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stevensm4

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« on: July 16, 2021, 06:25:06 am »
What are some movies that you have seen that were critically acclaimed but for you, after you watched them, there was nothing praiseworthy or really that great about them? Over the past few weeks I've been watching some of the top 100 greatest movies of all time like Vertigo, North by Northwest, Bonnie and Clyde, etcetera. They were fine films and whatever but for the most part, they were pretty boring.
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« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2021, 05:18:20 pm »
I liked all those movies. You're much too hard to please, dude.

Perhaps I am a movie nut, though. Could be.

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« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2021, 09:39:33 pm »
Yeah watched pretty woman a big hit in the eighties,I thought it was ok. My favorite is author from the eighties too.

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« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2021, 08:24:29 am »
I liked all those movies. You're much too hard to please, dude.

Perhaps I am a movie nut, though. Could be.

Not even. I liked Psycho and Rear Window but stuff like Cool Hand Luke, Rebel Without a Cause, Murder on the Orient Express, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid...they were fine films but I don't get what the big deal is.
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« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2021, 11:28:40 am »
That is very interesting.

Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif. has exhibit of FBI: From Al Capone To Al Qaeda!

Major Cases – This gallery will showcase the stories – and evidence – from some of the FBI’s top cases, including Al Capone, John Dillinger, the DC Beltway Snipers, the Mafia, the Unabomber and 9/11. Artifacts on display include the bullet-ridden car in which Bonnie and Clyde met their fate, John Dillinger’s death mask, the raft and paddle used in the only escape from Alcatraz, Donnie Brasco’s undercover documents, trial evidence from the DC Beltway sniper case and the infamous “Unabomber” case including the original Manifesto written by Ted Kaczynski. Artifacts will also cover the Patty Hearst kidnapping and the Oklahoma City Bombing – including parts of the bomb-laden truck from the crime scene, fragments of the building, and personal items recovered from the rubble on that tragic day.

https://www.reaganfoundation.org/library-museum/special-exhibits/fbi/ 

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« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2021, 10:28:04 am »
I just enjoy movies, to relax and get everything out of my mind for a bit.  Sometimes though I do find like they are getting no where fast.

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« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2021, 02:45:57 pm »
I like all the movies you mentioned. Bonnie and Clyde is one of my favorites. That's ok if they're not your thing though. You don't always have to enjoy a movie to appreciate it. I've watched nearly all of the movies ever nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. There's a good lot of them that I'd rather never see again, but I can still appreciate their significance. I would rather stab my eyes out with a fork than to watch The Last Emperor again, but it was beautifully filmed.

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