Well, you couldn’t get any further away from yesterday’s Dinsey family-friendly film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Seeing as this is a journey through all kinds of movie, I have not yet screened an NC-17 or X rated movie. Until today. Well, kinda. King of New York originally was rated X when it first screened, … Continue reading
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100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 80 – Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
Wow, I haven’t watched Honey, I Shrunk the Kids in almost 15 years! This, along with the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were the two movies I watched on a loop as a kid. I’m happy to say that the special effects in this movie have stood the test of time. Especially the ant vs. … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 79 – Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Phew, OK, I made it through the entire movie. So sad. Grave of Fireflies as I imagined and predicted it would, has totally bummed me out. But I guess that’s what makes it such a great movie. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I very rarely cry watching movies. I can count on one hand … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 78 – Raising Arizona (1987)
Having just watched Raising Arizona a couple weeks before I began this 100 Day marathon, I was kind of hoping I could find something to take its place. Robocop and Spaceballs were definite options but it was so last minute and Netflix didn’t offer those on stream, so I ended up watching Arizona. Now, I … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 77 – Highlander (1986)
THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE!!!!… Ok, I got that out of my system. As you can tell, the movie of the day was Highlander what with it’s battle of immortals and rockin’ Queen soundtrack. I had never seen this movie before, but had heard the ubiquitous catch phrase on numerous occassions. Alas, I can check … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 76 – Back to the Future (1985)
Today, I get to ask a question 76 years in the making. If you could go Back to the Future, er, the past, well, you know. What year would you go to? Me, I would go 25 years into the future and then go back 40 and take everything I’ve learned to make better decisions … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 75 – Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
So originally I was planning on watching Sergio Leone’s masterpiece, Once Upon A Time in America but considering I have to watch Goodfellas still (for my real job), I had to pick a movie that wasn’t three and half hours long. So I went with Revenge of the Nerds. Why? Because the theme song got … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 74 – Flashdance (1983)
And now, in the immortal words of Monty Python, time for something completely different. Having never seen Flashdance before, I’m going to first give my impressions and expectations and then follow it up with my reaction. So what am I expecting? Something, somewhere between Full Monty and Striptease mixed with some killer 80’s tunes, big … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 73 – The Thing (1982)
I have just sat through what has to be one of the most boring “horror” movies I’ve ever seen! There is not one moment in The Thing that’s scary. A few gross moments, but other than that, it’s pretty tame. Furthermore, I don’t get why Ennio Morricone was nominated for a 1983 Razzie for worst … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 72 – Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
With yet another busy day ahead of me, I got the jump on Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark beginning at midnight. I don’t know how I managed to stay awake for the entire movie, espeially as exhausted as I was after yesterday’s activities, but I did. Yesterday’s Blues Brothers was ultimately … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 71 – The Blues Brothers (1980)
Wow, what a busy day. I barely had time to fit today’s movie into my schedule. Today was probably the closest I’ve come to missing a movie, but somehow, someway, I managed to squeeze in The Blues Brothers to kick off the 1980’s. There’s not much I can really say about this ode to destruction … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 70 – The Warriors (1979)
So to round out the 70’s, I had to screen Walter Hill’s classic gangster action movie The Warriors. If you’re under 30, chances are you have no idea what this movie is, but I assure you, it SO worth a watch! If not for the soundtrack alone, the set-up is so simple yet so effective. … Continue reading
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