Mark Anderson wrote: >> Peter (Schmitz) says: As I've said on this list before, >> that's capitalism for you. 99.5% of American films made >> since 1975 have been awful. And our system of distribution >> generally allows for the most mediocre foreign films to >> be shown here. Shows you how the profit motive has dumbed >> down our entire culture.
> Mark Anderson responds: > Wow, what a combination of interesting assumptions. > 1) Our culture has been dumped down? I think it's just as > smart as it ever was. I don't like most movies that come out, > but more than 0.5%. And there were a lot of truly dreadful > movies made in the "golden age" of movies in the forties. > They only show the best ones these days,and even some of them > are pretty bad. I agree with Mr. Anderson, I think that far more than 0.5% of American movies since 1975 have been at least good, if not great. Although there's no accounting for taste, I'd recommend that Mr. Schmitz select from the following list. If you'd like recommendations for Foreign films let me know. Many people haven't discovered Netflix yet, which has an incredible selection for foreign films and they have a distribution center right here in Minneapolis. Michael Atherton Prospect Park ***** Barcelona (1994) Comedy PG-13 Big Night (1996) Comedy R Blade Runner (1982) Sci-Fi & Fantasy R Blue Velvet (1986) Drama R Broadcast News (1987) Comedy R Bully (2001) Drama NR Clerks (1994) Comedy R Donnie Brasco (1997) Drama R Election (1999) Comedy R Empire of the Sun (1987) Drama PG Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Comedy R Full Metal Jacket (1987) Drama R Will Hunting (1997) Drama R GoodFellas (1990) Drama R The Grifters (1990) Drama R In the Bedroom (2001) Independent R The Insider (1999) Drama R The Last Seduction (1994) Thrillers R Lolita (1997) Drama R A Midnight Clear (1992) Drama R Miller's Crossing (1990) Drama R My Cousin Vinny (1992) Comedy R Out of Africa (1985) Drama PG Requiem for a Dream (2000) Drama NC-17 The Sheltering Sky (1990) Drama R Sophie's Choice (1982) Drama R The Thin Red Line (1998) Drama R Unforgiven (1992) Thrillers R The Wings of the Dove (1997) **** Almost Famous (2000) Drama R Amadeus (1984) Drama PG American Beauty (1999) Drama R American Me (1992) Drama R Barton Fink (1991) Comedy R Before Sunrise (1995) Drama R Being John Malkovich (1999) Comedy R Blow (2001) Drama R Boiler Room (2000) Drama R Box of Moonlight (1997) Comedy R A Bridge Too Far (1977) Drama PG Bugsy (1991) Drama R Carlito's Way (1993) Drama R Casino (1995) Drama R A Civil Action (1998) Drama PG-13 Crumb (1994) Drama R The Deer Hunter (1978) Drugstore Cowboy (1989) Drama R Elizabeth (1998) Drama R Ethan Frome (1993) Drama PG The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) Drama R Freeway (1996) Action & Adventure R Frida (2002) Drama R Get Shorty (1995) Comedy R Ghost World (2001) Independent R Gods and Monsters (1998) Drama R Grand Canyon (1991) Drama R Groundhog Day (1993) Comedy PG Hard Eight (1996) Drama R Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) Gay & Lesbian R High Fidelity (2000) Comedy R The House of Yes (1997) Comedy R Internal Affairs (1990) Thrillers R Koyaanisqatsi (1983) Documentary NR L. A. Story (1991) Comedy PG-13 L.A. Confidential (1997) Thrillers R The Last Emperor (1987) Drama PG-13 Life as a House (2001) Drama R Little Odessa (1994) Drama R Lonesome Dove (1989) Television NR The Man Who Would Be King (1975) Action & Adventure PG Meet the Parents (2000) Comedy PG-13 Memento (2000) Drama R The Mission (1986) Drama PG Moulin Rouge (2001) Drama PG-13 Mulholland Drive (2001) Thrillers R Permanent Midnight (1998) Drama R The Player (1992) Comedy R The Pledge (2001) Drama R Pollock (2000) Drama R Primary Colors (1998) Drama R The Professional (1994) Pulp Fiction (1994) Action & Adventure R Return to Paradise (1998) Thrillers R Salvador (1986) Drama R The Shining (1980) Horror R A Simple Plan (1998) Drama R Singles (1992) Comedy PG-13 Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) Comedy R Sound and Fury (2000) Documentary NR Storytelling (2001) Comedy R Tender Mercies (1983) Drama PG This Is Spinal Tap (1984) Comedy R Traffic (2000) Drama R Unmade Beds (1997) Comedy R The Usual Suspects (1995) Thrillers R The War of the Roses (1989) Comedy R The Way of the Gun (2000) Thrillers R When Harry Met Sally (1989) Comedy R When We Were Kings (1996) Documentary PG TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
