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Dexter's Films: May 2012
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My parents have set themselves the challenge of watching all the films on the AFI top 100 list. Which means I get to watch them too! Saturday, 12 May 2012. An actor can't find work so he dresses up as a woman to get a job on a soap opera. I thought Dorothy was funny. First time for Dad. "Oh, Tootsie, you bastard. You started it all. A throw away comment by Tina Fey in 30 Rock and ten months later we are on number 70, having watched approximately 8400 minutes of film. Tuesday, 8 May 2012. Dialogue. me...
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Dexter's Films: April 2012
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My parents have set themselves the challenge of watching all the films on the AFI top 100 list. Which means I get to watch them too! Monday, 23 April 2012. 67 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Two very bitter people try to make two other people bitter too. Not a lot for me here. I liked the music, but the rest was a bit boring for me. First time for Mum. "Wow, just wow! I've been a little disappointed with most of the ones I hadn't seen before, this one was just brilliant, an absolute masterpiece! Mum had ...
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Dexter's Films: December 2011
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My parents have set themselves the challenge of watching all the films on the AFI top 100 list. Which means I get to watch them too! Sunday, 4 December 2011. The president of Freedonia declares war over the love of a woman. I thought Firefly was very funny. Mum had seen this one before. "Loved this one. It's just one whole lot of surrealism courtesy of the Marx brothers. From physical comedy, the insults, the one-liners. they had so much influence on future cinema/comedy.". 58 The Gold Rush. A Film a Day.
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Dexter's Films: 67. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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My parents have set themselves the challenge of watching all the films on the AFI top 100 list. Which means I get to watch them too! Monday, 23 April 2012. 67 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Two very bitter people try to make two other people bitter too. Not a lot for me here. I liked the music, but the rest was a bit boring for me. First time for Mum. "Wow, just wow! I've been a little disappointed with most of the ones I hadn't seen before, this one was just brilliant, an absolute masterpiece!
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Dexter's Films: February 2011
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My parents have set themselves the challenge of watching all the films on the AFI top 100 list. Which means I get to watch them too! Friday, 18 February 2011. 24 ET: The Extraterrestrial. An alien gets left behind, he's befriended by a little boy. I liked this one. The alien made cute noises and I liked the little girl. Oh, and why did the guy in the spacesuit try and get in through the window? And why did they have spacesuits on? Re-watching it has caused me pain.". Thursday, 17 February 2011. Some men ...
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Dexter's Films: March 2011
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My parents have set themselves the challenge of watching all the films on the AFI top 100 list. Which means I get to watch them too! Wednesday, 16 March 2011. 36 The Bridge On The River Kwai. Some men make a bridge. I really liked the theme tune and Alec Guinness. Mum had seen this one before. "Great performances from Holden and Guinness, not forgetting Hayakawa. Beautifully filmed, its only flaw is to claim to be a portrayal of true events.". Great film, great acting and an awesome ending. ". Evil step-...
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Dexter's Films: November 2011
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My parents have set themselves the challenge of watching all the films on the AFI top 100 list. Which means I get to watch them too! Wednesday, 30 November 2011. A boxer gets to fight a champion. I loved the music. Risin' up, back on the street. Did my time, took my chances. Mum had seen this one before. "Despite it being a 'boy's film', I love it. Romance, drama, not bad acting and a good storyline. What more can I say? Wednesday, 23 November 2011. A hunt for a killer shark. Dad had seen this one before...
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Dexter's Films: 66. Raiders of the Lost Ark
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My parents have set themselves the challenge of watching all the films on the AFI top 100 list. Which means I get to watch them too! Sunday, 22 April 2012. 66 Raiders of the Lost Ark. A very cool man with a whip goes looking for treasure some baddies want too. Nazis again! I loved it. Lots of action and funny melty faces. Mum had seen this before. A few times. "These film scared me so. The direction, the performance, the dialogue, all combine to make it one of my favourite films of all time. A Film a Day.
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Dexter's Films: January 2011
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My parents have set themselves the challenge of watching all the films on the AFI top 100 list. Which means I get to watch them too! Sunday, 30 January 2011. A man has an affair with an older woman, then falls in love with her daughter. I really liked the songs in this one. Mum sang along with a couple of them and I smiled lots. The man in it looked a bit like Dad, so I liked him. Wednesday, 26 January 2011. A writer meets a mad old woman who gives him lots of pressies. It had been so long since my first...
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Dexter's Films: August 2011
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My parents have set themselves the challenge of watching all the films on the AFI top 100 list. Which means I get to watch them too! Saturday, 20 August 2011. 53 The Deer Hunter. It's about how some men cope with life after fighting in a war. I liked the music, but I thought it was a bit boring. Mum had seen this one before . ". First time for Dad. "I was wary going into this film. I thought I wouldn't enjoy it. The general consensus on the net was that it was looonnng. Thursday, 18 August 2011.
