Did anyone watch Mackenna's Gold on TV yesterday? We were debating how old it was - 1969 was when it was made. Did you know that Clint Eastowood was to play Gregory Peck's role initially? I cannot even imagine him in it.
I thought I would jot down what spontaneously comes to my mind as some of the movies that really touched me:
MUSICALS- Classics from my parent's childhood
Mary Poppins
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
My Fair Lady
KIDS- They respect the child as a thinking being and do not talk down to them
The Never Ending Story
Lion King, Shrek, Toy Story, Babe, Finding Nemo
ACTION- If you can call it that
Guns of Navrone
Mackenna's Gold
Mission Impossible
HUMOUR- Make you see the lighter side of life
Gods must be crazy
Double Trouble
Tootsie
Woman in Red
Runaway bride
One Fine Day
As good as it gets
SLICE OF LIFE- Make you sit up and think
Cocoon
On Golden Pond
Dead Poets Society
Life is Beautiful
Philadelphia
Will some one do their take in Hindi and in Tamil?
My Hindi Take
ReplyDeletesome of which I cud think of-
for the Laughs-
Jaane bhi do yaron, Golmaal (original), Angoor, Khoobsurat, Namak Halaal, Dil Chahta Hai, bollywood hollywood, chashme baddoor
Movies that touched me
Black, Maasum, Sound of Music/ Parichay (hindi version), Lagaan,
Classics from my parent's childhood
ReplyDeleteI'm feeling old :(
o well, I just finished watching Casablanca and endured endless rants from hubby - who just couldnt figure out why anyone would want to watch 'a black & white' movie.
ReplyDeleteAs far as Hindi movies go - there ought to be a section called 'escapist' and put all Karan Johar movies there. But then most hindi movies are escapist. Or there ought to be a section 'family' and put all Sooraj Barjatya movies under it. And there MUST be a section called "Rip-Offs" and I bet that section will have lotsa movies.
Hi dbulb- me a great movie buff- watch on dvds over 3 days ( an hr a day)- NOT kidding or if Anush indulges me, then in one sitting- happens at least once a fortnight
ReplyDeleteMy english takes:-
ReplyDeleteGodfather
Sound of Music
Mackenna's Gold
Shawshanks Redemption
Pretty Woman
Along came a Spider
Mission Impossible
Lord of the Rings
When Harry Met Sally
and a whole lot of movies...
Hindi:-
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron
Aradhana
Golmaal
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
Chitchor
Dil Se
etc etc
Tamil:-
Navarathiri
Maya Bazaar
Karnan
Naayagan
Baasha
Alaipayuthey
etc etc...
not a movie buff.but kamal hasan's 'nayagan' and 'michael,madan,kama,raj' were good ones.
ReplyDeleteIn Hindi I can think of 'machis' and 'pratighaat' as good movies.
'sond of music' and 'my fair lady' in english.
''memoirs of geisha was good but the book was btter.the same abt 'to sir with love'
Sidney Poitier's Who is coming to Dinner and To Sir with love are to be aired shortly on Sony Pix
ReplyDeleteSumai-thaangi
ReplyDeleteKalyaana parisu
Nenjam marappathillai
Paasa malar
Paava Mannippu- and whole host of Sivaji Ganesan movies.
Ethir neechal
Bama vijayam
Thiruvilaiyaadal
Adimaippenn
16 vayathiniley
Aval oru thodarkathai
Moro charithra (Telugu)
Moondru mudichu
Mauna geethangal
Mauna Raagam
Thanneer Thanneer
Thillu Mullu
Varumaiyin niram sivappu
Azhiyaatha Kolangal
Veedu
Alaigal oyevathillai
Johnny
Unnaal Mudiyum Thambi
Azhagan
....
I'm sorry the list is too long to list... Already there are so many movies that I've missed out :(
What was that again? ... What?... Tamilians are obsessed about movies?
Come on who said that! they must be crazy.
Ok... here is my list containing movies that was not mentioned before. They are not neccesarily movies.
ReplyDeleteAction/Philosophy: Matrix, V for Vendetta, Dragon ball z (cartoon series only for 10 year olds like me), Fight club
(it is funny how most of the action movies I like are also philosophically heavy! )
Drama: Grave of the fireflies (a cartoon not for the faint hearted), Iruvar (tam), Guna (Tam), Full metal jacket.
Romance: before sunrise/sunset, mouna raagam (Tam Mani Ratnam movie)
Independant: Station Agent, Garden state, Scent of a woman.
Humour: Napolean Dynamite, Love actually, Paalayathu Amman (Tam Vadivel comedy is awesome), Dexter's lab (this is almost like my real life ;) ) Nettrikkan (Tam Rajni movie... the pervert Rajni is suuupper!)
Horror: Cannibal holocaust, irreversible, The grudge, requiem for a dream.