Roger Ebert has a very interesting blog that I check up on from time to time.
http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/
this is a snippet from his most recent post...
"What's your favorite movie? As my faithful readers all know, the answer
to that question says a lot about the person answering. It could be
used as a screening device on a blind date. Among other things, it
tells you whether the person has actually seen a lot of movies, and I
persist in believing that cinematic taste is as important as taste in
literature, music, art, or other things requiring taste (including food
and politics)."
so, I was thinking, if I had to list them, what are my favorite movies? and by this I mean the ones that I could watch over and over without ever tiring of them.
1. The Return, dir. Zvyagintsev
2. The Odd Couple, dir. Saks
(I worship Walter Matthau. I could include the Bad News Bears on this list. re-watch that movie as an adult, you'll agree... perfection.)
3. Elling, dir. Næss
4. Harold and Maude, dir. Ashby (also, Being There)
5. Blue, dir. Kieslowski
6. Stroszek, dir. Herzog
7. Once, dir. Carney
I love Terry Gilliam, but I can't take watching most of his movies repeatedly. Brazil, maybe... there is also Guy Maddin and the Brothers Quay — again, same thing. I also watch mountains of old films, but no single one repeatedly.
I wonder what my list says?
Great list! I too adore Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon movies - my all time favorite is 'The Fortune Cookie'- and Kieslowski's the Three Colors had such an impact on me when the films were released. I so agree with your Terry Gilliam comment - he is a great visual conceptualist but as a filmmaker his films can seem labored on repeat viewings. But nonetheless that are uneven masterpieces! The only movie I watch repeatedly is Billy Wilder's 'The Apartment' - I never tire of it and each year I watch it - it just gets better and better! I think it strikes a chord with me somewhere...
This list inspires me to watch more great movies!
Posted by: Louisajayne | September 30, 2008 at 07:18 PM