The level of technology in the movie seemed a little slippery–the apes’ material technology was roughly Eighteenth Century, but they had a more modern understanding of medicine, psychology, and archaeology, including the ability to perform a lobotomy. Oh, and they had a camera.
That’s part of why I assumed, without much thinking about it, that there had to be more to ape society then what we were shown. Thinking about it too much is probably not a good idea.
“…Broadsword calling Danny Boy…!”
I love the Ju-52 in winter camouflage.
Buckaroo Banzai - fits the OP - I’ve never made it through the first 15 minutes
For me it’s ‘Hells Angels on Wheels’ - cheesey biker flick that I’ve watched a number of times but God only knows why
Jesus Christ Superstar. I don’t know if God knows why, but Norman Jewison sure does.
Overboard was on E! last night and I stopped to watch it through the end, even with the commercials. This is a movie that could well have been awful (and in fact the recent remake was awful) but it worked really well. (Similarly, Fright Night and Footloose both worked but the recent remakes were awful. Sadly I hear that Clueless is also to be remade. Instead of remaking a movie that worked, why not remake one that didn’t?)
^ Yeah, like, “The Giant Gila Monster”?
(MST3K’s send-up is a stone riot.)
Ice Pirates
Hudson Hawk
Shock Treatment
Brain Smasher: A Love Story
If I invite you over for a movie marathon, you definitely will regret it.
I LOVE Hudson Hawk. I don’t understand why it was so badly reviewed. Overboard is a hilarious romance where two awful people get what they deserve-- each other and a bunch of horrible kids.
I just watched WarGames for the first time in decades. Going into it I expected it to be dated, a product of the global politics and technology at the time it was filmed. Although it was a time capsule of the world of computers circa 1983, it was still a great story that has held up. Some parts work even better now. Like the self-taught machine learning that was a little science-fictiony at the time, which today is how Google’s AlphaGo figured out how to beat the best human Go players.