Speaking of Life Aquatic, I'll watch Wes Anderson films just about any time.
Speaking of Life Aquatic, I'll watch Wes Anderson films just about any time.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
I think my favorite Bill Murray movie is What About Bob?, however, The Life Aquatic delighted me to my toes. The running jokes in the film are tremendous: the absurd aquatic life, the Portuguese David Bowie covers, the Willem Dafoe subplot. There are so many good things about that film!
Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world.
I've got a friend who does these marine biology volunteer things with dolphins. On many occasions he and his group have all worn red toques in homage to Life Aquatic. Me and my friend have a running joke that we each consider each other the B Squad leader
Another one that I bet many here would drop everything to catch a repeat viewing, especially if uncensored: Die Hard
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
Just turned 30. Good article on why it is such a classic: https://www.theguardian.com/film/201...l-action-movie
I keep remembering my "guilty pleasures". I, Robot. I think this is a great B movie. Great reveal one third of the way in, great action sequences. I love the way the malevolent robots move, there is an excellent (i didn't use "great" again) robot v robot fight scene in a hallway. And so on...
DAMMIT! And I forgot Flash Gordon. How could I forget that?! "What a damn nuisance!"
Mine is probably: "We were playing for peanuts. Tomorrow night, we play for real stakes: zucchini!"
Also, the sarcastic/facetious/mischievous spiel he gives to the news crew about why Camp Mohawk's tuition fee is so high, is great, too, as are most of the PA announcements ("Tonight's Mystery Meat was veal! Yes, that's right! Veal!"). Also, the running gag of hijacking Morty's bed, with him in it, and planting in various places outside his cabin, is brilliant too.
Let it Ride is another I could watch over and over. What a cavalcade of crazy characters.
I will also add a nod for anything from Wes Anderson and the Coens.
And how could I possibly forget It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World???
"That gum you like is going to come back in style."
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
-- Aristotle
Nostalgia, you know, ain't what it used to be. Furthermore, they tells me, it never was.
“A Man Who Does Not Read Has No Appreciable Advantage Over the Man Who Cannot Read” - Mark Twain
Do check out the 1998 Serbian comedy "Black Cat White Cat" for crazy characters.
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Add "Running Scared" with Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal.
All of those 80s buddy cops movies are a blast.
A couple more sleepers:
Gold (2013)
Unconventional moody Western that takes place during the Klondike gold rush.
Take Me To The River (2015)
Midwest family reunion sparks old perverted secrets.
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
Speaking of wacky westerns -- aside from the obvious Mel Brooks suspect --
Evil Roy Slade, starring John Astin and Dick Shawn.
Rustler's Rhapsody, starring Tom Beringer, Andy Griffith, and Patrick (son of John) Wayne.
The Villain, starring Kirk Douglas as Wile E. Coyote and Arnold Schwarzenegger as - more or less - the Roadrunner.
Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
Speaking of Vanity, TCM had a double feature of her pictures on TCM Underground last night. They showed Barry Gordy's The Last Dragon, and Never Too Young To Die. The latter is the one where Gene Simmons plays a ridiculous hermaphrodite/megalomaniac. The cast also includes General Hospital escapee John Stamos and James Bond escapee George Lazenby. I watched a little bit of it, then had to turn it off. Watching The Demon do this ridiculous, over the top, drag queen thing was making me physically ill.
Sicario - Day of Soldado
Heavy action sequel to Sicario from a few years ago. Brings back Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro to fight the Mexican cartels.
This time, there are no rules. Brolin and Del Toro team to start a war between the cartels, who have been found to help terrorists
across the border. More action and violence than the first one. I thought this one was better. Del Toro seems to have been born
for this role. Recommended!
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The Ninth Configuration
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
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Ant-Man and the Wasp
Very worthy sequel to the surprising original. Tons of action and humor. The gist of this one is the attempt to get Michael Douglas' wife back.
If you liked the first, this is a no brainer!
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