Young Frankenstein (1974). I had never seen it before. It had some (very) good lines. But mostly I was just waiting for it to be over.
The Last Movie You Watched?
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It's a film you have to watch a few times because the genius of Mel Brooks and his rapid fire dialogue really doesn't become apparent at one watch.
Each time, you catch little nuances you missed before that bring a new smile and chuckle.
Heavy Metal (1981)
Civil War, some pretty intense scenes. Appreciated that you couldn't tell which "team" was which.
Could have spent more quality time with Nick Offerman though.
Could have spent more quality time with Nick Offerman though.
Now there's a blast from the past.
Been a few years since I’ve seen it.
The kind of comedy/drama that the Brits do so well.
Just saw that the other day!
"Boyyy!!!"
I have a boxed lazer disc set of that one, even though I don't have the machine to play it. When I saw it for sale in a thrift store it had to come home.
I hadn't seen Soap since it first aired. I bought the collection to refresh my memory. Definitely not a comedy ending to the series.
Robin Hood, the 1922 silent with Douglas Fairbanks, streamed off Prime. It must be an old Kino version. Picture quality wasn't good and the score (a honky-tonk piano) was so bad I fell asleep halfway through it. I like other Douglas Fairbanks silents, especially The Mark of Zorro, The Gaucho, Thief of Bagdad, so I ordered the Cohen Robin Hood BD with a Mont Alto score. I always enjoy their scores.
The Beekeeper
Spoiler alert: I watched it when I saw it was free on Prime. I liked the action, but when 1 guy, who is expected and known what he looks like, can show up (unarmed) in an enclosed area and beat the FBI, Secret Service and a rogue team of top tier killers and get to a person without anyone else getting there to save them.... I was disappointed in how inept the "defense" was. But again, liked the action scenes.
If these types of movies were accurate, they'd only be 30 minutes long!
Watch a WW1 war movie made in 2017 called Journeys End. I thought it was a very good movie.
I get it. For instance, until now I did not know about Chattanooga Choo Choo, which is essential to get one of the early jokes. And that was part of the problem for me. I think for this kind of humor, you already have to be immersed in the associated genre and pop culture. I am not a fan of horror films, classic or otherwise. I've never read or watched any Frankenstein material.
Now, I LOVED Spaceballs, because I knew Star Wars, and Star Trek, and all the space movies. I'm an 80's nut. I got all the references.
Hopefully I was successful in conveying that I recognized there were many witty and funny lines. I just didn't connect with them as much as others would like yourself.
