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Showing posts with label Bring it on. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bring it on. Show all posts

Saturday, 1 March 2014

Films I am ashamed of liking - guilty pleasures

Howard Hughes (reportedly) watched "Ice Station Zebra" over 100 times. I have never seen it... but here are my guilty pleasures, meaning I have watched them at least twice and wouldn't mind if they popped up on TV in the near future.
In no special order:
"Airport" (1970)
"Bring It On" (2000)
"The Wrecking Crew" (1968)
"The Maltese Bippy" (1969)
"10 Things I Hate About You" (1999)
"You Only Live Twice" (1967)
"Where Eagles Dare" (1968)
"16 Candles" (1984)
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (1966)
"Gypsy" (1962)
"What a Way to Go!" (1964)
"Goldmember" (2002) the first five minutes are priceless (Cruise, Britney, Spielberg, Spacey and Quincy Jones!)
"Carry On Screaming" (1968)
"Clueless" (1995)
"The Holiday" (2006) great cast plus Eli Wallach as Hollywood yoda

any Universal Frankenstein/Dracula/Wolfman/Mummy movie before 1940

(this is a work in progress)

Wednesday, 5 June 2013

Movies you can see again .... and again

I normally watch a movie once, never wishing to repeat the experience. But there are a few special films that are worth revisiting. Some are classics, some just damn good entertainment. I am ignoring cult movies like the overrated "Rocky Horror Picture Show".
Here's my list. I could probably add more musicals but I will restrain myself....

  • The Wizard of Oz (1939)
  • Gypsy (1962)
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
  • Mrs Doubtfire (1993)
  • Tootsie (1982) It has to have the best cast ever assembled for a comedy (let's not talk about Kramer's misfire, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World)
  • Goldfinger (1964)
  • M*A*S*H (1970)
  • Bring It On (2000)
  • any film from the Austin Powers trilogy (just scratch Fat Bastard - unfunny)
  • Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
  • To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - if my tearducts are up to it
  • You Only Live Twice" (1967) - yes, I am a Bond tragic
  • The French Connection (1971)
  • Chinatown (1974)
  • All about Eve (1950)
  • The African Queen (1952)
  • Young Frankenstein (1975)
  • Blazing Saddles (1974)
  • My Favourite Year (1982) - Loosely based on '50s live TV comedy show "Your Show of Shows", featuring Peter O'Toole as boozy Errol Flynn-ish character, Lainie Kazan steals scenes, warm and funny script, Mel Brooks produced.
  • The Producers (1968) - yes, I am a Mel Brooks fan also
  • Some Like It Hot (1959)
  • The Night of the Hunter (1955) Sublime Southern gothic/German Expressionist influenced, Charles Laughton pulling out all the stops as director, Mitchum is chilling.
  • Jaws (1975)
  • Taxi Driver (1976)
  • The Godfather (1972)
any suggestions?