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Open Thread: Best Movies for... [Y-not]
On the aging Gardening Thread we were talking about "Manliest Movies" (based on a link in that thread).
What's your favorite movie for... ...going out with "the guys"? ...a first date? ...a quiet night at home? ...getting over insomnia? One of my go-to "insomnia" movies is "My Cousin Vinny." I almost always fall asleep at the same part of the movie. Rarely fails me. It's not that I don't like that movie. I DO like it. But it's got the right pacing and sound level (no explosions), plus a decent soundtrack. Very relaxing. Kelly's Heroes is another movie I put in the DVD player when I'm home alone and trying to unwind.Open thread.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Eromero at July 25, 2015 05:57 PM (go5uR)
Posted by: Y-not at July 25, 2015 05:59 PM (RWGcK)
Note that I did NOT say "Episode #4" or "A New Hope".
And Solo shot first.
Get off my lawn
Posted by: LochLomondFarms at July 25, 2015 06:00 PM (VF4H9)
Great for the blind.
Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at July 25, 2015 06:00 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 25, 2015 06:00 PM (nXJ3K)
...going out with "the guys"?
--Last "going out with the guys" movie I recall watching was Return of the King. Since then, with fatherhood I've watched next to nothing without the wifey and/or the littl'un.
...a first date?
--Damn, can't recall but I never saw a movie on the first date --too hard to get to know each other when the film is rolling. My old friend liked to have his dates watch Braveheart(!) with dinner at home though.
...a quiet night at home?
--Damn, almost anything. Usually for a quiet night at home I prefer TV DVDs, but if something's good on TMC or AMC I'm up for it.
...getting over insomnia?
--Oy . . . Matrix Revolutions?
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 06:03 PM (hO9jS)
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It's when they are discussing grits, right?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 25, 2015 06:03 PM (9mTYi)
Posted by: Philip Hartmark at July 25, 2015 06:03 PM (fLKzW)
On Friday, Chrysler announced that it's issuing a formal recall for 1.4 million vehicles that may be affected by a hackable software vulnerability in Chrysler's Uconnect dashboard computers. The vulnerability was first demonstrated to WIRED by security researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek earlier this month when they wirelessly hacked a Jeep I was driving, taking over dashboard functions, steering, transmission and brakes. The recall doesn't actually require Chrysler owners to bring their cars, trucks and SUVs to a dealer. Instead, they'll be sent a USB drive with a software update they can install through the port on their vehicle's dashboard.
.... the revolution will be installed via a USB flash drive.
Posted by: SkyNet at July 25, 2015 06:04 PM (e8kgV)
- Harry Potter movies (best for me is Goblet of Fire; I frequently fall asleep right after the kettle whistles in the opening).
- Crest of the Stars, although sometimes it takes me until halfway through episode 3 to fall asleep.
- Columbo. Except for season 1 episode 7, in which a woman's plan to murder her husband involves setting off a very loud burglar alarm.
Posted by: Anachronda at July 25, 2015 06:04 PM (o78gS)
Ick.
I do, however, still really like You've Got Mail and, another Ryan flick, When Harry Met Sally.
Presently, my go-to rom-com is Return to Me. It's just about the perfect rom-com.
I also like Cool Runnings because it's simple and funny and it's completely guilt-free.
Clueless is a magnet movie that I've yet to pass on the channel guide without stopping.
When I want to watch something non-rom-comy I watch The Lincoln Lawyer.
I thought of Singles yesterday and think I'd like to watch it again. And Primary Colors. Billy Bob Thornton as Carville is too good to pass up.
Hell. Who can choose just a handful of movies as their faves?
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at July 25, 2015 06:04 PM (PMlgt)
Best Date Movie- "Fatso"
Best Home Alone Movie- "Spreading Joy"
Best All Time For How It Really Works- "Dr. Strangelove"
Posted by: Ron Howard at July 25, 2015 06:05 PM (JG47A)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 25, 2015 06:06 PM (9mTYi)
For a first date, (and this tells you how long I've been out of the dating scene) Much Ado About Nothing or any other decent Shakespearean love story.
With the wife at home: Anything that is inappropriate for the kids to watch and after they've gone to bed. The last thing we watched was the Red Letter Media review of SW, Ep. III. Hysterical.
Posted by: SARDiver at July 25, 2015 06:07 PM (DzJBg)
Posted by: 144 at July 25, 2015 06:08 PM (U27bU)
It's usually during the witness interviews. Then I often wake up near the end of the trial.
I do like grits and polenta, though!
Posted by: Y-not at July 25, 2015 06:08 PM (RWGcK)
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Disappointing soundtrack though. The title track is a real ear worm.
Posted by: Y-not at July 25, 2015 06:09 PM (RWGcK)
Dirty Bob's Xcellent Adventures 35
Watch it with a check sheet, treat it like an interview.
"Will you do that? Mmhmmm. How about that? I see."
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at July 25, 2015 06:09 PM (rVQpn)
Posted by: Chico Escuela at July 25, 2015 06:11 PM (VvpaF)
Date movie? Last movie I saw on a date was Muppets Christmas Carol. Sad isn't it?
Posted by: freaked at July 25, 2015 06:14 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: Y-not
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I was joshing. I'm a born and bred Southerner. I would say 'unreconstructed', but I'd probably be hunted down by the DoJ.
I actually appreciated the discussion about preparing grits. Most from other parts of the nation would be as clueless as Vinny.
A married couple of my acquaintance moved out to Washington state, where he had a job with Boeing. Their first Christmas, I mailed them a present of a sack of grits, figuring that they might be suffering from deprivation.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 25, 2015 06:14 PM (9mTYi)
Posted by: freaked at July 25, 2015 06:14 PM (BO/km)
--Last movie I saw on a date before being engaged was Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull.
She married me anyway.
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 06:16 PM (hO9jS)
I had grits recently at a Cracker Barrel and was a bit disappointed. (The rest of the meal was good, though.)
Posted by: Y-not at July 25, 2015 06:16 PM (RWGcK)
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 06:18 PM (hO9jS)
Definitely a bromance film, very funny.
If you liked Swingers, check out the oral history here:
http://grantland.com/features/an-oral-history-swingers/
Posted by: Lizzy at July 25, 2015 06:18 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Y-not at July 25, 2015 06:19 PM (RWGcK)
dates? anything that is NOT horror or a chickflick
- sci-fi
- thrillers
- action adventure films
- comedy
home with the hubby?
- all of the above
but we mostly watch TV series on Netflix. So many good ones, and we can watch them back to back. Or we download (e.g. Suits). We cannot handle commercials anymore.
night time in bed? any of the Bourne movies. They always seem to be on, and since I've seen them, I can watch them and fall asleep.
But, to be honest, I usually put on RedEye or something (a replay from Roku), and laugh myself to sleep.
A night out with the ladies? Usually go to an Indy or International/Foreign film theater.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 25, 2015 06:19 PM (qCMvj)
Posted by: freaked at July 25, 2015 06:20 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: Y-not at July 25, 2015 06:20 PM (RWGcK)
Posted by: rickl at July 25, 2015 06:20 PM (sdi6R)
Dirty Bob's Xcellent Adventures 35
Last date movie
Dirty Bob's Xcellent Adventures 35
I expect the first and last date movie happened on the same evening after the date excused herself to go to the bathroom and never came back.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 25, 2015 06:20 PM (OSs/l)
Alas, I have yet to convince anyone to come over and watch Desperate Journey with me, even though it's got one of my favorite Reagan movie moments ("The iron fist has a glass jaw").
Date: Wouldn't know.
Night in: I tend to marathon while I'm working on other stuff, so I'll typically cycle through my Westerns and war movies--McLintock!, El Dorado, The Longest Day, Ike: Countdown to D-Day, etc.--and other classics like The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Mark of Zorro, and Witness for the Prosecution.
For sleeping: I'll often put in a DVD of a show like Mission: Impossible or Hogan's Heroes, but a great TV movie that I really enjoy but also serves as an excellent sleep aid is The Seven Dials Mystery. I also slept hard through The Two Towers EE once!
Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at July 25, 2015 06:21 PM (iuQS7)
--The Avengers
...a first date?
--Notting Hill
...a quiet night at home?
--Mystery Science Theater/Rifftrax
...getting over insomnia?
--My Neighbor Totoro
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at July 25, 2015 06:21 PM (pWzW/)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 25, 2015 06:21 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: rickl at July 25, 2015 06:22 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: freaked at July 25, 2015 06:22 PM (BO/km)
Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carrell)
Taxi (DeNiro)
...getting over insomnia?
the Illusionist (Ed Norton)
Crossroads (Britney Spears)
Posted by: Bruce Boehner at July 25, 2015 06:24 PM (WhB4J)
Posted by: Barack Obama at July 25, 2015 06:24 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: rickl at July 25, 2015 06:24 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 25, 2015 06:24 PM (qCMvj)
Posted by: Cruzinator at July 25, 2015 06:24 PM (KkliO)
https://goo.gl/8eWtia
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at July 25, 2015 06:25 PM (iQIUe)
Lawrence of Arabia - great insomnia movie.
The Razors Edge -
Casablanca -
Ya . . . hard to narrow down, there are soo many great ones.
Posted by: GBruno at July 25, 2015 06:27 PM (u49WF)
Posted by: freaked
Is it still the Hitler channel? I thought it's now the river monsters driving ice road trucks to find ancient aliens channel.
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at July 25, 2015 06:27 PM (rVQpn)
Why that movie, which makes a Greek tragedy look like an episode of Friends, cheers me up, I do not know.
But it's a great movie and I always feel better after watching it..
Posted by: Breaker Morant's Least Favorite Prisoner at July 25, 2015 06:27 PM (OIY3j)
On a rare occasion it will be something interesting, but generally @ 3:00am it's some stuffy writer speaking at Kramer Books or some obscure Congressional hearing.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 25, 2015 06:28 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Joe! Biden at July 25, 2015 06:30 PM (hO9jS)
...going out with "the guys"?
Zulu.
...a first date?
Never watched a movie on a first date.
...a quiet night at home?
That's a big list.
...getting over insomnia?
Old BBC comedy "Last of the Summer Wine." My elderly parents favorite but for me, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Posted by: Doomed at July 25, 2015 06:30 PM (bGLSw)
Posted by: HRH! Clinton at July 25, 2015 06:30 PM (hO9jS)
Posted by: pep at July 25, 2015 06:30 PM (LAe3v)
If you want to break up with your girl but haven't the heart to do it, rent The Killer Inside Me to watch together and tell her it's one of your favorite movies. She just may break up with you.
Posted by: Cruzinator at July 25, 2015 06:31 PM (KkliO)
...going out with "the guys"?
I usually don't go out o movies with a group of people-except for FeleonSpouse and (sometimes) son. Last movie we all weren't to see was re-release of "Jaws". There were young people there ( late teens and twenties) who hadn't seen it before and when the head dropped out of the boat the girls screamed and I laughed which was mean
...a first date?
My first date with spouse was to an art museum. The first movie I remember seeing in a theatre was "Carmen" in 1983 but we must have seen a movie before that because we dated for two years before that.
...a quiet night at home?
Whatever is available from the library that looks good, but they never seem to have on hand what I want to see.
...getting over insomnia?
I never seem to get over insomnia. :^(
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 25, 2015 06:31 PM (OSs/l)
Posted by: Dave at Buffalo Roam at July 25, 2015 06:31 PM (MDvKH)
First actual, yes, we are dating, movie date : Star Trek IV. The Voyage Home.
We have seen together, several time, all the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes and all the Star Trek movies.
Yes, I love my wife
Posted by: LochLomondFarms at July 25, 2015 06:31 PM (VF4H9)
We're getting ready to watch
Hector and the Search for Happiness
right now on Netflix. Looks odd, and hopefully funny.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 25, 2015 06:31 PM (qCMvj)
Got my son hooked on the Die Hard movies and Speed so we will usually watch a bit if we stumble onto them on tv. The bus crashing into a plane scene is a must.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 25, 2015 06:32 PM (NOIQH)
I had grits recently at a Cracker Barrel and was a bit disappointed. (The rest of the meal was good, though.)
Posted by: Y-not
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Preferences, of course, differ. My tastes run to a consistency that allows for them to be easily eaten with a fork. Not gummy, but certainly not runny.
Cracker barrel grits are almost always runny, and without much flavor.. I'm not sure why that is, unless they make large potfuls, and initially (periodically) water them down through the day.
I would not be stunned to find that they use instant grits. Something that should only be done post-burning times. Just before you eat the dog.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 25, 2015 06:32 PM (9mTYi)
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible
You forgot that the Ancient Aliens are themselves looking for Bigfoot, who is into junkyard picking.
Posted by: pep at July 25, 2015 06:32 PM (LAe3v)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 25, 2015 06:33 PM (9mTYi)
C-SPAN has 1% great content. Like a Bill Whittle speech - look him up on You Tube - and a good book review show.
Other than that it's trash and burn
Posted by: GBruno at July 25, 2015 06:33 PM (u49WF)
Posted by: pep at July 25, 2015 06:34 PM (LAe3v)
I wonder if Ace is a fan. I ask b/c on the podcast he seemed to be intrigued by John Wick's story line about the life of a hitman. Fargo also is all about hitmen.
You think Ace is going to become a hitman???
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at July 25, 2015 06:34 PM (iQIUe)
Posted by: Cruzinator at July 25, 2015 06:34 PM (KkliO)
Hector and the Search for Happiness
right now on Netflix. Looks odd, and hopefully funny.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 25, 2015 06:31 PM (qCMvj)
--Let me know how it is. I like Simon Pegg movies.
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 06:35 PM (hO9jS)
And mine with her is Star Trek: First Contact.
So my point is made.
Posted by: LochLomondFarms at July 25, 2015 06:35 PM (VF4H9)
Posted by: jay hoenemeyer at July 25, 2015 06:35 PM (uvj0z)
They just said on the radio that with the trade deadline coming up, this might be Cole Hamels' last game as a Phillie. It may be a memorable one.
Posted by: rickl at July 25, 2015 06:35 PM (sdi6R)
It will give you your British costume drama fix like no other.
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at July 25, 2015 06:36 PM (rVQpn)
I wish I've never saw it so I can watch it for the first time again.
Posted by: Cruzinator at July 25, 2015 06:37 PM (KkliO)
Posted by: Beth M at July 25, 2015 06:38 PM (kiy9d)
Yep, the author interviews can be good. A couple of times I've caught a speech or author talk that was good, such as Tammy Bruce (speaking at a college - she pwned the radicals), Mike Adams, and Michael Oren.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 25, 2015 06:38 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: rickl at July 25, 2015 06:38 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: AmishDude at July 25, 2015 06:39 PM (JIElb)
Posted by: Prince Ludwig
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Recently viewed first-hand some of the costumes worn in 'Downton Abbey'. Most of those ladies are smaller than is apparent on TV. Great, great costumes, though. Many, if not most were actual period pieces.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 25, 2015 06:39 PM (9mTYi)
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 06:39 PM (hO9jS)
That is a wonderful film, and Wayne plays the role that he was born to play.
The defining figure of the western genre - from Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales onward - is the rough man who makes the wilderness into civilization yet cannot himself fit into the world he has made. "The Man Who Killed Liberty Valence" is the western distilled down to its very essence.
Posted by: Grey Fox at July 25, 2015 06:39 PM (a42f0)
Posted by: nip at July 25, 2015 06:39 PM (a6Odp)
My favorite movies are revenge films, which reminds me, I haven't watched The Count Of Monte Cristo in a while.
Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 25, 2015 06:39 PM (i86TN)
Posted by: Clarney at July 25, 2015 06:40 PM (W+Wy7)
Posted by: Cruzinator at July 25, 2015 06:40 PM (KkliO)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 25, 2015 06:40 PM (9mTYi)
Fowler had walked twice in this game, the only baserunners Hamel has allowed.
Posted by: rickl at July 25, 2015 06:41 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: nip at July 25, 2015 06:41 PM (a6Odp)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 25, 2015 06:41 PM (DAtNG)
btw, my Niven/Pournelle books arrived, hardcovers, all in good condition.
The Mote In God's Eye
The Fapping Hand
The Burning City
N-Space
So a mote is a splinter??
Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 25, 2015 06:41 PM (i86TN)
Posted by: rickl at July 25, 2015 06:41 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists
Have you seen "I Saw the Devil"? Great revenge film if you don't mind reading subtitles.
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at July 25, 2015 06:42 PM (rVQpn)
Best fight: Mall fight in Police Story(Jackie Chan)
Best gun fight: Heat
Best car chase: Bad Boys 2, Death Proof
Best foot chase: Point Break, Born Identity
Best dialogue scene: 1a) Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken in True Romance. 1b) Deniro and Pacino in Heat
Posted by: Sho Nuff at July 25, 2015 06:42 PM (t94Bu)
Posted by: rickl at July 25, 2015 06:43 PM (sdi6R)
I just saw a commercial a day or so ago, and thought it was brand new - not even out yet.
Looked damn good.
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 06:43 PM (EfRAJ)
Posted by: Rachel Dolezal at July 25, 2015 06:43 PM (WhB4J)
OT/ is there a reason Unknown to Me why Erdogon of Turkey is bombing the Kurds that are fighting Isis on the border of Iraq?
Is this really an Allie?
Posted by: willow at July 25, 2015 06:44 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 25, 2015 06:41 PM (i86TN)
--More like a plank.
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 06:44 PM (hO9jS)
Shit load a dimes!!!!
Posted by: Clarney at July 25, 2015 06:44 PM (W+Wy7)
Best fight: Mall fight in Police Story(Jackie Chan)
Best gun fight: Heat
Best car chase: Bad Boys 2, Death Proof
Best foot chase: Point Break, Born Identity
Best dialogue scene: 1a) Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken in True Romance. 1b) Deniro and Pacino in Heat
Best swordfight: the duel in Rob Roy
Posted by: Grey Fox at July 25, 2015 06:44 PM (a42f0)
Posted by: willow at July 25, 2015 06:44 PM (nqBYe)
Not bad but you missed the best car chase question. Ronin by far takes the crown.
Posted by: Cruzinator at July 25, 2015 06:44 PM (KkliO)
I'm just listening on the radio, but that one sounded heart-stopping.
A no-hitter for Cole Hamels!
Posted by: rickl at July 25, 2015 06:44 PM (sdi6R)
Quick, name the John Wayne movie that inspired Buddy Holly to write a song, and name the song.
Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 25, 2015 06:45 PM (i86TN)
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 06:45 PM (EfRAJ)
Posted by: Cruzinator at July 25, 2015 06:45 PM (KkliO)
Posted by: Cruzinator at July 25, 2015 06:44 PM (KkliO)
No love for Bullitt? With Steve McQueen in the green Mustang?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 25, 2015 06:46 PM (DAtNG)
AMC - American Military Channel.
At least on AT&T UVerse.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 25, 2015 06:46 PM (nXJ3K)
https://youtu.be/HNR_HofJ_Fs
...a first date?
https://youtu.be/aYt_KbVwwvA
...a "quiet" night at home?
https://youtu.be/TrxBkis9IeE
...getting over insomnia?
https://youtu.be/CyGLOT9Ewhk
Posted by: Country Singer at July 25, 2015 06:47 PM (nL0sw)
Posted by: Rachel Dolezal
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Double entendre award.
Dolezal may be the first, as a persona, to engage in direct blacksploitation. A term that needs to be revived, by the way.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 25, 2015 06:47 PM (9mTYi)
Posted by: Cruzinator at July 25, 2015 06:47 PM (KkliO)
Have you seen "I Saw the Devil"? Great revenge film if you don't mind reading subtitles.
Is it similar to the French flick Ridicule?
Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 25, 2015 06:47 PM (i86TN)
Many excellent foot chases in "District B13." Stars David Belle, the founder of Parkour.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 25, 2015 06:47 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at July 25, 2015 06:47 PM (rVQpn)
Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at July 25, 2015 06:48 PM (oVJmc)
Best gun fight: Heat
Best car chase: Bad Boys 2, Death Proof
Best foot chase: Point Break, Born Identity
Best dialogue scene: 1a) Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken in True Romance. 1b) Deniro and Pacino in Heat
Posted by: Sho Nuff at July 25, 2015 06:42 PM (t94Bu)
Car chase? French Connection, or Blues Brothers
Foot chase? Half of Rambo: First Blood, Part II was a foot chase.
Gun fight? Well, Heat was great, but lots of others as well. Pale Rider's kicked ass.
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 06:48 PM (hO9jS)
You want a movie recommendation? I will give a GREAT movie recommendation:
Mad Hot Ballroom.
A lovely little film.
Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 25, 2015 06:49 PM (i86TN)
They were also no-hit three weeks earlier by Jim Maloney of the Reds.
Posted by: rickl at July 25, 2015 06:49 PM (sdi6R)
I wish I've never saw it so I can watch it for the first time again.
Posted by: Cruzinator at July 25, 2015 06:37 PM (KkliO)
it doesn't get any better than tom doniphon and pompey.
Posted by: concrete girl at July 25, 2015 06:50 PM (ll1q6)
I'm going with Insatiable staring Marilyn Chambers. She is a master at honking the horn.
PS My number 2 is Porky's!
Posted by: Billy Bob Clinton at July 25, 2015 06:50 PM (OiFtZ)
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible
You forgot that the Ancient Aliens are themselves looking for Bigfoot, who is into junkyard picking.
Posted by: pep at July 25, 2015 06:32 PM (LAe3v)
AHC qualifies as that channel now.
Any connection the History Channel still has to history is purely coincidental.
Posted by: AD at July 25, 2015 06:50 PM (s4wTA)
Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists
No, "I Saw the Devil" is a Korean film about a secret agent whose wife falls victim to a serial killer so he uses his skills to track down the killer and punish him.
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at July 25, 2015 06:50 PM (rVQpn)
Denzel Washington makes every movie he's in better.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 25, 2015 06:50 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Clarney at July 25, 2015 06:51 PM (W+Wy7)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Plenty of love, even if it is a Ford.
One thing that struck me in that movie, was that in spite of the Mustang having been prepped, it still exhibited poor rear axle control. At one or two spots, you can see terrible axle tramp.
I'm going over old ground here, but will note again, that the Charger was completely stock, and broke all four shock mounts on its first 'jump'.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 25, 2015 06:51 PM (9mTYi)
1. Deer Hunter Russian Roulette
2. Training Day trapped in gangbanger's House
Posted by: Cruzinator at July 25, 2015 06:51 PM (KkliO)
Something that sparks an interesting conversation later.
"Babette's Feast" is good that way.
Plus it has food. Lots of food.
Women like food.
Posted by: eman at July 25, 2015 06:51 PM (4/72p)
peace
Posted by: willow at July 25, 2015 06:52 PM (nqBYe)
Good and I thought John Wick was even better.
Posted by: Cruzinator at July 25, 2015 06:53 PM (KkliO)
Fell asleep watching that!
But I love "Mostly Martha" and "Eat Drink Man Woman."
Posted by: Lizzy at July 25, 2015 06:54 PM (NOIQH)
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Well, "Sharknado 3 - Oh Hell No" starts in five minutes. That would be a great first date OR "guys" flick.
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 06:54 PM (EfRAJ)
Posted by: macleod at July 25, 2015 06:55 PM (Qf5bp)
Going out with the guys: Team America. Or Bad Grandpa.
Quiet night at home: Twelve Angry Men
First Date: League of Their Own
Getting Over Insomnia: Valhalla Rising
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at July 25, 2015 06:56 PM (RpM6k)
Posted by: Ready For Hillary!!11!! at July 25, 2015 06:56 PM (Dwehj)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 25, 2015 06:56 PM (NOIQH)
Fell asleep watching that!
But I love "Mostly Martha" and "Eat Drink Man Woman."
Posted by: Lizzy at July 25, 2015 06:54 PM (NOIQH)
--Like Water for Chocolate.
That movie gave me a food woody and a sex woody.
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 06:56 PM (hO9jS)
Posted by: Harry Reid at July 25, 2015 06:56 PM (WhB4J)
Posted by: kraken at July 25, 2015 06:56 PM (sdxPm)
Off Topic::
My comments haven't been appearing for about a week now. I thought that it was "just me", but I have tried multiple operating systems and browsers.
Can somebody please post Pixie's official "please help me" email address? Thanks.
Posted by: nsert lever ame ere at July 25, 2015 06:57 PM (CdKLH)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 25, 2015 06:57 PM (NOIQH)
Intense scene?
How about the scene in Flight Of The Phoenix when Jimmy Stewart is trying to start the engine?
Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 25, 2015 06:57 PM (i86TN)
Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at July 25, 2015 06:59 PM (iuQS7)
Do not fail to read Lucifer's Hammer. It is a wonderful example of what people do when nutcutting time rolls around.
Posted by: Eromero at July 25, 2015 07:00 PM (go5uR)
The hits just keep coming. Pollard is a piece of shit who should've been shot. There was a time when the head of the CIA (I think it was) threatened to resign if they let this shitscum out.
Anyone care to bet Leonard Peltier gets sprung before Barry leaves?
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at July 25, 2015 07:01 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: Cait Jenner at July 25, 2015 07:01 PM (Dwehj)
Posted by: freaked at July 25, 2015 07:01 PM (BO/km)
John Candy, Ally Sheedy, and Maureen O'Hara. Just terrific.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at July 25, 2015 07:01 PM (PMlgt)
Posted by: Mose at July 25, 2015 07:01 PM (bgKtr)
Posted by: Clarney at July 25, 2015 07:02 PM (W+Wy7)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 25, 2015 07:02 PM (NOIQH)
The Last of Sheila
Return from the Ashes
The Hospital
Hunt for Red October
Day of the Jackal
Casablanca
Maltese Falcon
The Big Country
Apollo 13
Ronin (best car chase)
Pitch Perfect (guilty pleasure)
Posted by: MichiCanuck at July 25, 2015 07:03 PM (kbRZp)
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 07:03 PM (hO9jS)
Posted by: Darth Randall at July 25, 2015 07:03 PM (6n332)
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 07:04 PM (hO9jS)
Are you trying to type B L A Z E R or something like that?
Posted by: Y-not at July 25, 2015 07:04 PM (RWGcK)
I'd add the first two Godfather flicks to that list.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at July 25, 2015 07:05 PM (oFCZn)
I see more of a parallel with "The Island". Yes, it's a Michael Bay movie w/fast cars, explosions, a hot chick, etc., but it also has quite a pro-life message.
Also Gattaca. Love that movie.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 25, 2015 07:05 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, Trophy Chapter at July 25, 2015 07:05 PM (UQGss)
Only The Lonely is great on several levels. Also, Maureen O'Hara was smoking hot back in the day.
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at July 25, 2015 07:06 PM (rVQpn)
Posted by: redenzo at July 25, 2015 07:06 PM (WCnJW)
Posted by: freaked at July 25, 2015 07:07 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: MichiCanuck at July 25, 2015 07:07 PM (kbRZp)
12 Monkeys, the Cube
Posted by: Bruce Boehner at July 25, 2015 07:07 PM (WhB4J)
Posted by: Decaf at July 25, 2015 07:07 PM (xm2dE)
Also Gattaca. Love that movie.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 25, 2015 07:05 PM (NOIQH)
--I thought The Island was a letdown. It coulkd have said much more and presented a stronger message, but instead just settled for actiony shit.
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 07:07 PM (hO9jS)
Patton
300
Gladiator
Posted by: pep at July 25, 2015 06:30 PM (LAe3v)
This.
Plus the Clint Eastwood spaghetti Westerns.
Honorable mention to
Mad Max
Escape from New York
Scarface
Stripes
Where Eagles Dare
Posted by: Jay Guevara at July 25, 2015 07:08 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: Y-not at July 25, 2015 07:08 PM (RWGcK)
Posted by: browndog at July 25, 2015 07:08 PM (ccfl2)
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 07:08 PM (hO9jS)
Posted by: browndog at July 25, 2015 07:09 PM (ccfl2)
(puts on lightning-proof hat)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 25, 2015 07:09 PM (DAtNG)
True, but have you seen "Never Let Me Go?"
Just, wow, the opposite of fighting for life.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 25, 2015 07:10 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Sho Nuff at July 25, 2015 07:10 PM (t94Bu)
Posted by: nsert lever ame ere at July 25, 2015 07:11 PM (CdKLH)
Posted by: Auntie Doodles at July 25, 2015 07:11 PM (u3GBS)
About 15 years ago when I first got my dvd, I wd find great dvds in the bargain bins: Day of the Jackal, Breaker Morant, Lion in Winter, Zulu are just a few.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at July 25, 2015 07:12 PM (iQIUe)
Patton
300
Gladiator
Posted by: pep at July 25, 2015 06:30 PM (LAe3v)
This.
Plus the Clint Eastwood spaghetti Westerns.
Honorable mention to
Mad Max
Escape from New York
Scarface
Stripes
Where Eagles Dare
Posted by: Jay Guevara at July 25, 2015 07:08 PM (oKE6c)
We were Soldiers...
And THIS is a good day, Sgt. Savage...
But if you call me Grandpa, I'll kill ya....
Posted by: BB Wolf at July 25, 2015 07:12 PM (qh617)
what not to watch on a first date. On our first date in mid 70s my
husband and I elected for a movie and we picked Zorro starring Frank
Langella. We thought the R was for violence, well it wasn't. At the
end we both said "That was different" and never discussed it again.
From then on we didn't go to a movie without checking reviews first.
Posted by: Decaf at July 25, 2015 07:07 PM (xm2dE)
I saw "Saturday Night Fever" on a transcontinental plane trip, and it was a good movie, so my girlfriend of the time and I saw it with another couple. Oops. Turns out the airplane version was heavily edited, and the theater version was somewhere between raw and crude.
I was embarrassed because I'd suggested it as an enjoyable night out, little knowing ...
Posted by: Jay Guevara at July 25, 2015 07:12 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: Mose at July 25, 2015 07:01 PM (bgKtr)
My Dad loves that movie. 'Course, he was a career army engineer.
Posted by: Bob's House of Flannel Shirts and Wallet Chains at July 25, 2015 07:13 PM (yxw0r)
Answer to John Wayne question = The Searchers
That'll be the day
Yep!
Story goes that Buddy Holly and his buddies saw The Searchers in 1956 and the next year That'll Be The Day was released.
Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 25, 2015 07:13 PM (i86TN)
Posted by: MichiCanuck at July 25, 2015 07:14 PM (kbRZp)
The Madness of King George.
It made The Killing Fields seem like a Disney flick.
Posted by: Y-not at July 25, 2015 07:14 PM (RWGcK)
Time-Warner in SoCal has been gorked all day. https://downdetector.com/status/time-warner-cable/map
Posted by: Jay Guevara at July 25, 2015 07:15 PM (oKE6c)
The Madness of King George.
It made The Killing Fields seem like a Disney flick.
Posted by: Y-not
I mentioned that one above. I've seen it 4 or 5 times. It's great.
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at July 25, 2015 07:16 PM (rVQpn)
Patton
300
Gladiator
Posted by: pep
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300 was a bit OTT. I rolled my eyes a lot (though honestly it was never dull).
It belongs under 50 best gay movies.
Posted by: Bruce Boehner at July 25, 2015 07:16 PM (WhB4J)
Posted by: BB Wolf at July 25, 2015 07:12 PM (qh617)
--Actualy, the Sam Elliott line was: "If any you sum'bitches call me Grandpa, I'll kill ya."
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 07:16 PM (hO9jS)
Best Intense Scene
Good choices. I would also add The final scene in Seven and the elevator scene in true romance
The "what's in the box" scene is by far one of my all time favorite scenes. I remember being on the edge of my seat thinking "wtf is going on!?" When Summerset freaked out and started running towards Mills. And Pitt played that so well.
Posted by: Sho Nuff at July 25, 2015 07:16 PM (t94Bu)
I've never seen it, but Stripes and Caddyshack never fail to crack me up.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at July 25, 2015 07:16 PM (oKE6c)
The main thing I remember is that Kate Beckinsale was rather hawt in her 1940-era swimsuit.
Posted by: rickl at July 25, 2015 07:17 PM (sdi6R)
OT - Ed has an interesting article on HA.
"Sailor faces 30 years in prison for keeping pics of classified submarine equipment"
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.
Then again "Hunt for Red October" was fairly decent.
Posted by: GBruno at July 25, 2015 07:18 PM (u49WF)
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 07:18 PM (hO9jS)
After watching two hours of horrible people playing duplicitous seduction games with bad intent, the evening was not going to get more romantic.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 25, 2015 07:18 PM (EzgxV)
Free.
http://petersdeeandtheinhumanshields.bandcamp.com/track/burning-bridges-2015
Posted by: @PeeteySDee at July 25, 2015 07:18 PM (4e+dV)
I saw it in a theater. Left thinking, "what an amazing film... where's my cyanide capsule?" Really excellent movie but it depressed the heck out of me.
Posted by: Y-not at July 25, 2015 07:19 PM (RWGcK)
After watching two hours of horrible people playing duplicitous seduction games with bad intent, the evening was not going to get more romantic.
Posted by: cthulhu at July 25, 2015 07:18 PM (EzgxV)
Pro dating tip I gave my boys: check out date movies carefully. If you really want to be safe, go see the movie yourself first, but on the date don't let on you've already seen the movie.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at July 25, 2015 07:21 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: Auntie Doodles at July 25, 2015 07:21 PM (u3GBS)
Posted by: Agent J at July 25, 2015 07:21 PM (ueOgE)
Posted by: Sho Nuff at July 25, 2015 07:21 PM (t94Bu)
United 93. Went opening weekend with a bunch of friends. The shaky cam made me motion-sick, but I stayed to listen and made myself watch what I could. It was well done, I thought... but it was rather like going to a funeral.
Related: I can't bring myself to watch The Passion of the Christ. I'm sure it's excellent, but I have a very strong visual memory and a very vivid imagination, and even a clinical description of what Jesus went through at Calvary can bring me to tears. I knew I didn't need those images haunting me.
Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at July 25, 2015 07:22 PM (iuQS7)
Posted by: King Garrett at July 25, 2015 07:22 PM (gN/Xg)
Insomnia cures? The stupid Bourne movies with MATT DAMON!!! Good Lord, those are soporific beyond belief. I mean, who the hell cares about the "hero?" Kill him already.
Date movie? Something short and with content that makes for conversation. Doesn't have to be a good movie necessarily but it should provide food for blab.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at July 25, 2015 07:24 PM (cN9Sk)
example:
American History X
Seven
Heat
Posted by: Sho Nuff at July 25, 2015 07:26 PM (t94Bu)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 25, 2015 07:26 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Nick in South Bend at July 25, 2015 07:28 PM (HrIyJ)
Posted by: King Garrett at July 25, 2015 07:28 PM (gN/Xg)
I think Kingdom of Heaven is probably one of the best movies ever made, and seems especially prescient regarding politics these days.
I am just the blacksmith.
Posted by: GBruno at July 25, 2015 07:29 PM (u49WF)
Posted by: Y-not at July 25, 2015 07:30 PM (RWGcK)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 25, 2015 07:31 PM (I5mCH)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 07:32 PM (Ii765)
Perfect movie. Action. Romance. The (former) American character forming and asserting itself.
The movie tag line was perfect: America's First Action Hero.
Posted by: Georg at July 25, 2015 07:32 PM (uSM1W)
Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at July 25, 2015 07:32 PM (iuQS7)
Last of the Mohicans. Medicocre movie, best soundtrack ever.
Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 25, 2015 07:33 PM (i86TN)
Mine's been down all day here in CenTex...spent half the afternoon with customer support...they're less than useless.
Posted by: SMFH at it all at July 25, 2015 07:33 PM (gcV0z)
Posted by: Lincolntf at July 25, 2015 07:34 PM (2cS/G)
Posted by: Call me Loretta at July 25, 2015 07:34 PM (OmBeX)
Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at July 25, 2015 07:35 PM (iuQS7)
The best thing about Gattaca were the nuclear powered Dodge Ramblers.
The best thing about Daniel Day Lewis is that he embarrassed the fk out of Arthur Miller who refused to provide in his will for his disabled daughter until he did.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at July 25, 2015 07:36 PM (iQIUe)
"And though we be on the far side of the world, this ship is our home. This ship is England..."
Stirs the blood.
Posted by: Henry at July 25, 2015 07:37 PM (uSM1W)
btw, next week's word is chicanery
I want you all to use it frequently.
btw, chicanerous is a word according to the occasionally funny Key and Peele, so that's nice.
Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 25, 2015 07:37 PM (i86TN)
Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 25, 2015 07:33 PM (i86TN)
--I liked it, but YMMV: The Mission.
Undeniably a great (Ennio Morricone) soundtrack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixby9BzJfEo
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 07:37 PM (HnhmE)
"The Professionals" -- best most underrated action adventure from the great period of 1960 masculine adventures. Also, some of the best lines ever and one of the best last lines in movies.
"The Verdict" -- David Mamet brilliantly adapting (a mediocre novel) and Sidney Lumet directing one of the most finely tuned and structured dramas in modern films. This movie is about the moral conflict in every man at one point in his life but raised to encompass the very essence of corruption and the risks of moral bravery in fighting it.
Posted by: rrpjr at July 25, 2015 07:38 PM (s/yC1)
Posted by: Ronster at July 25, 2015 07:38 PM (47wTX)
Posted by: Doomed at July 25, 2015 07:39 PM (bGLSw)
Posted by: Clarney at July 25, 2015 07:39 PM (W+Wy7)
Reminds me of my reaction to Pulp Fiction, which a friend insisted we go see in a theater. I was stuck in the middle of the row so I couldn't leave early. Hated that movie.
Posted by: Y-not at July 25, 2015 07:40 PM (RWGcK)
The Mission had amazing scenery.
Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 25, 2015 07:41 PM (i86TN)
Posted by: rickl at July 25, 2015 07:41 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Nick in South Bend at July 25, 2015 07:41 PM (HrIyJ)
*ahem* Sorry for the rant.
Posted by: Doomed at July 25, 2015 07:41 PM (bGLSw)
Someone go make me some peppers and eggs and steak, please!
Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 25, 2015 07:41 PM (i86TN)
Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 25, 2015 07:42 PM (i86TN)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 25, 2015 07:43 PM (I5mCH)
Yes, I took the same girl to both of them.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 25, 2015 07:43 PM (3pRHP)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 07:43 PM (Ii765)
Posted by: Bruce Boehner at July 25, 2015 07:44 PM (WhB4J)
Yes, the American remakes ALWAYS stink.
Just saw that they're remaking "The Secret In Their Eyes" and just know they will ruin it.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 25, 2015 07:44 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Ronster at July 25, 2015 07:44 PM (47wTX)
Posted by: blaster at July 25, 2015 07:45 PM (2Ocf1)
Posted by: rickl at July 25, 2015 07:41 PM (sdi6R)
Hmmm, nice. Ruiz is highly underrated, compared to the more well-known catchers in the game these days. I saw the last three innings of the game. Hamels looked terrific, until the last hitter. He was out of gas, and his center fielder sure made it interesting.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 25, 2015 07:46 PM (Dj0WE)
Posted by: Grey Fox at July 25, 2015 06:39 PM (a42f0)
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Yes. "Shane" also.
Which makes me think of "American Sniper," which I liked very much, even if the war sequences were a bit too long for me. And I liked it precisely because it seemed to me to be very much of that classic Western genre.
It really reminded me of "Shane" in particular.
Eastwood picked up on that wolves/sheep/sheep-dog theme ---(which, I've been told, was barely in the book at all) --- and ran with it. We need the sheep-dog when the wolf is at the door, but in peace? Where does he fit in then?
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at July 25, 2015 07:47 PM (cN9Sk)
Posted by: Lincolntf at July 25, 2015 07:34 PM (2cS/G)
The Death Wish movies are just the ticket when you're in a certain type of mood.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at July 25, 2015 07:48 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: rrpjr at July 25, 2015 07:48 PM (s/yC1)
My favorite movie that I hardly ever get to see is Jeremiah Johnson. It's been my favorite since it came out and I was 3, it was the first movie I saw in a theatre, my sister took me, can't improve on perfection.
Posted by: traye at July 25, 2015 07:48 PM (fM8JG)
Posted by: Bob's House of Flannel Shirts and Wallet Chains at July 25, 2015 07:48 PM (yxw0r)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 25, 2015 07:48 PM (I5mCH)
I think I've stated this here before, but I've never liked Andie MacDowell as an actress in anything. She sucks.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at July 25, 2015 07:48 PM (oFCZn)
Screaming || screaming.
And geese that fly in a V with a hang glider with a motor hooked up to a propeller and a goose painted on the sail.
Posted by: bour3 at July 25, 2015 07:49 PM (5x3+2)
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 07:49 PM (hO9jS)
How about movies you never expected to like? Two that come to mind for me are The King's Speech and Secondhand Lions.
Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at
Strong agreement on both of those absolutely excellent movies, both made for adults.
We Were Soldiers was also outstanding. For my money, it was some of the most harrowing combat footage ever filmed.
@180 I wondered how long it would take for someone to start with the "300 was so ghey" stuff. OK, maybe a little.
Best charge: Return of the King, when the Rohirrim charge the orc army amassed before Minas Tirith. Always gets my blood pumping, and makes the dog run and hide.
Posted by: pep at July 25, 2015 07:49 PM (LAe3v)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at July 25, 2015 07:48 PM (oFCZn)
Probably how she gets cast.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at July 25, 2015 07:49 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: traye at July 25, 2015 07:48 PM (fM8JG)
Robert Redford as Robert Redford, in.....
Posted by: Bob's House of Flannel Shirts and Wallet Chains at July 25, 2015 07:50 PM (yxw0r)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 25, 2015 07:50 PM (OGm46)
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 07:51 PM (hO9jS)
Posted by: April at July 25, 2015 07:51 PM (FjIA5)
Speaking of that mood...if you haven't yet, check out Harry Brown with Michael Caine. Gritty and brutal but very, very realistic, and real. It's one I've been meaning to add to my collection. Gonna go check ebay...
Posted by: Doomed at July 25, 2015 07:52 PM (bGLSw)
No one could be as cool or had swagger like a 1950's Robert Mitchum. Yowza.
Posted by: Cheri at July 25, 2015 07:52 PM (ZFPMM)
Posted by: pep at July 25, 2015 07:49 PM (LAe3v)
YES! My only nitpick with that one was moving the "Death!" chant to the initial charge when it makes far more sense where Tolkien put it (after Theoden's fall).
Runner up: The Two Towers, "Rohirrim! TO THE KING!!!"
Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at July 25, 2015 07:52 PM (iuQS7)
Posted by: Ronster at July 25, 2015 07:52 PM (47wTX)
and, of course, The Incredibles, starring Brian Dennehy
Posted by: Soothsayer of the Righteous And Harmonious Fists at July 25, 2015 07:53 PM (i86TN)
There are also tornados full of sharks.
Posted by: freaked at July 25, 2015 07:53 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: Eromero at July 25, 2015 07:53 PM (go5uR)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at July 25, 2015 07:48 PM (oFCZn)
Sex, Lies, and Videotape was pretty good. She played nicely off Spader and San Giacomo.
Of course the plot required a diffident woman who was making a decision that she didn't understand for reasons she couldn't fully define.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 25, 2015 07:53 PM (3pRHP)
Posted by: Jay Guevara at July 25, 2015 07:53 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: Clarney at July 25, 2015 07:53 PM (W+Wy7)
I think I've stated this here before, but I've never liked Andie MacDowell as an actress in anything. She sucks.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at July 25, 2015 07:48 PM (oFCZn)
She was overdubbed in Greystoke, if that helps.
Posted by: Bob's House of Flannel Shirts and Wallet Chains at July 25, 2015 07:53 PM (yxw0r)
Posted by: Lincolntf at July 25, 2015 07:54 PM (2cS/G)
Posted by: Eromero at July 25, 2015 07:54 PM (go5uR)
Screaming || screaming.
Posted by: bour3
So like an adult Leonardo DiCaprio then. Leo's thought process must be "I have to emote here, I better yell the lines."
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at July 25, 2015 07:54 PM (rVQpn)
Posted by: traye at July 25, 2015 07:54 PM (fM8JG)
That is an indictment of all you morons.
This movie is the "Man for All Seasons" of movies!!!
Posted by: browndog at July 25, 2015 07:55 PM (ccfl2)
For cheering up, we like Guardians of the Galaxy, RED, and Moonrise Kingdom. Depending on what kind of cheering up we want.
Posted by: April at July 25, 2015 07:51 PM (FjIA5)
Guardians of the Galaxy is one of those movies I can watch just about any time and enjoy it.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at July 25, 2015 07:55 PM (HalrA)
Posted by: Mr Wizard at July 25, 2015 07:55 PM (hCdMd)
Posted by: Reggie LOVE! at July 25, 2015 07:56 PM (gwG9s)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 07:56 PM (Ii765)
pep, have to disagree, Scots charging the English in Braveheart.
Also good, but it would have been better if the English had included some orcs in their army.
Posted by: pep at July 25, 2015 07:56 PM (LAe3v)
Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at July 25, 2015 07:57 PM (iuQS7)
Posted by: Cheri at July 25, 2015 07:57 PM (ZFPMM)
Posted by: traye at July 25, 2015 07:58 PM (fM8JG)
Posted by: Clarney at July 25, 2015 07:58 PM (W+Wy7)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 25, 2015 07:59 PM (3pRHP)
Also good, but it would have been better if the English had included some orcs in their army.
Posted by: pep at July 25, 2015 07:56 PM (LAe3v)
Agreed. They have the same dental plan, after all.
Posted by: Bob's House of Flannel Shirts and Wallet Chains at July 25, 2015 07:59 PM (yxw0r)
My mom was mugged as she was entering a shopping mall (with my son!) a few years ago.
They never caught him, but they did find her abandoned purse (without the credit cards and cash). Made me so angry.
"Harry Brown" is a good suggestion.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 25, 2015 07:59 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Knights Who Say Ni, Keepers of the Sacred Words at July 25, 2015 08:00 PM (HalrA)
Posted by: traye at July 25, 2015 08:01 PM (fM8JG)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 25, 2015 08:01 PM (OGm46)
Posted by: Clarney at July 25, 2015 07:53 PM (W+Wy7)
Yeah, the post game show was talking about that. There have been rumors swirling around that a contending team wants to pick him up, and the Phillies definitely need some young prospects for the future.
It might be the first time in MLB history that a pitcher was traded immediately after throwing a no-hitter.
Posted by: rickl at July 25, 2015 08:01 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Here Girl! at July 25, 2015 08:04 PM (gwG9s)
Best western gunfight: Open Range
Posted by: Frankly at July 25, 2015 08:05 PM (zwQQr)
Posted by: Sean Chicanery at July 25, 2015 08:07 PM (gwG9s)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 08:07 PM (Ii765)
Shame about her politics though...
Posted by: browndog at July 25, 2015 08:08 PM (ccfl2)
280 And one of the best first date movies of all times, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 25, 2015 08:01 PM (OGm46)
Indeed.
Posted by: eman at July 25, 2015 08:09 PM (MQEz6)
Posted by: Man from Wazzustan at July 25, 2015 08:09 PM (OGcGy)
Posted by: Osoloco at July 25, 2015 08:10 PM (9kGho)
Posted by: eman at July 25, 2015 08:11 PM (MQEz6)
Music Man is good, I'll give you that.
Oklahoma tops it though.
And Shirley Jones is da Bomb!!!!
Posted by: browndog at July 25, 2015 08:11 PM (ccfl2)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 08:07 PM (Ii765)
I rather liked the most recent incarnation of Les Mis.
"One day more..." * SNIKT!*
Posted by: Bob's House of Flannel Shirts and Wallet Chains at July 25, 2015 08:11 PM (yxw0r)
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An elderly female lawyer who had an office down the hall from me said she could never like anyone who didn't like that movie.
Posted by: The Great White Snark at July 25, 2015 08:13 PM (LImiJ)
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at July 25, 2015 08:13 PM (rVQpn)
I'm not sure what this "date" thing y'all are talking about means.
Posted by: rickl at July 25, 2015 08:13 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at July 25, 2015 08:14 PM (iQIUe)
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at July 25, 2015 08:14 PM (ucDmr)
Can the message be any more clear???
They're going to friggin' nuke our asses. And the Left just pats itself on the back.
Better start watching post-apocalyptic movies.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 25, 2015 08:16 PM (08Znv)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at July 25, 2015 08:16 PM (PMlgt)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 25, 2015 08:16 PM (3pRHP)
Posted by: Rabbit of Caerbannog at July 25, 2015 08:17 PM (W5DcG)
Posted by: Jon "F.O!" Stewart at July 25, 2015 08:17 PM (gwG9s)
Posted by: Cheri at July 25, 2015 07:52 PM (ZFPMM)
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Indeed.
*gasp*
I have no interest in these vain, Magic Mike pretty boys.
Give me Robert Mitchum.
Or Yul Brynner. (The voice, the voice!)
There's something about guys spending hours and hours in the gym sculpting their bodies that doesn't work for me. I'm not saying it's teh ghey, but ....
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at July 25, 2015 08:17 PM (cN9Sk)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 25, 2015 08:16 PM (08Znv)
When I first read that this morning I thought he had a scoop.
No such luck. It was just a poster.
Posted by: rickl at July 25, 2015 08:17 PM (sdi6R)
- Deliverance
- War of the Roses
I rest my case. Beat THOSE......
Posted by: goatexchange at July 25, 2015 08:19 PM (Nd4YY)
Posted by: Woody Allen at July 25, 2015 08:21 PM (gwG9s)
"The Ayatollah tweets a pic of O committing suicide.
Can the message be any more clear???
They're going to friggin' nuke our asses."
They got to deliver it here first, and our gossamer borders are the only real possibility of it happening.
Israel will take a nuke from them long before we do...and Israel will deny them that ability before it comes to that.
Posted by: Doomed at July 25, 2015 08:21 PM (bGLSw)
Posted by: Walter at July 25, 2015 08:22 PM (rVQpn)
Posted by: Chris Sarandon at July 25, 2015 08:22 PM (bGLSw)
- Deliverance
- War of the Roses
I rest my case. Beat THOSE......
Posted by: goatexchange at July 25, 2015 08:19 PM (Nd4YY)
--It was a second date, but Million Dollar Baby was also the last.
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 08:22 PM (hO9jS)
Posted by: Woody Allen at July 25, 2015 08:21 PM (gwG9s)
Yours too? Awesome!
Next time in you're in France, let me know, okay?
Posted by: Roman Polanski at July 25, 2015 08:23 PM (wZ2hu)
Posted by: Evi L. Bloggerlady at July 25, 2015 08:23 PM (zzpgI)
Posted by: Zombie HH at July 25, 2015 08:23 PM (gwG9s)
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at July 25, 2015 08:23 PM (ucDmr)
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Well, if we had politically correct history maybe they could show some.
Posted by: The Great White Snark at July 25, 2015 08:24 PM (LImiJ)
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 08:24 PM (EfRAJ)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwV7zu7XbK8
Posted by: begerbilder at July 25, 2015 08:25 PM (+jijM)
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at July 25, 2015 08:25 PM (ucDmr)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 08:26 PM (Ii765)
Posted by: connielu at July 25, 2015 08:27 PM (hRbV/)
Posted by: DamnCat at July 25, 2015 08:27 PM (Sx7rF)
Posted by: Pretty Tough Clock Ticking at July 25, 2015 08:27 PM (gwG9s)
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Well, if we had politically correct history maybe they could show some.
Posted by: The Great White Snark at July 25, 2015 08:24 PM (LImiJ)
--Ancient Aliens is about 50% pure history. Then we get explained how Angkor Wat was built by aliens or Akhenaton was an alien himself.
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 08:28 PM (HnhmE)
Posted by: Beth M at July 25, 2015 08:28 PM (kiy9d)
They may go after Israel. It's in their plan to bring about the 12th imam. But they respect Israel so they will be very careful about how they do it.
They no longer respect us. They'll do it just because they can. Payback in their eyes.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 25, 2015 08:29 PM (08Znv)
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at July 25, 2015 08:29 PM (iQIUe)
That's my date movie.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 25, 2015 08:29 PM (TF10X)
Posted by: Bruce Boehner at July 25, 2015 08:31 PM (WhB4J)
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at July 25, 2015 08:31 PM (rVQpn)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, i was born a rebel at July 25, 2015 08:31 PM (0O7c5)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 08:32 PM (Ii765)
Posted by: Cheri at July 25, 2015 07:52 PM (ZFPMM)
My late uncle was a dead ringer - I mean, a twin - for Robert Mitchum. Even sounded like him.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at July 25, 2015 08:32 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, i was born a rebel at July 25, 2015 08:32 PM (0O7c5)
Things on Fire
Way to go, smart people. You truly are smarter and better than I could ever hope to be.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at July 25, 2015 08:33 PM (oFCZn)
Posted by: Shallow HAL 9000 at July 25, 2015 08:34 PM (Gcu5R)
Posted by: Jackie Leibowitz Mason at July 25, 2015 08:34 PM (gwG9s)
Posted by: Sho Nuff at July 25, 2015 08:34 PM (t94Bu)
Things on Fire
Way to go, smart people. You truly are smarter and better than I could ever hope to be.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at July 25, 2015 08:33 PM (oFCZn)
--Does the president fall under that category?
NTTAWWT
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 08:35 PM (HnhmE)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, i was born a rebel at July 25, 2015 08:35 PM (0O7c5)
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Lately I've been reading a number of different theories on the interpretation of end times prophecies. One writer disputed another's interpretation of the Gog and Magog war on the grounds that the other's interpretation would require a massive Islamic army to invade and destroy other Muslim countries and that would never happen. He forgot to factor in the kill crazy lunatic aspect of Islam
Posted by: The Great White Snark at July 25, 2015 08:35 PM (LImiJ)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 08:36 PM (Ii765)
Things on Fire
Way to go, smart people. You truly are smarter and better than I could ever hope to be.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis
http://gifrific.com/joker-clap-hq/
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at July 25, 2015 08:36 PM (rVQpn)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at July 25, 2015 08:36 PM (xq1UY)
Ava Gardner reported that Mitchum was king in the sack. She said no one came close.
Posted by: Shallow HAL 9000 at July 25, 2015 08:36 PM (Gcu5R)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, i was born a rebel at July 25, 2015 08:36 PM (0O7c5)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, i was born a rebel at July 25, 2015 08:36 PM (0O7c5)
Barcelona is another bargain bin goody.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at July 25, 2015 08:29 PM (iQIUe)"
Woman (Shootings in America):
You can't say Americans are not more violent than other people.
Fred:
No.
Woman (Shootings in America):
All those people killed in shootings in America?
Fred:
Oh, shootings, yes. But that doesn't mean Americans are more violent than other people. We're just better shots.
Posted by: Obnoxious A-Hole at July 25, 2015 08:37 PM (QHgTq)
Posted by: Best Future Movie at July 25, 2015 08:37 PM (gwG9s)
Posted by: The Great White Snark at July 25, 2015 08:37 PM (LImiJ)
Road House, Raising Arizona, Groundhog Day, It Could Happen To You, Princess Bride, The Sandlot, most Pixar stuff
And, yeah, of course Jeremiah Johnson & any Eastwood joint.
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 08:37 PM (EfRAJ)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, i was born a rebel at July 25, 2015 08:37 PM (0O7c5)
Posted by: Turd Ferguson at July 25, 2015 08:37 PM (vh1r8)
Posted by: DaveA at July 25, 2015 08:38 PM (DL2i+)
Posted by: Dang at July 25, 2015 08:38 PM (2oWD2)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, i was born a rebel at July 25, 2015 08:38 PM (0O7c5)
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at July 25, 2015 08:38 PM (ucDmr)
Posted by: Worst First date Movie at July 25, 2015 08:39 PM (gwG9s)
There's some stuff in the Book of Daniel that's pretty nuts. In the imagery that featured in one verse was a plucked eagle and a bear. Other passages mentioned a "Prince of Rosh", who sounds suspiciously like Mad Bad Vlad.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at July 25, 2015 08:39 PM (HalrA)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, i was born a rebel
Curse of the Golden Flower.
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at July 25, 2015 08:39 PM (rVQpn)
Posted by: Shallow HAL 9000 at July 25, 2015 08:40 PM (Gcu5R)
Posted by: Lincolntf at July 25, 2015 08:40 PM (2cS/G)
Posted by: Instinct at July 25, 2015 08:40 PM (4sbUg)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at July 25, 2015 08:41 PM (PMlgt)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 08:41 PM (Ii765)
Posted by: Lincolntf at July 25, 2015 08:40 PM (2cS/G)
glad they caught the kid. Hopefully he'll change his ways.
Posted by: mynewhandle at July 25, 2015 08:42 PM (AkOaV)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at July 25, 2015 08:42 PM (PMlgt)
Posted by: NSA at July 25, 2015 08:42 PM (ahRaP)
Posted by: eman at July 25, 2015 08:42 PM (MQEz6)
Posted by: traye at July 25, 2015 08:42 PM (fM8JG)
Posted by: Shallow HAL 9000 at July 25, 2015 08:42 PM (Gcu5R)
Posted by: Handjob Drive-In Theater at July 25, 2015 08:42 PM (gwG9s)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 08:43 PM (Ii765)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby
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I'm going to lose a corner of my man card for this but:
While You Were Sleeping
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 08:44 PM (EfRAJ)
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 08:45 PM (hO9jS)
Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe
Skip the goriest bits, it's great.
Posted by: DaveA at July 25, 2015 08:46 PM (DL2i+)
Posted by: goatexchange at July 25, 2015 08:46 PM (1MRAn)
Posted by: Northernlurker at July 25, 2015 08:47 PM (4rzL1)
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"The Ayatollah tweets a pic of O committing suicide.
Can the message be any more clear???
They're going to friggin' nuke our asses."
They got to deliver it here first, and our gossamer borders are the only real possibility of it happening.
Israel will take a nuke from them long before we do...and Israel will deny them that ability before it comes to that.
Posted by: Doomed at July 25, 2015 08:21 PM (bGLSw)"
Iran has put at least one satellite into orbit. That implies the ability to land something anywhere on earth. Yes there are guidance issues and reliability issues and since President Obama has been pushing hard to develop our antimissile capabilities, they are now a totally reliable impenetrable shield.
Iran probably has a capability to deliver missile warheads on the US roughly equivalent to the Soviet Union in the late 1950s or early 1960s.
Posted by: Obnoxious A-Hole at July 25, 2015 08:47 PM (QHgTq)
Posted by: The Great White Snark at July 25, 2015 08:48 PM (LImiJ)
Glad your wife is okay
Posted by: Mindy at July 25, 2015 08:48 PM (XPR49)
Posted by: Shallow HAL 9000 at July 25, 2015 08:48 PM (Gcu5R)
Posted by: Shallow HAL 9000 at July 25, 2015 08:49 PM (Gcu5R)
Sounds serious.
15,000 means you'll have to pay 1500$ to get him out.
Which you will never get back.
Or pay 15,000 out of pocket.
Posted by: eleven at July 25, 2015 08:50 PM (MDgS8)
Then again you could be like the majority of the English speaking world who didn't understand it either.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 25, 2015 08:50 PM (3pRHP)
Posted by: Death Wish : Depends at July 25, 2015 08:50 PM (gwG9s)
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Yeah, it's interesting.
Posted by: The Great White Snark at July 25, 2015 08:50 PM (LImiJ)
Posted by: Shallow HAL 9000 at July 25, 2015 08:51 PM (Gcu5R)
Posted by: traye at July 25, 2015 08:42 PM (fM8JG)
--Me? Awakenings. Burial scene in Gardens of Stone. End of Shooting Dogs. Stepmom cried at the end of Man on Fire, a manly action flick!
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 08:52 PM (hO9jS)
Posted by: rickl at July 25, 2015 08:53 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Northernlurker at July 25, 2015 08:53 PM (4rzL1)
Posted by: Best Nerd Moment at July 25, 2015 08:54 PM (gwG9s)
2 killed, 5 wounded between Friday night, and so far today.
For those playing our game at home, to correct for Chicago population, multiply Baltimore events by 4.3.
So unless Chicago is looking at 8 dead, and 22 wounded, Baltimore takes it!
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 25, 2015 08:54 PM (VPLuQ)
Posted by: The Great White Snark at July 25, 2015 08:54 PM (LImiJ)
2001: a Space Odyssey and Jack Black are two more effective ways to combat insomnia.
Posted by: Bruce Boehner at July 25, 2015 08:54 PM (WhB4J)
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 08:55 PM (hO9jS)
Posted by: eleven at July 25, 2015 08:55 PM (MDgS8)
Posted by: King Garrett at July 25, 2015 08:56 PM (gN/Xg)
One thing I have noticed is that all my favorite movies don't have happy
endings. I think maybe those kinds of movies appeal to me more because
the happy ending is so cliche.
example:
American History X
Seven
Heat
Posted by: Sho Nuff at July 25, 2015 07:26 PM (t94Bu)"
Then you should love German movies. Not only does everybody die in the end but first all their illusions are shattered.
Posted by: Obnoxious A-Hole at July 25, 2015 08:56 PM (QHgTq)
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 08:56 PM (hO9jS)
Posted by: David Letterman at July 25, 2015 08:56 PM (gwG9s)
Posted by: King Garrett at July 25, 2015 08:56 PM (gN/Xg)
Sometimes I marvel that the human race hasn't died out.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at July 25, 2015 08:57 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: eleven at July 25, 2015 08:57 PM (MDgS8)
Posted by: Bruce Boehner at July 25, 2015 08:57 PM (WhB4J)
That latest scene with the baby was probably my favorite scene in 3.
Maybe topped by when they recreated the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima.
I hate to admit it, but I'm looking forward to this Lavalantula crap...
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 08:58 PM (EfRAJ)
Makes me tear up: Arogorn and Arwen and all the Lords and ladies bowing before the Hobbits. Makes me think of grace.
Posted by: Northernlurker at July 25, 2015 08:59 PM (4rzL1)
Posted by: Lincolntf at July 25, 2015 08:59 PM (2cS/G)
Posted by: Reggie at July 25, 2015 09:00 PM (gwG9s)
I'm convinced different people see things differently.
We see colors the same, and smells smells mostly the same. But everything else........
Posted by: eleven at July 25, 2015 09:00 PM (MDgS8)
Posted by: Turd Ferguson at July 25, 2015 09:00 PM (MYPM9)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 09:01 PM (Ii765)
BTW, glad the wife is OK.
You do know that you'll never recover any restitution that the punk is ordered to pay, right? He'll get a slap on the wrist, probation, and restitution. Which the authorities will never help you collect.
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 09:01 PM (EfRAJ)
Posted by: Northernlurker at July 25, 2015 09:01 PM (4rzL1)
Posted by: Jay Guevara at July 25, 2015 08:57 PM (oKE6c)"
You think it is just coincidence that Jesus' first miracle was changing water into wine? So far God seems to want us to survive in spite of our selves.
Posted by: Obnoxious A-Hole at July 25, 2015 09:01 PM (QHgTq)
Posted by: Old Blue at July 25, 2015 09:03 PM (9iR5/)
Posted by: Lincolntf at July 25, 2015 09:03 PM (2cS/G)
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 09:01 PM (EfRAJ)
He'll be lucky the bastard doesn't sic the IRS on him when he's elected to the Senate.
As a Democrat, of course.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at July 25, 2015 09:03 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: eleven at July 25, 2015 09:04 PM (MDgS8)
Most relentlessly grim movie: Das Boot
Posted by: Northernlurker at July 25, 2015 09:01 PM (4rzL1)"
I will counter with "Looking For Mr.Goodbar". If there was ever a more depressing movie, I don't want to know about it. And it is relentless.
Posted by: Obnoxious A-Hole at July 25, 2015 09:04 PM (QHgTq)
Makes Schindler's List look like Shrek.
Posted by: eleven
Have toy seen The Homesman? Yikes, it's dark.
Posted by: Dang at July 25, 2015 09:05 PM (2oWD2)
Posted by: eleven at July 25, 2015 09:05 PM (MDgS8)
I just heard the 5th mortar launched (fireworks) in the neighborhood in the last 1/2 hour. It's driving the dog nuts...
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 09:06 PM (EfRAJ)
Posted by: logprof at July 25, 2015 09:06 PM (hO9jS)
Posted by: Turd Ferguson at July 25, 2015 09:07 PM (MYPM9)
Is tonight a holiday of some kind?
I just heard the 5th mortar launched (fireworks) in the neighborhood in the last 1/2 hour. It's driving the dog nuts...
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 09:06 PM (EfRAJ)"
Maybe somebody is celebrating St.Bartholomew's Day.
Posted by: Obnoxious A-Hole at July 25, 2015 09:08 PM (QHgTq)
Posted by: Dang at July 25, 2015 09:08 PM (2oWD2)
Posted by: Lincolntf at July 25, 2015 09:08 PM (2cS/G)
Which is also depressing.
Posted by: eleven at July 25, 2015 09:05 PM (MDgS
You've got me there.
Movie crush: Debra Winger
Cheesiest movie I enjoyed: The Swamp Thing with Adrienne Barbeau.
Posted by: Northernlurker at July 25, 2015 09:08 PM (4rzL1)
I had a friend back then that must have watched that 80 times.
Posted by: eleven at July 25, 2015 09:10 PM (MDgS8)
Posted by: Northernlurker at July 25, 2015 09:12 PM (4rzL1)
Posted by: mustbequantum at July 25, 2015 09:13 PM (MIKMs)
Posted by: norrin radd at July 25, 2015 09:14 PM (FZ1Nt)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 09:15 PM (Ii765)
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Another classic to add to the "always watch" list. I love me some Jack Warden. I'll watch anything with him in it.
I think because he reminds me so much of Dad. (Step)
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 09:16 PM (EfRAJ)
Excellent choice.
"Oh, what,.....now you're going to hit me in the head with the thing , right?"
Posted by: eleven at July 25, 2015 09:16 PM (MDgS8)
Movie crush: Cybill Shepherd in Taxi Driver (I was born in 1980. She blew my mind in that movie when I saw it in 2007.)
Cheesiest movie I enjoyed: Kingdom of the Spiders, starring William Shatner. (Watch for the camera crew in the side-view mirror when Shatner closes his truck door)
Posted by: unfatmatt at July 25, 2015 09:16 PM (kyTFr)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 09:17 PM (Ii765)
Posted by: Northernlurker at July 25, 2015 09:19 PM (4rzL1)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 09:19 PM (Ii765)
Posted by: steevy at July 25, 2015 09:19 PM (sPO3u)
Posted by: steevy at July 25, 2015 09:20 PM (sPO3u)
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 09:21 PM (EfRAJ)
Posted by: Northernlurker at July 25, 2015 09:22 PM (4rzL1)
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 09:16 PM (EfRAJ)
Agreed. Great character actor.
Posted by: rrpjr at July 25, 2015 09:23 PM (s/yC1)
Posted by: Wind Breaker at July 25, 2015 09:23 PM (tBSxg)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 09:23 PM (Ii765)
I took about 50 of them home, and for fun, would pull one out blind from the cabinet and have to watch the whole thing.
So Movie Night would be: "A Yank in the RAF", "Pigskin Parade" and "They Drive by Night", or some other totally random bunch.
Posted by: Sal at July 25, 2015 09:24 PM (MRX6w)
There should be a rule that the song under the credits
Remotely pertains to the movie's basic plot....
Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at July 25, 2015 09:24 PM (iuQS7)
Posted by: steevy at July 25, 2015 09:25 PM (sPO3u)
Posted by: eleven at July 25, 2015 09:25 PM (MDgS8)
Posted by: Northernlurker at July 25, 2015 09:27 PM (4rzL1)
I have a 6x6 "Pleiku" gun truck with the Sorcerer script emblem on it. You might say I was impressed.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at July 25, 2015 09:28 PM (xq1UY)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 09:23 PM (Ii765)
Man lives in the sun-lit world of what he believes to be reality.
But there is, unseen by most, an underworld.
A place just as real, but not as brightly-lit...
A darkside...
Posted by: Tales from the Darkside at July 25, 2015 09:28 PM (wZ2hu)
Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at July 25, 2015 09:29 PM (iuQS7)
Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at July 25, 2015 09:29 PM (Cq0oW)
Posted by: steevy at July 25, 2015 09:25 PM (sPO3u)
Yes. A civil war surgeon was still alive in the 1960s
Posted by: Northernlurker at July 25, 2015 09:29 PM (4rzL1)
Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at July 25, 2015 09:29 PM (iuQS7)
Exactly
Posted by: Northernlurker at July 25, 2015 09:31 PM (4rzL1)
Best Manly Movie: Hell in the Pacific. Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune alone on a deserted Pacific island trying to kill one another while grunting. Absolutely SOAKED in testosterone.
Best Love Scene in an action movie: Hicks introduces Ripley to his best friend. Hey, it's a threesome.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 25, 2015 09:32 PM (egLDQ)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 09:32 PM (Ii765)
in an interview (on youtube) woody allen tells how he thought 2001 was not much when it came out. some time later, a woman asked him to see it again, why not, and he thought "wow" that was good, and after a third viewing he see's it as great. the only time a director was that far ahead of him.
i thought it was okay, then very good, then great myself. but a lot of films are ahead of me!
Posted by: steinmetz at July 25, 2015 09:32 PM (CrYC8)
When I was a kid, I had a ventriloquist dummy toy named Hugo. After that movie, my sister wouldn't let me play with it.
Somehow, that toy went missing not long after we saw it...
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 09:34 PM (EfRAJ)
Posted by: Lincolntf at July 25, 2015 09:34 PM (2cS/G)
Posted by: Bigby's Knuckle Sandwich at July 25, 2015 09:34 PM (Cq0oW)
Posted by: steevy at July 25, 2015 09:35 PM (sPO3u)
I saw your comment and it disappeared.
Perhaps you've gotten trapped in the banned zone somehow.
Have you commented on a long dead thread lately? The pixy autobot will ban you for that.
Posted by: eleven at July 25, 2015 09:35 PM (MDgS8)
"Dressed to Kill" is coming out on Criterion blu-ray in August. Will probably get it.
I also recently got the 1973 classic "Don't Look Now".
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2015 09:35 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at July 25, 2015 09:37 PM (W5DcG)
Was ahead of its time. Shot on videotape and made to look like it was being broadcast live, was about (American) terrorists threatening to blow of Charleston Harbor in their zeal for no nukes.
Gets preachy at the end, but overall great IMHO.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2015 09:37 PM (ntObR)
Not at all, tinfoil.
That's probably the most quoted movie of all time here at the HQ.
(I mentioned it myself @ 350)
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 09:37 PM (EfRAJ)
Posted by: steevy at July 25, 2015 09:38 PM (sPO3u)
Posted by: Northernlurker at July 25, 2015 09:38 PM (4rzL1)
Did not know that, thank you. So did Clinton sell the tech to them, too?
+1 on Sorcerer. Every man's top 5 short list, ought to be.
Posted by: doomed at July 25, 2015 09:38 PM (bGLSw)
Posted by: eleven at July 25, 2015 09:39 PM (MDgS8)
Posted by: Northernlurker at July 25, 2015 09:39 PM (4rzL1)
12 Angry Men
La Cage Aux Folles
The Last Days of Disco
Foreign Correspondence (Hitchcock)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (original 1930s version, also Hitchcock)
Safe (1995 Julianne Moore)
Shoah (a 9-hour long Holocaust doc)
The Battle of Algiers (which as I understand it is used by the Marines as a primer in teaching about terrorism)
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2015 09:39 PM (ntObR)
nuns on the run
the navigator: a medieval odyssey.
a lot of movie for modest means.
Posted by: steinmetz at July 25, 2015 09:41 PM (CrYC8)
Posted by: Lincolntf at July 25, 2015 09:41 PM (2cS/G)
Posted by: mustbequantum at July 25, 2015 09:41 PM (MIKMs)
Posted by: doomed at July 25, 2015 09:41 PM (bGLSw)
Only on some random place on earth.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at July 25, 2015 09:42 PM (W5DcG)
Have read it's one of the all-time scariest flicks ever.
(And, there's a great story that one day, its star Peter Lorre came on the set and Fritz Lang said "You don't look haggard enough for the role today," so he grabbed and threw Lorre down a flight of stairs being used for the shoot. Wish a director today could try that with Clooney.)
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2015 09:42 PM (ntObR)
Have read it's one of the all-time scariest flicks ever.
* * *
More suspenseful than scary, imo. Great movie, though. Lorre is utterly believable.
Posted by: doomed at July 25, 2015 09:43 PM (bGLSw)
Posted by: doomed at July 25, 2015 09:44 PM (bGLSw)
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Only on some random place on earth.
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If karma actually does exist, then John F'ing Kerry's yacht?
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 09:44 PM (EfRAJ)
Is the video and audio quality better than DVD, or is it just that it can store more data and has extra features and such?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 25, 2015 09:45 PM (Zu3d9)
The English Patient
Braveheart
Last of the Mohicans
Legends of the Fall
Etc.
But I also like sci-fi and action:
The Avengers
Guardians of the Galaxy
Shaun of the Dead
World War Z
Galaxy Quest
Etc.
Not really into straight horror or thrillers
Posted by: lindafell de Spair at July 25, 2015 09:45 PM (xVgrA)
Posted by: MAx at July 25, 2015 09:45 PM (LAliD)
Date movie: Hubby and i watched Silence of the Lambs on a date-it was an AFRTS movie that was making the rounds. I hid behind him the entire time because I can't take that stuff, so I guess it was a success for him.
With the guys-because most of my friends before hubby were marines- : Hamburger Hill. They loved that movie, and gave me free beer if I would watch it with them, so I watched it with them.
Personal favorite: that's tough. I love most of the Pixar movies, recently watched Odd Thomas, and thought that was fun, and can watch Lego movie a lot. (Any movie that offers, "kill a chicken" as an option for the hero is okay by me.)
Posted by: Moki at July 25, 2015 09:46 PM (x303I)
The Devil's Brigade is usually written off as a Dirty Dozen clone with Canucks (and it kinda is) but it stands on its own. Every man who likes war movies and hasn't seen it, should.
Posted by: doomed at July 25, 2015 09:41 PM (bGLSw)
Always thought the best scene was the birthday toast. "long life.........(raises cup to Bill Holden) to The Devil!"
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 25, 2015 09:46 PM (egLDQ)
Supposedly the BR players will also improve the resolution of DVDs as well on HD screens. But I admit, I like having the "best" versions of things, and blu-ray is probably going to be the last actually tangible version of movie media ever.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2015 09:47 PM (ntObR)
Wise woman. It is horrifying. I couldn't watch, but the sound was just as brutal.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at July 25, 2015 09:48 PM (DI417)
you find it in eyes wide shut, but what an awful irredeemable thing that was.
Posted by: steinmetz at July 25, 2015 09:48 PM (CrYC8)
Posted by: Bob's House of Flannel Shirts and Wallet Chains at July 25, 2015 07:59 PM (yxw0r)
LMAO!!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at July 25, 2015 09:48 PM (DI417)
I think the picture quality is much better on Bluray. We don't get regular definition DVDs anymore. Hell, I don't even like watching TV in standard def. the HD channels look so much better.
Posted by: lindafell de Spair at July 25, 2015 09:49 PM (xVgrA)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 09:49 PM (Ii765)
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2015 09:50 PM (ntObR)
I think you are correct, and I despair for the next generation.
Music is no longer high fidelity...it is compressed beyond all recognition. Until bandwidth improves significantly, streamed movies are the same.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 25, 2015 09:50 PM (Zu3d9)
Raising Arizona for a silly evening
One Night At McCool's for a trippy evening
The Ref for a fun Christmas Eve
American Beauty for a rebellious and pensive evening
Posted by: Miley's Tongue at July 25, 2015 09:50 PM (+Y3QE)
Yup...regular def. looks horrible.
And.....Shaun of The Dead! Love it!
World War Z was also a solid movie. Brad Pitt was under control, which made it a good movie. The director did a good job with him.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 25, 2015 09:51 PM (Zu3d9)
The tender gay subtext between Rocky and Peacock is our fav part.
Posted by: Bamster&Reg, cuddlin' at July 25, 2015 09:52 PM (bGLSw)
Pretty good. I particularly liked Mike Nichols' willingness to use long continuous shots, especially the scene with Ernest Borgnine (character name?) and Jon Voight (Milo Minderbinder, that name I remember) discussing his corporation while literally *right next to them*, one of their fighter jets is crashing and burning.
Would love to see a modern-day director try that kind of shot today without resorting to CGI. They'd shit their pants.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2015 09:52 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2015 09:53 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 25, 2015 09:53 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: Northernlurker at July 25, 2015 09:54 PM (4rzL1)
I really like Brad Pitt. He can do a full spectrum of characters. I think he is under appreciated as just another pretty face.
Posted by: lindafell de Spair at July 25, 2015 09:54 PM (xVgrA)
Posted by: Bamster&Reg, cuddlin' at July 25, 2015 09:54 PM (bGLSw)
Posted by: biancaneve at July 25, 2015 09:55 PM (kBiy2)
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 09:57 PM (EfRAJ)
1,000 s of words nothing about just being Southern an polite.
Yankees, they just don't get it.
Posted by: Nip Sip at July 25, 2015 09:57 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: Northernlurker at July 25, 2015 09:59 PM (4rzL1)
Is the video and audio quality better than DVD, or is it just that it can store more data and has extra features and such?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 25, 2015 09:45 PM (Zu3d9)
I don't think its quite the jump you'd experience going from watching VHS to DVD but there's certainly an improvement.
Posted by: buzzion at July 25, 2015 10:00 PM (zt+N6)
Great movie chat, y'all. This was fun. We should do it again.
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 10:01 PM (EfRAJ)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 10:02 PM (Ii765)
Posted by: begerbilder at July 25, 2015 10:03 PM (+jijM)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 25, 2015 09:50 PM (Zu3d9)
An entire generation has been reared with MP3 music and absolutely crappy cell phone audio.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at July 25, 2015 10:03 PM (W5DcG)
World War Z was also a solid movie. Brad Pitt was under control, which made it a good movie. The director did a good job with him.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 25, 2015 09:51 PM (Zu3d9)
Agreed. Solid movie. Which should have had ANY title except World War Z. The only thing that survived from the excellent book is the Israeli "Tenth Man" thing.
So many fantastically cinematic scenes in the book, and they dumped it all. Fucking Hollywood cockswallup idiots.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 25, 2015 10:04 PM (egLDQ)
Great movie chat, y'all. This was fun. We should do it again.
Posted by: Chi at July 25, 2015 10:01 PM (EfRAJ)
Its up now.
Posted by: buzzion at July 25, 2015 10:04 PM (zt+N6)
Ok,, Let's list them.... The Fly,.. Frog's...The Birds.... Ant's... Spiders (sorry Alex) What else??.
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 25, 2015 10:02 PM (Ii765)
Weaselcane!
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 25, 2015 10:06 PM (egLDQ)
Posted by: Henry at July 25, 2015 10:06 PM (uSM1W)
A few notes of John Barry's score is in the new Spectre trailer, so that answers that question, Is it a remake?
Posted by: BourbonChicken at July 25, 2015 10:08 PM (+4uXG)
It was a miracle there was a second date.
Posted by: Ed at July 25, 2015 10:09 PM (uSM1W)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at July 25, 2015 10:11 PM (+4uXG)
Posted by: Redolent at July 25, 2015 10:12 PM (uSM1W)
Guilty pleasure ..... Zoolander
Posted by: Javems at July 25, 2015 10:15 PM (ZnvRl)
Posted by: JTB at July 25, 2015 10:17 PM (FvdPb)
Posted by: Lincolntf at July 25, 2015 08:40 PM (2cS/G)
Pity the perp's in good health. So, did he throw her cellphone away, or just drop it while fleeing? Do you have an idea of the route he took? Maybe walking his trail, and periodically calling her cell with yours, you might hear it ring from where it landed?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 25, 2015 10:19 PM (DAtNG)
1941
Posted by: Tmitsss at July 25, 2015 10:27 PM (XAYp+)
Posted by: Miley's Tongue at July 25, 2015 10:37 PM (+Y3QE)
Posted by: gracepc at July 25, 2015 10:51 PM (DMQhB)
Posted by: Ramon from Texas at July 25, 2015 11:18 PM (hRytD)
Posted by: jimveejr at July 25, 2015 11:34 PM (JNrWe)
Bond movies
Kelly's Heroes
The Great Escape
Layer Cake
Batman-Dark Knight trilogy
Movies that can run in the background. They are company when I am working on projects.
Posted by: JJ at July 25, 2015 11:38 PM (5UORH)
Yes! I remember "Special Bulletin." Saw it in college. It solidified my determination to stay in newspapers.
That was then. Now I'm sick of the business. And I'm just a desk guy, never a reporter.
As for movies (without quote marks for simplification): Guns of Navarone, Harold Lloyd flicks, Animal House, Connery Bond, Midnight Run, Chicken Run, first Matrix, Buster Keaton's The General.
That should do for a dead thread.
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