Which, In Your Opinion, is the Most 'American' Movie?
Forrest Gump
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July 08, 2018, 04:58 PM
Sig Vicious
The Grapes of Wrath.
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July 08, 2018, 05:56 PM
SIGmondtheseamonster
God Father 2
It shows how America can transform a small immigrant in to a man of means.
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July 09, 2018, 11:04 AM
sjtill
mr k, when you said obscurity is no hindrance, you meant it.
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America, America
IIRC America is barely seen in the movie--it's all about getting there and what it means, to Elia Kazan. This was the "date movie" my bride of 49 years and I saw on our first date.
As for my choice, I would have to say it has to be a western because that was an entire genre that America gave the world. And among the thousands of those, I will pick True Grit--either version.
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July 09, 2018, 12:15 PM
Ripley
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Originally posted by Sig Vicious: The Grapes of Wrath.
I'll have to disagree, Grapes of Wrath was built on a socialist foundation.
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July 09, 2018, 08:02 PM
sooma
Last of the Mohicans
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July 09, 2018, 09:26 PM
DSgrouse
The French connection
July 10, 2018, 09:34 PM
Captain Morgan
For me its "The Right Stuff". Americans riding on a rocket, brave very brave.
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July 12, 2018, 10:25 AM
corsair
The Searchers
The Deer Hunter
The Right Stuff
The Godfather
12 Angry Men
Edit: Open Range.
Watched it again and it hit me, this is a VERY American movie. Common man standing up to the bully. Regular guys doing the right thing and standing up for the little people: call them minorities, new-comers, men/women, children. Everyone working to make it while dealing with a unforgiving environment.This message has been edited. Last edited by: corsair,
July 12, 2018, 12:05 PM
joel9507
quote:
Originally posted by 9x18: How The West Was Won.
I'll second this.
July 12, 2018, 07:16 PM
SevenPlusOne
quote:
Originally posted by Captain Morgan: For me its "The Right Stuff". Americans riding on a rocket, brave very brave.
Fuckn'a bubba.
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July 12, 2018, 08:21 PM
Aquilon
Rocky IV
July 12, 2018, 09:59 PM
SigJacket
quote:
Originally posted by ptruck: "The Rocketeer" The movie includes old fashioned Hollywood, romance, mobsters, fighting Nazis, and even Howard Hughes. It's kind of cheesy compared to todays standards, but in the end the hero saves America and gets the girl.
Jennifer Frickin’ Connelly
I vote with my all time favorite, Casablanca. Because Bogie.
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July 15, 2018, 12:26 PM
bendable
born on the fourth of July ?
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July 15, 2018, 05:46 PM
Lefty Sig
Glory Lincoln (the recent one) Office Space Independence Day (cheesy but...) Band of Brothers (mini series but it's about as good as WWII movies get)
July 15, 2018, 10:25 PM
Vero8
Can't get, Fast Times at Ridgemont High out of my head.
God bless America...and no one else
July 17, 2018, 09:54 AM
soggy_spinout
Easy Rider and Dirty Harry, the two films that I see personify the up yours, non-conformist individualist anti-hero the best, and says what it should be to be an 'American' the strongest for me. None of this team building, group hugging, around-the-campfire, participation trophy, 'we' crap. Every film before and after is just a pale second, if that.
July 17, 2018, 09:58 AM
fpuhan
Paint Your Wagon.
Any movie that features Clint Eastwood singing has to be on this list.
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July 25, 2018, 12:16 AM
mr kablammo
Lee Marvin's song 'Wandering Star' was No. 1 in England for 16 weeks. This inspired his friend Lee Van Cleef (the King of the Spaghetti Westerns) to demand that he must have a song in one of his movies. Thence the movie 'Captain Apache'.
And from left-field... lets put the all black cast film 'Cabin in the Sky' in contention. Louise Armstrong, Lena Horne, Ethel Waters, angels, devils, tap dancing, jazz, a church hymn, a revolver, a tornado, temptation, redemption; a beautiful if neglected film.
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