Comments on: The Alphabet Meme

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:51:56 +0000

Marilyn, I LOVE Volver, and I liked The Queen better the second time around. I think Stephen Frears is one of the better directors around.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:50:39 +0000

Rick - Really great list. I haven't seen Zodiac or Volver, but I've wanted to for a while, especailly the former. The Queen is fine but I'm not moved to watch it again. Same with What's Up Doc - Barbra Streisand is a grating presence on screen for me. I liked Sam's choice of The Grapes of Wrath. I love watching that film.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:39:43 +0000

Bill, I think their like won’t be seen again anytime soon. I shudder at the letdown we may have coming with The Hobbit flicks. I think Jackson is a fine filmmaker, and I like del Toro a lot, but still . . . I’m kind of worried.

By: bill

bill — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:32:39 +0000

By the way, Rick, I appreciate that you picked the Lord of the Rings films. I think there’s a tendency these days to claim that they’re not great films, that the whole phenomenon was a nice ride for a few years, but now, who cares? Well, I still think each is fantastic, and together they’re a jaw-dropping achievement.

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:55:12 +0000

Thanks, Fletch. It took a little effort to modify a theme, but it was worth it, I think.

By: Fletch

Fletch — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:02:42 +0000

Thanks for playing, Rick.

Love the new digs. I’m jealous – I want a similar format but don’t have the time or energy to change.

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:12:22 +0000

Just look at it this way, Bill … you were trying to figure out what to write about just the other day … I did you a favor, my friend. And you are in the club already.

Great ladder post, btw.

By: bill

bill — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:08:48 +0000

Balls. You know, I like that you’ve tagged me, Rick, because it makes me feel like part of the club, but I just commented over at Marilyn’s blog that I’d probably be really bad at this. Plus, you took what would have probably been my choices for “U” and “Z”. I’ll probably keep one of them, but I can’t use both!

Well, I guess I know what I’m doing tonight and tomorrow.

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:13:57 +0000

Thanks, Alexander. I enjoyed doing them.

By: Alexander Coleman

Alexander Coleman — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:26:05 +0000

Great lists here by both Rick and Sam. It’ll be fun to catch up with everyone else’s now. Loved reading these! Very well-written little capsules on each film, Rick.