Star Wars
Please don’t ask “Which one?”
My Brilliant Career
Happily watched this multiple times.
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Few mysteries are so rewatchable.
Next: more dramas you would happily watch again.
The Godfather
Classic mob story, Brando stars.
The Devil’s Brigade
American, Canadian soldiers team up.
The African Queen
Bogart, Hepburn, dangerous river trip.
Next: Films that take place all or mostly on a ship.
Mutiny on the Bounty
The title says it all.
Love Affair
Dunne, Boyer fall in love.
The Poseidon Adventure
Slightly cheesy, but I adore.
Next: films with a gimmick.
Not sure if I understand what is meant by “gimmick,” but let’s try these:
Earthquake
Sensurround? Not worth the hype.
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Universal monster movie–in 3-D!
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Confusing space story in 3-D.
Next: Monster movies.
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Monster, werewolf, duel it out.
House of Frankenstein
Has monster, werewolf and Dracula.
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
March took Oscar in 1931.
Next: non-English language movies.
Police Story
Jackie breaks so much glass
Eastern Condors
Yuen Biao boots faces hard
*Dragons Forever[/]
Benny/Jackie, best fight ever
More kung fu movies
I haven’t seen many kung-fu movies, but I don’t want the thread to die, so I’m going with “martial arts movies in general.”
The Karate Kid
Bullied kid karate fights back.
Kung fu Panda
Guess what it’s about. Hmmm.
Shanghai Noon
My first Jackie Chan movie.
Next: movies where someone plays pinball, or featuring a pinball machine prominently.
Tommy
Even has song about it!
The Accused
Woman assaulted on pinball machine
Animal House
Frat house has a machine
Next: Movies set all or in part on a college campus
The Graduate
Sequential sex, Mom and kid
The Paper Chase
Houseman pontificates professorially on law
Back to School
Classless rich adult tries college
Next:
Movies set in high school
My Bodyguard
Great way to foil bullies.
Up the Down Staircase
New teacher barely escapes depression.
Napolean Dynamite
If you missed, see it.
Next: movies where the POV character is younger than 13, but the film is either for adults, or a general audience.
Sleepless in Seattle
Kid connects Dad with girlfriend.
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Elliot helps alien get home.
Big
Adult Hanks imitates kid wonderfully.
Next: Courtroom dramas.
Witness for the Prosecution
The Courtroom Drama. Go Christie!
Murder!
Early Hitchcock; juror solves case.
Judgment at Nuremberg
Used real concentration camp footage.
**
Next**: more courtroom dramas!
Philadelphia
AIDS-stricken lawyer sues former employers
A Few Good Men
“You can’t handle the truth!”
Breaker Morant
Great flick - three Australians prosecuted
Next: Other films about Australia(ns)
My Brilliant Career
Outback girl want art career.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Best road trip movie ever.
A Cry in the Dark
“A dingo ate my baby!”
Next: movies with “Paradise” in the title.
Phantom of the Paradise
Faust’s story told through music.
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
Nerds visit Florida for conference.
Club Paradise
Comedy about cheap Caribbean resort.
Next: Disappointing sequels.
The Godfather: Part III
Sad mess, embarrassingly untalented Sofia
Airplane II: The Sequel
Without real Abraham and Zuckermans: flapdoodle.
Hannibal
Nobody ate this one up.
Next:
Sequels that are arguably better than their preceding movie (avoid huge franchises)
The Bride of Frankenstein
But Frankenstein was great too.
Despicable Me 2
I liked it better, anyway.
Before Sunset
But both are very good.
Next: movies with “stranger” in the title.
*Stranger Than Fiction *
Will Farrell actually can act
*Strangers on a Train *
Throw Mama From The Train
Strangers with Candy
Based on Comedy Central show
Next: Films where Domhnall Gleeson and Oscar Isaac battle over a robot.
Eighth Grade
Anxiety attacks all over again.
[Hey Newbie, three or nuttin’.
Also, welcome aboard.]