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Here is the latest group of flix that I have watched:

 

Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion

Assault on a Queen

As Young as You Feel

The Baron of Arizona

Black Widow

Boomerang!

Brigham Young

Bullets or Ballots

Cash McCall

The Country Girl

Crack-Up

Desperate Journey

The Flame of New Orleans

The Girl from Missouri

The Greatest Show on Earth

Hold Back the Dawn

Journey Into Fear

The Killer Is Loose

La Collectionneuse

Legend of the Lost

Le Notti Bianche

Le Plaisir

Merrily We Go to Hell

My Favorite Brunette

The Parent Trap

The Prisoner of Zenda (1938)

Perfect Strangers

Reap the Wild Wind

Rebel Without a Cause

Ryan's Daughter

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

Term of Trial

The Unsuspected

Vacation from Marriage

Virginia City

 

So how do you (and anyone else) like those films? Can you rank them? Can you guess my top ten favorites?

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> I was always someone who liked singles but never really bought albums. I didn't do that until I got into rap music in the mid-to-late 80s. With the 80s, I was all about the weekly top 40 countdown and MTV. I loved all of that.

 

I really loved MTV at the beginning. I can remember the first time I saw it. We went to a friends house, and they had it on, and everyone gathered to watch the videos.

 

> I'm trying to think of what the first album I ever got would be. It would have to be a cassette. You know, it may actually be Olivia Newton-John's greatest hits. I was infatuated with her. I know I got Hall & Oates' "Big Bam Boom." I also had a girl in school record their "H2O" for me. That was in fifth grade. I also had the *Breakin'* soundtrack and Janet Jackson's "Control." I can't remember if my brother bought "1999" or I did. I loved that album. I know he bought "Thriller."

 

 

I wasn't into any of those except Thriller.

 

 

> Let Me Love You Tonight - Pure Prairie League

> The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band

> Poison Arrow - ABC

> *The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats*

> Another One Bites the Dust - The Queen

> *De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police*

> *She Blinded Me with Science - Thomas Dolby*

> The Curly Shuffle - Jump n' the Saddle

> Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia

> *Rock the Casbah - The Clash*

> The Eye of the Tiger - Survivor

> Magic - Olivia Newton-John

> *Thriller - Michael Jackson*

> *** on Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot

> *Our House - Madness*

> *Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant*

> *Funkytown - Lipps Inc.*

 

The bold ones are the ones I really liked off of your list.

 

> Do you remember your first album(s)?

 

I am not sure. I remember getting the Beatles blue and red albums early on, but I don't think I bought them myself. I remember my first 45's, I think I was about ten:

 

Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues - Danny O'Keefe

Lean on Me - Bill Withers

I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers

Cher - Gypsies Tramps and Thieves (but I bought it for the B side, He'll Never Know)

Alone Again Naturally - Gilbert O' Sullivan

Everybody Plays the Fool - The Main Ingredient

Brand New Key - Melanie

I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash

Black and White - Three Dog Night

 

I got all my sister's hand me down records. I had very few of my own. There was a Roberta Flack one I know I got for my birthday one year. I was a real geek and had oddball things like a collection of THE MARX BROS. comedy skits from their movies, and my parents cast off broadway albums full of showtunes. I believe I begged for a John Denver greatest hits album one year and wore it out.

 

I don't think I really bought my own albums until much much later. I remember saving up for London Calling by The Clash and Elvis Costello's Punch the Clock. They may have been the first albums I ever bought myself.

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*Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues - Danny O'Keefe*

*Lean on Me - Bill Withers*

*I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers*

*Cher - Gypsies Tramps and Thieves (but I bought it for the B side, He'll Never Know)*

*Alone Again Naturally - Gilbert O' Sullivan*

*Everybody Plays the Fool - The Main Ingredient*

*Brand New Key - Melanie*

*I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash*

*Black and White - Three Dog Night*

I have 6 of those and many more. I still have all my 45s and a turntable as well. I have a few from the mid 60s. Beatles and Monkees but most of mine are from the eary 70s. Bread, Badfinger, Nilsson, most of The Beatles solo 45s and some other odds and ends. I have bought many again on itunes and still enjoy them.
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I've seen 19.

 

A bunch of them have been a long time ago. One I really liked and was surprised about was "The Killer Is Loose." Pretty tense and compact.

 

"Boomerang," Term of Trial," "Rebel Without A Cause" are among the best. I like "As Young As You Feel." "Prisoner Of Zenda" is pretty good but I think Ronald Colman is terrific anyway. Didn't care much for "Legend Of The Lost" but all the others are pretty much good viewing.

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> {quote:title=movieman1957 wrote:}{quote}

> I have 6 of those and many more. I still have all my 45s and a turntable as well. I have a few from the mid 60s. Beatles and Monkees but most of mine are from the eary 70s. Bread, Badfinger, Nilsson, most of The Beatles solo 45s and some other odds and ends. I have bought many again on itunes and still enjoy them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh I got my sister's Nilsson albums, and you KNOW i love him. I REALLY REALLY like *Badfinger*. But that's sort of in retrospect. I liked their songs on the radio, but I was a little too young to understand they were all from the same band. I like every song they ever did, but I have none of their albums or cd's, as we like to call them now. :D

 

Edited by: JackFavell on Mar 9, 2013 7:46 PM because of the stupid stupid way that rich text works

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> {quote:title=FrankGrimes wrote:}{quote}Here is the latest group of flix that I have watched:

>

> Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion

> Assault on a Queen

> As Young as You Feel

> The Baron of Arizona

> Black Widow

> Boomerang!

> Brigham Young

> Bullets or Ballots

> Cash McCall

> The Country Girl

> Crack-Up

> Desperate Journey

> The Flame of New Orleans

> The Girl from Missouri

> The Greatest Show on Earth

> Hold Back the Dawn

> Journey Into Fear

> The Killer Is Loose

> La Collectionneuse

> Legend of the Lost

> Le Notti Bianche

> Le Plaisir

> Merrily We Go to Hell

> My Favorite Brunette

> The Parent Trap

> The Prisoner of Zenda (1938)

> Perfect Strangers

> Reap the Wild Wind

> Rebel Without a Cause

> Ryan's Daughter

> The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

> Term of Trial

> The Unsuspected

> Vacation from Marriage

> Virginia City

>

>

> So how do you (and anyone else) like those films? Can you rank them? Can you guess my top ten favorites?

 

Here's how I like the ones I've seen. The first two were really tough for me to choose between - But I give it to Zenda because I saw it first and it has such nostalgia attached:

 

1. Prisoner of Zenda

2. Hold Back the Dawn

3. Vacation from a Marriage

4. Bullets or Ballots

5. The Parent Trap

6. Reap the Wild Wind

7. The Baron of Arizona

8. The Unsuspected

9. The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

10. Virginia City

11. Rebel Without a Cause

12. Assault on a Queen

13. Term of Trial

14. Ryan's Daughter

15. The Greatest Show on Earth

16. Cash McCall

17. The Country Girl

18. Boomerang!

19. Black Widow

20. The Girl from Missouri

21. Perfect Strangers

 

My favorite brunette I remember liking a lot, but I haven't any memory of the actual movie.

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G'day, slowpoke.

 

> Here we go again! You want to be with the carousing cowboys! So you agree with me that *The Wild Bunch* is a great "marital" film! :P

>

 

It looks more like *Bachelor in Paradise* (another movie I recommend, for Kim Novak...and it's actually kind of cute).

 

> That's because you like John Wayne more!

>

 

i should say i do.

 

> Well, in *The Cheat*, he looks like this:

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> cheat2_zps7f32f5b7.jpg

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oy! he looks like paul muni.

 

> You just love Celeste. :D

>

 

i liked her in *all about eve* and *road house*, that's about it.

 

>

> Kaye is naughty? Really? I may like him a lot, then!

>

 

occasionally, mostly just nutty.

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Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion

*Assault on a Queen*

As Young as You Feel

The Baron of Arizona

Black Widow

Boomerang!

Brigham Young

Bullets or Ballots

*Cash McCall*

The Country Girl

*Crack-Up*

Desperate Journey

*The Flame of New Orleans*

The Girl from Missouri

The Greatest Show on Earth

*Hold Back the Dawn*

Journey Into Fear

*The Killer Is Loose*

La Collectionneuse

*Legend of the Lost*

Le Notti Bianche

Le Plaisir

Merrily We Go to Hell

*My Favorite Brunette*

*The Parent Trap*

*The Prisoner of Zenda* (1938)

*Perfect Strangers*

*Reap the Wild Wind*

Rebel Without a Cause

*Ryan's Daughter*

*The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle*

Term of Trial

*The Unsuspected*

Vacation from Marriage

*Virginia City*

 

i highlighted the ones i liked. i suppose i like *the parent trap* and *assualt on a queen* best of all of them, followed by *hold back the dawn* and *crack-up*. i tend to confuse *virginia city* and *dodge city*...i believe *dodge city* is the one i prefer.

 

i enjoyed *baron of arizona*, it's a very colorful western in terms of character. i could "see" fuller in it, that flamboyancy.

 

> So how do you (and anyone else) like those films? Can you rank them? Can you guess my top ten favorites?

 

my guess how you liked them:

 

le plaisir

le notti bianchi

la collectionneuse

ryan's daughter

hold back the dawn

journey into fear

my favorite brunette

the baron of arizona

the flame of new orleans

rebel without a cause

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*my top ten:*

 

*1. assault on a queen*

*2. the parent trap*

*3. hold back the dawn*

*4. my favorite brunette*

*5. crack-up*

*6. the killer is loose*

*7. ryan's daughter*

*8. the flame of new orleans*

*9. cash mccall*

*10. the unsuspected*

 

Thank you for doing that. You and your tastes! :P

 

This is how I liked the group:

 

1. The Country Girl

2. Rebel Without a Cause

3. Ryan's Daughter

4. Le Notti Bianche

5. Le Plaisir

6. The Baron of Arizona

7. Desperate Journey

8. My Favorite Brunette

9. The Unsuspected

10. Crack-Up

11. Reap the Wild Wind

12. As Young as You Feel

13. Bullets or Ballots

14. The Prisoner of Zenda (1938)

15. Legend of the Lost

16. The Flame of New Orleans

17. Virginia City

18. Hold Back the Dawn

19. Vacation from Marriage

20. The Girl from Missouri

21. Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion

22. The Killer Is Loose

23. Journey Into Fear

24. La Collectionneuse

25. Merrily We Go to Hell

26. Term of Trial

27. Black Widow

28. The Greatest Show on Earth

29. Assault on a Queen

30. Boomerang!

31. Perfect Strangers

32. The Parent Trap

33. Cash McCall

34. Brigham Young

35. The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

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> {quote:title=FrankGrimes wrote:}{quote}*my top ten:*

>

> *1. assault on a queen*

> *2. the parent trap*

> *3. hold back the dawn*

> *4. my favorite brunette*

> *5. crack-up*

> *6. the killer is loose*

> *7. ryan's daughter*

> *8. the flame of new orleans*

> *9. cash mccall*

> *10. the unsuspected*

>

> Thank you for doing that. You and your tastes! :P

>

 

i know, they run to the cheesy sometimes. :)

 

>

> This is how I liked the group:

>

>

> 1. The Country Girl

> 2. Rebel Without a Cause

> 3. Ryan's Daughter

> 4. Le Notti Bianche

> 5. Le Plaisir

> 6. The Baron of Arizona

> 7. Desperate Journey

> 8. My Favorite Brunette

> 9. The Unsuspected

> 10. Crack-Up

> 11. Reap the Wild Wind

> 12. As Young as You Feel

> 13. Bullets or Ballots

> 14. The Prisoner of Zenda (1938)

> 15. Legend of the Lost

> 16. The Flame of New Orleans

> 17. Virginia City

> 18. Hold Back the Dawn

> 19. Vacation from Marriage

> 20. The Girl from Missouri

> 21. Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion

> 22. The Killer Is Loose

> 23. Journey Into Fear

> 24. La Collectionneuse

> 25. Merrily We Go to Hell

> 26. Term of Trial

> 27. Black Widow

> 28. The Greatest Show on Earth

> 29. Assault on a Queen

> 30. Boomerang!

> 31. Perfect Strangers

> 32. The Parent Trap

> 33. Cash McCall

> 34. Brigham Young

> 35. The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

>

 

wow, i'm surprised you liked *the country girl*, it seemed like it might have been too much of a downer, though it does star grace kelly. why did you like it so much?

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*i know, they run to the cheesy sometimes. :)*

 

Really? I haven't noticed. :P:P

 

*wow, i'm surprised you liked the country girl, it seemed like it might have been too much of a downer, though it does star grace kelly. why did you like it so much?*

 

I thought the film was uplifting. It's such a beautiful film. So much heart. Talk about the best "marital" films.

 

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*it is, ultimately, though it's a bit of a downer until it gets there.*

 

For some reason, I didn't feel that down while watching it. I saw lots of love and commitment.

 

*i thought bing was good.*

 

He was excellent. I didn't think he could act like that. He deserved his nomination. And I felt Grace earned her Oscar. She was fantastic.

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*it's not an easy character and he did great with it.*

 

He made William Holden seem less relevant with me, and that takes a lot of doing. The entire film had a realistic feel to it. All but the tragedy that sparked everything.

 

*naturally. :P*

 

Lamby is lovely! I didn't think Grace could act like that, either.

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> He made William Holden seem less relevant with me, and that takes a lot of doing. The entire film had a realistic feel to it. All but the tragedy that sparked everything.

>

 

i don't recall the details too much. i remember lots of scenes backstage and in the dingy apartment.

 

> Lamby is lovely! I didn't think Grace could act like that, either.

>

 

it's easy with low heels and dowdy skirts. :P

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*i don't recall the details too much. i remember lots of scenes backstage and in the dingy apartment.*

 

You're only looking at the scenery!

 

*it's easy with low heels and dowdy skirts. :P*

 

Not for her! And I love her in low heels and dowdy skirts! She looked so tired in the film.

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> You're only looking at the scenery!

>

 

william holden was cute.

 

> Not for her! And I love her in low heels and dowdy skirts! She looked so tired in the film.

>

 

she was tired of the low heels and dowdy skirts. no wonder she only played "princesses" after that. "Okay, i proved i could act and got my Oscar. Now back to furs and diamonds." :D

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*william holden was cute.*

 

He was?

 

I thought he was very likable in *The Country Girl*. This is actually another film where the woman he loves chooses another.

 

*she was tired of the low heels and dowdy skirts. no wonder she only played "princesses" after that. "Okay, i proved i could act and got my Oscar. Now back to furs and diamonds." :D*

 

I can believe it! She's following in your stilettos!

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