Re: Top 27 best movies - ever
An allusion to The Big Chill brings to mind Kevin Kline. I really liked the way he played his role in that movie. You could tell he was quite contented to be in a supporting role: "what can I do to make this a better movie?" "Stand in the background most of the time and watch the other characters as they speak and then show your reactions with your facial expression without saying anything." "Okay, i can do that." and he does it quite well.
Anyway, some people rave about The Emperors' Club, though I'm not one of them. I have nothing bad or critical to say about it, it's a fine 2-[SUP]1[/SUP]/[SUB]2[/SUB] star movie, it's just that so many similar movies with really good actors along the same theme have been made, it doesn't stand apart from any of those others.
Now, Dave is one of my favorite movies of all time. I really enjoy watching it. I'll see it once every two or three years if I notice it's on somewhere. Really fun.
Grand Canyon is one of the best movies I've ever seen. It is the kind of movie that just grabs your attention and holds it and leaves you feeling somehow different afterward, it's that good and that powerful. Go in knowing ahead of time that, while its running time is listed at "only" 2 hours 14 minutes, since you are engaged most of the time, it feels like quite a bit longer. It interweaves overlapping storylines among several people in a very compelling manner, and the themes of the story echo mythic archetypes recast in a late 20th century LA setting.
The cast is exceptional: Kline, Mary McDonnell, Danny Glover, Alfre Woodard, Mary-Louise Parker (in her best role, perhaps!), Steve Martin in an exceptional straight role as an embittered movie producer, and the first ever onscreen role for Jeremy Sisto, according to IMDB. Kline really holds it all together, it is one of the most exceptional acting performances you'll ever see.
Written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan, included in Roger Ebert's "Great Films" collection, it is the kind of movie you'll be glad you saw once you've seen it. Just be prepared that it's not light-hearted fare, it really engages you and won't let you go.
An allusion to The Big Chill brings to mind Kevin Kline. I really liked the way he played his role in that movie. You could tell he was quite contented to be in a supporting role: "what can I do to make this a better movie?" "Stand in the background most of the time and watch the other characters as they speak and then show your reactions with your facial expression without saying anything." "Okay, i can do that." and he does it quite well.
Anyway, some people rave about The Emperors' Club, though I'm not one of them. I have nothing bad or critical to say about it, it's a fine 2-[SUP]1[/SUP]/[SUB]2[/SUB] star movie, it's just that so many similar movies with really good actors along the same theme have been made, it doesn't stand apart from any of those others.
Now, Dave is one of my favorite movies of all time. I really enjoy watching it. I'll see it once every two or three years if I notice it's on somewhere. Really fun.
Grand Canyon is one of the best movies I've ever seen. It is the kind of movie that just grabs your attention and holds it and leaves you feeling somehow different afterward, it's that good and that powerful. Go in knowing ahead of time that, while its running time is listed at "only" 2 hours 14 minutes, since you are engaged most of the time, it feels like quite a bit longer. It interweaves overlapping storylines among several people in a very compelling manner, and the themes of the story echo mythic archetypes recast in a late 20th century LA setting.
The cast is exceptional: Kline, Mary McDonnell, Danny Glover, Alfre Woodard, Mary-Louise Parker (in her best role, perhaps!), Steve Martin in an exceptional straight role as an embittered movie producer, and the first ever onscreen role for Jeremy Sisto, according to IMDB. Kline really holds it all together, it is one of the most exceptional acting performances you'll ever see.
Written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan, included in Roger Ebert's "Great Films" collection, it is the kind of movie you'll be glad you saw once you've seen it. Just be prepared that it's not light-hearted fare, it really engages you and won't let you go.
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). and all the cameos of real actors talking about how business is done in Hollywood. and how even the most "idealistic" in the end sell out for money. Exceptional film.