my comment above is more snide than called for. I'll post my own strenuous defense of Love Actually on my own blog in a day or two, whereupon I'll have you gasping for breath between the jaws of reason! ;)
P: so you recommend viewing before reading? don't hear that very often...
K: aw, geez, Kathy. Liam and Hugh can take turns reading the phone book and you love it! me too ;-)
and see more below.
J: thanks a lot for that last comment. i was trying to decide if a counterattack was necessary ;-)
Kathy had some very good points. the brush i painted with was a little too broad...
I just happened to see the DVD series first, and spent a great weekend doing so. Then I saw it was based on Ambrose' book, and I read that. I enjoyed them both and I think they both easily stand alone. I don't think it matters whether you view the video first or second. I also thought that the series was better than Speilberg's other WWII battle epic, Saving Private Ryan.
I don't understand Love, Actually being so high on the list. It seemed totally forgettable to me. Probably a generational thing.
Don't forget Colin ;).
I actually prefer reading the book before seeing the movie as well. The directors and producers always change things in some form or other. Anticipating scenes and wondering how they will be filmed then having them cut the scene or take it in a different direction from the book irks me to no end, when I supposedly "know what's coming".
Chris
what a great thread this turned into! thanks one and all :-)
P: thanks for the further commentary on BoB. we'll have to wait for Jaq's post on love, actually to know why people like it so much ;-)
K: i almost put Colin in for you and the other ladies, but then left him our because, while i really enjoy Hugh's and Liam's acting, Colin's is just fine, IMO :-)
Chris: did you say what you meant there? seems contradictory. book or movie first?
I did mean seeing the movie first.
I read a couple of books before seeing the movie and was looking forward to seeing how certain chapters would be portrayed on screen, but the chapters were completely changed or left out. I found that it sets you up for disappointment even if the movie is well received by most people.
It was a long day of delivering sand to area sandboxes today.
The sad part is: I proofread the earlier comment twice before hitting publish.
Chris
thanks for the clarification, Chris. now i get it! :-)
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