Big Blue Huddle

Quote from: Sem on September 25, 2020, 08:28:38 AM
Demi Moore was the main reason for watching it, but Striptease wasn't a very good movie. Burt Reynolds was also in it if I remember. It was based on the book of the same name, (though two words - Strip Tease), written by one of my favorite authors Carl Hiaasen.
I know this is a "watching on TV" thread but if you're ever in the mood for a light, funny, enjoyable book look at any of his, all highly recommended. All his novels take place in Florida, and in one way or another involve mystery, environmentalism, a large dose of humor, and some of the most bizarre characters and plots you'll ever read. Clinton "Skink" Tyree is one such character. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_Tyree#:~:text=Clinton%20Tyree%2C%20a.k.a.%20Skink%2C%20is,and%20partakes%20of%20roadkill%20cuisine.

I likewise watched it (long time ago) for the simple reason of seeing Demi Moore 98% naked. By the end, it was Burt Reynolds who stole the show as a corrupt and stupid politician - LMAO. I'm not a big Reynolds fan as he's usually an over-the-top actor with too much goofy laughing. Although, he played a serious role in "Deliverance" (which I'll never watch again and can never see Ned Beatty in anything that I don't think of his squealing like a pig clawing his way up a hill with his dirty "Whitey-Tighties" coming down... ).

Funny you brought up Carl Hiaasen as I just bought two of his books off Amazon last week ("Razor Girl" and "Bad Monkey"). I used to be a prolific reader, but haven't been so much since my girlfriend moved in with me four years ago. I wanted to start a thread on novels at some point, but haven't gotten around to it. I also intend to move to Florida at some point in the future so I like to read stuff that uses Florida as a background. My mother was born and raised in Florida so made many a trip there to visit relatives while growing up. I moved there (Pinellas Park) in '73 for a year or so before moving back to New York. After visiting the area twice in the last 3 years, I decided that when I finally make the move it will probably be in the Jacksonville area, but I digress. Getting back to novels with Florida as a background, I've read a lot of Randy White's "Doc Ford's" books that are all set in the Sunshine State.

Quote from: philo43 on October 12, 2020, 08:46:08 PM
I answered this one 2 days ago, before you gave the clue

Sorry Philo, I must have missed that. I figured someone would jump all over that one, but somehow I missed that it was answered. "Dave" was a great movie that I've watched several times. Being political season right now, it would be a good time to watch it again since it's such a feel-good movie that shows it's actually possible for a politician to be a really good person.

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Since no one will probably get the few leftover that I posted, I will give them up:

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"If you want justice, go to a whorehouse. If you want to get fvcked, go to court" [Richard Gere / Edward Norton]

(clue: one of the best legal dramas ever...and scary as hell)

Answer:  Primal Fear Edward Norton is superb and the ending will blow you away...or at least it did his own lawyer (Richard Gere)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glWAjoDVH3c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2g4Wr81rz8
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[Reese Witherspoon]: "You fvcker! You killed my grandma!"
[Kiefer Sutherland]: "That's not all I did to grandma"

Answer: Freeway one of Reese Witherspoon's early movies. A modern day remake of Little Red Riding Hood. She plays the part of a "trailer trash" young slut who decides to go to gramma's house (in another trailer park) to get away from her mother's "grabby" live-in boyfriend so she hitchhikes to gramma's house until her car falls apart along side the road. She gets picked up by a serial killer (Kiefer Sutherland - the "wolf") who has been killing girls who happen to be hitchhiking. She is a foul mouthed, street smart, feisty little girl who gets the best of him...although, he does kill her gramma first. Pretty obscure movie, but a lot of fun to watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eom5Ows-56U

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"I warn you, I know Karate!"
"I warn you, I know Winchester" 

Same movie: "I got a call from the rest home today. She said you were being a disruptive influence during lunch. That you refused to eat your spinach souffl

None of them ring any bells with me Lenn. Probably the only two old movies I've ever seen that I remember are "Wizard of Oz" and "Roman Holiday". I've seen "Breakfast at Tiffany's", but can't remember anything about it. I've also seen "African Queen" and "The Bridge Over the River Kwai" only because my parents own the movie and have watched them several times with me in the background. The only line I remember from the African Queen was, "are we going to shoot the rapids" and the only part of the Bridge Over River Kwai was whistling while they marched. Hell, I've never seen "Gone With the Wind" or "Wuthering Heights" and other movies that I've heard about or read about. Also, my girlfriend is literally half my age. She gets upset when I play a movie that was made before she was born (which was 1984) although I did get her to watch "The Graduate" because she wanted to watch a movie with Jennifer Aniston which was a sequel to the Graduate and I convinced her it would be a lot easier to understand if she watched The Graduate first. She did so begrudgingly. She likes sappy romance movies and teenagers like in American Pie type movies. I like thought provoking movies as well as some serious violence and I do like good comedy (which is rare in movie form). Compromising is a bitch! 

Anyway, you were right with Dave ,Desperado , and My Cousin Vinny - great movies IMHO

And the two new ones I was hoping Jimv would take on are a little obscure unless you were a fan of Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Paul Newman, etc. Those actors are about as old as I remember...well, I remember Jimmy Stewert because of Christmas movies 

Quote from: LennG on October 12, 2020, 02:03:24 PM
Again, great cast, and I simply love Devito in anything, but I just never got into Teavolta's character and just didn't like the movie. Maybe I'll give it another shot one day, but I enjoyed the clip.

Did you ever see Ruthless People with Bette Midler and Devito. I laugh just thinking about it.

Yeah, Get Shorty had an incredible cast. It was a bit hard to follow the plot at first unless you were really into it since the first half hour has nothing to do with Hollywood and then Chili Palmer goes to LA. I agree that the sequel was not nearly as good and pretty much a waste of time. And I kind of liked Travolta's "Chili Palmer" character. The best I ever saw Travolta act though was in a really great movie called "Phenomenon" (if you haven't seen it, it's a must - it's one to watch with the wifey). That's another movie with a great cast with the likes of Robert Duvall, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, etc.

Never saw "Ruthless People", but thanks for the tip and I'll check it out if I can find it

The leftovers with clues:
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"If you want justice, go to a whorehouse. If you want to get fvcked, go to court" [Richard Gere / Edward Norton]

(clue: one of the best legal dramas ever...and scary as hell)

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A few more clues:

[Reese Witherspoon]: "You fvcker! You killed my grandma!"
[Kiefer Sutherland]: "That's not all I did to grandma"

(Another clue: a spoof made on "Little Red Riding Hood")

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"He's not a President. He's an ordinary person. I can kill an ordinary person."

(no clue given as this one is just too easy...must be a lot of people haven't seen this thread because it's that easy) Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver
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In a confession booth:
"Bless me, Father, for I have just killed quite a few men"
"No sh!t"

(another fairly easy one IMO. Clue: incredible amount of death and blood, even Tarantino in a cameo appearance gets shot in the face and his head blown off [now it's a gimmee])

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"Because a split second before the torque wrench was applied to the faucet handle, it had been calibrated by top members of the state and federal Departments of Weights and Measures, to be dead-on balls accurate."
"Dead-on balls accurate"?
"It's an industry term."
"I guess the fvckin

Quote from: LennG on October 11, 2020, 07:57:12 PM
Funny, I hated Get Shorty and the second one also. Can't really say why, but I just never got into it. BUT, I LOVED, We Bought a Zoo, as did my wife. Just a great feel good movie and it hit the spot at the right time. Wish more people would have seen it.

I'm glad to hear that someone else besides me loved "We Bought a Zoo". It was definitely one of those feel good movies. Probably the best "feel good" movies I can think of was "Second Hand Lions" with Michael Caine and Robert Duvall (both actors rank right up there with my favorite of all time). Just a really great family movie. If you haven't seen it, you must!

I liked "Get Shorty" as I am a fan of Travolta...as well as Renee Russo (yum, yum when I think of "The Thomas Crown Affair") and Danny Devito. I really liked (must put it in "past tense") Dennis Farina (played Ray Barboni) who passed away shortly after the movie. The scene of him kicking the crap out of Gene Hackman makes me laugh just thinking about it. It's kind of a movie that focuses on the Hollywood mentality of people in the movie business (like "State and Main" or that recent one, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood") and that genre always interest me.

Here's that scene with Farina kicking Hackman's butt...LOL. Love it when the guy looks at Farina's gun and says, "what's that? a WOP 9, the fiat of guns?". Laughed so hard my sides hurt!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O31rBYqYkuQ

Quote from: LennG on October 11, 2020, 12:24:15 PM
We bought a Zoo


Get Shorty

Yup - good job. I thought the "We Bought a Zoo" might be tough...kind of an obscure movie that really showcased the talent of Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson.

There was a lot of good quotes in "Get Shorty" that would be obvious, but the one I picked was also a little less so.

Adding even more clues for the ones left that will give them away

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"Aren't you gonna do something?"
"What are you talkin' to me for? She's the one with the gun."   
Double Jeopardy

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Just remember, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas....well, except Herpes, that shlt will follow you home" 
The Hangover

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"we got to get rid of this broad...I know a great place up the road...lots of alligators"
"We're not getting rid of the broad"
"What's your angle?"
"No angle, I like her"
RED

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"What did you bring her here for?"
"One, I had no choice...two, I might have suffered a slight concussion and three, she's mentally imbalanced to a spectacular degree!"
Bandits

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"If you want justice, go to a whorehouse. If you want to get fu&^ked, go to court" [Richard Gere / Edward Norton]

(clue: one of the best legal dramas ever...and scary as hell)

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"You don't want me! I'm filled with Scotch, bitterness and impure thoughts"
We Bought a Zoo

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A few more:

[Reese Witherspoon]: "You f&^cker! You killed my grandma!"
[Kiefer Sutherland]: "That's not all I did to grandma"

(A clue: a "Little Red Riding Hood" spoof)

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"He's not a President. He's an ordinary person. I can kill an ordinary person."

(no clue given as this one is too easy...must be a lot of people haven't seen this thread because its so easy) Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver
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In a confession booth:
"Bless me, Father, for I have just killed quite a few men"
"No sh!t"

(another fairly easy one IMO. clue: incredible amount of death and blood, even Tarantino gets shot in the face [now a gimmee])

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"I once asked this literary agent, uh, what kind of writing paid the best... he said, 'Ransom notes'".
Get Shorty

Two more right answers - good job Lenn! 

Ding, ding, ding -  two right:
The Hangover, and Bandits. Actually a little surprised someone got Bandits. I thought that was kind of tough being a bit of an obscure Bruce Willis flick. Good job.

I'll throw a couple out there. I am not a movie aficionado of movies before 1970 so bear with me:

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"Aren't you gonna do something?"
"What are you talkin' to me for? She's the one with the gun."

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Just remember, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas....well, except Herpes, that shlt will follow you home"

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"we got to get rid of this broad...I know a great place up the road...lots of alligators"
"We're not getting rid of the broad"
"What's your angle?"
"No angle, I like her"

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"What did you bring her here for?"
"One, I had no choice...two, I might have suffered a slight concussion and three, she's mentally imbalanced to a spectacular degree!"

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"If you want justice, go to a whorehouse. If you want to get fu*#^ked, go to court"

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"You don't want me! I'm filled with Scotch, bitterness and impure thoughts"

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Quote from: ozzie on October 06, 2020, 01:47:26 PM
I watched the first couple of episodes of the first season, with Colin Hanks playing the sheriff, but I just couldn't get into it.
But people on this forum have been raving about it and now knowing that each season doesn't relate to the previous seasons, I have started recording this season's episodes.
I haven't watched any of them yet, but the promos looked good and I like Chris Rock so I figured I'd give it another try.

They tend to start out a little slow building the foundation for the story. Seems each episode new players are introduced into the story line - mostly bad people. If you stick with it, I think you'll find what most people find...and that is, they love it. I consider it "dark comedy"...sometimes, very, very dark 

Just a heads up. Fargo 4 has started on Hulu. I loved the Fargo series so far, but haven't delved into 4 yet because there's only a couple of episodes and you have to wait a week between each new one so I'm waiting until the series is over so I can binge it. I hate waiting a week for the next episode. Getting spoiled from all the options available - watch a whole season without commercials, etc.

Anyway, just wanted Fargo fans to know no. 4 has started.

Quote from: LennG on September 23, 2020, 04:13:03 PM
At 74, I don't watch movies to get my 'mojo' woking either, but when a gorgeous looking lady wants to 'show us what she's got', I won't turn it off.   

Well, after watching the trailer for Wild At Heart, I think I am going to pass. It might be a David Lynch film, but it just doesn't seem interesting to me. As far as catching some nude shots, mehh. My girlfriend is half my age, in incredible shape and walks around without clothes all the time. I don't need a blurry half second shot of a nudey from 30 years ago to get my mojo going...LOL