Good movies that haven't held up.

[686 3449]

47 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:

686....sniff.....you stink

 I'm going to need a beer to put these flames out. Great Mav, real slick.

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[686 3449]

1 hour ago, Eskimohorn said:

Blackhawk Down is an amazing movie. From casting, even the music...

Any movie where the convoy and gunships are rolling out to SRV’s Voodoo Child is fucking doing it right.

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[honolulu horn 6158]

Agreed on the Ferris Bueller post. That's the first thing that came to my mind. But I assume it's more a function of me aging poorly than the movie aging poorly. I just want someone to knock that smug smirk off of his face from beginning to end.

[DDD Dad 14338]

OK in the unpopular opinions category I will toss out 

 

 

Caddyshack. 

 

Absolutely loved it at the time and had a personal connection to it (A classmate friend of mine and his sister had speaking parts in it), pretty much had the entire film memorized, and continue to use quotes from it, but it really hasn’t held up (except for Lacy). 

[DigglerontheHoof 21195]

Ha, Caddyshack is one of those movies that, if I come across it, I'm in til the end.  I don't know if its' nostalgia or what but I love that flick and it still makes me laugh.  (The Maggie character being the one, glaring exception.)

[South Austin 52490]

9 hours ago, DoobieWah said:

For me, it has to be Arthur. It came out when I was at UT and I saw it at the Union Theater.

It was hilarious at the time, but now it's just sad.

Overall the movie can feel outdated, but Arthur's wit still holds up. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

8 hours ago, DDD Dad said:

OK in the unpopular opinions category I will toss out 

Caddyshack. 

Absolutely loved it at the time and had a personal connection to it (A classmate friend of mine and his sister had speaking parts in it), pretty much had the entire film memorized, and continue to use quotes from it, but it really hasn’t held up (except for Lacy). 

That certainly is an unpopular opinion.

[BurntOrange&White 39931]

8 hours ago, DDD Dad said:

OK in the unpopular opinions category I will toss out 

 

 

Caddyshack. 

 

Absolutely loved it at the time and had a personal connection to it (A classmate friend of mine and his sister had speaking parts in it), pretty much had the entire film memorized, and continue to use quotes from it, but it really hasn’t held up (except for Lacy). 

Pics of sister?

 

 

 

also I feel like Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and Alien(s) special effects still look great to this day. I prefer that over most CGI. 

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4976]

Some scenes are better than others in those movies. We tend to forget the bad scenes because the good ones overshadow them. Go back and watch the tree scene in JP where the dino sneezes on them and see if you feel the same way about all of it.

 

 

[686 3449]

I nominate Roman Holiday. Its a nice little flick, but 10 Oscar nominations and 3 wins? WTF?  It's a Wonderful Life is a timeless classic from several years before that only garnered 5 nominations / no wins.

 

Additionally:    Donna Reed >> Audrey Hepburn 

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[DDD Dad 14338]

12 minutes ago, 686 said:

I nominate Roman Holiday. Its a nice little flick, but 10 Oscar nominations and 3 wins? WTF?  It's a Wonderful Life is a timeless classic from several years before that only garnered 5 nominations / no wins.

 

Additionally:    Donna Reed >> Audrey Hepburn 

Wrong.gif

[DDD Dad 14338]

17 minutes ago, Bevo VIII said:

Pics of sister?

 

 

 

also I feel like Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and Alien(s) special effects still look great to this day. I prefer that over most CGI. 

She played Danny’s sister. The one running in the house in her bra. Right at the beginning of the movie. The friend was the brother who said something like “you can’t paint brick”. 

[DDD Dad 14338]

Cool fact for you Houston folks. The two are children of meteorologist Neil Frank. 

[686 3449]

8 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

Wrong.gif

 

Recheck your calculations. 

 

[Underdog 28623]

Arthur?  GTFOH with that nonsense. 

[BigDHornfan 6547]

11 hours ago, DoobieWah said:

For me, it has to be Arthur. It came out when I was at UT and I saw it at the Union Theater.

It was hilarious at the time, but now it's just sad.

 

On the other hand,  Go screw yourself.

[DoobieWah 1436]

8 minutes ago, BigDHornfan said:

On the other hand,  Go screw yourself.

Apparently the degenerate alcoholics are not amused. 

[GhostOfTomJoad 9324]

The China Syndrome. Jack Lemmon's performance is the only redeeming quality about the movie. Fonda and Douglas are cartoons. And it may have the worst soundtrack of all time.

 

[DDD Dad 14338]

1 hour ago, Bevo VIII said:

Pics of sister?

 

 

 

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

10 hours ago, DDD Dad said:

OK in the unpopular opinions category I will toss out 

 

 

Caddyshack. 

 

Absolutely loved it at the time and had a personal connection to it (A classmate friend of mine and his sister had speaking parts in it), pretty much had the entire film memorized, and continue to use quotes from it, but it really hasn’t held up (except for Lacy). 

Lacy is the thing that doesn't hold up. Today she's a 6 best case.  A pox on you and yours for even suggesting Caddyshack doesn't hold up....  

and to whoever said Arthur is dated...... fuck that noise too (said with nothing but  brotherly Surly love of course)....

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

1 hour ago, 686 said:

 

Recheck your calculations. 

 

Audrey for her class and statue like beauty, Burt she always came across as too much of a child to me.  Donna for the win for her hot smoking body and great looks.

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[Ben Tobin 374]

2 hours ago, 686 said:

 

Recheck your calculations. 

 

Wow. Was gonna talk shit but...wow.  

[DougO 5245]

On 4/28/2018 at 9:06 PM, Onboard 2.0 said:

Avatar, Titanic just to name a couple recent ones.

Those were always shitty movies.

[DougO 5245]

13 hours ago, DoobieWah said:

For me, it has to be Arthur. It came out when I was at UT and I saw it at the Union Theater.

It was hilarious at the time, but now it's just sad.

 

I thought it was pathetic back then and couldn't understand all the love for it.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

21 minutes ago, DougO said:

Those were always shitty movies.

Can't argue that, but I have to say I enjoyed the initial viewing.  

[DDD Dad 14338]

1 hour ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Lacy is the thing that doesn't hold up. Today she's a 6 best case.  A pox on you and yours for even suggesting Caddyshack doesn't hold up....  

and to whoever said Arthur is dated...... fuck that noise too (said with nothing but  brotherly Surly love of course)....

Lacy a 6?!?

 

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

9 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

Lacy a 6?!?

 

In todays MOVIE world, her face she's still hot, her body ?  Not like the girls today IMO. (see:  The diving board scene ).  

[Nolacycling 893]

Breakfast Club. Maybe it's the aging thing brought up earlier in Ferris Bueller, maybe it's the fact that I'm watching a bunch of hack actors.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

1 hour ago, Nolacycling said:

Breakfast Club. Maybe it's the aging thing brought up earlier in Ferris Bueller, maybe it's the fact that I'm watching a bunch of hack actors.

[irishtexan 11518]

I see your multiple nominations for American Beauty and raise you Forrest Gump. 

 

[686 3449]

5 minutes ago, irishtexan said:

I see your multiple nominations for American Beauty and raise you Forrest Gump. 

 

Lt. Dan and Jenny were memorable characters. American Beauty doesn't have any. 

[DDD Dad 14338]

3 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

In todays MOVIE world, her face she's still hot, her body ?  Not like the girls today IMO. (see:  The diving board scene ).  

We will have to agree to disagree.

[Bateshorn 9927]

I have slaughtered so many proto Bates to brales  Lacey Underall over the years.

[Brisketexan 105122]

[High Plains Drifter 11047]

On 4/29/2018 at 10:19 PM, Liquor and Poker said:

My kids laughed out loud at Jaws when they were seven.  When I was seven and the movie was new it gave me nightmares for days.

Pearls before swine.

 

On 4/30/2018 at 9:29 AM, Chad Fuck said:

The Terminator.  I pulled this one up to watch with the wife, as she had never seen it and I was explaining how all the little boys of the time thought it was incredibly bad ass.  We hardly made it through the first scene.  The effects are just too dated to suspend disbelief. 

 

I used to think you were a good poster.

 

 

On 4/30/2018 at 9:51 AM, Chad Fuck said:

Read The Catcher in the Rye again and tell me if you don't think Holden Caulfield is a whiny little bitch.  

I used to read that book every couple of years and one time the switch just flipped and I went from "Yeah!  You tell 'em Holdy!" to "STFU you punk ass kid." 

Also, get off my grass.  

 

Which is the genius of the book.

 

15 hours ago, DDD Dad said:

 

Caddyshack. 

 

I don't, I can't even...

Everything you ever post or say is now suspect.

 

On 4/28/2018 at 9:34 PM, atomheartbevo said:

Live-action Batman films made in the 90s. 

 

With the exception of Danny Devito as The Penguin. The best portrayal of a super villain ever.

 

 

 

 

 

[Chad Fuck 17675]

This thread may be second only in butthurt to CR.  Sacred cows dying all over the damn place.   

[hayden_horn 11362]

On 4/30/2018 at 9:40 AM, longhornmatt said:

I watched Ferris Bueller’s Day Off for the first time in forever recently.  Maybe I’ve just turned into an old man yelling at clouds, but all I could think about is (a) Ferris is basically a sociopath and (b) how did I never realize what a jerk he is until now?  When I was a kid/teenager it never dawned on me that he wasn’t a hero. I must have been a little shit back then.

that's the thing about the movie. it's not at all about ferris. 

[Brisketexan 105122]

3 minutes ago, hayden_horn said:

that's the thing about the movie. it's not at all about ferris. 

Exactly.  He's not the subject -- he's a plot device.

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4976]

Braveheart. A bunch of dudes running around in dresses with makeup on? That's gayer than Top Gun. While we are at it, Gladiator...

[DDD Dad 14338]

22 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Not bad for 63.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

5 minutes ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

Braveheart. A bunch of dudes running around in dresses with makeup on? That's gayer than Top Gun. While we are at it, Gladiator...

You are not entertained...

[Mole 4330]

5 minutes ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

Braveheart. A bunch of dudes running around in dresses with makeup on? That's gayer than Top Gun. While we are at it, Gladiator...

I was just a kid when Top Gun came out, so I have never seen it on the big screen. I saw it a few years ago at a movie theatre 80s night. The amount of man flesh is downright shocking when viewed on that scale.

[mr. sunshine 2824]

20 minutes ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

Braveheart. A bunch of dudes running around in dresses with makeup on? That's gayer than Top Gun. While we are at it, Gladiator...

 

[686 3449]

While we're slaughtering sacred cows, I'm just going to say that Val Kilmer is the only thing that saves Tombstone. Dana Delany is terrible in her role and her scenes with Kurt Russel are unwatchable, and really fuck up his role as well IMO.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

3 minutes ago, 686 said:

While we're slaughtering sacred cows, I'm just going to say that Val Kilmer is the only thing that saves Tombstone. Dana Delany is terrible in her role and her scenes with Kurt Russel are unwatchable, and really fuck up his role as well IMO.

[686 3449]

On 4/30/2018 at 9:29 AM, Chad Fuck said:

The Terminator.  I pulled this one up to watch with the wife, as she had never seen it and I was explaining how all the little boys of the time thought it was incredibly bad ass.  We hardly made it through the first scene.  The effects are just too dated to suspend disbelief. 

I'm a James Cameron fan. The concept, script, direction, and noir elements of The Terminator were great, Cameron was just way ahead of his time and didn't have the tech for modern effects. Also, it is Arnold's most iconic role, with dialogue perfectly suiting him, and some unforgettable scenes. The noir feel of The Terminator make it a more rewatchable movie to me than T2, where the noir elements were swapped for better effects.

[686 3449]

15 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Since it's not showing up, just tell us if its "well, Bye" or "I'm your Huckleberry" so we know where you stand.

[Underdog 28623]

49 minutes ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

Braveheart. A bunch of dudes running around in dresses with makeup on? That's gayer than Top Gun. While we are at it, Gladiator...

Joey?

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

2 minutes ago, 686 said:

Since it's not showing up, just tell us if its "well, Bye" or "I'm your Huckleberry" so we know where you stand.

Try this one:

[686 3449]

7 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Try this one...

So you enjoy all the screen time the film dedicates to Wyatt Earp's love life? They make his wife ridiculously  two dimensional to justify the affair with Delany's character, the hollowest in the film ("I want one"), escorted by the very awkward/overdone Billy Zane character. It would be so much better without all that shit. To me its a mash-up of a real western (the scenes with Doc, Johnny Ringo, and the Earps) and something like Mean Girls.