My kids love horror movies - the gorier, the better. Me, not so much. Hell, the trailer for the upcoming revival of Stephen King's IT is enough to keep me away from dark places for a while. I've seen a few of the classics: Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Omen, The Exorcist, etc., but I rarely stick around for the sequels. I'm a bit ashamed to admit that I've only ever seen bits and pieces of the greatest horror film of all time, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
So apologies for my poor form to the family of Tobe Hooper, the director of that classic, who passed away this week. In his honor, the best homage I can recall:
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
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Great clip, I'd complete forgotten about that glorious movie.
Forgotten about Summer School?????
Mr. Shoop?
Courtney Thorne Smith who had to go for the ditch?
Chainsaw and Dave?
Kirstie Alley's beej motion clowning?
Denise who couldn't read?
Eakien?
Wonder Mutt?
Mark Harmon on Roller Skates?
And most importantly to Teej, the guy who is the bathroom all summer?
Come on.
Yes. I am a sad state of my former self.
Better movie gym teacher: Freddy Shoop or Bobby Finstock?
Mr. Woodcock was on the telly last night...I watched 15 or 20 min of it, not gonna lie. It's very watchable imo.
i need to show my kids that one . . . i forgot about it as well squeak
The treadmill scene in Mr. Woodcock makes me laugh a whole bunch. The rest of it is decent but no Summer School.
Party all the time! Party all the time!
Speaking of treadmills, I just ordered a special at Tortuga's Lie (rather than fish tacos or burrito) for the first time in memory. A+.
The Blade Runner 2049 prequel short film is awesome. I hope the movie lives up to most of the hype.
So just found out I have the first pick in a local 14 team FFL. Who should I pick?
I have never seen Blade Runner. Or Midnight Run or Heat, for that matter. May be my three biggest pop culture cinema whiffs.
In other news, still waiting for more than five consecutive minutes of sun on vacation. Hasn't happened since we got here Sat morning. But we jetskied w/ kids amid a pod of dolphins today. I guess that's okay. And we're hoping to pull in some mackerels tmrw morning offshore, when the sun is rumored to make a showing.
Federer is the shit. Went down a set to Tiafoe, and then started schooling the poor kid. He's a puddle of sweat in the 4th set, and Roger looks fresh as can be.
See Heat. See them all.
I haven't seen Summer School or Mr. Woodcock. I had to google Freddy Shoop and Bobby Finstock--I saw Teen Wolf.
But I saw Blade Runner, Midnight Run and Heat. You should too. Heat is on TV all the time so check it out.
I haven't rewatched Blade Runner in a long time and I'm not sure it holds up. It supposedly takes place in 2019 and the forecasted technology is way off. On one hand it was overshoots where we are--we do not have humanoid robots (other than Dave and Jerry)--while on the other hand everyone still uses desktops with monochromatic CRT monitors.
Heat is one of my all time rewatchable movies. I'm good to get sucked in for at least 30-45 minutes, at minimum, if it's on. Which it very often is.
the gun battle scene in heat is the best ever recorded on film. i won't argue this.
Squeaky, I think you want to take David Johnson.
Never saw Blade Runner. Or Teen Wolf. Heat is good AS - besides Heat and Ronin, Bobby doesn't have a lot to brag about since and these were 20 years ago. Sure, the Focker movies are pretty funny and he's just fine in those, but they aren't DeNiro movies amiright?
Anyone see The Heist?
BTW - Scorsese doing a movie w/Bob, Al, Pesci, Keitel, Ray Romano - coming out in '18. It's called...the Irishman. Of course it is.
And Midnight Run is also in the all-time rewatchables. Please go over to your local Blockbuster and rent that tonight!
Speaking of last great movies made...Val Kilmer's last? Holy shit does IMDB tell us he stays very busy. Who knew? I've always liked Val, but his stock went way up after being the Apple Blossom Grand Marshal.
Val is one of those folks that alienated/infuriated directors, cast, and crew many times over and then stopped getting marquee roles. In this information age, their annoying antics are well-broadcast. (Hi, Zach Braff, Katherine Heigl, and Mike Myers.) These guys aren't Dustin Hoffman, a method actor with quirks but is a Hollywood heavyweight. They act arrogant and douchey and are revocable. Then, like Keyser Soze, they disappear, like that. *foof*
I liked him in the underrated/possible appropriately rated MacGruber movie.
"I like you Clarence. Always have. Always will." might be my favorite Val Kilmer scene and you can't even tell it's Val Kilmer.
Didn't know we had our own Hollywood Insider here. GTB keeps on surprisin.
It was fun being excited about football season while it lasted.
Sorry, Mark. Also sorry for you fans of Rollie Massimino. Still the benchmark for what Cinderella really means.
Other than Cinderella herself, natch.
So Valvano's team, two years earlier, is what exactly Whit? No problem with the Rollie love, but that NC State team has some claim to first true Cinderella
Well, Teej, it's a subjective argument, as are most. Nobody denies the #'83 Wolfpack, as evidenced by the 30 for 30. A 6 seed vs Nova's 8 seed. I just think most people regard the talent on the '85 Wildcats as the furthest from championship material, the craziest instance of pulling a rabbit out of a hat.
shots fired!
And now the squirrel is dead
Mission accomplished
Nova had more booger sugar. That's an asterisk.
Denis Shapovalov wears the goofiest hat on the tour but that one-handed lefty backhand is a work of art. And he drops f-bombs.
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