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BBS: The Documentary (2005)
History on a shoestring
If you're tired of seeing Discovery Channel documentaries that consist mainly of stock footage layered over inane narration, then perhaps this is a film (or series of 8 films to be precise) that will appeal to you.
If you were ever a BBS user back in the 1980s and early 1990s then this series will be even more appealing.
The director/writer/editor has thrown everything into developing this documentary without any big studio (or big money) involvement and to me it is one of the most interesting and well done docos of the past few years.
Forget for a minute that the director keeps cropping up in windowpane reflections, and forget that there is far too much text on screen to read. (These are the two reasons I gave it 9 instead of 10.) The timing and editing is great, and these people have very interesting stories to tell. The most touching one for me was the final one, the story of the "wars" between SEA and PKARC. It made me see Phil Katz in an entirely different light (and made me feel foolish for jumping ship to the ZIP format like every other sheep.)
The Godfather (1972)
What was all the fuss about?
Well, sitting back and watching objectively as I could, I saw The Godfather for the first time last night.
I thought that since there is so much reference to this movie in comedy, drama, satire etc, that there must be some substance.
Sadly not really. How this movie got to the top of the 250 is a mystery I'll never understand. Even Citizen Kane is a better view than this item.
Perhaps this film was groundbreaking in its day, but frankly, Marlon Brando was laughable (as usual), the characters were stereotypical (though I guess they are the model for a generation of stereotypes that came after), and the story unremarkable. Kind of like the Thorn Birds meets Married To The Mob.
That said, the film was OK. I gave it 7/10, but it got an extra point or two for having influenced so many other movies.
Give me the Sopranos any day.