Great write-ups! I see a consistent remark for the finale of
The Treasure of Sierra Madre, so since I was a pup since I last saw this, I'll be curious to see this aspect.
I just read the above review of G'sLA from @
Hey Fredrick. It hits a lot of similar points with my viewing, and I will cover them in my review (fingers crossed), which I'll post this weekend. Along with
The Bank Job and
A Man For All Seasons, the last two were very enjoyable revisits.
As for the current drama, here's my rambling two cents...
Hosting is both a joy and, when sh#t stirs, a complete frustration. My respect and love go out to @
PHOENIX74 and the agitation that brought him to his ruling. I value him as I have valued every host to these HoFs, and his presence as a participant is sincerely cherished.
When it comes to @
Siddon, he is, like a number of straight-shooting, will let you know bluntly if they don't like something MoFos I respect. He's a f@ckin d#ck at times and never quietly but to the f@ckin heavens in no uncertain terms. But I take it as the entire parcel of who he is. Blunt, brutally honest reviews are unforgiving mirrors of shared movie experiences. I don't always agree, but I appreciate the perspective as I do all the other reviews of all the MoFos I peruse. And since he is precisely the same when it comes to things he likes, it means just a little bit more when it occurs with a film I nominated. I like that.
My view of drama within any forum is that it is inevitable, especially when we nominate beloved films that we wish to share. It can, and at times, hurt like a b#tch when it gets torn apart or dismissed. From my beginnings here, I have been wonderfully overwhelmed with the far-reaching scope of genres that are shared and represented here on this movie lovers' forum. And with such a variety of tastes, there will be conflict. For the most part, it is a passionate and respectful discussion. Sometimes, we fight, we argue. Though I have to say, for the most part, for those of us who have long-running histories in HoFs, the fights are aired and addressed, and for the most part, combatants leave the field with their dead and dying, for the remainder of us, to quote @
rauldc14: "movie on." Amen, brother. Which is my hope. For the benefit of those directly involved, matters are aired, addressed, and some form of resolution, if possible, reached as those of us not directly involved, movie on.
Um, on a minor side note regarding disqualified films and with all respect and courtesy intended. When they are films I was genuinely dreading seeing due to my preferences I'm happy to avoid them. On the times that they are films I was genuinely looking forward to seeing, I hope to, though, to date, I never have. Being an enthusiastic lover of Shakespearian films and still unfamiliar and very f@ckin curious to see Polanski's rendition, this may be the rare opportunity to do just that. It probably won't be. But if it does... that's why.