1962: Movies Sorted By Tier
Submitted by jim on Tue, 05/25/2004 - 03:15
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Loved
To Kill a Mockingbird
... I'll have to see this again before commenting, but I do remember loving it.Lawrence of Arabia
The Manchurian Candidate
Really Liked
Dr. No
The Music Man
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
... It's hard to articulate why I liked this movie. I think it was the tension between Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne that really worked for me, but the rest of the cast helped as well. While I certainly like living in a world governed by Stewart's ideals, I couldn't help but admire Wayne more. Interesting. As an aside, my wife and I couldn't really tell why the town didn't just arrest or hang Lee Marvin, since he was nothing but trouble, and was constantly coming into town with only one or two other outlaws for backup. Diffusion of social responsibility, I guess.Sanjuro
... If the fact that this is a Kurosawa samurai movie isn't enticement enough, you should rent this for the ending alone. I won't say more than that.Glad I Saw
Requiem for a Heavyweight
... This was adapted from a Rod Serling teleplay, and it watches like a TV show, but it's still a very engrossing if depressing look at what fate awaits all too many people that devote their lives to sports but never crack the upper echelons. It's heartbreaking to consider that you can work for years at something, become the fifth-best person in the world at that thing, and still having nothing to show for it and no prospects when it's all over. Various angels and devils try to shape Anthony Quinn's post-boxing future, but it's Jackie Gleason that captures our attention: the self-serving manager who is affectionate towards his washed-up fighter, and struggles with whose interests he'll ultimately serve. Bleakly melodramatic, but mostly in a good way.The Tale of Zatoichi
... I swore to myself that I wouldn't compare this to Yojimbo, but it's impossible. A comparison is inevitable, to Zatoichi's detriment. But this is a fine Japanese western, and it's worth checking out for Shintaro Katsu's wonderful performance as the blind masseur/swordsman and reluctant gangster Zatoichi. It's nice to find an interesting character so well-realized.Could Have Missed
- None Yet
Should Have Missed
- None Yet
El Sucko Grande
- None Yet
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Alright, fess up. How did you make the boxes?
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Oh the coolness. Way to go J.
Tallyho
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:%) <---- flattered Jim
(that's supposed to be blushing).
Glad you like it!
I recently watched The Music Man on tv (and I hardly ever watch movies on tv nowadays), and what a fabulous musical it is. It does start shakily, however. The song sung by the salesmen on the train at the start doesn't quite work and the ridiculousness of it almost derails the movie before it gets under way. But for viewers who persevere, things just get better and better.
Interesting. I don't remember having that reaction to that song, but it's one of my wife's favorites so I'm sure I'll have an opportunity to check it out again in the foreseeable future, so I'll give it special attention.