GBGoodies 2015 Movie Logbook

Legally Blonde (2001) - When I first saw the trailer for this movie years ago, I thought it sounded like a pretty stupid movie, and I had no intention of ever seeing it. But recently I was flipping channels and I noticed that Victor Garber was in it, so I decided to give it a try.

My first instinct was right that this movie was pretty stupid, but I have to admit that it was better than I expected. The plot is completely ridiculous, and totally unbelievable, but the movie had some pretty funny scenes, and it was actually a pretty decent movie.

Offhand, I can't remember any other movies that I've seen with Reese Witherspoon, but she was very good as a typical ditzy blonde. I went into this movie with very low expectations, but I was wrong. It was a very enjoyable movie.

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The Lake House (2006) - I decided to take a break from movies that I've never seen before to watch two of my all-time favorite movies. This was the first of the two movies.

This is one of my all-time favorite movies. This is a wonderful romantic story with a unique time travel element. Nobody in the movie actually travels in time, but the story takes place with the main characters in two different times, but at the same time.

This movie makes me smile and laugh, and it makes me cry my eyes out every time I watch it. While these two people are apart, you can just feel how much they belong together, and it's heartbreaking to watch them being separated by time.

Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock have great chemistry together, even though they're not together through most of the movie. Like most time travel stories, there are some issues with the time travel concepts, but if you can just suspend disbelief and go with it, this is an amazing movie.

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While You Were Sleeping (1995) - I decided to take a break from movies that I've never seen before to watch two of my all-time favorite movies. This was the second of the two movies.

This movie is another of my all-time favorite movies. This is a fantastic romantic comedy about two people who fall in love, while the man's brother is in a coma. The catch is, the man and his family think that the woman is already engaged to the brother who is in the coma.

This movie makes me smile and laugh whenever Lucy and Jack (Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman) are together, and it makes me sad when they're apart. It works as a romance, it works as a comedy, and it's a very charming movie.

Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman have amazing chemistry together, and they make it easy to see why their two characters belong together. Jack Warden, Peter Boyle, Jason Bernard, and Michael Rispoli are great in supporting roles.

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Meet John Doe (1941) - I haven't seen a lot of Frank Capra's movies, but I've really liked the ones that I've seen, so when this aired on PBS over the weekend, it seemed like a good time to watch it. I think I may have seen this movie many years ago, but I didn't remember much about it, so while technically this was a re-watch, it felt like I was watching it for the first time.

Overall, this is a great movie, but it has some flaws. The movie has a nice blend of drama, comedy, and romance, with some suspenseful scenes as well, including a tension-filled ending. Some of the speeches are a bit too long, and the movie gets a bit too religious, and kind of preachy at times, but it has a great story and a good message.

There are great performances by the entire cast, especially Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. I don't think it's Frank Capra's best movie, but it's definitely worth watching.

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The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) - I watched this movie because it was recommended by Mark F as one of Glenn Ford's lighter roles, when I mentioned that I thought Glenn Ford was too cold to be a romantic leading man. (I'll bet you thought I forgot about this one, but I didn't. I just had a hard time finding it, and I had to wait for it to air on TCM recently. )

I didn't know anything about this movie before watching it, but it is a very enjoyable comedy. The Americans try to Americanize the Okinawans by building them a schoolhouse, but the Okinawans would rather have a teahouse than a schoolhouse. It's pretty funny watching the Okinawans turn the tables on the Americans every step of the way. It's a little bit silly at times, and the Okinawan people are kind of annoying in some scenes, but overall this is a very funny movie.

It's kind of strange that Marlon Brando was cast as an Okinawan, and the character was a bit too stereotyped, but he did a very good job, and he was practically unrecognizable in the role. Glenn Ford is very good in this type of comedy. I wish he had done more of these light comedy movies.

Thank You to Mark F for this great recommendation.
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I've seen Legally Blonde and While You were Sleeping with my wife and we liked both of them.

I have Take the Money and Run on my 60's watchlist. I didn't know it was a Woody Allen movie, but that's fine. I enjoy most of his movies.

It seems that you're the only one watching like 90% of these 60's movies. It's a credit to you for staying true to your taste, but I can't help but notice.

I'm not sure what you mean by this.

I 'think' Cricket means other MoFos aren't bothering to watch 60s films for the upcoming Top 100 60s list. He admires your dedication to watching as many of the 60s film that you can. I wish I could watch more 60s films. I did see one last night, Harper (1966)

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No, people are watching 60's movies, but nobody is watching the 60's movies that you're watching. Not a bad thing, just an observation.

I'm not sure if it's this explanation, or if Cricket means that I'm watching a lot of movies that nobody else is watching, so chances are that none of the movies that I'm watching are likely to make the 1960s list anyway.

Ahhh I guessed wrong....well if I was to watch more 1960s movies, I'd be watching the same ones that GBG watches. Most of them look fun.

I doubt most of the 60s movies you (and I) would watch will make the Top 100 list. We all know the Top 100 is going to be heavy in the French and Italian new wave movement, with a bunch of Bergman films too.

I'm so behind with these 60's films lol...

We cross-posted. That's what I thought you might mean.

I've seen a lot of the top-rated classic movies, and I'm not a fan of foreign films, so I'm watching some of the lesser known movies that I'm more likely to enjoy.

When I first joined this site, I think the first list I participated in was the 1970s list, and I asked if the movies should be the "best" movies of the decade, or "my favorite" movies of the decade. These two lists would be very different for me because there are a lot of movies that are very good movies that I don't consider my favorite movies. I was told that I could do what I wanted, and either way was okay, so I chose to do these lists as my favorite movies, rather than the "best" movies. I don't expect most of my favorite movies to make the MoFo list, but at least I'll have a lot more fun compiling my lists.

Yeah, I've noticed recently that the "Movie You're Watching Tonight" thread and the "Rate the Last Movie You've Seen" thread have been flooded with foreign movies. I'm beginning to wonder if I'm the only one here who doesn't like foreign films.

Well, then you better start watching some 1960s movies soon or you'll miss the deadline for the list.

Remember, it doesn't matter whether or not the movies on your list make the final MoFo list, but whether or not you submitted a list that counts.

Yea Goodies, I also pick my favorite movies when I compile a list. I think that you look over the movies and simply pick the ones to watch that you think you'll like. I think that's probably the best decision for you, and gives you the best chance to enjoy yourself. I've been watching movies completely blind, recommendations and movies from the various MoFo lists. That seems to work well for me, even with newer movies. I find that if I simply watch what are supposedly the best movies, regardless of if I or someone else picked them out, I have a better chance of loving them. I don't think that would work as well for you.

I try to look for movies that I haven't already seen with actors or directors that I already know that I like. I also watch recommendations from people on this site, but unless the movie is specifically recommended to me, I usually research it a little bit first to find out if it sounds like something I might like.

My tastes are too unique to just blindly watch movies just based on ratings and random recommendations. That's what the Hall of Fames are for.

Well I do have enough to make a list and all, but there is so many classic 60s-films that I haven't watched. Bergman, Tarkovsky, and those praised foreign ones like High and Low etc.

Being the perfectionist I am, I'm not satisfied with how I "cover" the 60's, movie-watching-wise, as of now. I want to watch many more.