Comments on: What movies belong in a time capsule?

By: Ronn

Ronn — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:12:28 +0000

Valley girl’-nic cage’s finest performance
barn of the naked dead– don’t even ask
beyond the valley of the dolls

By: Heidi

Heidi — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:27:42 +0000

Karma, this is such a good question.
How about “Role Models?” not pretty, but pretty funny.
I loved “Reality Bites” and completely identified with it, even though I was in my very early 20s.

By: Karma

Karma — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:45:30 +0000

Related, but not necessarily topical. I want to ask you a question that has been burning me and a friend for weeks now. Jasper and I share a love of the “define a generation” movies that kind of capture the look and feel of the quarter-life crisis. Not necessarily great films, but time capsules for what it was like to be 20-something and adrift in America. In the 70s it was Saturday Night Fever. In the 80s it was St. Elmo’s Fire. In the 90s it was Reality Bites. But here we are, in the 2000’s, and we have only a few months left to see the defining movie. Neither of us can figure out what the flick is that we’ll be able to look back at and go “That was us.” Any thoughts?

By: cftoto

cftoto — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:17:03 +0000

Grofe – yes, “Once” for sure. To let future generations know we had hearts as big as a continent for embracing such a sweetheart of a movie.

By: Grofe

Grofe — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:45:30 +0000

There Will Be Blood
Knocked Up
300
The Lives of Others
Once

By: cftoto

cftoto — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:08:25 +0000

I was thinking more recent films, but a smattering of The Duke is a fine choice. “Saving Private Ryan,” too. Maybe throw in “Star Wars” and “Phantom Menace” to show the best … and the worst … from Mr. Lucas.

By: Faith

Faith — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:57:23 +0000

Movies I like, here are Back to the future, Borat a cultural experience and legend of Druken Master all of these movies are awesome, I like your list too.

By: JohnFNWayne

JohnFNWayne — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:08:47 +0000

El Dorado – The Duke and Mitchum guarantee that future generations know the “Greatest Generation” didn’t screw around.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:45:35 +0000

Haha! Love the list.
This is a thought provoking post.
My husband picks “Star Wars,” and “Saving Private Ryan.”
I’d pick “Juno.”
I’m going to ponder this one a bit more…