Another Reader Names His Favorite Films

Guest blogger Racer Bob writes:

I have always liked movies for the good things they let me experience. I have found that at different stages of my life my mind had a different level of appreciation or standard that I judged by.

Sometimes a later viewing makes me wonder what I found so great about a particular movie (West Side Story), and other times something that I wouldn’t even watch before I have enjoyed very much (The African Queen). I was born in 1936, so I have seen a lot of movies, been through a lot of maturing phases, and been subjected to a lot of trends in movie production.

I can’t automatically think of the the best movies I have seen (ones that I like, in other words) but they were certainly not all black-and-white movies from the 1940s. Off the top of my head right now, ones that come to mind are:

God Is My Co-Pilot

Birdman of Alcatraz

The Hunters

Grand Prix

The Music Man

Forrest Gump

Magnificent Obsession

Patton

The World’s Fastest Indian

Shane

Houseboat

A Man Called Peter

Love Is a Many Splendored Thing

High Road to China

Always

Jim Thorpe–All-American

Apollo 13

Teacher’s Pet

A former aerospace worker and National Guardsman who built his own plane and has competed in air races across America, Racer Bob plans to compete again this year–and win–in memory of his late wife Jeanine. He’s also a loyal MovieFanFare reader who submitted this article for your enjoyment. If you’d like to submit an article, click here for our submission guidelines. What are some of your favorite movies? Tell us in the comments!

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All About Eve, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Midnight Cowboy, Miracle on 34th St (1947), Love Actually, Boys in the Band, Casablanca, Angel with Dirty Faces, The Mummy (1932), Psycho, Singin’ in the Rain, Ghost, and many more too numerous to mention.
arguellogomez

My baker’s dozen: “THE HEIRESS”, “The Women”, “Gone with the Wind”, “A Place in the Sun”, “Sabrina”, “White Christmas”, “An Affair to Remember”, “From the Terrace”, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie”, “Something for Everyone”, “Maurice” and “The Hours”.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1201008348 Bryan Ruffin

I have seen several movies, when I was younger, and loved them. When I got older, I too wondered what did I ever like about this flick?! Like Flipper, I wonder, now why the movie was even made! LOL! That being said, I have also seen several more that I still love to watch! Captains Courageous, is one of those, as well as She Wore A Yellow Ribbon. Tastes do change, as we get older, and we also realize, as I did, that some movies, such as Flipper, they’re made for specific audiences. I just don’t like those anymore. They aren’t bad, just not my cup of tea, I guess. Some seem to last even beyond my having memorized most of the dialogue! Red River, Big Country, Ride the High Country, To Have and Have Not, Cat People, Murder By Death, Death On the Nile, The Green Mile, Cool Hand Luke, The Great Escape, Stalag 17.
BernardS

I love to watch movies that I saw in my teenage years , it seemed like whatever made an impression
at that time stayed with me forever, I am in my sixties now, I still love movies like “The Glass Slipper”
“Gigi” ( Could it be Leslie Caron ?), “Trapeze”, “Woman of Straw”, (Could it be Gina Lollobrigida?),
“Vertigo”, “Picnic” (Could it be Kim Novak?),”Raintree County”,”Suddenly Last Summer” (Could it
be Elizabeth Taylor ? Or Montgomery Clift?, “An Affair to Remember”, “The King and I” (Could it
be Deborah Kerr? “Calamity Jane” and “The Man who Knew Too Much” (Could it be Doris Day ?)
BLess them all great, fine, entertaining movies, I never get tired of them !!!