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Four stars out of four potential stars. I didn’t think it would be that confusing, and I thought it looked better that way.

Sorry if that kept you up last night. 😉

Army of Darkness: The Medieval Deadit | The Terminator - Color Regrade | The Wrong Trousers - Audio Preservation
SONIC RACES THROUGH THE GREEN FIELDS.
THE SUN RACES THROUGH A BLUE SKY FILLED WITH WHITE CLOUDS.
THE WAYS OF HIS HEART ARE MUCH LIKE THE SUN. SONIC RUNS AND RESTS; THE SUN RISES AND SETS.
DON’T GIVE UP ON THE SUN. DON’T MAKE THE SUN LAUGH AT YOU.

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Watching Robocop (1987) right now. What I viewed as just an awesome action film when I was a kid has now become not just that… but one of the most brilliant satires of American Culture ever made.

The funny thing is that the satire was proven completely correct when they started making Robocop action figures, lunchboxes and cartoons for kids.

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Not the first R rated film to have toys based on it though. 😉

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SilverWook said:

Not the first R rated film to have toys based on it though. 😉

LOL, ahh the 80s… .they had toys based on aliens, terminator, robocop… HAHA

I can’t remember which was the actual first… but one of Aliens, Robocop and Predator was the first R rated film I ever saw. I turned 10 in 1986… so those movies came at a perfect time for me.

I actually think it’s true that they simply don’t make action movies like they used to… that era was simply full of amazing action films that IMO have been rarely (if ever) topped since.

Aliens, Robocop, Predator, Conan the Barbarian, Die Hard, Total Recall… .even lesser stuff like Commando and Rambo 2 were great in a campy while still being serious kind of way that you don’t see much these days.

As I continue to watch Robocop I’m kind of amazed how awesome it is… like it actually might be one of the best films ever made. I mean how many other films do what they set out to do so damn well?

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DuracellEnergizer said:

The kid in that picture is creeping me out.

No doubt that little tyke, (let’s call him Timmy) grew up to be a fine upstanding citizen. At least until they found all the bodies cocooned in his replica alien egg chamber in the attic. 😉

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LOL OMG - the guy is melting from the Toxic Chemical Vat now… So epic

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Disco_Lobot said:

SilverWook said:

Not the first R rated film to have toys based on it though. 😉

LOL, ahh the 80s… .they had toys based on aliens, terminator, robocop… HAHA

I can’t remember which was the actual first… but one of Aliens, Robocop and Predator was the first R rated film I ever saw. I turned 10 in 1986… so those movies came at a perfect time for me.

I actually think it’s true that they simply don’t make action movies like they used to… that era was simply full of amazing action films that IMO have been rarely (if ever) topped since.

Aliens, Robocop, Predator, Conan the Barbarian, Die Hard, Total Recall… .even lesser stuff like Commando and Rambo 2 were great in a campy while still being serious kind of way that you don’t see much these days.

As I continue to watch Robocop I’m kind of amazed how awesome it is… like it actually might be one of the best films ever made. I mean how many other films do what they set out to do so damn well?

Kenner actually first tried marketing Alien toys in 1979. It didn’t get much further than the big chap, a board game, and a Super 8mm movie viewer. ReAction has made an action figure line based on Kenner’s never manufactured prototypes in recent years.

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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

I miss comedies like this. John Candy was in a league of his own, and we’ve not had anybody like him before or since. Sadly, the chemistry between Martin and Candy hasn’t been matched either. Dinner for Schmucks attempted this formula, and it fell flat. There was something about how Candy could irritate you, but continue to hold your empathy. Carell was unable to do that. John Hughes passing left a huge void, and I’ve yet to see it filled. The same can be said about Candy.

"The other versions will disappear. Even the 35 million tapes of Star Wars out there won’t last more than 30 or 40 years. A hundred years from now, the only version of the movie that anyone will remember will be the DVD version [of the Special Edition], and you’ll be able to project it on a 20’ by 40’ screen with perfect quality. I think it’s the director’s prerogative, not the studio’s to go back and reinvent a movie." - George Lucas

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EyeShotFirst said:

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

I miss comedies like this. John Candy was in a league of his own, and we’ve not had anybody like him before or since. Sadly, the chemistry between Martin and Candy hasn’t been matched either. Dinner for Schmucks attempted this formula, and it fell flat. There was something about how Candy could irritate you, but continue to hold your empathy. Carell was unable to do that. John Hughes passing left a huge void, and I’ve yet to see it filled. The same can be said about Candy.

I love the movie. I’ll watch it on TV, even if it’s censored.
Hollywood tried to recreate the comedy of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, with Due Date (2010), but failed miserably.

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Blade Runner:
I went to a 35mm screening of this (First time viewing as well), defineatly the best way to watch such a visually impressive movie. Will pick it up on Blu Ray ASAP.

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oh man, i bet that was cool to see on 35mm.

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Digging up the Marrow (2014)

After seeing The Void I was reminded of a trailer for a film that I’d seen a couple years back that I missed catching at the time. Digging up the Marrow is a faux documentary about a man who claims he’s found evidence of a secret civilization of monsters beneath our own.

Ray Wise does a lot to give the film credibility but it doesn’t quite reach its potential. It feels like this was a side project for the writer/director/star Adam Green in between seasons of his television series. With a little more time and attention paid to this film it could have been something special. As it is, it’s a decent little film that praises the creature effects subculture.

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Earl said:

Blade Runner:
I went to a 35mm screening of this (First time viewing as well), definitely the best way to watch such a visually impressive movie. Will pick it up on Blu Ray ASAP.

Nice one! It must have been awesome to hear Vangelis’ score on some huge speakers!

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Saw (2004)

It didn’t live up to horror classics like Halloween or A Nightmare on Elm Street and I hated the early 2000s editing trends (jump cuts, hectic camera movement, jerky frame slow motion), but I actually enjoyed this movie quite a bit. I sort of want to watch the sequels but I’ve heard they get more outlandish and gory as they go along, so I might leave the series here.

Anyway, I give it a seven out of ten.

Not enough people read the EU.