New Year = New Movies

Barbershop

One Hour Photo

Daddy's Little Girls

Fate Is the Hunter (1964)

The Bull Of The West

Holiday in the Sun (2001) and The Challenge (2003) on DVD :thumbsdow

Well the first movies I saw for 2019 weren't by choice as I watched two Mary-Kate and Ashley films. These were for my friends' kids during our New Year's party and I watched it w/ them.

I was surprised at how many people I knew who appeared in these movies:



Austin Nichols (One Tree Hill, The Walking Dead)
Ben Easter (Husk)
Megan Fox (Holiday was her acting debut)
Billy Aaron Brown (8 Simple Rules, Jeepers Creepers 2)
Wendy Schaal (Munchies, The 'Burbs, Small Soldiers, American Dad!)
Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy, Luke Cage)

Teen Beach Movie

The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

Watched these with my daughter today, she's been reading the book I got for Christmas Analog Nightmares: The Shot On Video Horror Films of 1982-1995. I've been trying to get her to watch some of these movies before, the only one she would watch at the time was Redneck Zombies, but now that she's reading about them she wants to see them.


Blood Lake '87 :thumbsup: (Six teenagers spend a weekend at a lake, and a bloodthirsty maniac kills them one by one.)


Shreck '90 :thumbsup: (Roger, Neil, and Mike are horror movie fans who have a mock seance to bring Nazi psycho Max Shreck back from the dead. Unfortunately, the seance works and Shreck wreaks havoc in our time and in his.)

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Christmas Under Fire

Incident at Phantom Hill

Is Anybody There? (2008) on DVD :thumbsup:

A young boy lives w/ his parents who run an old folks home. He develops an obsession with death and the afterlife due to being surrounded by the sick, frail, and dying residents.

The newest resident is an ex-magician in the early stages of dementia and he and the boy become friends.

Kingpin

Christine

The Maze Runner

Planes 2: Fire & Planes

Summer School

Watched these with my daughter today, she's been reading the book I got for Christmas Analog Nightmares: The Shot On Video Horror Films of 1982-1995. I've been trying to get her to watch some of these movies before, the only one she would watch at the time was Redneck Zombies, but now that she's reading about them she wants to see them.





Boardinghouse '82 :thumbsup: (157 min director's cut; A boarding house is reopened years after gruesome murders were committed there. Suddenly, the body count begins once more!

Considered the first shot-on-video horror film, though it was transferred to 35mm for theatrical release.
The movie also included a gimmick called 'Horror Vision'- a visual and audio cue to warn the audience of an upcoming gore scene.)

Dante's Peak

Blair Witch (2016) on Blu-ray :thumbsdow

The film works as a sequel to the original film where Heather's brother goes on a quest w/ his friends to find out what happened to his missing sister.

I felt that they tried to do what the original film did "in the modern era", but it didn't do as great. Felt really unnecessary.

Going Hollywood

Notes on a Scandal

In The Arms Of A Killer

Godzilla

Our Weekends in 1949

Angel In The Family

Ladyhawke '85 :thumbsup: (Upon breaking out of a dungeon, youthful thief Phillipe Gaston befriends Capt. Navarre, a man with a strange secret. Navarre and his lover Lady Isabeau d'Anjou were cursed by the wicked Bishop of Aquila (John Wood), who desires Lady Isabeau for himself. His dark magic prevents the pair from ever being in each other's presence except at twilight, so they enlist Gaston in a dangerous plot to overthrow the Bishop and break his evil enchantment.

Matthew Broderick, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rutger Hauer)

Worth Winning

My Friend Dahmer (2017) on DVD :thumbsup:

The film is based on the graphic novel by artist John Backderf about his childhood friendship w/ future serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in Bath, Ohio.

A Cinderella Story: If The Shoe Fits

Daughter picked this last night for our last movie night before she heads back to college today.

Ready Player One '18 :thumbsup: (When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune.

Still liked the book more, but I did enjoy all of the movie references, you almost need to watch it several times to catch them all.)

Paddington

Fargo (1996): Starring Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare.

* Based on a true story about a man hiring thugs to kidnap his wife in order to get ransom money from his wealthy father-in-law; but things go horribly wrong.

The Freshman (1925) Harold Lloyd and Jobyna Ralston

Synopsis: A nerdy college student will do anything to become popular on campus.


This movie is super cute, and Harold Lloyd is adorable. One of Lloyd's best comedies.

The Bourne Legacy (2012) on Blu-ray :thumbsup:

The film takes place during the events of The Bourne Ultimatum during the fallout from Jason Bourne going rouge. The CIA panics and decides to exterminate all of the program's black-ops.

Agent Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) discovers what's going on and evades the CIA agents out to kill him.



Matt Damon chose not to come back due to Paul Greengrass not being on board as director, so the studio went ahead w/ this spin-off film.

Damon and Greengrass would team-up later for Jason Bourne (2016).

Thunderbirds 2010

The Sandlot

Chappaquiddick (2017) on Blu-ray :thumbsup:

The film is based on the true story of "the Chappaquiddick incident" where Sen. Ted Kennedy left the scene of a car accident where his 28-year-old passenger, campaign worker Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned in 1969.

The Longest Yard, then Smokey & The Bandit

My Friend Dahmer (2017) on DVD :thumbsup:

The film is based on the graphic novel by artist John Backderf about his childhood friendship w/ future serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in Bath, Ohio.

I saw that a few weeks ago and thought it was pretty good.

Winners Tape All: The Henderson Brothers Story '16 :thumbsup: (The story of Michael and Richard Henderson, two stepbrothers from West Virginia who saw an opportunity in the burgeoning VHS market in the 1980s and made their own backyard horror movies, "The Curse of Stabberman" and "Cannibal Swim Club.")

Days of Thunder

Adventures In Babysitting

Galaxy Quest

Greetings from Tromaville '17 :thumbsup: (Follows the history of Lloyd Kaufman and Troma Entertainment.)

How The Toys Saved Christmas

Scales: Mermaids Are Real

Christine (2016) on DVD :thumbsup:

The film is based on the true story of 29-year-old reporter Christine Chubbuck who shot herself during a live news broadcast in 1974.

Austin Powers in Goldmember

Aqua man
transformers spin off bumble bee
sonny's spider-man into spider-verse computer Anmited movie

Extreme Ops

Walk All Over Me (2007) on DVD :thumbsup:

After getting into some trouble, a small-town girl escapes to one of her friends and asks for help. Her friend works as a dominatrix and has paying clients come to her house.

Thinking it will be an easy way to score quick cash, she assumes the identity of her friend and meets up with a new client. Turns out that the client owes money to a crime syndicate and things get worse when the criminals find out she's the escaped woman they're looking for.

Barbershop: The Next Cut

The Woods '06 :thumbsup: (Set in 1965 New England, a troubled girl encounters mysterious happenings in the woods surrounding an isolated girls school that she was sent to by her disinterested parents.

Agnes Bruckner, Patricia Clarkson, Bruce Campbell, Lauren Birkell, Rachel Nichols, Emma Campbell)

American Beauty

Four's A Crowd

Lars and the Real Girl (2007) on DVD :thumbsup:

A very socially awkward man living in small-town Wisconsin orders an anatomically correct doll from the internet and forms a romantic relationship with it.

His family, friends, and colleagues are all freaked out over it, but are encouraged by the family doctor to "go along with it" and says that he'll stop his delusions "when he doesn't need her anymore".

They all "welcome" her to the community and treat her like a real person by taking her shopping, church, doctor appointments, and giving her jobs (all honorary positions).

Lars and the Real Girl (2007) on DVD :thumbsup:

A very socially awkward man living in small-town Wisconsin orders an anatomically correct doll from the internet and forms a romantic relationship with it.

His family, friends, and colleagues are all freaked out over it, but are encouraged by the family doctor to "go along with it" and says that he'll stop his delusions "when he doesn't need her anymore".

They all "welcome" her to the community and treat her like a real person by taking her shopping, church, doctor appointments, and giving her jobs (all honorary positions).

There was also Love Object (2003) a horror movie about a guy and an anatomically correct doll.

Rachel Getting Married

The Ox Bow Incident (1943)

Moana

I last saw D.O.A. (1949) on VHS :)

Two Mules For Sister Sara

A Fish Called Wanda (1988): Starring John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin.

How It Ends (2018)

The wife and I went to see this at the theater last night.


Paper Moon '73 :thumbsup:

Flakes (2007) on DVD :thumbsup:

A struggling musician works at a small cereal bar in New Orleans, Flakes, owned by an aging hippie. His girlfriend is on his case about his music and wants to temp. take his job at the cereal bar until he puts something together.

He reluctantly agrees, but then a copycat business opens up across the street and threatens Flakes' business. He doesn't want his girlfriend to take his job at Flakes during the competition so she goes over to the new establishment as an act of revenge.

A League Of Their Own and The Sandlot

Lovelace '13 :thumbsup: (The story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.)

Wonderland '03 :thumbsup: (In the police investigation of a brutal crime scene, one man was at the center of it all: legendary porn star John Holmes.

Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Josh Lucas, Dylan McDermott, Tim Blake Nelson, Ted Levine, Lisa Kudrow, Eric Bogosian, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Janeane Garofalo)

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Petrified Forest

Halloween at Aunt Ethel's '18 :thumbsup: (Everyone in town knows the story of Old Aunt Ethel. It's said she makes Halloween candy and pumpkin pie out of the kids that trick-or-treat at her house. This Halloween, the neighborhood teens are going to find out the truth.)

The Hard Way

Battle Royale (2000) on DVD :thumbsup:

Set in a dystopian world where Japan's youth rebel against adults after a major recession, the gov't has set up a program where a middle school class is chosen at random to fight to the death until only one remains.

The film was very controversial upon release and blamed for subsequent incidents of children murderers in Japan.

Riders of Destiny

Battle Royale (2000) on DVD :thumbsup:

Set in a dystopian world where Japan's youth rebel against adults after a major recession, the gov't has set up a program where a middle school class is chosen at random to fight to the death until only one remains.

The film was very controversial upon release and blamed for subsequent incidents of children murderers in Japan.

I have this same DVD, also bought the Blu, but kept the DVD since the Blu has zero special features, but the transfer is fantastic.

Love this movie, too bad the sequel was a total letdown.

I have this same DVD, also bought the Blu, but kept the DVD since the Blu has zero special features, but the transfer is fantastic.

Love this movie, too bad the sequel was a total letdown.

I may check out the sequel "just because" as I haven't seen it. I know the surviving boy and girl come back.

I tried watching the features, but they don't have English subtitles. It only had Korean. :confused:

I may check out the sequel "just because" as I haven't seen it. I know the surviving boy and girl come back.

I tried watching the features, but they don't have English subtitles. It only had Korean. :confused:

Yeah, though the bit with Quentin Tarantino was English. I still watched them even if I couldn't understand them haha I thought getting the complete collection Blu which has the special features in English, but at the time I just didn't want to buy part 2 a second time.

Life Of The Party.

If you're in a coma and looking to kill time, go for it. Otherwise, skip it.


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Black Mirror/Bandersnatch

Back to School

The Bird Box (2018) on Netflix- Sandra Bullock , John Malkovich

The Bird Box (2018) on Netflix- Sandra Bullock , John Malkovich

I just saw that recently, and thought it wasn’t great.

I just saw that recently, and thought it wasn’t great.

I agree. It was just OK. I wouldn't buy the dvd.

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The father of three children was killed when he left his house. This provokes a lot of sentimental emotions in the neighbourhood because the people know nothing about his dark past.


I really liked this!! It was a made for TV true story that took place on Long Island, NY in 1987 ! And a very young , very cute David Schwimmer was in this, one of his first roles!! :love: Not only was he cute, but his acting was really good and he did a very believable NY accent in this!;):eyes: Along with very good performances from Sally Struthers and Mike Farrell ! ;)


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9 to 5

The Accused (1988): Starring Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis, Bernie Coulson, Leo Rossi, Ann Hearn, Carmen Argenziano, Steve Antin and Tom O'Brien.

Inside Out

Suspiria '18 :thumbsup: (Young American dancer Susie Bannion arrives in 1970s Berlin to audition for the world-renowned Helena Markos Dance Co. When she vaults to the role of lead dancer, the woman she replaces breaks down and accuses the company's female directors of witchcraft. Meanwhile, an inquisitive psychotherapist and a member of the troupe uncover dark and sinister secrets as they probe the depths of the studio's hidden underground chambers.

Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, Chloë Grace Moretz

Jessica Harper who was the lead in the original has a part in this.

I like that they set it the same year the original was released. Also liked that they didn't try to copy Argento's audio and visual style.)

Oz the Great and Powerful

Moonstruck(watched it again on DVD-just love Cher in the movie!)

Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion

It Comes at Night

Dead Man Walking

Drive-In Massacre '76 :thumbsup: (Two police detectives try to catch a serial killer who is stalking a rural California drive-in theater, randomly killing people with a sword.)

Daughters of the Dust

Jersey Boys

The Wizard of Oz

Return to Oz
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Clue

The Little Mermaid

Black Moon '75 :thumbsup: (To escape a gender war, a girl flees to a remote farmhouse and becomes part of an extensive family's unusual, perhaps even supernatural, lifestyle.)

Daddy's Home 2

The Great Mouse Detective

Hercules

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

101 Dalmatians

Starring Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon


I really liked this!! Really funny old slapstick comedy classic!!:D And Tony Curtis is a TOTAL HOTTY!!! Only problem is (spoiler alert) he was dressed as a lady through a lot of the film!:lol: But he was still hot!! ;):D:love:


After witnessing a Mafia murder, slick saxophone player Joe (Tony Curtis) and his long-suffering buddy, Jerry (Jack Lemmon), improvise a quick plan to escape from Chicago with their lives. Disguising themselves as women, they join an all-female jazz band and hop a train bound for sunny Florida. While Joe pretends to be a millionaire to win the band's sexy singer, Sugar (Marilyn Monroe), Jerry finds himself pursued by a real millionaire (Joe E. Brown) as things heat up and the mobsters close in.


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Starring Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon


I really liked this!! Really funny old slapstick comedy classic!!:D And Tony Curtis is a TOTAL HOTTY!!! Only problem is (spoiler alert) he was dressed as a lady through a lot of the film!:lol: But he was still hot!! ;):D:love:


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I saw that on TV myself pretty recently actually and thought it was good.

Junior Prom '46 :thumbsup: (A rich man's son is running for student body president in the local high school, and the boy's father tells the school principal that if his son wins the election, he'll make a sizable donation to the school that will pay for the football team's much-needed uniforms.

The first in 'The Teenagers' franchise, which had 7 films including this.

Noel Neill, who was more known for playing Lois Lane on the Adventures Of Superman series, plays one of the core members of the 'Teenagers' group.)



Curley '47 :thumbsup: (Mischievous youngsters out to ruin the new teacher's first day at school find the tables turned on them.

This was Hal Roach's attempt to create a new 'Our Gang' group of kids, only one other film was made in the this short-lived franchise attempt- Who Killed Doc Robbin?)

Dumbo

Aladdin

Jersey Boys again

The Pit '81 :thumbsup: (A solitary and strange preteen boy wreaks revenge on his harassers when he makes a disturbing discovery in the depth of a forest.)

Blue Sky (1994): Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones, Powers Boothe, Carrie Snodgress, Amy Locane and Chris O'Donnell.

- RIP both Carrie Snodgress and Powers Boothe.

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Abbey Grace(2016)

The Last Time I Saw Paris

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Knightriders '81 :thumbsup: (Billy is the undisputed leader of a roving band of hardened bikers who support themselves by jousting at medieval fairs and selling their intricately designed wares. As their fearsome reputation and popularity grow, commercial pressures begin tearing the tightly knit group apart. Despite Billy's attempts to maintain his noble and chivalrous vision, his star performer grows disillusioned, while his arch-rival, Morgan, prepares for a final battle.)

Ed Harris, Tom Savini, Gary Lahti, Martin Ferrero, Ken Foree, Christine Forrest, Patricia Tallman

Stephen and Tabitha King make cameo appearance as spectators.

1 of 2 non-horror films written/directed by George Romero.

Most of the cast is comprised of actors who have been in previous and future George Romero films.

Toy Story (1995) / Toy Story 2 (1999) on DVD :thumbsup:

Robin Hood

The House on Pine Street(2015)

The House on Pine Street(2015)


That title and picture intrigued me ,:eek: so I googled !! This movie seems COOL!!! ;):wave:

A young woman coping with an unwanted pregnancy moves into a haunted house.

That title and picture intrigued me ,:eek: so I googled !! This movie seems COOL!!! ;):wave:

A young woman coping with an unwanted pregnancy moves into a haunted house.


I watched it on Amazon Prime. It was ok not great. Formula format. No one believes the woman that her house is haunted.:):wave:

Matt Dillon's first two movies!!!!! DAMN he was HOT!!!!!!:eek: I LOVED Matt Dillon back in the day!:eyes: My goal in life was to be Mrs. Matt Dillon after seeing Little Darlings back than !!:love: To me he was way hotter and cuter young, I like him as an actor, he's a really good actor but I think he was at his hottest very young!!!:) I know he was underage, but before you throw me in jail, remember I was young too back than!!! :lol:


Anyway you all know Little Darlings ( I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this movie, ;) besides Matt , Kristy, Tatum , Armand Assante , he was hot too , all were good in this, it was such a cool, cute movie) ;),

And a lesser known movie Over the edge ! :cool:


With only a recreation center to distract them, most of the teenagers in the drab planned community of New Granada have turned to drugs and delinquency. Carl (Michael Kramer), the son of a town councilman, is an exception, but he can't seem to help falling in with a charismatic and troubled classmate, Richie (Matt Dillon). Soon after, a trigger-happy sheriff (Harry Northrup) shoots Richie, and sole witness Carl has to go on the run, eventually inciting a dramatic teenage riot.



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Hit-n-Run

Knocked Up

Ghostland '18 :thumbsup: (aka Incident In A Ghostland; A mother of two who inherits a house is confronted with murderous intruders on the first night in their new home and fights for her daughters' lives. Sixteen years later when the daughters reunite at the house, things get really strange.)

House Hunting ( 2012 )- Marc Singer

The Car: Road To Revenge '19 :thumbsdow (In a dilapidated cyberpunk city plagued by crime and corruption, an unscrupulous District Attorney is savagely murdered and tossed out of a building onto his brand new car. Mysteriously, the District Attorney and his car come back to life as a single being with a thirst for vengeance. The eerie driver-less car embarks on a vicious rampage exacting revenge on the criminals who murdered him.

Sequel/reboot to the 1977 movie The Car. All it has in common with the original The Car is a black car. This is more like a remake of the 1980's Charlie Sheen flick The Wraith.)

Warlock Moon '73 :thumbsup: (A college girl meets a reporter, they take a trip to the country, and they wind up meeting a creepy old woman who lives in a closed-down resort, and soon learn the resort is being used for something sinister.

Laurie Walters, Joe Spano)

Jaws (rewatch)

The Wizard of Oz (in theater)

EDtv

The Mummy's Tomb

The Color Of Money (1986): Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, John Turturro and Forest Whitaker.

- RIP Paul Newman

Croft: Intensified

Blazing Saddles

Children Of A Lesser God (1986): William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco and Linda Bove.

- RIP Philip Bosco.

The Perfect Storm

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

The Peanuts Movie

What Lies Beneath

High School Hero '46 :thumbsup: (The students at Whitney High are down in the dumps as their football team faces almost certain defeat, the school paper may have to suspend publication because the circulation is so low, and the principal intends to replace student performers at the school bazaar with professionals.)

Vacation Days '47 :thumbsup: (Miss Hinklefink inherits a western ranch and invites students to spend their summer vacation on the ranch if Townley will help chaperon the kids. Her real estate agent tries to persuade her to send the kids home when desperadoes rob the bank. In the saloon a henchman mistakes Freddie for a killer and tries to kill him.)

Alice in Wonderland (1951)

Remember the Night

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Ghost

Pitch Black '00 :thumbsup: (An intergalactic commercial transport ship crashes marooning its passengers on a planet full of bloodthirsty creatures that only come out to feast at night. But then, they learn that a month-long eclipse is about to occur.

Vin Diesel, Rhada Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Keith David, Claudia Black)

The Chronicles Of Riddick '04 :thumbsup: (The wanted criminal Riddick arrives on a planet called Helion Prime, and finds himself up against an invading empire called the Necromongers, an army that plans to convert or kill all humans in the universe.

Vin Diesel, Thandie Newton, Karl Urban, Keith David, Judi Dench, Colm Feore, Alexa Davalos, Linus Roache)

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Fool for Love (1985)

The Truth about Cats & Dogs (1997) on DVD :thumbsup:

A veterinarian who gives advice to pet owners over a talk radio station in Santa Monica, Calif. reluctantly agrees to go on a date with a caller. She deals with insecurity issues and has her more attractive friend pretend to be her.

Dr. Dolittle 2

Riddick '13 :thumbsup: (Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick's past.

Vin Diesel, Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bautista, Matt Nable, Bokeem Woodbine, Karl Urban)

(Re-watched) Yours, Mine and Ours

Clockstoppers

Suburban Girl (2007) on DVD :thumbsup:

A struggling assistant book editor gets romantically involved with a much older publisher thinking that she'll "learn" from him in the relationship.

Little odd seeing Alec Baldwin and Sarah Michelle Gellar as a couple.

Snow Dogs

Cloud Atlas '12 :thumbsup: (An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.

Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Susan Sarandon, Keith David, James D'Arcy

All of the lead actors play multiple parts.)

Salt

The Changeling (1980) on DVD :thumbsup:

A recently widowed music professor is haunted in the old mansion he rents in Washington state after moving cross-country from NY after the deaths of his wife and daughter.

Young Mr. Lincoln

The Fox and the Hound

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Since it's cold and everything covered in snow, the wife and I stayed in today and did a scifi movie marathon next to a roaring fire.

2001: A Space Odyssey '68 :thumbsup: (After discovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the lunar surface, mankind sets off on a quest to find its origins with help from intelligent supercomputer HAL 9000.

Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood)


Sunshine '07 :thumbsup: (A team of international astronauts are sent on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying Sun with a nuclear fission bomb in 2057.

Cillian Murphy, Cliff Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, Rose Byrne, Chris Evans, Mark Strong)


Europa Report '13 :thumbsup: (An international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon.

Daniel Wu, Sharito Copley, Embeth Davidtz, Dan Fogler)

Sixteen Candles

Illegal Aliens (2007) on DVD :thumbsdow


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A sci-fi B-movie featuring 3 aliens disguised as sexy women trying to stop an alien warlord (WWE's Chyna) from taking over Earth.

The film is done tongue-in-cheek as it knows it's ridiculous and makes fun of itself a lot, but I didn't get into it. The acting and effects are awful and the humor wasn't funny to me.

It was Anna Nicole Smith's final film.




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The film reportedly had such a troubled production, one of which was Anna Nicole Smith's bizarre antics on set, that the director released a documentary about the making of the film in 2012.

I'm curious to see this as I love docus. on making "bad movies".


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Morning James :)


I last saw VIEW TO A KILL (1985) on VHS :)

Boys Of The City '40 :thumbsup: (Street kids get sent to the country, where they get mixed up in murder and a haunted house.

Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan)



'Neath The Brooklyn Bridge '42 :thumbsup: (The East Side Kids find a young girl in the apartment of a man who has just been murdered. Believing her to be innocent, they hide her in their clubhouse while they try to find the real killer. The killer, however, used a baseball bat as his murder weapon, and the bat has the fingerprints of one of the gang on it.

Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Gabriel Dell, Ann Gillis, Noah Beery Jr, Marc Lawrence)

My Bloody Valentine '81 :thumbsup: (Uncut version; There's a big Valentine's day party planned in the little mining town of Valentine's Bluff. It is the first Valentine's party in 20 years, because then there was an accident in the mine, and the accident happened because the men responsible for the security were at the party. The sole surviving miner killed them, and told the town NEVER to arrange a valentine party again. The party begins, and so does the killing.)

The War of the Roses

Dead of Winter

Bonnie and Clyde (1967) on DVD :thumbsup:

Landmark film based on the real-life crimes of the Barrow Gang during 1932-34.

Was Gene Wilder's film debut.

Peppermint

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OK guys!!! I mean you HAVE to see this!!! It was BEYOND good!!! :eek:WONDERFUL!!! As another poster Music is my life said this movie is SO GOOD and you don't even have to really be a Queen fan to enjoy it!! It is THAT GOOD!!! It is ROCKIN' !!! And it really lets you get to know Freddie Mercury, this man was a TOTAL TALENT!!!;) He had a DAMN good voice and he was a really good kindhearted person even though he was extremely wild , eccentric and reckless, he was very much a sweetheart!:heart: This movie really shows that, and as I said it is ROCKIN' ! Great music, great acting ( Rami Malek REALLY deserves an Oscar for his very GREAT portrayal of Freddie Mercury ) ;)

5 Stars!! 2 thumbs up!!! I TOTALLY recommend this movie!!!!! :)


Malek and the real Freddy Mercury side by side !:)


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Bringing Down the House (2003)

Murder at Midnight (1994) on DVD :thumbsup:

One of those unintentionally hilarious bad movies starring a bunch of no-names. The title doesn't even make sense as all of the murders are committed during the day.

Fried Green Tomatoes

Die, Monster, Die! (1965)

Ed Wood (1994): Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, Jeffrey Jones and Bill Murray.

- Based on a true story about a filmmaker, actor and author.

- Doogie Howser MD's Max Casella is in this film also.

- RIP Martin Landau, George Steele, Stanley Desantis, Rance Howard, G.D. Sprandit and Korla Pandit.

The Creature From the Black Lagoon

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OK guys!!! I mean you HAVE to see this!!! It was BEYOND good!!! :eek:WONDERFUL!!! As another poster Music is my life said this movie is SO GOOD and you don't even have to really be a Queen fan to enjoy it!! It is THAT GOOD!!! It is ROCKIN' !!! And it really lets you get to know Freddie Mercury, this man was a TOTAL TALENT!!!;) He had a DAMN good voice and he was a really good kindhearted person even though he was extremely wild , eccentric and reckless, he was very much a sweetheart!:heart: This movie really shows that, and as I said it is ROCKIN' ! Great music, great acting ( Rami Malek REALLY deserves an Oscar for his very GREAT portrayal of Freddie Mercury ) ;)

5 Stars!! 2 thumbs up!!! I TOTALLY recommend this movie!!!!! :)


Malek and the real Freddy Mercury side by side !:)


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Interesting, I had a hunch that you would enjoy this movie (even though she stated that you are not a big fan of Queen). I am glad that you enjoyed it, and I hope the movie (and Rami Malek) are awarded for their amazing talents this upcoming Academy Awards :)

Interesting, I had a hunch that you would enjoy this movie (even though she stated that you are not a big fan of Queen). I am glad that you enjoyed it, and I hope the movie (and Rami Malek) are awarded for their amazing talents this upcoming Academy Awards :)

Oh I really did enjoy it !! ;)And NOW I am a big fan of Queen!:) I been looking to get some CD's!! :):wave:

I recommend my favorite Queen album, A Night at the Opera (1975):wave:

Oh I know! :)My Sister and I had that album back in 1975 ! ;) But my favorite Queen song is "Fat bottom girls" ! :) I will probably start out with a Greatest hits collection and go from there! :wave:

Cynara (1932)-Ronald Colman, Kay Francis, Phyllis Barry

Synopsis: London barrister's marriage is under strain after his affair with a shop-girl who is out to have him. Told in flashback.


I absolutely adore Kay Francis' outfit in the scene where she is strolling with Ronald Colman. Absolutely Stunning! And "oh, so old school!" Hollywood glamour!

The Timid Young Man (1935) starring: Buster Keaton, Lona Andre, Tiny Sandford.

Synopsis: A man who has sworn off women and a woman who has sworn off men must find their budding relationship threatened by aggressive romantic rivals.


I do not know why a lot of people, including fans of Buster Keaton, think his shorts from Educational Pictures are bad? I thought this 20-minute flick was entertaining, funny, and enchanting.

An Old Spanish Custom (aka The Invader )(1936)
Starring: Buster Keaton, Lupita Tovar, Lyn Harding

Synopsis: A bumbling yachtsman sails to the South of Spain with a fiery seductress, only to become the pawn in her dangerous game of love.


The best part of this movie is when it ended; not one of my favorite Keaton movies (it was just boring to me)

Interesting Trivia: The leading lady in this film, Lupita Tovar, lived to be 106 years old.

I last saw DIE HARD II (1990) on VHS :)

Two-Gun Gussie (1918)


Synopsis: A mild-mannered young man has left home, and is now playing the piano in a bar in the west. The dangerous criminal Dagger-Tooth Dan enters the bar where the young man is playing. Soon afterward, the local sheriff also arrives, with some letters that he has received. Dan notices the letters, and he switches the information in them to make the sheriff think that the piano player is the dangerous one.


Harold Lloyd is adorable in this short. I also love him with his (real-life girlfriend at the time) Bebe Daniels, they made such a cute :)

Here is a picture of the film of the two of them kissing :heart:

The Machinist

The wife and I re watched this, one of her favorite films.

Alphaville '65 :thumbsup: (A U.S. secret agent is sent to the distant space city of Alphaville where he must find a missing person and free the city from its tyrannical ruler.

Written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard)

Buster Keaton - One Run Elmer (1935) Starring Buster Keaton & Lona Andre

Synopsis (From IMDb)Elmer owns a gas station out in the California desert. Soon he has a business rival in Jim, who opens up another station, and is also trying to steal Elmer's girlfriend. She plays both rivals against the other and, because she is a baseball fan, both Elmer and Jim try to show each other up in the big local baseball game.


A fun-filled, fast-paced comedy short starring Buster Keaton and the lovely Lona Andre; this 19 minutes long 1935 film showcases Buster Keaton talent as a baseball player (a sport that he held very close to his heart).

Garfield

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Our Relations (1936) Starring: Laurel & Hardy, Alan Hale, Sidney Toler and Lona Andre.

Synopsis: Two pairs of long-lost twin brothers experience high jinks involving a valuable ring, cases of mistaken identity, and gangsters.


Here are some screenshots from this hilarious Laurel and Hardy movie:)

Ed, Edd n' Eddy's Big Picture Show

I last saw DIE HARD II (1990) on VHS :)

I gotta say that's awesome.

Three on a Limb (1936) Starring-Buster Keaton, Lona Andre, Harold Goodwin


Synopsis: A Scoutmaster falls for a beautiful young carhop, but finds that a beefy traffic cop is also courting her--and he doesn't want any competition.


The photo below is from a scene from the movie; FLTR Harold Goodwin (as Homer the Cop) Lona Andre (Molly) and Buster Keaton (Elmer Brown).

Going Back '84 :thumbsup: (In 1964 two high school friends, Brice and Cleveland leave their suburban neighborhood in Michigan to spend the summer in the countryside before going off to college. They are befriended by a lonely farmer, Jack Bodell, who offers them a place to stay. As days pass, Cleveland helps Jack around the farm and finds in him the father figure he lacks, while Brice falls in love with a local girl named Cindy. The unforgettable summer ends too soon, but the memories linger. Four years later Brice and Cleveland drive up to Jack's farm and learn that there is no going back...

Bruce Campbell, Christopher Howe, Perry Mallette

Bruce Campbell's first movie after The Evil Dead.

Bruce and Christopher also both appear in the 2000 scifi film TimeQuest)

So You Won't Squawk? (1941) starring: Buster Keaton, Matt McHugh, Eddie Fetherston

Synopsis: (from Wikipedia) "Handyman Eddie (Buster Keaton) is mistaken for gangster Louie the Wolf (Eddie Fetherston). Louie encourages this deception and lets rival gangster Slugger McGraw (Matt McHugh) think Eddie is him. Slugger attempts to kill Eddie many times. After one final attempt, a car chase ensues with Eddie throwing various items out the window to get the attention of the police.

Pest from the West (1939) Starring: Buster Keaton and Lorna Grey

Synopsis: I can see why Keaton was not too fond of his Columbia Picture Shorts:crazy: Pest From The West is almost an exact facsimile of Keaton's 1936 film, The Vader (AKA An Old Spanish Custom) except for a few different gigs and pitfalls. Both movies were inferior compared to his innovative and brilliant shorts & films of the Silent Era only a decade earlier.


Below is a photo of Keaton with Lorna Grey

Mr. Mom

Blue Blazes (1936) Starring-Buster Keaton, Arthur J. Jarrett, Marlyn Stuart

Synopsis: (from IMDb) Buster becomes a fireman, but unfortunately not a particularly good one. He has a chance to prove himself, however, when three women are trapped in a burning building.


Trivia: I read online (and I am not sure about the veracity of this information) that Buster Keaton and Marlyn Stuart were dating at the time when this short was filmed (1936).

Captains Courageous (1937)

12 Angry Men (1957)

Microwave Massacre '83 :thumbsup: (Fed up of his wife's bad cooking, Donald kills her and turns to cannibalism to satisfy his appetite.

The movie is a long time fave of mine as one of the better so bad it's good. Jackie Vernon delivers some corny one liners, most of the humor is straight out of Benny Hill. The gore effects scenes look like something from an early HG Lewis flick.
I love that that microwave is big enough to fit a whole human body.

Also started listening to the audio commentary with the writer/producer, but I only made it 30 mins in. The guy was extremely annoying,he laughed at everything he said, he laughed between words. Then he would say "Want to hear something funny?" then proceed to tell something unfunny then laugh.
I did learn a few interesting things during that 30 mins- one being all of the interior scenes were shot inside Mickey Dolenz's house.)

The Private Life of Henry The VIII

Last House On Dead End Street '77 *1977 is this version's original release date* :thumbsup: (After being released from prison, a young gangster with a chip on his shoulder decides to punish society by making snuff films.

This was the 'uncut' version, though this version is actually cut, at 78 mins this is the longest version that exists. The original version, under the title The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell ran 175 mins and had a short run in theaters in 1974.

I also, for the first time, listened to the audio commentary with writer/director/producer/main actor Roger Atkins, moderated by horror critic Chas Balun. Very entertaining and informative.)

8 1/2

The Big Doll House (1971) on DVD :thumbsup:

This classic Women-in-Prison film was one of the first movies made by B-movie legend Roger Corman for New World Pictures. It became a drive-in classic and was a hit on the video rental circuit.

It was also Pam Grier's first starring role in a feature film and it led to her being cast in multiple blaxploitation and sexploitation movies.

Directed by Jack Hill with frequent Jack Hill actor Sid Haig appearing. Pat Woodell (Petticoat Junction) also stars as one of the inmates.

Saw three movies in the last few days!! All were really good !!! :);)


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A young wife comes to believe that her offspring is not of this world. Waifish Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow) and her struggling actor husband Guy (John Cassavetes) move to a New York City apartment building with an ominous reputation and odd neighbors Roman and Minnie Castavet (Sidney Blackmer, Ruth Gordon). When Rosemary becomes pregnant she becomes increasingly isolated, and the diabolical truth is revealed only after Rosemary gives birth.


One of my all time favorite movies!!!! ;)



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Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) has just finished college and, back at his parents' house, he's trying to avoid the one question everyone keeps asking: What does he want to do with his life? An unexpected diversion crops up when he is seduced by Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), a bored housewife and friend of his parents. But what begins as a fun tryst turns complicated when Benjamin falls for the one woman Mrs. Robinson demanded he stay away from, her daughter, Elaine (Katharine Ross).

This was SO GOOD and SO very funny!!! Total 1960's nostalgia! And Dustin Hoffman was SO young and ADORABLE!!! ;)


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Three months after a one-night stand with Isabel Fuentes (Salma Hayek) in Las Vegas, New York City real estate developer Alex Whitman (Matthew Perry) learns she is pregnant. Despite being a terminal bachelor, Alex is drawn to Isabel, and the pair marries. Isabel's father, Miguel (Tomas Milian), suspects Alex has bad intentions, and the couple finds themselves pressured by both their families. When Alex is offered a promotion, he is torn between his new life in Las Vegas and success in New York.


A very cute , sweet, funny Rom Com from 1997 !:)

The Jerk

The Floor Below (1918) Starring-Mabel Normand, Tom Moore, Helen Dahl

Synopsis: A cub reporter (Normand) is sent undercover to get a story, but falls for the man she is investigating.


Mabel Normand is one of my all-time favorite silent stars and it was a treat to watch a full-length movie of hers :)

Mighty Joe Young

From Hell (2001) on DVD :thumbsup:

Loosely based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, the film focuses on inspector Frederick Abberline tracking down serial killer Jack the Ripper.

The film features the Whitechapel murders being committed for some Freemason ritual and to cover-up Prince Albert Victor's secret double-life.

Born Free

The Squaw's Love (1911) Starring: Mabel Normand, Alfred Paget, Dark Cloud

Synopsis (from IMDb): Wild Flower follows her banished lover, Gray Fox, into the wilderness. Her departure is witnessed by Silver Fawn, who mistakenly thinks Wild Flower is stealing her fiancé. Silver Fawn sets out in pursuit and jealously attacks Wild Flower. They fall into the river but are rescued by Gray Fox.




One of Normand's earliest movies, and directed by D.W. Griffith. It is always interesting to watch a film from the genesis of Hollywood.

The Taming Of The Shrew

Jerry Maguire (1996): Starring Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renée Zellweger, Kelly Preston, Jerry O'Connell, Jay Mohr and Bonnie Hunt.

* Inspired by sports agent Leigh Steinberg, who acted as Technical Consultant on the crew.

Happy Birthday To Me '81 :thumbsup: (Blu Ray; At the snobby Crawford Academy, Virginia's group of friends start to go missing years after horrible events that happened to her as a child around her birthday.

Melissa Sue Anderson, Glenn Ford, Lawrence Dane, Tracey E. Bregman, Matt Craven, Lenore Zann, David Eisner, Sharon Acker, Frances Hyland, Lisa Langlois, Lesleh Donaldson

Also listened to the audio commentary with 'The Hysteria Continues', I was familiar with them, and their site Hysteria Lives!, though I hadn't listened to their podcasts or other commentaries so I wasn't sure what to expect. But they definitely were knowledgeable on this film and slashers in general. And they gave a lot of interesting information on Happy Birthday To Me.)

THE RAGTIME BAND ( 1913) Mack Sennett, Ford Sterling, Mabel Normand

Synopsis: Professor Smelts the band leader gets into a romantic rivalry with one of his musicians over the affections of a pretty girl.


Mabel Normand was adorable in this 11 minute Mack Sennett directed short (or Flickers as they were called back then). Loved her Edwardian era dress and hat (stunning)


Here are some screenshots of the movie; sorry for the poor quality. I especially love the line of "Jazz Groupies" from the year 1913. Groupies never looked so stylish:)

Ivanhoe

It Happened One Night (1934) Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert

Synopsis: A spoiled heiress running away from her family is helped by a man who is actually a reporter in need of a story.


Frank Capra's 1934 masterpiece, and winner of 5 Academy Awards. I loved the chemistry between Gable and Colbert, both were phenomenal in this epic film adapted from a short story (Night Bus) by Samuel Hopkins Adams. Gable was the epitome of charisma and Colbert was just as equally enchanting.

I fell in love with Colbert's wedding gown, which she wore to her thwarted conjugality to the oleaginous King Westley (Jameson Thomas).

Here are a few screenshots of the gorgeous wedding dress and of the film:)

Since we were snowed in today, the wife and I had a Miss Marple double feature.

Murder She Said '61 :thumbsup: (When Miss Marple reports witnessing a murder through the window of a passing train, the police dismiss her as a dotty spinster when no trace of the crime can be found. )


Murder At The Gallop '63 :thumbsup: (When a wealthy old man appears to have been "frightened to death" by a cat, Miss Marple suspects one of his four relatives, all heirs to his estate, of his murder. )


Margaret Rutherford's (Miss Marple) real life husband Stringer Davis appears alongside her in all four films as her friend Mr Stringer.

I last watched Back to the future III (1990) on VHS :)

The Machinist (2004) on DVD :thumbsup:

A factory worker has a severe case of insomnia, in which he hasn't slept in over a year, and begins suffering from paranoid delusions.

Christian Bale went on a strict diet (of no more than 200 calories per day) to achieve his emaciated appearance. He had to regain all of his body and muscle mass for Batman Begins a year later.

Screams Of A Winter Night '79 :thumbsup: (118 minute version. Blu Ray; Campers swap stories of lake monsters, wind demons and other atrocities while vacationing at a wilderness cabin.

This is the uncut version that features almost 30 mins of never before seen footage including the 4th story. In the theatrical version the first story of the anthology starts at 21 minutes, in the uncut version it's around 29 minutes before it starts.

The 4th story was fun and short, but I can see why they chose to leave it out for the theatrical version. All and all I really enjoyed this version as the scenes that were cut added to the characters of the wraparound story.)

The Public Enemy

Bad Boys (1995) and Bad Boys II (2003) on DVD :thumbsup:


Originally the project was called "Bulletproof Hearts" and it was brought to Paramount by Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson in 1986. Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey were the original leads, but had to bow out after the various delays.

They then brought it to Columbia Pictures w/ a rewritten script and Michael Bay came onboard. They wanted Will Smith due to his popularity on "The Fresh Prince" at the time as they liked his style. Arsenio Hall was then approached for Martin Lawrence's role, but he turned it down. He later called it his "worst career mistake."

The Sandlot

Close Calls '17 :thumbsup: (Morgan, a troubled, drug-addled teen, must deal with her crazy grandma and a psycho caller when her father leaves her home alone. As the calls keep coming in, a paranoid Morgan is forced to face some of her worst fears and inner demons when she believes everyone she knows is either plotting against her - or trying to kill her.)

The Asphalt Jungle

The Simpsons Movie

What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Girlfriends '78 :thumbsup: (A photographer and her girlfriend are roommates. She is stuck with small-change shooting jobs and dreams of success. When her roommate decides to get married and leave, she feels hurt and has to learn how to deal with living alone.

Melanie Mayron, Christopher Guest, Bob Balaban, Eli Wallach, Kenneth McMillan, Nancy Mette)

The English Patient

There Goes My Baby (1994)

Parent Trap III

To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story '17 :thumbsup: (The emotional story of Kane Hodder who survived a harrowing childhood and near-death accident to become one of films biggest and most beloved horror icons.

Fantastic.)

Fast Times At Ridgemont High

Snow

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Flight Commander

Shrek