The Month in Movies - July 2004 (Super-Duper Anniversary Edition!)

[A.J. Hakari]

Hello, fellow schmoes! A.J. here with the latest Month in Movies topic. I also wanted to let you know that this is the first anniversary of the thread for all the schmoes to discuss the flicks they've seen over the previous month.

Oh, and the "Super-Duper Anniversary Edition" doesn't mean anything...This is the same damn thing I always post. :D

On a **** scale...

Number of First-Time Viewings: 50

THE BRILLIANT

The Hudsucker Proxy - ****
Safety Last! - ****

THE GREAT

His Girl Friday - *** 1/2
Talk Radio - *** 1/2
The Dreamers - *** 1/2
Roy Orbison: Black & White Night - *** 1/2

THE PURTY GOOD

Love Object - ***
On_Line - ***
A Decade Under the Influence - ***
Stardust Memories - ***
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - ***
Shade - ***
The Bourne Supremacy - ***
The Terminal - ***
Never Die Alone - ***
Pickup on South Street - ***
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle - ***
Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator - ***
King of the Ants - ***
The Village - ***
Broadway Danny Rose - ***
The Thin Man - ***

THE O.K.

The Wicksboro Incident - ** 1/2
I, Robot - ** 1/2
Bob le Flambeur - ** 1/2
Dangerous Female - ** 1/2
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) - ** 1/2
The Killers (1964) - ** 1/2
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask - ** 1/2
Suspicion - ** 1/2
The Human Stain - ** 1/2
Point Blank - ** 1/2
Slap Shot - ** 1/2

THE SO-SO

The Son - **
The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan - **
Silent Running - **
The Mask of Fu Manchu - **
Ned Kelly (2004) - **
King Arthur - **
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights - **

THE SUCKY

Catwoman - * 1/2
Salem's Lot (2004) - * 1/2
The Big Bounce (2004) - * 1/2
Out of Reach - * 1/2
Against the Ropes - * 1/2
Fast Company - * 1/2

THE REALLY SUCKY

The Whole Ten Yards - *
A Cinderella Story - *
Revenge of the Sun Demon - no stars

Can't rate it, but it's not bad:

The Worst Movies Ever Made

THE BEST:

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THE WORST:

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Best Actor: Eric Bogosian, TALK RADIO
Best Actress: Rosalind Russell, HIS GIRL FRIDAY
Biggest Surprise: LOVE OBJECT
Biggest Disappointment: POINT BLANK
Most Fucked-Up Movie: LOVE OBJECT
"I'm Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This": STOKED: THE RISE AND FALL OF GATOR
Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: Jackie Kallen (Meg Ryan), AGAINST THE ROPES
"Why Is He/She Still in Movies?": Steven Seagal, OUT OF REACH
Recurring Genre: Woody Allen movies
Ultimate WTF? Moment: The last five minutes, FAST COMPANY
Best Line: "Waiter, will you serve the nuts? I mean, will you serve the guests the nuts?" - THE THIN MAN
Best Scene: Harold Lloyd ascends the building, SAFETY LAST!

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Chip in with your thoughts on the flicks you saw in July!

[bankholdup]

Glad to see you like Safety Last!, AJ! :)


Best Picture
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Pickup On South Street (1953)

2. Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
3. Brief Encounter (1945)
4. Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (1936)
5. Gaslight (1944)
6. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
7. Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
8. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
9. Mean Girls (2004)
10. Anchorman (2004)


Best Director
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David Lean; Brief Encounter

Runner-up: Samuel Fuller; Pickup On South Street


Best Actor
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Gary Cooper; Mr. Deeds Goes To Town

Runner-up: Charles Boyer; Gaslight


Best Actress
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Ingrid Bergman; Gaslight

Runner-up: Celia Johnson; Brief Encounter


Best Supporting Actor
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Jason Robards; All The President's Men

Runner-up: Djimon Hounsou; In America


Best Supporting Actress
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Thelma Ritter; Pickup On South Street

Runner-up: Emma Bolger; In America

[ColinM]

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July 2004
1) The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) – 10/10
2) Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
3) The Manchurian Candidate (1962) – 9/10
4) Singin' in the Rain (1952)
5) Midnight Cowboy (1969) – 8.5/10
6) A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
7) Out of the Past (1947)
8) All About Eve (1950) – 8/10
9) The China Syndrome (1979)
10) Murder, My Sweet (1944)
11) Bubba Ho-Tep (2003)
12) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
13) The Lady Eve (1941)
14) The Circus (1928)
15) Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
16) Nanook of the North (1922)
17) The Clearing (2004) – 7.5/10
18) The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2004)
19) Spellbound (1945)
20) The Notebook (2004)
21) Calendar Girls (2003)
22) The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
23) Häxan (1922)
24) Gaslight (1944)
25) Black Angel (1946) – 7/10
26) Winter Light (1963)
27) This Gun for Hire (1942)
28) The Invisible Man (1933)
29) Born Free (1966)
30) Julius Caesar (1953)
31) Dr. Zhivago (1965)
32) The Wild One (1953)
33) The Men (1950)
34) Holiday Inn (1942)
35) Zubeidaa (2001) – 6.5/10
36) The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
37) Hud (1963)
38) I, Robot (2004)
39) Going My Way (1944)
40) Gaslight (1940) – 6/10
41) M. Hulot’s Holiday (1953)
42) The Bourne Identity (2002)
43) The Hideous Sun Demon (1958)
44) Frankenstein Unbound (1990) – 5.5/10
45) The Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986)
46) Bloodlust! (1961) – 5/10
47) The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
48) Night of the Blood Beast (1958) – 4.5/10
49) Catwoman (2004) – 4/10
50) The Brute Man (1946)
51) Surf Nazis Must Die (1987)
52) Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) – 3.5/10
53) Catalina Caper (1967) – 3/10
54) Escape 2000 (1984) – 2/10
55) Laserblast (1978)
56) The Skydivers (1963)
57) The Creeping Terror (1964)
58) What’s Up, Hideous Sun Demon? (1983) – 1/10

Best Movie Moment:
The various beautiful shots of the desert in Lawrence of Arabia
Runner-Up:
The title number in Singin' in the Rain

Best Line:
"Fasten your seat belts; it's going to be a bumpy night." - All About Eve
Runner-Up:
"I cannot fiddle, but I can make a great state of a small city." - Lawrence of Arabia / "Cry HAVOC!!! And let slip the dogs of war!" - Julius Caesar

Best Director:
David Lean for Lawrence of Arabia
Runner-Up:
Carl Theodor Dreyer for The Passion of Joan of Arc

Best Actor:
Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia
Runner-Up:
Dustin Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy

Best Actress:
Maria Falconetti in The Passion of Joan of Arc
Runner-Up:
Bette Davis in All About Eve

Best Supporting Actor:
Kevin Kline in A Fish Called Wanda
Runner-Up:
Kirk Douglas in Out of the Past

Best Supporting Actress:
Angela Lansburg in The Manchurian Candidate
Runner-Up:
Patricia Neal in Hud

Best Screenplay:
George Axelrod & John Frankenheimer for The Manchurian Candidate
Runner-Up:
John Cleese for A Fish Called Wanda

Biggest Surprise: Bubba Ho-Tep
Biggest Disappointment: What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon?
"I'm Pretty Sure No One Else Has Seen This": I guess none...maybe Häxan
Person/Character I Never Want to Meet:
Angela Lansbury in The Manchurian Candidate
"Why Is He/She Still in Movies?":
Benjamin Bratt in Catwoman (he was ok on Law & Order, but all of his movies suck)
Ultimate WTF? Moment:
The huge boner / monster coming out of belly button scene in Class of Nuke 'Em High


* - No rewatches included

[Tayzlor]

Number of Viewings: 52
Rewatch: 11
First Time: 41

Spider-Man 2: 7/10
The Pianist: 8/10
Along Came Polly: 4/10
Welcome To Mooseport: 3/10
Fahrenheit 9/11: 8/10
Blazing Saddles: 6/10
Manhattan: 10/10
Spartan: 7/10
The Royal Tenenbaums: 10/10
Ordinary People: 6/10
Stuck on You: 3/10
Being John Malkovich: 10/10
The Graduate: 9/10
Wag the Dog: 7/10
American Splendor: 10/10
Deliverance: 4/10
Leaving Las Vegas: 10/10
The Insider: 7/10
Bowling for Columbine: 9/10
A Clockwork Orange: 10/10
Sunset Boulevard: 8/10
To Kill a Mockingbird: 7/10
Happiness: 7/10
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy: 9/10
Mystic River: 8/10
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid: 7/10
North by Northwest: 8/10
L.A. Story: 6/10
Mixed Nuts: 4/10
The Apartment: 10/10
Lawrence of Arabia: 9/10
12 Angry Men: 8/10
Sling Blade: 8/10
As Good As it Gets: 6/10
Yojimbo: 8/10
Man on the Train: 6/10
Planes, Trains, & Automobiles: 9/10
The Conversation: 10/10
Jules et Jim: 10/10
Sweet And Lowdown: 8/10
Raging Bull: 10/10
Napoleon Dynamite: 7/10
Dirty Harry: 3/10
Roxanne: 7/10
Hannah And Her Sisters: 9/10
Seabiscuit: 5/10
The Last Samurai: 4/10
Wild Strawberries: 10/10
Lost in Translation: 10/10
Down by Law: 8/10
Hellboy: 4/10
Rashomon: 9/10

Top Ten
01. Manhattan
02. Leaving Las Vegas
03. The Conversation
04. Jules et Jim
05. Being John Malkovich
06. Wild Strawberries
07. The Apartment
08. Lawrence of Arabia
09. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
10. Rashomon

Best Actor: Peter O' Toole in Lawrence of Arabia
Runner-up: Nicolas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas

Best Actress: Jeanne Moreau in Jules et Jim
Runner-up: Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment

Best Sup. Actor: Michael Caine in Hannah And Her Sisters
Runner-up: Timothy Hutton in Ordinary People

Best Sup. Actress: Catherine Keener in Being John Malkovich
Runner-up: Samantha Morton in Sweet And Lowdown

Best Director: Akira Kurosawa in Rashomon
Runner-up: Woody Allen in Manhattan

Best Script: Being John Malkovich
Runner-up: 12 Angry Men

Bottom 7
01. Mixed Nuts
02. Stuck on You
03. Hellboy
04. Welcome To Mooseport
05. Dirty Harry
06. Deliverance
07. Along Came Polly

[Sad man]

July - 2004

Number of first time viewings: 21

How to Deal (5/10)
Chasing Liberty (6/10)
The School of Rock (8/10)
Spider-Man 2 (5/10)
Wishmaster 2 (3/10)
Night of the Living Dead (8/10)
Cold Mountain (7/10)
Swimming Pool (7/10)
Girl With a Pearl Earring (8/10)
Marci X (6/10)
Extreme Ops (2/10)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (8/10)
Under the Tuscan Sun (7/10)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (5/10)
Stuck on You (5/10)
Starsky & Hutch (7/10)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (9/10)
She's All That (3/10)
Dirty Pretty Things (7/10)
A Streetcar Named Desire (6/10)
Rebecca (8/10)

THE BEST:
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

THE WORST:
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Extreme Ops


Best Actor: Jim Carrey (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
Best Actress: Scarlett Johansson (Girl With a Pearl Earring/Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
Biggest Surprise: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Biggest Disappointment: Stuck on You
Most Fucked-Up Movie: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: Mrs. Danny Denver (Rebecca)
"Why Is He/She Still in Movies?": Freddie Prince Jr. (She's All That)
Recurring Genre: Comedy
Ultimate WTF? Moment: The beginning of the erasing (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
Best Line: "Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating" - Joel Barris (Jim Carrey) in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Scene: Galapagos Island scene (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World)

[Briare Rabbit]

The Month in Movies: July, 2004

*Rewatches include M*A*S*H (10/10), The Manchurian Candidate (10/10), Pulp Fiction (9/10), The Sound of Music (9/10) and the Texas Chain Saw Massare (1974, 8/10)*

*- Asterix, see bottom of the page.

The Movies:
Fahrenheidt 9/11 (2004) 7/10
The Stepford Wives (1975) 6/10
This is Spinal Tap (1984) 5/10
*Apocalypse Now (1979) 10/10
Frankenstein (1930) 9/10
Footloose (1984) 7/10
Straw Dogs (1971) 7/10
Man on Fire (2004) 5/10
The Last Picture Show (1971) 7/10
Gods and Monsters (1998) 6/10
From Here to Eternity (1953) 8/10
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) 9/10
Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) 7/10
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy (2004) 8/10
The Untouchables (1987) 8/10
Whale Rider (2002) 7/10
Wall Street (1987) 5/10
The Color Purple (1985) 7/10
Old School (2003) 6/10
The Omen (1976) 7/10
Withnail & I (1986) 7/10
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1984) 6/10
Rosemary's Baby (1968) 9/10
Man in the Moon (1991) 4/10
Victory Through Air Power (1943) 10/10
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) 6/10
The Big Sleep (1946) 8/10
Beverly Hills Cop (1985) 5/10
King of Comedy (1983) 9/10
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 7/10
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) 7/10
Manhattan (1979) 9/10
Heat (1995) 6/10

Awards:

Best Picture of the Month:
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Fish Called Wanda, A (1988)
Frankenstein (1930)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Victory Through Air Power (1943)

Best Director:
James Algar (and others), Victory Through Air Power (1943)
Howard Hawks, The Big Sleep (1946)
Sam Peckinpah, Straw Dogs (1971)
Roman Polanski, Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Martin Scorsese, The King of Comedy (1983)

Best Actor:
Kevin Costner, The Untouchables (1987)
Robert DeNiro, The King of Comedy (1983)
Will Farrell, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy (2004)
Burt Lancaster, From Here to Eternity (1953)
Martin Sheen, Apocalypse Now (1979)

Best Actress:
Mia Farrow, Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Whoopi Goldberg, The Color Purple (1985)
Vivien Leigh, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Sybil Sheppard, The Last Picture Show (1971)
Reese Witherspoon, Man in the Moon (1991)

Best Supporting Actor:
Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now (1979)
Kevin Kline, A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Karl Malden, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Sean Penn, Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1984)
Alan Rickman, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Best Supporting Actress:
Patricia Clarkson, The Untouchables (1987)
Dakota Fanning, Man on Fire (2004)
Kim Hunter, A Streetcar Named Desire (1987)
Donna Reed, From Here to Eternity (1953)
Oprah Winfrey, The Color Purple (1985)

Best Screenplay:
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy (2004)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Omen, The (1976)
Untouchables, The (1987)
Withnail & I (1986)

*Apocalypse Now I haven't seen in a very long time, and I couldnt remember most of it. I thought I shouldn't put it with movies like M*A*S*H and the Sound of Music, which I distinctly remember. So, yeah. I didnt.*

[ANavissi500]

Number of Movies - 25 (all original)

9/10

1. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
3. Evita

8/10

4. The Village
5. Tootsie
6. The Butterfly Effect
7. Spider-Man 2
8. The Dreamers
9. The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
10. Dog Day Afternoon

7/10

11. Napoleon Dynamite
12. Clue
13. Notorious
14. Chinatown
15. The Thin Blue Line
16. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
17. I, Robot

6/10

18. Murder By Numbers
19. Barbershop 2

5/10

20. Breakfast at Tiffany's

4/10
21. My Fair Lady
22. The Emperor's Club
23. Dead Poet's Society
24. Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle

2/10

25. The Fighting Temptations

Best Movie: The Manchurian Candidate (original)
Worst Movie: The Fighting Temptations
Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman - Tootsie
Best Actress: Bryce Dallas Howard - The Village
Biggest Surprise: The Butterfly Effect
Biggest Disappointment: My Fair Lady
Best Scene: The "Dream" - The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

[Trinity]

Originally posted by Adam J. Hakari
Best Line: "Waiter, will you serve the nuts? I mean, will you serve the guests the nuts?" - THE THIN MAN

Love that line. I'm still kicking myself for not taping this movie off TCM when I had the chance, and now that I want to see it I can't!


* - rewatch

Duck Soup (1933) - 6/10
Nora Prentiss (1947) - 9/10
Scarlet Street (1945) - 9/10*
Citizen Kane (1941) - 8/10*
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) - 10/10*
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957) - 8/10
Queen Christina (1933) - 9/10*
King Kong (1933) - 9/10
Jerry Maguire (1996) - 10/10*
White Heat (1949) - 9/10
Little Caesar (1931) - 7/10
Today We Live (1933) - 7/10
The End of the Affair (1999) - 10/10*
From Here to Eternity (1953) - 10/10*
The Hucksters (1947) - 7/10
I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932) - 9/10
The Human Comedy (1943) - 5/10
Witness (1985) - 8/10
Flamingo Road (1949) - 7/10
The Birdcage (1996) - 5/10
The Good Earth (1937) - 9/10
Libeled Lady (1936) - 9/10*
The Heiress (1949) - 10/10*
The Towering Inferno (1974) - 6/10
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) - 7/10
Laura (1944) - 10/10*
The Princess and the Warrior (2000) - 7/10
City Lights (1931) - 10/10*
Moulin Rouge! (2001) - 10/10*
The Gay Divorcee (1934) - 9/10*
Anything Else (2003) - 8/10
The Razor's Edge (1946) - 9/10*

First viewings: 18


Not a whole lot of new movies this month, but I did rewatch a lot. I put City Lights in my top 30, after this 2nd viewing, and Scarlet Street in my top 50.

Best Movie:

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Best Actress Luise Rainer, The Good Earth
Best Actor: Paul Muni, I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
Best Supporting Actress: Virginia Mayo, White Heat
Favorite line: "It wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast." - King Kong

[Fisting Ackbar]

MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL 9/10 (rewatch)
FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF 9/10 (rewatch)

ROMAN HOLIDAY 8/10
THE FRENCH CONNECTION 8/10
BLAZING SADDLES 8/10 (rewatch)
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD 8/10 (rewatch)
SPIDER-MAN 2 8/10
COLD MOUNTAIN 8/10 (rewatch)
ROBIN WILLIAMS: LIVE ON BROADWAY 8/10
DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY 8/10

THE DAY OF THE JACKAL 7/10 (rewatch)
FAHRENHEIT 9/11 7/10
THE GUNS OF NAVARONE 7/10
THE STING 7/10
SEABISCUIT 7/10 (rewatch)
GANGS OF NEW YORK 7/10 (rewatch)
THE SEARCHERS 7/10
THE VILLAGE 7/10
I, ROBOT 7/10
THE ENDLESS SUMMER II 7/10
THE ENDURANCE: SHACKLETON'S LEGENDARY ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 7/10
THE ENDLESS SUMMER 7/10
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE 7/10 (rewatch)
ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY 7/10
VICE VERSA (1988) 7/10 (rewatch)
DICK 7/10 (rewatch)

BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE 6/10 (rewatch)
THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN 6/10
THE BEACH 6/10 (rewatch)

SIRENS 5/10
SECRET WINDOW 5/10
LIFE STINKS 5/10
OUTFOXED: RUPERT MURDOCH'S WAR ON JOURNALISM 5/10
THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO 5/10

THE ASSOCIATE (1996) 3/10

[Kucha]

10/10
The Diary Of Anne Frank (1959)
Monster

9/10
Mean Girls
Life Is Beautiful
May
Moulin Rouge!
Matchstick Men
Amelie
CAMP

8/10
Pieces Of April
EDTv
The Terminal

7/10
Hellboy
Rat Race
Cold Mountain
Whale Rider
Legally Blonde
Bridget Jones's Diary (7.5)
The Beach
Josie And The Pussycats
The Butterfly Effect
Schindlers List
The Missing

6/10
The Day After Tomorrow
The Miracle Worker
Kissing Jessica Stein
The Birds

5/10
The Brady Bunch
My Boyfriend's Back
Down To Earth

4/10
Donnie Darko
Soul Plane

Favourite First Viewing Of July: May
Favourite Rewatch Of July: Monster

[A.J. Hakari]

Originally posted by Trinity
Love that line. I'm still kicking myself for not taping this movie off TCM when I had the chance, and now that I want to see it I can't!

Damn, I'm sorry you didn't catch it. I think TCM is going to air all the THIN MAN movies soon.

The flick was filled with great lines, and that was one I loved. I also thought this exchange was great:

"I'm a hero. I was shot two times in the Tribune."
"I read where you were shot five times in the tabloids."
"It's not true. He didn't come anywhere near my tabloids."

:D

[The Other]

July 2004 Ratings

Holiday (1938) - 9/10
À nous la liberté (1931) - 8/10
A Free Soul (1931) - 7/10
The Red Shoes (1948) - 8/10
The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931) - 7/10
Cimarron (1931) - 8/10
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - 10/10
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) - 8/10
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) - 8.5/10
Running on Empty (1988) - 8/10
My Man Godfrey (1936) - 8.5/10
Spider-Man 2 (2004) - 7.5/10
The Misfits (1961) - 6/10
Le Million (1931) - 7.5/10
She Done Him Wrong (1933) - 6/10
Little Women (1933) - 6.5/10
The Big Sleep (1946) - 8/10
Platinum Blonde (1931) - 8.5/10
Trouble in Paradise (1932) - 9/10
Doctor Zhivago (1965) - 7/10
The Thin Man (1934) - 8/10
In Cold Blood (1967) - 8/10
Grand Hotel (1932) - 9/10
Cape Fear (1962) - 8/10
Topkapi (1964) - 8.5/10
High Sierra (1941) - 7.5/10
The Dreamers (2004) - 6/10
The Asphalt Jungle (1950) - 10/10
The Lady Eve (1941) - 7/10
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) - 8/10
The Bat Whispers (1930) - 7/10
The Most Dangerous Game (1932) - 4/10
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) - 6/10
Dinner at Eight (1933) - 7.5/10
The Invisible Man (1933) - 7/10
Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - 8.5/10
Hell's Angels (1930) - 8/10
I, Robot (2004) - 7/10
The Mummy (1932) - 5.5/10
Yojimbo (1961) - 8/10
Nothing Sacred (1937) - 7/10
Rain (1932) - 9/10
Red Dust (1932) - 7/10
Cavalcade (1933) - 5/10
How Green Was My Valley (1941) - 9/10
The Razor’s Edge (1946) - 8/10

Total: 46

BEST MOVIE: Lawrence of Arabia
WORST MOVIE: The Most Dangerous Game

BEST ACTOR: Walter Huston - Rain
BEST ACTRESS: Christine Lahti - Running on Empty
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: James Whitmore - The Asphalt Jungle
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Anne Baxter - The Razor’s Edge

BIGGEST SURPRISE: Holiday or Rain
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: The Mummy or Cavalcade

“I’m Pretty Sure No One Else Has Seen This”: Rain (should be required viewing too)
Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: George Bush - Fahrenheit 9/11
Recurring Genre/Theme: Movies from the early 30s
Ultimate WTF? Moment: In The Dreamers, when the girl has her period in the bathtub and they still just sit in it like nothing happened.
BEST LINE: “Alone: bad. Friend: good!”- The Monster in Bride of Frankenstein

Those are the only ones I can do.

[Trinity]

Originally posted by The Other
“I’m Pretty Sure No One Else Has Seen This”: Rain (should be required viewing too)
Well, I've seen a little of it. It was on TV one night last summer, but I missed the beginning so I watched a bit (looked interesting), but then thought I'd catch the re-run the next day and then of course totally forgot. So I suppose now I'll just have to buy it.


Originally posted by Adam J. Hakari
Damn, I'm sorry you didn't catch it. I think TCM is going to air all the THIN MAN movies soon.

The flick was filled with great lines, and that was one I loved. I also thought this exchange was great:

"I'm a hero. I was shot two times in the Tribune."
"I read where you were shot five times in the tabloids."
"It's not true. He didn't come anywhere near my tabloids."

:D
Yes, that's another great one. But there are so many:

Reporter: Can you tell me something about the case?
Nick: Yes, it's getting me behind in my drinking.

Reporter: Is he working on a case?
Nora: Yes, a case of scotch.

Nick (when Nora asks why he wont take the case): I'm much too busy seeing you don't lose any of that money I married you for.

Nick: She's a very nice type.
Nora: You've got types?
Nick: Only you darling. Lanky brunettes with wicked jaws.

Yup, Nick & Nora rule. :cool:

[Briare Rabbit]

Originally posted by The Other
In Cold Blood (1967) - 8/10

Always wonderful to see more people watching this one. You liked it, yes? Great film.

[Adornado]

Seen for the first time --

The Untouchables (8/10)
Footloose (8/10)
The River Wild (6/10)
A River Runs Through It (8.5/10)
True Crime (8/10)
The Silence Of The Lambs (8.5/10)
Jersey Girl (8/10)
Dodgeball (8/10)
Leaving Las Vegas (5.5/10)
Wall Street (8.5/10)
Walking Tall (8/10)
Deliverance (7/10)
Starsky & Hutch (7/10)
Absolute Power (7.5/10)
Never Die Alone (6.5/10)
Love Object (7/10)
50 First Dates (7.5/10)
Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (8/10)
Tales From The Crypt: Tomb Of Horror (5.5/10)
Dark City (8/10)
Fear (6.5/10)
The Dark Half (8/10)
Fahrenheit 9/11 (9/10)
Tales From The Crypt: Night Of Terror (5.5/10)
Against The Ropes (5/10)
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (4/10)
Jacob's Ladder (8/10)
Last Man Standing (7.5/10)
Dark Heaven (2/10)
The Village (7/10)

Rewatches --

Happy Gilmore (7/10)
The Buttefly Effect (9/10)
Matchstick Men (9/10)

Can't be graded but I liked it --

Ron White: They Call Me "Tatar Salad"
Led Zeppelin

Total: 35

And on with the awards: (not including rewatches)

Best:

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Worst:

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Funniest: Anchorman
Most bizarre: Love Object
Character I'd never want to meet: King David from Never Die Alone
Cure for insomnia (movie I fell asleep watching): Against The Ropes
Should have been better: (tie) Leaving Las Vegas and The Village
Movie I should have seen before but never got around too until this month: The Silence Of The Lambs
Recurring genre: Horror

[Hannibal21]

*indicates first time viewing

1. The Godfather - 10/10
2. Schindler's List - 10/10
3. Sunset Boulevard - 10/10
4. The Passion of Joan of Arc - 10/10*
5. Psycho (original) - 10/10
6. The Manchurian Candidate (original) - 10/10
7. On the Waterfront - 10/10
8. The Rules of the Game - 10/10*
9. Swing Time - 10/10
10. Network - 10/10
11. L'Atalante - 9.5/10*
12. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? - 9.5/10
13. Fanny and Alexander - 9.5/10
14. My Darling Clementine - 9/10*
15. Dead Reckoning - 9/10*
16. The Letter - 9/10
17. Autumn Sonata - 9/10*
18. On the Town - 9/10*
19. Batman - 9/10
20. Aguirre: The Wrath of God - 9/10*
21. Top Hat - 9/10
22. Before Sunrise - 9/10
23. Spider-Man 2 - 9/10*
24. King Kong - 9/10
25. Body Heat - 9/10*
26. The Goonies - 8.5/10
27. The Virgin Spring - 8.5/10*
28. The Search - 8.5/10*
29. The Terminal - 8/10*
30. Salaam Bombay! - 8/10*
31. The Notebook - 8/10*
32. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 8/10*
33. The Manchurian Candidate (remake) - 8/10
34. Road to Perdition - 8/10
35. Nothing Sacred - 8/10*
36. Girl with a Pearl Earring - 8/10*
37. I, Robot - 7.5/10*
38. The Bourne Supremacy - 7/10*
39. Fahrenheit 9/11 - 7/10*
40. Prom Night - 7/10
41. De-Lovely - 7/10*
42. The Outsider - 7/10*
43. Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! - 7/10*
44. Catwoman - 6/10*
45. The Village - 4/10*

[Hannibal21]

AWARDS: note that this is only for first viewings

BEST MOVIE: The Passion of Joan of Arc
WORST MOVIE: The Village
BEST DIRECTOR: Carl Theodore Dreyer for The Passion of Joan of Arc
BEST ACTOR: Klaus Kinski in Aguirre: The Wrath of God
BEST ACTRESS: Maria Falconetti in The Passion of Joan of Arc
BIGGEST SURPRISE: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
BIGGEST GUILTY PLEASURE: Catwoman
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: The Village (ok, so I didn't have such high expectations, but I still didn't expect it to turn out into a mess)
BEST ON SCREEN TEAM: Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullman in Autumn Sonata
BEST SCENE: Joan's execution in The Passion of Joan of Arc
BEST VILLAIN: George Bush in Fahrenheit 9/11 :D
MOST DESIRABLE FEMALE: Matty Walker (Kathleen Turner) in Body Heat
MOST HEARTBREAKING MOVIE: Autumn Sonata
MOST SURPRISINGLY GOOD PERFORMANCE: Tom Hanks in The Terminal
PERSON/CHARACTER I NEVER WANT TO MEET: Klaus Kinski in Aguirre: The Wrath of God

[RogueSpear]

The Month in Movies - July 2004

Number of First-Time Viewings: 17
Number of Rewatches: 2
Average Rating for the Month: 6.4

10/10

9/10

8/10
I, Robot
Rocky IV (Rewatch; Grade remained the same)
Spider-Man 2

7/10
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
The Blues Brothers
Bubba Ho-Tep
Funny Girl
Loser
Mean Girls
Owning Mahowny
Paper Moon
Rapid Fire (Rewatch; Grade remained the same)
We're No Angels

6/10
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation

5/10
Cold Mountain
They Nest

4/10
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
Marabunta
The Perfect Score

3/10

2/10

1/10