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Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have watched?

[Glenn Taranto]

Greg -

That was a great story, Well told!

Which is all I ask of a movie!

Glenn

On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 7:27 PM Greg Douglass  wrote:

> Glenn,
> I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey in Cinerama with my girlfriend. I enjoyed it
> thoroughly, thought it was amazing. Of course, my girl and I each took a
> capsule of pure blue mescaline, a very powerful psychedelic, 90 minutes
> before showtime.
> I also enjoyed the ride home in my '65 Mustang convertible with the top
> down on the Bay Bridge in San Francisco during rush hour as much as
> Kubrick's film. "The tail lights look like lava", I enthusiastically yelled
> to my lady friend.
> I re-watched 2001 last year, in hi-def on my big screen Samsung played on
> a state of the art Oppo blu-ray DVD player. No mind-altering substances
> have passed through my body in years (I am neither bragging nor confessing)
> and it all came off as a quaint anachronism. Today, HAL could have been a
> lap top, Keir Dullea could have smacked it with a ball peen hammer, and he
> could have made it back to Earth using the GPS on his iPhone.
> Christ, I'm turning into a curmudgeon.
> Greg Douglass
>
>
> *Sent:* Monday, July 17, 2023 at 12:35 PM
> *From:* "Glenn Taranto" 
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you
> have watched?
> A Val Lewton produced Western? Yikes! I actually may have to check that
> one out.
>
> When I was 10 I went with a neighbor girl to see 2001: A Space Odyssey.
> Some of you can attest that I haven't been the same since.
>
> I had planned to revisit the film in 2001, provided I lived that long.
> Well I did. Live that long I mean. I had 365 days to do watch 2001 in 2001
> and didn't. Still haven't seen it again. Those pod bay doors can stay
> closed forever as far as I'm concerned!
>
> Glenn T.
>
> On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 12:15 PM Kirby McDaniel 
> wrote:
>
>> Heidi et Mopolistas,
>>
>> The art film is a creation of SATAN. Cinema should not stretch your
>> imagination too much lest is crack in the winds that blow.  These kinds of
>> movies just confuse you>  Stick to movies like APACHE DRUMS, the first
>> movie I ever saw.  It's a real horrorshow.  I was removed from the Lakewood
>> Theater in Dallas, Texas crying my eyes out, age 6 or something. Or sex
>> education films like AMERICAN PIE.
>>
>> Kirby
>> movieart.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 17, 2023, at 12:44 PM, Heidi Herr  wrote:
>>
>> Hello! I’m also another Jeanne Dielman aficionado –I honestly found the
>> movie to be a rather profound work of art. It’s definitely not the type of
>> thing I would watch for a fun movie night, but much like Antonioni’s The
>> Eclipse, Hogg’s Archipelago, and Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car, it’s a movie
>> that for whatever reason continues to resonate with me. I also think I saw
>> it at the right time in my life. If I watched it when I first started
>> getting into  “old” movies as a pre-teen, I would have run away
>> screaming!
>> But going back to the topic – the most grueling movie experience – as
>> others have mentioned, it was a viewing of The Return of the King! Granted,
>> I am not into any Tolkien stuff at all, so I am not the target audience for
>> the movie,  but it was showing at the historic theater where I live, so
>> my husband and I decided to see it. I could not stand it! My husband fell
>> asleep, and about half way through the ordeal, I decided to chill in the
>> lobby with the theater owner’s exceptionally friendly dog! All things
>> considered, it was a nice evening out.
>>
>> Heidi
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 1:17 PM Michael Greenwood 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> It's a great movie. I would watch Delphine Seyrig do just about anything
>>> for as long as she wants to be doing that. She is fantastic! That said, I
>>> am not sure it would come into my top ten movies.
>>>
>>> One person's gruel is another person's gruel seen ever so slightly
>>> different.
>>>
>>> M
>>>
>>> --
>>> *From:* MoPo List  on behalf of Tommy
>>> Barr 
>>> *Sent:* Monday, July 17, 2023 12:40 PM
>>> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
>>> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you
>>> have watched?
>>>
>>> I think this discussion, particularly Bruce's contribution, raises an
>>> interesting question about the purpose of films. Are they simply to
>>> entertain, or can some be more challenging art? I haven't seen *Jeanne
>>> Dielman etc*., but from what I read it is supposed to be boring and
>>> gruelling even, as it reflects the eponymous protagonist's life. Certainly
>>> there may be a 'woke' element to the critics' choice of best film ever, but
>>> that does not necessarily detract from its worth as an artistic endeavour.
>>>
>>> Tommy
>>>
>>> On Mon, 17 Jul 2023 at 11:58, Larry Brooks <
>>> 021723856377-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>> I really, really, *Really *hated THE ENGLISH PATIENT. Not just me, but
>>> every single guy I knew literally 

Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have watched?

[Kirby McDaniel]

"Christ, I'm turning into a curmudgeon."

We can see that, Greg.  Try the mescaline again.  And watch HAREM SCARUM while 
high.  You'll see how good it really is.  I once watched Ken Russell's THE 
DEVILS while high on lsd (I think), and that is a form of exotic self-abuse I 
would not recommend to anyone.

Kirby

> On Jul 17, 2023, at 9:27 PM, Greg Douglass  wrote:
> 
> Glenn,
> I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey in Cinerama with my girlfriend. I enjoyed it 
> thoroughly, thought it was amazing. Of course, my girl and I each took a 
> capsule of pure blue mescaline, a very powerful psychedelic, 90 minutes 
> before showtime.
> I also enjoyed the ride home in my '65 Mustang convertible with the top down 
> on the Bay Bridge in San Francisco during rush hour as much as Kubrick's 
> film. "The tail lights look like lava", I enthusiastically yelled to my lady 
> friend.
> I re-watched 2001 last year, in hi-def on my big screen Samsung played on a 
> state of the art Oppo blu-ray DVD player. No mind-altering substances have 
> passed through my body in years (I am neither bragging nor confessing) and it 
> all came off as a quaint anachronism. Today, HAL could have been a lap top, 
> Keir Dullea could have smacked it with a ball peen hammer, and he could have 
> made it back to Earth using the GPS on his iPhone.
> Christ, I'm turning into a curmudgeon.
> Greg Douglass
>  
>  
> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2023 at 12:35 PM
> From: "Glenn Taranto" 
> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have 
> watched?
> A Val Lewton produced Western? Yikes! I actually may have to check that one 
> out.
>  
> When I was 10 I went with a neighbor girl to see 2001: A Space Odyssey. Some 
> of you can attest that I haven't been the same since. 
>  
> I had planned to revisit the film in 2001, provided I lived that long. Well I 
> did. Live that long I mean. I had 365 days to do watch 2001 in 2001 and 
> didn't. Still haven't seen it again. Those pod bay doors can stay closed 
> forever as far as I'm concerned!
>  
> Glenn T.
>  
> On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 12:15 PM Kirby McDaniel  > wrote:
>> Heidi et Mopolistas,
>>  
>> The art film is a creation of SATAN. Cinema should not stretch your 
>> imagination too much lest is crack in the winds that blow.  These kinds of 
>> movies just confuse you>  Stick to movies like APACHE DRUMS, the first movie 
>> I ever saw.  It's a real horrorshow.  I was removed from the Lakewood 
>> Theater in Dallas, Texas crying my eyes out, age 6 or something. Or sex 
>> education films like AMERICAN PIE.
>>  
>> Kirby 
>> movieart.com 
>>  
>>  
>> On Jul 17, 2023, at 12:44 PM, Heidi Herr > > wrote:
>>  
>> Hello! I’m also another Jeanne Dielman aficionado –I honestly found the 
>> movie to be a rather profound work of art. It’s definitely not the type of 
>> thing I would watch for a fun movie night, but much like Antonioni’s The 
>> Eclipse, Hogg’s Archipelago, and Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car, it’s a movie that 
>> for whatever reason continues to resonate with me. I also think I saw it at 
>> the right time in my life. If I watched it when I first started getting into 
>>  “old” movies as a pre-teen, I would have run away screaming!
>> But going back to the topic – the most grueling movie experience – as others 
>> have mentioned, it was a viewing of The Return of the King! Granted, I am 
>> not into any Tolkien stuff at all, so I am not the target audience for the 
>> movie,  but it was showing at the historic theater where I live, so my 
>> husband and I decided to see it. I could not stand it! My husband fell 
>> asleep, and about half way through the ordeal, I decided to chill in the 
>> lobby with the theater owner’s exceptionally friendly dog! All things 
>> considered, it was a nice evening out.
>>  
>> Heidi
>>  
>>  
>> On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 1:17 PM Michael Greenwood > > wrote:
>>> It's a great movie. I would watch Delphine Seyrig do just about anything 
>>> for as long as she wants to be doing that. She is fantastic! That said, I 
>>> am not sure it would come into my top ten movies.
>>>  
>>> One person's gruel is another person's gruel seen ever so slightly 
>>> different.
>>>  
>>> M
>>>  
>>> From: MoPo List >> > on behalf of Tommy Barr 
>>> mailto:tommymb...@gmail.com>>
>>> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2023 12:40 PM
>>> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU  
>>> mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>>
>>> Subject: Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have 
>>> watched?
>>>  
>>> I think this discussion, particularly Bruce's contribution, raises an 
>>> interesting question about the purpose of films. Are they simply to 
>>> entertain, or can some be more challenging art? I haven't seen Jeanne 
>>> Dielman etc., but from what I read it is supposed to 

Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have watched?

[Greg Douglass]

Glenn,

I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey in Cinerama with my girlfriend. I enjoyed it thoroughly, thought it was amazing. Of course, my girl and I each took a capsule of pure blue mescaline, a very powerful psychedelic, 90 minutes before showtime.

I also enjoyed the ride home in my '65 Mustang convertible with the top down on the Bay Bridge in San Francisco during rush hour as much as Kubrick's film. "The tail lights look like lava", I enthusiastically yelled to my lady friend.

I re-watched 2001 last year, in hi-def on my big screen Samsung played on a state of the art Oppo blu-ray DVD player. No mind-altering substances have passed through my body in years (I am neither bragging nor confessing) and it all came off as a quaint anachronism. Today, HAL could have been a lap top, Keir Dullea could have smacked it with a ball peen hammer, and he could have made it back to Earth using the GPS on his iPhone.

Christ, I'm turning into a curmudgeon.

Greg Douglass

 
 

Sent: Monday, July 17, 2023 at 12:35 PM
From: "Glenn Taranto" 
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have watched?



A Val Lewton produced Western? Yikes! I actually may have to check that one out.

 

When I was 10 I went with a neighbor girl to see 2001: A Space Odyssey. Some of you can attest that I haven't been the same since. 

 

I had planned to revisit the film in 2001, provided I lived that long. Well I did. Live that long I mean. I had 365 days to do watch 2001 in 2001 and didn't. Still haven't seen it again. Those pod bay doors can stay closed forever as far as I'm concerned!

 

Glenn T.

 


On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 12:15 PM Kirby McDaniel  wrote:


Heidi et Mopolistas,
 

The art film is a creation of SATAN. Cinema should not stretch your imagination too much lest is crack in the winds that blow.  These kinds of movies just confuse you>  Stick to movies like APACHE DRUMS, the first movie I ever saw.  It's a real horrorshow.  I was removed from the Lakewood Theater in Dallas, Texas crying my eyes out, age 6 or something. Or sex education films like AMERICAN PIE.

 

Kirby 

movieart.com

 
 

On Jul 17, 2023, at 12:44 PM, Heidi Herr  wrote:
 



Hello! I’m also another Jeanne Dielman aficionado –I honestly found the movie to be a rather profound work of art. It’s definitely not the type of thing I would watch for a fun movie night, but much like Antonioni’s The Eclipse, Hogg’s Archipelago, and Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car, it’s a movie that for whatever reason continues to resonate with me. I also think I saw it at the right time in my life. If I watched it when I first started getting into  “old” movies as a pre-teen, I would have run away screaming!

But going back to the topic – the most grueling movie experience – as others have mentioned, it was a viewing of The Return of the King! Granted, I am not into any Tolkien stuff at all, so I am not the target audience for the movie,  but it was showing at the historic theater where I live, so my husband and I decided to see it. I could not stand it! My husband fell asleep, and about half way through the ordeal, I decided to chill in the lobby with the theater owner’s exceptionally friendly dog! All things considered, it was a nice evening out.

 

Heidi

 

 


On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 1:17 PM Michael Greenwood  wrote:




It's a great movie. I would watch Delphine Seyrig do just about anything for as long as she wants to be doing that. She is fantastic! That said, I am not sure it would come into my top ten movies.

 

One person's gruel is another person's gruel seen ever so slightly different.

 

M

 


From: MoPo List  on behalf of Tommy Barr 
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2023 12:40 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
Subject: Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have watched?

 



I think this discussion, particularly Bruce's contribution, raises an interesting question about the purpose of films. Are they simply to entertain, or can some be more challenging art? I haven't seen Jeanne Dielman etc., but from what I read it is supposed to be boring and gruelling even, as it reflects the eponymous protagonist's life. Certainly there may be a 'woke' element to the critics' choice of best film ever, but that does not necessarily detract from its worth as an artistic endeavour. 

 

Tommy

 


On Mon, 17 Jul 2023 at 11:58, Larry Brooks <021723856377-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote:




I really, really, Really hated THE ENGLISH PATIENT. Not just me, but every single guy I knew literally detested this film; it bored the pants off us - we found it incredibly tedious, vapid, cloying, and interminable - we'd sit there waiting for this thing to finally end.  But every girl we knew Loved it, so go figure. For us it was 100% ungodly movie torture.


 



 

	
		
			

Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have watched?

[Heidi Herr]

Actually, Kirby's response has traumatized me because it unleashed a
repressed memory -- the most traumatic experience of my cinematic life was
watching PINK FLAMINGOS with my mother when I only like 10 years old. I
don't know why neither one of us stopped the VCR. While I appreciate Divine
doing her thing to The Girl Can't Help It, I think it is safe to say that
that particular movie is a bit much for a young one to see.

On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 3:35 PM Glenn Taranto 
wrote:

> A Val Lewton produced Western? Yikes! I actually may have to check that
> one out.
>
> When I was 10 I went with a neighbor girl to see 2001: A Space Odyssey.
> Some of you can attest that I haven't been the same since.
>
> I had planned to revisit the film in 2001, provided I lived that long.
> Well I did. Live that long I mean. I had 365 days to do watch 2001 in 2001
> and didn't. Still haven't seen it again. Those pod bay doors can stay
> closed forever as far as I'm concerned!
>
> Glenn T.
>
> On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 12:15 PM Kirby McDaniel 
> wrote:
>
>> Heidi et Mopolistas,
>>
>> The art film is a creation of SATAN. Cinema should not stretch your
>> imagination too much lest is crack in the winds that blow.  These kinds of
>> movies just confuse you>  Stick to movies like APACHE DRUMS, the first
>> movie I ever saw.  It's a real horrorshow.  I was removed from the Lakewood
>> Theater in Dallas, Texas crying my eyes out, age 6 or something. Or sex
>> education films like AMERICAN PIE.
>>
>> Kirby
>> movieart.com
>>
>>
>> On Jul 17, 2023, at 12:44 PM, Heidi Herr  wrote:
>>
>> Hello! I’m also another Jeanne Dielman aficionado –I honestly found the
>> movie to be a rather profound work of art. It’s definitely not the type of
>> thing I would watch for a fun movie night, but much like Antonioni’s The
>> Eclipse, Hogg’s Archipelago, and Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car, it’s a movie
>> that for whatever reason continues to resonate with me. I also think I saw
>> it at the right time in my life. If I watched it when I first started
>> getting into  “old” movies as a pre-teen, I would have run away
>> screaming!
>> But going back to the topic – the most grueling movie experience – as
>> others have mentioned, it was a viewing of The Return of the King! Granted,
>> I am not into any Tolkien stuff at all, so I am not the target audience for
>> the movie,  but it was showing at the historic theater where I live, so
>> my husband and I decided to see it. I could not stand it! My husband fell
>> asleep, and about half way through the ordeal, I decided to chill in the
>> lobby with the theater owner’s exceptionally friendly dog! All things
>> considered, it was a nice evening out.
>>
>> Heidi
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 1:17 PM Michael Greenwood 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> It's a great movie. I would watch Delphine Seyrig do just about anything
>>> for as long as she wants to be doing that. She is fantastic! That said, I
>>> am not sure it would come into my top ten movies.
>>>
>>> One person's gruel is another person's gruel seen ever so slightly
>>> different.
>>>
>>> M
>>> --
>>> *From:* MoPo List  on behalf of Tommy
>>> Barr 
>>> *Sent:* Monday, July 17, 2023 12:40 PM
>>> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
>>> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you
>>> have watched?
>>>
>>> I think this discussion, particularly Bruce's contribution, raises an
>>> interesting question about the purpose of films. Are they simply to
>>> entertain, or can some be more challenging art? I haven't seen *Jeanne
>>> Dielman etc*., but from what I read it is supposed to be boring and
>>> gruelling even, as it reflects the eponymous protagonist's life. Certainly
>>> there may be a 'woke' element to the critics' choice of best film ever, but
>>> that does not necessarily detract from its worth as an artistic endeavour.
>>>
>>> Tommy
>>>
>>> On Mon, 17 Jul 2023 at 11:58, Larry Brooks <
>>> 021723856377-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>> I really, really, *Really *hated THE ENGLISH PATIENT. Not just me, but
>>> every single guy I knew literally detested this film; it bored the pants
>>> off us - we found it incredibly tedious, vapid, cloying, and interminable -
>>> we'd sit there waiting for this thing to finally end.  But every girl we
>>> knew Loved it, so go figure. For us it was 100% ungodly movie torture.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 
>>> Virus-free.www.avg.com
>>> 
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 11:56 PM Greg Douglass 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Oh, God, Bruce! Now I HAVE to watch it! The gauntlet has been thrown
>>> down.
>>> I sat through "Monster-a-Go-Go" on a bet. Now this?
>>> Greg Douglass
>>>
>>>
>>> *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 8:20 PM
>>> *From:* "Bruce Hershenson" 
>>> *To:* 

Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have watched?

[Glenn Taranto]

A Val Lewton produced Western? Yikes! I actually may have to check that one
out.

When I was 10 I went with a neighbor girl to see 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Some of you can attest that I haven't been the same since.

I had planned to revisit the film in 2001, provided I lived that long. Well
I did. Live that long I mean. I had 365 days to do watch 2001 in 2001 and
didn't. Still haven't seen it again. Those pod bay doors can stay closed
forever as far as I'm concerned!

Glenn T.

On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 12:15 PM Kirby McDaniel  wrote:

> Heidi et Mopolistas,
>
> The art film is a creation of SATAN. Cinema should not stretch your
> imagination too much lest is crack in the winds that blow.  These kinds of
> movies just confuse you>  Stick to movies like APACHE DRUMS, the first
> movie I ever saw.  It's a real horrorshow.  I was removed from the Lakewood
> Theater in Dallas, Texas crying my eyes out, age 6 or something. Or sex
> education films like AMERICAN PIE.
>
> Kirby
> movieart.com
>
>
> On Jul 17, 2023, at 12:44 PM, Heidi Herr  wrote:
>
> Hello! I’m also another Jeanne Dielman aficionado –I honestly found the
> movie to be a rather profound work of art. It’s definitely not the type of
> thing I would watch for a fun movie night, but much like Antonioni’s The
> Eclipse, Hogg’s Archipelago, and Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car, it’s a movie
> that for whatever reason continues to resonate with me. I also think I saw
> it at the right time in my life. If I watched it when I first started
> getting into  “old” movies as a pre-teen, I would have run away screaming!
> But going back to the topic – the most grueling movie experience – as
> others have mentioned, it was a viewing of The Return of the King! Granted,
> I am not into any Tolkien stuff at all, so I am not the target audience for
> the movie,  but it was showing at the historic theater where I live, so
> my husband and I decided to see it. I could not stand it! My husband fell
> asleep, and about half way through the ordeal, I decided to chill in the
> lobby with the theater owner’s exceptionally friendly dog! All things
> considered, it was a nice evening out.
>
> Heidi
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 1:17 PM Michael Greenwood 
> wrote:
>
>> It's a great movie. I would watch Delphine Seyrig do just about anything
>> for as long as she wants to be doing that. She is fantastic! That said, I
>> am not sure it would come into my top ten movies.
>>
>> One person's gruel is another person's gruel seen ever so slightly
>> different.
>>
>> M
>> --
>> *From:* MoPo List  on behalf of Tommy Barr
>> 
>> *Sent:* Monday, July 17, 2023 12:40 PM
>> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
>> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you
>> have watched?
>>
>> I think this discussion, particularly Bruce's contribution, raises an
>> interesting question about the purpose of films. Are they simply to
>> entertain, or can some be more challenging art? I haven't seen *Jeanne
>> Dielman etc*., but from what I read it is supposed to be boring and
>> gruelling even, as it reflects the eponymous protagonist's life. Certainly
>> there may be a 'woke' element to the critics' choice of best film ever, but
>> that does not necessarily detract from its worth as an artistic endeavour.
>>
>> Tommy
>>
>> On Mon, 17 Jul 2023 at 11:58, Larry Brooks <
>> 021723856377-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote:
>>
>> I really, really, *Really *hated THE ENGLISH PATIENT. Not just me, but
>> every single guy I knew literally detested this film; it bored the pants
>> off us - we found it incredibly tedious, vapid, cloying, and interminable -
>> we'd sit there waiting for this thing to finally end.  But every girl we
>> knew Loved it, so go figure. For us it was 100% ungodly movie torture.
>>
>>
>>
>> 
>> Virus-free.www.avg.com
>> 
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 11:56 PM Greg Douglass 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Oh, God, Bruce! Now I HAVE to watch it! The gauntlet has been thrown down.
>> I sat through "Monster-a-Go-Go" on a bet. Now this?
>> Greg Douglass
>>
>>
>> *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 8:20 PM
>> *From:* "Bruce Hershenson" 
>> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
>> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you
>> have watched?
>> In case you don't know, Greg (and others), " Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du
>> commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" was picked as the BEST MOVIE of all time!
>>
>> This is the ultimate case of The Emperor's New Clothes.
>>
>> See
>> https://collider.com/jeanne-dielman-sight-and-sound-top-movie-of-all-time/#
>>
>>
>> 
>> Virus-free.www.avg.com
>> 

Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have watched?

[Kirby McDaniel]

Heidi et Mopolistas,

The art film is a creation of SATAN. Cinema should not stretch your imagination 
too much lest is crack in the winds that blow.  These kinds of movies just 
confuse you>  Stick to movies like APACHE DRUMS, the first movie I ever saw.  
It's a real horrorshow.  I was removed from the Lakewood Theater in Dallas, 
Texas crying my eyes out, age 6 or something. Or sex education films like 
AMERICAN PIE.

Kirby 
movieart.com


> On Jul 17, 2023, at 12:44 PM, Heidi Herr  wrote:
> 
> Hello! I’m also another Jeanne Dielman aficionado –I honestly found the movie 
> to be a rather profound work of art. It’s definitely not the type of thing I 
> would watch for a fun movie night, but much like Antonioni’s The Eclipse, 
> Hogg’s Archipelago, and Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car, it’s a movie that for 
> whatever reason continues to resonate with me. I also think I saw it at the 
> right time in my life. If I watched it when I first started getting into  
> “old” movies as a pre-teen, I would have run away screaming!
> But going back to the topic – the most grueling movie experience – as others 
> have mentioned, it was a viewing of The Return of the King! Granted, I am not 
> into any Tolkien stuff at all, so I am not the target audience for the movie, 
>  but it was showing at the historic theater where I live, so my husband and I 
> decided to see it. I could not stand it! My husband fell asleep, and about 
> half way through the ordeal, I decided to chill in the lobby with the theater 
> owner’s exceptionally friendly dog! All things considered, it was a nice 
> evening out.
> 
> Heidi
> 
> On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 1:17 PM Michael Greenwood  > wrote:
>> It's a great movie. I would watch Delphine Seyrig do just about anything for 
>> as long as she wants to be doing that. She is fantastic! That said, I am not 
>> sure it would come into my top ten movies.
>> 
>> One person's gruel is another person's gruel seen ever so slightly different.
>> 
>> M
>> From: MoPo List > > on behalf of Tommy Barr 
>> mailto:tommymb...@gmail.com>>
>> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2023 12:40 PM
>> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU  
>> mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>>
>> Subject: Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have 
>> watched?
>>  
>> I think this discussion, particularly Bruce's contribution, raises an 
>> interesting question about the purpose of films. Are they simply to 
>> entertain, or can some be more challenging art? I haven't seen Jeanne 
>> Dielman etc., but from what I read it is supposed to be boring and gruelling 
>> even, as it reflects the eponymous protagonist's life. Certainly there may 
>> be a 'woke' element to the critics' choice of best film ever, but that does 
>> not necessarily detract from its worth as an artistic endeavour. 
>> 
>> Tommy
>> 
>> On Mon, 17 Jul 2023 at 11:58, Larry Brooks 
>> <021723856377-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu 
>> > wrote:
>> I really, really, Really hated THE ENGLISH PATIENT. Not just me, but every 
>> single guy I knew literally detested this film; it bored the pants off us - 
>> we found it incredibly tedious, vapid, cloying, and interminable - we'd sit 
>> there waiting for this thing to finally end.  But every girl we knew Loved 
>> it, so go figure. For us it was 100% ungodly movie torture. 
>> 
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Virus-free.www.avg.com 
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 11:56 PM Greg Douglass > > wrote:
>> Oh, God, Bruce! Now I HAVE to watch it! The gauntlet has been thrown down.
>> I sat through "Monster-a-Go-Go" on a bet. Now this?
>> Greg Douglass
>>  
>>  
>> Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 8:20 PM
>> From: "Bruce Hershenson" > >
>> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
>> Subject: Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have 
>> watched?
>> In case you don't know, Greg (and others), " Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du 
>> commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" was picked as the BEST MOVIE of all time!
>> 
>> This is the ultimate case of The Emperor's New Clothes.
>> 
>> See 
>> https://collider.com/jeanne-dielman-sight-and-sound-top-movie-of-all-time/#
>>  
>>  
>> 
>> Virus-free.www.avg.com 
>> 
>>  
>> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 10:05 PM Greg Douglass > > wrote:
>> You win, Bruce. First of all, I've never heard of this cinematic felony to 
>> 

Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have watched?

[Heidi Herr]

Hello! I’m also another Jeanne Dielman aficionado –I honestly found the
movie to be a rather profound work of art. It’s definitely not the type of
thing I would watch for a fun movie night, but much like Antonioni’s The
Eclipse, Hogg’s Archipelago, and Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car, it’s a movie
that for whatever reason continues to resonate with me. I also think I saw
it at the right time in my life. If I watched it when I first started
getting into  “old” movies as a pre-teen, I would have run away screaming!

But going back to the topic – the most grueling movie experience – as
others have mentioned, it was a viewing of The Return of the King! Granted,
I am not into any Tolkien stuff at all, so I am not the target audience for
the movie,  but it was showing at the historic theater where I live, so my
husband and I decided to see it. I could not stand it! My husband fell
asleep, and about half way through the ordeal, I decided to chill in the
lobby with the theater owner’s exceptionally friendly dog! All things
considered, it was a nice evening out.


Heidi


On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 1:17 PM Michael Greenwood 
wrote:

> It's a great movie. I would watch Delphine Seyrig do just about anything
> for as long as she wants to be doing that. She is fantastic! That said, I
> am not sure it would come into my top ten movies.
>
> One person's gruel is another person's gruel seen ever so slightly
> different.
>
> M
> --
> *From:* MoPo List  on behalf of Tommy Barr <
> tommymb...@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, July 17, 2023 12:40 PM
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you
> have watched?
>
> I think this discussion, particularly Bruce's contribution, raises an
> interesting question about the purpose of films. Are they simply to
> entertain, or can some be more challenging art? I haven't seen *Jeanne
> Dielman etc*., but from what I read it is supposed to be boring and
> gruelling even, as it reflects the eponymous protagonist's life. Certainly
> there may be a 'woke' element to the critics' choice of best film ever, but
> that does not necessarily detract from its worth as an artistic endeavour.
>
> Tommy
>
> On Mon, 17 Jul 2023 at 11:58, Larry Brooks <
> 021723856377-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote:
>
> I really, really, *Really *hated THE ENGLISH PATIENT. Not just me, but
> every single guy I knew literally detested this film; it bored the pants
> off us - we found it incredibly tedious, vapid, cloying, and interminable -
> we'd sit there waiting for this thing to finally end.  But every girl we
> knew Loved it, so go figure. For us it was 100% ungodly movie torture.
>
>
>
> 
> Virus-free.www.avg.com
> 
> <#m_1396026508723245598_x_m_-7921766426014957388_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
>
> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 11:56 PM Greg Douglass 
> wrote:
>
> Oh, God, Bruce! Now I HAVE to watch it! The gauntlet has been thrown down.
> I sat through "Monster-a-Go-Go" on a bet. Now this?
> Greg Douglass
>
>
> *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 8:20 PM
> *From:* "Bruce Hershenson" 
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you
> have watched?
> In case you don't know, Greg (and others), " Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du
> commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" was picked as the BEST MOVIE of all time!
>
> This is the ultimate case of The Emperor's New Clothes.
>
> See
> https://collider.com/jeanne-dielman-sight-and-sound-top-movie-of-all-time/#
>
>
> 
> Virus-free.www.avg.com
> 
>
> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 10:05 PM Greg Douglass 
> wrote:
>
> You win, Bruce. First of all, I've never heard of this cinematic felony to
> which you refer but have now been officially forewarned. Thank you for
> saving 3 hours & 22 minutes of my life.
> However, I'd still rather watch "Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom" while
> eating a big bowl of chocolate pudding than be forced to sit through the
> first 30 minutes of "Chicago".
> Greg Douglass
> Coos Bay, OR
>
>
> *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 5:38 PM
> *From:* "Bruce Hershenson" 
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you
> have watched?
> I think I have you all topped! In the 1970s I was a major international
> film fan, and I traveled far and wide to see films that would never play
> where I lived (no video yet, of course). An example is that in 1981 or so I
> traveled to Los Angeles for a day and a night to see the restored 1927
> Napoleon with a full orchestra (conducted by 

Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have watched?

[Michael Greenwood]

It's a great movie. I would watch Delphine Seyrig do just about anything for as 
long as she wants to be doing that. She is fantastic! That said, I am not sure 
it would come into my top ten movies.

One person's gruel is another person's gruel seen ever so slightly different.

M

From: MoPo List  on behalf of Tommy Barr 

Sent: Monday, July 17, 2023 12:40 PM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU 
Subject: Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have 
watched?

I think this discussion, particularly Bruce's contribution, raises an 
interesting question about the purpose of films. Are they simply to entertain, 
or can some be more challenging art? I haven't seen Jeanne Dielman etc., but 
from what I read it is supposed to be boring and gruelling even, as it reflects 
the eponymous protagonist's life. Certainly there may be a 'woke' element to 
the critics' choice of best film ever, but that does not necessarily detract 
from its worth as an artistic endeavour.

Tommy

On Mon, 17 Jul 2023 at 11:58, Larry Brooks 
<021723856377-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu>
 wrote:
I really, really, Really hated THE ENGLISH PATIENT. Not just me, but every 
single guy I knew literally detested this film; it bored the pants off us - we 
found it incredibly tedious, vapid, cloying, and interminable - we'd sit there 
waiting for this thing to finally end.  But every girl we knew Loved it, so go 
figure. For us it was 100% ungodly movie torture.


[https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png]
 
Virus-free.www.avg.com

On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 11:56 PM Greg Douglass 
mailto:pickmeis...@mail.com>> wrote:
Oh, God, Bruce! Now I HAVE to watch it! The gauntlet has been thrown down.
I sat through "Monster-a-Go-Go" on a bet. Now this?
Greg Douglass


Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 8:20 PM
From: "Bruce Hershenson" 
mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com>>
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have 
watched?
In case you don't know, Greg (and others), " Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du 
commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" was picked as the BEST MOVIE of all time!

This is the ultimate case of The Emperor's New Clothes.

See https://collider.com/jeanne-dielman-sight-and-sound-top-movie-of-all-time/#

[https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png]
 
Virus-free.www.avg.com

On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 10:05 PM Greg Douglass 
mailto:pickmeis...@mail.com>> wrote:
You win, Bruce. First of all, I've never heard of this cinematic felony to 
which you refer but have now been officially forewarned. Thank you for saving 3 
hours & 22 minutes of my life.
However, I'd still rather watch "Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom" while eating a 
big bowl of chocolate pudding than be forced to sit through the first 30 
minutes of "Chicago".
Greg Douglass
Coos Bay, OR


Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 5:38 PM
From: "Bruce Hershenson" 
mailto:brucehershen...@gmail.com>>
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have 
watched?
I think I have you all topped! In the 1970s I was a major international film 
fan, and I traveled far and wide to see films that would never play where I 
lived (no video yet, of course). An example is that in 1981 or so I traveled to 
Los Angeles for a day and a night to see the restored 1927 Napoleon with a full 
orchestra (conducted by Coppola's father) and it was one of the best 
experiences of my life.

So in 1983 a theater in Philadephia announced that they would show the uncut 3 
hour 22 minute Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles I had read 
about this movie, and it sounded terrible, but some critics had highly praised 
it, so I convinced a fellow film buff to go with me.

"Grueling" is a good word to describe watching, but a better one would be 
"excrutiating". But my friend kept saying, "Surely it will get more 
interesting", so we stayed to the end, but it never did. If I was told I had  3 
hours and 22 minutes left to live, I would choose to re-watch this movie, 
because then it would feel like years had gone by!

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Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have watched?

[Tommy Barr]

I think this discussion, particularly Bruce's contribution, raises an
interesting question about the purpose of films. Are they simply to
entertain, or can some be more challenging art? I haven't seen *Jeanne
Dielman etc*., but from what I read it is supposed to be boring and
gruelling even, as it reflects the eponymous protagonist's life. Certainly
there may be a 'woke' element to the critics' choice of best film ever, but
that does not necessarily detract from its worth as an artistic endeavour.

Tommy

On Mon, 17 Jul 2023 at 11:58, Larry Brooks <
021723856377-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote:

> I really, really, *Really *hated THE ENGLISH PATIENT. Not just me, but
> every single guy I knew literally detested this film; it bored the pants
> off us - we found it incredibly tedious, vapid, cloying, and interminable -
> we'd sit there waiting for this thing to finally end.  But every girl we
> knew Loved it, so go figure. For us it was 100% ungodly movie torture.
>
>
>
> 
> Virus-free.www.avg.com
> 
> <#m_-7921766426014957388_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
>
> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 11:56 PM Greg Douglass 
> wrote:
>
> Oh, God, Bruce! Now I HAVE to watch it! The gauntlet has been thrown down.
> I sat through "Monster-a-Go-Go" on a bet. Now this?
> Greg Douglass
>
>
> *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 8:20 PM
> *From:* "Bruce Hershenson" 
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you
> have watched?
> In case you don't know, Greg (and others), " Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du
> commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" was picked as the BEST MOVIE of all time!
>
> This is the ultimate case of The Emperor's New Clothes.
>
> See
> https://collider.com/jeanne-dielman-sight-and-sound-top-movie-of-all-time/#
>
>
> 
> Virus-free.www.avg.com
> 
>
> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 10:05 PM Greg Douglass 
> wrote:
>
> You win, Bruce. First of all, I've never heard of this cinematic felony to
> which you refer but have now been officially forewarned. Thank you for
> saving 3 hours & 22 minutes of my life.
> However, I'd still rather watch "Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom" while
> eating a big bowl of chocolate pudding than be forced to sit through the
> first 30 minutes of "Chicago".
> Greg Douglass
> Coos Bay, OR
>
>
> *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 5:38 PM
> *From:* "Bruce Hershenson" 
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you
> have watched?
> I think I have you all topped! In the 1970s I was a major international
> film fan, and I traveled far and wide to see films that would never play
> where I lived (no video yet, of course). An example is that in 1981 or so I
> traveled to Los Angeles for a day and a night to see the restored 1927
> Napoleon with a full orchestra (conducted by Coppola's father) and it was
> one of the best experiences of my life.
>
> So in 1983 a theater in Philadephia announced that they would show the
> uncut 3 hour 22 minute Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
> I had read about this movie, and it sounded terrible, but some critics had
> highly praised it, so I convinced a fellow film buff to go with me.
>
> "Grueling" is a good word to describe watching, but a better one would be
> "excrutiating". But my friend kept saying, "Surely it will get more
> interesting", so we stayed to the end, but it never did. If I was told I
> had  3 hours and 22 minutes left to live, I would choose to re-watch this
> movie, because then it would feel like years had gone by!
>
>
> 
> Virus-free.www.avg.com
> 
>
> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 3:49 PM Rick Payne <
> 023deebf4881-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote:
>
>
> "Grueling" might not be the word for the film itself, but the experience
> certainly was.
>
> It's 1968; I'm 13 and living in central Kansas.  Forry Ackerman's Famous
> Monsters magazine has fostered my infatuation with the great Lon Chaney but
> I've never seen one of his films.  Lo, the heavens open and I learn that a
> local college will be running "Hunchback of Notre Dame."  My dad finally
> agrees to drop me off at the college for the 8 pm showing and I'm to call
> him when it's over.
>
> Unfortunately, they are showing an 8mm print on 400 foot reels using a
> single projector.  After every reel, they turn on the lights and rewind
> before showing the 

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Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have watched?

[Tom Martin]

I just had a good chuckle considering going to a movie screening with 
Bruce Greg David and the rest of Mopo to a movie that we all were seeing 
for the first time and everybody walking out of the theater and 
discussed with the filmtime and everybody walking out of the

Just pictureit
Actually it's been very therapeutic to see all the views of Mopo as 
everybody was so quiet during the pandemic and all the recent 
adversities it's funny to see people are still alive and thinking about 
movies that they didn't like  funny or what?


Thank you all for your opinions and thoughts that's what friendship is 
all about


Tom
Hollywood dream factory®
since 1977
Dr. Detroit was one of the best films I ever saw that cracked me up

On 2023-07-17 06:34, Bruce Hershenson wrote:



You will curse me for this, Greg. Please let me know the result!

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On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 11:56 PM Greg Douglass
 wrote:


Oh, God, Bruce! Now I HAVE to watch it! The gauntlet has been thrown
down.
I sat through "Monster-a-Go-Go" on a bet. Now this?
Greg Douglass

SENT: Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 8:20 PM
FROM: "Bruce Hershenson" 
TO: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
SUBJECT: Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you
have watched?

In case you don't know, Greg (and others), " Jeanne Dielman, 23,
quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" was picked as the BEST MOVIE of
all time!

This is the ultimate case of The Emperor's New Clothes.

See


https://collider.com/jeanne-dielman-sight-and-sound-top-movie-of-all-time/#

[1]

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On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 10:05 PM Greg Douglass
 wrote:

You win, Bruce. First of all, I've never heard of this cinematic
felony to which you refer but have now been officially forewarned.
Thank you for saving 3 hours & 22 minutes of my life.
However, I'd still rather watch "Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom"
while eating a big bowl of chocolate pudding than be forced to sit
through the first 30 minutes of "Chicago".
Greg Douglass
Coos Bay, OR

SENT: Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 5:38 PM
FROM: "Bruce Hershenson" 
TO: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
SUBJECT: Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you
have watched?

I think I have you all topped! In the 1970s I was a major
international film fan, and I traveled far and wide to see films
that would never play where I lived (no video yet, of course). An
example is that in 1981 or so I traveled to Los Angeles for a day
and a night to see the restored 1927 Napoleon with a full orchestra
(conducted by Coppola's father) and it was one of the best
experiences of my life.

So in 1983 a theater in Philadephia announced that they would show
the uncut 3 hour 22 minute Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce,
1080 Bruxelles I had read about this movie, and it sounded terrible,
but some critics had highly praised it, so I convinced a fellow film
buff to go with me.

"Grueling" is a good word to describe watching, but a better one
would be "excrutiating". But my friend kept saying, "Surely it will
get more interesting", so we stayed to the end, but it never did. If
I was told I had 3 hours and 22 minutes left to live, I would
choose to re-watch this movie, because then it would feel like years
had gone by!

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On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 3:49 PM Rick Payne
<023deebf4881-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote:

"Grueling" might not be the word for the film itself, but the
experience certainly was.

It's 1968; I'm 13 and living in central Kansas. Forry Ackerman's
Famous Monsters magazine has fostered my infatuation with the great
Lon Chaney but I've never seen one of his films. Lo, the heavens
open and I learn that a local college will be running "Hunchback of
Notre Dame." My dad finally agrees to drop me off at the college
for the 8 pm showing and I'm to call him when it's over.

Unfortunately, they are showing an 8mm print on 400 foot reels using
a single projector. After every reel, they turn on the lights and
rewind before showing the next one. Naturally, old splices
periodically fail and the film breaks or burns multiple times. Each
incident requires immediate repair; lights on; another delay. The
Hunchback will take about 3 1/2 hours to run. Unfortunately, I
didn't get to see the finish.

You see, I didn't realize that "Hunchback" was to be the second
feature of the night ... after "Birth of a Nation." Dad showed up
around 1 in the morning, mad as a hornet that I hadn't called.
Well, the film wasn't over! The judge refused to let me off on that
technicality and it would be a couple more years before I saw the
rest of the film.

On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 10:38:11 AM EDT, Tony Calvert
 wrote:

I just had to check a print of "A LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT."
It seemed to drag on forever. I like good character studies, but
this seemed to never end. The only good thing is that it was a
shorter version, the bad part is the collection has 2 more prints.
If I 

[MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have watched?

[Larry Brooks]

I really, really, Really hated THE ENGLISH PATIENT. Not just me, but every 
single guy I knew literally detested this film; it bored the pants off us - we 
found it incredibly tedious, vapid, cloying, and interminable - we'd sit there 
waiting for this thing to finally end.  But every girl we knew Loved it, so go 
figure. For us it was 100% ungodly movie torture. 
 


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On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 11:56 PM Greg Douglass  wrote:

Oh, God, Bruce! Now I HAVE to watch it! The gauntlet has been thrown down.I sat 
through "Monster-a-Go-Go" on a bet. Now this?Greg Douglass  Sent: Sunday, July 
16, 2023 at 8:20 PM
From: "Bruce Hershenson" 
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have 
watched?In case you don't know, Greg (and others), " Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai 
du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" was picked as the BEST MOVIE of all time!

This is the ultimate case of The Emperor's New Clothes.

See https://collider.com/jeanne-dielman-sight-and-sound-top-movie-of-all-time/# 
|  | Virus-free.www.avg.com |

 On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 10:05 PM Greg Douglass  wrote:
You win, Bruce. First of all, I've never heard of this cinematic felony to 
which you refer but have now been officially forewarned. Thank you for saving 3 
hours & 22 minutes of my life.However, I'd still rather watch "Salo, or the 120 
Days of Sodom" while eating a big bowl of chocolate pudding than be forced to 
sit through the first 30 minutes of "Chicago".Greg DouglassCoos Bay, OR  Sent: 
Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 5:38 PM
From: "Bruce Hershenson" 
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have 
watched?I think I have you all topped! In the 1970s I was a major international 
film fan, and I traveled far and wide to see films that would never play where 
I lived (no video yet, of course). An example is that in 1981 or so I traveled 
to Los Angeles for a day and a night to see the restored 1927 Napoleon with a 
full orchestra (conducted by Coppola's father) and it was one of the best 
experiences of my life.

So in 1983 a theater in Philadephia announced that they would show the uncut 3 
hour 22 minute Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles I had read 
about this movie, and it sounded terrible, but some critics had highly praised 
it, so I convinced a fellow film buff to go with me.

"Grueling" is a good word to describe watching, but a better one would be 
"excrutiating". But my friend kept saying, "Surely it will get more 
interesting", so we stayed to the end, but it never did. If I was told I had  3 
hours and 22 minutes left to live, I would choose to re-watch this movie, 
because then it would feel like years had gone by! 
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 On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 3:49 PM Rick Payne 
<023deebf4881-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote:
 "Grueling" might not be the word for the film itself, but the experience 
certainly was. It's 1968; I'm 13 and living in central Kansas.  Forry 
Ackerman's Famous Monsters magazine has fostered my infatuation with the great 
Lon Chaney but I've never seen one of his films.  Lo, the heavens open and I 
learn that a local college will be running "Hunchback of Notre Dame."  My dad 
finally agrees to drop me off at the college for the 8 pm showing and I'm to 
call him when it's over. Unfortunately, they are showing an 8mm print on 400 
foot reels using a single projector.  After every reel, they turn on the lights 
and rewind before showing the next one.  Naturally, old splices periodically 
fail and the film breaks or burns multiple times.  Each incident requires 
immediate repair; lights on; another delay.  The Hunchback will take about 3 
1/2 hours to run. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see the finish. You see, I 
didn't realize that "Hunchback" was to be the second feature of the night ... 
after "Birth of a Nation."  Dad showed up around 1 in the morning, mad as a 
hornet that I hadn't called.  Well, the film wasn't over!  The judge refused to 
let me off on that technicality and it would be a couple more years before I 
saw the rest of the film.   On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 10:38:11 AM EDT, Tony 
Calvert  wrote:  I just had to check a print of "A 
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT."  It seemed to drag on forever.  I like good 
character studies, but this seemed to never end.  The only good thing is that 
it was a shorter version, the bad part is the collection has 2 more prints.  If 
I ever hear a fog horn I will go into a deep depression. 
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Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have watched?

[Bruce Hershenson]

You will curse me for this, Greg. Please let me know the result!


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On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 11:56 PM Greg Douglass  wrote:

> Oh, God, Bruce! Now I HAVE to watch it! The gauntlet has been thrown down.
> I sat through "Monster-a-Go-Go" on a bet. Now this?
> Greg Douglass
>
>
> *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 8:20 PM
> *From:* "Bruce Hershenson" 
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you
> have watched?
> In case you don't know, Greg (and others), " Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du
> commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" was picked as the BEST MOVIE of all time!
>
> This is the ultimate case of The Emperor's New Clothes.
>
> See
> https://collider.com/jeanne-dielman-sight-and-sound-top-movie-of-all-time/#
>
>
> 
> Virus-free.www.avg.com
> 
>
> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 10:05 PM Greg Douglass 
> wrote:
>
>> You win, Bruce. First of all, I've never heard of this cinematic
>> felony to which you refer but have now been officially forewarned. Thank
>> you for saving 3 hours & 22 minutes of my life.
>> However, I'd still rather watch "Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom" while
>> eating a big bowl of chocolate pudding than be forced to sit through the
>> first 30 minutes of "Chicago".
>> Greg Douglass
>> Coos Bay, OR
>>
>>
>> *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 5:38 PM
>> *From:* "Bruce Hershenson" 
>> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
>> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you
>> have watched?
>> I think I have you all topped! In the 1970s I was a major international
>> film fan, and I traveled far and wide to see films that would never play
>> where I lived (no video yet, of course). An example is that in 1981 or so I
>> traveled to Los Angeles for a day and a night to see the restored 1927
>> Napoleon with a full orchestra (conducted by Coppola's father) and it was
>> one of the best experiences of my life.
>>
>> So in 1983 a theater in Philadephia announced that they would show the
>> uncut 3 hour 22 minute Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
>> I had read about this movie, and it sounded terrible, but some critics had
>> highly praised it, so I convinced a fellow film buff to go with me.
>>
>> "Grueling" is a good word to describe watching, but a better one would be
>> "excrutiating". But my friend kept saying, "Surely it will get more
>> interesting", so we stayed to the end, but it never did. If I was told I
>> had  3 hours and 22 minutes left to live, I would choose to re-watch this
>> movie, because then it would feel like years had gone by!
>>
>>
>> 
>> Virus-free.www.avg.com
>> 
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 3:49 PM Rick Payne <
>> 023deebf4881-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Grueling" might not be the word for the film itself, but the experience
>>> certainly was.
>>>
>>> It's 1968; I'm 13 and living in central Kansas.  Forry Ackerman's Famous
>>> Monsters magazine has fostered my infatuation with the great Lon Chaney but
>>> I've never seen one of his films.  Lo, the heavens open and I learn that a
>>> local college will be running "Hunchback of Notre Dame."  My dad finally
>>> agrees to drop me off at the college for the 8 pm showing and I'm to call
>>> him when it's over.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, they are showing an 8mm print on 400 foot reels using a
>>> single projector.  After every reel, they turn on the lights and rewind
>>> before showing the next one.  Naturally, old splices periodically fail and
>>> the film breaks or burns multiple times.  Each incident requires immediate
>>> repair; lights on; another delay.  The Hunchback will take about 3 1/2
>>> hours to run. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see the finish.
>>>
>>> You see, I didn't realize that "Hunchback" was to be the second feature
>>> of the night ... after "Birth of a Nation."  Dad showed up around 1 in the
>>> morning, mad as a hornet that I hadn't called.  Well, the film wasn't
>>> over!  The judge refused to let me off on that technicality and it would be
>>> a couple more years before I saw the rest of the film.
>>>
>>> On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 10:38:11 AM EDT, Tony Calvert <
>>> tonycalvert...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I just had to check a print of "A LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT."  It
>>> seemed to drag on forever.  I like good character studies, but 

Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have watched?

[Tony Calvert]

There have been so many, but I thought of another I had to watch for
condition.  Probably a controversial choice, but "Chariots of Fire" was a
rough one for me as well.  Most of the time I just avoid titles I don't
think I will like, but in films you have to check the condition regardless
of the title.

On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 11:56 PM Greg Douglass  wrote:

> Oh, God, Bruce! Now I HAVE to watch it! The gauntlet has been thrown down.
> I sat through "Monster-a-Go-Go" on a bet. Now this?
> Greg Douglass
>
>
> *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 8:20 PM
> *From:* "Bruce Hershenson" 
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you
> have watched?
> In case you don't know, Greg (and others), " Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du
> commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" was picked as the BEST MOVIE of all time!
>
> This is the ultimate case of The Emperor's New Clothes.
>
> See
> https://collider.com/jeanne-dielman-sight-and-sound-top-movie-of-all-time/#
>
>
> 
> Virus-free.www.avg.com
> 
>
> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 10:05 PM Greg Douglass 
> wrote:
>
>> You win, Bruce. First of all, I've never heard of this cinematic
>> felony to which you refer but have now been officially forewarned. Thank
>> you for saving 3 hours & 22 minutes of my life.
>> However, I'd still rather watch "Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom" while
>> eating a big bowl of chocolate pudding than be forced to sit through the
>> first 30 minutes of "Chicago".
>> Greg Douglass
>> Coos Bay, OR
>>
>>
>> *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 5:38 PM
>> *From:* "Bruce Hershenson" 
>> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
>> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you
>> have watched?
>> I think I have you all topped! In the 1970s I was a major international
>> film fan, and I traveled far and wide to see films that would never play
>> where I lived (no video yet, of course). An example is that in 1981 or so I
>> traveled to Los Angeles for a day and a night to see the restored 1927
>> Napoleon with a full orchestra (conducted by Coppola's father) and it was
>> one of the best experiences of my life.
>>
>> So in 1983 a theater in Philadephia announced that they would show the
>> uncut 3 hour 22 minute Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
>> I had read about this movie, and it sounded terrible, but some critics had
>> highly praised it, so I convinced a fellow film buff to go with me.
>>
>> "Grueling" is a good word to describe watching, but a better one would be
>> "excrutiating". But my friend kept saying, "Surely it will get more
>> interesting", so we stayed to the end, but it never did. If I was told I
>> had  3 hours and 22 minutes left to live, I would choose to re-watch this
>> movie, because then it would feel like years had gone by!
>>
>>
>> 
>> Virus-free.www.avg.com
>> 
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 3:49 PM Rick Payne <
>> 023deebf4881-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Grueling" might not be the word for the film itself, but the experience
>>> certainly was.
>>>
>>> It's 1968; I'm 13 and living in central Kansas.  Forry Ackerman's Famous
>>> Monsters magazine has fostered my infatuation with the great Lon Chaney but
>>> I've never seen one of his films.  Lo, the heavens open and I learn that a
>>> local college will be running "Hunchback of Notre Dame."  My dad finally
>>> agrees to drop me off at the college for the 8 pm showing and I'm to call
>>> him when it's over.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, they are showing an 8mm print on 400 foot reels using a
>>> single projector.  After every reel, they turn on the lights and rewind
>>> before showing the next one.  Naturally, old splices periodically fail and
>>> the film breaks or burns multiple times.  Each incident requires immediate
>>> repair; lights on; another delay.  The Hunchback will take about 3 1/2
>>> hours to run. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see the finish.
>>>
>>> You see, I didn't realize that "Hunchback" was to be the second feature
>>> of the night ... after "Birth of a Nation."  Dad showed up around 1 in the
>>> morning, mad as a hornet that I hadn't called.  Well, the film wasn't
>>> over!  The judge refused to let me off on that technicality and it would be
>>> a couple more years before I saw the rest of the film.
>>>
>>> On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 10:38:11 AM EDT, Tony Calvert <
>>> tonycalvert...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I just had to check a print of "A LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT."  It
>>> seemed to drag on forever.  I like good character studies, but this seemed
>>> to never