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11 January 2007

Movies from the library--which one should I watch tonight? Alphabetically: C.S.A.? Collateral? Freedomland? An Inconvenient Truth? Treasure of the Sierra Madre?→[More:]
They've all got pros and cons, the way I see it. There's the one with that guy I hate, the one that I've already seen a million times, the one that can't possibly live up to the book, ah, you know how it is. Any suggestions?

post by: box at: 13:58 | 11 comments

Treasure Of The Sierra Madre. You can't really go wrong with Bogie.

*shows box his steenkin' bodges*

posted by jonmc 11 January | 14:01

I vote Treasure of the Sierra Madre or C.S.A.

Freedomland - definitely NOT!

posted by LoriFLA 11 January | 14:06

Thirded.

posted by Specklet 11 January | 14:13

Dang, no love for the Richard Price adaptation--not even from jonmc.

Treasure is one of the best movies ever made, but I've seen it quite a few times. Then again, this is a new transfer.

posted by box 11 January | 14:26

I haven't seen it yet, box, so I couldn't judge it.

posted by jonmc 11 January | 14:27

Treasure Of The Sierra Madre! They showed it at Screen on the Green, and we made t-shirts! Best inadvertantly dirty line: "Can't you see the old man's nuts?"

posted by mrmoonpie 11 January | 14:43

I haven't read the novel Freedomland.

The story is compelling and that's why I saw this movie, but it's not well done. Certain scenes don't make any sense. Certain characters do things that are unbelievable and leave you asking, What? throughout the movie. I love the cast-Julianne Moore, Samuel L. Jackson, Edie Falco - but it sucked. The book is probably better.

posted by LoriFLA 11 January | 14:48

Another vote for Sierra Madre. (Mainly because it's the only one on the list I've seen.)

posted by jrossi4r 11 January | 16:21

Yeah, me too.

posted by box 11 January | 16:44

I watched CSA a few weeks ago. It was entertaining and worth the time, but I probably wouldn't watch it a second time.

posted by mullacc 11 January | 17:54

Treasure of the Sierra Madre. . .I would watch it anywhere, any time, both for that quote in it and for the fact that it's just a great movie.

posted by danf 11 January | 18:18

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