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Re: What Movie Will You Never Watch Again? Explain.

Bruce Reber — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:26:03 -0000

Any James Bond movie from the 90's and early 00's with Pierce Brosnan or Daniel Craig, the 1976 remake of King Kong, The Exorcist II-The Heretic (1978), Dune (1985), 3 with Liza Minnelli-New York, New York (1977), The Sterile Cuckoo (1969) and Tell Me That You Love Me Junie Moon (1970), Love Story (1970), any of the Psycho sequels, Cleopatra (1963), Streets Of Fire (1984), Repo Man (1984) and Swamp Thing (1982).

Re: Pick Your Favorite Movie from the Year You Were Born

Bruce Reber — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:46:32 -0000

"Touch Of Evil", Orson Welles' classic Film Noir from my birth year of 1958, although it was filmed in 1957 and released in '58.

Re: Woman Of The Year

kibitzer — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:29:33 -0000

But Spencer, don't you love me ant more since I told you I'm lesbian?

Re: Duel: Ten Things To Know About The Movie

Bruce Reber — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:27:49 -0000

I saw "Duel" when it premiered on ABC's Movie of the Week when I was 13 years old in 1971. It scared me then and continues to scare me every time I watch it (I have the DVD). When I'm driving and see a big 18-wheeler in my rear-view, I flashback to David Mann (Dennis Weaver) trying to outrun and outwit the "monster" truck in his little Plymouth Valiant. My favorite line has to be when he pulls into the gas station/snake-a-rama and asks where the phone is. The lady tells him "out back", and he says to himself "weird place for a phone booth!" as he walks past the cages full of rattlesnakes! As good as the DVD is, it would be even better in letterbox (the one I have is in pan/scan). The DVD also has interviews with Steven Spielberg about the making of "Duel" and with Richard Matheson about his short story that was Spielberg's inspiration.

Re: What Movie Have You Changed Your Mind About?

Wayne P. — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:18:38 -0000

Yep, do agree on Easy Rider...but for me, its become more so over time...the ending just sucks!
I mean, whats the point of it all? Dont become a hippie/freak 'cause some redneck, country boys are gonna blow you away in the end if you enter their turf? Give me a break! That still doesnt top Night of the Living Dead where the guy survived a night of zombies only to become target practice for the good guys who thought he was one of the walking stiffs in the morning. Sorry for any plot spoilers but would assume most of us movie fans have seen these by now ;). For me personally, though, I'd have to go with Godfather 3. I used to think it was cleverly playing off parts of GF1 for the way Pacino ended (ala Brando); but maybe Coppola wouldve been better served using the Biblical admontion: you live by the sword (or gun in this case) then you die by the sword---as happened with most, if not all, of the lesser characters in each movie! Why play favorites with the stars when theyre just as slimy a bunch of mobsters as the rest of the ones they whacked or at least gave the go ahead to do so to? But, on the other hand, Ive always welcomed idea of a possible GF4 to pick-up the series with Andy Garcia taking over the clan. :)

Re: Hill Valley or Bust: A Journey Back to 1985

Uncle Vito — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:18:16 -0000

Good read! I remember watching this film at age 10, as my jaw dropped when I saw the coolest car to date(in my mind) when Mcfly spun the tires and blasted off into the nifty 50's.

Re: Six Pix: Trains

Wayne P. — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:25:20 -0000

Guess I shouldve said "Strangers on a Train" instead of NBNW as that last one only has a train scene at the end...oops!~ (but I still love anything Hitch did;).

Re: Sing a Song With Movie Stars

Cara — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:21:21 -0000

I might be mistaken, but I had read that Ava Gardner's singing voice was dubbed in Showboat. I also read that Rita Hayworth's singing voice was routinely dubbed. The Mame number might be Rita's real voice because it's not musically difficult, but Rita was a dancer not a singer, and the studio didn't want her lack of singing ability to get out.

Re: Daredevils of the West: Return to the Saturday Matinee

Cara — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:05:14 -0000

Anybody remember Lash Larue? He was one of my favorites. I thought he was sexy. Little did I realize at 9 yrs old just how sexy and "kinky" that whip of his was.

Re: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp: Movie Review

Cara — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:01:04 -0000

It is an odd title, and the title kept me from watching it for many years. Not long ago, however, TCM ran it (what would we do without TCM?). I watched and found it a moving, thought provoking film. All of Powell's films are thought provoking and can be watched many times in the space of a lifetime. Since I didn't watch it during WWII, I wasn't interested in it as a propaganda piece, but as a character portrait of a complicated man who views the world in black and white. Ironic, since Powell's films are drenched in color. I can see how Churchill might have disliked the film, as in some ways Churchill and Blimp have similar attitudes. Churchill was a great leader but was staunchly conservative and a British imperialist. Churchill would not have enjoyed seeing British "nobility" derided even in support of a war against evil.

Re: Six Pix: Trains

Cara — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:47:26 -0000

Pardon me, twists not twits, although there is a kind of humor in the misspelling. I would never, however, insult Dame Agatha's plots.

Re: Six Pix: Trains

Cara — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:45:37 -0000

They're all good, but I think Murder on the Orient Express both evokes the movie and is artistically successful, a hard act to pull off considering the plot twits of this film.

Re: Movies That Scared Me – When I Was Young

Hufhruhurr — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:44:16 -0000

The original King Kong was always one of my favorites. However, to this day I refuse to watch The Exorcist, although I imagine it is fairly tame by modern standards.

Re: What’s Your Favorite War Movie?

msbtucker — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:37:46 -0000

30 SECONDS OVER TOKYO - my absolute favorite! STALAG 17 comes in second for my husband and I.

Re: The Five Best Lee Marvin Performances

Hfuhruhurr — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:34:13 -0000

I liked an early performance by Marvin in Raintree County. He was also very memorable in Gorky Park.

Re: What’s Your Favorite Gangster Film from the 1930s?

Hfuhruhurr — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:23:28 -0000

Anything with George Raft, truly the greatest gangster.

Re: Which Pre-1980 Film Has the Best Wedding Scene?

Hfuhruhurr — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:19:52 -0000

I liked the wedding in "Camelot". Also, great music.

Re: On the Road Again: The Great “Road” TV Shows of the 1960s

Deborah Tinsley — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:19:22 -0000

If you have a wayback machine, I think Ring of Fire was available on VHS. I have a VHS copy somewhere.

Re: Top Ten Movies That Had Me Rooting For The Bad Guy

Joe W. — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:48:20 -0000

How about the gang in Sam Peckinpahs 1969 "The Wild Bunch" and King Kong in the 1930's classic.

Re: Create-A-Caption: The French Connection

RICO — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:10:57 -0000

" GO AHEAD...PICK MY FEET..."

Re: Create-A-Caption: The French Connection

RICO — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:08:56 -0000

" A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON MY WAY TO THE DRUG BUST.."

Re: Woman Of The Year

RICO — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:01:26 -0000

" ONCE YOU GET PAST THE SMELL..YOU GOT IT LICKED "

Re: Which Pre-1980 Film Has the Best Wedding Scene?

Bob — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:45:06 -0000

The Best Years of Our Lives

Re: Top Ten Movies That Had Me Rooting For The Bad Guy

Larry P — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:28:18 -0000

You forgot Cobra. When the bad guy Is that heinous and you root for him....the movie is beyond terrible.

Re: Woman Of The Year

Freebyrd — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:24:23 -0000

By the way, GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER?