Medicine Man
Sean Connery amidst naked natives.
Fantasia
Nude centaurs, cherubs and harpies.
Flesh Gordon
Porno pastiche of pop scifi.
**
Next**: Unsuccessful satires.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Fans don’t realize it’s satire.
The Big Bus
Straight to late-night disaster flick.
Starship Troopers
It’s an unbelievably stupid movie.
Next: movies about computers made before 1989.
Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
Thoughtful, deep cold war film.
WarGames (1983)
Only winning is not playing.
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
Disney trifle with human “computer”
Next: Movies about robots made before 1989.
Metropolis (1927)
Brigitte Helm played Der Maschinenmensch.
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Tinman is a sort-of robot.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Tell Gort “Klaatu barada nikto.”
Next: movies about computers made between 1990-2001.
The Matrix (1999)
Reality is a digital fantasy.
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Keanu Reeves has a computer mind.
Sneakers (1992)
Beware the little black box.
**Next: ** Non-Disney movies with princesses.
The Ten Commandments
Egyptian princess saves infant Moses.
Star Wars*
Princess Leia steals important documents.
The Princess Bride
Grandfather reads book featuring princess.
*Not Disney in 1977, when released.
Next: movies featuring English royalty, that are not Shakespeare plays.
The King’s Speech
Stuttering monarch gets useful advice.
Shakespeare in Love
Elizabeth I steals the show.
King Ralph
Book was much, much better.*
Next: Movies about top French leaders (kings, emperors, presidents, etc.)
Intolerance
On story RE: French Revolution
The Man in the Iron Mask
Masked Man is [spoiler alert]
The Battle of Algiers
Both sides of the battle.
Next: non-documentary movies depicting real US presidents.
Contact
Bill Clinton news footage repurposed.
Forrest Gump
JFK, LBJ, Nixon all appear.
Zelig
Coolidge, Hoover really get around!
Next: Movies about springtime.
Rites of Spring
Straight to video slasher movie.
Early Spring
Passionless marriage endures the season.
Easter Parade
Nightclub performer makes “nobody” star.
Next: movies set during bad weather.
Sharknado
Cheesy monsters at its best.
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Thunderstorm has lovers seek shelter.
1776
Hot as Hell in Philadel-phia!
**Next: ** Outer space aliens pretend to be human movies.
Mars Attacks
Aliens are less than convincing.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Pods take over people’s bodies.
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
Lightning reveals alien’s real face.
Next: movies about humans on other planets.
Alien
Checking strange beacon goes badly.
Avatar
Natives good, Earth megacorp bad.
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Genesis planet forbidden is, duh!
Next: Good movies about time travel.
Time After Time
Wells timechases Jack the Ripper.
Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Maybe Keanu Reese’s best movie.
Time Bandits
Laugh along with the Dwarfs.
**Next: ** Movies with dinosaurs.
Jurassic Park
Cloning, dinosaurs, tourists equals profit!
One Million Years B.C.
Raquel Welch rocks fur bikini.
The Lost World
Were five movies named thus.
Next: Movies about normal animals grown freakishly large.
Them!
Giant ants spark nerdy debates.
Tarantula
Low budget + big spider = scary.
Night of the Lepus
Giant Bunnies not so scary.
Next: movies made before 1940 with really good special effects.
There are none.
OK, OK…
King Kong
Giant ape takes Manhattan, dies.
Metropolis
Female robot inspired Threepio’s design.
A Trip to the Moon
Quaint; good for its time.
Next: Movies you refuse to see.
The Incredible Melting Man
Not a fan of goo.
The Passion of the Christ
No gorefest Christianity for me.
V for Vendetta
Out of respect for Moore.
Next: The oeuvre of Alan Arkin.
I’m with you on all of those except V for Vendetta. I’m a fan of both the graphic novel and the movie - very different, but both well worth a look IMHO.
The oeuvre of Alan Arkin
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Plays a pretty good Freud.
The In-Laws
Hilarious pairing with Peter Falk.
Little Miss Sunshine
Crotchety grandpa is skilled choreographer.
Next: Films of Peter Falk.
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Thief’s death sparks treasure rush.
A Pocketful of Miracles
Pygmalion variation-- mom gets makeover.
Murder, Inc.
Ups, downs of Organized Crime.
Next: non-Universal studio Frankenstein movies (TV movies count). Bonus points for mentioning only one Hammer studio film.