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Movie #54: My Fair Lady

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My Fair Lady Date Watched:  11/15/24 Format:  Streaming on TV via Fandango at Home Directing  (⭐⭐): Writing  (⭐⭐): Acting  (⭐⭐⭐⭐): Wildcard  (⭐⭐): Did not age well.  It is really sad when I think all the modern adaptations are actually better. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : If they wanted to go with a musical, Mary Poppins was the better choice.  Dr. Stangelove was better than anything else. Ranking: 1) Schindler's List (Movie #36) 20⭐ 2) Forrest Gump (Movie #5) 20⭐ 3) The Silence of the Lambs (Movie #37) 18⭐ 4) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Movie #44) 18⭐ 5) Platoon (Movie #17) 17⭐ 6) Gladiator (Movie #11) 17⭐ 7) Gone with the Wind (Movie #1) 17⭐ 8) Parasite (Movie #45) 17⭐ 9) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Movie #50) 16⭐ 10) Braveheart (Movie #52) 16⭐ 11) Spotlight (Movie #24) 16⭐ 12) On the Waterfront (Movie #3) 16⭐ 13) The Shape of Water (Movie #53) 16⭐ 14) Everything Everywhere All at Once (Movie #21) 16⭐ 15) Rocky (Movie #14) 15⭐ 16) The Sound of Music (Movi
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Movie #53: The Shape of Water

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The Shape of Water Date Watched:  11/12/24 Format:  Streaming on TV via Fandango at Home Directing  (⭐⭐⭐⭐): Writing  (⭐⭐⭐⭐): Acting  (⭐⭐⭐⭐): Wildcard  (⭐⭐⭐⭐): Concept.  Unique and well executed across directing, writing, and acting.  Not perfect, but really good. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : I am happy with it.  Three Billboards maybe could have won.  Dunkirk and Get Out were just short. Ranking: 1) Schindler's List (Movie #36) 20⭐ 2) Forrest Gump (Movie #5) 20⭐ 3) The Silence of the Lambs (Movie #37) 18⭐ 4) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Movie #44) 18⭐ 5) Platoon (Movie #17) 17⭐ 6) Gladiator (Movie #11) 17⭐ 7) Gone with the Wind (Movie #1) 17⭐ 8) Parasite (Movie #45) 17⭐ 9) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Movie #50) 16⭐ 10) Braveheart (Movie #52) 16⭐ 11) Spotlight (Movie #24) 16⭐ 12) On the Waterfront (Movie #3) 16⭐ 13) The Shape of Water (Movie #53) 16⭐ 14) Everything Everywhere All at Once (Movie #21) 16⭐ 15) Rocky (Movie #14) 15⭐ 16) The Sound of Music (Movie
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Movie #52: Braveheart

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Braveheart Date Watched:  11/8/24 Format:  Streaming on TV via Fandango at Home Directing  (⭐⭐⭐⭐): Writing  (⭐⭐⭐⭐): Acting  (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐): Wildcard  (⭐⭐⭐): Better before the internet.  Going back 30 years, the story captivated my young mind.  Unfortunately, now that I know the true story, it is hard to move past it. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : I don't get why The Usual Suspects did not get much love.  Apollo 13 could have challenged but they probably got it right... again, before the internet. Ranking: 1) Schindler's List (Movie #36) 20⭐ 2) Forrest Gump (Movie #5) 20⭐ 3) The Silence of the Lambs (Movie #37) 18⭐ 4) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Movie #44) 18⭐ 5) Platoon (Movie #17) 17⭐ 6) Gladiator (Movie #11) 17⭐ 7) Gone with the Wind (Movie #1) 17⭐ 8) Parasite (Movie #45) 17⭐ 9) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Movie #50) 16⭐ 10) Braveheart (Movie #52) 16⭐ 11) Spotlight (Movie #24) 16⭐ 12) On the Waterfront (Movie #3) 16⭐ 13) Everything Everywhere All at Once (Mov
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Movie #51: The Best Years of Our Lives

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The Best Years of Our Lives Date Watched:  11/8/24 Format:  Streaming on TV via Prime Video Directing  (⭐⭐): Writing  (⭐⭐⭐): Acting  (⭐⭐⭐): Wildcard  (⭐⭐): Tried and failed.  The intent was good and I will give it the extra star for representation.  It just tried too hard. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : Can't say I know who to pick this year.  It's a Wonderful Life stands out but I still don't know if it should have won. Ranking: 1) Schindler's List (Movie #36) 20⭐ 2) Forrest Gump (Movie #5) 20⭐ 3) The Silence of the Lambs (Movie #37) 18⭐ 4) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Movie #44) 18⭐ 5) Platoon (Movie #17) 17⭐ 6) Gladiator (Movie #11) 17⭐ 7) Gone with the Wind (Movie #1) 17⭐ 8) Parasite (Movie #45) 17⭐ 9) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Movie #50) 16⭐ 10) Spotlight (Movie #24) 16⭐ 11) On the Waterfront (Movie #3) 16⭐ 12) Everything Everywhere All at Once (Movie #21) 16⭐ 13) Rocky (Movie #14) 15⭐ 14) The Sound of Music (Movie #48) 15⭐ 15) In the Heat o
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Movie #50: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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The Lord of the Rings:  The Return of the King Date Watched:  11/5/24 Format:  Streaming on TV via Fandango at Home Directing  (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐): Writing  (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐): Acting  (⭐⭐⭐): Wildcard  (⭐⭐⭐): The end of the fellowship.  It was hard to follow as a stand alone movie that wasn't even the best of the trilogy.  Throw in where it veered from the source material and I had to give it an average. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : Another good year.  City of God, Mystic River, and Cold Mountain could have won in many other years but the Academy finally gave the trilogy the credit it deserved. Ranking: 1) Schindler's List (Movie #36) 20⭐ 2) Forrest Gump (Movie #5) 20⭐ 3) The Silence of the Lambs (Movie #37) 18⭐ 4) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Movie #44) 18⭐ 5) Platoon (Movie #17) 17⭐ 6) Gladiator (Movie #11) 17⭐ 7) Gone with the Wind (Movie #1) 17⭐ 8) Parasite (Movie #45) 17⭐ 9) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Movie #50) 16⭐ 10) Spotlight (Movie #24) 16⭐ 11) On the Waterfront (Mo
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Movie #49: Nomadland

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Nomadland Date Watched:  11/1/24 Format:  Streaming on TV via Hulu Directing  (⭐⭐⭐): Writing  (⭐⭐): Acting  (⭐⭐⭐): Wildcard  (⭐⭐): Not much going for it.  I will give it extra credit for the score and that is about it. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : So many better films.  Minari, Sound of Metal, Judas and the Black Messiah, Promising Young Woman.  I would even take Tenet over this. Ranking: 1) Schindler's List (Movie #36) 20⭐ 2) Forrest Gump (Movie #5) 20⭐ 3) The Silence of the Lambs (Movie #37) 18⭐ 4) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Movie #44) 18⭐ 5) Platoon (Movie #17) 17⭐ 6) Gladiator (Movie #11) 17⭐ 7) Gone with the Wind (Movie #1) 17⭐ 8) Parasite (Movie #45) 17⭐ 9) Spotlight (Movie #24) 16⭐ 10) On the Waterfront (Movie #3) 16⭐ 11) Everything Everywhere All at Once (Movie #21) 16⭐ 12) Rocky (Movie #14) 15⭐ 13) The Sound of Music (Movie #48) 15⭐ 14) In the Heat of the Night (Movie #39) 15⭐ 15) Slumdog Millionaire (Movie #47) 15⭐ 16) The Sting (Movie #22) 14⭐ 17) Dances with Wolv
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Movie #48: The Sound of Music

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The Sound of Music Date Watched:  10/31/24 Format:  Watched on TV via DVD Directing  (⭐⭐⭐): Writing  (⭐⭐⭐): Acting  (⭐⭐⭐⭐): Wildcard  (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐): It transcends its audience.  I have never watched this film end to end before.  Only bits and pieces.  However, the songs of this first are part of everyday.  At least have of them I knew without ever seeing them on screen.  That says something. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : Other than Doctor Zhivago, who could have also done it, the Academy got it right. Ranking: 1) Schindler's List (Movie #36) 20⭐ 2) Forrest Gump (Movie #5) 20⭐ 3) The Silence of the Lambs (Movie #37) 18⭐ 4) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Movie #44) 18⭐ 5) Platoon (Movie #17) 17⭐ 6) Gladiator (Movie #11) 17⭐ 7) Gone with the Wind (Movie #1) 17⭐ 8) Parasite (Movie #45) 17⭐ 9) Spotlight (Movie #24) 16⭐ 10) On the Waterfront (Movie #3) 16⭐ 11) Everything Everywhere All at Once (Movie #21) 16⭐ 12) Rocky (Movie #14) 15⭐ 13) The Sound of Music (Movie #48) 15⭐ 14) In the Heat of
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