Best/most important 5 movies ever

[Chuysmom]

1. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - 1920 German silent film. Sheer artistry for the time. Like a dream within a dream. A true classic that every student should know. I first watched this in my freshman year in college.

2. Dracula 1992 - Francis Ford Coppola - This was beautifully done. Cinematography, Acting, Script and Costumes were masterful.

3. Out Of Africa 1985 - Sydney Pollack - An intelligent, romantic epic of time and place (not to be mistaken for a "chick flick"). Both beautiful and well-written. True to the novel.

4. Dances With Wolves 1990 - Kevin Costner - One of the best Westerns I've ever watched. Another sweeping epic with a simple, clean story.

5. The Lord Of The Rings (Trilogy) - 2001 - Peter Jackson - For so many reasons I adore this collection. Jackson's interpretation of a series beloved by so many was spot on. These movies have a way of carrying me away to another dimension from the first frame.

Good luck with your project - it sounds like great fun!!

Carrie


"The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost, for none now live who remember it." Galadriel - LOTR

[tlboyles1]

Bus Stop - MM was a brilliant comedian
Sayonara - Great movie with great actors
Avatar 3D - Awesome
The Day the Earth Stood Still (The original) - Great sci-fi for it's time

[tlboyles1]

Just thought of a couple more.....

Blade Runner - Pretty awesome movie for its time
Fantastic Planet - Animation
Myra Breckinridge - Raquel Welch and Mae West.... nothing else to say

[tlboyles1]

Queen of Outer Space - For really campy sci-fi, not necessarily the BEST movie, but fun. Zsa Zsa Gabor... "I hate that queen"!

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - Maybe we'll be getting rid of actors one of these days?

[knieft]

Carol,

As a side note, you might want to expose the students to some decent movie critics and discussion.

"Filmspotting" is a podcast available via iTunes. Topnotch down-to-earth discussion of current movies and usually has a running historic theme. It might make an interesting homework assignment--to listen to a particular episode which discusses a currently popular movie that the kids have likely seen, to hear what intelligent movie discussion sounds like, so to speak.

And even if you just turned a few students onto the podcast--that would be worth it.

Cheers,
Kirt

[Kapohocat]

Two chick flicks to add-

Sound of Music

and

Sliding Doors

[Chuysmom]

Yes, Cat! Musicals!!!

Carrie


"The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost, for none now live who remember it." Galadriel - LOTR

[tlboyles1]

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Great mix of Sci-Fi, Comedy, and all out craziness!

[808blogger]

gotta love the inconsistent moderation on puna web. Some threads live on and on and have ZERO to do with hawaii. and some just vaporize, other get slashed... hmmmm

[tlboyles1]

Hey, people in Hawai'i watch movies too! Besides, I've learned to only reply to "safe" subjects like this. So it's nice to see one occasionally.