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Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 days ago
Replies: 68
Anyone tired of Godfather being #1?
Posted By Little Ash
I guess it depends on how your average them...

I guess it depends on how your average them together. The statement caused me to check the TheyShootPictures top 1000 which is supposed to be a (weighted) aggregate of other lists (pretty sure the...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 days ago
Replies: 68
Anyone tired of Godfather being #1?
Posted By Little Ash
I'm fairly confident The Godfather is in my top 3...

I'm fairly confident The Godfather is in my top 3 or 4 films directed by Francis Ford Coppola in the 70s.


Interesting that this thread title came up in a year following Jeanne Dielmann topping...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 weeks ago
Replies: 6,533
A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Little Ash
Since I've avoided it, would you care to...

Since I've avoided it, would you care to elaborate? You know, just to make crumbsroom feel like he isn't alone in disliking it (and to play into my confirmation bias that I don't feel like I need to...
Forum: Movie Reviews 4 weeks ago
Replies: 229
The Top of the Bleeping Obstacle: MoFo Top 100 War Movies Prelims!
Posted By Little Ash
Huh. On letterboxd, Duck Soup has War as a genre,...

Huh. On letterboxd, Duck Soup has War as a genre, but Starship Troopers does not. The best reason I could hope for is, Starship Troopers just has so many genres compared to the only two genres Duck...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-26-23
Replies: 2,958
Watching Movies Alone with crumbsroom
Posted By Little Ash
I can't remember how the first one (This...

I can't remember how the first one (This Transient Life) ended up in my watchlist. I think it was one of the featured ones of the day shortly after I signed up, but Poem (the third part) was...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-26-23
Replies: 2,958
Watching Movies Alone with crumbsroom
Posted By Little Ash
I know I haven't been around much recently, but...

I know I haven't been around much recently, but this was a good recommendation.

On Mubi, I really liked the Buddhist trilogy. This Transient Life kind of blew me away.
Forum: Movie Reviews 03-15-23
Replies: 580
Movie Forums Top 100 War Movies - Group Watch
Posted By Little Ash
I'm not participating, but if a thread is...

I'm not participating, but if a thread is starting off with a Wadja film, I'll probably be at least paying attention to the recommendations (okay, I'm only familiar with Ashes and Diamonds, but it's...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-12-23
Replies: 178
Spam my WAR Countdown ballot!...movie recommendations needed
Posted By Little Ash
Despite loving the film, I'd have to refresh my...

Despite loving the film, I'd have to refresh my memory, but the flashbacks are very short, I believe, and I think she's hiding in the cellar after the war (after the immediate liberation of France). ...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-11-23
Replies: 178
Spam my WAR Countdown ballot!...movie recommendations needed
Posted By Little Ash
I mean things get a little muddled with, "life in...

I mean things get a little muddled with, "life in occupied territory" and "prisoner of war" subgenres. The latter can sometime feel very similar to a prison break movie, which has nothing to do with...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-11-23
Replies: 178
Spam my WAR Countdown ballot!...movie recommendations needed
Posted By Little Ash
I'm leaning yes, for genre-categorization, for...

I'm leaning yes, for genre-categorization, for Pan's Labyrinth and The Devil's Backbone (though I'd be more inclined for the latter), just because the Spanish Civil War seemed very central for a good...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-11-23
Replies: 178
Spam my WAR Countdown ballot!...movie recommendations needed
Posted By Little Ash
I'm currently leaning, "no," for my own ballot...

I'm currently leaning, "no," for my own ballot due to genre categorization being a little too far for me, but there's also some threads there, that I could see the argument for.


It'll probably...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-10-23
Replies: 6,533
A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Little Ash
Re: A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcram

Mother Joan of the Angels (1961) - 1960's Polish, arthouse, nun, psycho-drama, historical horror movie that will evoke memories of The Devils and The Exorcist while watching it - though maybe not...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-10-23
Replies: 178
Spam my WAR Countdown ballot!...movie recommendations needed
Posted By Little Ash
Continuing on from The Red and The White ...

Continuing on from The Red and The White
Ivan's Childhood
Diamonds of the Night
The Round-Up
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

I will echo
Come and See
Paths of Glory
The Human Condition (I'm...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-10-23
Replies: 178
Spam my WAR Countdown ballot!...movie recommendations needed
Posted By Little Ash
I can't say for sure, but I think I'm the first...

I can't say for sure, but I think I'm the first to say
The Red and the White
Forum: Movie Forums Site Stuff 03-09-23
Replies: 236
Poll: Vote on the next countdown (Feb. 2023)
Posted By Little Ash
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp and A Matter...

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp and A Matter of Life and Death would probably both be relevant for this countdown. The former more-so (IMO) and the latter (though possibly both) would probably be...
Forum: Movie Forums Site Stuff 03-09-23
Replies: 236
Poll: Vote on the next countdown (Feb. 2023)
Posted By Little Ash
I've watched my criterion blu-ray set of Shoah...

I've watched my criterion blu-ray set of Shoah twice now, and if I were to guess the runtime without looking, I'd have said 7.5 hours. Maybe 6.5?
Guessing based on recollection, three discs, first...
Forum: Movie Forums Site Stuff 03-09-23
Replies: 236
Poll: Vote on the next countdown (Feb. 2023)
Posted By Little Ash
I should know this by now and it might have...

I should know this by now and it might have already been mentioned in the thread, but when do we think ballots will be due by?
Forum: Movie Forums Site Stuff 03-09-23
Replies: 236
Poll: Vote on the next countdown (Feb. 2023)
Posted By Little Ash
The Human Condition trilogy? Or is it something...

The Human Condition trilogy? Or is it something else? What's the five hour one?


And yeah, I'm kind of wondering how Holocaust and prisoner of war movies will factor into my ballot (era: also,...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-07-23
Replies: 2,958
Watching Movies Alone with crumbsroom
Posted By Little Ash
Well, Halley certainly sounds interesting. I'll...

Well, Halley certainly sounds interesting. I'll add it to my October watchlist. Or maybe as a September lead-in.


Your touting did finally prove to be the proverbial straw that got me to finally...
Replies: 41
Everyone Seems To Pay More $$$ For Cable/Streaming
Posted By Little Ash
I suspect a lot of cord cutters (and the articles...

I suspect a lot of cord cutters (and the articles around saving money by doing so) aren't looking to completely replicate what they had with cable.


I haven't had cable in decades. I'm just...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-16-23
Replies: 6,533
A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Little Ash
I have not (not heard of it). But if it makes...

I have not (not heard of it).
But if it makes you feel a little less flummoxed (or less alone), the first review that I saw come up when looking for it was a generally positive review at rogerebert...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-15-23
Replies: 6,533
A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Little Ash
And I saw Arrebato about 10 years ago. I didn't...

And I saw Arrebato about 10 years ago. I didn't really take to it. On paper it seemed like something I should have liked, but didn't. I mostly remember finding the narrator's raspy voice a little too...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-15-23
Replies: 6,533
A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Little Ash
Nice. I was trying to remember the name...

Nice.


I was trying to remember the name of that one the other day and didn't feel like going through Karloff's IMDb listings to find out (though I knew it was one of his last ones).
Forum: Movie Reviews 02-13-23
Replies: 5,844
The MoFo Top 100 of the 2010s Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
My apologies, but digging through the thread is a...

My apologies, but digging through the thread is a bit of a challenge, but what was your ballot again?


I'm trying to remember if Uncle Boonmee or Cemetery of Splendor was on it.


And for...
Forum: Movie Reviews 02-12-23
Replies: 5,844
The MoFo Top 100 of the 2010s Countdown
Posted By Little Ash
My total is 3,425 (my top 10 did surprisingly...

My total is 3,425 (my top 10 did surprisingly better than I was expecting).

Weighting it (multiplying their placement by the number of points I gave the movie on the ballot, that way, my #23...

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