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Adam_S · 05-08-2005, 04:35 PM

MICHAEL POWELL & (EMERIC PRESSBURGER)

The Red Shoes (1948) (with/Emeric Pressburger) -

- stunning in nitrate dye transfer
Black Narcissus (1947) (with/Emeric Pressburger) -

1/2 - really should sit down and watch again, this time the DVD
A Matter of Life and Death -

- just perfect from beginning to end. on second viewing, now a top 20 film
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) (with/Emeric Pressburger) -

- bloody, blustering, buffonery brilliant!
Thief of Baghdad -

- silly effects and story nonetheless this is a delightful and rich story marvelously told
49th Parallel -

- a truly remarkable film that progresses and improves from moment to moment so that you don't think it could better and it keeps getting better.
Edge of the world -

- marginal and dull film that feels longer than Colonel Blimp, but barely makes ninety minutes.

Ranking:

A Matter of Life and Death
49th Parallel
Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
The Red Shoes
Thief of Baghdad
Black Narcissus
Edge of the World

05-08-2005, 04:35 PM	#7 of 37
Adam_S *Adam_S* Member Location: Marina del Rey, CA Join Date: Feb 2001 Local Time: 08:12 PM Local Date: 10-06-2008 Posts: 5,026	MICHAEL POWELL & (EMERIC PRESSBURGER) The Red Shoes (1948) (with/Emeric Pressburger) - - stunning in nitrate dye transfer Black Narcissus (1947) (with/Emeric Pressburger) - 1/2 - really should sit down and watch again, this time the DVD A Matter of Life and Death - - just perfect from beginning to end. on second viewing, now a top 20 film The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) (with/Emeric Pressburger) - - bloody, blustering, buffonery brilliant! Thief of Baghdad - - silly effects and story nonetheless this is a delightful and rich story marvelously told 49th Parallel - - a truly remarkable film that progresses and improves from moment to moment so that you don't think it could better and it keeps getting better. Edge of the world - - marginal and dull film that feels longer than Colonel Blimp, but barely makes ninety minutes. Ranking: A Matter of Life and Death 49th Parallel Life and Death of Colonel Blimp The Red Shoes Thief of Baghdad Black Narcissus Edge of the World top 20 films 2008 film list My DVDs; S&S List 62...212 AFI lists: - DONE!