AFI's 100 Heroes & Villians

A movie I watched in school. Atticus deserves the AFI #1 movie hero honor. A great example of a classic book being translated well into a classic film.

want to see this because it won best picture at the oscars, with the NBR, and with the NYFC

I've seen all the Bond movies including the unofficial Never Say Never Again and the Casino Royale with Woody Allen. Not reviewing any of them till I re-view them because I can't keep them straight in my head. I've seen this one more than once now, and man, I was surprised how much I had forgotten! There is a lot more to the plot, more of a traditional mystery, than I remembered. It doesn't get a full five stars 'cause there were some things that bothered me. The opening graphic now seems like a rip-off, because the stunt man with the hat is so obviously not James Bond. The Bond Theme with groovy sixties colored dots blinking around is cool, but then I forgot there are two more songs that you have to wait through before it gets to the story. You have to wait a lot longer still before Bond makes his appearance. Then it gets more exciting and suspenseful. There's no Q yet and so not so many gadgets. Well technically I learned from a special feature that the character of Major Boothroyd who briefly gives Bond a new gun is Q's real name, but he doesn't have much of an impact. Connery shows he is a suave, cool, fit, always one step ahead of the villains kind of spy guy. The dragon tank/tractor thing is ridiculous and Joseph Wiseman and Zena Marshall playing part-Asians is embarrassing. The radioactive protective gear looks pretty silly today too. The design of Dr. No's living quarters and the radioactive laboratory almost makes up for the dated suits. Dr. No's underground chambers, conceived of by production designer Ken Adam, and Jamaica as the exotic locale set the standard for the look of future 007 films. These first Bond girls are beautiful as well.

More iconic lines and music. Love the shadowy film noir aesthetic of this film. "The problems of a few people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world."

I've read all the books, and even though it takes liberties with a few things, I still love it. In this most well-known adaptation, the special effects for the time, the technicolor, the quotable lines, and the simple values of brain, heart, courage, and home are what make it great. It'll always be my favorite!

McMurphy puts himself in a mental institution thinking it'll be the easy life. He represents anti-establishment with nothing else apparently wrong, but it's a tragic irony that the powers that be in the hospital are more sadistic and cold-hearted than the world he came from. Or is it really so different?

A classic Christmas movie, but the story isn't really about Christmas. A performance where Jimmy Stewart get to show some range. Through desperation his character considers ending his life, and then through desperation for his family and friends, the life he "lost," he learns an important lesson.

want to see this because it was nominated for best picture at the oscars

I enjoyed this very much. Sure Stewart is so squeaky clean and sentimental, but he's the little guy you have to root for against corruption. You have to! People can't give up on ideals and making the world a better place. Wonderful supporting characters in Jean Arthur, Mitchell, and Rains too.

The "I'll be there" monologue near the end is awesome. Very inspiring after seeing the whole of the movie.

Gut-wrenching! Inspiring!!

nominated for best picture by NBR and at the oscars

A tribute to film noir in color. A great caper with multiple mysteries to solve. The ending feels abrupt and unsatisfying every time I watch it, but I guess that's the point, the tragedy of it.

nominated for best picture at the oscars

nominated for best picture at the golden globes and oscars

I love Sidney Poitier. He plays a powerful character with pride and intelligence. And still he has prejudices that might be misleading to solving the case. The relationship between Poitier and Steiger is something to watch.

Classic, iconic everything!

nominated for best picture at the oscars