During this past week, I’ve watched 2 more of the top 100 movies, Annie Hall and The Godfather II. I’ll start with the movie that I saw first, Annie Hall.
I have never been a fan of Woody Allen movies. I just don’t get the humor. While I appreciate the cultural significance of Annie Hall, it definitely isn’t going to the top of my list of my favorite movies. Again, Wikipedia made me appreciate the movie a little more, but it wasn’t a movie that had me engrossed and left me wanting more. I did love Diane Keaton though… she was a fox and I love her innocence. Reminds me of an early Meg Ryan, from back when Meg was young herself. :)
The Godfather II was another movie I “couldn’t refuse”. :) I liked it every bit as much as the first. It makes me want to see the third one, but I’ve heard that the 3rd doesn’t stack up to the first two. I really liked that II acted as both a sequel and a prequel. I almost want to go back and watch the first one again. I’m sure this will become a movie that I start leaving on the tv when I see it on, just like Gone with the Wind.
Oh, and although I’ve seen it before, I also saw The Wizard of Oz this past week. This time I saw it at the theather, which was a first. I also saw it with my 3 year old daughter, another first. It was a very cool experience to watch it as an adult, yet still seeing it through the eyes of a child as she asked questions and I explained to her what was happening. I have seen the movie so many times that I have many of the lines memorized, but this is the first time that I remember actually sitting down and watching the whole thing from start to finish. I usually catch it on TV and watch it while doing other things, and also usually miss the beginning. This is probably the first time that I’ve watched the whole black and white part of the movie (without Pink Floyd playing over it anyway). :) Very cool!