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Me too or I will be PM ing @Camo saying that I have a problem with @Blix

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great start, @Blix the Goblin. I remember when this came out and Ricci was looking to break out of kid roles and did so with very impressive, over the edge roles. Gotta respect that.

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I will probably see either Wings of Desire or Jagten this weekend. Didn't actually know that City of Angels was a remake of WoD. I only vaguely remember it through flashes, but I don't think I thought too much of it, when I watched it few years ago.

Also, welcome Blix !

My reaction to seeing the nom, play-by-play, as I just did it 30 seconds ago:

Sees the poster

- That looks familiar...

Stares at it some more

- But where could I have seen it before?

Stares at it for another ten seconds, then turns to the pile where the unwatched movies are...and on the very top sits Flesh + Blood.

- ....huh...I guess fate/Blix has decided what the next new film will be.

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This was my first time seeing this movie, along with Schindler's List, probably the biggest movie I hadn't seen up to this point. I was never that interested in it before, even though I really knew nothing about it. I was just going by the impression that I had of what it might be. I don't know how much I would have enjoyed it 27 years ago, but my taste has definitely expanded since then. Just in the last couple years I have become much more fond of Westerns. I was always curious of it since it beat my beloved Goodfellas for the best picture Oscar. I still don't think this should have won, but in another year, sure.

It started out a little shaky for me. Even though I didn't exactly dislike what I was seeing, I thought the beginning went a little overboard trying to be dramatic. In fact, I think much of the movie was sappy and cliched. In that way, it somewhat reminded me of Hacksaw Ridge, which I recently saw. Those are words that most people probably use in a negative fashion, but they're characteristics that I usually don't mind at all. I always thought that this movie would perhaps be dull, but I was never once bored despite it's substantial runtime.

Portraying the white man as bad and the Indians as good is nothing new. I'd say that a lot of 50's Westerns started going that route after it being the other way around for the vast majority of movies beforehand. I believe there was good and bad on both sides, although portraying the Indians as good feels more just to me. Most of this movie is sweet and good natured, and I think the viewer gets lulled into a certain comfort before some of the major conflict comes, making it all the more effective. I checked afterward to see if this was on the top 100 cheers list, and sure enough it is. It's just that kind of movie.

Kevin Costner is perfect in the lead role. I've never thought of him as a great actor, but I've always thought he was one of the most likable actors I have ever watched. His likability transfers to the character seamlessly. I don't know what happened to him. He seemed to go from A list to B list overnight. His direction is spectacular, with beautiful scenery and camerawork throughout. There is very little humor, but it works when it comes. The musical score is an asset. In the end, I think it's a very well made and rousingly entertaining film. I'm so glad it was nominated, or else who knows when I would have finally seen it.

Good review, Cricket. I'm looking forward to rewatching that one more now. I haven't seen it since I was a kid and remember very little about it.

I've always just blamed Waterworld.

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Me too. This actually came up shortly after I joined Mofo.

The Postman is what sealed his fate, which he also directed.

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Wait, you mean you guys don't have Hitler cut-outs at home?

Ha (I'm using two emoticons, because I see two!) I swear Hitler has made more appearances in Hof movies than any other historical figure

I love both of those movies.

Anyway thrilled to see you enjoyed Dances With Wolves so much, Cricket. It's been a favorite of mine since I was like ten years old, back when Costner was my favorite actor.

Waterworld is great fun, I also saw a live version at Sea World as a kid that I will never forget. The Postman I think I enjoyed, but I don't remember it too well.

Regardless, they both bombed. Once you're seen as a box office jinx it's hard to shake it.

I don't mind Waterworld at all. I even have it on DVD haha. I don't remember much about The Postman though. Maybe I should rewatch it at some point.

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Before The Great Dictator was released, M-G-M put out The Mortal Storm, and about the same time they also released Escape, both showing fully the horrors of Nazi Germany. That's not to take away from what Chaplin did, but it puts it in context.

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I don't know the production start dates of those two films, but Chaplin took something like 600 days to make The Great Dictator which I believe makes his movie the first to start production of such a story. It can even be argued that those other two movies were made, in part, thanks to Chaplin's courage.

very poignant review for a poignant movie, @Citizen Rules!!

And glad to hear you enjoyed, Dances With Wolves, @cricket. Since you've enjoyed westerns recently, have you, by any chance, seen Costner in Open Range. Can't really rave enough about that movie.