Some movies take me back. It's not that I just remember the plot, but I can remember who I saw it with, what I was wearing...the actual experience of watching it. Five movie experiences that stick in my mind are:- The Graduate. The music, the whole feel is so '60's! I wore my tweed sleeveless reversible dress, with the matching coat.
- Gone With the Wind. Before the advent of VCR's we just waited for old movies to reappear in the theaters. I had to wait about 4 years after I read the book before this one came back around in 1967. My mom had described it in detail and there was a notice in the paper two months before it opened, so I was excited beyond belief. Sher drove her VW and actually flipped a U-ie on Main Street in a snowstorm when we saw a parking spot. We burst out crying in anticipation when the music started, much to the dismay of the viewers around us. I was sobbing out loud when Scarlet vowed, "I'll never be hungry again!" (I had a poster of Rhett Butler in our college dorm, and after I was married I hung it in my bathroom for lots of years. Yikes!)
- West Side Story (I went with a group of 12 and 13-year-old girls and we all bawled loudly during the scene after Tony got shot. Talk about hormonal! It was on a Saturday afternoon at the Southeast Theater in Sugarhouse.)
- The Young Philadelphians (I watched this on TV with my mom when I was 18. We both had the Hong Kong flu, but we stayed up until 2:am to see it. My mom loved Paul Newman and I could see why in this movie.)
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (the music, Clint's poncho, stubble and dangling cigarette...c'mon, what's ugly about that? He didn't even have lines! He made my day!)
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Remains of the Day
- All the President's Men
- Good Morning, Viet Nam
- The Great Escape
Was there a certain time or experience that opened your eyes to the world, and made you think in a bigger way? Has a movie or book given you insight?
In the category of movies I could watch over and over again:
- The Verdict
- 84 Charing Cross Road
- A Few Good Men
- Rebecca
- Dead Poet Society
6 comments:
Oh, I loved Dead Poet's Society! Such a good movie, and it always makes me cry. Now, I get to watch that sad boy who "Carpe Diem"ed on House every week. He's still a great actor. :0)
Robert Redford was NEVER more handsome than in that movie. And Barbara - oh, just thinking about it makes me want to watch it again. Sound of Music is one of those that I could watch over and over. I still have a huge crush on Christopher Plummer even in his old age because I loved him as Captain VonTrapp.
Glad you're back. You're insight is important.
Here's my short list: Mr Holland's Opus, Dead Poet's Society, To Kill a Mocking Bird
(Loved the book of Gone with the Wind, but didn't like the casting of the movie -- my Scarlet is a red head!)
I can remember exactly where and with whom I saw The Way We Were too --
Yep, Robert was at his peak in that movie....adorable. He's actually one of favorite actors ever....but I have a lot. I loved The Way We Were...brings back some pretty fond memories of that time.
I agree with you about Redford in that movie, but I'd watch him in anything!
I seldom see movies more than once, and if I do, it is by chance.
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