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14 hours ago, hummingbird69 said:
I don't care, I like 1941, is it caddyshack funny? no, but it has its moments.
Regarding seeing TSRTS in theaters. I was 14 years old. I got there early and the parking lot was empty up until 20 minutes before movie time. All of a sudden the lot filled up and there were about a thousand people who wanted tickets for a 300 seat theater. The building had a foyer with large glass windows flanking either side of the ticket booth. The second the booth opened everybody rushed it. Being there first, I and a bunch of other people were pushed up against the glass of the foyer. I was getting pretty scared because I was flat against the glass. The whole wall started to warp and the pane of glass I was crushed into shattered. I was pushed right over the metal sill which was wasn't very high and into the foyer with about ten other people. As soon as I hit the floor and started getting up everybody else began flooding into the foyer. People were going nuts stepping on and over those of us on the floor. I was pushed away from the ticket booth so I turned and ran to the nearest exit and got out of there. The police were there in minutes, the floyer was trashed and they closed the theater down. I had to wait another week to see it. This was in 1980. It was the first time a print of TSRTS was being shown near my house.
Were I lived TSRTS always was a midnight show on a Saturday night. So if people were bored and not doing anything else everyone would just show up to see the movie.
Across town a different kind of crowd would go see 'Rocky Horror Picture Show'. If we were driving past that crowd to see the Zep movie would we throw stuff at the freak sow dressed up in costumes going into see Rocky Horror.
Here in SoCal and for many years, you could usually see TSRTS at two places every weekend if you wanted.
The Fairfax Cinema on Beverly Blvd, in the Fairfax district near Hollywood (they advertised: "In Mega Quad Sound)"
Or the United Artist Theater on Colorado Blvd in Pasadena California.
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On 6/30/2020 at 12:46 PM, redrum said:
What's worse than a tornado?
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LOL! We used to do that to the girls in the 5th grade. Do that now and you would be on the evening news with your photo next to Harvey Weinstein.
I always like what Chris Rock said, "if my daddy hadn't sexually harassed my momma I wouldn't be here".
He Red, remember this one:
You turn your back to the girl and then looking back over your right shoulder take your left finger and point to your right shoulder with your right hand still down at your side and say, "Did I ever show you where the horse bit me?"--- as you point to your shoulder. And when she leans in close to look at your shoulder your right hand 'drifts' over to her southern naughty bits area...... and well you know the rest.
Can't do that kind of 'birds and bees' stuff anymore.
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19 hours ago, Strider said:
A trainwreck of a movie. Probably the worst movie Steven Spielberg has been involved with in his career.
1941 was pretty bad. But E.T. and Lincoln were equally bad too...
oops, did I say that out loud?
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7 hours ago, Strider said:
Then, Carl Reiner...a titan of comedy and a true mensch.
Carl Reiner was one the few remaining comic actors to have been in the greatest American comedy film of all time-- "It's, a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World" (1962).
He only had a bit part in the film, but every other comedy great of his time was there.
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On 3/22/2020 at 5:43 PM, PeaceFrogYum said:
and you continue to be as obtuse as usual.
ROTFLMAO!!!
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5 hours ago, PeaceFrogYum said:
He is an ego- maniacal dude, good filmmaker buy really weird and full of himself.
I think is may be on the Autism Spectrum a bit. And I'm not saying that to make fun, just gives me that impression is all.
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Never noticed this before. Tarrantino found a way to put himself in the film... well, actually the movie poster.
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14 hours ago, redrum said:
W.....w......www......wwwww..........wakeup!!
That film (The Kings Speech) could be used to sedate people to have major surgery.
"Remains of the Day"
"The English Patient"
"Chariots of Fire"
"Seven Years in Tibet"
All are a snooze fest
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On 4/24/2020 at 3:29 PM, Walter said:
Binge watching Sex Education on Netflix.
Did you learn anything yet?
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On 3/21/2020 at 10:29 AM, Badgeholder Still said:
How the fuck did this turn into a comedy thread? It won't be funny when a serial killer meets your loved ones and you watch the system release him to the public on circumstantial evidence.
Well, some serial killers are funny... some not all. I mean take like the one guy who would dress up as a clown. Clowns are kind of funny. aren't they? Well, unless people are scared of clowns, and then I guess they aren't funny-- so why not then be a serial killing clown?
I'll have to think more on the subject.
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12 hours ago, Strider said:
No worries JTM. I have a friend who is only 52 and he can't watch anything without falling asleep in 20-30 minutes. He can barely last through a sitcom episode. It doesn't matter if it's great or bad, long or short, movie or tv show, once he sits down to watch something after work he's out within thirty minutes.
I saw the Kings Speech in the theater and fell asleep about 5 times. Now just mentioning the movie I feel like going to 'sleepy town".
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On 6/23/2020 at 12:34 AM, redrum said:
Peckinpah and his slo-mo.
In 1995 I missed seeing Robert Mitchum and Ernest Borgnine in Lone Pine, CA where they took people out to the area where a lot of westerns were filmed. I'll always regret that.
Two great actors.
Did you ever see "Nevada Smith"? That was filmed in that area near Mt. Whitney. Great Steve McQueen film.
I've been on a McQueen kick since seeing "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" last summer and they had an actor playing a bit part covering McQueen. I remember during the summer of Manson reading where McQueen didn't go anywhere with his Colt Python revolver under the seat.
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On 6/22/2020 at 11:22 PM, Strider said:
The Alabama Hills and Mount Whitney are recognizable in tons of movies, primarily Westerns. I hit the film museum at least once a year. I know a couple guys from Australia that go every year to the film festival up there.
I finally checked out the Western Film History museum in Lone Pine California last summer after driving past the museum many times over many years. Actually spent the night at the Dow Villa motel, had lunch at the Frosty Chalet, and then hung out at the only saloon in town 'Jake's Saloon' where I met a German family on holiday and we had a great time and conversations on many topics. His favorite American western I thought a good pick, he liked Shane and also Red River. I was expecting him to say a Clint Eastwood film. When he asked my favorite German film I could only think of two: Das Boot and Stalingrad and he smiled. He said at least I knew of two as most Americans he met hadn't even seen those. We both also liked the WW2 submarine film 'The Enemy Below". We drank beer (Newcastle) until midnight and parted ways having learned much about each other's perspectives.
Photo from yelp
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And also the stolen riff. Heart big fans of Jimmy Page.... well, they learned from the best
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Watched this yesterday. Streamed from TCM
The Getaway (1972)
with Steve McQueen the king of cool
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7 hours ago, Strider said:
The kind of good all-around adventure-action movies Hollywood has forgotten how to make. "We met on the level...and left on the square."
"The Man Who Would Be King" one of my favorites.
Gunga Din filmed here in California in the area on the Eastern Sierra where the rock formations are known as 'the Alabama Hills'
Parts of Tarantino's film 'Django Unchained shot there. The local film museum has lots of great stuff to see.
Another really great Adventure film was "The Wind and the Lion" (1975)
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"who left their dirty ginch on the chesterfield?"
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On 6/20/2020 at 7:50 AM, Bong-Man said:
Lol....I can't believe I made it that far, but 7:17 is still just downright painful.
"out of my brain on the 7:17..."
Hehehehehe....
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On 4/11/2020 at 10:23 PM, cryingbluerain said:
I've Been Going to the...MOOOOvies
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"Sex and the Single Girl" (1964)
Watching right now.... never saw it before. Very stylish!