tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post1389739238731464908..comments2024-03-15T09:00:57.828-04:00Comments on Hamlette's Soliloquy: My 100 Favorite Movies -- Part OneHamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-72235012955503797692016-03-18T16:01:18.188-04:002016-03-18T16:01:18.188-04:00Rissi, you've seen North to Alaska??? Rock on...Rissi, you've seen <i>North to Alaska</i>??? Rock on! That's the first John Wayne movie I can remember watching, and I wish it was better-known because it is just so funny and enjoyable.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-56894326743813918552016-03-18T16:00:26.641-04:002016-03-18T16:00:26.641-04:00Eva, I'm glad you're digging it! You'...Eva, I'm glad you're digging it! You're welcome :-)<br /><br />Yeeeeeeeeeah, I realized that I have watched <i>Last Crusade</i> way more often than <i>Raiders</i>, and that while I think <i>Raiders</i> IS a better movie, I LIKE <i>Crusade</i> better. But also, like I said... sometimes these slide up and down in ranking. The days I published these, this is how I ranked them. I'Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-32664272241453451912016-03-18T07:14:35.179-04:002016-03-18T07:14:35.179-04:00Yes, Support Your Local Sheriff is so much fun! ;D...Yes, Support Your Local Sheriff is so much fun! ;D James Garner never fails to make me crack up. We own both that and Support Your Local Gunfighter (which I've seen quite a lot, too) but I definitely prefer the first one. I don't know why there're so unknown - they're really fun movies. :D<br />~Miss MegAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-52173047832669008432016-03-17T21:14:51.336-04:002016-03-17T21:14:51.336-04:00Ahhh! SO many amazing favorites...
On your list, ...Ahhh! SO many amazing favorites...<br /><br />On your list, these would include: <i>Emma</i>, <i>Amazing Grace</i>, <i>Pride and Prejudice</i>, <i>The Three Musketeers</i>, and probably more. Also, <i>North to Alaska</i> is way fun! :)Rissihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378400717440822186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-3918545615316441562016-03-17T16:33:53.854-04:002016-03-17T16:33:53.854-04:00Loved this! :)
I spot quite a few I've seen a...Loved this! :)<br /><br />I spot quite a few I've seen and quite a few that I want to see...let's just say, I love lists and I love this one in particular (the whole 100, not just this part). And thanks for linking to me. :)<br /><br />~Eva<br /><br />P.S. I double-checked this list with your '1-50' one to make sure and I was right - you put Last Crusade above Raiders of the LostEvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992633823859430981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-30482766040169512612016-03-17T09:12:43.198-04:002016-03-17T09:12:43.198-04:00Miss Meg, you've seen quite a few! And a nice...Miss Meg, you've seen quite a few! And a nice variety, too :-) T'would seem you also have great taste :-D I love that you've seen <i>Support Your Local Sheriff</i>!!! A little-known gem.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-78839688671923536552016-03-17T08:20:27.902-04:002016-03-17T08:20:27.902-04:00Ooh, this is really interesting! :D I know a lot o...Ooh, this is really interesting! :D I know a lot of these movies (and seen quite a lot)! Let's see... I have seen:<br />Support Your Local Sheriff<br />(most of) Conspiracy Theory<br />May or may not have seen Silverado<br />Star Wars: Return of the Jedi<br />(A little bit of) Apollo 13<br />The Sting<br />Raiders of the Lost Ark <br />Emma<br />Curse of the Black Pearl<br />Star Wars: A NewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-76779279686533563152016-03-16T16:53:56.801-04:002016-03-16T16:53:56.801-04:00Yeah, it's called Jewel of the Nile. I haven&...Yeah, it's called <i>Jewel of the Nile</i>. I haven't seen it, though.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-83608975808825672672016-03-16T14:28:48.843-04:002016-03-16T14:28:48.843-04:00There's a sequel? What?!?!?! Must watch! :)There's a sequel? What?!?!?! Must watch! :) Lois TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-68567037822380630492016-03-15T18:16:41.548-04:002016-03-15T18:16:41.548-04:00When I was in college, my apartmentmates and I cou...When I was in college, my apartmentmates and I could fit all our movies in a cheap Walmart bureau, one drawer for each of us. Now I have 5 bookcases filled with them, four of movies, and one of TV shows that is double-stacked on all the shelves. (Mine are grouped by genre, and then alphabetically, just to show how neurotic I am.) I go through them at least once a year and weed out the ones I Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-15237200886962046552016-03-15T11:17:14.682-04:002016-03-15T11:17:14.682-04:00Mine are in a bureau (sorted alphabetically, just ...Mine are in a bureau (sorted alphabetically, just to show how neurotic I am) under the television. I was running out of room so I actually went through them and weeded about 50 titles out of my collection. I feel occasional guilt about how much I have spent on movies over the years, but then I remind myself that they gave me joy for awhile, so even if I lose interest in them, they served their Charityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15928012771461206094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-58805152753685107622016-03-15T09:23:12.229-04:002016-03-15T09:23:12.229-04:00Right! :-)Right! :-)Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-76788381806665301422016-03-14T21:31:19.626-04:002016-03-14T21:31:19.626-04:00Lois, isn't it fun? "Okay, write your wa...Lois, isn't it fun? "Okay, write your way out of this, Joan Wilder." I really ought to see the sequel sometime.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-62299841600767375362016-03-14T21:30:51.405-04:002016-03-14T21:30:51.405-04:00Oh dear. Well, my movies are all on big shelves t...Oh dear. Well, my movies are all on big shelves that take up a whole wall in my living room, so I couldn't forget them even if I wanted to, but I must admit that I go years and years without watching some movies. Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-79311953741347785572016-03-14T19:43:12.610-04:002016-03-14T19:43:12.610-04:00I just watched Romancing the Stone for the first t...I just watched Romancing the Stone for the first time this past weekend. I loved it! It humored me greatly. :) Lois TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-20963284825733132182016-03-14T19:14:08.781-04:002016-03-14T19:14:08.781-04:00I think I have about 20 titles that "I love&q...I think I have about 20 titles that "I love" all the time; the rest of my collection is forgotten about for years at a time. Hmm...Charityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15928012771461206094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-50135872898582071792016-03-14T15:45:07.611-04:002016-03-14T15:45:07.611-04:00Jessica, I well know the pain and frustration of h...Jessica, I well know the pain and frustration of having lots of story ideas waiting in the wings. On the other hand, it's nice knowing you won't run out of things to write any time soon!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-29654540646357173242016-03-14T15:42:35.139-04:002016-03-14T15:42:35.139-04:00Haha . . . I THOUGHT you were teasing :-) Ni-dom...Haha . . . I THOUGHT you were teasing :-) Ni-doms like noticing patterns, y'know. <br /><br />I ain't blaming you. Western stories are beautiful things. Like I told Eva, I'm going to write one SOMEDAY. It's hard because I have sooooooooooooo many other story ideas piling up and I don't have time to do them all at once. But I will. Someday :-)Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-80903785868065011372016-03-14T13:16:24.127-04:002016-03-14T13:16:24.127-04:00Jessica, I was just teasing you :-) Tomorrow I...Jessica, I was just teasing you :-) Tomorrow I'm going to post about the patterns in this list of 100 favorites, and I'm counting stuff up right now... I think 19 out of 100 are westerns. Hee! (I don't have a one-track mind. I have a two-track mind! Two train tracks stretching toward the horizon through a deliciously western land of enchantment.)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-43307018964503518872016-03-14T12:58:11.641-04:002016-03-14T12:58:11.641-04:00Nope, Hamlette. I didn't say you had a one-tr...Nope, Hamlette. I didn't say you had a one-track mind. I just noticed that you liked a lot of westerns . . . which is cool :-) <br /><br />Comparing--YES. I think that's what I was trying to get at; that it doesn't come as naturally to me to make "favorites" lists because I don't tend to compare stuff as much. I do make "to-do" lists a lot, because I'Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-38224927477610924232016-03-14T12:25:19.521-04:002016-03-14T12:25:19.521-04:00Mary, yes, 100 is a lot. And I'm waiting for ...Mary, yes, 100 is a lot. And I'm waiting for the comments to roll in that say, "Hey, wait, you said you loved such-and-such-movie -- how come it's not on this list?" Cuz not every movie I love could make the cut.<br /><br />Maybe you could do a list of top 10 or top 25 or something, though? That would be a fun blog post!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-7265381725347489922016-03-14T12:04:22.810-04:002016-03-14T12:04:22.810-04:00Ooh, I love this list! I would have a hard time co...Ooh, I love this list! I would have a hard time compiling a list of 100 favorite movies. I've seen a lot of movies, but probably not enough that I could pick 100 that I absolutely love. <br /><br />Yes to all the Star Wars, Jane Austen, and POTC! Oh, and State Fair! I just saw that movie in December, and I thought it had a fun, whimsical charm to it. Of course, there's also Amazing Grace m a r y l i zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505343613442203117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-10292852179474968472016-03-14T10:43:09.389-04:002016-03-14T10:43:09.389-04:00Charity, my favorite movie of all time has remaine...Charity, my favorite movie of all time has remained the same since I was about 2. And numbers 2 and 3 have been the same since I was a teen. The rest kind of slide around, and ten years from now my list will probably be rather different! Just like my list of top 30 from 2004 has several movies on it that aren't even in my top 100 anymore.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-14269144954605972712016-03-14T10:40:38.847-04:002016-03-14T10:40:38.847-04:00Thanks, James! I look forward to your top 100 get...Thanks, James! I look forward to your top 100 getting redone -- I think I'm going to need to do this every 10 years, really. <br /><br />Star Wars and Raiders are surely on many, many lists of favorites :-) They are wonderful!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-83503765771362213972016-03-14T10:38:37.509-04:002016-03-14T10:38:37.509-04:00DKoren, the funny thing is, it wasn't even har...DKoren, the funny thing is, it wasn't even hard until I got to the last 10. Numbers 91-100 were tricky because suddenly I had all these movies I love but that are kind of borderline favorites, so they weren't sure things for the list, and I had to decide between them all.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.com