I appreciate Yahoo's list of 100 movies to see before you die. I think primarily because I have already seen what looks like 75% of them, and so do not feel as inferior as I typically do in the face of others' experiences.
Happy to see Nature's Perfect Movie, Titanic, listed prominently. But they also listed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I did not get that movie. My husband BB and I started it one evening and had to shut it off after 20 minutes because we were too confused. It started out so poorly lit, and I'm all, what, they can't fight in the daytime? Why's it have to be at night, when they should be getting their rest? I'm just saying, you go flying between buildings at night, someone could get hurt. The plot seemed to start in the middle, and there was too much to keep track of on top of the obligation of reading the subtitles.
However, I just asked my husband if he liked it. To my surprise, he said it was excellent. Which means ... he went and finished the movie. Behind my back. We can't have this, so it seems I must give the movie another try.
I loved Crouching Tiger and almost hurt myself snorting and rolling my eyes at Titanic. Go figure. (When we finally meet, we'll go out to eat instead of to the movies, 'K?)
Posted by: Karen | March 24, 2009 at 08:45 AM
So sue me: I loved both.
CT/HD was directed by Ang Lee, who having given the world gay cowboys eating pudding, green monsters with serious anger management issues, super-sexy--if treacherous--WW II messed up politicians, married chefs with tastebud problems and much, much more was a perfect choice to direct an epic of WELL lit night-time battles and pouty martial arts girls looking for the Great Wall version of Mr. Goodbar. (The subplot of the film, involving Michelle Yeoh and Ziyi Zhang's characters was, just in case you didn't notice, DIRECTLY lifted from Jane Austen [pace, Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet--from Nature's Perfect Movie--] in Sense and Sensibility, also--oddly--directed by Mr. Lee.)
And no, Ang Lee is NOT Spike Lee's cousin...(Ironically, both attended NYU's prestigious Film School).
Posted by: Anthony | March 24, 2009 at 11:28 AM
I loved the over the top corniness of Titanic and couldn't see the point of Crouching Tiger at all.
I saw 51 of these. That's only because I've been around so long that it has been hard to avoid seeing movies. I'm not really too crazy about movies in general, although I have my pets.
Posted by: Hattie | March 24, 2009 at 10:18 PM