#3

February 14, 2008 at 10:50 pm (Movies)

Alright so this one (#98 on the list) was better than Ben-Hur.  No weird movie deja vu or over-dramatic acting.  Still, I’m not a musical kinda girl, so I’m sure some of the greatness of this flick was lost on me.  But it was interesting to learn the back story behind some of our country’s most patriotic songs (“Yankee Doodle Dandy” and “Grand Ol’ Flag”).  Oh and now when someone says “James Cagney” I know who they’re talking about.  (Mental check note beside “Become more pop culturally aware.”) 

 So…if I had to rate this one, I’d give it a solid 6.  Not the best thing I’ve ever seen, but not the worst.  I’m just excited that the next half dozen or so movies I get to watch were actually been after I was born.