Give It My Best

Marty Date Watched:  10/26/24 Format:  Streaming on TV via Tubi Directing  (⭐⭐): Writing  (⭐⭐): Acting  (⭐⭐⭐): Wildcard  (⭐⭐): I get it what they were trying to do so I will give them props.  Either it is really dated or is just falls flat. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : Possibly East of Eden or Rebel Without a Cause but it was a pretty down year. 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) In the Heat of the Night (Movie #39) 15⭐ 14) The Sting (Movie #22) 14⭐ 15) Dances with Wolves (Movie #29) 14⭐ 16) Ben-Hur (Movie #43) 14⭐ 17) Annie Hall (Movie #20) 14⭐ 18) The French Connection (Movie #15

Parasite Date Watched:  10/24/24 Format:  Streaming on TV via Fandango at Home Directing  (⭐⭐⭐): Writing  (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐): Acting  (⭐⭐⭐⭐): Wildcard  (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐): The idea.  One of the most unique stories in Best Picture history. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : It was a really good year.  Thankfully it was not The Irishman or Joker.  Many other films could have won but I am happy with 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) In the Heat of the Night (Movie #39) 15⭐ 14) The Sting (Movie #22) 14⭐ 15) Dances with Wolves (Movie #29) 14⭐ 16) Ben-Hur (Movie #43) 14⭐ 17) Annie Hall (Movie #20) 14⭐ 18) Th

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Date Watched:  10/21/24 Format:  Streaming on TV via Fandango at Home Directing  (⭐⭐⭐⭐): Writing  (⭐⭐⭐⭐): Acting  (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐): Wildcard  (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐): The cast.  Rivals Platoon as one of the best ensembles put together. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : Yeah, they definitely got it right.  A lot of other good films but this one stands out. 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) Spotlight (Movie #24) 16⭐ 9) On the Waterfront (Movie #3) 16⭐ 10) Everything Everywhere All at Once (Movie #21) 16⭐ 11) Rocky (Movie #14) 15⭐ 12) In the Heat of the Night (Movie #39) 15⭐ 13) The Sting (Movie #22) 14⭐ 14) Dances with Wolves (Movie #29) 14⭐ 15) Ben-Hur (Movie #43) 14⭐ 16) Annie Hall (Movie #20) 14⭐ 17) The French Connection (Movie #15) 14⭐ 18) Wes

Ben-Hur Date Watched:  10/19/24 Format:  Streaming on TV via Tubi Directing  (⭐⭐⭐⭐): Writing  (⭐⭐⭐): Acting  (⭐⭐⭐⭐): Wildcard  (⭐⭐⭐): A mixture of positives and negatives.  The interweaving with the life of Jesus was done very well.  However, the length of the film really took away from the overall effect. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : Some Like it Hot, North by Northwest and others were good but the Academy probably got it right with Ben-Hur. Ranking: 1) Schindler's List (Movie #36) 20⭐ 2) Forrest Gump (Movie #5) 20⭐ 3) The Silence of the Lambs (Movie #37) 18⭐ 4) Platoon (Movie #17) 17⭐ 5) Gladiator (Movie #11) 17⭐ 6) Gone with the Wind (Movie #1) 17⭐ 7) Spotlight (Movie #24) 16⭐ 8) On the Waterfront (Movie #3) 16⭐ 9) Everything Everywhere All at Once (Movie #21) 16⭐ 10) Rocky (Movie #14) 15⭐ 11) In the Heat of the Night (Movie #39) 15⭐ 12) The Sting (Movie #22) 14⭐ 13) Dances with Wolves (Movie #29) 14⭐ 14) Ben-Hur (Movie #43) 14⭐ 15) Annie Hall (Movie #20) 14⭐ 16) The French Connect

Gigi Date Watched:  10/18/24 Format:  Streaming on TV via Tubi Directing  (⭐⭐): Writing  (⭐⭐): Acting  (⭐⭐⭐): Wildcard  (⭐): Creepy.  This film has not aged very well. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : The Defiant Ones, Vertigo, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.  Take your pick of anything but this film. Ranking: 1) Schindler's List (Movie #36) 20⭐ 2) Forrest Gump (Movie #5) 20⭐ 3) The Silence of the Lambs (Movie #37) 18⭐ 4) Platoon (Movie #17) 17⭐ 5) Gladiator (Movie #11) 17⭐ 6) Gone with the Wind (Movie #1) 17⭐ 7) Spotlight (Movie #24) 16⭐ 8) On the Waterfront (Movie #3) 16⭐ 9) Everything Everywhere All at Once (Movie #21) 16⭐ 10) Rocky (Movie #14) 15⭐ 11) In the Heat of the Night (Movie #39) 15⭐ 12) The Sting (Movie #22) 14⭐ 13) Dances with Wolves (Movie #29) 14⭐ 14) Annie Hall (Movie #20) 14⭐ 15) The French Connection (Movie #15) 14⭐ 16) West Side Story (Movie #18) 14⭐ 17) Moonlight (Movie #9) 14⭐ 18) Million Dollar Baby (Movie #34) 13⭐ 19) A Beautiful Mind (Movie #31) 13⭐ 20) Argo (Movie #23) 13

Mrs. Miniver Date Watched:  10/16/24 Format:  Watched on TV via DVD Directing  (⭐⭐⭐): Writing  (⭐⭐): Acting  (⭐⭐): Boo Toby Wildcard  (⭐⭐⭐⭐): The timing.  It is amazing to think this film was made only a few years after the Dunkirk evacuation while England was still in the middle of WW2. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : I don't know enough about that year's films but I can see why Mrs. Miniver 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) Platoon (Movie #17) 17⭐ 5) Gladiator (Movie #11) 17⭐ 6) Gone with the Wind (Movie #1) 17⭐ 7) Spotlight (Movie #24) 16⭐ 8) On the Waterfront (Movie #3) 16⭐ 9) Everything Everywhere All at Once (Movie #21) 16⭐ 10) Rocky (Movie #14) 15⭐ 11) In the Heat of the Night (Movie #39) 15⭐ 12) The Sting (Movie #22) 14⭐ 13) Dances with Wolves (Movie #29) 14⭐ 14) Annie Hall (Movie #20) 14⭐ 15) The French Connection (Movie #15) 14⭐ 16) West Side Story (Movie #18) 14⭐ 17) Moonlight