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Wow. I did NOT like Sophie's Choice. I know it's Meryl Streep and all, but I think the fact that this movie was so in the Zeitgeist, ruined it for me. I knew enough about it and had seen enough parodies that Streep's performance came off as overacted and cheesy to me. I get I'm in the minority,but it just didn't click with me.

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #93



Speaking of cheesy, this one got me with the refrain:

I didn't know I was lonely til I saw your face.
I didn't know I was broken til I wanted to change.

I loved those lines the first time I heard them, and so I've kept this song around for quite a while. I find it uplifting and hopeful. It makes me feel good.

poorpete wrote: ↑Mon Dec 13, 2021 11:58 amPulp Fiction 10/10 -- though wonder how the language holds up, especially quinten's role

Yeah, it's the one drawback that really bothers me. I just watched Reservoir Dogs again about four months ago (still holds up). Several white characters use the n-word (maybe Tarantino himself, I can't remember), but it's jarring. And I get it- these characters are racists. But it's also glorifying these racists. It's also using it as a tool to make you laugh or gasp. That's cheap and unnecessary.

Particularly the use by Tarantino himself in films like Pulp Fiction- where it comes across as shock value. Which is particularly cheap and offensive.

On the other hand, I've recently watched Django Unchained (love it- Jamie Fox is so good), where the word is used profusely and it didn't bug me UNTIL Tarantino does it excessively in a bad Australian accent. I felt like that was such a transparent troll move that it took me out of the movie.

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #92



Eh. Now sure how this one ranks. It's just okay.

Kyle wrote: ↑Mon Dec 13, 2021 1:56 pm On the other hand, I've recently watched Django Unchained (love it- Jamie Fox is so good), where the word is used profusely and it didn't bug me UNTIL Tarantino does it excessively in a bad Australian accent. I felt like that was such a transparent troll move that it took me out of the movie.

I haven't seed Django still, but with Once Upon a Time in Hollywood I'm glad I don't think there's a racial epithet in that film -- I could be very wrong. Maybe he's growing up.

Right, these characters are racists so they should speak like racists, but in his films, nearly everyone is COOOOL, and therefore it's kinda like those anti-smoking ads in the 90s that were purposely made to make kids want to smoke (or to at least make them feel it was an option to look into)

AFI top 100 movies, #90:

Never seen it (perhaps have seen clips here and there).

Swing Time is a 9/10, the missing 1 is for the scene where Fred Astaire gives a loving and technically amazing homage to his hero Bill "Bojangles" Robinson........ in blackface.

Watch Top Hat instead. Better dancing, better songs, funnier, and no blackface! One of the best films of all time.

Never seen Swing Time. I bet it's a ton of fun though.

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #91



Mia Zapata, lead singer of indie Seattle band The Gits, was murdered in 1993 at the age of 27. If you've watched any true crime series, you may have seen her... her story has been featured on a couple of them. I specifically saw it on an episode of Forensic Files and looked up The Gits. That's where I found that Joan Jett had done a tribute album with the remaining Gits called Evil Stig (Gits Live backwards). Now for the most part, I don't care for any of The Gits' music, but one track off of Evil Stig was Joan Jett reprising her cover of Crimson & Clover. That reminded me of how much I have always LOVED that song. I first remember hearing it in 1982, and 12 year old me was blown away by the idea of a woman (a supercool badass woman at that) singing a love song to another woman... in 1982... on mainstream radio. I've found other versions of the song I like, but none that I like as much as Joan Jett.

AFI top 100 movies, #89:

Seen it.

Some movies don't know they're The Sixth Sense. 7/10 haven't rewatched since 1999.

Sixth Sense: Frank DeCaro spoiled the twist for me. Did not enjoy.

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #90



No real commentary. Not a bad song.

Mike wrote: ↑Mon Dec 13, 2021 4:17 pm Sixth Sense: Frank DeCaro spoiled the twist for me. Did not enjoy.

Someone told me there was a twist that would blow my mind, so I was looking for it and saw it during the first scene. Found it boring. I wish I could have just gone into it cold. I think it would have blown my mind.

Yeah I knew there was a twist and when "Some movies don't know they're The Sixth Sense" arrived I was like, oh there it is. It was kinda fun to see the pieces of it fall into place, but then I didn't feel the need to rewatch it like others.

Kyle wrote: ↑Mon Dec 13, 2021 4:21 pm

Mike wrote: ↑Mon Dec 13, 2021 4:17 pm Sixth Sense: Frank DeCaro spoiled the twist for me. Did not enjoy.

Someone told me there was a twist that would blow my mind, so I was looking for it and saw it during the first scene. Found it boring. I wish I could have just gone into it cold. I think it would have blown my mind.

Exactly my thoughts.

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #89



I dig The Struts. I like a bunch of their songs. A collab with Kesha just made it that much better.

AFI top 100 movies, #88:

Seen it, it's wacky fun.

I feel like I've seen Bringing Up Baby, but maybe I haven't. But I think I have.

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #88



Don't remember how I found it, but I still enjoy it.

Bringing Up Baby 10/10. Oooh I should show my kids!

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #87

AFI top 100 movies, #87:

Never seen.

12 Angry Men is classic, but so cliche now. Still a good watch.

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #86

10/12 for 12 angry men. Good stuff excellent acting

AFI top 100 movies, #86:

Seen it.

Saw Platoon once many many years ago in a room full of people with too much going on. Barely remember it. I understand that it is good.

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #85



A throwback to my college days!

AFI top 100, #85:

Don't know if I've seen it or not. Used to watch these guys on TV when I was a kid.

7/10 for Platoon but been decades
9.9/10 for A Night at the Opera, some boring songs and romantic B plot but the comedy is up there with the best all time

AFI top 100, #84:

Have not seen it.

I should probably finally give this one a second try but felt it was at best the slowest moving music video. 5/10

AFI top 100, #83:

I think I've seen this one. Once. Or twice. Or fifty times.

This one I refused to watch for 4 or 5 years, look I was a young movie buff who thought all the talk of "greatest movie of all time" for a modern romantic film was absurd. Finally saw it, and admit I was totally wrong to wait. 9/10

AFI top 100, #82:

Never seen it.

Sunrise is really good. And best seen with a live orchestra if you can swing it.

Eliahad wrote: ↑Tue Dec 14, 2021 9:45 am Sunrise is really good. And best seen with a live orchestra if you can swing it.

Ooooh! I wish. Sunrise is the greatest silent film ever made and one of my top 5 favorites. 10/10


Some spoilers in that trailer. Just watch it.

AFI top 100, #81:

Seen it.

I've seen Titanic, but none of the others.

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #84



Thrown even further back! I've loved this song for 35 years.

Let there be no doubt about it.

AFI top 100 #80:

Never seen it.

I've never seen the apartment. I kind of want to, but I'm thinking it probably doesn't age very well.

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #83



Another upbeat song that's fun to sing along with and makes me feel good. What's not to like?

The Apartment ages very well. It's the greatest romantic comedy and also one of my top 5 all time. 10/10

Spartacus 7/10

AFI top 100 #79:

Never seen it.

I just realized that Wild Bunch is the first movie on this list that I don't even know what it's about.

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #82



I apologize for what you just watched. I don't know if anyone else will appreciate it as much as I do. My oldest son introduced me to this one, and all of my kids know it and they know all the lyrics, and we sing it together and it is a lot of fun. My wife is baffled.

Oh yeah, and earlier when I said that some of my songs were humorous but I wouldn't call them novelty songs... I was wrong. This is definitely a novelty song.

poorpete wrote: ↑Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:05 pm The Apartment ages very well. It's the greatest romantic comedy and also one of my top 5 all time. 10/10

Spartacus 7/10

Confession: I don't think I've ever seen a Billy Wilder movie.

EDIT: Not true! We watched Stalag 17 for the movie club- and I really liked it!

Kyle wrote: ↑Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:27 pm

poorpete wrote: ↑Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:05 pm The Apartment ages very well. It's the greatest romantic comedy and also one of my top 5 all time. 10/10

Spartacus 7/10

Confession: I don't think I've ever seen a Billy Wilder movie.

EDIT: Not true! We watched Stalag 17 for the movie club- and I really liked it!

Did you watch Stalag 17 when we saw it for the movie-of-the-every-other-week club?

EDIT: HA! You must have hit edit between me reading your post and hitting the quote button.

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #81



Just rediscovered this this year. It made me realize that I missed my emo/alternative calling in high school. Every band that the Dead Milkmen call out in Instant Club Hit (including the Smiths) was a band I would have loved in high school if I'd been exposed to them. Nowadays, I've explored them, and there's a few that I like,but it's too late for them to really speak to my soul. The moment passed.

God, Morrissey looks so young

Mike wrote: ↑Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:38 pm Mike's Top 100 Movies of 2021 According to Spotify, #81

I thought you were doing songs, not movies.

Anyways, AFI top 100 movies, #78:

Have not seen.

Wild Bunch 7/10 but haven't seen in decades
Modern Times 9/10 -- I usually just watch the factory scene over and over.

Tahlvin wrote: ↑Tue Dec 14, 2021 3:20 pm

Mike wrote: ↑Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:38 pm Mike's Top 100 Movies of 2021 According to Spotify, #81

I thought you were doing songs, not movies.

Curse you! Just for that, I'm not reviewing Modern Times!
Haven't seen it.

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #80



I'm excited about this one. I like it a lot. It was my favorite song a few years ago when I first heard it, and it has stuck around. The guitar and the blues stylings have always reminded me of The Black Keys and other bluesy guitar duos who became popular around that time. Then I found out today that A) Hanni el Khatib is actually the guy's name, and B) Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys produced his sophomore album. Cool.

But wait, there's more... just for Pete... this song was originally written in 1929, and in 1931, Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, and Red Nichols all had hits with it. Sadly, the most popular version was a year later by The Mills Brothers, who were not white, but did sanitize it to more of a slow croon. Ew.

I like Hanni el Khatib's best, but here's my favorite "original" version...

AFI top 100 movies, #77:

Seen it.

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #79



Somehow I don't get tired of this one.

Good morning!

Kyle wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 5:11 amGood morning!

Good morning!!

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #78



Absolutely obsessed with this song when I first heard it in high school. Hanging around waiting for it to come on MTV was about the only way to hear it. Looked it up again earlier this year, and it still makes me happy to hear it.

I like Yes and their experiments mixing pop and prog in the 80s are certainly interesting and maybe a bit ahead of their time given how experimental pop can be today.