oldtimer Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Just got through watching Team America for the nth time. It sounds great on the Forte II's all around with the Academy center. So I was wondering....what are the movies others watch that you know are not academy award type but you love to watch. Besides Team America, mine would have to include in no particular order: The Wild Angels Gamera Torque I will reserve two more spaces for later. Anyone else care to put in their recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Robinson Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Caddyshack is always a fav, and Hot Shots when I need a Lloyd Bridges fix. Airplane, of course, just to see Betty White rap with the Jamaican dudes. This stuff is not my mainstream fare. I just pull them out when I'm home alone and feeling silly and mischievous. Watched Italian Job last night with the family. I love the driving scenes with the Minis. Can't wait to have the HT up and running mid-year. Watching a movie in 2-ch with Heresies alone creates a vacuum of sorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodog Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I love old kung-fu movies, where the voice never matches the mouth movements. Woo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygmn Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Replacements - the football movie with keanu reeves... Any star wars....hehehe Armeggedon (sp) Notting hill.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.4knee Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Deep Thr....oh, you meant above board flicks, well you said "GUILTY PLEASURES!" OK! All seriousness aside I love to watch Blazing Saddlers or almost any Mel Brooks film, the original Caddy Shack is a must. I think I actually know Blazing Saddles and Caddy Shack line for line I have seen them so many times. I also gotta throw in Monty Python "The Life of Brian" EDIT: Almost forgot Braveheart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTADDICT Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Ditto on the kung-fu movies, you have to see Kung Pow - all time funniest!!.......also monty pythons seach for the holy grail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyT Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Charlies Angels Top Secret Army of Darkness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Full metal jacket.. or any brutal military flick. Anybody heard of Runaway Train? It's old an most people I know don't know it. John Voight is the star. It's totally gritty. Or Time Rider with Fred Ward. Tremors. Wait, I think all my movies are brutal...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Back To The Future As Good As It Gets Point Break Edward Scissorhands Watched The Replacements AGAIN this morning. Keanu Reeves is one lousy actor but I still watch.[:$] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrol Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 All Time = Farris Beuller's Day Off - I somehow have managed to watch this flick more times then I could possibly count current fav = KungFu Hustle - no doubt about it, where I found kung pow dissapointing to the point of being un-watchable, Kung Fu Hustle ROCKS!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDeSimone Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 In no paticular order.. Tombstone (Has to be Val Kilmers best role as Doc) Caddyshack 1 Revenge of the Nerds 1 Matrix 1 LOTR 1-3 extended versions back to back on a long weekend with the system cranked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 All great choices so far. I also love the old kung fu movies. Let me add one more not yet mentioned: Repo Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Rex Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 A recent one I have liked to watch multiple times is: National Treasure with Nicholas Cage. I like the intricate story and it is very entertaining to me. I know the portions where the clues are being figured out in a matter of seconds is a bit "yeah, right, that was a stretch" but just think of how long this movie could have been if Peter Jackson had made it! [] Some of the others I drop in from time to time: The Fifth Element - sort of my crazy comedic action flick The Incredibles - my feel old I want to get off the couch flick (of course, I stay on the couch and watch a good movie!) Minority Report - Haven't watched it recently but I really love this action/suspense flick Hitch - Well, I don't own this but I have watched it several times on Starz (or something like Starz) so this is my romantic comedy flick (just recently watched French Kiss and thought it was great! Made my azz twitch but, other than that, it was a very good movie! []) There are many others I will throw in from time to time: Toy Story, Tombstone (loved Val in his part), LOTR Triology (okay, I haven't actually watched this again because I was waiting to get my entire system with my new Hi Def TV, but I will!), etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovedrummin Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I'm a John Candy fan. No matter how many times I watch "Uncle Buck" it always cracks me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jheis Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension John Lithgow as the mad scientist; Peter Weller as Buckaroo (particle physicist/neurosurgeon/martial arts expert/rock star); Ellen Barkin as the damsel in distress; Jeff Goldblum as New Jersey, the neurosurgeon/side kick; Christopher Lloyd as John Bigboote (one of the aliens). This is a nutzo, entertaining take off of Orson Wells' take off of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds. This movie is a real hoot! James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Just about anything with Eugene Levy in it ... [~] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardhead Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Barbara Billingsly was in Airplane, not Betty White. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 One that I don't really admit to very often because it's really a chick flick, but sounds oooohh soooo good in my theater is Moulan Rouge (sp?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Robinson Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Barbara Billingsly was in Airplane, not Betty White. My bad, you're right. Still funny as hell. On the Monty Python front, watching the Mr. Creosote scene at the end of "The Meaning of Life" is an all-time gut-buster, pun intended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Blacksmith Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Hard to pick out just a few, we have over 100 DVDs and at least that many VHS tapes. Some that come to mind but in no order are: Guy movies: Eraser ... A very Arnold flick Under Siege, Ya gotta love Steven Seagal and Gary Busey together Any of the Matrix movies Any of the Star Wars movies Any of the Star Trek movies (is there a trend here?[]) XXX (the first one) The Babysitter X Men Moving to chick flicks: Shall we dance? HItch Runaway Bride Hanging up The first daughter Princess diaries (1 or 2) Ice Castles Comedy: Blazing saddles Life of Brian Silent movie American Pie Airplane A fish named Wanda Any Die Hard movie K-9 (1or2) Educational: Power hammer tooling Fly press tooling Home Videos of demonstrations I attended at blacksmithing conferences Well, thats enough for now[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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