TODAY I WATCHED (Movies, TV Shows) 2016

Doctor Who - The Sontaran Experiment

Tazmania

Fat Freddy wrote:

With my son this afternoon...

"Toy Story 2" (1999)


Buzz, Slinky and the gang must ride to the rescue when Woody the Cowboy is stolen by a vintage toy collector who wants to ship him to a museum... in Japan!
The second installment in the Pixar saga is (as usual) fast moving, funny stuff with a great voice cast.

Best flick in the series..... Interesting enough, it was originally meant to be a direct to video release, until Disney saw the work in progress, and them more cash to work on the animation and bam, instant hit

Big Bang Theory

thejokeriv wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

With my son this afternoon...

"Toy Story 2" (1999)


Buzz, Slinky and the gang must ride to the rescue when Woody the Cowboy is stolen by a vintage toy collector who wants to ship him to a museum... in Japan!
The second installment in the Pixar saga is (as usual) fast moving, funny stuff with a great voice cast.

Best flick in the series..... Interesting enough, it was originally meant to be a direct to video release, until Disney saw the work in progress, and them more cash to work on the animation and bam, instant hit

Yup, I've read that they managed to get it together and release it to theaters in just 9 months. Usually it takes at least 2 years for Pixar to finish a film!

This was actually the first "Toy Story" that I've seen in its entirety. I've seen bits & pieces of all three but never sat down and watched one all the way thru. My 8 year old is suddenly obsessed with these characters though so I imagine that means I'll be seeing the other two fairly soon

Fat Freddy wrote:

thejokeriv wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

With my son this afternoon...

"Toy Story 2" (1999)


Buzz, Slinky and the gang must ride to the rescue when Woody the Cowboy is stolen by a vintage toy collector who wants to ship him to a museum... in Japan!
The second installment in the Pixar saga is (as usual) fast moving, funny stuff with a great voice cast.

Best flick in the series..... Interesting enough, it was originally meant to be a direct to video release, until Disney saw the work in progress, and them more cash to work on the animation and bam, instant hit

Yup, I've read that they managed to get it together and release it to theaters in just 9 months. Usually it takes at least 2 years for Pixar to finish a film!

This was actually the first "Toy Story" that I've seen in its entirety. I've seen bits & pieces of all three but never sat down and watched one all the way thru. My 8 year old is suddenly obsessed with these characters though so I imagine that means I'll be seeing the other two fairly soon

They are all good. Watch 1 before 3.....

Night Court
Empty Nest

Burn Notice - Season 2

MasterChef Junior

I can't believe I like this show; it's the only cooking show I watch but I find it very entertaining.

The Forest (2016)

Cool concept ruined by predictable jump scares and an abysmal plot.

Modern Family

Barney Miller

"Thor: The Dark World" (2013)

Thor tangles with an ancient baddie who wants to capitalize on an upcoming planetary alignment to destroy the universe. In other words... just another day at the office for the God of Thunder. Natalie Portman, Kat Denning and a half-naked Stellan Skarsgaard are the Earthlings caught in the middle as the usual zapping, blasting, and massive property damage ensues.
This was the only entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that I hadn't seen, so now I'm all caught up. Better late than never.

"Breeders' (aka "Deadly Instinct," 1997)


This loose remake of the notorious 1986 no-budgeter about a rapey space alien transports the action from a New York hospital to an all girls' college campus. The result is kinda like a combo of "Alien" and "C.H.U.D." with a whole lotta extra goop and cleavage.  
For some reason, even though this was a British production, the film is set in Boston... so there's many unintentional laughs as the mostly-Brit cast tries to hide their accents and sound American. It's got higher production values and a cooler looking monster than the '86 original but it's still a long way from "good."

"Night of the Demons" (1988)


A group of teens choose to throw a Halloween night party at an abandoned funeral parlor and accidentally awaken the demonic spirits locked away in its crematorium. Needless to say it turns out spectacularly bad for everyone involved.
This minor cult classic takes a while to get goin' and in spite of some decent gore bits and some nice T&A, it's pretty much endless scenes of idiots running and screaming through dark corridors for most of its run time. I've seen worse but I've seen lots better. Skippable.

Diary of the Dead

Leatherface wrote:

Diary of the Dead

I hated that movie so much that I stopped watching zombie movies.

"Eraser" (1996)


Arnold Schwarzenegger's a Federal Marshal whose latest assignment - protect a lovely government witness (Vanessa Williams) until she can testify - is complicated by a seemingly endless number of would-be assassins sent by a crooked defense contractor and turncoats within the Agency itself. Pretty typical Ahhh-nold shoot-em-up stuff, mindless fun.

Dual Survival

Just surfing around last night, I stumbled across the classic 'Some Like It Hot'. Haven't seen it in years and forgot how damn funny that movie is. And watching it in glorious hi-def, it's obvious Marilyn Monroe didn't wear a bra the entire movie. She jiggles like a bowl of Jello the entire time. Zowwwie!!!

Last night with my son:
"Toy Story 3" (2010)

Buzz, Woody and the gang find themselves at a crossroads now that their "kid" Andy is all grown up and heading off to college. Rather than go quietly to the attic, the Toys allow themselves to be donated to a day care center - which looks like fun from the outside, but is run like a toy prison camp after hours by a crazed teddy bear.
Beautifully animated as usual, this is the best of the "Toy Story" series thus far. The ending may even bring a little tear to your eye.

This morning over coffee:
"The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957)

Peter Cushing is the mad Doctor and Christopher Lee is the Creature in the first film of Hammer Studios' long running Frankenstein series, which re-tells the monster's "origin story." Cool, creepy atmosphere and great performances all around. Charming, retro horror fun.

The man in the high castle - finished up the first season last night, really enjoyed it. Cool series based on a book by Phillip k dick. Definitely worth checking out if your have Amazon prime.