Originally, I had planned on watching what is considered one of the greatest Shaw Brothers kung-fu movies of all-time (The 36th Chamber of Shaolin). The only reason I passed up Grease, Animal House and The Deer Hunter is because i’ve been wanting to fit a classic martial arts movie in here but the great list … Continue reading
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100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 68 – Star Wars: Episode IV (1977)
So for 1977, there is only one movie that I could even possibly consider watching. No, I’m not referring to John Travolta’s hip-shakin’ disco smash Saturday Night Fever. No, not the greatest hockey movie ever made (Slap Shot) or the Woody Allen classic Annie Hall. Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Spy Who Loved … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 67 – Taxi Driver (1976)
Since I’m super=amped up for tonight’s home opener for the L.A. Kings, I went ahead and watched Taxi Driver (for about the billionth time (exaggerating)) around midnight. First off, I don’t recommend doing that as your dreams will, at some point,feature Robert De Niro holding a gun at your face and repeatedly asking you if … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 66 – Jaws (1975)
“We’re gonna need a bigger boat…” And thus, from Jaws was born the idea of how some other groups of boaters would handle having to showdown with a never-say-die great white. While the trio of Roy Schieder’s police chief, Richard Dreyfuss’ nerdy shark-geek and Robert Shaw as the crude, crusty, seasoned shark hunter who’s never … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 65 – The Towering Inferno (1974)
Before I begin, let me say that it’s a damn shame that I couldn’t find a copy of Chinatown anywhere. I went to five different stores and none of them had a copy! I wasn’t about to watch The Godfather: Part 2, not that there’s anything wrong with it, in fact, it’s probably better than … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 64 – The Sting (1973)
So yesterday’s burst of anger was quickly subdued with an impromptu viewing of The Sting, which I then just finished re-watching again, just now. I think it’s the combination of The Entertainer being played on the piano (always liked that song) and the flawless chemistry between Paul Newman and Robert Redford. That and I opened … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 63 – The Godfather (1972)
Since I’m madder that Sonny Corleone right now and my knuckles are a bit numb from punching the heavy bag in frustration for the past ten minutes, I’m gonna keep this one short. If The Social Network taught me anything, it was to not blog when you’re angry, no matter how cathartic it may be. … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 62 – Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Originally I had planned on watching Straw Dogs but since I’m not particularily in the mood to watch Susan George get brutally raped or watch Dustin Hoffman lose his freakin’ mind defending his house/life/wife I instead switched to my second choice – Diamonds Are Forever if, for any other reason, just to watch Jill St. … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 61 – Patton (1970)
Well, the 60’s were a pretty unimpressive blur. Can’t believe I start the 1970s tonight. Tonight, George C. Scott as Patton beats out the other war movie MASH. Thing is, I actually liked MASH more than Patton, but I figured it was due another viewing. In short, Patton amounts to almost three hours of George … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 60 – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Well, I had intended on watching True Grit seeing as how it’s the movie where John Wayne won his one and only Acacdemy Award for acting and is being re-made by the Coen Bros. into what looks to be an awesome movie. But alas, Netflix failed me, classifying the movie as a “short wait” so … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 59 – Night of the Living Dead (1968)
It would be easy to resign myself to another Leone classic, but there’s only one thing that can top that – zombies! Specifically, George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. Since the premise of this movie can be summed up in one sentence, I thought it might be interesting to carry the notion that … Continue reading
100 Years of Movies in 100 Days – Day 58 – The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Now THIS is a movie! Loved The Dirty Dozen the first time I watched it and loved it the second time around. Think of this, essentially, as The Inglorious Basterds before there was Inglorious Basterds. Or perhaps The Expendables but with a better storyline. Then subtract Tarantino and the Stallone Brigade and add a whole … Continue reading
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