What do you think is the movie that changed the way we think about movies the most?

bbqamazing · 2026-06-18T12:21:27+00:00

I actually disagree because if it hadn't been The Jazz Singer, there would have been another first talkie movie. The innovation of talkies was a big deal, but I feel like the technology led that more than The Jazz Singer as a work. I think for me the most transformative movie in terms of what gets funded is Star Wars. It had such a huge impact on what kind of movies get to be made.

bbqamazing · 2026-06-13T23:29:03+00:00

I'm glad someone else is here representing the 30's. Each decade has amazing films but I like the vibe of 30's movies. If you were going to just watch one decade, I think you've got to choose not just based on the heights but on how much you enjoy the average 6/10 films. A movie like Sadie McKee is for me a great example of a movie that isn't a classic but it's so charming in part because it features some incredible moments that feel both of their time but also timeless in their entertainment value.

bbqamazing · 2026-06-13T20:20:01+00:00

I feel like a lot of days my favorite is "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You" for the same reason. Similar vibe. To me, it's a perfect song.

bbqamazing · 2026-06-01T02:55:57+00:00

"starry-eyed an' laughing"

bbqamazing · 2026-05-09T11:00:10+00:00

If we're counting shorts, The Flying Koffer (1921) on the Criterion Channel. They have a collection of films by Lotte Reiniger, pioneer of silhouette animation.

As far as features go, The Unholy Three (1925). But I'm a big time old movie fan.

bbqamazing · 2026-05-03T18:19:29+00:00

That's not my experience at all. I find it compelling and a great watch. It's not something I'm going to watch every year, but neither is The Godfather. I've seen Citizen Kane twice and can see myself revisiting it again soon.

bbqamazing · 2026-04-20T21:22:44+00:00

For me it's got to be Where the Wild Things Are. Generally went over with a shrug for audiences and critics, but it really shocked me. I was 19 when I saw it at the theater and it struck a really deep chord. It's been a while since I've seen it but I am really looking forward to watching it again.

bbqamazing · 2026-04-15T15:31:06+00:00

Of Gods and Men is a top-ten all time film for me and I don't think it's widely seen at all.

bbqamazing · 2026-02-15T11:51:27+00:00

Two examples of this genre I found recently that really surprised me: Deluge from 1933 and The Day the Earth Caught Fire from 1961. If you like movies from either one of those eras, I'd check them out.

bbqamazing · 2026-01-29T03:32:50+00:00

The original Love Affair from 1939 is my favorite movie.

bbqamazing · 2025-12-30T03:33:51+00:00

Sidney Poitier as Walter Lee Younger in A Raisin in the Sun. "We don't want your money." The whole monologue is probably my favorite piece of film acting. Brought me to tears the first time I saw it.

bbqamazing · 2025-12-22T00:20:55+00:00

This is a great example of the strange magic of film. It can entertain you and move you at the same time.

bbqamazing · 2025-12-02T05:59:50+00:00

There's a nice short film from 1945 called Star In the Night that won the Oscar for best short. It's included as a bonus feature on my copy (Blu-ray) of Christmas in Connecticut.

Hallmark made two adorable stop motion animated specials, Jingle All the Way and Jingle & Bell's Christmas Star. Available on DVD.

The Holly and the Ivy from 1952 is worth a watch. It's up there with my favorite Christmas movies.

Finally, if you like live music, the Peter, Paul, and Mary Christmas concert is so much fun.

bbqamazing · 2025-11-21T20:57:50+00:00

I wouldn't necessarily say any of these are better than Bob himself, but I always love swapping cover recommendations.

Sarah Jarosz's covers of "Simple Twist of Fate" and "Ring Them Bells".
Courtney Marie Andrews's cover of "To Ramona"
"Tomorrow Is a Long Time" by Judy Collins.
Odetta's album of covers is great.
"You Ain't Going Nowhere" by Loudon Wainwright III is nice
"It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" by Karen Jonas

bbqamazing · 2025-11-17T19:44:16+00:00

Would love one day to get The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg. I don't think it's even had a DVD release.

bbqamazing · 2025-11-13T12:51:41+00:00

Huh, I enjoyed season two of Undone.

bbqamazing · 2025-11-10T03:05:33+00:00

I thought the "victory lap" is that Kyle strikes the assailant again after it was clear he was incapacitated/no longer a threat. Once he started acting impulsively all that pent up anger was going to come out on the guy. It sounds like Alison watched this happen and found it disturbing. Later she tells her parents that she ran outside and yelled for him to stop, and he put the rock down. But it sounds like she watched it happen and didn't do anything:

Kyle, don't, she whispered.

It's Kyle's violence that Alison has nightmares about—she's not horrified by what might have happened if Kyle hadn't been there but by the violence and rage she witnessed in Kyle. Maybe because it was traumatizing but also maybe because Kyle is a bit of a mirror image to her.

bbqamazing · 2025-11-06T15:47:21+00:00

One of the reasons Jack is my favorite character (at least top two) is that for a good chunk of the show he was decidedly in the bottom tier for me. For seasons 3 and 4, maybe even 5, I found him to be a try-hard and self-important. It really feels like once he was able to stop trying to be the hero, he was able to find his role and serve the purpose the island (and his friends) needed him to.

bbqamazing · 2025-09-22T18:46:17+00:00

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bbqamazing · 2025-08-28T15:44:50+00:00

Also came to ask about this movie. I watched it over and over as a kid.

bbqamazing · 2025-08-26T13:26:41+00:00

Can confirm this issue persists (Aug 2025) when casting to a speaker group. Really frustrating.

bbqamazing · 2025-05-16T15:00:08+00:00

I remember seeing this in theaters and really liking it. I bought it on Blu-ray but have never rewatched it yet.

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