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Knowhutimean? Hey Vern, It's My Family Album (1983)
Jim Varney's Best
While you can see it don't have a big budget, it is better than it's current rating. I taped it when it was on TV back in 1984 and still like to pull it out and watch. I especially liked the Davy Worrell (remember Luke?) and Billy Boogie ("BOOGIE!") sketches. I have watched some of Jim's movies and not liked them very much but this video has a lot of good laughs.
100 Years at the Movies (1994)
Great short film. (SPOILERS) Be Warned.
The first time I watched "100 Years at the Movies" was a few years ago when it was shown during the Academy Awards. It is fast paced using not only great film clips but famous lines and music. In a film such as this it is easy to say what one could have done differently; but try a make a list of what you would include and try and not forget somebody or something. Contrary to what someone commented before "Citizen Kane" and "Some Like It Hot" are both represented in this film. The only major omissions I noticed (and maybe I missed them) were "The African Queen" and "My Fair Lady" (although both Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn are shown in other films). I will agree some titles in their timeline are questionable ("San Francisco" and "Red River") these points do not and should not take away from the masterpiece this short film is. My only real complaints are the massive gap they started with (starting with "The Birth of a Nation") when if they used the real father of the movies Georges Melies films ("A Trip to the Moon") they could have easily filled the gap. "100 Years at the Movies" is a moving film that one could watch time and again and still love it. Thank you Chuck Workman for this awesome gift you have given every film lover.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
One of the greatest films ever made.
"Goodbye, Mr. Chips" is without question one of the masterpieces of movie history. Saying that Robert Donat's performance as Mr. Chipping was great is an understatement and Greer Garson gave an equally moving performance in her screen debut. How anyone could give this movie anything lower than a 10, they need to have their head examined. Usually I don't care for drama's but "Goodbye Mr. Chips" is the kind of film that once you start watching you can't pull yourself away from, I was in tears the entire second half. Donat richly deserved his Academy Award and the film should have won Best Picture. Truely one of the greatest of all-time, a must see.
Paper Lion (1968)
Alan Alda was great in this film.
Paper Lion is a really good movie. Alan Alda was perfect for the role of Sports Illustrated reporter George Plimpton, and Lauren Hutton gave a strong debut performance as Plimpton's secretary. This is a classic underdog movie with Plimpton on assignment trying to make the Detroit Lion's football team. You can't help but put yourself in George's shoes. What makes this movie great is that Alda and Hutton are the only real actors, so it's as if you were a fly on the wall watching the team prepare for the season. I don't want to give anything away, so you will have to see it for yourself. But believe me it is well worth your time and will leave you smiling.