My Favorite Movies

(favorite line) midge:"you're not lost.......mother's here
favorite scene: a toss-up betweeen
kim's entrance...



and the green scene.


one of my all-time favorites. "Jimmy Stewart with a twist". ....highest recommendation.

favorite line (of many):Now you listen to me, I'm an advertising man, not a red herring. I've got a job, a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives and several bartenders that depend upon me, and I don't intend to disappoint them all by getting myself "slightly" killed.
similar to hitchcock's the 39-steps and saboteur. multiple locales, the wrongly accused man on the run. however with nnw hitch raised the bar to a new level. a must see.

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Brilliant, "Mein fuhrer, I can walk!"



for my money...kubrick's best.

classic noir, Stanwyck and MacMurray sizzle, the hollywood bowl and schubert's 8th........
plus i'm a patsy for a movie with a great confession scene (and this one has two)...actually one.. in two parts.

an all-time favorite.....some of the best dialogue I can remember in any film. highly recommended.

more than just a "shower scene".... A must see!

fantastic from the beginning to the end...

Brilliant and beautifully done. Malick does more with less and lets the thoughts of the participants and their surroundings tell the story. Highly Recommended.

"We'll always have Paris".....truely an all-time classic.

A beautiful and romantic epic.........

Beautiful and brutal. Enjoyed the spiritual questions it raises. Highly recommended.

Powerful, poignant....to me this is a Spielberg masterpiece.

Emotionally charged and very satisfying to watch....A great movie with a great message. Highly recommended.

Another classic from the wonderful Billy Wilder.

loved the non-linear storyline.

Fantastic, romantic, tragic...and more. Highly recommended.

Polanski, Dunaway and Nicholson team up in a definitive classic.

Fantastic. Loved seeing this eye opening milestone in filmmaking when it was first released. A must see!

almost as good as the original, and that's saying alot! highly recommended.

Wasn't surprised that this tale of fate garnered alot of academy awards, including Best Picture. Excellent ending. Highly recommended.

THE Star Wars movie....hands down!

Terrific Vietnam war film which follows the similar/different paths of three friends.... Outstanding performances all around. A must see!

Gritty, brutal and moving......a fantastic film..Highly recommended.

fantastic, the murder scene is a masterpiece of suspense. i saw this on tv many times and once on the big screen in 3-D, hitch felt this one wasn't much of a challenge since he merely followed the plays blueprint, however, i think it is one of his best films. loved john williams' portrayal of inspector hubbard. hitchcock fans are required to see this, others are strongly encouraged to see it also........

Great cast, writing, direction....perfection!

Fantastic, saw this twice in the theatre when I was a wee lad..........

All all-time favorite in the romantic epic category. Streep and Redford are great. Beautiful to look at too! Thumbs up.

One of my alltime favorite films. No complaints about this one. Highly recommended.

How did Scorsese not win an Oscar for this?

Great cinematography, great cast, great acting. To put it simply.......it's great!

Fantastic crime drama. Can't think of any movies with a better ending. Highly recommended.

charming, scary and groundbreaking....definitely a classic!

An alltime favorite comedy of mine. Just a fantastic film. Lots of laughs. Exceptional writing. Big thumbs up!

Terrific musical with some wonderful songs. A tremendous vehicle for Brynner.

Shakespeare, Sondheim and Bernstein.... If you haven't already seen it you should rent it "tonight!".....

This Bergman classic is a new favorite of mine. I especially enjoyed the knight's confession scene. Highly recommended.

date rewatched: 5/31/10....Yes, awesome is the word... One of my top tier Hitchcock films... lisa: where does a man get inspiration to write a song like that? jeff: he gets it from the landlady once a month. Highly Recommended.

F. Murray is simply mesmerizing in this. A must see!

Very rarely does a film billed as "suspenseful as Hitchcock" live up to it's billing. This is the rare exception. Wonderfully done. Highly recommended.

If you love romantic epics, this is the movie for you! Highly recommended.

great acting, soundtrack, story, cinematography and direction = a classic.

live!... love!.... and a great ending...a delight for any cinephile.... highly recommended.

Finally saw this the other day for the first time. Definitely a favorite Hitchcock work for me. Like many of his films it demands multiple viewings. A superior companion piece to his terrific earlier film , Suspicion. Grant and Bergman are fantasticI can't think of anything that could have been done to improve this film. highly recommended for all and a must see for Hitch fans!

I totally enjoyed this masterpiece from Fritz Lang. Every scene adds to the picture. Definitely my favorite performance from Peter Lorre. A must see!

without a doubt the hitchcock film i saw the most when i was much younger. the recent viewing confirmed many impressions from years ago plus it opened my eyes to some elements i had either forgotten or overlooked...standout scenes from the recent viewing which i remembered from prior viewings: melanie surprising mitch with a special present, melanie sitting by the school playground, the attack on the gas attendant and the subsequent bird pov. standout scenes which i had foregetten about: melanie and annie sharing brandy, melanie and mitch discussion at the birthday party... probably hitch's last classic, with frenzy being a near classic... i highly recommend this film to hitchcock fans. i also recommend it to others who enjoy well made suspenseful films....

Brilliantly funny and quick paced Capra-Grant collaboration. A must see!
ps: prisciilla lane is very cute and charming as well, too bad she wasn't in more films. date viewed: 9/7/10

beautiful story in beautiful black and white.

date viewed: 12/19/10 holiday movie marathon.
favorite line: (mayor to the john doe committee) "walk in slowly, like when you come to pay your taxes."
fantastic movie from capra....loved stanwyck, cooper et al....
the finale is beautifully filmed and poignant as well.....highly recommended.

date viewed: 12/19/10. holiday movie marathon. i had fun watching the whole cast as they scampered about and frolicked in the snow. lots of warm, holiday fun......highly recommended.

i loved this movie which many have derided as the point where hitch started "losing it"....i would fix that moment with his next film, torn curtain. however, with marnie hitchcock is still in top form. great performances all around especially from connery, hedren and baker. baker was the revelation for me and was perfectly cast as the all too eager to help sister in law. in spite of three screenwriters, there are several scenes with stupendous dialogue, e.g., mark's proposal to marnie in the car, lil's offer of assistance to mark, even sidney's assesment of marnie to mark, just to mention a few.
favorite line: "let's try again. let's back up and see if you can turn that mt. everest of manure into a few facts."
highly recommended.....

one line review: a truly tragic dancer.

fantastic film from mr. hitchcock. beautifully shot by robert burks. wonderful performance from robert walker and granger is pretty good too. as usual the supporting cast is terrific also. plus the famous scenes, miriam's muder, the tennis match, the carousel ....so many great moments! imho, a must see. highly recommended.

oh what a beautiful.......film!

Brilliant Coen Bros. fare with a wonderful comedic turn by Clooney.

favorite line: heil myself....
"why haven't you seen this really funny film yet?" ....THAT is the question!

favorite line: mrs. danvers (holding a negligee belonging to rebecca) did you ever see anything so delicate? look, you can see my hand through it!
finally saw this classic from hitch. marvelous atmosphere, cast and dialogue. my favorite character: mrs. danvers. favorite colorful extra: mrs. van hopper.
highly recommended....

favorite line (paraphrase): look at that cockroach. tomorrow he'll be alive and i won't....
favorite scene: (a no brainer) colonel daxs' apology....
perfectly blends humour (quite often in a subtle manner) and fine drama.......
highly recommended.....

aka: the fall of the house of falconeri...

favorite scenes: tancredi and angelica playing hide and go seek...fabrizio and chevally discussing a possible senatorship....the hour long ball.....the statuelike review of the princes' family at the local mass.

favorite line: something had to change on order for everything to remain the same.

loved the little details as well as the luxuriant scenes.....

highly recommended, not to be missed.

note: stick with the italiian language version....available on dvd through criterion....

favorite line: macgregor, death by mrs. baines...
favorite scene: the paper airplane/note....
a wonderful story about a boy and his idol, the lies we tell, the secrets we keep and the consequences that result........highly recommended!

wonderfully written by odetts/lehman, terrific acting by lancaster and curtis and beautifully shot by james wong howe.......

fantastic effort from michael powell. a new favorite.

fantastic all the way through. a new all-time favorite. chaplin and goddard are wonderful. second favorite scene: when the worker sings and dances at the nightclub. my favorite scene: easy, the ending and what an ending,if it doesn't make you even a little weepy, you ain't human..........

Terrific fairy tale/nightmare set in 40's fascist Spain.