So, it's almost holiday time for everyone, which means everyone's busy and everyone's traveling somewhere. We're no different and the next couple weeks are going to be hectic. Therefore, we decided we should have just enough time to finish our next year, 1942, then take a short break until after the New Year. With that said, may we present the 1942 Best Picture, Mrs. Miniver.
Ahh yes, Mrs. Miniver. From the very beginning of our Best Picture challenge, way before we watched it, Mrs. Miniver carried a stigma to it. We had never heard of it, it was old, and the title was just the name of some woman. We were dreading it. It got to the point where it became a running joke all the way up until the point that we watched it. And what would you know? We both actually liked it. Quite a bit. It's a old WWII flick, but it was less about the war and more about a small town, and more specifically the Miniver family, in the days leading up to the war. It had great acting and character development, and kept us interested. I gave it a 4, while Kim gave it a 4.5, giving it an 8.5. Not bad at all for a movie we thought was going to be horrible. But I guess it did win a Best Picture...
Anyway, onto our picks for the lovely year of 1942...
Adam: The Pride of the Yankees
Kim: Roxie Hart
YAY! I finally picked a movie! Kudos to me. So, yeah, I went with the ole baseball flick about Lou Gehrig. Yeah, I'm not a Yankee fan, especially today's Yankees, but I have no issue with the old timers, and Gehrig was one of the best. So there you have it. As for Kim, like I said in the last post, she picked a movie she's never seen! And then I said "sort of", which seemed to draw a lot of boos or something. I just meant that, while she has never seen Roxie Hart, she has seen many times the movie Chicago, which is essentially the same story. That's all. No biggie. Both movies should be fun times, and we'll get back to you before Christmas for our thoughts. In the meantime...
Which movie from 1942 is your favorite? Mrs. Miniver, The Pride of the Yankees, or Roxie Hart? What movie from 1942 would you have picked? Let's hear your thoughts (if Blogger lets you post them!)
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Well, I will try to post one more time. One word - Casablanca! A classic! One of my favorite old movies of all time! And, on a much different note, there's Disney's Bambi. A little whiney, but it was my favorite movie when I was 5, so I have to mention it. And it's also made me some nice change on Ebay! ;-)
ReplyDeleteCasablanca was a great flick, and although it premiered in 1942, its wide release was 1943, and it, in fact, won Best Picture in 1943. But we agree, great film dad!
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