Seen any good movies?

Fat Freddy wrote:

thejokeriv wrote:

Midnight Run - good movie, haven't seen it in years and it was on one of the starz channels

Great flick. "I'm gonna stab you in the heart with a f**kin' pencil!"

Dennis Farina is awesome in this movie. I love his line:

"Is this moron number one? Put moron number two on the phone".


Though my favorite line is when Robert Deniro's character is talking with Eddie:

"Well, let me describe the scene to you: There are these guys, see? They've probably been up for like two days; they stink of B.O.; they have coffee breath; they're constipated from sittin' on their asses for so long; they're sitting in a van, and they're probably parked right up the street from your office Eddie, YOUR PHONE IS TAPPED"!

I love the look on the Feds faces while Jack is explaining all this to Eddie.

"Midnight Run" is easily the most underappreciated comedy of the 80's. For those who haven't seen it, they need to. Charles Grodin and Robert Deniro are a great tandem.

Waxwork I & II

scottmitchell74 wrote:

No Country For Old Men (again). What a good movie! (and to my experience accurately and respectfully depicts West Texans)

I think I am gonna get that one this weekend. I really want to see it. Peace.

Saturday mornings seem to be Big Monster time on the Encore Action channel...my son and I just watched "Godzilla Vs. Megagurius" (no idea if I'm spelling that right), in which The Big G defends Japan against some sort of giant mutant dragonfly creature from another dimension. My son loved watching all the buildings get destroyed while the monsters beat the crap out of each other!!

Whenever I'm channel surfing and I land on a Godzilla movie, I simply have to watch. They bring out my inner 8 year old.

Fireproof -

Went with the wife. Very good movie. Definitely Christian/Faith based movie, but the lessons taught in it could help any couple appreciate each other more.

detuned wrote:

Yup, that's the flick. Pretty cool stuff. All the hallmarks of the Godzilla series were there: scenes of terrified Japanese evacuating their city, a young kid who holds the secret of the monster, clueless military types who try to destroy Godzilla only to realize they're going to need him later when the Badass Monster of the Week shows up, hilarious rubber monsters and stop-motion FX, and lots of model city buildings and bridges getting shattered. I highly recommend it.

Taste the Blood of Dracula - one of the better Hammer Films Dracula movies

Fat Freddy wrote:

Whenever I'm channel surfing and I land on a Godzilla movie, I simply have to watch. They bring out my inner 8 year old.

I think they were playing that one a few days ago as well. I tried getting in to the Godzilla movies a few years ago when they went to DVD, but I just couldn't do it. There's some goofy charm to it, but they're too slow for me.

DeathCult wrote:

Waxwork I & II

On Demand?

The Wicker Man

Tall Tyrion wrote:

The Wicker Man

That Nicolas Cage crap?

Schbopo wrote:

Tall Tyrion wrote:

The Wicker Man

That Nicolas Cage crap?

I hope he's referring to the brilliant original version starring Christopher Lee.

Unfortunately, it was the Nicholas Cage version. I didn't want to rip out my eyeballs, but it was a close thing.

Fat Freddy wrote:

Saturday mornings seem to be Big Monster time on the Encore Action channel...my son and I just watched "Godzilla Vs. Megagurius" (no idea if I'm spelling that right), in which The Big G defends Japan against some sort of giant mutant dragonfly creature from another dimension. My son loved watching all the buildings get destroyed while the monsters beat the crap out of each other!!

Whenever I'm channel surfing and I land on a Godzilla movie, I simply have to watch. They bring out my inner 8 year old.

You can NEVER go wrong with a Godzilla movie

Just got back from Max Payne...meh...

Metal Misfit wrote:

Taste the Blood of Dracula - one of the better Hammer Films Dracula movies

Fat Freddy wrote:

Whenever I'm channel surfing and I land on a Godzilla movie, I simply have to watch. They bring out my inner 8 year old.

I think they were playing that one a few days ago as well. I tried getting in to the Godzilla movies a few years ago when they went to DVD, but I just couldn't do it. There's some goofy charm to it, but they're too slow for me.

DeathCult wrote:

Waxwork I & II

On Demand?

I've got the double DVD, but I did notice it was On Demand

A Raisin In The Sun (the modern version)

I just put most of the Godzilla movies on my Netflix list. Gonna give it a go again.

Tall Tyrion wrote:

Unfortunately, it was the Nicholas Cage version. I didn't want to rip out my eyeballs, but it was a close thing.

Don't let that pile of crap dissuade you from seeing the original version. It's a brilliant film. Just make sure you catch the uncut version.

detuned wrote:

Tall Tyrion wrote:

Unfortunately, it was the
Nicholas Cage version. I didn't want to rip out my eyeballs, but it was
a close thing.

Don't let that pile of crap dissuade you
from seeing the original version. It's a brilliant film. Just make sure
you catch the uncut version.

I'll have to keep my eye out for that.

I watched Psycho last night to make up for it.

Son of Frankenstein
Ghost of Frankenstein
House of Frankenstein

AVP Requiem. Pretty damn good except some of the lighting made it hard to make out certain images. Almost makes me want to watch the Alien and Predator movies (I may need to get some of them on DVD).

Fat Freddy wrote:

detuned wrote:

Yup, that's the flick. Pretty cool stuff. All the hallmarks of the Godzilla series were there: scenes of terrified Japanese evacuating their city, a young kid who holds the secret of the monster, clueless military types who try to destroy Godzilla only to realize they're going to need him later when the Badass Monster of the Week shows up, hilarious rubber monsters and stop-motion FX, and lots of model city buildings and bridges getting shattered. I highly recommend it.

That's a good one. Although the origins of Megaguirus are questionable. These later Godzilla movies also fell in love with the tactic of having morphing monsters; monsters that go through stages. Destroyah does the same thing.

tohostudios wrote:

That's a good one. Although the origins of Megaguirus are questionable. These later Godzilla movies also fell in love with the tactic of having morphing monsters; monsters that go through stages. Destroyah does the same thing.

I don't see enough Godzilla movies to know much about how each one fits into the continuity or whether one movie is better or worse than another. I just get a kick out of watchin' the big rubber monsters go at it.

My son looked a little nervous about watching "Megagurius" with me at first till Godzilla first appeared on screen and he said "Daddy, he looks so fake." Haha.

I just watched American Gangster


apparently I've seen it before, but didn't remember much of it. Very good.

American Gangster gets two thumbs way up from me.