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[belljr]

Better Off Dead with John Cusack was a damn classic. I rewatched last month and couldn't get halfway through it. Smh.

We were talking about this one over the weekend. So many lines we still quote. Was thinking of rewatching it but that's my fear. Probably not as much fun as I remember.

Rewatched ACCEPTED the other day and that was still fun. Was thinking of Eurotrip next. And Better off Dead despite the above.

I need to hook up my DVD player and watch DOGMA. I know its heading to streaming soon, now that Kevin Smith has the rights back.

Fluggaenkoecchicebolsen

 

[Ilov80s]

Watched Train Dreams last night. Might be the best movie I've seen in a long long time. Going to make my wife watch it with me. It's a lovely film, just gorgeous the way it was shot, the pace it moves perfect and the acting is superb. Just a delightful movie.

Will watch soon...

Yep that’s high on my list of movies to catch up on after Thanksgiving

 

[KarmaPolice]

Watching 2001 for the first time ever. Will report back. Is it any good?

That is a tough question to answer. Masterpiece for sure and one of the best movies ever made but it's also unique and not a really narrative driven film so a lot of people rightfully have the opinon they didn't like watching it and don't want to ever see it again. What did you think?

I'm a Kubrick fan and still feel this way about it depending on the day you ask me.

I too feel this way about most of his stuff but I've seen Full Metal Jacket at least twice and I remember liking Dr. Strangelove enough that I wouldn't dread having to rewatch it.

I would say all his movies are great, but I also struggle with a few at times - mostly Clockwork and Strangelove. I love most of 2001, but the beginning 30mins or so I can get impatient with and the star child is a bizarre idea in general and I don't think it works here, so I also don't love the way it ends. Full Metal Jacket will always be my favorite of his and was my #2 movie on our 80s rankings. I also love The Killing, Paths of Glory, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut. I can watch any of those movies at any time. I have still managed to avoid watching Barry Lyndon which need to be fixed very soon.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Noirvember Double Feature #13
70s Neo Noir

I hadn't seen Taxi Driver since I was maybe 22 or 23. I still remembered every part of it because it was a movie that we watched a lot in HS and college. But upon rewatch, it reminds how much I've changed because despite being a great movie, I don't connect to or relate with Bickle in any way at all. The best part of the movie for me is the score and the shots the cab cruising through NYC at night. I imagine this movie remains popular with a certain population, still speaks to them and that is kind of scary. I am thankful for my personal growth though.

It was a first time watch of William Friedkin's Sorceror for me. Unlike Taxi Driver, I wasn't even aware of this movie's existance untill the last couple years as it's started to gain a major reputation online among movie nerds. I have to say it lived up to the hype. What a white knuckle adventure thriller. For me, it was absolutely an improvement on Wages of Fear. If you haven't seen Sorceror, I would add it to your watchlist. One of the ultimate guy movies. Not set in NYC, this takes us to the South American jungles but it's every bit as cynical, dirty and paranoid as Taxi Driver.

I almost got Wages of Fear today on my Criterion grab, but it was the odd disc out. I might put it and Sorcerer on my Christmas list though.

 

[The Gator]

SISU 2, over the top ridiculousness for an hour and half with very little dialogue. I loved it

Sweet! Loved the first one

 

[belljr]

SISU 2, over the top ridiculousness for an hour and half with very little dialogue. I loved it

Sweet! Loved the first one

Never heard of these ... Similarities?

 

[Ilov80s]

Noirvember Double Feature #13
70s Neo Noir

I hadn't seen Taxi Driver since I was maybe 22 or 23. I still remembered every part of it because it was a movie that we watched a lot in HS and college. But upon rewatch, it reminds how much I've changed because despite being a great movie, I don't connect to or relate with Bickle in any way at all. The best part of the movie for me is the score and the shots the cab cruising through NYC at night. I imagine this movie remains popular with a certain population, still speaks to them and that is kind of scary. I am thankful for my personal growth though.

It was a first time watch of William Friedkin's Sorceror for me. Unlike Taxi Driver, I wasn't even aware of this movie's existance untill the last couple years as it's started to gain a major reputation online among movie nerds. I have to say it lived up to the hype. What a white knuckle adventure thriller. For me, it was absolutely an improvement on Wages of Fear. If you haven't seen Sorceror, I would add it to your watchlist. One of the ultimate guy movies. Not set in NYC, this takes us to the South American jungles but it's every bit as cynical, dirty and paranoid as Taxi Driver.

I almost got Wages of Fear today on my Criterion grab, but it was the odd disc out. I might put it and Sorcerer on my Christmas list though.

Oh what else did you get? I have to make my way there and grab something from Barnes before the sale ends.

 

[Ilov80s]

Watching 2001 for the first time ever. Will report back. Is it any good?

That is a tough question to answer. Masterpiece for sure and one of the best movies ever made but it's also unique and not a really narrative driven film so a lot of people rightfully have the opinon they didn't like watching it and don't want to ever see it again. What did you think?

I'm a Kubrick fan and still feel this way about it depending on the day you ask me.

I too feel this way about most of his stuff but I've seen Full Metal Jacket at least twice and I remember liking Dr. Strangelove enough that I wouldn't dread having to rewatch it.

I would say all his movies are great, but I also struggle with a few at times - mostly Clockwork and Strangelove. I love most of 2001, but the beginning 30mins or so I can get impatient with and the star child is a bizarre idea in general and I don't think it works here, so I also don't love the way it ends. Full Metal Jacket will always be my favorite of his and was my #2 movie on our 80s rankings. I also love The Killing, Paths of Glory, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut. I can watch any of those movies at any time. I have still managed to avoid watching Barry Lyndon which need to be fixed very soon.

They showed Lyndon on 35mm last Friday in Detroit but unforuntately, I wasn't able to make it

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

I've never seen eyes wide shut

 

[KarmaPolice]

I've never seen eyes wide shut

Oh, you will probably hate it. Many people do. I wasn't a huge fan when I saw it in the theater, but it has grown on me a lot over the years, and now find it endlessly fascinating and rewatchable.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I've never seen eyes wide shut

Oh, you will probably hate it. Many people do. I wasn't a huge fan when I saw it in the theater, but it has grown on me a lot over the years, and now find it endlessly fascinating and rewatchable.

I liked it but haven’t seen in awhile

 

[KarmaPolice]

The John Candy documentary on Prime was great. I watched that after this week after watching The Great Outdoors and thinking about how many of his bigger roles in movies I haven't seen at all or probably just one time in the 80s. Uncle Buck being the main one I haven't seen - that fits my theme. That might be a good one try with the 10year old this weekend.

 

[identikit]

The John Candy documentary on Prime was great. I watched that after this week after watching The Great Outdoors and thinking about how many of his bigger roles in movies I haven't seen at all or probably just one time in the 80s. Uncle Buck being the main one I haven't seen - that fits my theme. That might be a good one try with the 10year old this weekend.

Uncle Buck is a necessity

 

[WVU Alum]

SISU 2, over the top ridiculousness for an hour and half with very little dialogue. I loved it

Sweet! Loved the first one

Never heard of these ... Similarities?

WW2 John Wick, minus the assassin guild

 

[WVU Alum]

The John Candy documentary on Prime was great. I watched that after this week after watching The Great Outdoors and thinking about how many of his bigger roles in movies I haven't seen at all or probably just one time in the 80s. Uncle Buck being the main one I haven't seen - that fits my theme. That might be a good one try with the 10year old this weekend.

Uncle Buck, The Great Outdoors, and Summer Rental were staples of my childhood because they played all of the time on the Saturday afternoon movie block on OTA stations. Probably seen them each more than Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (which may be his best part, ever).

 

[belljr]

SISU 2, over the top ridiculousness for an hour and half with very little dialogue. I loved it

Sweet! Loved the first one

Never heard of these ... Similarities?

WW2 John Wick, minus the assassin guild

Ohhhhhhhh well that's instant in!!!!!

Thx

 

[titusbramble]

Finally got round to The Running Man. Much, much closer to the book, but nowhere near as fun

 

[Softballguy]

Finally got round to The Running Man. Much, much closer to the book, but nowhere near as fun

Saw it last night and didn't really care for it. I thought the acting was weak and a bunch of parts didn't really work. And yeah, less campy but nowhere near as fun.

 

[KarmaPolice]

The John Candy documentary on Prime was great. I watched that after this week after watching The Great Outdoors and thinking about how many of his bigger roles in movies I haven't seen at all or probably just one time in the 80s. Uncle Buck being the main one I haven't seen - that fits my theme. That might be a good one try with the 10year old this weekend.

Uncle Buck, The Great Outdoors, and Summer Rental were staples of my childhood because they played all of the time on the Saturday afternoon movie block on OTA stations. Probably seen them each more than Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (which may be his best part, ever).

I haven't seen Summer Rental either, so I might see if the library system has that one. I didn't see it streaming.

 

[jamny]

SISU 2, over the top ridiculousness for an hour and half with very little dialogue. I loved it

Sweet! Loved the first one

Never heard of these ... Similarities?

WW2 John Wick, minus the assassin guild

lol...I started watching the first one and WW2 John Wick was exactly how I described it to my wife. Crazy movie.

 

[General Malaise]

The John Candy documentary on Prime was great. I watched that after this week after watching The Great Outdoors and thinking about how many of his bigger roles in movies I haven't seen at all or probably just one time in the 80s. Uncle Buck being the main one I haven't seen - that fits my theme. That might be a good one try with the 10year old this weekend.

Uncle Buck is a necessity

Yeah, I watched this one recently with my twins who are 10. They both love Home Alone so seeing Culkin in another movie with John Candy was an instant hit. My wife and I appreciated the drama with the teen daughter/niece as we're dealing with a very difficult 13 year old right now.

 

[General Malaise]

The John Candy documentary on Prime was great. I watched that after this week after watching The Great Outdoors and thinking about how many of his bigger roles in movies I haven't seen at all or probably just one time in the 80s. Uncle Buck being the main one I haven't seen - that fits my theme. That might be a good one try with the 10year old this weekend.

Uncle Buck, The Great Outdoors, and Summer Rental were staples of my childhood because they played all of the time on the Saturday afternoon movie block on OTA stations. Probably seen them each more than Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (which may be his best part, ever).

Summer Rental is an underappreciated gem of a movie.

 

[BlackCrowes]

The John Candy documentary on Prime was great. I watched that after this week after watching The Great Outdoors and thinking about how many of his bigger roles in movies I haven't seen at all or probably just one time in the 80s. Uncle Buck being the main one I haven't seen - that fits my theme. That might be a good one try with the 10year old this weekend.

Uncle Buck, The Great Outdoors, and Summer Rental were staples of my childhood because they played all of the time on the Saturday afternoon movie block on OTA stations. Probably seen them each more than Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (which may be his best part, ever).

Summer Rental is an underappreciated gem of a movie.

"Nobody tells me when i can sit. i'll sit when i want to sit. we're next. we'll sit next"

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

So I didn't really think Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny was really that horrible. It wasn't really that good---too long and just kind of boring but not really the mess it was made out to be. It did make me wonder if I would have liked it more if I had went into it with a pure heart. I knew it had not done well so I feel like I went into it LOOKING for things to find wrong with it and/or you compare it to Raiders or Last Crusade and you say "this clearly isn't as good." It's sitting @ 6.5 and that's about right, it's a solid 6. I'm betting that alot of you haven't seen it and don't have any intention of watching this. There's no need to rush out and see this but I don't think it's the worst use of 2 hours.

 

[General Malaise]

Got a fraternity bro staying with us for Thanksgiving weekend. Become quite a tradition as he has no family of his own, so he rolls his dog and his RV out west to feast and drink with my crew. He had a bad scooter accident a few years ago, lucky to be alive and has had to retire early with disability as he slowly heals. But a great guy, big laugh, fun energy despite all the pain. HUGE movie guy so we'll watch quite a few in between eating, drinking and football watching.

Last year, we both watched Holdovers, which might be one of my favorite Christmas themed movie (it's not overly Xmas, but it fits the bill). We'll probably watch that one again. I know we'll watch Home Alone with the kids, as they all love that one. Somebody around these boards suggested Four Christmases and while it was pretty cheesy/slap-stick, I kinda liked it. Not the best Xmas movie, but I think it might be worth watching again with the family.

Any Xmas/Holiday movies on your tap-list this week?

 

[KarmaPolice]

Got a fraternity bro staying with us for Thanksgiving weekend. Become quite a tradition as he has no family of his own, so he rolls his dog and his RV out west to feast and drink with my crew. He had a bad scooter accident a few years ago, lucky to be alive and has had to retire early with disability as he slowly heals. But a great guy, big laugh, fun energy despite all the pain. HUGE movie guy so we'll watch quite a few in between eating, drinking and football watching.

Last year, we both watched Holdovers, which might be one of my favorite Christmas themed movie (it's not overly Xmas, but it fits the bill). We'll probably watch that one again. I know we'll watch Home Alone with the kids, as they all love that one. Somebody around these boards suggested Four Christmases and while it was pretty cheesy/slap-stick, I kinda liked it. Not the best Xmas movie, but I think it might be worth watching again with the family.

Any Xmas/Holiday movies on your tap-list this week?

I was going to try to get my kid to watch 8 Bit Christmas. I thought it was funny when i watched last year.

 

[identikit]

Got a fraternity bro staying with us for Thanksgiving weekend. Become quite a tradition as he has no family of his own, so he rolls his dog and his RV out west to feast and drink with my crew. He had a bad scooter accident a few years ago, lucky to be alive and has had to retire early with disability as he slowly heals. But a great guy, big laugh, fun energy despite all the pain. HUGE movie guy so we'll watch quite a few in between eating, drinking and football watching.

Last year, we both watched Holdovers, which might be one of my favorite Christmas themed movie (it's not overly Xmas, but it fits the bill). We'll probably watch that one again. I know we'll watch Home Alone with the kids, as they all love that one. Somebody around these boards suggested Four Christmases and while it was pretty cheesy/slap-stick, I kinda liked it. Not the best Xmas movie, but I think it might be worth watching again with the family.

Any Xmas/Holiday movies on your tap-list this week?

My go-tos are It's a Wonderful Life and Badder Santa

The combo keeps me balanced

 

[Yankee23Fan]

I watched A Fish Called Wanda a few years back and really liked it.

Glad you mentioned it, that’s a great comedy that definitely holds up. So does Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. 1988 also had Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Midnight Run which are all time classics. Working Girl is very 1980s but I thought it held up better than many other 80s comedies.

Just saw this and want to add that I love every one of these movies mentioned.

 

[identikit]

Flight Risk was really really bad

On HBO

 

[Tick]

The John Candy documentary on Prime was great. I watched that after this week after watching The Great Outdoors and thinking about how many of his bigger roles in movies I haven't seen at all or probably just one time in the 80s. Uncle Buck being the main one I haven't seen - that fits my theme. That might be a good one try with the 10year old this weekend.

Armed and Dangerous had a scene that always killed me.

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[belljr]

Got a fraternity bro staying with us for Thanksgiving weekend. Become quite a tradition as he has no family of his own, so he rolls his dog and his RV out west to feast and drink with my crew. He had a bad scooter accident a few years ago, lucky to be alive and has had to retire early with disability as he slowly heals. But a great guy, big laugh, fun energy despite all the pain. HUGE movie guy so we'll watch quite a few in between eating, drinking and football watching.

Last year, we both watched Holdovers, which might be one of my favorite Christmas themed movie (it's not overly Xmas, but it fits the bill). We'll probably watch that one again. I know we'll watch Home Alone with the kids, as they all love that one. Somebody around these boards suggested Four Christmases and while it was pretty cheesy/slap-stick, I kinda liked it. Not the best Xmas movie, but I think it might be worth watching again with the family.

Any Xmas/Holiday movies on your tap-list this week?

Silent Night not suitable for kids lol

 

[Hastur]

Netflix put out an hour long 'movie', following Ed Sheeran as he walks around NY fulfilling commitments to play at an engagement party, a birthday party, and ultimately arrives at the venue where he is performing that night.

Painfully obvious AI was used to make this.

 

[Ilov80s]

Netflix put out an hour long 'movie', following Ed Sheeran as he walks around NY fulfilling commitments to play at an engagement party, a birthday party, and ultimately arrives at the venue where he is performing that night.

Painfully obvious AI was used to make this.

Really? How did they use AI? It seems like the whole reason it would be worrth watching is the genuine fun and surprise of someone famous showing up to play such an small event.

 

[Ilov80s]

Noirvember Double Feature #154
80s Neo Noir

When I chose this double header, I had no idea just how much they had in common (and with a great neo-noir show HBO had this summer called Task). We get a deep dive into the corruption and crime of Delaware, Lancaster and Chester County PA, Phily and especially the more rural areas outside of the city. First it was the superbly cast At Close Range where director James Foley tells the true story of a PA crime boss who specializes in stealing tractors and his son who finds himself torn between following in his dad's footsteps or following his heart. Sean Penn, and Christopher Walken share several electric scenes that are some of the most exciting things I've seen from either actor. When I said they steal tractors, I can imagine you might have chuckled or felt like maybe there was some sense of humor to this. There isn't. This group is organized and ruthless and the movie pulls no punches. Check this one out, it's on Prime.

You probably have already seen Witness but if it's been awhile, I would say spin it back. To me, this is one of the most perfect movies of the 80s. It blends crime, action, romance, drama and real humanism in such a balanced way. This is some of Harrison Ford's best work as an actor and Wikkid and both agreed Peter Weir was one of our great directors. This story of an Amish boy who witnesses a murder, his newly widowed Amish mother and the detective who tries to protect him when his life becomes endangered. It perfectly takes a 1950 noir story and places it into 1984 while making it timeless.

 

[BeTheMatch]

Rental Family (theater) was really good

 

[Hastur]

Netflix put out an hour long 'movie', following Ed Sheeran as he walks around NY fulfilling commitments to play at an engagement party, a birthday party, and ultimately arrives at the venue where he is performing that night.

Painfully obvious AI was used to make this.

Really? How did they use AI? It seems like the whole reason it would be worrth watching is the genuine fun and surprise of someone famous showing up to play such an small event.

That's exactly why I wanted to watch it. However, it is all so very seamless, and 'fans' reacting to his presence disappear randomly. The key is to pay attention to the people around him.

Hard to describe.