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May 19, 2013 - 5:09 PM
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Michael24
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I say, "Good for all of you/us!!"
Don't let other people dictate what you "should" see. If you have an interest is seeking them out to view them, then go ahead. Otherwise, life is short, and two hours - multiplied by all these films - really starts to accumulate, and you should be using your time doing (or viewing) what you really like and enjoy...
I agree. After close to thirty years now of watching movies, I think I've developed a pretty good idea of what I like and don't like, so I choose what to watch accordingly. If something just doesn't look like the kind of movie I think I'd enjoy, I won't watch it, regardless of whether or not it's deemed I "should" just because it's considered a classic. Granted, there are some some classic movies I truly do want to see -- The African Queen, Lawrence of Arabia, Rio Bravo, Patton, just to name a few -- but simply haven't gotten to them yet, still.
It goes without saying, there are just sooooo many films out there that at some point you kind of have to just say, "I'll watch what I feel like watching" in order to cut so much out that you could never possibly get around to.
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Careful now, PhiladelphiaSon! "Simply the greatest performance by an actor on film. It's not even debatable" is pretty debatable!
I mean it's not even debatable for me. For me, it IS the greatest performance by an actor on film. Just as Anne Bancroft in THE MIRACLE WORKER is the greatest performance by an actress on film. Not debatable. It just is.
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Ah, gotcha Philadephia! Funny you should mention THE MIRACLE WORKER because when I was running that scene from IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE through my head (the one I mentioned above, with Jimmy Stewart going off the rails), the other scene that came to mind which matched it in its dramatic and emotional intensity was the Bancroft/ Patty Duke "eat your food" sequence. Sheer brilliance in every way.
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THE AFRICAN QUEEN is no classic in my ledger
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Wassamatter, Bruce-O, knot enuff buxom broads fer ya?!!! 
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Wassamatter, Bruce-O, knot enuff buxom broads fer ya?!!!
well , that too!
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Looking through some of the answers on this thread, I’m surprised at the number of ‘classics’ I have seen compared to some on here. I’ve seen much fewer ‘new’ films in recent years though.
On a positive note, I have seen every Chaplin film (to my knowledge), seen most 'biblical epics',
http://movies.amctv.com/movie-guide/tim-dirks-top-100.php
Yeah, the bible flics have never really intrsted me
never saw THE ROBE
!!!!!!
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not at all!
just suprised
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we'd be
