the handshake's stuck on the tip of my tongue/it tastes like death but it looks like fun

[ninety6tears]

I've already seen The Dark Knight Rises twice. It might actually be my personal favorite of the Nolan trilogy and I was not expecting that.
I do sort of wish I could be totally eating crow about Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. I think she's a good actress and did a good job; she just didn't blow me away. On the other hand, I kept forgetting Marion Cotillard was even going to be in this movie and I think I was under the impression Joseph Gordon-Levitt was in a pretty small role, and they both ended up being these awesome characters. But basically the last fifteen minutes or so just steamrolled me through SO MANY FEELINGS and it felt as definitive as a last installment should.


That movie meme:

1.) Look at the list and bold those you have seen.
2.) Italicize those you intend to see.
3.) Underline those you LOVE.
4.) Put an asterisk next to the movies you’d rather shove hot pokers in your eyes than see.



1. CITIZEN KANE - I like it.
2. CASABLANCA - Left no real impression on me.
3. THE GODFATHER
4. GONE WITH THE WIND
5. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
6. THE WIZARD OF OZ - Not a fan.
7. THE GRADUATE
8. ON THE WATERFRONT
9. SCHINDLER'S LIST - I like it.
10. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
12. SUNSET BLVD.
13. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI
14. SOME LIKE IT HOT - Very funny.
15. STAR WARS
16. ALL ABOUT EVE - At least I think I've seen this?
17. THE AFRICAN QUEEN
18. PSYCHO
19. CHINATOWN
20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
21. THE GRAPES OF WRATH
22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY - I love it but I don't feel any compulsive need to watch it very often.
23. THE MALTESE FALCON
24. RAGING BULL
25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL - This is one I watched plenty of times when I was a kid but it was never really a favorite.
26. DR. STRANGELOVE
27. BONNIE AND CLYDE
28. APOCALYPSE NOW
29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON
30. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE
31. ANNIE HALL
32. THE GODFATHER PART II
33. HIGH NOON
34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
36. MIDNIGHT COWBOY
37. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
38. DOUBLE INDEMNITY* - I don't knoooow, I just, I didn't like it.
39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
40. NORTH BY NORTHWEST - Ah, fuck me, I still haven't seen this movie.
41. WEST SIDE STORY - I'm not really into musicals but WSS is pretty charming.
42. REAR WINDOW
43. KING KONG
44. THE BIRTH OF A NATION
45. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
46. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
47. TAXI DRIVER
48. JAWS
49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS* - Ahaha, this may be the only Disney film I am able to actually loathe.
50. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID - I barely remember it, I should see it again.
51. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
53. AMADEUS
54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC
56. M*A*S*H
57. THE THIRD MAN
58. FANTASIA
59. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE - For being Dean's most iconic role, his performance is kind of overdone. He's also pretty damn emo in East of Eden but I actually understand his anguish there.
60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
61. VERTIGO
62. TOOTSIE
63. STAGECOACH
64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
65. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
66. NETWORK - Not a favorite, but a must-see.
67. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
68. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - Another musical that doesn't bore me to death.
69. SHANE
70. THE FRENCH CONNECTION
71. FORREST GUMP
72. BEN-HUR
73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (Which one, though?)
74. THE GOLD RUSH
75. DANCES WITH WOLVES
76. CITY LIGHTS
77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI
78. ROCKY
79. THE DEER HUNTER
80. THE WILD BUNCH
81. MODERN TIMES
82. GIANT
83. PLATOON
84. FARGO
85. DUCK SOUP
86. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY
87. FRANKENSTEIN
88. EASY RIDER
89. PATTON
90. THE JAZZ SINGER
91. MY FAIR LADY
92. A PLACE IN THE SUN
93. THE APARTMENT
94. GOODFELLAS
95. PULP FICTION
96. THE SEARCHERS
97. BRINGING UP BABY
98. UNFORGIVEN
99. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER
100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY

Comments

[cosetteferaud.livejournal.com]

I saw the last Batman yesterday. I didn’t love it, but I liked it quite a lot (though Nolan’s films always strike me as a bit pretentious, which tends to annoy me a little, especially when yes, the performances are great but the writing not so much, in my opinion). My favorite thing? Anne Hathaway as Catwoman, who was definitely awesome. And OMG Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I *LOVE* the guy.