Catfish

Cindy and I were up at 5:00 this morning.  You see, we rented a movie last evening, and the only time for us to see it today was before the daily grind began.  We got our coffee and settled in to watch "Catfish".

"Catfish" is a documentary with which we can all identify.  It is a commentary on the times in which we live. 

When you receive an E-Mail from a stranger, you really do not know who that person really is.  If you become friends with a stranger on Facebook or MySpace, you do not really know who that person is. 

I enjoyed this movie/documentary very much.  It is a psychological study of our times.  Check it out.

My Favorite Movies

Operating on the theory that one can really get to know another individual by the kind of movies he/she likes, I have compiled a list of my favorites over the years. I actually shocked myself by coming up with 33 movies that I really love. This was a shocker because when I started this project I thought I would end up with a list of ten or so.

My all time favorite film is "The Wizard of Oz". That one is a "ten" in every regard---theme, characters, acting, humor, good vs evil, happy ending. But most of all it is timeless. I believe it is the greatest motion picture ever made.

I make no attempt to list these favorites in any particular order. Look these over---they make up an eclectic blend. What are your favorites?

1 The Wizard of Oz---Pure genius in every way

2 When Harry Met Sally

3 The Beguiled---A Clint Eastwood sleeper that is somehow overlooked

4 Platoon---Best Vietnam movie ever made---pretty much the way it was

5 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance---Along with "Shane",best western ever made

6 Gone With the Wind

7 Saving Private Ryan---Most realistic battle scenes ever filmed

8 Shane

9 Pulp Fiction---All men love it and all women hate it. "Too violent", they say. IT's FICTION!

10 Ray (Charles)---One of the greatest acting jobs ever by Jamie Foxx

11 The Cincinnati Kid

12 High Plains Drifter---This one grows on you. Yes, there is a deeper meaning

13 O Brother, Where Art Thou?

14 American Beauty

15 Black Snake Moan---You probably haven't seen this, but the acting is incredible and the music and storyline are over the top. Don't see it if you're a prude

16 Forrest Gump---"Wun, Fawwest, WUN!"

17 A Christmas Story---"You'll shoot your eye out, kid!"

18 Chicago---a song and dance movie that real men can love

19 Bridge on the River Kwai

20 The Godfather---The one movie that can claim to live up to the quality of the book

21 Cool Hand Luke

22 Scent of a Woman---Al Pacino's speech at the end is a classic

23 Star Wars

24 The Apostle---Has there ever been a better actor than Robert Duval?

25 Deliverance

26 The French Connection

27 The Graduate---Here's to you, Mrs Robinson

28 Midnight Cowboy

29 To Kill a Mockingbird---The world will always need more Atticus Finchs & Boos

30 An Officer and a Gentleman

31 The Goodbye Girl

32 My Fair Lady

33 Sling Blade----"Some call it a Kaiser Blade; I call it a sling-blade"