What are your 5 favorite AMERICAN movies.

Yes, but look at the last 50 years of Hollywood "historical" movies: the eccentric and nearly pornographic "Calligula", the crazy "Fall of Rome", a bunch of biblical movies (which I refuse to watch). It pretty much leaves Spartacus, which I enjoyed and should have put in the list, the Sinbad movies (which were really as historical as "1000 and 1 Arabian Nights")

Alexander and Troy may have been a disaster but were rich on action, beautiful women, spilled blood and whatever else does a red-blooded man needs?

At least, and you have got to give me that, it wasn't {vomitting} maverick {vomitting again}

 

Oh Man! How da hell did I leave Kingdon of Heaven out. Not only was it good, it had a message, Was very short on historical facts and on women. But fighting scenes, especially the siege were epic!!!

P.S. I will not throw Diane Kruger out of my bed for eating crackers!!!

 

I picked up "300" today as a part of the Coka-Cola's Blockbuster Night promotion (it includes 2 free rental, 2 free 20 OZ coke products, and a free tub of popcorn).

We'll see what it's all about. I suspect it will be lacking plot, filled with male mucho show-offs pumped up on steroids. But I am going to enjoy the blood and gore.

 

The original Ben Hur mit Novarro was a myihae, so was El Cid mit Heston + Zorro mit Fairbanks or Powers, ANTONY + Cleopatra mit E.Taylor, Joan the Woman and The Sign of the Cross by DeMille, the original 300 Spartans, Jovovich's + Polanski's Joan of Arc, obviously Spartacus.
I dunno if you can count Shakespeare or Dumas or Scott or other classics' film versions as historical dramas?

 

'course not.

 

Most men can brag about being with at least one hot woman in their life and hope to marry one like that. I only met one and married the one after her!

 

You suspect right.

 

Despite obvious references to Myaso, 300 was the best movie I've seen in a LOOOOOONG time.

 

I haven't seen all that many true westerns, so my list will have to consist mostly of pseudo westerns and variations on the theme:

1. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)
2. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
3. No Country for Old Men (2007)
4. Maverick (1994)
5. Dances with Wolves (1990)

I would really be hard pressed to add a 6th title to the list. The movies that comes to mind such as Cold Mountain (2003), The Quick and the Dead (1995), and All the Pretty Horses (2000) all don't belong on any best of list.

Mayhaps I am missing some cultural subtext, but I really didn't note anything of particular merit in my viewing of it. What's the big deal about this film?

 

I saw 300. It was terrible. As I suspected it had no plot, very loose with history. Filled with posturing and mucho posing. Not much else.

 

Ну ты даёшь Гриша...

 

Top 5 boxing movies:

1. Rocky (1976)
2. Cinderella Man (2005)
3. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
4. Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
5. The Hurricane (1999)


And yes, I am well aware of the existence of Raging Bull, but in similar regard to Unforgiven, I just don't see what the big deal is.

 

Tarantino has been lacking in the plot department in his last 5 movies.