Four Down

Some time ago (okay, half a year ago) I listed the Top Ten Movies I have Never Seen. In a mere six months, as of tonight, I have knocked off four movies.

Tonight I watched Chinatown. SPOILER! HUGE SPOILER BELOW!

READY?

ALMOST NONE OF THIS MOVIE TAKES PLACE IN CHINATOWN.

I sat there and could barely pay attention to the movie, distracted by these things:

1. When do we get to Chinatown?

2. When is that big "My sister!" "My daughter!" scene when Jack Nicholson slaps around Faye Dunaway's Asian manservant? (Don't ask me how I misremembered that detail.)

3. Let me get a good look at Faye Dunaway's teeth. Melati says they were gray.

Excellent movie, though. I almost followed the plot. I tend to give up early on in any mystery, unless I take notes, and I have outgrown caring to that degree.

So, here's what's left:

1. Raging Bull
2. Midnight Cowboy
3. Rebel Without A Cause
4. Goodfellas
5. Shampoo

(Seriously? Shampoo? Okay, maybe as a period piece.)

Comments

[Becs]

Um, may I suggest upping any anti-depression meds you take, because these movies (haven't seen Shampoo) are serious downers. Mix in some classic comedy as an antidote.

[TheQueen]

Well, I just looked at the AFI list of comedies and found I have seen every one except for ANY of the Charlie Chaplin movies. Hmm.

[sgazzetti]

Other than 'Goodfellas', I have also seen none of those films, including 'Chinatown'. Is now a good time to start caring?

[sgazzetti]

Checking back, having now looked at all ten titles. I've seen three of them (one, 'Office Space', only in the last few months).

'This Is Spinal Tap' is one of my favorite movies ever, and genre-wise seems rather out of place -- which is probably why I haven't seen all that serious stuff.

[TheQueen]

Well, it seemed to me if I'm going to kill time by being entertained, I can at least watch something really good. This follows with my plan to read only Pulitzer-prize winning fiction.

I merged the movies I hadn't seen on the AFIs best comedy list and best drama lists. I should give Spinal Tap another try, start to finish without commercials.