Documentary on Tura Satana covers her traumatic childhood, ’50s/’60s burlesque stardom, appearances in cult films (e.g., The Astro Zombies, Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!), motherhood and rediscovery thanks to VHS. Somewhat overlong I thought - and some of the talking heads seemed to lack gravitas - but although at times annoyingly made, Ms. Satana’s awesomeness comes through nonetheless. Among the highlights: Elvis (pre-fame) asked her to marry him, a mind-blowing revelation about her genetic heritage, the true identity of her younger daughter’s father and the owner of the biggest penis among her many celebrity lovers.
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
When the credits rolled, I was thinking “there’s a lot to unpack here”, but there really isn’t. It’s really just a very dark, extended episode of Shrinking. Well made, well acted, and unfortunately very relatable; just not exactly enjoyable or something I would ever watch again.
In The Lost Lands. Milla Jojovich and Dave Bautista take a sword and sorcery road trip. The guys on The Flop House roasted it pretty well so I thought I’d see how bad it was. They were right, it wasn’t good, but I did like the two-headed snake.
I like the Resident Evil movies. I mean the ones with Milla. I know they are a bit lame here and there and honestly, almost silly, but I like them.
I found Lost Lands(and Monster Hunter) to be…very dull.
I don’t know if you guys are aware, but there is this really sweet girl who is autistic and watches the film 127 Hours from Danny Boyle every single day. Like, more than 365 times per year.
Danny Boyle sent her a letter and it’s really sweet. Thought you might want to see it. I, uh, haven’t seen the movie even once.
Instead of the Super bowl, I watched Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid for the first time since I saw it in the theater in 1982. It is a very underrated movie. Back in the 80s we only had the 3 major networks, PBS, and a couple of UHF channels. I had seen a few of the movies referenced in DMDWP which made the movie more enjoyable. Since then, I have seen even more, though there are a few I still have not managed to watch, which I’ll try to remedy soon.
I am disappointed we never got the suggested sequel a year later with a possible nude scene by Juliet. If you’re a fan of old movies, you definitely need to see this. The way they incorporated the old scenes with new was very well done.
I never saw most or possibly any of the old films from Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid, and have never had a desire to, but damn I’ve always loved that movie.
It’s quite a decent movie. You should see it.
It’s a very clever film - the blending of the current film with the old films involved a lot of extremely detailed work in the shading and backgrounds. It was also Edith Head’s last film. It’s not as laugh-out-loud as it could be, but the craftsmanship is undeniable.
I’ll quote myself from earlier in this thread, in case you missed it.
The writers on DMDWP were Carl Reiner, Steve Martin, George Gipe.
George who?
Gipe was a Baltimore writer my father knew when they both worked at the Baltimore Sun. I have no idea how Gipe connected with Reiner and Martin, but he wrote this one and The Man With Two Brains. Those were his only two Hollywood credits.
He told Dad that he was with Reiner and Martin at one of those restaurants where famous people go to be seen. At one point he said, “It’s really odd to have all these people staring at me.” Gipe was a complete unknown, of course.
Reiner said, "Staring at you?
Gipe replied," Of course. Everyone in the room is looking over here and saying, ‘Who is that guy with Carl Reiner and Steve Martin?’"
Nitpick: Jovovich.
I showed my son about half of Heavy Metal on Friday. I did mention its cult status and how the movie was unavailable for a long time due to music rights. I must now admit that I haven’t seen the movie in more than 25 years, and I remembered there was female nudity but I forgot that there is a lot of sex as well. He gave up on watching it with his dad just before the Captain Stern segment. Hopefully he’ll finish it on his own.
We watched it yesterday too. Both of us had seen it before, but not for many years. There were some parts I didn’t remember at all, especially towards the end. The “plot” really drags in the absence of giant cartoon titties.
I did get to tell husband my story about the time when a bunch of us teenage stoners were watching it together. During the scene where the warrior is slowly putting on her battle armor, one horny kid breathed, “man…that dude could draw.”
Maybe you had to be there, but it kind of slew us. 
I don’t know what this is, but judging from the descriptions is it what South Park parodied when Kenny became addicted to inhaling male cat spray? Yes you read that correctly.
Yes. .
Fists of Fury Bruce Lee 1972
July 20, 1973 RIP
I waited thirty years to watch it again.
They still haven’t replace the goofy overdubs and the lips don’t sync to the words.
The voice’s timbre don’t sound correct for the actors appearance.
I know, bad vocal overdubs are part of the
Chop-socky appeal.
Rating 8 out of 10
Pretty good.
I’m being generous. These films haven’t aged well.
Pure Country 1992 George Strait, Lesley Ann Warren, Isabel Glasser
Rental on Prime
Many fans have forgotten George Strait made one very good movie. He could have done well as an actor. Had a dual career like Dwight Yoakam (Swing Blade).
I’m glad George stayed stayed fully focused on music. He’s topped the charts with a lot of great hit songs. His wonderful music has gotten me through some difficult situations in my life.
Pure Country features a successful country artist that has strayed from his simple musical roots. He’s headlining a slick stage production with smoke and pyro. He plays to crowds of 20,000 and is a tiny unrecognizable figure on stage, in the huge venues.The character thinks of himself as The Dancing Chicken standing on a red-hot Griddle. A fantastic visual metaphor for a star being manipulated by his own manager and everybody wants a piece of him.
The character abruptly leaves the show. Cuts off the poneytail and shaves his beard. Goes out alone to reconnect with his grandmother and experience life again as an ordinary person.
Along that journey he rediscovers his passion for simple, acoustic music.
I loved the movie Rate it 9 out of 10
I especially appreciated the wholesome character. He’s not on his knees in the dressing room snorting coke or drinking quarts of Jack Daniels. He’s a normal guy that made it big much too fast.
Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 90% on the Popcornmeter and 41% on Tomatometer. Quite a wide voting split.
We watched The Thursday Murder Club the other night. It was pretty good. There were a few times when I was a bit confused about who did what. I’d give it a 7.
Watched The Final Countdown on YouTube yesterday. Enjoyed it as much as I did when I saw it right ater it came out, but of course it looked better on the big screen.
Where Eagles Dare (Prime, 1968) My young son loved Kelly’s Heroes so I thought I’d dust this classic off for him. It holds up barely, it’s two and a half hour run time could have been cut by half if they ditched the ‘4 people walking down castle hallways’ scenes. Watching it as an adult I think the signs are clear the book released a year earlier is probably better. The entire plot is like Catch-22 only they were serious.
My son likened the difference between Zulu and Zulu Dawn. One is just so much better for so many reasons.