Flix

Some bad flicks in this bunch. Weird.

81. Spartacus (1960) - Why do people enjoy this? I mean, really? I honestly just made it to Intermission before I threw in the towel. Just couldn't take it.

80. The Apartment (1960) - Hi. Larry. Us. I've only seen a handful of Billy Wilder films, but I've yet to see a bad one. Five Stars easy.

79. The Wild Bunch (1969) - There was a time when I simply rejected westerns out of hand. Wanted nothing to do with them. I've since matured a bit and found that come can be pretty good. Plus, ya know, Sam Peckinpah. It's a good movie, but it feels long. I had to take a break and come back to it. Four stars if you have the patience for everything that happens, less if you don't. It's beautifully and masterfully shot, if nothing else.

78. Modern Times (1936) - Like most other Chaplin flicks, this is both hilarious and a bit touching. The first twenty minutes are about the funniest thing I've ever seen in life. A product of it's time, it's a little frantic. That's truly the only negative about it. Four Stars because it made me pay more attention than I should have had to!

77. All The President's Men (1976) - I am honestly not sure what I thought of this movie. It's weird storytelling. Watching two reporters run around interviewing people and trying to get sourced quotes. I want to give it four, but got so bored at one point I can't give it more than Two Stars and still feel good about it.

76. Forrest Gump (1994) - I loved this movie when it came out. Loved it. I thought watching it made me smarter or more worldly or something. In the years since my opinion of it has dropped, I now see it as (and I hate this phrase) "tardsploitation" like Radio and even Rain Man. It's mostly a touching story, though. Wonderfully done. It doesn't deserve a full five stars, but I can't justify giving it less than Four Stars