10.02.08
Follow-up to Sideways
So in thinking more about that last post…I started thinking all about road movies. And I tend to end up thinking about films in terms of High Fidelity…top 5 lists for a specialized category. So maybe its because I’m still thinking a lot about Sideways, maybe its because I love road movies, or maybe its because I’d just like to see one comment posted on this page…but I’m just wondering what you, the reader, have in your top 5 road movies of all time.
All types of road movies accepted, be it a journey that changes everything ala Motorcycle Diaries, or a vacation that that the way of National Lampoon Vacation. I could see deserving arguments for both. So please, if you do read this, share. And hopefully you’ll give me a few more movies to add to my Netflix queue (as though I need any more…)
I’d also like to pretend I choose the cover art from SFU S5 because that way it wouldn’t tip my hand as to my movies…but lets be real, I love that show and I love that image.
If this post didn’t satiate your need to read, here’s an interesting pre-Oscars article. Not too much about what’s in the running this year yet…moreso an oft heard complaint voiced well, about Oscar campaigning and its effects on the world of cinema. Check it out if you have the time.
Sandeep said,
October 2, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Slightly less sophisticated, but could Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle count as a road movie? It’s a pretty epic trip..
Ankit said,
October 3, 2008 at 5:48 am
i second ‘deep’s comment
how bout the darjeeling express, never got to see it, but it was a ‘train’ movie. would that count?
thatmovieguy said,
October 3, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Both totally count. Darjeeling Express is certainly a road movie in every usage of the word…and H&K, while falling under the National Lampoon style, certainly would. Darjeeling actually cheats a bit more than H&K in my thoughts. After all, usually in a road movie, the characters start of trying to reach a destination, and slowly learn to be aware of their journey…where as Darjeeling is straight up about the journey to begin with. Cutting out the middle man just seems like a cheap maneuver…but a great film none the less.
Heidi said,
October 12, 2008 at 6:19 am
Smoke Signals!!
And I love the Dar Williams song “Road Buddy” in that movie as well.