#17
Favorite Quote: “Can you forgive a pig headed old fool with no eyes to see with, no ears to hear with, for all these years?”
Why: It’s a story that’s been told countless times. This one is the best. Remarkably done in 87 minutes. It’s due in large part to Alastair Sim’s perfect embodiment of Scrooge. When people say acting is in the eyes, watch this performance and find out why. Also, It’s a story told over and over…
#16
Favorite Quote: “Senator… you can have my answer now if you’d like. My offer is this… nothing.”
Why: Because it is the best sequel and prequel ever made. Because it should have been impossible to make, considering you had to replace Marlon Brandon and cast someone else to play young Vito Corleone… and then they hired Robert DeNiro. Because it makes compelling, in equal parts, one man’s decent into paranoia and retribution and isolation and another man’s ascent from…
Just needed a proper John Deacon introduction scene to get that full fifth star =]
Movie has its issues, but Ben legitimately blew me away with his performance. Extremely brave and heartbreaking and understated and real. That moment in the car when he’s alone and feels completely lost as to who he is now and what to do next after taking a huge, identity destroying leap for this person who then abandons him… that’s how’s it’s done guys. Study it. Bravo to him.
