I miss movie dialogue. Don't get me wrong - I can appreciate gratuitous violence and/or nudity, but really, I like a movie that I would enjoy just as much if I were blind. Examples: To Kill a Mockingbird, which is enthralling and doesn't contain a single explosion; The Lady Eve, which isn't exactly high brow, but damn funny; The Philadelphia Story, which is sadly anti-feminist but nevertheless excellent; and, in honor of the late Paul Newman, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. (The man was brilliant AND beautiful.)
Not to say that there aren't any decent movies being released - hey, Iron Man was a lot of fun, Forgetting Sarah Marshall both delighted and embarrassed me, and I have a deep-seated affection for the Harry Potter films. But where are the movies that you can appreciate as much if you can't see the picture, and have to rely on just the sound?
Suggestions?
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I'd argue "Milk" is one of those, and most Cohen Bros. films too.
They did a segment on Milk on NPR, and it sounded fabulous - thanks for the reminder!
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