TODAY I WATCHED... (Movies, TV) 2017

ROH

Three's Company

X Files season 4,episode 10

"Lady Battle Cop" (1990)


It's the near future and "Neo-Tokyo" has come under siege by a brutal new crime organization called "The Cartel." When a scientist and his fiancee get caught in a crossfire between gangs, he saves her life by turning her into a crime-fighting cyborg programmed to take back the city.

...this hilarious gender-swapped "RoboCop" variant from Japan barely makes a lick of sense,  but its comic book style ultra-violence made it tons of fun to watch. Since the original "RoboCop" is my favorite movie of all time, I feel duty bound to check out any and all rip-offs like these.

The not-quite-English subtitles add another level of WTF-ness to this already bizarre film!

I quickly read that title as "Lady Bottle Cap" then wondered what the hell that had to do with a Robo-Cop knock-off. Guess I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue.

Bob's Burgers. 

I watched last night's "Linda and Louise" episode.  Louise is my favorite character; she cracks me up

I saw this shirt on the cashier at Sam's Club today.  Now I want one:



I never dreamed I'd want a "Bob's Burgers" shirt.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

I quickly read that title as "Lady Bottle Cap" then wondered what the hell that had to do with a Robo-Cop knock-off. Guess I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue.

Hahaha!!

Caught up on the new season (3rd? 4th?) of 'Better Call Saul', followed by the new 'Silicon Valley'. Good stuff.

Last night I watched the Golden Child with Eddie Murphy for the zillionth time

Family Movie Night:

"The Secret Life Of Pets" (2016)


A pampered city pooch and his friends set out on an adventure through the mean streets of NYC in this fast & funny animated hit from the makers of "Despicable Me." This was a repeat viewing for us and it was still a hoot the second time around.

ROH

"Cropsey" (2009)

There's an urban legend in Staten Island, New York about a crazed child killer who lives in the woods near an abandoned mental hospital. The kicker is, this legend may actually have basis in fact, as numerous Staten Island children have disappeared without a trace since the early '70s. In this intriguing documentary a local drifter is accused of the crimes and brought to trial more than 20 years after the fact. Absorbing true-crime stuff.

Agents Of SHIELD

Supernatural

More of Season 5 of Babylon 5.

I've watched this whole series several times now and I always come away with the same impression.  There are a few cool ideas floating around in the final season but this series probably should have ended after season 4; Season 5 is a bit of a slog to get through.

Family Movie Night:
"Monster Trucks" (2017)


An oil drilling accident in the North Dakota boondocks brings a squid-like subterranean creature to the surface. The critter soon befriends a local teen who's restoring a hunk-of-junk pickup, and the pair spends the rest of the flick on the run from oil-company creeps who want to destroy "Creech" and cover up the incident.
This family friendly action comedy was a massive box office failure earlier this year so I was expecting the worst, but my kids and I actually got a pretty good kick out of it. It's kinda like a gearhead version of "E.T.," with lots of car crashin' mayhem. it's obviously not Shakespeare, but it is silly fun.

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2

An excellent sequel with plenty of action humor and visual effects. Highly recommended

Ghidrah The Three Headed Monster (1964)

The Toho classic that has Godzilla, Rodan and Mothra team up to save the Earth from the invading space monster Ghidrah (King Ghidorah). I've loved this movie ever since I was a kid. It has everything you could want, from great kaiju action,including Toho's most inspired designed monster, to the cool human aspect of the story. This is where Godzilla becomes a "good guy".

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"Batman and Bill" (2017)

Artist Bob Kane was credited as the sole creator of Batman for more than 50 years. However, his writing partner Bill Finger had just as much - if not more - input into the character's initial development and wrote most of the early Batman comic scripts. Sadly, until recently his contributions had been mostly forgotten by all but the most hardcore comic book experts. This documentary (streaming exclusively on Hulu) follows the campaign by Bill's friends, family and fellow comics professionals to get DC and Warner Bros. to finally give Bill the credit he was due for his role in all things Batman. Cool stuff for comic history buffs.

"A View To A Kill" (1985)

James Bond travels to Siberia, Paris and San Francisco as he tangles with a crazed European industrialist (Christopher Walken at his crazy best) who plans to destroy California's Silicon Valley and seize control of the world's microchip market.
Roger Moore's last turn as 007 doesn't get much love from Bond fans nowadays, but I've always enjoyed it in spite of the fact that poor Roger was waaaay too old for the role at this point. His stunt doubles did most of the heavy lifting for him. Plus, you gotta love that Duran Duran theme song!

That 70's Show

Fat Freddy wrote:

"A View To A Kill" (1985)

James Bond travels to Siberia, Paris and San Francisco as he tangles with a crazed European industrialist (Christopher Walken at his crazy best) who plans to destroy California's Silicon Valley and seize control of the world's microchip market.
Roger Moore's last turn as 007 doesn't get much love from Bond fans nowadays, but I've always enjoyed it in spite of the fact that poor Roger was waaaay too old for the role at this point. His stunt doubles did most of the heavy lifting for him. Plus, you gotta love that Duran Duran theme song!

Not to mention, Tanya Roberts at the height of her hotness. Although how she gets snuck up on by a blimp is anyone's guess.

007 wrote:

Not to mention, Tanya Roberts at the height of her hotness.

Oh yeah, Tanya could never act her way out of a paper bag, but DAMN she could sure fill out a pair of satin jammies.

"Freddy vs. Jason" (2003)


After spending nearly a decade in Development Hell, horror's two favorite boogymen finally faced off to decide once and for all, which one is the Big Kahuna of slasher films - with a bunch of disposable twenty-somethings caught in the middle, as usual. Big, loud, gory, ultra-violent fun that puts a capper on both aging franchises quite nicely.