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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | 1983
In this year... Country Music Television (CMT) & The Disney Channel launches in the United States.... The A-Team debuts on NBC..... The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York...Michael Jackson's Thriller album hits #1 on the US charts.
My choices:
Titles in Italic are Movies I Never Seen
- Amityville 3D
- BMX Bandits
- Christine
- A Christmas Story
- Cujo
- The Day After
- The Dead Zone
- The Devonsville Terror
- Love is Forever
- The Man with Two Brains
- National Lampoon's Vacation
- Psycho II
- Return of the Jedi
- Sleepaway Camp
- Star 80
- Sudden Impact
- Superman III
- My Tutor
- Twilight Zone: The Movie
- WarGames
I am not going to watch anything more this evening. But with the mood I am in now... I would have to say I would want to watch Superman III... if for no other reason... I could really watch some more Ri=chard Pryor right about now. Of course between now and tomorrow my mood could change. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
yeah... but like the one above... it has been many years! lol im trying not to forward to many recommendations your way as we seem very different in our tastes. None the less as i seen you watched The Toy i thought i bring that one up. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
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I am not going to watch anything more this evening. But with the mood I am in now... I would have to say I would want to watch Superman III... if for no other reason... I could really watch some more Ri=chard Pryor right about now. Of course between now and tomorrow my mood could change. And I think I have changed my mind... what with today being Christopher Walken's birthday... I think I will pop in The Dead Zone. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | |  Title: The Dead Zone: Special Collector's Edition Year: 1983 Director: David Cronenberg Rating: R Length: 104 Min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, French: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: English Stars:Christopher Walken Brooke Adams Tom Skerritt Herbert Lom Anthony Zerbe Colleen Dewhurst Plot:CHRISTOPHER WALKEN (Wedding Crashers) leads an all-star cast, including TOM SKERRIT and MARTIN SHEEN, in a thriller that's ahead of it's time. School teacher Johnny Smith (Walken) had a beautiful fiancée, rewarding career and a fortunate life. Until one tragic accident changed everything. After slamming into an 18-wheeler, Johnny is plunged into a five-year coma. When he awakens, he find his true collision was with destiny — he now has the remarkable gift (or curse) of seeing into the future. From horror master STEPHEN KING and director DAVID CRONENBERG, this supernatural thriller turns an everyday guy into a reluctant hero...saving children in danger, helping the police and capturing serial killers. But Johnny's next vision may be his most terrifying yet, and gives him a once-in-a-lifetime chance to save the world... at what may be the ultimate price. Extras:Scene Access Feature Trailers Bonus Trailers Featurettes Closed Captioned My Thoughts: I haven't watched this one in a while. I must admit... I enjoy the TV series more then the movie. But that is not to take away from the movie. I did enjoy it very much. Though some of the scenes did seem just a tad slow for my taste. It is still a movie well worth the time it takes to watch it. I found I enjoyed the first half of the movie just a little more then the second half. But over-all it is one I would recommend. My Rating: 3.5/5 | | | | Pete |
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| | Posted: | | | | 1984
In this year... Michael Jackson's hair catches fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial.... George C. Scott plays Ebenezer Scrooge in a new version of the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol..... In Los Angeles, California, Marvin Gaye is shot and killed during an argument with his father...The first compact disc manufacturing plant in North America opens in Terre Haute, Indiana.
My choices:
Titles in Italic are Movies I Never Seen
- Beverly Hills Cop
- C.H.U.D.
- Children of the Corn
- Creepers
- Don't Open Till Christmas
- Dreamscape
- Firestarter
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
- Ghostbusters
- Girl School Screamers
- Gremlins
- Hong Kong 1941
- The Hotel New Hampshire
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- Invitation to Hell
- The Karate Kid
- Mutant
- Night of the Comet
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Prisoners of the Lost Universe
- Red Dawn
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
- Supergirl
- The Terminator
- The Toxic Avenger
- Weekend Pass | | | | Pete |
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| | Posted: | | | |  Title: The Hotel New Hampshire Year: 1984 Director: Tony Richardson Rating: R Length: 108 Min. Video: Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: French, Spanish Stars:Rob Lowe Jodie Foster Paul McCrane Beau Bridges Lisa Banes Jennie Dundas Plot:From Academy Award®*-winning director Tony Richardson (Tom Jones) comes this "bright, amusing and provocative" (The Hollywood Reporter) film based on John Irving's best-selling novel. Featuring "a gifted cast" (Los Angeles Herald-Examiner) including Oscar®** winner Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs), Rob Lowe ("The West Wing") and Beau Bridges (The Fabulous Baker Boys), The Hotel New Hampshire is "intriguing" (Boxoffice), "impressive" (Los Angeles Herald-Examiner) and "fascinating" (Variety)! A motley clan of eight lovable misfits, the Berry family sets out on an adventure to fulfill their father's lifelong aspiration of owning a hotel. Their quest takes them around the world, and they greet every new location with their own brand of outrageous humor, practical jokes and just plain weird eccentricism. But when this tribe of oddballs encounters a healthy dose of heartbreak, they soon must learn that not all in life is fun and games...and that sometimes the only thing you have left is the one thing that matters most...family. *1963: Best Picture and Best Director **1991: Best Actress, The Silence of the Lambs, 1988: Best Actress, The Accused Extras:Scene Access Feature Trailers Closed Captioned My Thoughts: This is the first time I ever watched this movie. Before putting the movie on I watched the trailer. And going by the trailer I was a little concerned about this one. As it looked like it had equal chances of being good or a God Awful mess. While there was some scenes that peaked my interest... for the most part I really couldn't get into it. I found most of the movie to be basically boring. I just couldn't get into the story. My Rating: 1.5 | | | | Pete |
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| | Posted: | | | | 1985
In this year... Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films.... Nick at Nite, a nighttime program block with an emphasis on classic television reruns, launches in the United States..... The Live Aid concerts air from London and Philadelphia...Elmo, a new character for Sesame Street, is introduced.
My choices:
Titles in Italic are Movies I Never Seen
- Back to the Future
- Blunt: The first Man
- Brewster's Millions
- Cat's Eye
- Commando
- Day of the Dead
- Enemy Mine
- Eternal Evil
- Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning
- Fright Night
- The Goonies
- House
- Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf
- Kill Cruise
- The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
- National Lampoon's European Vacation
- Night Train to Terror
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
- Once Bitten
- Rambo: First Blood part II
- Return of the Living Dead
- Stephen King's Silver Bullet
- Silverado
- South Bronx Heroes
- The Stuff
- Teen Wolf
- Cave Girl
- Tomboy
- Transylvania 6-5000 | | | | Pete | | | | Last edited: by Addicted2DVD |
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| | Posted: | | | |  Title: The Goonies Year: 1985 Director: Richard Donner Rating: PG Length: 114 Min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Mono, Commentary: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish Stars:Sean Astin Josh Brolin Jeff Cohen Corey Feldman Kerri Green Martha Plimpton Plot:From the imagination of Steven Spielberg, The Goonies plunges a band of small heroes into a swashbuckling, surprise-around-every-corner quest beyond their wildest dreams! Following a mysterious treasure map into a spectacular underground realm of twisting passages, outrageous booby-traps and a long-lost pirate ship full of golden doubloons, the kids race to stay one step ahead of a family of bumbling bad guys... and a mild-mannered monster with a face only a mother could love. A family adventure classic from start to buccaneering finish, The Goonies is a cinematic treasure trove of breathtaking action, dazzling effects and shiver-yer-timbers thrills! Extras:Scene Access Audio Commentary Feature Trailers Featurettes Production Notes Music Videos Outtakes/Bloopers Closed Captioned Audio Commentary with Hidden Video Treasures My Thoughts: I decided on this movie when I noticed in Profiler that I haven't watched it in 8 years! I should have never let so much time go by watching this one. I forgot just how fun this movie is. I is a great mixture of comedy and adventure. I loved every minute of watching this one again. This is one of those few cases where I couldn't imagine them doing any better on it then what they did. At no point in this one was I bored even in the least. All the actors were great. The kids were a lot of fun to watch. This is definitely one that I would highly recommend. My Rating: 5/5 | | | | Pete |
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| | Posted: | | | | 1986
In this year... Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver.... Siskel & Ebert, one of the world's most popular movie review programs, premieres in syndication..... Actor Cary Grant dies of a cerebral hemorrhage...Geraldo Rivera hosts the live two-hour syndicated special The Mystery of Al Capone's Vault, famously coming up empty-handed.
My choices:
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- Aliens
- April Fool's Day
- Chopping Mall
- Class of Nuke 'em High
- Critters
- Deadly Friend
- Deadtime Stories
- The Fly
- Friday trhe 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
- From Beyond
- Hands of Steel
- Hellraiser
- Highlander
- Jocks
- Karate Kid II
- Manhunter
- Maximum Overdrive
- Mesmerized
- My Chauffeur
- The Parent Trap 2
- Poltergeist II: The Other Side
- Psycho 3
- Short Circuit
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
- Top Gun
- Trick or Treat
- Vamp
- Wiitchboard
- The Wraith | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Not sure I can do it... but my goal is 5 movies today... which would bring me into the '90s! | | | | Pete |
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| | Posted: | | | |  Title: Manhunter Year: 1986 Director: Michael Mann Rating: R Length: 122 Min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround Subtitles: N/A Stars:William Petersen Kim Greist Joan Allen Brian Cox Dennis Farina Stephen Lang Plot:FBI Agent Will Graham (William Petersen) has captured the diabolical Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Brian Cox), nearly losing more than just his mind in the process. But when Graham is called out of retirement to hunt the psychopath known as "The Tooth Fairy" (Tom Noonan, in a role Entertainment Weekly calls "one of the freakiest madmen Hollywood has ever given us") he must once again confront the horrors of "Hannibal The Cannibal." If Will Graham enters the mind of the serial killer, can he ever come back? Joan Allen (THE CONTENDER), Dennis Farina, Kim Greist and Stephen Lang co-star in this shocking thriller directed by Michael Mann and adapted from the novel RED DRAGON by Thomas Harris. But be warned: Fans and critics alike consider MANHUNTER to be far superior to THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS ... as well as one of the most unnerving serial killer movies ever made. Extras:Scene Access Feature Trailers Featurettes Production Notes Closed Captioned THX My Thoughts: This is my first time seeing this movie. I went in with fairly low expectations since a friend of mine said they didn't care too much for this one. But I enjoyed it quite a bit. The story is good... I liked the cast... the movie kept my interest from beginning to end. I have to admit... I didn't even recognize William Petersen (CSI) in this movie. I didn't realize it was him till the movie was basically over. Anyway... as I said... I definitely enjoyed this one. Glad I finally got around to watching this one. My Rating: 4/5 | | | | Pete |
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| | Posted: | | | | 1987
In this year... Actor Bruce Willis marries actress Demi Moore..... The Fox TV network makes its prime-time debut..... Matt Groening's The Simpsons debuts as a series of short animated segments on The Tracey Ullman Show...Unsolved Mysteries premieres on NBC.
My choices:
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- Angel Heart
- Bay Cove
- Beverly Hills Cop II
- Burglar
- Cheerleader Camp
- Creepshow 2
- Dirty Dancing
- Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
- Empire of the Sun
- Escape from Sobibor
- Evil Dead 2
- Five Corners
- Full Metal Jacket
- The Gate
- Hamburger Hill
- Hangmen
- Heat
- Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
- House II: The Second Story
- Hunk
- Jaws: The Revenge
- Lethal Weapon
- The Lost Boys
- Masters of the Universe
- Near Dark
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
- Power, Passion and Murder
- Predator
- The Princess Bride
- Redneck Zombies
- Return to Horror High
- RoboCop
- The Running Man
- Slumber Party Massacre II
- Spaceballs
- Superman IV: Quest for Peace
- Teen Wolf Too | | | | Pete |
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| | Posted: | | | |  Title: Creepshow 2 Year: 1987 Director: Michael Gornick Rating: R Length: 89 Min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: N/A Stars:Domenick John Tom Savini George Kennedy Philip Dore Maltby Napoleon Tyrone Tonto Plot:Join our old friend, the rotting Creep himself, as he introduces this horror anthology which presents gruesome looks at three tales of horror: a hit-and-run driver in "The Hitchhiker," a wooden Indian on the warpath in "Ol' Chief Wooden Head," and four friends whose vacation on a secluded lake turns into a nightmare in "The Raft." Creepshow 2 is a deliciously wicked roller coaster ride that will plunge you into the heart of darkness and to the very brink of madness. Just when you thought it was safe to come back to the movies, along comes a fright-fest like Creepshow 2! Extras:Scene Access Feature Trailers Gallery Closed Captioned My Thoughts: I decided to watch this one today for a few reasons. Probably most importantly because I felt like I was in the mood for a horror anthology. But also because it has been a while since I seen this one... and it is only an hour and a half... giving me the chance to watch more movies today. Ol' Chief Wooden Head... This is the first one up. It is pretty good... though it's not my favorite short in this anthology. Matter of fact it is probably my least favorite. But don't think it isn't enjoyable... as I enjoyed all the shorts in this anthology. But one had to fall in last place... and this first one just happened to be the one that fell there. Next up is The Raft... This one is my second favorite in the anthology. I liked the story... and the idea of girls in bathing suits (and less) is always a bonus. The thing in this one kinda reminds me of The Blob... but in water. And it has 4 young people trapped on a raft. I liked how they ended this one. Not exactly as expected. Finally we see The Hitchhiker... and they saved the best for last! I really enjoyed every minute of this one. It has a good atmosphere to it. And I really liked the whole idea behind the story. In two of the shorts they have a little homage to The Cisco Kid for some reason. In Ol' Chief Wooden Head one of the characters is watching an episode. and in The Raft 2 of the characters call each other Cisco and Poncho as nicknames. If there was anything in the 3rd short... then I missed it. I also enjoyed the little cartoon wrap-around story on this one. My Rating: 4/5 | | | | Pete |
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| | Posted: | | | | 1988
In this year... Best Picture was Rain Man..... TNT launched in the United States, becoming the fourth network owned by Turner Broadcasting..... Talk show host Geraldo Rivera's nose is broken during a taping of his show...The Wonder Years premieres on ABC..Red Dwarf debuts in the UK.
My choices:
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- 976-EVIL
- Above the Law
- The Accused
- Alien Nation
- Beetlejuice
- Big
- Big Top Pee-Wee
- The Blob
- Blood Relations
- Child's Play
- Critters 2: The Main Course
- Dead Heat
- Death by Dialogue
- Die Hard
- The Dead Pool
- A Fish Called Wanda
- Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
- Good Morning, Vietnam
- The Incredible Hulk Returns
- Killer Klowns from Outerspace
- Lonesome Dove
- Monkey Shines
- Night of the Demons
- Nightmare at Bittercreek
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
- Phantasm II
- Poltergeist III
- Prime Evil
- Pulse
- Pumpkinhead
- Rambo III
- Return of the Living Dead Part II
- The Serpent and the Rainbow
- Sleepaway Camp II
- They Live
- Twins
- Two Moon Junction
- Witchcraft
- Young Guns | | | | Pete |
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| | Posted: | | | | A Fish Called Wanda would be recommended especially since you haven't seen it yet. | | | | Bad movie? You're soaking in it! |
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| | Posted: | | | |  Title: A Fish Called Wanda Year: 1988 Director: Charles Crichton Rating: R Length: 108 Min. Video: Widescreen 1.85:1, Pan & Scan 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono, French: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: English, French Stars:John Cleese Jamie Lee Curtis Kevin Kline Michael Palin Maria Aitken Tom Georgeson Plot:Tour-de-force performances from an unparalleled comic cast highlight this much-loved hit that Roger Ebert calls "the funniest movie I have seen in a long time!" Monty Pythoners John Cleese and Michael Palin (Search For The Holy Grail, The Meaning Of Life) join Oscar® winner* Kevin Kline (In & Out) and Jamie Lee Curtis (True Lies) in an entertainment so impeccably timed and executed that Time Magazine hailed it as: "Genius – [a film that] redefines a great comic tradition!" Four conniving jewel thieves...three yorkshire terriers...two heaving bosoms and one proper British barrister. It all adds up to "a non-stop barrage of...outrageous plot twists and over-the top performances" (L.A. Weekly) when a girl called Wanda (Curtis) tries to deceive her Nietzche-quoting boyfriend (Kline), an animal-loving hitman (Palin) and an embarrassment-prone counselor (Cleese) out of a fortune in jewels in this hilariously funny farce! *1988: Best Supporting Actor, A Fish Called Wanda Extras:Scene Access Feature Trailers Closed Captioned 8-Page Booklet My Thoughts: This is one I never seen before. Going into this one I was a little worried my expectations would be too high as I have always heard this is such a good movie. But thankfully I kept my expectations under control. I ended up enjoying this one quite a bit. It has some good laughs in it... and the entire cast did a great job. I especially enjoyed Jamie Lee Curtis and Michael Palin. This is one I would recommend anytime you are in the mood for just fun movie. And I want to thank all of you that recommended me to watch this one. My Rating: 4/5 | | | | Pete |
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