tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post8563547288627652367..comments2023-03-30T03:50:08.703-07:00Comments on Fredd: Fredd's Choice Awards: Top 10 films ever madeFreddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-11213746162084993292020-06-23T08:44:23.940-07:002020-06-23T08:44:23.940-07:00Padre: Back in the day, I had a Laser Disc player,...Padre: Back in the day, I had a Laser Disc player, and actually purchased "Bas Boot" when I was stationed in Frankfurt, West Germany, circa 1982-84. It was all in German, and I played it many times to catch as many idioms and slang in German as I could, and it was useful as an educational tool.<br /><br />Now, entry into my hallowed "Top 10" list? Nah. Not an oversight, it just didn't cut the mustard. Of senf, as they say in Deutschland. Still a good flick, however. Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-62336252353409272042020-06-22T17:59:28.779-07:002020-06-22T17:59:28.779-07:00Great choice of films but I'm surprised DAS BO...Great choice of films but I'm surprised DAS BOOT didn't feature. Oversight?LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-43072446939703058482020-06-21T06:18:28.713-07:002020-06-21T06:18:28.713-07:00Mountain Boy: yes, Chief Dan George was a great se...Mountain Boy: yes, Chief Dan George was a great second banana to Clint Eastwood. Also a great line, when Josie says 'when I get to likin' someone, they ain't around long.' And Chief Dan responds, 'and I noticed when you get to disliking someone, they ain't around long, neither.'<br /><br />And just remember, Mountain Boy: a man's gotta know his limitations.Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-64111151344530473262020-06-20T11:36:19.251-07:002020-06-20T11:36:19.251-07:00Josie was out plowing the field not away fighting ...Josie was out plowing the field not away fighting for the Confederates. Chief Dan George was a complete hoot in that movie. This is what we call in these parts "A Missouri Boat Ride" or my favorite: How's that work on stains?.... 0ne of the best lines in that movie.mountain boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010753356029972429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-89158028515001066232020-06-14T14:08:08.011-07:002020-06-14T14:08:08.011-07:00LL: Robo was redone about 5 years ago or so. I ha...LL: Robo was redone about 5 years ago or so. I haven't seen it, but I heard that it wasn't as good as the original.Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-55096439128128688622020-06-13T17:12:30.730-07:002020-06-13T17:12:30.730-07:00Robocop is good, but it's not dystopian enough...Robocop is good, but it's not dystopian enough to really work in the present moment. I think that it needs to be redone to be fully appreciated.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-44178776971294313972020-06-12T02:33:04.935-07:002020-06-12T02:33:04.935-07:00Padre: yes, if you get it about Robo, you're a...Padre: yes, if you get it about Robo, you're all right with me.Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-32957584801665710132020-06-11T19:01:02.675-07:002020-06-11T19:01:02.675-07:00I love this list. Robocop's particularly relev...I love this list. Robocop's particularly relevant.LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-72610526160364791952010-01-23T09:49:38.863-08:002010-01-23T09:49:38.863-08:00Toga! Toga! Toga! I'm with Kid, that has to b...Toga! Toga! Toga! I'm with Kid, that has to be in the top 10!<br /><br />Mine are (off the top of my head and therefore in no particular order):<br /><br />Animal House<br />Jaws<br />Birth of a Nation<br />Fargo<br />Pulp Fiction<br />Braveheart<br />Shawshank Redemption<br />Walk the Line<br />Bridget Jones' Diary<br />Gone with the Wind<br />Blair Witch Project<br /><br />(that's eleven, but wth)Fuzzy Slippershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021615731454709413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-59162139538017973502010-01-20T06:23:37.632-08:002010-01-20T06:23:37.632-08:00Mark:
You and I are sympatico with the Cohen Bros...Mark:<br /><br />You and I are sympatico with the Cohen Bros. stuff. I love their sense of humor, and briefly checked out the films you listed on your profile and saw 'Big Lebowski' and 'Raising Arizona' (well OK, then).<br /><br />I also saw 'Beetlejuice' on your list, that's a fine film in it's own right as well. Just seeing the title makes me want to reach for a Zagnut bar.<br /><br />Your other choices? Well, as Borat would say, 'not so much.'Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-64641111319333452022010-01-20T06:02:09.787-08:002010-01-20T06:02:09.787-08:00The above is just a partial list of my favorites, ...The above is just a partial list of my favorites, in no particular order, but, just re-thinking here, I don't know how I excluded Braveheart, True Grit, The Shootist, McLintock, High Noon, Psycho, The Birds (almost all Alfred Hitchcock films, in fact), The Quiet Man, and almost all the Cohen Brother's films not already mentioned.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633208787250567256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-3142379465995585722010-01-20T05:55:33.243-08:002010-01-20T05:55:33.243-08:00Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
A Clockwork Orange.
Th...Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?<br />A Clockwork Orange.<br />The Cheaters.<br />Lord of the Rings (all three).<br />The Man Who Wasn't There. (Cohen Brothers)<br />The Passion of the Christ.<br />The Oxbow Incident.<br /><br /><br />Yeah, I agree with Fargo.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633208787250567256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-11642216826743254572010-01-10T07:56:05.068-08:002010-01-10T07:56:05.068-08:00Mal: my knee jerk reaction to your last comment wa...Mal: my knee jerk reaction to your last comment was to come up with an example of a 'non-pussy' actor today who compares to John Wayne's stage presence....<br /><br />(crickets chirping).<br /><br />OK, you got me there.Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-48706519522361150972010-01-10T07:05:58.167-08:002010-01-10T07:05:58.167-08:00Fredd said...
Professor: just FYI, John Wayne...Fredd said...<br /><br /> Professor: just FYI, John Wayne couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag.<br /><br /> And yes, liberals have been making movies since the commies took over the studios in the 1930's, but liberals can pump out a pretty good flick from time to time.<br /><br /><br />Yes, but he sure looked good compared to the pussies on today's screen.tha malcontenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16422498810430959070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-43114817770391422732010-01-08T16:12:24.536-08:002010-01-08T16:12:24.536-08:00Professor: just FYI, John Wayne couldn't act h...Professor: just FYI, John Wayne couldn't act his way out of a wet paper bag. <br /><br />And yes, liberals have been making movies since the commies took over the studios in the 1930's, but liberals can pump out a pretty good flick from time to time.Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-21553802729728294342010-01-08T15:45:40.784-08:002010-01-08T15:45:40.784-08:00Movies? I forgot all about "Good Movies"...Movies? I forgot all about "Good Movies" I stopped going to the movies ever since the Liberal crowd took them over. What ever happened to John Wayne and Gary Cooper?<br />Wake me up when it's over will ya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-55761205598617792482010-01-06T17:15:08.800-08:002010-01-06T17:15:08.800-08:00I never saw that, I"ll have to find it. Even...I never saw that, I"ll have to find it. Even though I'm a chick, I don't really like chick flicks all that much! Maybe romantic comedies, nothing sad or having to do with people terminally ill! I'm more of an action film lover. Mad Max, now that was a great one!<br /><br />I have done numerous movie reviews on my blog,<br />I think I remembered to tag them all "bunni's movie reviews" I saw Hurt Locker the day it came out and predicted it would be up for LOTS of awards, and it is...that's a very good action flick.Amusing Bunnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385840951446381247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-85142311088825605952010-01-06T11:03:06.795-08:002010-01-06T11:03:06.795-08:00Amusing Bunni: PS> on my Chick Flick list, the ...Amusing Bunni: PS> on my Chick Flick list, the best of all time has to be 'Message in a Bottle,' with Kevin Costner, hands down.Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-63812551333911789652010-01-06T11:01:53.959-08:002010-01-06T11:01:53.959-08:00Amusing B: Those were good flicks, I like Mel Gibs...Amusing B: Those were good flicks, I like Mel Gibson in most of his stuff, particularly in 'The Road Warrior.'<br /><br />I will likely do something of this sort again, but will list "Greatest Chick Flicks Ever' (I like chick flicks, believe it or not), or perhaps 'Greatest War Flicks Ever,' <br /><br />I am not up to speed on the newer stuff, such as the Hangover. I wait until they are dirt cheap at Blockbuster, or even hit TV, so I may be a year or two removed from any recent good stuff.Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-44092415322936459862010-01-06T06:35:22.710-08:002010-01-06T06:35:22.710-08:00Excellent List, Fredd!
I agree that Braveheart and...Excellent List, Fredd!<br />I agree that Braveheart and The Patriot are right up there. Also, for comedy, a newer one "The Hangover" had me laughing alot.<br />This is the perfect weather to stay home and pop in a film in the DVD. Also, lots of these older ones can be found at your library. I reserve online then they notify you when they come in. One of the few good things in Chicago my tax dollars pay for.<br />PS: Thx for your nice Birthday wishes on my blog.Amusing Bunnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385840951446381247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-8206585880955156782010-01-03T20:40:56.421-08:002010-01-03T20:40:56.421-08:00Silverfiddle:
As an afficienado of old cars, Chit...Silverfiddle:<br /><br />As an afficienado of old cars, Chitty had that going for it. Dick Van Dyke, not so much, I always appreciated his brother Jerry way more than Dick in the short lived 'My Mother the Car,' and especially as the weirdo asst coach Luther Van Damm in 'Coach.' Benny Hill (God rest his soul) wasn't exactly an Academy award winning talent, but for a Brit he was OK. As far as Brit humorists go. Mark Styne has way more on the ball in the funny department than Benny ever had.<br /><br />Led Zepellin: Robert Plant always had pants that were way too tight, if you ask me. And a voice way too high. And hair way too long. <br /><br />Other than that, he was a good rocker.Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-76652413929578693912010-01-03T19:19:18.363-08:002010-01-03T19:19:18.363-08:00Chitty Chitty Bang Bang had Dick Van Dyke, Benny H...Chitty Chitty Bang Bang had Dick Van Dyke, Benny Hill and a flying car. What more could a movie goer want?<br /><br />We agree on the Sean Penn assessment. A great actor but a political retard. Why must the two go together so frequently?<br /><br />Led Zeppelin The Song Remains the Same was also excellent...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-48469016626292546982009-12-31T08:46:53.900-08:002009-12-31T08:46:53.900-08:00Right Wing: I am OK with John Wayne, but that'...Right Wing: I am OK with John Wayne, but that's about as far as I take it: he's old school, too.<br /><br />Day the Earth Stood Still: into of Robbie the Robot (Rhod's icon) in this flick, black and white, tho: disallowed. Sorry.Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-67508583813532759482009-12-31T00:09:32.651-08:002009-12-31T00:09:32.651-08:00Fredd, Did not mean to "stab" ya my frie...Fredd, Did not mean to "stab" ya my friend,,lol,,but I cannot take more than 5 min. of that film Robocop. But you must have many like you as it is replayed constantly???<br /><br />As to 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' I agree it is so bad it was good and admit to to seeing at least 100 times (played every weekend) in a small theatre in Grosse Pointe,MI as it was a fun,cult thing to do at the time (High School). I think the theatre name was The Punch & Judy?. <br /><br />But what can be said about it compared to 'Robo' is that it had some decent music, Meatloaf ringing in my ears right now,,lol.Christopher - Conservative Perspectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102651466203156040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4302795000497411021.post-86774731793193813492009-12-30T20:50:49.971-08:002009-12-30T20:50:49.971-08:00Of course there's not enough room and subjecti...Of course there's not enough room and subjectivity makes for a boatload of comments ... I'd have snuck "The Shootist" and "The Day The Earth Stood Still (original)" in there somewhere!! Great post, Fredd!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com