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In the best film of 1964 a poor young woman wants to work in an actual flower shop in the early 20th century London so she asks a rude linguistic expert to teach her to speak proper English. In song.

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BigBlackHatMan: Dr. Stangelove lost to this? How sad for society. Good work
HedonisticActor: Maybe this was like with Rocky vs Network: the one with more positive message was chosen by the Academy’s majority.

The best film of 1970 tells about a legendary World War II commander from United States whose old school military tactics and enormous ego clashes with many people. How does one of the most acclaimed biographies fare today?

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Les: Hi HedonisticActor. 2 things make this film brilliant: George C. Scott and Jerry Goldsmith. A truly iconic acting performance and one of the best cinema soundtracks ever made. It’s absolutely inspirational to see and hear the two chew up the scenery throughout the film. Great review, my friend. Peace.
BigBlackHatMan: MASH is overrated. Just a personal opinion and from someone who loved the show. Patton is a really good film and probably the best one from that list in my opinion. Good work

The best film of 1962 tells about a legendary British military personel T.E. Lawrence who fought against Turkey in World War I. This three hour epic involves a lot of walking through the desert under brilliant score but what other value does it contain?

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BigBlackHatMan: I am biased. To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my all time favorite films. Also, if you want historical accuracy, Darryl Zanuck made a decent effort on the Longest Day by coordinating with the American, British, and German army records. Good work
Timdiana: I have seen Lawrence of Arabia and I do have some respect for it, but I don’t think it has aged well. Aside from that, I have no ill will against this movie. Good review.

In this character study from 1988 a self centered car salesman finds out he has an older brother who is also autistic savant. This leads to a road trip filled with self discoveries and the brother showcasing his special talents.

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BigBlackHatMan: Counting cards is not illegal, but a casino will ask you to leave for doing it. They would break your legs in the old days. I like this movie. I haven’t seen it in a long time and am tempted to do so again. Of that list, it was the best by a long way in my opinion. Good work

The best film of 1995 chronicles the life of William Wallace, a Scottish who fought against the English rule in the early 14th century. The movie is infamous of its historical inaccuracies but are they enough to gripple this tale of a badass warrior?

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BigBlackHatMan: I liked this movie when I saw it as a teenager, but it was because I focused on the battles. As an adult, I do see it is heavily flawed. I honestly liked Apollo 13 the most out of the list of potentials that year. It actually got its history right and built suspense in spite of knowing the outcome. Good work
Les: Hi HedonisticActor. Nice job on the review. Your technical skills are improving. Sound is now balanced with your clips-great job. Out of the nominations, I’d have gone with Apollo 13 too, as I remember that event in American History and that story was riveting, my friend. I look forward to your next review. Peace.

From the master director Martin Scorsese comes this 2006 gangster epic based on a Hong Kongian movie where a criminal infaltres into the police while a police infaltres into an Irish mob. Features a bunch of wellknown stars, lots of cursing and more.

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BigBlackHatMan: My biggest issue with this movie is that it isn’t even close to Scorsese’s best work, but this is what he won for. Eh, oh well. Little Miss Sunshine is awesome. Good review

The best film of 1941 tells about the life of an Welsh mining family during Victorian era with all sorts of changes happening in the society. Let’s see how the movie that is mostly known from beating Citizen Kane at the Oscars has stood the test of time.

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BigBlackHatMan: John Ford was stunned his film beat out Citizen Kane as he was friends with Orson Welles and would state later in his career that he thought the committee got it wrong. I like this movie though. However, I will say Ford did a lot of good movies in this two year stretch and would call Young Mr. Lincoln, The Grapes of Wrath, and Stagecoach all better films than this one. Good review

Hello & welcome back to A Look at Disney and for the past couple of days, I’ve had Oz on the brain. I attribute this in part to Oz being featured on Once Upon A Time but I didn’t know what to talk about. I do talk about the 1939 movie, what’s left to say. I do talk about the different film adaptions, there’s too many to cover in one article. That’s when I realized that Disney has had quite a history with the works of L. Frank Baum. And that’s why today, I’m taking a look at the various Oz related stuff from Disney. Side note, most of my familiarity with Oz is through the 1939 movie, which I love dearly, perhaps even more now that I’m older and Oz to me is the greatest fictional land ever imagined. As I’ve said before, this is a land that I would love to visit, if it were real. With that out of the way, let’s begin.

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Hello & welcome back to A Look at Disney and for the past couple of days, I’ve had Oz on the brain. I attribute this in part to Oz being featured on Once Upon A Time but I didn’t know what to talk about. I do talk about the 1939 movie, what’s left to say. I do talk about the different film adaptions, there’s too many to cover in one article. That’s when I realized that Disney has had quite a history with the works of L. Frank Baum. And that’s why today, I’m taking a look at the various Oz related stuff from Disney. Side note, most of my familiarity with Oz is through the 1939 movie, which I love dearly, perhaps even more now that I’m older and Oz to me is the greatest fictional land ever imagined. As I’ve said before, this is a land that I would love to visit, if it were real. With that out of the way, let’s begin.

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The best film of 1973 tells about two lovable rascals in the 1930’s who are trying to con a douchebag mob boss. More interesting than it sounds.

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The Man With No Chin: Great review, man.
Jason on the House: Sting is one of my favourite old films along with The Adventures of Robin Hood. Good review.
BigBlackHatMan: I really enjoyed this movie as well as I found the charismatic leads to carry it through any of it potential problems. Oh, and yes, The Sting II is awful. Good video
HedonisticActor: So what excactly does make The Sting II so bad?

This time we look at the pioneer of screwball comedy, a romantic tale from 1934 about a rich heiress trying to reach her would-be-husband and a reporter wanting to make a story about it. This is also my first video review in a shorter review format.

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BigBlackHatMan: This actually my favorite Capra film as I agree with your analysis of the chemistry between the leads. I like the new style, but I may be biased since I have seen the movie and already have an understanding. I look forward to the Sting. Good review. By the way, the only movie I have seen on that list was The Thin Man and the only thing I remember about it is that it is one of Jimmy Stewart’s first major roles.

In the best film of 2000 an army officer serving the army of Rome gets his life destroyed by the new emperor so he swares vengeance in this life or the next. So how does the movie that marked the return of sword & sandal genre fare?

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Ingonyama70: The only things that stuck with me about this movie after I first watched it were how awesome Lisa Gerrard’s closing song was and how UTTERLY INSANE Phoenix’s Commodus is. Thanks for reminding me what a great, if cliche-driven, movie this actually is. ^_^