I thought I would ask this question again: What is one of your favorite movies?
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I have posted before about favorite books. I will come back to that idea again in the not too distant future, but I was thinking about movies, because I am going to teach a hybrid online/traditional in-class course on Literature and Film at Muhlenberg College for The Wescoe School (the adult program) this summer. This will be an early question I will ask my students, so it is only fair that I think about it.
My answer would be the same as if this question were for books: The Lord of the Rings by director Peter Jackson (all 3 movies considered to be one–the same as with the books.) I think this adaptation is one of the best adaptations of a book to movie that has ever been accomplished. I love the depth of the story, the issues raised of political power and corruption, war and peace, good and…
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Streetcat Named Bob…call me crazy!
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Is that a real movie?
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Yes! And quite the story….the cat plays himself!
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Wow!
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the graduate. love every element of this film.
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Yes, it is an excellent movie!
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Ahhh, For me it is a tie – “THE NOTEBOOK” and “DOCTOR ZHIVAGO”. I’m a sentimental romantic!!!
Would like to know the results from this question??? Great post!
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Thank you! I love Doctor Zhivago.
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Hard not too, isn’t it? Great post!
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Thank you!
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“To Kill a Mockingbird” ranks right up there for me. Gregory Peck was at his best in that one.
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Yes, it was an excellent performance in an excellent film!
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Mine has to be Little Women. I liked all three versions of it too. Still I read the book and each time I open it’s pages it is all new again. The movie(s) do that to me also with the different casts.
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Wonderful picks!
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Thank you 🙂
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You are welcome.
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Young Frankenstein and Kelly’s Heroes
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Great choices!
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The image on your post reminded me of mine. Lord of The Rings, book, film, all of it!
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That is wonderful–I found the image on pixabay.com
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Pixabay is a wonderful site, you can always find exactly what you need on there…
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Yes, it is. When I was beginning blogging, another blogger suggested it to me, and I have used it since then.
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I’m afraid there isn’t ONE, but several favorites. Being a foreign film junkie that is where the list will be found. Afterlife (Japanese) the concept is brilliant. Zelary (Czech – WWII) Antoina’s Line (Netherlands just after WWII), Bread & Tulips (Italian) and anything by the late, great Jacques Tati… Sorry but the list is too long.
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Thank you for these films! And there are no rules about the number.
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My pleasure. You can find the trailers for some of them on youtube. If you ever want more, you know where to find them.
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thank you!
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Doctor Zhivago, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Mamma Mia, The Sound of Music…
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excellent choices!
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I have too many. It depends on the genre.
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That is a good point: may I ask you to choose a genre and a film?
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I would have to still stretch that out and go with Stephen King’s Black Tower series.
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Stretching it out is always good!
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Star Wars. I saw it when I was a kid and it made me excited about going to see movies.
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An excellent choice!
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I may be dating myself. Picnic, Giant & Cat on a Hot Tin Roof are on s that come immediately to mind.
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They are wonderful choices!
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My favorite will always be The Wizard of Oz. Also Citizen Kane, Zorba, The Shining. Just a few…
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All are excellent choices!
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Thank you!
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LOTR as wells.
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Wonderful!
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As I went through this again, Field of Dreams is still my favorite.
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It is an excellent choice.
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A new favorite of mine is “A Dark Song” which is the best film I have seen in the past 5 years.
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I do not know that movie–what is it about?
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You can my review on my blog…#149 on my movie reviews. It’s so beautiful and scary…
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I will check it out.
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You can watch it as its on Netflix,love to hear your feedback Charles.
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Thank you!
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Good Will Hunting. I’ve seen it more times than I’d like to admit.
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Yes, it is an extraordinary movie!
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Me before you … i even love fault in our stars
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Thank you!
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My favorite is The Lord of The Rings Trilogy. Check my blog for the latest reviews for the new released movies
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I will do that.
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It’s very difficult to pick just one favorite movie, so I’m gonna go out on a limb and pick two. The first one would have to be “Scent of a Woman” with Al Pacino. This is one of his most powerful performances of all time, a movie filled with some of memorable dialogue, and an amazing lead character: Liutenant Colonel Frank Slade! This movie has an incredible message of perseverance, of not giving up when the going gets tough. My favorite quote from the movie: “In the tango, if you get all tangled up, you just tango on.” At least I think that is how it goes!
My second favorite movie would have to be Forrest Gump. I read the novel initially by Winston Groom and immediately fell in love with Forrest’s character. He really was a person who demonstrated that, even though people will always underestimate us for whatever reason, we have the strength within us to beat those odds because “life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get”. Thank you so much for your work. It truly was great fun to comment on this post. Looking forward to seeing more of your posts 👌🏼😄
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Thank you, and those movies are wonderful choices!
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