Wednesday movie thread

[archenemy]

The Hunger.

[Ireneo_Funes]

I used to have the Straight to Hell soundtrack. It had a couple good songs on it - one by Joe Strummer called "Evil Darling" I liked a lot. The movie's terrible, though!

 

Yo Ireno-

Burn one for me!

CD, that is.

 

Squid, I'd love to burn a copy for you, but sadly it's no longer in my collection. It was on vinyl and didn't make it on my last cross-country move.

[gslater]

Watched the most times? For me, those would have to be the movies I refer to as the "new classic" comedies:

 

Caddyshack (At least 80 times. My brother and I can turn the sound off and quote the whole movie)

 

The Jerk (At least 40 times. It was my family's semi-official movie for years)

 

Stripes (at least 30 times)

 

Vacation (at least 30 times)

 

Fletch (at least 30 times)

 

Animal House (at least 30 times)

 

Trading Places (at least 30 times)

 

Airplane (at least 20 times)

 

Blues Brothers (at least 20 times)

 

Sixteen Candles (at least 20 times)

 

Ghostbusters I & II (at least 20 times each)

 

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (at least 15 times)

 

Groundhog Day (at least 10 times)

 

Planes, Trains & Automobiles (at least 10 times, and each year at Thanksgiving)

 

A Christmas Story (at least 20 times, including each year at Xmas with my sister)

 

Spinal Tap (at least 10 times)

 

Waiting for Guffman (at least 10 times)

 

Better Off Dead (at least 20 times)

 

Austin Powers I & II (at least 10 times each)

 

Beverly Hills Cop (at least 20 times)

 

Zoolander (at least 20 times)

 

Meet the Parents (at least 10 times)

 

Dumb & Dumber (at least 10 times)

 

There's Something About Mary (at least 10 times)

 

The Wedding Singer (at least 10 times)

 

Happy Gilmore / Billy Madison (probably 5 times each)

 

Wayne's World (at least 10 times)

 

And probably several others that I'm just forgetting. Of course, these weren't all full, sit down, beginning-to-end viewings. Lots of them were the "flipping through channels and then see that Fletch is on so I have to watch it to the end" kind of viewings.

[Ireneo_Funes]

For Clash fans, "Rude Boy" is a movie that one could watch more than once.

[archenemy]

Watched the most times? For me, those would have to be the movies I refer to as the "new classic" comedies:

 

Caddyshack (At least 80 times. My brother and I can turn the sound off and quote the whole movie)

 

The Jerk (At least 40 times. It was my family's semi-official movie for years)

 

Stripes (at least 30 times)

 

Vacation (at least 30 times)

 

Fletch (at least 30 times)

 

Animal House (at least 30 times)

 

Trading Places (at least 30 times)

 

Airplane (at least 20 times)

 

Blues Brothers (at least 20 times)

 

Sixteen Candles (at least 20 times)

 

Ghostbusters I & II (at least 20 times each)

 

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (at least 15 times)

 

Groundhog Day (at least 10 times)

 

Planes, Trains & Automobiles (at least 10 times, and each year at Thanksgiving)

 

A Christmas Story (at least 20 times, including each year at Xmas with my sister)

 

Spinal Tap (at least 10 times)

 

Waiting for Guffman (at least 10 times)

 

Better Off Dead (at least 20 times)

 

Austin Powers I & II (at least 10 times each)

 

Beverly Hills Cop (at least 20 times)

 

Zoolander (at least 20 times)

 

Meet the Parents (at least 10 times)

 

Dumb & Dumber (at least 10 times)

 

There's Something About Mary (at least 10 times)

 

The Wedding Singer (at least 10 times)

 

Happy Gilmore / Billy Madison (probably 5 times each)

 

Wayne's World (at least 10 times)

 

And probably several others that I'm just forgetting. Of course, these weren't all full, sit down, beginning-to-end viewings. Lots of them were the "flipping through channels and then see that Fletch is on so I have to watch it to the end" kind of viewings.

 

OMG, that's like, 221,654,248,223 hours of viewing time. How do you have time to spray?

[Camilo]

I haven't watched them a million times, but these are too good not to recommend:

The Killing Fields

the whole Band of Brothers series. I have DVDs of both if any PDXers want to borrow.

And I'm not all about war movies, it's just these two just haven't been mentioned.

[olyclimber]

Brazil.

 

the Brothers Grimm looks like it could be interesting (also by Gilliam)

[sobo]

Camillo's two picks are right up there for me as well. Eveyone should read The Killing Fields before watching the movie.

 

Other faves include:

Saving Private Ryan

Das Boot

Last of the Mohicans (for the soundtrack)

Black Hawk Down

Henry V

Terminator

 

hmmmm, sounds like they're all war/conflict movies... OK, add The Holy Grail

[gslater]

OMG, that's like, 221,654,248,223 hours of viewing time. How do you have time to spray?

 

That's what "work" is for...

[nolanr]

I like the caper movies, I've watched "Ocean's Eleven" and "The Italian Job" both quite a few times. The remakes, I've never seen the originals. Another classic comedy is "Old School," don't even know how many times I've watched it.

[Squid]

The only movies worth owning:

 

Buckaroo Bonzai

Road Warrior

Fight Club

 

and the Animated Adventures of Coldplay in Paltrownia.

[sobo]

The Usual Suspects

[MichaelO]

8 1/2

caddy shack

Dead Ringers

[ChrisT]

I have 8 1/2 in my collection - on of the few movies I own

[archenemy]

Caligula.

A tribute to 80's cheese.

[olyclimber]

How do you solve a problem like Maria?

[Dechristo]

Have an Austrian give it to her hot, long, and hard.

[EWolfe]

The return of The Pink Panther

 

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

 

Babe

 

Ice Age

 

The Good The Bad and The Ugly

 

For A Few Dollars More

[ken4ord]

OMG, that's like, 221,654,248,223 hours of viewing time. How do you have time to spray?

 

That's what "work" is for...

 

Come on you guys, do the math it is really only around 1160 hours. I must be bored at work, I my next vacation now!