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greatest film ever made

posted 21 years ago by mynameisalreadychosen1
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I recently watched this film and I consider it to be the best film ever made. I cried the whole way through. This is an amazing film with the most heroic cast of characters of all time. Does anyone agree?

[–] ae7641 19 years ago

Yes. I put this film far above "Gone With the Wind" It is more moving and moves us without a lot of unecessary mellodrama (rising music, ect). It is better directed.

[–] misspaddylee 19 years ago

A few years ago I had a hospital stay and my room-mate was a lady of eighty. She couldn't get over how much I enjoyed movies ( I would have been lost without the rented tv ). This lady preferred books but she did recall one movie as being quite exceptional and wondered if I had ever heard of the movie version of HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY. Well, I told her that for someone who didn't particularly care for movies she certainly picked a dandy for her favourite.

[–] amh4q 19 years ago

This movie is one of my favorites. I love it!

[–] bradford-1 18 years ago

I'm a crusty, worn-out middle-aged old fart who is not touchy-feely and is misanthropic to a fault. I couldn't sleep when I got in from work Monday night, so I grabbed this film, which was near at hand.
I hadn't watched it in years, so I guess I'd forgotten the emotional kick it exudes. Maybe I was also overtaken by nostalgia for my own lost childhood (which, I assure you, had NOTHING to do with Wales or mining), but by the end I was curled up in a fetal position on the couch, alternately wiping tears from my cheeks and blowing my nose. Although I wouldn't put this over CITIZEN KANE, MALTESE FALCON or even MEET JOHN DOE, as far as technical achievement, it grabs me in a way that none of them does. Maybe that's what the Academy saw.

[–] mrplankton 17 years ago

i dunno if i would say this is the greatest film ever made but i daresay it is one of the best and a film one should see!

cheers.

[–] tristancarlson 17 years ago

good movie not the masterpiece that citizen kane was though

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[–] turtletommy 16 years ago

It's a multi-hanky weeper and has many good things about it but oh my there are many others I would consider greater.

[–] IronBallsM 16 years ago

Just saw it for the first time on Fox Movies and I found it to be a wonderful film. I think the more experienced you are, the more you will be moved by it. Anyone that has lost a loved one knows the depth and richness this film delivers.

[–] IronBallsM 15 years ago

This movie was and is better then every Oscar winner this century (save LOTR Return of the King). So, why are people complaining?

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[–] Allswell007 14 years ago

Just saw this film, I loved it!

[–] realistdreamer 12 years ago

People need to separate "their favourite film" or "the films they love" from "the best films". Just because they love a film does not mean it is the best quality film. I have two separate lists for what I rate as the best films and what I rate as my favourite films. Why can't people on this site realize the different. This film is probably 7.5 or 8/10 NOT the best film of all time. Get serious!!

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