billd91
Not your screen monkey (he/him)
Five of my favorite movies (though not necessarily my five favorite movies of all time):
Breaker Morant - Boer War court martial drama. Australian soldiers hung out to dry by a British government to make peace with the Boers' German backers yet their barrister (picked to be incompetent) puts up a spirited defense. Based on a true story and gripping.
Blade Runner - immersive in its vision of a dark future, brilliant ending, one of the few movies better than the book on which it is based.
A Christmas Story - brilliant adaptation of a funny book, Darren McGavin is hysterical as the Old Man, who works in obscenities as other artists work in oils.
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - I don't see how the Two Towers is being rated as the best of the 3 movies when this one clearly is
Of the three movies in the trilogy, I believe this one best captures the feel of the first book as well as inspires the desire to form an adventuring party to head out into the wilderness
The Opening of Misty Beethoven - Yes, it's vintage porn but hear me out. This was made back when porn movies had aspirations and were written with an actual story, character development, and humor. For those of you who are adults and are open to smut, I recommend it without reservation. A very interesting take on Shaw's Pygmalion.
Breaker Morant - Boer War court martial drama. Australian soldiers hung out to dry by a British government to make peace with the Boers' German backers yet their barrister (picked to be incompetent) puts up a spirited defense. Based on a true story and gripping.
Blade Runner - immersive in its vision of a dark future, brilliant ending, one of the few movies better than the book on which it is based.
A Christmas Story - brilliant adaptation of a funny book, Darren McGavin is hysterical as the Old Man, who works in obscenities as other artists work in oils.
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - I don't see how the Two Towers is being rated as the best of the 3 movies when this one clearly is
Of the three movies in the trilogy, I believe this one best captures the feel of the first book as well as inspires the desire to form an adventuring party to head out into the wilderness
The Opening of Misty Beethoven - Yes, it's vintage porn but hear me out. This was made back when porn movies had aspirations and were written with an actual story, character development, and humor. For those of you who are adults and are open to smut, I recommend it without reservation. A very interesting take on Shaw's Pygmalion.
