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Just finished “Duck Soup.” This movie was very much “just after” the silent era. The humor got to be a bit predictable, but it’s the first Marx brothers movie I’ve ever seen and I respect the film considering the social and cultural context.

I’ve knocked a few off in the last couple weeks:

The Wild Bunch
I saw this in the airport on my laptop while on an overnight layover. It wasn’t boring.
Goodfellas
Finally I saw this movie! How many movies have Pesci and De Niro done together? A little long, but Ray Liotta was a pleasant surprise and the excellent filming was matched with equally excellent acting and a strong (and true, which surprised me) storyline.
2001: A Space Odyssey
Emphasis on “odd”. What was this movie about? I’m not a huge sci fi person…I’ve heard good things about the book…but seriously…could anyone shed some light on this movie? Maybe I’m just being shallow and dense, but this movie was strange. Kubrick’s direction was superb. Beautiful shots, beautiful angles, beautiful music, excellent effects. But couldn’t this movie have been like 45 minutes and not the agonizing 140+ that it was…?
MASH
Loved this movie! Donald Sutherland was so entertaining and this movie’s somewhat dark and political perspective was so enjoyable…and still very much relevant.

4 more to see:

• Movies I’ve Seen
  Movies I Really Enjoyed/Should Own

• 1. CITIZEN KANE (1941)
• 2. CASABLANCA (1942)
• 3. THE GODFATHER (1972)
• 4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
• 5. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
• 6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
• 7. THE GRADUATE (1967)
• 8. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)
• 9. SCHINDLER’S LIST (1993)
• 10. SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952)
• 11. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
• 12. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
• 13. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)
• 14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
• 15. STAR WARS (1977)
• 16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
• 17. THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)
• 18. PSYCHO (1960)
• 19. CHINATOWN (1974)
• 20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (1975)
• 21. THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)
• 22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
• 23. THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
• 24. RAGING BULL (1980)
• 25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
• 26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
• 27. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)
  28. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
• 29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
• 30. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)
• 31. ANNIE HALL (1977)
• 32. THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)
• 33. HIGH NOON (1952)
• 34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
• 35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
• 36. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)
• 37. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946)
• 38. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
• 39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
• 40. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
• 41. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
• 42. REAR WINDOW (1954)
  43. KING KONG (1933)
  44. THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)
• 45. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951)
• 46. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971)
• 47. TAXI DRIVER (1976)
• 48. JAWS (1975)
• 49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
• 50. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
• 51. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)
• 52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)
• 53. AMADEUS (1984)
• 54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
• 55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
• 56. MASH (1970)
• 57. THE THIRD MAN (1949)
• 58. FANTASIA (1940)
• 59. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)
• 60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
• 61. VERTIGO (1958)
• 62. TOOTSIE (1982)
• 63. STAGECOACH (1939)
• 64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
• 65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
• 66. NETWORK (1976)
• 67. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)
• 68. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
• 69. SHANE (1953)
• 70. THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)
• 71. FORREST GUMP (1994)
• 72. BEN-HUR (1959)
• 73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)
• 74. THE GOLD RUSH (1925)
• 75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990) (even though KC can’t act)
• 76. CITY LIGHTS (1931)
• 77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
• 78. ROCKY (1976)
• 79. THE DEER HUNTER (1978)
• 80. THE WILD BUNCH (1969)
• 81. MODERN TIMES (1936)
• 82. GIANT (1956)
• 83. PLATOON (1986)
• 84. FARGO (1996)
• 85. DUCK SOUP (1933)
• 86. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)
• 87. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
• 88. EASY RIDER (1969)
• 89. PATTON (1970)
• 90. THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)
• 91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)
• 92. A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)
• 93. THE APARTMENT (1960)
• 94. GOODFELLAS (1990)
• 95. PULP FICTION (1994)
• 96. THE SEARCHERS (1956)
• 97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
• 98. UNFORGIVEN (1992)
• 99. GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER (1967)
• 100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)