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Let’s Go To The Movies

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

Over the weekend I’ve watched quite a few movies, classic and modern.

The Bank Dick from 1940 starring W C Fields. This is W C Fields at his drunken best. It’s fun. It’s funny. Why not watch it drunk too?
Running With Scissors from 2006 It’s crazy, sometimes annoying. I enjoyed performances by Gwenyth Paltrow, Kristin Chenoweth(Who doesn’t love Kristin Chenoweth? I ask you.), and Jill Clayburgh. Go ahead and watch it. It’s original, but you’ll only need to watch it once.
Notes On A Scandal from 2006 This was awesome. Put Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett in a film together and they can do no wrong. This is a must watch. MUST WATCH!!
Raging Bull from 1980 with Robert De Niro in an Oscar-winning performance. It was a great film, but I’d never watch it again. Boxing movies make me sleepy. De Niro did well as did Joe Pesci.

Now some people may know how much I love AFI’s top 100 lists. I have always had a goal to watch all the movies on these lists no matter what. The main list I’ve been working on for a few years is their 1997 Top 100 movies of all time. Raging Bull was number 24. This leaves me with 12 more to watch. So what if I’m crazy. I like lists, and I like films. I will let them rule my life if I want.