I co-host a podcast with a couple of friends where we watch classic movies and then break them down and review them. I’m looking for suggestions for movies for us to watch and review. What is everyone’s all-time favorite movie?
@tinamarie1974 a little different. Every once in a while we’ll review a good movie. I caught nonstop harassment for making the guys watch Howard the Duck a while back.
@tinamarie1974 I’m a minority on that one. To this day I still say it was a good movie. My co-hosts raked me over the coals the entire episode over HTD. It set the bar for bad movies, between it and the original Mad Max.
My all-time favorite movie is probably Hitchcock’s Rear Window, with Jimmy Stewart & Grace Kelly; also love Astaire & Rogers in the musical Swing Time.
But for your podcast I’d suggest L.A. Confidential.
@compunaut L.A. Confidential is great. I think it should have won the Academy Award the year it was released. But it was up against Titanic, so it didn’t have much of a chance.
@joe43wv My personal favorite movie is Universal’s Balto from 1995! Animated, but a true story and very heartwarming. Underrated, since it was overshadowed by Toy Story releasing on the same weekend.
@ybmuG my friend just had some air conditioning contractors and now he has complicated expensive ducts. Reminded me of this movie. The ducts are the key to everything.
Two that are kind of obscure and very different from each other, but they both delighted me and confounded any cliche expectations I had for them:
Diva, a 1981 French thriller film directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix (thanks for the wording, Wikipedia) and Spirit of the Wind, about Alaskan sled-dog racer George Attla.
@Kyeh Diva, One of my favorite movies of the mid 80s, the VHS era.
If you really want intense, there is Betty Blue a few years later which I saw around that time in a likely-edited version on a tube TV. I recently re-watched the full original in HD on Criterion and it was way more intense than I remember, and it was already intense then. Also plenty of casual nudity, but it was France so it’s OK…
@pmarin I saw Betty Blue, but I was disappointed - it has none of the things I loved about Diva; I don’t even remember it very well except it was depressing and kind of grim…?
@2many2no You may need to specify you mean the 1986 incarnation of “Little Shop of Horrors”, and not the original from 1962. The Broadway musical based on the 1960 film was in 1982 and the '86 movie was adapted from that.
@unksol If you like The Quiet Man you might enjoy the book by Roddy Doyle, The Dead Republic. A work of fiction, but ties in closely with the John Ford film. The main character in the book is presented as the guy Maurice Walsh based the film script on. It tells the story of Henry Smart from his days with the Provisional Irish Republican Army through his work with Ford and Henry Fonda in Hollywood, then on through the Troubles back in Ireland, and finally his unceremonious demise.
This is the third book in The Last Roundup series, but stands well on it’s own. Other titles include A Star Called Henry and Oh, Play That Thing. All are excellent books.
@chienfou@Koolhandjoe@mbersiam about the time What About Bob was out I was at the grocery store and there was a sign on the register that said that so i asked. They meant it as a reminder to check the bottom of the shopping cart (Bottom Of Basket). Cashier had never heard of the movie.
@joe43wv I also recommend Nosferatu (with Music by Type O Negative)… it is the original silent picture but the score was redone my the Dark Metal Band Type O Negative… it is a gem
Now that I have had more time to think about it:
Here is a what i feel is a solid list:
Rare Exports (Christmas Movie)
Fatman (Christmas Movie)
Tales from the Crypt presents Demon Knight
Mom and Dad
Mandy
Fido
Dead Snow
The Girl With All The Gifts
The Boondock Saints
What We Do In The Shadows
Killer Sofa
Ronin
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch
30 Days of Night
Dredd
The House That Jack Built
Brick (underrated neo noir mystery… one of the best on this list)
@Koolhandjoe Nice list. I really enjoy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, especially the patter between RDjr and VK. Fido was fun. And the Guy Richie films are always a treat.
Not greats but good fodder to try and get through. Have you guys ever heard of “The CapAlert Project?” It can be a useful guide of what to watch going forward.
Man who fell to earth!!
So, you guys are like MST3K?
@tinamarie1974 a little different. Every once in a while we’ll review a good movie. I caught nonstop harassment for making the guys watch Howard the Duck a while back.
@joe43wv @tinamarie1974 that movie was awesome!
DIPLOMAT! RAT-A-TAT! FAT CAT! AWESOME!
@joe43wv oh HTD is a rough one!!
@tinamarie1974 I’m a minority on that one. To this day I still say it was a good movie. My co-hosts raked me over the coals the entire episode over HTD. It set the bar for bad movies, between it and the original Mad Max.
My all-time favorite movie is probably Hitchcock’s Rear Window, with Jimmy Stewart & Grace Kelly; also love Astaire & Rogers in the musical Swing Time.
But for your podcast I’d suggest L.A. Confidential.
@compunaut L.A. Confidential is great. I think it should have won the Academy Award the year it was released. But it was up against Titanic, so it didn’t have much of a chance.
@gt0163c Titanic is a spectacle. But to me, it was unsatisfying; a historical drama that required as much suspension-of-disbelief as science fiction.
How classic is ‘classic’ here?
@PooltoyWolf does not matter. Anything the year 2000 and before is preferred.
@joe43wv My personal favorite movie is Universal’s Balto from 1995! Animated, but a true story and very heartwarming. Underrated, since it was overshadowed by Toy Story releasing on the same weekend.
Red sonja when Brigitte Nielsen was more popular than Arnold.
Not sure what you consider classic but here are some movies I would be interested in.
Near Dark
Forbidden Planet
Two Lane Blacktop
What’s Up Doc?
Bringing Up Baby
The Man Who Came To Dinner
Jean Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast
For weird, I’d go with Brazil
@ybmuG my friend just had some air conditioning contractors and now he has complicated expensive ducts. Reminded me of this movie. The ducts are the key to everything.
@pmarin have you got a 27B-6?
Two that are kind of obscure and very different from each other, but they both delighted me and confounded any cliche expectations I had for them:
Diva, a 1981 French thriller film directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix (thanks for the wording, Wikipedia) and Spirit of the Wind, about Alaskan sled-dog racer George Attla.
They both have very cool music, too.
@Kyeh Diva, One of my favorite movies of the mid 80s, the VHS era.
If you really want intense, there is Betty Blue a few years later which I saw around that time in a likely-edited version on a tube TV. I recently re-watched the full original in HD on Criterion and it was way more intense than I remember, and it was already intense then. Also plenty of casual nudity, but it was France so it’s OK…
@pmarin I saw Betty Blue, but I was disappointed - it has none of the things I loved about Diva; I don’t even remember it very well except it was depressing and kind of grim…?
@pmarin Hah, I just went and read a synopsis and I think I purposely didn’t see it because it sounded like something I’d hate.
Classic musicals:
@2many2no You may need to specify you mean the 1986 incarnation of “Little Shop of Horrors”, and not the original from 1962. The Broadway musical based on the 1960 film was in 1982 and the '86 movie was adapted from that.
@2many2no @DrWorm Don’t forget Cabaret …
The Quiet Man
Life of Brian
Search for the Holy Grail
@unksol If you like The Quiet Man you might enjoy the book by Roddy Doyle, The Dead Republic. A work of fiction, but ties in closely with the John Ford film. The main character in the book is presented as the guy Maurice Walsh based the film script on. It tells the story of Henry Smart from his days with the Provisional Irish Republican Army through his work with Ford and Henry Fonda in Hollywood, then on through the Troubles back in Ireland, and finally his unceremonious demise.
This is the third book in The Last Roundup series, but stands well on it’s own. Other titles include A Star Called Henry and Oh, Play That Thing. All are excellent books.
Army of Darkness
Great, stupid fun.
Groovy.
@PocketBrain Great movie.
/giphy boomstick
@PocketBrain @yakkoTDI I liked the series too… Ash vs the Evil Dead… too bad people could not get along long enough to continue it
@Koolhandjoe @PocketBrain @yakkoTDI
Y’all might like Bubba Ho-Tep if you liked the Evil Dead trilogy and, as I like to call the series, Ash vs ED.
/giphy boomstick
@mike808 @PocketBrain @yakkoTDI I LOVE Bubba Hotep… good call
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Big Trouble in Little China
Disney’s Baby
The Great Outdoors
Ghostbusters II
(ok, my husband is a Bill Murray fan if you couldn’t tell… and he usually picks the movies in our house)
Bloodsport
The Outsiders
Life as a House
The TMNT movies (yes, even 3)
3 ninjas
@mbersiam
If you are doing Bill Murray films, don’t forget What about Bob?
baby steps @chienfou and @mbersiam baby steps
@chienfou @mbersiam What about Groundhog Day?
@chienfou @joe43wv ok ok… and I left out Stripes because I haven’t actually watched the whole thing with him either. May Harold Ramis RIP.
@chienfou @Koolhandjoe @mbersiam about the time What About Bob was out I was at the grocery store and there was a sign on the register that said that so i asked. They meant it as a reminder to check the bottom of the shopping cart (Bottom Of Basket). Cashier had never heard of the movie.
@chienfou @mbersiam @ybmuG That is funny
@joe43wv
What about Groundhog Day?
@chienfou @joe43wv
Wait, what about Groundhog Day? Did I miss it?
@joe43wv @mike808
They Live
@Koolhandjoe This movie was already on my list, so I’m excited to see it show up here.
@joe43wv I also recommend Nosferatu (with Music by Type O Negative)… it is the original silent picture but the score was redone my the Dark Metal Band Type O Negative… it is a gem
@Koolhandjoe interesting choice. We reviewed The General recently so this one would be a great addition to our silent film library.
@joe43wv it was released in 1998 and hosted by David Carradine
@joe43wv @Koolhandjoe RIP Peter.
/youtube type o negative black
I would have kept silent but you did mention Howard the Duck. So…Drop Dead Fred and My Chauffeur are two classic B movies that I love!
A Boy And His Dog
Harlan Ellison, a young Don Johnson and his telepathic dog in post-apocalyptic US - what’s not to like?
@macromeh that’s a… Ruff one. Would probably make for interesting discussion.
@macromeh
‘Lack Of Respect, Wrong Attitude, Failure To Obey Authority‘
About 2 minutes in…
(Sorry, terrible video quality in the link)
@macromeh @pmarin the wikipedia for it and I have no idea how I got on there.months ago. Is enough. That I know I don’t want to see it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_and_His_Dog_(1975_film)
“Willow” and “Streets Of Fire” are two of my favorite underrated movies, one for the music more than the acting.
North by Northwest.
Now that I have had more time to think about it:
Here is a what i feel is a solid list:
Rare Exports (Christmas Movie)
Fatman (Christmas Movie)
Tales from the Crypt presents Demon Knight
Mom and Dad
Mandy
Fido
Dead Snow
The Girl With All The Gifts
The Boondock Saints
What We Do In The Shadows
Killer Sofa
Ronin
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch
30 Days of Night
Dredd
The House That Jack Built
Brick (underrated neo noir mystery… one of the best on this list)
@Koolhandjoe Nice list. I really enjoy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, especially the patter between RDjr and VK. Fido was fun. And the Guy Richie films are always a treat.
Who Threw Mama from the Train!!!
@mbersiam It wasn’t a question, it was direction…
Throw Momma from the Train!
@ELJAY ah yes
Outland with Sir Sean Connery.
The Night of the Hunter
Did nobody mention Repo Man yet?
Emilio Esteves and the late Harry Dean Stanton.
Note: not Repo Men, a recent, completely different movie.
@pmarin “Let’s go get sushi and not pay!”
@pmarin Oh, yeah - that’s great!
Liquid Sky
For low-budget 80s retro NYC drug-fueled Bowie-era art/glam hedonism, pop this gem in the VHS.
@mike808 I saw this back in the 80’s at an art house theater in a double feature along with Eraserhead. My date was not impressed.
/image The Blues Brothers
@ybmuG we reviewed it a couple of weeks ago. Great movie!
Suburban Commando, The Big Hit, Titan A.E.
Not greats but good fodder to try and get through. Have you guys ever heard of “The CapAlert Project?” It can be a useful guide of what to watch going forward.
@GetClosure Never heard of it, but I’ll definitely look into it.
My Beautiful Laundrette
Stranger Than Paradise
For a different kind of John Wayne western
/image McLintock!
A good historical drama, especially when you understand it is based on a true story
/youtube The Ghost and the Darkness
And did no one mention
/youtube Bullitt