I only know two things about Nietzsche. One, that he was of pure Polish decent. Two, that he was a beautiful, strong, homosexual man.

Carrie was a clumsy, accident-prone but basically good-hearted girl who had an unfortunate tendency to get herself into embarrassing situations, in which she would customarily end up accidentally stripped naked. Her cousin Connie had a similar affliction.

For no particular reason I watched a bunch of movies with titles that start with "Once Upon a Time in" and for no good reason at all I'm going to rank them.

1. the West

Sergio Leone is my favorite director. His style and pacing, the palpable suspense and Ennio Morricone's score ties it all together like a nice little bow. The Good the Bad and the Ugly is my absolute favorite, but the West is spectacular.

2. (?)

3. Mexico

A shade sillier than any of the other flicks on this list. More patriotic too. Some very memorable scenes though. I was a little down on it upon first watching it, but I keep thinking back on it and going "that was pretty rad."

4. India (Lagaan)

India will slot nicely in at number 3. I was surprised it was a sports movie and extremely surprised it made me give a shit about a cricket game. Really fun and dramatic.

5. Shanghai*

Andy Ho was way better at acting and more believable and bombastic in his physicality. Should have been about him. Phillip Ng looked like a goofball with that discount Bruce Lee wig. Also screaming "get out of my country!" is not the heroic quip they thought it was.

6. America

I'm really down on this right now. It's just a brutally unpleasant experience and I think that's intentional. I'll probably come around on it eventually but right now I just feel gross. If you're considering watching it CW: explicit extended rape scene.

7. Hollywood

I saw this when it came out. Not a bad movie, but I hate how reverent it is of "old Hollywood" to the point of being masturbatory.


I also plan on watching Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India. It's a long one, but I'm hoping it will rank, and given the setting I'm curious how it compares to RRR. I will update my rankings when I finish it.

This seems to be the most relevant and well regarded films with this title convention, but if anyone wants to suggest others I might as well, I've gone this far.

Dr. Buttplug, July 25, 2022, 01:00:16 pm

Finally I've come back around to it.

Once Upon a Time In China (1991)

The only common thread that carries through is a clear sense of place, and a longer than average movie.
Really great kung fu cinema, some great action set pieces. The story is a bit silly at times, but has enough intrigue to keep you engaged, and leaves you wanting more. Shi-Kwan Yen, Bui Yen and of course Jet Li turn in great performances both physical and expressive. Really good, and there's like 5 more movies and a TV series. What could go wrong?
Glancing at those though, I think Ill watch 2 and Once Upon a Time somewhere else next.

Taking it all into account. I think it slots in comfortably at second place. Good ass movie.

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