Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Back in the day, back when I rated things, I gave this 3 stars. But that was not because of the movie. That was because my dad had been advocating that we spend some family time, all of us, to watch this movie. For weeks he chipped away at us, usually after dinner, when everyone got quiet and thoughtful about what was going to happen after we did the dishes. He'd say: maybe it's time we watch "Do the Right…
Watching this ten years later I was surprised to find myself in tears at the moment Gandalf rides out to rescue the retreating forces from Osgiliath. The horses are getting snatched up by the Nazgûl and tossed around. Then Gandalf rides out shining a beam of light.
Two months later I told this to my old friend in Vermont who I hadn’t seen in a long time. We were talking about sad movies. I said, there were very few movies…