Favorite or most seen film

S D · External Since: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 712

possibly I Am A Fugitive for me , seen about ten times, still strong
with Muni's anguish palpable

Jim Beaver · External Since: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 1422

"S D" <forneon.RemoveThis@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> possibly I Am A Fugitive for me , seen about ten times, still strong
> with Muni's anguish palpable
>

A toss-up between THE SEARCHERS, GOD IS MY CO-PILOT, and THE ALAMO (1960).
Probably more than 30 times each, the latter two more frequently when I was
a kid.

With a child who loves Buster Keaton, his films are catching up fast.
(Death, where is thy sting?)

Jim Beaver

The Giant Brain · External Since: Aug 19, 2009 Posts: 25

"S D" <forneon DeleteThis @webtv.net> wrote in message
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> possibly I Am A Fugitive for me , seen about ten times, still strong
> with Muni's anguish palpable

"Dinner At Eight" is one of my favorite films. I've seen it dozens of times over
the years and now have the DVD.

Pjk · External Since: Feb 02, 2009 Posts: 10

On Sep 22, 1:36 pm, "The Giant Brain" <gi... DeleteThis @brain.invalid> wrote:
> "S D" <forn... DeleteThis @webtv.net> wrote in message
>
> news:13976-4AB8DD84-394@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net...
>
> > possibly I Am A Fugitive for me , seen about ten times, still strong
> > with Muni's anguish palpable
>
> "Dinner At Eight" is one of my favorite films. I've seen it dozens of times over
> the years and now have the DVD.

I just saw again, after many years, one of my favorites - Beau Geste.
Great performances by the lead characters, but equally interesting
were those of 2ndary actors, J. Carol Nash, Brian Donlevy, Albert
Decker, et.al. And it always amazes me how much the five kids look
like the grown-up version of their characters. Even Donald O'Connor --
> Gary Cooper.

Pjk

william · External Since: Apr 16, 2009 Posts: 94

On Sep 22, 10:21 am, forn... DeleteThis @webtv.net (S D) wrote:
> possibly I Am A Fugitive for me , seen about ten times, still strong
> with Muni's anguish palpable

The original King Kong and the original The Thing. They played forever
on New York TV when I was a kid and I watched both as many times as I
could. I've probably seen both near 100 times and re-watched The Thing
recently. I still love those flicks and still watch them.

William
www.williamahearn.com

unklbob · External Since: Apr 17, 2007 Posts: 20

On Sep 22, 10:21 am, forn... DeleteThis @webtv.net (S D) wrote:
> possibly I Am A Fugitive for me , seen about ten times, still strong
> with Muni's anguish palpable

Hard to say, but probably Unforgiven or TGTBTU, Hope and Glory,
Groundhog Day, or The Godfather. Of course, there's alway Casablanca,
The Wizard of Oz, The Ten Commandments, or Citizen Kane, all of which
I watched pretty much yearly my entire youth, BC and BVCR (before
cable and VCRs)

Pjk · External Since: Feb 02, 2009 Posts: 10

On Sep 23, 1:17 pm, william <wlahe....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sep 22, 10:21 am, forn....TakeThisOut@webtv.net (S D) wrote:
>
> > possibly I Am A Fugitive for me , seen about ten times, still strong
> > with Muni's anguish palpable
>
> The original King Kong and the original The Thing. They played forever
> on New York TV when I was a kid and I watched both as many times as I
> could. I've probably seen both near 100 times and re-watched The Thing
> recently. I still love those flicks and still watch them.
>
> Williamwww.williamahearn.com

Yes. What would we have done without Million Dollar Movie? Channel 9.

Pjk

william · External Since: Apr 16, 2009 Posts: 94

On Sep 23, 1:43 pm, Pjk <peter_kryni....DeleteThis@MSN.COM> wrote:
>
> Yes. What would we have done without Million Dollar Movie? Channel 9.
>
They played the hell out of those movies. And Mighty Joe Young, I
Married A Witch, Thief of Bagdad, Il Bedone, tons of stuff and good
stuff too. Ran a movie all week. Opened with the theme to Gone With
The Wind. That's part of how I came to love movies. NYC TV in those
days just rocked. And then the Late Show and the Late Late Show. Hmm
hmm, good eatin'.

William
www.williamahearn.com

Marv Soloff · External Since: Nov 30, 2006 Posts: 292

william wrote:
> On Sep 23, 1:43 pm, Pjk <peter_kryni....RemoveThis@MSN.COM> wrote:
>> Yes. What would we have done without Million Dollar Movie? Channel 9.
>>
> They played the hell out of those movies. And Mighty Joe Young, I
> Married A Witch, Thief of Bagdad, Il Bedone, tons of stuff and good
> stuff too. Ran a movie all week. Opened with the theme to Gone With
> The Wind. That's part of how I came to love movies. NYC TV in those
> days just rocked. And then the Late Show and the Late Late Show. Hmm
> hmm, good eatin'.
>
> William
> www.williamahearn.com

Add "5 Million Years to Earth" (aka "Quatermas and The Pit") Set the
Beta machine and went out to party.

Marv

nick · External Since: Apr 21, 2007 Posts: 150

On Sep 22, 10:21 am, forn... DeleteThis @webtv.net (S D) wrote:
> possibly I Am A Fugitive for me , seen about ten times, still strong
> with Muni's anguish palpable

King Kong and Dawn of the Dead.

With 2001, Kiss Me Deadly and Taxi Driver in the second tier.

S D · External Since: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 712

I Remember Mama ...two weeks back to back ...a great reason to be
bookish

The Giant Brain · External Since: Aug 19, 2009 Posts: 25

"william" <wlahearn.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Sep 22, 10:21 am, forn....DeleteThis@webtv.net (S D) wrote:
> possibly I Am A Fugitive for me , seen about ten times, still strong
> with Muni's anguish palpable

The original King Kong and the original The Thing. They played forever
on New York TV when I was a kid and I watched both as many times as I
could. I've probably seen both near 100 times and re-watched The Thing
recently. I still love those flicks and still watch them.

William
www.williamahearn.com
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Back in the day, "Million Dollar Movie" on Channel 9 (?) used to show the same
film every week night for a week.
I watched "Godzilla" all 5 times!
Then of course, Channel 11 had "Chiller Theatre" on Saturday night, which was a
"must watch"!

TT · External Since: Sep 24, 2009 Posts: 5

Most seen:

Has to be Starwars, For a Few Dollars More, Wargames and Cross of
Iron...used to watch those a lot in the 90's.

mikeos · External Since: Jun 08, 2009 Posts: 6

Jim Beaver wrote:
>
> A toss-up between THE SEARCHERS, GOD IS MY CO-PILOT, and THE ALAMO (1960).
> Probably more than 30 times each, the latter two more frequently when I was
> a kid.

Probably On the Waterfront, with Searchers a close second.

william · External Since: Apr 16, 2009 Posts: 94

On Sep 24, 11:00 am, TT <n... RemoveThis @email.org> wrote:
> mikeos wrote:
> > Probably On the Waterfront,
>
> Why...interested in union politics on the docks of the 50's? I find that
> rather close to my heart too.
>
Have you seen Edge of the City?

William
www.williamahearn.com

Pjk · External Since: Feb 02, 2009 Posts: 10

On Sep 24, 11:39 am, TT <n....TakeThisOut@email.org> wrote:
> william wrote:
> > On Sep 24, 11:00 am, TT <n....TakeThisOut@email.org> wrote:
> >> mikeos wrote:
> >>> Probably On the Waterfront,
> >> Why...interested in union politics on the docks of the 50's? I find that
> >> rather close to my heart too.
>
> > Have you seen Edge of the City?
>
> I think I haven't.
>
> ...My previous post was supposed to be sarcasm though. Wink

>
> I admit that On the Waterfront is a good movie, gave it 8/10. Acting was
> great, especially Malden(the priest) and Cobb(union boss). Even Brando
> was bearable. However the story was not very special or believable on
> all accounts.

I used to like the tug of war in Mighty Joe Young so much, especially
the introductin of the strong men, that I had it timed from the
beginning - 32 minutes. I'd turn on the TV, watch it, and turn on
something else.

Pjk

william · External Since: Apr 16, 2009 Posts: 94

On Sep 24, 1:23 pm, mikeos <mike....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
> william wrote:
> > On Sep 24, 11:00 am, TT <n....TakeThisOut@email.org> wrote:
> >> mikeos wrote:
> >>> Probably On the Waterfront,
> > Have you seen Edge of the City?
>
> Yes, excellent dark drama, also known as "A Man Is Ten Feet Tall"

From what I understand, "A Man Is Ten Feet Tall" was the Philco
Television Playhouse drama on TV and then it was adapted for the
Martin Ritt flick starring John Cassavetes and Sidney Poitier. Didn't
see the Philco version. Might be nice to compare them.

William
www.williamahearn.com

TT · External Since: Sep 24, 2009 Posts: 5

mikeos wrote:
> Probably On the Waterfront,

Why...interested in union politics on the docks of the 50's? I find that
rather close to my heart too.

Smile

TT · External Since: Sep 24, 2009 Posts: 5

william wrote:
> On Sep 24, 11:00 am, TT <n....TakeThisOut@email.org> wrote:
>> mikeos wrote:
>>> Probably On the Waterfront,
>> Why...interested in union politics on the docks of the 50's? I find that
>> rather close to my heart too.
>>
> Have you seen Edge of the City?
>

I think I haven't.

....My previous post was supposed to be sarcasm though. Wink

I admit that On the Waterfront is a good movie, gave it 8/10. Acting was
great, especially Malden(the priest) and Cobb(union boss). Even Brando
was bearable. However the story was not very special or believable on
all accounts.

Madara0806 · External Since: Jun 17, 2009 Posts: 16

On Sep 22, 10:21 am, forn... RemoveThis @webtv.net (S D) wrote:
> possibly I Am A Fugitive for me , seen about ten times, still strong
> with Muni's anguish palpable

A toss-up between YO YO GIRL COP, EIGHT-DIAGRAM POLE FIGHTER and
GODZILLA VS. MEGALON.