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Warshot

Posted 2007-10-13 8:18 AM (#8159)

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Subject: Change of pace.

Of all the great movies ever made. what was your ONE favorite?

That's tough.

Corabelle

Posted 2007-10-13 10:21 AM (#8163 - in reply to #8159)

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Location: Rapid City, SD

Subject: RE: Change of pace.

DANCES WITH WOLVES For several reasons. It was almost entirely made in the Black Hills, and I believe it gave a fair image of American Indian life before they were illegally driven out of this area. Also an excellant depiction of caucasion thoughts and actions of the post-Civil War era. It show-cased the beautiful scenery in the Black Hills and the Plains.

AND - I had a big crush on Kevin Costner until - (cover your eyes, Ralph) I heard that someone asked him what he thought of South Dakota. His reply, "It's a good place to fly over." Bah, Humbug! The infatuation ended. Thud. But, I still like the movie. I thought it was well made, and it won every Oscar that year, except Best Actor. That'll teach you, Kevin!!!

Cora

Edited by Corabelle 2007-10-13 10:24 AM

Sewer Pipe Snipe

Posted 2007-10-13 10:25 AM (#8164 - in reply to #8159)

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Posts: 1796

Location: Albany, GA.

Subject: RE: Change of pace.

Easy, The Wild Bunch. Best western ever.

Park Dallis

Posted 2007-10-13 11:05 AM (#8167 - in reply to #8159)

Old Salt

Posts: 419

Location: Anchorage, Alaska

Subject: RE: Change of pace.

Godfather I, II, and III and they count as 1 movie for me.

My favorite comedy movie of all time is Dr. Strangelove: or How I learned to Stop Worrrying and Love the Bomb.

GaryKC

Posted 2007-10-13 12:32 PM (#8168 - in reply to #8159)

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Subject: RE: Change of pace.

Raiders of the Lost Ark

steamboat

Posted 2007-10-13 2:14 PM (#8169 - in reply to #8163)

Master and Commander

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Location: Boydton, Virginia

Subject: RE: Change of pace.

Cora, I'm with you, Babe! "Dances" was the best flick ever made! And don't believe everything you may read about what Kevin may have said about SD later. I know he personally put a tremendous amount of time and energy into making it as authentic as possible, down to the correct Lakota dialect and dress. He could not have spent that much energy on a movie set without taking some of it home with him.
BTW I just finished reading "In the Spirit of Crazy Horse" by Peter Mathiason. If you haven't read it, I will send you a copy. I would be very interested in getting your opinion of the book. Oh yes, it is about Wounded Knee II, in 1975 , Lenard Pelitier, Russel Means, and the entire Ameriucan Indian Movement of the 1970's. It is an exploitation of how the FBI , BIA and the Federal courts botched the investigation and set up Pelitier as the fall guy. It was so exploitive that it was kept off the bookshelves for 8 years.
Steamboat sends

Corabelle

Posted 2007-10-13 4:42 PM (#8170 - in reply to #8169)

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Subject: RE: Change of pace.

Steamboat - I'd love to read "In The Spirit of Crazy Horse." I've just started "Gallant Lady," and need to keep at it. since it's a library book. When I asked at the local library if they had it, they didn't; but they ordered it for me. I just got it yesterday.

I shouldn't be reading anything. I should be writing. With a little long distance help, I've been learning how to put pictures on pages. It's shaping up pretty well, with all the help I've received from all my friends on the board here. THANKS, GUYS!!! I'm sure it's going to be my life's work. Hope I'm able to finish it. Every once in a while, I have a few mumbled words for my brother. He had absolutely no right bugging out on me.

Cora

RCK

Posted 2007-10-13 5:01 PM (#8172 - in reply to #8159)

Master and Commander

Posts: 1431

Subject: RE: Change of pace.

My first choice would be "Lonely are the Brave"

JrKrup, Skimmer

Posted 2007-10-13 9:10 PM (#8182 - in reply to #8172)

Master and Commander

Posts: 1322

Location: Oxnard, CA

Subject: RE: Change of pace.

Alright, call me a hopeless romantic, but, Casablanca! Rick and Elsa, "We'll always have Paris.", "Here's looking at YOU, Kid."

"You must remember this. A kiss is still a kiss. A sigh is just a sigh."

John Bay

Posted 2007-10-14 4:44 AM (#8184 - in reply to #8159)

Old Salt

Posts: 359

Location: Saco, Maine

Subject: RE: Change of pace.

Parrish

MAD DOG

Posted 2007-10-14 6:48 AM (#8186 - in reply to #8184)

Master and Commander

Posts: 1262

Location: Va.Beach,Va.

Subject: RE: Change of pace.

Run Silent,Run Deep.The ultimate "shipover flic"

Ralph Luther

Posted 2007-10-14 8:45 AM (#8189 - in reply to #8159)

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Subject: RE: Change of pace.

I'm there with Cora and Steamboat. Coster is right to say S. Dakota is a great place to fly over. Now Cora, settle down I'm not finished yet. Both of the Dakotas are great to drive through and visit also. Of course you need to pay attention to the time of year.
Back to Dancing With Wolves, the only bad part of the movie was having Jane Fonda in it. There are plenty of other female actress' they could have used. Why even Meg Ryan would have been great. Ain't that right, Dex? Even Pamela Anderson would be better than Fonda. <;~))

Edited by Ralph Luther 2007-10-14 8:47 AM

Corabelle

Posted 2007-10-14 10:51 AM (#8190 - in reply to #8189)

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Subject: You're confused (as usual), Ralph

Jane Fonda was not in Dances With Wolves. And it's not DANCING With Wolves - it's Dances. Mary McDonnell was the lead actress.

Have you had your morning coffee yet? Are you trying to start something by asking Dex?

Cora

Edited by Corabelle 2007-10-14 10:52 AM

John396

Posted 2007-10-14 10:59 AM (#8191 - in reply to #8159)

Old Salt

Posts: 403

Location: Sacramento/Twain Harte

Subject: RE: Change of pace.

Its a toss between Dances & Capt. and Commander. John396

Ralph Luther

Posted 2007-10-14 11:20 AM (#8193 - in reply to #8159)

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Subject: RE: Change of pace.

Thank you for the corrections. I need to do some electrical work with my Son and get zapped a few times. I'll be back on track after that.
As for Dex-- no need to run and hide for either of you. We're suppose to be adults and act like the adults we are. If we can't, well, it's TS which means "terrible thang" so stated by a great EMC(SS) Leroy Tillery. Yes, I know that TS doesn't caculate to "terrible thang" but that was our Leroy onboard the Sennet early '60s.
If anyone has a location on Leroy, please, email me.

Bear

Posted 2007-10-14 11:06 PM (#8201 - in reply to #8159)

Great Sage of the Sea

Posts: 781

Location: Port Orchard WA

Subject: RE: Change of pace.

Best underway movie Vampire Lovers in fact we ran several parts of that through the micro fiche reader. or Barbarella otherwise the list is way to long but some of them

Slapshot (same as Cora filmed in Johnstown, PA, while I was growing up wife and MIL are in the crowd scenes)

Any John Wayne flick, any Bond flick, Little Big Man, Jeramiah Johnson, Airplane (first two)

Das Boat and K-19

Gil

Posted 2007-10-15 7:47 AM (#8204 - in reply to #8159)

Master and Commander

Posts: 1602

Subject: RE: Change of pace.

Godfather I and II, but never Godfather III.

MAD DOG

Posted 2007-10-15 4:23 PM (#8219 - in reply to #8159)

Master and Commander

Posts: 1262

Location: Va.Beach,Va.

Subject: RE: Change of pace.

Can I change my vote?I'm with you,Vic.

PaulR

Posted 2007-10-15 5:23 PM (#8221 - in reply to #8159)

Master and Commander

Posts: 1266

Location: Hopewell Junction NY

Subject: RE: Change of pace.

vicC - 2007-10-15 12:07 PM

Warshot - 2007-10-13 8:18 AM

Of all the great movies ever made. what was your ONE favorite?

That's tough.

DEBBIE DOES DALLAS!!! Saw it aboard Cobbler!!!

The movie was made in 1978.

donmac

Posted 2007-10-16 9:01 PM (#8244 - in reply to #8159)

Senior Crew

Posts: 121

Location: Western Washington State

Subject: RE: Change of pace.

Shawshank Redemption rates up there with Dances with Wolves

Jim M.

Posted 2007-10-17 4:54 AM (#8245 - in reply to #8159)

Great Sage of the Sea

Posts: 877

Subject: RE: Change of pace.

My favorite movies?

A BRIDGE TOO FAR and BLUE THUNDER. Seen both dozens of times but still enjoy watching them.

Tom McNulty

Posted 2007-10-17 5:49 AM (#8246 - in reply to #8159)

Master and Commander

Posts: 1454

Subject: RE: Change of pace.

Two are tied as my favorites, Mr. Roberts and The Caine Mutiny. There are many other close to those.

Gary Webb

Posted 2007-10-17 11:32 AM (#8249 - in reply to #8159)

Old Salt

Posts: 251

Location: Beavercreek, Oregon

Subject: RE: Change of pace.

Mr Roberts, The ten commandments, maybe Home alone, The longest day. Its hard to say just one.

Gil

Posted 2007-10-17 2:29 PM (#8250 - in reply to #8201)

Master and Commander

Posts: 1602

Subject: RE: Change of pace.

Bear - 2007-10-14 11:06 PM

.... any Bond flick......

Bond as in James or Ward?

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