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WITHOUT QUESTION,MY FAVORITE FILM EVER.


I FIRST WATCHED COOL HAND LUKE AS A TEENAGER AND WAS IMMEDIATELY IN LOVE...BECAME MY FAVORITE FILM THAT DAY...IN THE YEARS SINCE I FOLLOWED NEWMAN'S CAREER AND TRACKED DOWN EVERY FILM ON HIS RESUME.IVE ALSO WATCHED THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF OTHER FILMS...AND TODAY I AM 38 YEARS OLD...IVE SEEN COOL HAND LUKE 50 TIMES AT LEAST AND IT IS STILL WITHOUT A DOUBT MY FAVORITE FILM OF ALL TIME.

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But can you eat 50 eggs?

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NOBODY CAN EAT 50 EGGS.

DID YOU EVER EAT 50 EGGS?.

MY BOY SAYS HE CAN EAT 50 EGGS,HE CAN EAT 50 EGGS.

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Why couldn’t you say 35? Or 39…

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I AM NOW 41...WITHOUT A DOUBT THIS IS MY FAVORITE FILM EVER...FOREVER.

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I'm 46 years old and have also seen thousands of movies. What is it about this film that makes it your favorite? It had zero plot and very little story. Performances are the only thing that saved it as a film. I really enjoyed it for that reason but all time best movie?

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THE CAST IS AMAZING...THE SETTNG IS INTERESTING AND THE STORY IS SIMPLE YET DEEP AND POWERFUL...FOR WHATEVER REASON THE MOVIE CONNECTS WITH ME IN A VERY MEANINGFUL WAY.

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I'm 55 and have never seen the film. My best friend was talking it up a decade ago and I bought the DVD, but I don't think that I've taken the plastic wrap off of it. Maybe one day...

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I SHOWED IT TO MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER A FEW MONTHS AGO...SHE REALLY LIKED IT TOO.

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