Well, no, I don't agree. Not even close. His obsession with judging GIGI by his modern standards (which I find odd, to say the least) and insistence on ranking it as the worst winner ever is just wrong. But AMERICAN BEAUTY #46? No, it sucks. Only CRASH and a couple of other reach it's level of awfulness.
I'd forgotten how many mediocre movies have won Best Picture over the years.
I barely remember AMERICAN BEAUTY and have never seen CRASH. These lists nearly always have THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH at or near the bottom, but when I was a little kid, I thought it was great.
Me too. Chuck Heston, Betty Hutton, Emmett Kelly, Gloria Grahame, how bad can it be. I always loved the scenes setting up and breaking down the Big Top.
And Cornell Wilde. For at least a week afterward, some of us walked around the playground at school with out twisted hands as we muttered, "I'll never do a triple."
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Unless AMERICAN BEAUTY is #86 I don't agree.
OK, now I'll read the article.
Jeff
Well, no, I don't agree. Not even close. His obsession with judging GIGI by his modern standards (which I find odd, to say the least) and insistence on ranking it as the worst winner ever is just wrong. But AMERICAN BEAUTY #46? No, it sucks. Only CRASH and a couple of other reach it's level of awfulness.
I'd forgotten how many mediocre movies have won Best Picture over the years.
Jeff
I barely remember AMERICAN BEAUTY and have never seen CRASH. These lists nearly always have THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH at or near the bottom, but when I was a little kid, I thought it was great.
Me too. Chuck Heston, Betty Hutton, Emmett Kelly, Gloria Grahame, how bad can it be. I always loved the scenes setting up and breaking down the Big Top.
Jeff
And Cornell Wilde. For at least a week afterward, some of us walked around the playground at school with out twisted hands as we muttered, "I'll never do a triple."
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