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Good movie. Probably doesn’t age well.

AFI top 100 movies, #20:

Seen it.

Great movie. Love it.

AFI top 100 movies, #19:

Never seen it.

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #32



I have liked this song for a long time, but it hasn't aged well. The "love song" part of it feels very red-pill incel-esque to me anymore, so I had to remove it.

Still love Jonathan Coulton a lot though.

AFI top 100 movies, #18:

Never seen it.

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #31



This one blew me away. First heard it earlier this year and played it enough to make it #31. Hamilton rocks.

AFI top 100 movies, #17:

Seen parts of it.

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #30



I like this one a lot. For a joke song, it never gets old for me. I just didn't think I listened to it that much this year. All I can think is that earlier in the year, I mentioned on the podcast that I'd found a really weird but cool cover of Crimson & Clover, and one of the members of Einsturdzende Neubauten was involved in the song. That prompted me to look up and listen to this song several times, which must have triggered the algorithm.

Maybe?

AFI top 100 movies, #16:

Have not seen.

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #29

AFI top 100 movies, #15:

Seen it. It took several tries to get me interested enough to watch it all the way through.

Mike's Top 100 Songs of 2021 According to Spotify, #28



The few times we have gone to karaoke, I always tease my wife that I'm going to do this song, and she needs to get on stage with me and sing the girl part. It freaks her out to even think about performing this in public.

Love the song.

AFI top 100 movies, #14:

Seen parts of it.

Good movie.

AFI top 100 movies, #13:

First movie I ever remember seeing multiple times at the theater/drive-in during its initial release.

Grapes of Wrath 8/10 been a long while
Some Like it Hot 10/10 even watched some last night
Chinatown N/A remember it being great, no interest in watching it again
It's a Wonderful Life 9/10 been a while surprisingly
On the Waterfront 8/10 been a long while, remember like three things about it
The General 9/10 loses a point as the hero is a Confederate, but I mean, it's funny and amazing
The Graduate 9/10 been a while, I wonder if I am at the age where I'll relate to Mrs. Robinson more
Sunset Blvd 9/10 rewatched recently and grew much higher in my esteem, it's great!!
2001 A Space Odyssey 10/10 oh just a masterpiece of movie making
Psycho 10/10 oh just a masterpiece of movie making
Star Wars 10/10 oh just a masterpiece of movie making

AFI top 100 movies, #12:

Think I saw it years ago, but not sure.

Merry Christmas. Off until Tuesday with no internet for the most part...like all weekends.

TTYL you wonderful people

Warmest Christmas wishes for you all!

Merry Christmas happy holidays weeeeee

Searchers 9/10 - visual delight, been a while

I'm debating when I should watch all these again. I debate how much longer I can claim to have seen these films if I barely remember any scenes (though I clearly remember how I felt watching them, that mood memory is still clear). I think my daughter is almost to the age where we can start moving through some of the PG classics. Been itching for years to show her Casablanca.

Tahlvin wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 12:49 pm AFI top 100 movies, #18:

Never seen it.

This movie was one of the inspirations for some of the scenes in Mad Max: Fury Road, so go figure. The only problem with this movie is that the backdrop is the civil war and the hero is a confederate. But the movie isn't about the war. It does not celebrate the war in any way, nor do any of the issues fought in said war come up. So, take it with a grain of 1926 salt, and know that you could replace the two sides with red and blue from Halo and get the same movie.

AFI top 100 movies, #11:

Never seen it.

Eliahad wrote: ↑Thu Dec 23, 2021 10:13 am

Tahlvin wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 12:49 pm AFI top 100 movies, #18:

Never seen it.

This movie was one of the inspirations for some of the scenes in Mad Max: Fury Road, so go figure. The only problem with this movie is that the backdrop is the civil war and the hero is a confederate. But the movie isn't about the war. It does not celebrate the war in any way, nor do any of the issues fought in said war come up. So, take it with a grain of 1926 salt, and know that you could replace the two sides with red and blue from Halo and get the same movie.

The version I've seen most recently I believe played "Dixie" patriotically more than once, which I felt was pushing on the "yay Confederates!" button a little too much for my tastes. But I often substitute out soundtracks so maybe I should there too -- harsh I guess to penalize a silent film for audio

City Lights 10/10 - One of my favorites of all time. Top 10 for sure. Chaplin is not overrated. Instead I feel the other silent film comedy auteurs are underrated.

AFI top 100 movies, #10:

Seen it.

Wizard of Oz 10/10 -- watched the first act again last night and it's still so good, "over the rainbow" still perfect, and the transition to Oz still so jaw dropping

AFI top 100 movies, #9:

Seen parts of it.

10/10 - "i look up i look down i look up i look down" - me, anytime I'm on a step stool

AFI top 100 movies, #8:

Seen it, love it, have to be in a particular frame of mind to watch it again. Same with some similar movies, like Life is Beautiful, Boy in the Striped Pajamas, etc.

Good movie, but it’s a single watch for me.

Yup only saw it once but was a 10/10 film when I saw it. I'd add Requiem for a Dream and Dear Zachary

AFI top 100 movies, #7:

Seen it.

10/10 though unsure how its treatment of middle east holds up today

Mando wrote: ↑Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:09 am Merry Christmas. Off until Tuesday with no internet for the most part...like all weekends.

TTYL you wonderful people

Warmest Christmas wishes for you all!

Merry Christmas to you too!

poorpete wrote: ↑Thu Dec 23, 2021 5:56 pm Yup only saw it once but was a 10/10 film when I saw it. I'd add Requiem for a Dream and Dear Zachary

Yeah. Same for both of those movies.

AFI top 100 movies, #6:

Seen it. Doesn’t age well.

Never seen it.

AFI top 100 movies, #5:

Seen pieces of it here and there that probably add up to the whole.

Never seen it.

AFI top 100 movies, #4:

Never seen it.

Never seen it, but tell people that I have.

AFI top 100 movies, #3:

Never seen it, need to change that.

Tahlvin wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 8:22 am Never seen it, need to change that.

I'm not super impressed by some of the titles of the top of their list. Gone with the wind is an objectively crap movie that should be about half as long as it is and about 100% less racist. But they are not wrong about Casablanca being great and you definitely should see it! This would be a great date night in movie!

It's more important that you see One flew over the cuckoo's nest immediately if not sooner, but I suppose you don't have to actually watch it on Christmas. It's not a very good date movie because although it might end with you comforting your date as both of you weep uncontrollably, it will not enhance the purposes of romance. All about Eve does enhance the purposes of romance, by contrast, and you also want to watch that.

AFI top 100 movies, #2:

Seen it.

Classic.

AFI top 100 movies, #1:

Never seen it.

Gone With the Wind 8/10 amazing spectacle, great soap opera, first POC oscar win is of great impoortance, but still a lot of regressive and backwards stuff noted elsewhere.

Singing in the Rain 10/10 Over the last two decades has jumped from great, to masterpiece, to one of my favorites ever. Endlessly watchable, might be my most watched film at this point. It's fricken Perfect.

Raging Bull 10/10 last time I saw it but it's been a while

Casablanca 10/10 another top 10 for me too. Another one improves on every view. The first time I saw it I was like "great but I don't get why people think it's a masterpiece" but it's like a great song, where repeat listens let the hooks hook.

Godfather 8/10 honestly haven't seen it in decades and should give it another chance.

Kane 10/10 when everything goes right, everything is great, and everything is pushing things forward, say the Sgt. Peppers of film. Inevitably overrated but what can ya do?

Now the pressure is on to find the next theme to post about. After the holidays…

Thanks Tahlvin!

You’re welcome, Kyle!

I would like to see a countdown of the top 100 highest grossing movies.

Or the top 10 highest grossing movies each year, going backwards in time.