17 syllables
I have not seen many classic movies. My wife, a veritable movie-connoisseur, laughs at my lack of basic movie knowledge. "Who is Carey Grant?" I may ask.
So I have decided, on the advice of a friend, to start watching AFI's (self-admittedly imperfect) top 100 movies of all time voted on by 1500 directors and critics. Josie loves movies, so she is game.
I am starting at the bottom of the list in order to see why the top ten is the top ten. Also, I am paying attention to directors on the advice of the same friend, because they are the true shot-callers and visionaries of the films.
And then I am going to pretend that you care about my opinion on each film by posting a brief review on this blog. I am calling this new series "17 syllables" because each review will be comprised of 17 syllables (of Haiku fame).
Below is my first review: Blade Runner
posted by Joe and Josie Haack at 9:32 AM
3 Comments:
Joe,
Let me first say - I'm excited for you to be going through the AFI's Top 100 - we've enjoyed a lot of movies we may never have watched.
One thing to note, seeing you've commented on Bladerunner, is that you're working through AFI's top 100 Ten Year Anniversary. They have two top 10 lists, the original and then one that came out 10 years later with some changes. I.e. in the original top 100 the Godfather was number 3, in the updated it was number 2. Just thought you might be interested in knowing this.
of course you would write your reviews in Haikus. of course you would.
I thought I had seen every Harrison Ford movie ever made, but I have never even heard of Bladerunner. For shame.
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