I went to see "17 Again" this afternoon. I wasn't expecting much but I enjoyed it so I will give it a 4 out of 5 stars.
My favorite movie of all time is GIANT, which came out in 1956. It starred Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean and so many other famous movie stars I won't try to list them all. GIANT was so long it had an intermission. Years ago movies of any length had an intermission. GIANT begins with cattle ranching in Texas in the 30', goes through WWII, and the early oil boom. It deals with a Texas ranch family who deals with Hispanic/Anglo race relations, the effects of WWII and finally with the transition from traditional ranching to mineral exploration and wealth. It also has one of my favorite musical scores. GIANT was filmed on a set built near Marfa, Texas, and you can imagine the uproar that created in a small west Texas town with so many famous Hollywood types among them.
I bought the VHS version which is two VHS discs long. I rewatch it every couple of years.
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Did you buy the movie or did we give it to you as a gift? I honestly can't remember.
ReplyDeleteSo, does Animal House rank #2?
Gift.... however it was a Jim Starrs style gift where he bought it for himself and told us it was our gift to him.
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