Comments | blue_lotus: The completion of the Oscar project and the unveiling of the Great Movies project

blue_lotus

The completion of the Oscar project and the unveiling of the Great Movies project

Aug 11, 2007 19:41

Last weekend, I completed the Oscar project by watching "Ben-Hur", the 1959 best picture winner. I can't believe how greasy Charlton Heston was in this move. It's well worth seeing, especially for the chariot race. I was also fascinated by the extensive gay subtext in the film ( Read more... )

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brdgt August 12 2007, 02:27:34 UTC

84. Un Chien Andalou***( I sat through 8 minutes of this for a film class and am not sure if I could sit through the entire non-linear Dali film without stabbing myself in the eye)

Heh, I'm amusing you saw that part that makes this conclusion ironic?

I really love Ebert, perhaps a little too much.

blue_lotus August 12 2007, 03:33:38 UTC

Yep, I saw about 8 or 10 minutes of the very beginning of it.

starfishchick August 13 2007, 17:49:24 UTC

Un Chien Andalou gave me NIGHTMARES FOR DAYS.

The Third Man is one of my Dad's all-time favourite movies.

I really liked Hoop Dreams.

alexeye August 12 2007, 03:39:34 UTC

you are goint to have so much fun with this project. plus, i think it would be super-amusing if you did it in alphabetical order - 8 1/2 followed by aguirre would be mind-blowing.

zooby August 12 2007, 03:50:15 UTC

Oh, Double Indemnity. I think I love you most of all!

stringy August 13 2007, 03:41:49 UTC

Great idea! I really enjoyed your reviews from the Oscar project, I'm looking forward to reading a few in particular from this one - Apocalypse Now (because I didn't like it) and Dr Strangelove and Citizen Kane (because I did) and plenty just to see if I should add them to my own To-Watch list.

oyvavoy August 13 2007, 16:18:01 UTC

omg. i can't believe u finished your oscar project! good for you!

and now the Great Movies project?

ambitious much? :)