Three (3) Classic Films That Have No Equal or Comparison

Once upon a Xmas, my kids gifted me a Fire TV that allows me to use several streaming services. What I really like is that I can often find some of my favorite old movies to rewatch.

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There are 3 movies in my lifetime that I have watched that I can rewatch over and over. They are the “gold standard”. All other movies must measure up to them. If you have not watched them I guarantee you that will be at the top of your rewatch list for FOREVER!

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(1) Gladiator (2000)

A gladiator who defied an emperor. This movie had a stellar cast but it would have been nothing without Russell Crowe's portrayal of a gladiator. “My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the TRUE emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.”  WATCH TRAILER

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(2) Enter the Dragon (1973)

A government intelligence agency recruits Bruce Lee's character to go to a secret island and find a missing operative. He accepts the mission for personal reasons. This film showcased martial arts skills that the world had never seen. Memorable quote: "It is like a finger pointing away to the moon. Don't concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory."  WATCH TRAILER.

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(3) The Guns of Navarone (1961)

The military assembles a team of men who have specific skills needed to carry out a special operation. They have to blow up Nazi-held Navarone, a mountain loaded with enemy guns! Can they do it? To borrow a quote from Gregory Peck's character: “With everyone one of us a genius. How can we fail?”  WATCH TRAILER.

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Final note: “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1962) is worthy of honorable mention.

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Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904–1991), aka Dr. Seuss, understood how children need to be carefully taught about the world and motivated to be the best that they can be. Are you are raising or influencing the minds of young children? Below is a friend link to my article published via Medium.com.  These 5 Seuss quotes are very helpful.

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Adventures of Merlin: Quote From This TV Show That Upset Me

 Do you ever latch on to a quote from a movie or TV show and think to yourself:  ‘That is so wrong!’

Sometimes you hear a line a character spoke and you don’t just disagree,  but you even worry that others may have heard those same words and believed them.  You start thinking about all of those poor ignorant misguided souls persuaded to believe something so erroneous, so false.

OK. Maybe you don’t get that carried away.

One of my favorite TV series is “The Adventures of Merlin”.  Merlin was a wizard with extraordinary powers and he was King Arthur’s friend and counselor.  Uther was King Arthur’s father.  He had passed away but Arthur went to visit him in the world of the dead, to seek his counsel.  Arthur unintentionally left an opening between the world of the dead and the world of the living. Uther walked through the opening,  He was a tad bit upset that his son had married a commoner and the only reason his son gave for marrying her was … because he loved her.

“There are some things that are more important than love.”

These were the words spoken by King Uther’s spirit to his son.

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I’m like:  Uuhh… WHAT??!!!

Those words really upset me.  I fervently believe in the power of love and found the king’s words very disconcerting.  Surely, nobody agrees with Uther.  Thank goodness he’s a fictional character and that was just a line in a TV show.  Whew!

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Can you recall a line or a quote from a fiction or nonfiction writing that you passionately disagreed with?

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