Movies Viewed in 2006

Submitted by alyson on Sat, 01/07/2006 - 02:49
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  1. Trapped (2002) - Starring Kevin Bacon, Charlize Theron, Courtney Love and Dakota Fanning as an asthmatic kidnapping victim.
  2. Misery (1990) - I really enjoy Kathy Bates.
  3. The Women (1939) - There are over 130 roles in this movie, all played by women.
  4. That Touch of Mink (1962) - Cary Grant and Doris Day. I always enjoy the scenes at the cafeteria.
  5. The Awful Truth (1937) - Before their divorce becomes final, Jerry and Lucy Warriner (Cary Grant and Irene Dunn) both do their best to ruin each other's plans for remarriage.
  6. Now, Voyager (1942) - A bit depressing, but still impressive.
  7. Wedding Crashers (2005) - I didn't enjoy this movie as much as I expected to.
  8. Million Dollar Baby (2004) - I didn't enjoy this movie at all. It was a chore to watch it.
  9. Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982) - Do I really need to explain?
  10. Revenge of the Nerds (1984) - "Hey guys...wonder joints..."
  11. Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) - I don't know why I enjoyed this movie so much. Usually I don't like David Spade.
  12. Weird Science (1985) - "A missile! A MISSILE! A MISSILE IN MY HOUSE GARY!"
  13. How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) - I was disappointed to find I didn't enjoy this movie as much as I had expected. It was enjoyable, but I had hoped to fall in love with this film.
  14. Love Actually (2003) - I found it hilarious that the Prime Minister was ringing doorbells at each house on the block his girlfriend lived on. I especially enjoyed when the young girls got him to sing a Christmas carol.
  15. The 39 Steps (1935) - I love it when two people get handcuffed together, especially when one of them doesn't like the other.
  16. Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941) - Nothing to do with the 2005 flick, a couple finds they are not technically married after all. A comedy by Hitchcock.
  17. To Have and Have Not (1944) - "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow." Not sure if I like this one better than Key Largo, but it kept me entranced.
  18. Key Largo (1948) - Gotta love any movie with Edward G. Robinson.
  19. Phone Call From a Stranger (1952) - The sole survivor of a plane crash visits the victim's families and learns something about love.
  20. V for Vendetta (2006) - I remember reading this nursery rhyme when I was a child. I always wondered what "Guy Faulkes" meant until now.
  21. West Side Story (1961) I always cry at the end.
  22. Carnival of Souls (1962) - Weird, creepy, eerie B movie classic.
  23. Atom Age Vampire (1960) - Nothing atomic or vampiric about it, but an intriguing story about a disfigured girl and a mad scientist.
  24. The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962) - Whether you see the MST2K version or not, you will hoot with laughter, for this is one of the funniest unintentionally funny B movies out there.
  25. My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) - I always like the scene in Chicago's Union Station. When I go to Union Station, I think of all the movies filmed there.
  26. Inside Man (2006) - An interesting, solid heist movie.
  27. Garden State (2004) - My favorite part of this movie is when the three are about to go to the bottom of the quarry.
  28. Night Must Fall (1937) - Robert Montgomery is creepy as HELL in this movie! I was surprised I enjoyed this so much.
  29. Training Day (2001) - My boyfriend made me watch it. I got sucked into this movie and felt very betrayed by Denzel's character.
  30. Slither (2006) - What a horrible movie. My bf and I loved it!
  31. The Maltese Falcon (1941) - I shouldn't have read the book first. It was a tough act to follow.
  32. Lucky Number Slevin (2006) - This film looked stupid in the commercials, but I enjoyed it. Just ignore some of the annoying unanswered parts and you'll like it too.
  33. Three Amigos (1986) - I can't believe I never saw this movie before! What a great '80s flick.
  34. Between Two Worlds (1944) - Great movie about people who don't know they are dead, and once they do know they are dead, don't know where they will end up. Surprising bit at the end I should have seen coming.
  35. A Stolen Life (1946) - Bette Davis as twins!
  36. Citizen Kane (1941) - If, when you see the movie for the first time, you know that Rosebud is
    Spoiler: Highlight to view
    a sled,
    it ruins it a bit for you, but this film should not be missed. There are some great shots and interesting techniques.
  37. The Princess Bride (1987) - AS YOU WISH! One of the best movies ever.
  38. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) - I always cry when she reads her poem.
  39. Ball of Fire (1941) - A professor falls for a gangster's moll. Very amusing.
  40. The Dark Corner (1946) - Starring Lucille Ball as a secretary who tries to help her boss, who is framed for a murder.
  41. Easy To Love (1934) - A wife discovers her husband is having an affair with her best friend and pretends to have an affair with his best friend. Amusing bedroom farce.
  42. I Am A Thief (1934) - Thriller about stolen diamonds. Who is the real thief and who is on the right side of the law?
  43. Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2005) Documentary on the life of the famous actress.
  44. Gilda (1946) - Starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford.
  45. Pal Joey (1957) - "A nice girl is a nice girl anywhere." "Yeah, and a bum's a bum."
  46. School of Rock (2003) - "Those that can't do, teach, and those that can't teach...teach gym."
  47. Sunset Blvd. (1950) - A classic.
  48. The Wedding Night (1935) - A romantic drama about a married man and a Polish girl. Very sad ending.
  49. Lost Boundaries (1949) - Drama about a light-skinned black family that passes for white.
  50. Super Size Me (2004) - I REALLY need to stop eating fast food.
  51. Royal Wedding (1951) - Two great dance scenes with Fred Astaire; one dancing with a coat tree as a partner, the other, more famous scene in which he dances on the walls and ceiling.
  52. The Young Rajah (1922) - The TCM-recreated version of a lost Rudolph Valentino film.
  53. Freaks (1932) - An odd movie about circus freaks and how they take care of their own.
  54. Riptide (1934) - Norma Shearer caught between the man she loves and a man who loves her.
  55. Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935) - A famous artist causes an uproar when she writes her memoirs.
  56. The Great Lie (1941) - Starring Bette Davis and Mary Astor. Two women love the same man. One is married to him, the other is about to bear his child. The wife trades money for the other woman's baby.
  57. Old Acquaintance (1943) - Bette Davis again, in the story of two women who are life-long friends.
  58. Fahrenheit 451 (1966) - Based on Ray Bradbury's book, which is way better than this movie. Although this is enjoyable in the 60's cheesy sci-fi sense.
  59. Over the Hedge (2006) - Very cute.
  60. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) - Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell. Includes the classic "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend."
  61. How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) - Another Marilyn flick, co-starring Lauren Bacall and Betty Grable.
  62. Clash By Night (1952) - Marilyn Monroe is a supporting actress in this movie about a woman (Barbara Stanwyck) who marries one man and has an affair with another.
  63. Two Weeks' Notice (2002) - Hooray for chick flicks!
  64. A Cool, Dry Place (1998) - A dramatic story about a family and how they deal with a split up. Starring Vince Vaughn and Joey Lauren Adams.
  65. Two O'Clock Courage (1945) - An amnesia patient must prove he is not a murderer.
  66. Mission: Impossible III (2006) - Explosions and chases. Good popcorn movie. I don't think I would like this on the small screen.
  67. Nacho Libre (2006)
  68. Superman Returns (2006)
  69. LA Story (1991)
  70. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
  71. Midnight Express (1978) - A good movie, recommended by a friend at work.
  72. Brokedown Palace (1999) - Coincidentally, this movie was on cable shortly after I viewed Midnight Express.
  73. It Came From Beneath The Sea (1955) - A sci-fi, stop-motion classic!
  74. Grandma's Boy (2006) - The only way I could have enjoyed this more was if I was drunk and/or stoned.
  75. Drive Me Crazy (1999) - I can't help but love high school romantic movies.
  76. Next Stop Wonderland (1998) - A quirky romantic comedy (its not really that funny) that I can't help liking.
  77. A Scanner Darkly (2006) - WHOO HOO! I've been waiting for this movie for so long.
  78. The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
  79. Clerks II (2006)
  80. March of the Penguins (2005)
  81. Suspicion (1941) - The book this movie is based on ends quite differently. Personally, I like the happy ending for Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine.
  82. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) - I liked this movie for the most part, but I wanted Captain Gregg to come back before she died.
  83. Compulsion (1959) - Based on the story of Leopold and Loeb.
  84. Arthur (1981) - Predictable but somewhat funny.
  85. The Godfather (1972)
  86. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
  87. The Cowboy Way (1994) - A ridiculously cheesy cowboys-in-New York action movie.
  88. Naked Lunch (1991) - Very strange. I still don't get it.
  89. The Bad News Bears (1976)
  90. Plaza Suite (1971) - Based on the Neil Simon play, Walter Matthau plays three different characters in this movie.
  91. Raising Helen (2004)
  92. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
  93. Father Goose (1964)
  94. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) - This is one of my favorite movies. Supposedly, this was Cary Grant's least favorite of the movies he made. I always laugh when I see this movie.
  95. Blue Velvet (1986)
  96. A Walk to Remember (2002) - Always makes me cry.
  97. Save the Last Dance (2001)
  98. Cactus Flower (1969) - I enjoyed the tangled relationships in this light-hearted romantic comedy. Ended exactly how I wanted it to.
  99. From Here to Eternity (1953) - The original Pearl Harbor movie.
  100. Taxi Driver (1976)
  101. The Conformist (1970) A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
  102. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
  103. Married Bachelor (1941) - In order to cover a bet, a married man must pretend to be a bachelor - which his wife doesn't appreciate.
  104. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
  105. Miss Congeniality (2000)
  106. Ella Enchanted (2004)
  107. The Illusionist (2006)
  108. The Sweetest Thing (2002) - A gross-out romantic comedy.
  109. Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) - A couple decides to get married. His brother decides to get a divorce. Other couples are at various stages in relationships. Funny and touching.
  110. The Hard Way (1991) - Michael J. Fox and James Woods star.
  111. The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
  112. Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
  113. Finding Nemo (2003)
  114. Crank (2006)
  115. 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
  116. Batman (1989)
  117. Ghost World (2001)
  118. The Black Dahlia (2006)
  119. The Third Man (1949) - An American pulp writer arrives in post-WWII Vienna only to find that the friend who waited for him is killed under mysterious circumstances. The ensuing mystery entangles him in his friend's involvement in the black market, with the multinational police, and with his Czech girlfriend.
  120. Our Man in Havana (1959) - Jim Wormold sells vacuum cleaners in Havana. His daughter Milly, 17, spends a lot of money, so he accepts a job with the Intelligence Service. As he has nothing to report, he invents facts, pretends to recruit agents and to discover secret constructions... Of course, one day all will become much harder...
  121. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
  122. Doctor Cyclops (1940) - A mad scientist with bad vision shrinks people.
  123. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) - Very loosely based on the work by Poe, girls are killed by injecting them with gorilla blood. Another mad scientist flick.
  124. The Devil Bat (1940) - A mad scientist trains a giant bat to kill people who have used a particular scent.
  125. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1941) - I have never been a huge Spencer Tracy fan, but I love him in this film.
  126. Doctor X (1932) - A creepy film about a doctor investigating cannibalistic murders near his medical school.
  127. The Return of Doctor X (1939) - Humphrey Bogart in his weirdest role. Yet another mad doctor learns how to bring people back from the dead but can't keep them alive with his synthetic blood.
  128. Legends of the Fall (1994) - I forgot how much I liked this movie. I cried. Again.
  129. Imitation of Life (1959)
  130. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
  131. It Came From Outer Space (1953) - I always think I've never seen this movie until about halfway through when I realize I've seen it a dozen times.
  132. A Trip to the Moon (1902) - That's right, 1902! At 14 minutes, its not really a feature length film, but by the standards of the day it was! This movie is way ahead of its time. The sci-fi theme is 50 years before Hollywood caught on to the craze. Plus the stop-motion animation is adorable! Made in France by Georges Melies.
  133. The Uninvited (1944) - A brother and sister buy a house with a ghostly secret.
  134. Poltergeist (1982) - This is supposed to be a scary movie, but I laughed all the way through.
  135. Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959) - Classic case of a good bad movie.
  136. Hush Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) - Bette Davis is one of my favorite actresses ever.
  137. The Tarnished Angels (1957) - A newsman falls for the wife of a barnstorming pilot whose work he's covering.
  138. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) - Well, its not really the final chapter, but I think this is the best Jason movie. Look for Crispin Glover's excrable dance moves and Corey Feldman.
  139. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
  140. A Place in the Sun (1951) - I want Montgomery Clift to fall in love with me.
  141. The Perils of Pauline (1947) - A biographical movie based on the life of Pearl White, who played Pauline in the old-time serials "The Perils of Pauline."
  142. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965) - Awesome. That's all I can say about this movie.
  143. Gilda (1946) - A classic starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford.
  144. Pocketful of Miracles (1961) - Another movie with Glenn Ford, also starring Bette Davis. Also appearing is Ann-Margret.
  145. Nancy Drew - Detective (1938)
  146. White Zombie (1932) - Starring Bela Lugosi, a young couple is convinced to get married on another young man's Haitian plantation.
  147. I Walked With a Zombie (1943) - Produced by Val Lewton. Takes place in the West Indies, and is based on Jane Eyre.
  148. The Walking Dead (1936) - Starring Boris Karloff. Rather than some Gothic setting, this takes place in the Depression Era. Boris Karloff is down on his luck, and is framed for the murder of a judge. He is sentenced to death, and brought back to life.
  149. Creature With The Atom Brain (1955) - An exiled gangster controls dead bodies with the help of an ex-Nazi scientist.
  150. The Mysterious Doctor (1943) - A WWII horror film. No zombies, but a headless ghost.
  151. Night of the Living Dead (1968) - The all-time greatest zombie movie from George Romero.
  152. The Haunting (1963) - Four people dare to investigate a "sick" house.
  153. Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) - Another classic horror flick from Universal.
  154. The Prestige (2006)
  155. The Mummy (1932) - Universal's classic starring Boris Karloff.
  156. Borat... (2006)
  157. Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)
  158. The Blues Brothers (1980)
  159. Gone With The Wind (1939)
  160. Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
lukeprog05/22/2006

How did TCM re-create The Young Rajah? Was there a surviving shooting script from which they shot the whole thing, or what? I can't imagine there'd ever be funding for something like that!

alyson05/23/2006

Someone in Europe had a print. The first 2/3 were pretty much disintegrated, so TCM got somebody to put the first 2/3 together using still photographs, and trailer footage. (And, of course, lots of dialogue cards.) The last 1/3 was used as is. The whole thing was only about 1 hour long. There must have been some sort of shooting script to go by in recreating the first part of the movie. Check out what some others said about it on imdb.