Topic: The Movies From Within My Lifetime

[Rogmeister]

I actually liked Kate Capshaw in Temple of Doom.  She always makes me laugh in that movie.  Would you rather see Allison Doody instead?  What kind of name is Doody, anyway?

[Dragonfire]

I haven't even heard of that one ..sorry.

Kate Capshaw grates on my nerves like fingernails on a chalkboard in that movie.  She is just whining and screeching too much.

[Achim]

I haven't even heard of that one ..sorry.

Alison Doody is in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade... She is not a particularly active actress.

[Jimmy]

She have a little classic charm... contrary to Kate Capshaw who have nothing except that she was Steven Spielberg's girlfriend at the time...

But none of them have the charm of Karen Allen, I prefer woman looking like woman I can encounter in real life

[Achim]

She have a little classic charm... contrary to Kate Capshaw who have nothing except that she was Steven Spielberg's girlfriend at the time...

Yes, she got this role because she was with Spielberg at the time. But, she was actually quite alright in Ridley Scott's Black Rain. That's the only two movies she is in that I have.

[addicted2dvd]

Title: The Hotel New Hampshire
Year: 1984
Director: Tony Richardson
Rating: R
Length: 108 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: Mono
Subtitles: French, Spanish

Stars:
Rob Lowe
Jodie Foster
Paul McCrane
Beau Bridges
Lisa Banes
Jennie Dundas

Plot:
From Academy Award®*-winning director Tony Richardson (Tom Jones) comes this "bright, amusing and provocative" (The Hollywood Reporter) film based on John Irving's best-selling novel. Featuring "a gifted cast" (Los Angeles Herald-Examiner) including Oscar®** winner Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs), Rob Lowe ("The West Wing") and Beau Bridges (The Fabulous Baker Boys), The Hotel New Hampshire is "intriguing" (Boxoffice), "impressive" (Los Angeles Herald-Examiner) and "fascinating" (Variety)!

A motley clan of eight lovable misfits, the Berry family sets out on an adventure to fulfill their father's lifelong aspiration of owning a hotel. Their quest takes them around the world, and they greet every new location with their own brand of outrageous humor, practical jokes and just plain weird eccentricism. But when this tribe of oddballs encounters a healthy dose of heartbreak, they soon must learn that not all in life is fun and games...and that sometimes the only thing you have left is the one thing that matters most...family.

*1963: Best Picture and Best Director
**1991: Best Actress, The Silence of the Lambs, 1988: Best Actress, The Accused

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
This is the first time I ever watched this movie. Before putting the movie on I watched the trailer. And going by the trailer I was a little concerned about this one. As it looked like it had equal chances of being good or a God Awful mess. While there was some scenes that peaked my interest... for the most part I really couldn't get into it. I found most of the movie to be basically boring. I just couldn't get into the story.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

[addicted2dvd]

1985
In this year... Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films.... Nick at Nite, a nighttime program block with an emphasis on classic television reruns, launches in the United States..... The Live Aid concerts air from London and Philadelphia...Elmo, a new character for Sesame Street, is introduced.

My choices:
Titles in Italic are Movies I Never Seen
- Back to the Future
- Blunt: The first Man
- Brewster's Millions
- Cat's Eye
- Commando
- Day of the Dead
- Enemy Mine
- Eternal Evil
- Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning
- Fright Night
- The Goonies
- House
- Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf
- Kill Cruise
- The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
- National Lampoon's European Vacation
- Night Train to Terror
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
- Once Bitten
- Rambo: First Blood part II
- Return of the Living Dead
- Stephen King's Silver Bullet
- Silverado
- South Bronx Heroes
- The Stuff
- Teen Wolf
- Cave Girl
- Tomboy
- Transylvania 6-5000

[addicted2dvd]

Title: The Goonies
Year: 1985
Director: Richard Donner
Rating: PG
Length: 114 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Mono, Commentary: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Stars:
Sean Astin
Josh Brolin
Jeff Cohen
Corey Feldman
Kerri Green
Martha Plimpton

Plot:
From the imagination of Steven Spielberg, The Goonies plunges a band of small heroes into a swashbuckling, surprise-around-every-corner quest beyond their wildest dreams! Following a mysterious treasure map into a spectacular underground realm of twisting passages, outrageous booby-traps and a long-lost pirate ship full of golden doubloons, the kids race to stay one step ahead of a family of bumbling bad guys... and a mild-mannered monster with a face only a mother could love. A family adventure classic from start to buccaneering finish, The Goonies is a cinematic treasure trove of breathtaking action, dazzling effects and shiver-yer-timbers thrills!

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Feature Trailers
Featurettes
Production Notes
Music Videos
Outtakes/Bloopers
Closed Captioned
Audio Commentary with Hidden Video Treasures

My Thoughts:
I decided on this movie when I noticed in Profiler that I haven't watched it in 8 years! I should have never let so much time go by watching this one. I forgot just how fun this movie is. I is a great mixture of comedy and adventure. I loved every minute of watching this one again. This is one of those few cases where I couldn't imagine them doing any better on it then what they did. At no point in this one was I bored even in the least. All the actors were great. The kids were a lot of fun to watch. This is definitely one that I would highly recommend.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

[addicted2dvd]

1986
In this year... Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver.... Siskel & Ebert, one of the world's most popular movie review programs, premieres in syndication..... Actor Cary Grant dies of a cerebral hemorrhage...Geraldo Rivera hosts the live two-hour syndicated special The Mystery of Al Capone's Vault, famously coming up empty-handed.

My choices:
Titles in Italic are Movies I Never Seen
- Aliens
- April Fool's Day
- Chopping Mall
- Class of Nuke 'em High
- Critters
- Deadly Friend
- Deadtime Stories
- The Fly
- Friday trhe 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
- From Beyond
- Hands of Steel
- Hellraiser
- Highlander
- Jocks
- Karate Kid II
- Manhunter
- Maximum Overdrive
- Mesmerized
- My Chauffeur
- The Parent Trap 2
- Poltergeist II: The Other Side
- Psycho 3
- Short Circuit
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
- Top Gun
- Trick or Treat
- Vamp
- Wiitchboard
- The Wraith

[Kathy]

Since there's only 2 DVDs you haven't seen, this shouldn't be too hard to choose 1. 

If Manhunter is the one about Hannibal Lecter the chose is easy - you must watch this one.

[addicted2dvd]

and why do you think I must choose one I never seen before? 

[Jimmy]

If Manhunter is the one about Hannibal Lecter the chose is easy - you must watch this one.

Kathy read my mind on this. I can't believe you have never watch this one

[addicted2dvd]

It is the one... It was given to me within the last few packages friends have sent. A friend of mine told me that it isn't as good as the newer version.... which was it? Red Dragon?

[Kathy]

It has been a while since I've seen either but I really liked Manhunter. I don't like to compare but I think I liked this one better.

[addicted2dvd]

Thanks Kathy... Will see if I am in the mood for it when I go to watch my next movie!

No sense in watching it if I am not in the mood for that type of movie. I never enjoy them when I force myself to watch something.