Give It My Best

Going My Way Date Watched:  10/13/24 Format:  Streaming on TV via Prime Video Directing  (⭐⭐): Writing  (⭐⭐): Acting  (⭐⭐⭐): Wildcard  (⭐⭐): Why?  I thought there was going to be a good point but there really wasn't.  I didn't care about anyone enough to be concerned about their troubles nor resolutions.  Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : Double Indemnity all the way. 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 Doll

In the Heat of the Night Date Watched:  10/12/24 Format:  Streaming on TV via Tubi Directing  (⭐⭐⭐): Writing  (⭐⭐⭐): Acting  (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐): Wildcard  (⭐⭐⭐⭐): High tension.  It has been hard over the years to properly highlight racial tension in a film.  These actors and actresses did it the best.  A little overdramatic at times but overall perfect most of the time. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : A great year.  I am happy with the win but The Graduate, Bonnie and Clyde, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and Cool Hand Luke could have taken it. 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 (Mov

Gandhi Date Watched:  10/11/24 Format:  Watched on TV via DVD Directing  (⭐⭐⭐): Writing  (⭐⭐⭐): Acting  (⭐⭐⭐⭐): Wildcard  (⭐⭐⭐): The story.  Would be 5 stars but the film, even at 3+ hours, just couldn't capture the whole story. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : In hindsight, you could say E.T., but I think it was another toss-up 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) 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) The Sting (Movie #22) 14⭐ 12) Dances with Wolves (Movie #29) 14⭐ 13) Annie Hall (Movie #20) 14⭐ 14) The French Connection (Movie #15) 14⭐ 15) West Side Story (Movie #18) 14⭐ 16) Moonlight (Movie #9) 14⭐ 17) Million Dollar Baby (Movie #34) 13⭐ 18) A Beautiful Mind (Movie #31) 13⭐ 19) Argo (Movie #23)

The Silence of the Lambs Date Watched:  10/09/24 Format:  Streaming on TV via Prime Video Directing  (⭐⭐⭐⭐): Writing  (⭐⭐⭐⭐): Acting  (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐): Wildcard  (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐): Thriller.  It didn't have to pack in jump scares every two minutes.  This one sets the bar for me. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : Another year of really good movies that may have won if not for this gem.  The Prince of Tides, Thelma & Louise, Terminator 2, and JFK all had a shot.  I will even say Beauty and the Beast could also 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) 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) The Sting (Movie #22) 14⭐ 12) Dances with Wolves (Movie #29) 14⭐ 13) Annie Hall (Movie #20) 14⭐ 14) The French Connection (Movie #

Schindler's List Date Watched:  10/08/24 Format:  Watched on TV via DVD Don't know if there is much I can say about this film other than this will be one of the best films in history for a long, long, time. Directing  (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐): Writing  (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐): Acting  (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐): Wildcard  (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐): The history.  I remember watching this in middle school, uncut.  I watched a couple of more times in the years that followed but it has been probably 20 years since I last watched.  This history should never be forgotten or denied. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : In any other year The Piano, Philadelphia, In the Name of the Father, or even Jurassic Park could have won.  Schindler's List deserved it.  Forrest Gump held the top spot for 31 films before we have a new #1. Ranking: 1) Schindler's List (Movie #36) 20⭐ 2) Forrest Gump (Movie #5) 20⭐ 3) Platoon (Movie #17) 17⭐ 4) Gladiator (Movie #11) 17⭐ 5) Gone with the Wind (Movie #1) 17⭐ 6) Spotlight (Movie #24) 16⭐ 7) On the Waterfront (Movie #3) 16⭐ 8)

Oliver! Date Watched:  10/04/24 Format:  Watched on TV via DVD Directing  (⭐⭐⭐): Writing  (⭐⭐⭐): Acting  (⭐⭐⭐): Wildcard  (⭐⭐⭐⭐): A "Twist" on the original story.  From book to stage to film, I think it was handled well.  Could have been a tad shorter but overall good. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda : Pretty happy with the win.  Not much competition this year. Ranking: 1) Forrest Gump (Movie #5) 20⭐ 2) Platoon (Movie #17) 17⭐ 3) Gladiator (Movie #11) 17⭐ 4) Gone with the Wind (Movie #1) 17⭐ 5) Spotlight (Movie #24) 16⭐ 6) On the Waterfront (Movie #3) 16⭐ 7) Everything Everywhere All at Once (Movie #21) 16⭐ 8) Rocky (Movie #14) 15⭐ 9) The Sting (Movie #22) 14⭐ 10) Dances with Wolves (Movie #29) 14⭐ 11) Annie Hall (Movie #20) 14⭐ 12) The French Connection (Movie #15) 14⭐ 13) West Side Story (Movie #18) 14⭐ 14) Moonlight (Movie #9) 14⭐ 15) Million Dollar Baby (Movie #34) 13⭐ 16) A Beautiful Mind (Movie #31) 13⭐ 17) Argo (Movie #23) 13⭐ 18) Rebecca (Movie #27) 13⭐ 19) Amadeus (Movie #4)