A months worth of comics is intimidating

Here's cleanup of the last set and the next five. I think we'reI'm back on track. This 7 had some really great movies, but I'm more excited about the next five flicks. Four movies I love and one I've always meant to see and never got around to it.

41. King Kong (1933) - I wanted to watch this with the four year old, but couldn't make it happen. I still remember being in awe the first time I watched this, giant apes and dinosaurs fighting each other, Fay Wray being gorgeous, and the islanders dancing and chanting. Just the kind of movie that was amazing at a young age. It's less awe inspiring now–and it's probably a good thing I didn't watch it with the kid because it starts a bit slower than I remember–but is still infinetly watchable. I think I'll try sitting the kid down with it but skipping to a later chapter and ingoring all the boat stuff. Five Stars

40. The Sound of Music (1965) - I do so love a good musical, and this is among the best. Probably not one of my top five, but quite possibly top ten. It's certainly got some seriously singable songs. Five Stars with ease, even if it's not one of my all time favs.

39. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) - I've never found this to be the 10 Star hilarious movie everyone else does, but it is funny. Four Stars funny. It'd be three if Peter Sellers wasn't King Amazing.

38. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) - Not at all the movie I was expecting and I'm now sad I waited so long to watch it. Five stars just for Bogie going completley insane. A hell of a movie with a hell of a story. This was one of those situations when I realize I've seen the parody more than the movie. Not the Steenkin' Badges thing, though we've all seen that a billion times, but this movie is paralleled in the excellent second season Simpsons episode Three Men and a Comic Book.

37. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) - This flick was a wow moment. Never heard of it, turned it on, and got blown away. There's a little suspension of disbelief with all the guys living so close together and such, but letting that slide, the depiction of these vets returing from WWII (one without his hands) and adjusting–especially with the changing sentiment from some people, is heartwrenching. Five stars because as soon as I put it in the mail I wanted to watch it again.

36. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - If someone asked me, just after finishing it, what this movie was about (not a plot recap), I would struggle for 10 minutes then shrug and offer up "Allied POWs in a terrible camp. A bridge is built." I'm very conflused and conflicted about this'n. Alec Guinness, for one, was his usual awesome self, but I don't think I'd really watch it again. I can go a high as four stars without feeling too bad, because the march in and the very end are worth the rental themselves.

35. Annie Hall (1977) - Now this one I do find to be 10 stars of hilarity. Not laugh out loud hilarious–for the most part–but hilarious nonetheless. Everything except for "Joey Five Cents" because the first time everyone sees it they think they're HILARIOUS. Five stars easy.