There have been so many, but I thought of another I had to watch for condition. Probably a controversial choice, but "Chariots of Fire" was a rough one for me as well. Most of the time I just avoid titles I don't think I will like, but in films you have to check the condition regardless of the title.
On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 11:56 PM Greg Douglass <pickmeis...@mail.com> wrote: > Oh, God, Bruce! Now I HAVE to watch it! The gauntlet has been thrown down. > I sat through "Monster-a-Go-Go" on a bet. Now this? > Greg Douglass > > > *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 8:20 PM > *From:* "Bruce Hershenson" <brucehershen...@gmail.com> > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you > have watched? > In case you don't know, Greg (and others), " Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du > commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" was picked as the BEST MOVIE of all time! > > This is the ultimate case of The Emperor's New Clothes. > > See > https://collider.com/jeanne-dielman-sight-and-sound-top-movie-of-all-time/# > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free.www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > > On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 10:05 PM Greg Douglass <pickmeis...@mail.com> > wrote: > >> You win, Bruce. First of all, I've never heard of this cinematic >> felony to which you refer but have now been officially forewarned. Thank >> you for saving 3 hours & 22 minutes of my life. >> However, I'd still rather watch "Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom" while >> eating a big bowl of chocolate pudding than be forced to sit through the >> first 30 minutes of "Chicago". >> Greg Douglass >> Coos Bay, OR >> >> >> *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 5:38 PM >> *From:* "Bruce Hershenson" <brucehershen...@gmail.com> >> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you >> have watched? >> I think I have you all topped! In the 1970s I was a major international >> film fan, and I traveled far and wide to see films that would never play >> where I lived (no video yet, of course). An example is that in 1981 or so I >> traveled to Los Angeles for a day and a night to see the restored 1927 >> Napoleon with a full orchestra (conducted by Coppola's father) and it was >> one of the best experiences of my life. >> >> So in 1983 a theater in Philadephia announced that they would show the >> uncut 3 hour 22 minute Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles >> I had read about this movie, and it sounded terrible, but some critics had >> highly praised it, so I convinced a fellow film buff to go with me. >> >> "Grueling" is a good word to describe watching, but a better one would be >> "excrutiating". But my friend kept saying, "Surely it will get more >> interesting", so we stayed to the end, but it never did. If I was told I >> had 3 hours and 22 minutes left to live, I would choose to re-watch this >> movie, because then it would feel like years had gone by! >> >> >> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >> Virus-free.www.avg.com >> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >> >> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 3:49 PM Rick Payne < >> 0000023deebf4881-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote: >> >>> >>> "Grueling" might not be the word for the film itself, but the experience >>> certainly was. >>> >>> It's 1968; I'm 13 and living in central Kansas. Forry Ackerman's Famous >>> Monsters magazine has fostered my infatuation with the great Lon Chaney but >>> I've never seen one of his films. Lo, the heavens open and I learn that a >>> local college will be running "Hunchback of Notre Dame." My dad finally >>> agrees to drop me off at the college for the 8 pm showing and I'm to call >>> him when it's over. >>> >>> Unfortunately, they are showing an 8mm print on 400 foot reels using a >>> single projector. After every reel, they turn on the lights and rewind >>> before showing the next one. Naturally, old splices periodically fail and >>> the film breaks or burns multiple times. Each incident requires immediate >>> repair; lights on; another delay. The Hunchback will take about 3 1/2 >>> hours to run. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see the finish. >>> >>> You see, I didn't realize that "Hunchback" was to be the second feature >>> of the night ... after "Birth of a Nation." Dad showed up around 1 in the >>> morning, mad as a hornet that I hadn't called. Well, the film wasn't >>> over! 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