We could lose our Minds or watch Great Old Movies in the next Weeks...

[KoKo]

While Bushie goes through his stuff that "We the People" can't do anything to change until Congress get's off it's dime.

So.....what's the best Retro-Movies of a Political Nature to watch when the kiddies have gone to bed...having a great holiday...that we folks need to provide for them because kids need security and hope when they are unable to fend for themselves. It's our job as Parents to lead them "gracefully" into Activism to preserve our FREEDOM...not Bush's Freedoms but the one's we are here for.

So...that said...what are some great INSPIRATIONAL MOVIES for those of us with kids and those of us WITHOUT KIDS and those of us too young to think about it and those who don't plan on having them, yet?

What besides Porn are great INSPIRATIONAL MOVIES for the HOLIDAYS!!!!


BTW: DU'ers have already recommended "Harold and Maude." (I give a :thumbsup: and there are other movies out there that might help some of us DU'ers connect with our "Inner Soul" and have a laugh, a tear and learn something about ourselves or others. :shrug:

What movies?

[KoKo]

1. I'll give a vote for "The Way We Were." As a Romantic but Radical

comedy that's tolerable for the holidays. It's very sad...depending on your age group, though.

What one Amazon.com Reviewer said...:

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
"Katie, it was never uncomplicated", May 23, 2005
Reviewer: Robert Johnson (Richmond, KY USA) - See all my reviews

As stated many times before, THE WAY WE WERE is one of only a handful of romantic blockbusters to actually feature an intelligent script and complex characters. Writer Arthur Luarents' based his screenplay (and subsequent novel) on girl he knew in college, who fought for liberal (and sometimes communist) causes. The film was a surprise box office smash when originally released, and became the fifth-highest grossing film of 1973 and an instant classic. Katie Morosky is a character that Barbra Streisand born play, and she delivers on all accounts. Fierce and determined, yet vulnerable and self-conscious, Katie is a tricky character and Streisand inhabits her so deeply that she seems nothing less than completely believable. Justifiably nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, she was unfortunately robbed of the award.

Redford, who actually turned down the role twice before director and friend Sydney Pollack talked him into taking the part, displays some of the best reflective acting ever seen on the big screen and definitely deserved a nomination as well (he was, however, nominated for Best Actor that year for his light comedic performance in THE STING). The film's enduring popular success with the mass audience is due to the magnetic chemistry between Streisand and Redford and the gorgeous visuals and strong directorial hand supplied by Pollack, however it is the complexity of the romance with politics and the strong characterizations by both leads that continues to make THE WAY WERE the best love story for adults.

About the DVD: The picture quality is very good, quite possibly the best the film has ever looked. You must remember that movie has always had a stylistically hazy look. The sound quality is also vastly improved. Pollack's commentary track is interesting, but the 60-minute documentary is the best extra on the disc. Featuring insightful interviews from Pollack, Streisand, and Laurents (as well as composer Marvin Hamlisch and lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman) the documentary is well-produced and entertaining, and it was great to finally see those much-debated deleted scenes.

http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:pgg3aFkNMwsJ:www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/0767822617%3F_encoding%3DUTF8+The+Way+We+Were,+Streisand/Redford&hl=en

[yellowdogintexas]

2. "To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Love Julie Newmar"

A hilarious tale of three drag queens who drive cross country to the "Miss Drag America" contest and teach some wonderful lessons about acceptance along the way.

It is a very sweet and funny movie.

And Patrick Swayze and Wesley Snipes and John Leguziamo make gorgeous women.

[KoKo]

4. I remember that...and it's a really fun view...thanks! n/t

[robbedvoter]

3. Antonia's Line

http://imdb.com/title/tt0112379/