Topic: The Movies From Within My Lifetime

[Kathy]

I was just thinking about re-watching Misery.

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I think you may be a little surprised by what I am watching... Britt thought it would be a good idea for me to watch Arachnophobia. 

[hal9g]

Several good choices there, but Total Recall is one of my favorite sci-fi movies, so that's my recommendation!   

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And that is another one I haven't watched in a long time! Unfortunately... I already started Arachnophobia.

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Title: Arachnophobia
Year: 1990
Director: Frank Marshall
Rating: PG-13
Length: 109 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English

Stars:
Jeff Daniels
Harley Jane Kozak
John Goodman
Julian Sands
Stuart Pankin
Brian McNamara

Plot:
Hollywood Pictures and Amblin Entertainment deliver an electrifying big-screen rollercoaster ride of a movie! Everyone is afraid of something…for Dr. Ross Jennings, his phobia is downright embarrassing. But when he moves his family to a small town, the one thing that bugs him most is now harming the townspeople at an alarming rate. For this unlikely hero, overcoming a childhood fear of spiders might just save the community, but it may already be too late! Directed by Frank Marshall (Executive Producer – Back To The Future, Producer – Raiders Of The Lost Ark) and also starring John Goodman, this critically acclaimed, breathtaking hit entertains with its terrific mix of thrills, chills and laughter!

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Featurettes
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
This is an enjoyable movie... but one I can only watch but so often... because of my own bad case of arachnophobia. Watching this movie (or any involving spiders) makes my skin crawl.  This movie has a couple faces I am familiar with. First we see Julian Sands... who I know from the first couple Warlock movies. Then for comic relief we have John Goodman who was Dan on Roseanne. I wouldn't say this is the best horror movie I ever seen... probably not even the best movie about spiders. But I do enjoy it... I would say it is an above average movie.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

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1991
In this year... The premium movie channel Encore launches in the United States, primarily on TCI cable systems.... Katie Couric is officially designated as co-host of the Today Show..... Britney Spears appears on Star Search...Jennifer Lopez joins the cast as one of the Fly Girls on In Living Color.

My choices:
Titles in Italic are Movies I Never Seen
- Abraxas: Guardian of the Universe
- Brain Twisters
- Bugsy
- Child's Play 3
- City Slickers
- Critters 3
- Critters 4
- Ernest Scared Stpid
- Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
- Stephen King's Golden Years
- Guilty By Suspicion
- Hook
- Howling VI: The Freaks
- Hudson Hawk
- King Ralph
- Little Man Tate
- Omen IV: The Awakening
- The People Under the Stairs
- Ricochet
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- Silence of the Lambs
- Sometimes They Come Back
- Star Trek VI: Thje Undiscovered Country
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- The Willies

[Achim]

- The People Under the Stairs
- Ricochet

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Title: The People Under the Stairs
Year: 1991
Director: Wes Craven
Rating: R
Length: 102 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Mono
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Brandon Adams
Everett McGill
Wendy Robie
A. J. Langer
Ving Rhames
Sean Whalen

Plot:
Wes Craven, the director of The Serpent and the Rainbow and Shocker, locks you inside the most terrifying house on the street. Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy is suddenly thrust into a nightmare.

The boy quickly learns the true nature of the house's homicidal inhabitants and the secret creatures hidden deep within the house.

Stunning visuals highlight this inventive film that the San Francisco Chronicle calls, "Wes Craven's most satisfying movie."

Extras:
Scene Access

My Thoughts:
This is the first time I watched this movie in quite a while... a good 7 years according to DVD Profiler.  This is a bit of a weird movie, I grant you... but it is one that I enjoyed quite a bit. The couple in this movie is so over the top it isn't even funny. But it is entertaining to say the least. I really liked the kid that played the 13yr old boy nicknamed Fool that takes on this strange and sadistic couple to save his family... and then going back to save the other kids he met that the couple has trapped in the house. This is not what I would call a gory movie... but some of the things seen here is a bit on the bloody side. Not to mention things a little hard to look at... like "Daddy" in full leather fetish gear trying to hunt down Fool. Over-all it is a movie I enjoyed quite a bit. Glad I finally got around to watching it again.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

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1992
In this year... After 30 years, 66 year old Johnny Carson hosts The Tonight Show for the last time... The Sci-Fi Channel is launched with a broadcast of Star Wars..... Mick Jagger attends the Hollywood première of his new movie, Freejack, at Mann's Chinese Theatre...November 13 – Riddick Bowe won a 12 round decision over Evander Holyfield to win the undisputed heavyweight championship.

My choices:
Titles in Italic are Movies I Never Seen
- Alien 3
- Basic Instinct
- Batman Returns
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Candyman
- Children of the Night
- The Cutting Edge
- Dead Alive
- Dr. Giggles
- Bram Stoker's Dracula
- Freejack
- The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
- Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
- The Lawnmower Man
- A League of their Own
- Lethal Weapon 3
- Love Potion #9
- Passenger 57
- Pet Sematary 2
- Prom Night IV: Deliver Us From Evil
- Romper Stomper
- Stephen King's Sleepwalkers
- Trouble Bound
- Twin Peaks Fire Walk with Me
- Unforgiven
- Universal Soldier

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Title: Pet Sematary 2
Year: 1992
Director: Mary lambert
Rating: R
Length: 100 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, French: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English, French

Stars:
Edward Furlong
Anthony Edwards
Clancy Brown
Jared Rushton
Darlanne Fluegel
Jason McGuire

Plot:
Sometimes dead is better. But the shocking terror that plagued Ludlow, Maine in Pet Sematary is still very much alive in this heart-stopping sequel to the 1989 hit film written by Stephen King.

After the death of his wife, veterinarian Chase Matthews (Anthony Edwards, TV's "ER") and hsi 13-year-old son Jeff (Edward Furlong, "Terminator 2: Judgement Day") move to Ludow to rebuild their lives. Antagonized by the neighborhood kids, Jeff befriends another outsider, Drew Gilbert, who lives in fear of his cruel stephfather Gus (Clancy Brown, "Highlander"). After Gus cold-bloodely shoots Drew's beloved dog, the boys bury the body in the local Indian burial grounds - a place rumored to have powers of resurrection. When evil is awakened, the boys realize that sometimes you should just let dead dogs lie.

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
I enjoyed this movie... but not nearly as much as the first one. I would say... that in my opinion this one is just an average horror movie. Worth the time putting into it... but not something I would recommend seeking out. Maybe grab it if you find it in a bargain bin type thing. I did like that this one has Anthony Edwards... who I used to watch all the time on the TV Series ER.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

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1993
In this year... The film Jurassic Park, a dinosaur epic with massive special effects, breaks box-office records by becoming the highest-grossing film ever made (at the time)... Actor Brandon Lee is accidentally killed during the filming of The Crow... ABC and CBS simultaneously air their own movies based on the Amy Fisher saga, with Fisher played by Drew Barrymore (on ABC) and Alyssa Milano (on CBS)...80.4 million people tune in to the series finale of Cheers.

My choices:
Titles in Italic are Movies I Never Seen
- Amityville: A New Generation
- Army of Darkness
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
- Body Snatchers
- Boiling Point
- Cemetery Man
- Cliffhanger
- Dark Light
- Dazed and Confused
- Demolition Man
- Fearless
- The Fugitive
- Full Eclipse
- Grumpy Old Men
- Hard Target
- Heart and Souls
- Jason Goes to Hell
- Jurassic Park
- Last Action Hero
- Leprechaun
- Man's Best Friend
- The Meteor Man
- Mirror Mirror 2: Raven's Dance
- My Boyfriend's Back
- Needful Things
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
- Return of the Living Dead 3
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights
- Robocop 3
- The Sandlot
- Tombstone
- The Tommyknockers
- The Vanishing
- Warlock

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Title: Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Year: 1993
Director: Mel Brooks
Rating: PG-13
Length: 104 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English, Spanish

Stars:
Cary Elwes
Richard Lewis
Roger Rees
Amy Yasbeck
Mark Blankfield
Dave Chappelle

Plot:
Mel Brooks scores a bull's-eye with this hysterical reinvention of the Robin Hood fable! In days of olde, when men were men, men wore tights. And none wore tights mightier–or tighter–than Robin Hood! Aided by his band of merry men, Robin of Loxley wrested power from the evil Prince John, brought humiliation upon the despicable Sheriff of Rottingham and found the key to the fair Maid Marian's heart–and her chastity belt. Starring Cary Elwes as the dashing defender of the downtrodden, the hilarious supporting cast includes Tracey Ullman as the sorceress Latrine, Richard Lewis as Prince John, Dom DeLuise as mob boss Don Giovanni and Mel Brooks himself as Rabbi Tuckman.

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Bonus Trailers
Featurettes
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
This is the first time I ever seen this movie. But I wasn't concerned a bit going in as I always have enjoyed the Mel Brooks movies I have seen... as I like his silly style of spoofing, And I enjoyed this one as well... but it won't be one of my favorites of his. I think the main problem I had with this one was there were (IMO) too many music scenes. I think it would have been much better without them. I know there is many people out there that don't like this type of movie... and I admit it is not for everyone... so I can't say I straight out recommend it. But if you like the work of Mel Brooks I definitely think you should give it a go.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

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1994
In this year... The US cable channel, FX is launched... DirecTV, a direct broadcast satellite service, launches in Jackson, Mississippi... The Game Show Network, a network devoted to broadcasting classic game shows, is launched in the United States...Babylon 5 premiered on PTEN and runs for 5 seasons and 110 episodes. (1994-1998)

My choices:
Titles in Italic are Movies I Never Seen
- Alien Nation: Dark Horizon
- Bad Girls
- Beverly Hills Cop III
- Black Beauty
- Blown Away
- Clean Slate
- The Crow
- Darkman II: The Return of Durant
- The Flintstones
- Forrest Gump
- In the Mouth of Madness
- Interview with the Vampire
- Jessica: A Ghost Story
- Junior
- The Last Seduction
- Legends of the Fall
- Leon: The Professional
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
- The Mask
- The Next Karate Kid
- Night of the Demons 2
- Wes Craven's New Nightmare
- The Puppet Masters
- Return of the Boogeyman
- The Santa Clause
- Speed
- Stephen King's The Stand
- Star Trek: Generations
- Stargate
- Surviving the Game
- To Die To Sleep
- Wolf
- Wyatt Earp

I think I will watch Junoir next... since today is Emma Thompson's birthday.

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Title: Junior
Year: 1994
Director: Ivan Reitman
Rating: PG-13
Length: 110 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English

Stars:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Danny DeVito
Emma Thompson
Frank Langella
Pamela Reed
Judy Collins

Plot:
A male doctor (Arnold Schwarzenegger) becomes pregnant after his associate (Danny DeVito) talks him into taking an experimental drug.

Extras:
Feature Trailers
Featurettes

My Thoughts:
Even though this is a (lets admit it) a stupid idea for a movie. It definitely has it's moments... and is really an entertaining movie. I think that is on the strengths of the stars. Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger make a great team. The way Arnold portrayed a man being feminine and going through the physical and emotional symptoms of pregnancy definitely had a few laughs. Though over-all I wouldn't call this one a favorite. And I personally think that DeVito & Schwarzeneggar were better together in the movie Twins.  But this one is still enjoyable anyway.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

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1995
In this year... Actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett announce their plans for separation... The WB Television Network is launched... As the World Turns airs its milestone 10,000th episode...Larry Hagman, former star of Dallas and I Dream of Jeannie, undergoes a liver transplant.

My choices:
Titles in Italic are Movies I Never Seen
- 12 Monkeys
- Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
- Alien Nation: Body & Soul
- Batman Forever
- Billy Madison
- Braveheart
- Castle Freak
- Cutthroat Island
- Darkman III: Die Darkman Die
- Death Machine
- Demon Knight
- Die Hard with a Vengeance
- Dolores Claiborne
- Don Juan DeMarco
- Dracula: Dead and Loving It
- Embrace of the Vampire
- Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
- Fluke
- Galaxis
- Grumpy Old Men
- The Haunting of Lisa
- Immortal
- In the Kingdom of the Blind the Man with One Eye is King
- The Indian in the Cupboard
- Johnny Mnemonic
- Judge Dredd
- The Langoliers
- Lord of Illusions
- Mirror Mirror 3: The Voyuer
- Mortal Kombat
- Mr. Holland's Opus
- National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
- The Net
- The Quick and the Dead
- Rumble in the Bronx
- Sabrina: The Teenage Witch
- Se7en
- Showgirls
- Species
- Supercop
- Tales from the Hood
- Undercover
- Vampire in Brooklyn
- Village of the Damned
- Visitors of the Night
- While You Were Sleeping

This time I believe I will watch Dolores Claiborne.... It is one I never seen but always heard good things about. I just hope I don't go into it with to high of expectations.