medieval

the inner ebert won't be quelled either...

i kind of have this theory that while in utero, i heard the muffled version of "raiders of the lost ark" and concluded that life outside might be worth living after all.

my point? i have big movie love. an allegiance which results in my inability to stay silent when the cinematically ignorant express their opinions. a fondness for every genre.

and a very high tolerance for off the wall, corn bally badness.


so, please keep my big, geeky movie love in mind when i ask you:

where have all the good movies gone?

i've seen a lot of great rented, and foreign movies this past year, but i can't think of the last "in theater" movie i liked enough to go see more than once.

and after seeing the sequels to "underworld" and "bruce almighty" being made, i'm wondering if we're going through some sort of sick, blockbuster dark age. ("garfield 2"? seriously??)

until there's some sort of hollywood rebirth (a cinemataissance, if you will) i've decided to focus my loquaciousness (totally just thesaurussed that) on the non blockbustery movies of the world. the list thus far includes "not one less", "fatso", "blazing saddles", "i'm reed fish", "for keeps?", and "casablanca" (i'm not gonna even bother linking it).

now i present you with my simple plea for additions to the list.
seriously.
help a girl out.

did you ever think "siskel ebert" was one guy?
hehehe... um, ya... me neither.

Comments

john said…
Sunset Boulevard. Or anything done by Billy Wilder for that matter.
Ben said…
Siskel N. Ebert, perhaps?

Anyhow, yes. Very yes. Two under-radar sorts: Oscar and The Hudsucker Proxy.
sassinak said…
see i want to go old school but i know you've seen
the princess bride
blue crush
home for the holidays
the spitfire grill (maybe not)
sneakers
the power of one
tank girl

:)
Nama said…
you forgot "cowboy up" (http://imdb.com/find?s=all&q=cowboy+up)

my favorite is the tagline: "think of it as a freight train with horns."

this has GOT to be good!
Andrew H said…
Wow, so many to choose from...
Spaceballs "The Movie"
Fletch
Seems Like Old Times
Chester B. said…
Seven Samurai
Night of the Hunter
Triplets of Belleville
The Incredibles - (Mainstream but GOOD!)
Mon Oncle
Dr. Strangelove
Yojimbo
Throne of Blood
Night of the Living Dead (1960's)
A Hard Day's Night
The Ladykillers (the ORIGINAL not the crappy remake)
A Man For All Seasons
Strangers on a Train
Anonymous said…
Not the best movie ever, but as I recall it was pretty funny.
A Pyromaniac's Love Story