It takes some major suspension of disbelief to think that anyone would ever cheat on Bonnie Bedelia...if one was to do so, they could do a whole helluva lot worse than Greta Scacchi.
<br>I only know her from The Player, but damn yeah she was fine in that one as the artist ice queen.
Dane
15th October 2007 - 07:20 AM
I celebrate Halloween throughout the month, in part by trying to watch a horror movie every day/every other day, whatver works. This weekend was Play Misty for Me & Madhouse/Theater of Blood.
Play Misty for Me was all about three things - the footage of the Monterrey Jazz Festival, the design of the clothes/cars/decor of the era, and of course, Jessica Walter, who I like more with every movie or tv show I see her in.
The other two are Vincent Price movies of the '70s, (my favorite decade for his work) and they were delightfully gory, silly, and imaginative. It was truly surreal watching him play an actor playing a hairdresser named Butch, and flirting with a policeman. Two thumbs up.
Mike-El
15th October 2007 - 07:26 AM
QUOTE (Joe Don Faker+Oct 15 2007, 11:19 AM) My nomination for Best Shot of a Character Getting Pasted By a Vehicle in a Bad Movie is from that update of TIME MACHINE with Guy Pearce. There's a background shot of his beloved getting slammed by a horse and buggy (?) that can provide unintentional hilarity. The entire theater BUSTED A GUT LAUGHING when we saw that on opening night. I don't mean like some inappropriate tittering...I mean like it was Leslie Nielsen repeatedly slapping the hysterical woman in Airplane! or something. Loud, raucous laughter.
Joe Don Faker
15th October 2007 - 07:31 AM
Ha ha . . . the way the shot is set up, with the real action in the background as the foreground houses meaningless chatter, it does play like a gag you'd see in The Naked Gun movies.
La G
15th October 2007 - 07:34 AM
Oooooh, Theatre of Blood! I think the Titus Andronicus death is my favourite one, although the whole thing is so brilliantly camp. QUOTE (JDF+) "Mah name is Death . . . just, Death." <br>The sex scene is disturbing in its Gumpishness. The main female character states she enjoys making lurve to Death because "it feels like it was your first time". Yep, that's what women want. Ineffectual pawing.
fofanna1
15th October 2007 - 07:57 AM
| QUOTE | "Mah name is Death . . . just, Death."
"Death is lahk a box of chawklits."
Joe Don Faker
15th October 2007 - 08:02 AM
QUOTE (La G+Oct 15 2007, 11:34 AM) The sex scene is disturbing in its Gumpishness. The main female character states she enjoys making lurve to Death because "it feels like it was your first time". Yep, that's what women want. Ineffectual pawing. That reminds me of what a woman once commented to me about the Foreigner song "Feels Like the First Time." She was like, "Ah, you can tell this was written by a man. Because, first time... no. It should have been 'Feels Like the Fifth Time.'"
Gladly
15th October 2007 - 08:16 AM
QUOTE (Dane+Oct 15 2007, 11:20 AM) I celebrate Halloween throughout the month, in part by trying to watch a horror movie every day/every pther day, whatver works. I'm way too affected by horror movies to do this in practice, but since I've been on a \zombie kick recently, I watched 28 Weeks Later. I really like about 2/3 of 28 Days Later (when it left the survival, open countryside behind, I was less interested). There's one scene in 28 Weeks Later that features a character running full tilt across an open landscape being chased by 25 of the infected and maybe 40 more coming from further away. It's filmed in full, bright sunlight, lovely scenery, and it's so, so scary. You don't often see a wide view of someone literally running for their life. It's that kind of pace for a lot the movie, not too many places to catch your breath. I liked it, but I had a lot of trouble getting to sleep that night.
Dane
15th October 2007 - 09:50 AM
QUOTE (La G+Oct 15 2007, 11:34 AM) Oooooh, Theatre of Blood! I think the Titus Andronicus death is my favourite one, although the whole thing is so brilliantly camp. I think my favorite for sheer ick factor was the "dragging the body through the street" thing. Oh, no, wait, the death by hot rollers! Also, Diana Rigg in an afro, moustache and shades making no attempt to masculinize her voice was a hoot.
Lynne_Synne
15th October 2007 - 10:12 AM
I have 28 Weeks Later coming, so I think I'll be watching that this weekend. I just love zombie movies. I don't know why, because I don't really like gore all that much.
I watched Next with Nic Cage this weekend because it was based on a Philip K. Dick short story. I was sort of meh about it.
little melly
15th October 2007 - 11:48 AM
I wanted to see 28 weeks later and missed it in the theatres, so I'll probably rent it now. I live alone, so I'll likely end up sleeping with the lights on (like after I watched Exorcism of Emily Rose).
This past weekend, I have spent most of my time watching season 2 of Dynasty. That's the season where Alexis joined the cast, and oh, the cheese is so glorious!!! Some of the clothes even stand up to the test of time; I am coveting Krystal's plum wool embroidered cape and matching dress. Also, I would love for Alexis to be my mom. She's probably my favourite tv character ever.
DodgerGirl
15th October 2007 - 03:51 PM
Recently my husband held me prisoner in our family room and forced me to watch "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane" with Andrew Dice Clay.
Okay the truth is that we were hysterical at the awesome badness of the entire movie and couldn't stop laughing at the horrible dialog and worse acting.
BluesLover
16th October 2007 - 11:37 AM
The incredibly dated 'St. Elmo's Fire' (gah! women's fashions were hideous back in the 80s) & spent much of my viewing pondering something that bugged a-way back when the film was in new release: why was Ally Sheedy's character considered the hotly desired babe by the Boys? Girly looks like an unkempt KGB agent with her cropped hair & long shapeless flannel skirts.
Joe Don Faker
16th October 2007 - 11:50 AM
I wanted to be her man in motion. All I needed was a pair of wheels.
Actually I didn't have much feeling one way or the other about Sheedy, though I did like her withdrawn dandruffy character in The Breakfast Club. I heard she wrote a poetry book that was kinda Sheedy. (If she had titled it "Feelin' Kinda Sheedy," I would have bought it.)
EssPee
16th October 2007 - 02:15 PM
QUOTE (DodgerGirl+Oct 15 2007, 04:51 PM) Recently my husband held me prisoner in our family room and forced me to watch "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane" with Andrew Dice Clay.
Okay the truth is that we were hysterical at the awesome badness of the entire movie and couldn't stop laughing at the horrible dialog and worse acting. OT: Then you should really enjoy Bionic Woman :-).
skittlebrau
16th October 2007 - 02:40 PM
All of the Dirty Harry movies are On Demand right now, and since I only ever have seen pieces of the first one and The Dead Pool, I've decided to watch them all in their entirety. Of course, I started out of order with The Enforcer.. I mean, c'mon. It's Tyne fucking Daly.
NikkiJ
16th October 2007 - 02:53 PM
I've watched the first 20 minutes of Brick twice and I keep dozing off. I've heard very good reviews but I can't seem to get into it.
I'm gonna give it another go a bit earlier in the evening.
weejie
16th October 2007 - 04:03 PM
QUOTE (skittlebrau+Oct 16 2007, 05:40 PM) All of the Dirty Harry movies are On Demand right now, and since I only ever have seen pieces of the first one and The Dead Pool, I've decided to watch them all in their entirety. Of course, I started out of order with The Enforcer.. I mean, c'mon. It's Tyne fucking Daly. Oh man, I love the Dirty Harry movies so, so much. And if they're showing it, check out "The Gauntlet". It's not Dirty Harry, but it is awesome. There's just something about Clint Eastwood. I absolutely love that man!
DodgerGirl
16th October 2007 - 04:09 PM
QUOTE (EssPee+Oct 16 2007, 06:15 PM) Then you should really enjoy Bionic Woman :-). Not even Katee Sackoff could get me to watch that show.
La G
25th October 2007 - 03:20 AM
I've been renting a lot of old Almodovar at the moment (maybe trying to remove the memory of the really bad stage version of All About My Mother which I saw recently). I've always preferred his older, more bizarre stuff to the latest films but I'd never seen Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! until this weekend.
In summary, this is a story of Ricky who has recently left a psychiatric hospital. He had a one night stand with Marina, a ex- porn star and heroin addict - now striaght actress - last year but realises she won't have anything to do with him. So he kidnaps her so she can get to know him. So far, so Almodovar.
It's really good. Disturbing, odd, funny and very sexy indeed. You will understand why anyone ever wanted to make films with Antonio Banderas (Spanish actors are never well served in Hollywood, are they?). You will wonder why Victoria Abril never got astonishingly famous a la Monica Belluci. You will find yourself humming "Resistere" at work despite it being one of the worst songs ever. Recommended.
Joe Don Faker
12th November 2007 - 08:35 AM
So the other night during a friendly party game, someone was trying to get us to guess an answer with the following clue:
“A director of movies, he’s in them all…”
And I said Kevin Smith. Because my ears heard “he’s in the mall.”
Sometimes I’m so lowbrow. (Answer was Hitchcock.)
Joe Don Faker
12th November 2007 - 08:40 AM
Also --
Caught The Breakfast Club on Universal's HD channel last night.
It answered the question, can basic cable air John Bender's "no Dad, what about YOU?" monologue in its unedited form at 9:45 PM on a Sunday night?
Yes! Now, go get me a turkey pot pie.
Ally Sheedy was pretty adorable there. I noticed another station was simultaneously showing her more recent celebrated turn in High Art. So it was a quite a Sheedy night.
EDITED because it's A-L-L-Y, not Muhammad Ali and not a fat blocking pill called Alli. God.
La G
12th November 2007 - 09:26 AM
QUOTE (Joe Don Faker+Nov 12 2007, 04:35 PM) EDITED because it's A-L-L-Y, not Muhammad Ali and not a fat blocking pill called Alli. God. You're not fooling anyone, Faker. You just bought yourself another Saturday.
Joe Don Faker
12th November 2007 - 09:45 AM
Okay, but does Barry Manilow know you raided his wardrobe?
Msquared
20th November 2007 - 07:03 AM
We watched Towering Inferno on Saturday night. Great holy Mary mother of God, who knew a disaster movie could be so boring. Apparently, it is possible for both Paul Newman and Steve McQueen to be in a movie, and it can still suck. It's bad when the highlight of a movie for me is a girl without pants. And, O.J. saves a kitty.
Mike-El
20th November 2007 - 07:34 AM
And to think...it was actually nominated for Best Picture!
I picked up both The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure on DVD when they first came out a couple of years ago because they're considered "the big two" Irwin Allen disaster movies...and I could pop TPA in right this second and watch it all the way through with a big-ass grin (Hackman! Borgnine! WINTERS!). But...yeah, I agree completely...TTI is a real drag.
Msquared
20th November 2007 - 07:50 AM
| QUOTE | Hackman! Borgnine! WINTERS!
Stella Stevens!
We're still trying to figure out what exactly Robert Wagner's character did in TTI.
We paid $2 for a used tape, and by the end of the movie, its value had dropped to .50.
Talk about a bad day to stop sniffing glue.
QUOTE (-> | QUOTE | Hackman! Borgnine! WINTERS!
Stella Stevens!
We're still trying to figure out what exactly Robert Wagner's character did in TTI.
We paid $2 for a used tape, and by the end of the movie, its value had dropped to .50.
Talk about a bad day to stop sniffing glue.
And to think...it was actually nominated for Best Picture!
Unbelievable. It's barely even worth mocking.
I thought about comparing TTI and Marooned (which got its own MST3K treatment), to see which is more boring, but I'm afraid I'd fall into a coma and never wake up.
DodgerGirl
20th November 2007 - 08:13 AM
"Marooned" scared the hell out of me as a kid.
Msquared
20th November 2007 - 08:21 AM
Me too, DodgerGirl. Then I watched it a few years ago and it just bored the hell out of me.
Mike-El
20th November 2007 - 08:30 AM
QUOTE (Msquared+Nov 20 2007, 10:45 AM) | QUOTE | Hackman! Borgnine! WINTERS!
Stella Stevens!
"I'm going next...so if old fat-ass gets stuck, I won't be behind her!"
As for Marooned...what can I say? As an elementary school NASA/Project Apollo/all-things-space geek, I thought that movie was a gift from the gods made only for me. I still have an oh-so-soft spot for it.
Flahdagal
20th November 2007 - 08:39 AM
QUOTE (Msquared+Nov 20 2007, 10:45 AM)
Talk about a bad day to stop sniffing glue. Sidebar: We quote Airplane! all the time, especially the lines about quitting something. Do NOT use them in the workplace with people who have never seen the movie and have no sense of humor. You may end up on a conference call with HR. I caught Match Point the other night, which has completely changed my view of Woody Allen. Possibly the most non-Woody picture ever. Engrossing.
La G
24th November 2007 - 12:07 PM
The Machinist was on telly the other night. I don't know why but the advertising on release had made me think the main character was some kind of sci-fi dystopic hero, but after my initial shock that he was actually employed in a factory - with machines - I stuck with it.
First of all, although I had guessed the whos of the plot twist, I was fascinated by the whys and that made it a gripping watch. It was also genuinely creepy, not least because of how terrifyingly skinny Christian Bale was. What with this and the new Herzog Laos POW film he must have pipped Posh as the go-to Hollywood diet tipster.
I learnt afterwards that Barcelona stood in for Somewhere, USA - it was convincing. Also I could indulge my new hobby of spotting actors from The Wire in other things and greeting them cheerily as if they are my TV friends (Hey D'Angelo!)
skittlebrau
24th November 2007 - 12:35 PM
I totally did not get any of the plot twists in The Machinist till they happened. That movie fucked with my mind.
copssister
22nd December 2007 - 04:07 AM
Blockbuster finally delivered my copy of " Waitress" yesterday (one of those "long wait" situations). What a great movie. The acting was perfect, not overdone or cheesy, but just right. It even brings us Andy Griffith to boot! The movie was truly worth the wait.
Kitty Foyle
22nd December 2007 - 05:25 AM
We didn't rent, but we watched White Christmas, 1/2 of Mary Poppins & 1/2 of LOVE STORY - which I probably haven't seen SINCE 1970! A completely cheesy evening.
buffyvol
23rd December 2007 - 01:17 PM
Magpie! It's not a rental, but Encore/Mystery is running "Army of Darkness". Why it's on mystery, I'm not sure but it's full of 15 years younger and 50 lbs lighter Bruce Campbell yummyness.
Gladly
23rd December 2007 - 08:53 PM
I watched Once last night, and it's wonderful. I'm feeling mildly obsessed with the music, both "Falling Slowly" and "When Your Mind's Made Up". It's just an achingly sweet little movie. I'm really hoping that one of those songs gets nominated for an Oscar so I can see Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglová perform it during the show.
fofanna1
23rd December 2007 - 09:10 PM
I saw that last night and I loved it! Tonight, I saw about the biggest piece of crap ever - What the Bleep Do We Know? It may be right up there with the worst movies I've ever seen --- I was hoping to actually learn something about quantum physics but it was all New-Agey psychobabble.
Msquared
24th December 2007 - 05:33 AM
| QUOTE | Tonight, I saw about the biggest piece of crap ever - What the Bleep Do We Know? It may be right up there with the worst movies I've ever seen --- I was hoping to actually learn something about quantum physics but it was all New-Agey psychobabble.
I've heard that more than once, fofanna.
Barbarella! Is there a better movie to watch on a Saturday night? I laughed so hard I think I hurt myself.
buffyvol
2nd January 2008 - 04:32 PM
If you haven't seen "Stardust" with Michelle Phiffer, you need to. It's stupid and sappy and kinda weird and totally delightful. It even made me like Clair Danes. And if De Niro has pulled a better perfomance out of his ass EVER, I'd like to see it.
fernbeau
3rd January 2008 - 11:03 AM
We rented, among others, The Departed and The Last King of Scotland yesterday. The Departed was okay, despite the fact that I'm kind of meh about Leo DiCaprio and it's gotten to the point where I just can't stand Jack Nicholson anymore. The story was pretty twisty and interesting, and I have a real love for both Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg. I loved The Last King of Scotland (well, as much as you can love a movie about Idi Amin, I guess!) Forrest Whitaker and James McAvoy were awesome, and I was pleased to see a good performance from Gillian Anderson as well.
Joe Don Faker
3rd January 2008 - 11:22 AM
The Departed and Last King of Scotland on the same bill? Starting the new year with a bang, or a hundred some-odd bangs, are we!?! That's a brutal one-two punch!
EssPee
3rd January 2008 - 11:28 AM
It wasn't really renting, but last night we caught on cable the seemingly overlooked 2005 film Keeping Mum. Rowan Atkinson is a clueless village vicar, Kristin Scott Thomas is his bored wife, and Maggie Smith is their new housekeeper with a secret and a penchant for tidying up the lives of those around her. It's a perfectly charming, quiet little film that I'd never heard of until it popped up in a scan of the program guide one day.
Joe Don Faker
3rd January 2008 - 11:38 AM
Hey EssPee, never made it to the movie, but let's not forget Patrick Swayze as a golf course casanova . . . I like to imagine it's his Road House character, just further down the, er road of life. Yeah not-Ebert and not-Ebert liked Keeping Mum too, from what I recall.
La G
3rd January 2008 - 11:58 AM
QUOTE (fernbeau+Jan 3 2008, 06:55 PM) I loved The Last King of Scotland (well, as much as you can love a movie about Idi Amin, I guess!) Forrest Whitaker and James McAvoy were awesome, and I was pleased to see a good performance from Gillian Anderson as well. I'm astonished you could sit through two of the scenes in this after Hogmanay (ok, New Year, but the Scots is at least relevant). It's a fantastic film, and McAvoy and Whitaker were great. I'd really recommend the book also, in which Nicholas is less of an arse but it doesn't help matters.
fernbeau
3rd January 2008 - 01:23 PM
QUOTE (Joe Don Faker+Jan 3 2008, 02:14 PM) The Departed and Last King of Scotland on the same bill? Starting the new year with a bang, or a hundred some-odd bangs, are we!?! That's a brutal one-two punch! I know! The bonus is that yesterday (Jan. 2) is our wedding anniversary! Nothing says "I love you" like cannibalistic African dictators, Irish gangsters, and crooked cops. Also, Alec Baldwin, heh.
Gladly
7th January 2008 - 10:55 AM
QUOTE (buffyvol+Jan 2 2008, 07:24 PM) If you haven't seen "Stardust" with Michelle Phiffer, you need to. It's stupid and sappy and kinda weird and totally delightful. It even made me like Clair Danes. And if De Niro has pulled a better perfomance out of his ass EVER, I'd like to see it. It was cute and swashbuckling. I really liked Stardust, and I wasn't a big fan of Gaiman's book. I could have used much more Rupert Everett though. He was great. The other thing I watched this weekend was a documentary called Helvetica, about the titular typeface. I am a giant nerd about typefaces, and this documentary was fascinating for me. Plus, seeing the designers who actually designed the fonts I use on a regular basis was awesome. Some of the discussion gets a little "insidery," but I was still very entertained.
skittlebrau
7th January 2008 - 12:10 PM
That's the second time I've heard about Helvetica in the past couple of weeks. I guess I'll have to rent it.
Rockstar
7th January 2008 - 02:50 PM
I watched The Lookout last night. I hated the ending, but up until the last 90 seconds, I thought it was a fantastic movie. Joseph Gordon Levitt continues to amaze me. He's one of the few child actors that managed to make the transition into adulthood without destroying either his personal life or career.
NikkiJ
7th January 2008 - 03:22 PM
QUOTE (Gladly+Jan 7 2008, 06:47 PM) QUOTE (buffyvol+Jan 2 2008, 07:24 PM) If you haven't seen "Stardust" with Michelle Phiffer, you need to. It's stupid and sappy and kinda weird and totally delightful. It even made me like Clair Danes. And if De Niro has pulled a better perfomance out of his ass EVER, I'd like to see it. It was cute and swashbuckling. I really liked Stardust, and I wasn't a big fan of Gaiman's book. I could have used much more Rupert Everett though. He was great. I saw that yesterday in the cinema. It was a kids club film. so it only cost Ł3, but I did have to try and control my 2 and a half year old niece. I loved it, I loved the book as well. I'm going to buy it when it comes out on DVD. I thought Michelle Phiffer did a brilliant job as well as De Niro. I thought the ghosts of the dead princes were brilliant, especially near the end during the fight with Tristan. Before I saw it, I was wary of Sienna Millar, don't think she's a good actress but she only had a small part, so that was good.
Kitty Foyle
7th January 2008 - 04:15 PM
We watched Death Sentence the other night. It was horribly violent. And stupid.
neverenoughjam
8th January 2008 - 02:05 PM
Watched "Shoot 'Em Up" last night. Laughed my ass off. I love this movie.
NikkiJ
9th January 2008 - 05:30 AM
I watched Flags of our Fathers, it was worthy and all that and it was OK. I had heard that of the two films Letters From Iwo Jima is a better film. That's next on my list, so I can compare.
I thought it was going to be a film about the taking of Iwo Jima and not the tour of the heroes, maybe that's why it rubbed me the wrong way.
skittlebrau
9th January 2008 - 10:44 AM
I rented La Vie En Rose. Holy crap, it's fantastic. But I think I might have to Wiki Edith Piaf to understand exactly who all the people in her life were. It was told sort of out of order, with a lot of flashes backwards and forwards. (Yes, I used Wikipedia as a verb.)
La G
11th January 2008 - 07:23 AM
I watched Breaking and Entering, by Anthony Minghella, with Jude Law and Juliette Binoche. It vanished when it came out - maybe people only want to see Minghella direct lavish period pieces?
This is set in contemporary North London; Jude Law plays an architect in a passionless relationship who becomes fascinated with the Bosnian boy who repeatedly burgles his office - and starts a relationship with the boy's mother.
It's definately flawed - there's something deeply icy and reserved about it, true of all Minghella's films, but odd in a film about breaking your life apart to feel passion again. I found the ending way too tidy and utopian, but I also found it miles more interesting and complex than say Cold Mountain and The English Patient. Plus, Jude Law, for all he irritates me on a real world level, can really act.
EssPee
11th January 2008 - 07:53 AM
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is pretty frickin' amazing. If you haven't seen Brick, Rockstar, you might want to check it out as well. It's a twisted little noirish film set in high school, and it's really intriguing. I think it may benefit from repeated viewing, though.
Letters From Iwo Jima is simply astonishing. I'd be inclined to say it might be Eastwood's greatest film -- head and shoulders above Flags of Our Fathers and even much of his other recent work. How odd that it was in working so deeply in a foreign culture and language -- that of "the enemy," to boot -- that he was able to pull together so stirring and humanistic a story.
Rockstar
11th January 2008 - 12:35 PM
| QUOTE | If you haven't seen Brick, Rockstar, you might want to check it out as well. It's a twisted little noirish film set in high school, and it's really intriguing. I think it may benefit from repeated viewing, though.
Is that the one where all the high school students talk and act like they just stepped out of a 1940's detective novel? I had a hard time getting into because of that. My roommate, who usually has really good taste in movies, loved it so I think I'll have to try it again.
La G
21st January 2008 - 05:24 AM
In a cheery mood, I rented Christiane F last night. I learnt a valid lesson; if you are German don't, whatever you do, listen to David Bowie. You'll think you can handle it at first, but you'll end up in the gutter, begging for karaoke versions of The Laughing Gnome.
Flahdagal
28th January 2008 - 06:26 PM
My current guilty pleasure is my son's Sky High, which is a totally cute kids movie that I'm surprised Disney didn't franchise the heck out of. Plus which, it has Linda Carter in it. This makes my husband give out a strange purr/growl noise, from which I infer that he's still quite taken with Ms. Carter.
I would also list Captain Ron in the crappy movie that we so love category.
Your guilty pleasures?
Msquared
28th January 2008 - 06:31 PM
QUOTE Your guilty pleasures? I love Dirty Dancing. I could watch it over and over, and I have. I also like St. Elmo's Fire, but my husband gives me such a hard time when I try to watch it, I finally just turn it off. Is Sky High the one with Kurt Russell? There's no reason to feel guilty about that. I haven't seen it yet, but.. Kurt Russell!
DodgerGirl
28th January 2008 - 06:39 PM
"Jumping Jack Flash" with Whoopi Goldberg.
Flahdagal
28th January 2008 - 06:40 PM
Yeah, actually both Sky High and Captain Ron have Kurt Russell, so...yeah on that.
Dane
28th January 2008 - 07:06 PM
QUOTE (DodgerGirl+Jan 28 2008, 09:31 PM) "Jumping Jack Flash" with Whoopi Goldberg. Ohhh, Jonathan Pryce. When he sweeps in at the end ... *sigh*
Two Keg Peg
28th January 2008 - 08:58 PM
| QUOTE | Your guilty pleasures?
<br>
I love Overboard. You can't really go wrong with Kurt Russell. Except for Black Dog. And 3,000 Miles to Graceland. And Tango & Cash. Well, maybe you can, but Overboard rules.
NatalieX
28th January 2008 - 10:58 PM
QUOTE (DodgerGirl+Jan 28 2008, 09:31 PM) "Jumping Jack Flash" with Whoopi Goldberg. |
I love that movie. Such a sexy voice that man has.
Guilty pleasure movies? Showgirls, Flight of the Navigator and Better Off Dead.
"Gee, I'm real sorry your mom blew up, Ricky"
DodgerGirl
29th January 2008 - 06:30 AM
QUOTE (Dane+Jan 28 2008, 10:58 PM) QUOTE (DodgerGirl+Jan 28 2008, 09:31 PM) "Jumping Jack Flash" with Whoopi Goldberg. Ohhh, Jonathan Pryce. When he sweeps in at the end ... *sigh* Exactly!
RetireToBedlam
29th January 2008 - 07:55 AM
| QUOTE | Your guilty pleasures?
<br>"The Banger Sisters" (shut UP!)
qb9b
29th January 2008 - 09:11 AM
It's not even a good movie, but I keep watching The Holiday every time it is on Starz (which since I have the package is usually 2x a day). It is the only movie where I don't want to reach through my tv and strangle Jack Black, Cameron Diaz, and Jude Law and I love Kate Winslet in everything.
fofanna1
29th January 2008 - 09:24 AM
I love that movie!
The movie I watch every time it's on TV is While You Were Sleeping - this makes no sense because I own the movie so I don't have to watch it on TV but I find it irresistible - I love Sandra Bullock and I love the humor and the romance, plus it's a Christmas movie which makes it all the better.
Mike-El
29th January 2008 - 09:41 AM
Isn't While You Were Sleeping available as part of the "Bill Pullman Gets Dumped" box set?
Sandra's dreamy. She and Jesse James are my favorite celebrity couple. Sandra's got a house on Tybee Island and we've seen her and Jesse out and about a couple of times when we've vacationed there. They seemed like they were crazy in love and, best of all, they were totally cool-ass and accommodating whenever they were recognized.
Chenille
29th January 2008 - 09:53 AM
I find myself sucked into Made for Lifetime movies. I feel so guilty even clicking on them and then find I have to watch to the end.
In the not quite so guilty category I will almost always brake for Back to the Future.
Joe Don Faker
29th January 2008 - 10:03 AM
QUOTE (Mike-El+Jan 29 2008, 12:33 PM) Isn't While You Were Sleeping available as part of the "Bill Pullman Gets Dumped" box set?
Sandra's dreamy. She and Jesse James are my favorite celebrity couple. Sandra's got a house on Tybee Island and we've seen her and Jesse out and about a couple of times when we've vacationed there. They seemed like they were crazy in love and, best of all, they were totally cool-ass and accommodating whenever they were recognized. We'll see how you feel when they fund mini golfs and t-shirt stands on every other corner . . . Sandra Bullock has seemed pretty earthy and cool, even if I'm not usually interested in her movies. I think I saw somewhere that her high school voted her 'most cheerful.' Meanwhile Wing and Sars are somewhere worrying about whether (producer) Bullock has a plan B after youthful looks fade.
La G
30th January 2008 - 05:38 AM
QUOTE (Flahdagal+Jan 29 2008, 02:18 AM) Your guilty pleasures? Overboard does indeed rule. The Way We Were and Out of Africa. There must be something about Robert Redford.
Shirty
30th January 2008 - 06:07 AM
Mine has to be Truth about Cats and Dogs. I watched it again last night for about the eleventheenth time.
Msquared
30th January 2008 - 09:10 AM
| QUOTE | The Way We Were and Out of Africa.
I don't even feel guilty about my love for The Way We Were. I do, however, get a little embarrassed at how much I cry every time I see it. That and Splendid in the Grass reduce me to tears.
Redford made two movies with Natalie Woods - Inside Daisy Clover and This Property is Condemned. They're both pretty bad, and I watch both of them any chance I get.
skittlebrau
30th January 2008 - 09:48 AM
QUOTE (Two Keg Peg+Jan 28 2008, 11:50 PM) I love Overboard. You can't really go wrong with Kurt Russell. Except for Black Dog. And 3,000 Miles to Graceland. And Tango & Cash. Well, maybe you can, but Overboard rules. I swear to Jeebus, I think someone has put subliminal messages in Overboard and Baby Boom. I could watch either of those movies four times in a row, if TNT feels it needs to play them four times in a row. I don't think I've ever really laughed at any of the jokes, but for some reason I have to watch it if it's on. I also have a Sandra Bullock blind spot. I caught myself watching that Hope Floats movie one day, just because Sandra was talking. And don't get me started on how many times I've seen Love Potion #9.
qb9b
30th January 2008 - 10:01 AM
I love Love Potion #9 -- Tate Donovan is under utilized.
Flahdagal
30th January 2008 - 11:34 AM
I'm a sucker for Hope Floats, but then again I adore Gena Rowlands. "Have you taken up drinking?" "No, ma'am." "You mean this is you dead sober?" I also love her in Something to Talk About but Kyra Sedgwick steals that one. Steals it. Walks away with it under her arm.
NatalieX
30th January 2008 - 11:35 AM
QUOTE (skittlebrau+Jan 30 2008, 12:40 PM) I could watch either of those movies four times in a row, if TNT feels it needs to play them four times in a row. I don't think I've ever really laughed at any of the jokes, but for some reason I have to watch it if it's on.
That's how I feel about You've Got Mail and Sleepless In Seattle. I dislike Meg Ryan but I'm helpless to change the channel when they come on.
Msquared
30th January 2008 - 11:42 AM
| QUOTE | QUOTE (-> | QUOTE | I could watch either of those movies four times in a row, if TNT feels it needs to play them four times in a row. I don't think I've ever really laughed at any of the jokes, but for some reason I have to watch it if it's on.
That's how I feel about You've Got Mail and Sleepless In Seattle. I dislike Meg Ryan but I'm helpless to change the channel when they come on.
When Harry Met Sally, Baby Boom and Working Girl are movies I could watch repeatedly on the same day.
My two absolute favorite movies, not including Casablanca (which is in another category all together) are Private Benjamin and The Four Seasons. I think I know every word of dialogue from both of them.
Shirty
30th January 2008 - 12:07 PM
That's it -- I think I am going to have to sign up for Netflix. There are some great movies in this thread and now I want to watch them all.
Gladly
30th January 2008 - 12:48 PM
QUOTE (Flahdagal+Jan 30 2008, 02:26 PM) I also love her in Something to Talk About but Kyra Sedgwick steals that one. Steals it. Walks away with it under her arm. Kyra Sedgwick is a dream in that movie, and she delivers my favorite lines of dialogue in the whole thing. God, and she says it without the slightest trace of guile. I'm not quoting it because 1) I can't find the exact lines and 2) it's so much better if you're not expecting those words out of her mouth.
fofanna1
30th January 2008 - 12:51 PM
| QUOTE | That's how I feel about You've Got Mail and Sleepless In Seattle. I dislike Meg Ryan but I'm helpless to change the channel when they come on.
Oh, me too but I always thought it was because those movies were made when I did like Meg Ryan. Before I noticed that she played the same character in every movie she made. And her lips got so big.
Chenille
30th January 2008 - 01:05 PM
I'm probably one of the last people around to have never seen Sleepless but I adore You've Got Mail. It's so sweet.
I always cry at the bookstore closing. Especially when she remembers her Mom twirling her around. Though I never quite buy the, "Hey, maybe this gigantic bookstore chain thing is aok?" part of it. But then I also cry at the end when Tom Hanks and the dog come into view. The movie turns me into a puddle.
And Greg Kinnear is fun and Gerald McRaney plays a great character. Parker Posey and Jean Stapleton. And boats! A really great romcom. I think I'll see if the library has it.
buffyvol
30th January 2008 - 01:19 PM
Steel Magnolias.
*yes. I'm a big ol girl. My remote quits working if I run across this movie. Just quits working. Stops.
I also lovelovelove "Amadeus". LOVE. But not the directors cut. It was way to bloated and kinda changed the movie. (And when I say kinda, I mean TOTALY changed some things from the first edition.) Which is Ok if that's the way the director wanted it, but I thought the first version was just fine.
DodgerGirl
30th January 2008 - 01:36 PM
For Meg Ryan romantic comedies, nothing beats "French Kiss" with Kevin Kline. Great locations, great lines, fun action running around Paris and the south of France. I still love to quote the "Happy: smile! Sad: frown!" line.
Chenille
30th January 2008 - 01:45 PM
Oh, I love Kevin Kline. And I have never heard of that movie. Thanks for the heads-up!
Flahdagal
30th January 2008 - 01:49 PM
QUOTE (DodgerGirl+Jan 30 2008, 04:28 PM) For Meg Ryan romantic comedies, nothing beats "French Kiss" with Kevin Kline. Great locations, great lines, fun action running around Paris and the south of France. I still love to quote the "Happy: smile! Sad: frown!" line. Easily the best Meg Ryan movie. "Luuuuc." Remote stops working when Moonstruck comes on. When Oxygen recently showed it on the schedule but didn't show it -- I pouted.
NatalieX
30th January 2008 - 02:08 PM
QUOTE (Chenille+Jan 30 2008, 04:37 PM) Oh, I love Kevin Kline. And I have never heard of that movie. Thanks for the heads-up! It's worth it just for the adorable look of bemusement.  "You people make my ass twitch".
skittlebrau
30th January 2008 - 02:10 PM
QUOTE (DodgerGirl+Jan 30 2008, 04:28 PM) For Meg Ryan romantic comedies, nothing beats "French Kiss" with Kevin Kline. Great locations, great lines, fun action running around Paris and the south of France. I still love to quote the "Happy: smile! Sad: frown!" line. That one I will openly watch because it still makes me laugh. "My ass is twitching. You people make my ass twitch," is worth watching the whole movie for.
DodgerGirl
30th January 2008 - 02:40 PM
La G
3rd February 2008 - 01:42 AM
Last night I watched Dawn of the Dead. It was great. Who doesn't love a trashy zombie film with a social conscience? I think I'm going to rent the other ones and have a night of undead cluelessness that isn't reality programming.
I was particularly struck by the fake blood - if it really was the colour and texture of scarlet high gloss paint it would add a dash of frivolity to household mishaps.
floundering
3rd February 2008 - 03:45 AM
I very rarely rewatch a movie, but if I'm flipping and see Tremors, I'll always stop. I love everyone and everything in that, including the worms.
Shirty
3rd February 2008 - 08:25 AM
Is that the one with Reba McIntyre as Ramboette? I love that one too.
I was flipping channels last night and What Women Want was on. Stayed long enough for the bathroom scene where Mel electrocutes himself and moved on. Once was enough for that movie.
floundering
3rd February 2008 - 03:22 PM
| QUOTE | Is that the one with Reba McIntyre as Ramboette? I love that one too.
Yes, Michael Gross and Reba are a couple of married survivalists with a basement full of weapons and ammo. Comes in handy for fighting huge, people-eating, tunneling worms.
Chenille
5th February 2008 - 07:01 AM
floundering Posted: Feb 3 2008, 06:37 AM
| QUOTE | I very rarely rewatch a movie, but if I'm flipping and see Tremors, I'll always stop. I love everyone and everything in that, including the worms.
I actually had Tremors in my basket at Target yesterday (that sounds strange) but in a rare moment of "let's think this over" I put it back. It is such a great movie. Not only are the worm special effects fun but the escape the worm special effects are wonderful. And the DVD had all 4 Tremors. I've only seen the first one. It does show up on tv fairly regularly.
And I had to brake for Splash the other night. I had forgotten just how much fun that movie is. A young Tom Hanks, John Candy, Dodi Goodman, Darryl Hannah and more!! Padded shoulders, great street scenes of Manhattan and boats!
Msquared
5th February 2008 - 07:03 AM
| QUOTE | I actually had Tremors in my basket at Target yesterday (that sounds strange) but in a rare moment of "let's think this over" I put it back. It is such a great movie.
I think Tremors is definitely a movie worth owning. Giant worms! Fred Ward! What more could you ask for?
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