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Comment by GTO on March 29, 2009 at 11:37am

Adding "Slumdog" to our "to see" list too...saw The Express last night, we both liked it

http://www.theexpressmovie.com/

Dennis Quade was real good as was Rob Brown (fairly new actor I think), sure shows the some of ugliness that teams faced playing in racist venues

Comment by sjasis on March 29, 2009 at 7:51am

I haven't posted here yet, but have been reading all your reviews and suggestions. I'm afraid I haven't seen very many movies lately, so feel I don't have much to contribute at this point, but I do recognize some of those you have posted and/or reviewed here. You're inspiring me to start watching more!

Comment by roknrolhrt on March 29, 2009 at 7:39am

Last night, we watched another in a series of movies featuring Academy Award-winning "actor" performances. This one starred William Holden in Stalag 17. A WW2 German prisoner of war barracks is populated by American sergeants--there is an informant among the prisoners and the plot deals primarily with that situation, but there are many asides and hijinks along the way. Directed by Billy Wilder, me thinks Stalag 17 has a bit too much Some Like It Hot meets Otto Preminger (who portrays the prison camp commander). The performance by William Holden is pretty solid and tough, particularly when compared to the rest of the cast, but it didn't seem Oscar-worthy to me. There's an interesting sequence regarding a visit to the prison camp by the "Geneva man." It seemed remarkably naive in light of our recent torture, mistreatment, status issues with GTMO (the correct US Navy acronym, by the way) and other US detention camps. In this sense, the movie reflected its time quite well, I think. In general, however, the storyline had much more potential than this movie realized. I'd give Stalag 17 two-and-a-half stars out of five.

Comment by roknrolhrt on March 28, 2009 at 5:29pm

It's on our list, Keith. Thanks for the review.

Comment by Bebop on March 28, 2009 at 4:41pm

We already have it in our Netflix queue. It may take a while.

Comment by DebinSC on March 28, 2009 at 3:57pm

Adding "Slumdog" to our "to see" list. :)

Comment by Keith on March 28, 2009 at 2:20pm

Slumdog Millionaire, we were able to make some lemonade out of lemons last evening. Our Sister-in-law and niece were arriving from SoCal last evening. When their arrival was weather delayed, DeeDee and I had the opportunity to... catch-a-flick before they arrived. So it was Slumdog Millionaire. We both loved it. Everyone has surely not only heard of it by now, but most probably also seen it by now. We thought it was a very simple love story, told exceptionally well. Took us to a part of the world DeeDee has seen many times, and I've only experienced through her reflections to me.

As much as we were disappointed by Taken, we were impressed with Slumdog Millinaire. Time well spent!

Comment by DebinSC on March 28, 2009 at 1:32pm

Judy Davis! My Brilliant Career, an oldie of hers that I loved.

Comment by roknrolhrt on March 28, 2009 at 11:46am

PS (regarding Sergeant York). It's only briefly a warmovie--perhaps 20minutes of combat out of a two-hour-and-ten-minute movie. The film is mostly about York's evolution as a conscientious objector.

Comment by roknrolhrt on March 28, 2009 at 11:38am

Oh my, Judy Davis should have been on my list. It was an oversight, I think she's great! Not so familiar with the other names, but I'll seek them out. I've added I've Loved You So Long to our "to view" lost. Thank you.

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