Comments on: 50 Films to See Before You Die http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2006/07/30/50-films-to-see-before-you-die/ My musings on Biblical Studies, Biblical Hebrew, Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint, Popular Culture, Religion, Software, and pretty much anything else that interests me! Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:50:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Tyler F. Williams http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2006/07/30/50-films-to-see-before-you-die/comment-page-1/#comment-6417 Tyler F. Williams Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:09:44 +0000 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/wp/2006/07/30/50-films-to-see-before-you-die/#comment-6417 Loren, Loren, Loren… Fight Club an “atrocity”? Come now. I actually quite liked it; one of the few times when I liked the movie better than the book.

I’m not sure if I could stomach Pink Flamingos either, Matt. Watching Divine just isn’t my cup of tea!

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The Shawshank Redemption is hardly “forgettable.” It’s one of the finest films of the nineties, IMO. Perhaps this goes to show how many of these kinds of things is a matter of opinion.

I agree about Terminator 2. As a replacement I’d suggest On the Waterfront, alone for the scene in the car between Charley and Terry (is there a better example of method acting?), not to mention the moralizing of the priest played by Karl Malden against the bosses.

]]> By: Loren Rosson http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2006/07/30/50-films-to-see-before-you-die/comment-page-1/#comment-6375 Loren Rosson Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:01:08 +0000 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/wp/2006/07/30/50-films-to-see-before-you-die/#comment-6375 why include such popular, but forgettable films such as The Shawshank Redemption?

And why include such atrocities as Fight Club and Terminator 2? There are good films on this list, but some are peculiarly placed for a “top-50″ list.

]]> By: Matt Page http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2006/07/30/50-films-to-see-before-you-die/comment-page-1/#comment-6353 Matt Page Mon, 31 Jul 2006 07:21:04 +0000 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/wp/2006/07/30/50-films-to-see-before-you-die/#comment-6353 Hi Tyler,

I actually got tpo watch the programme on Channel 4, although I missed the first few so thanks for posting the whole list. I don’t think I’ve seen quite as many as you (28)! It’s a good list, but kind of strange as well. What exactly does 50 films to watch before you die mean exactly? Is it just a fancy title for top 50 films? If so there are some major omissions. Does it take as read that everyone has seen films like The Godfather? If so why include such popular, but forgettable films such as The Shawshank Redemption? If it is trying to bring lesser known films to a wider audience, why have they stuck with such a high percentage of US films?

But it was a good programme for someone like me that’s seen a lot of the standard stuff, and wants a easy way to get a feel for which of the films they often hear talked about might be worth watching. I’ve already watched Cabaret for the first time as a result of the programme, and there are several more which I’ve thought I really must get around to seeing. However, I can probably live without watching Pink Flamingos before I die…

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