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I always get Eddie The Eagle and Spider Sabich mixed-up. Then I remembered Edie isn't the one that allegedly was shot and killed by Claudine Longet. Of course when I think of Claudine Longet I think of the one early SNL skit... James

New Life - Sweet Jesus On A Cheez-it! This was pretty darn engrossing, as tale of one woman trying to track down another on the run but the readin why isn't evident at the outset of the film. When it's revealed exactly as to why Elsa is after Jessica, then the chase takes on a different form. I really liked this. Solid performances, an interesting story and a twist in the middle that kind of swaps the dynamic of who you side with. Is it a great movie? No but it is a kind of engrossing watch as things unfold. Hell, it kept my attention and that's more than half battle right there! James

As I said before, I love Silverado and pretty much the reasons why are what you put forth. The story is cookie cutter storytelling but it makes up for that with amazing visuals and fun acting and of course, incredible score! Kts just a perfect, old school Western made in the 80s. James

Always the Ralph Macchio one. The Britney one I've never seen. I recall her cover of "I love Rock'n'Roll" and declaring it her favorite Pat Benetar song in an interview! James

Sinners - I'm not the biggest horror guy and when you mix action and horror I tend roll my eyes. I did not roll my eyes at this. I knew very little about this movie going in. I just thought it was a period piece with Michael B. Jordan. It is so much more than that and I'm so very glad for that! Im not going to do a synopsis, just go see this and have a good old time at the movies. It's like Near Dark and Crossroads kinda had some creepy, ultra talented child! James

I remember Mando and Hector Guerrero doing that as faces during their late 80s AWA run James

The Long Fall - Hey, Walter Mosley writing a mystery set in somewhat contemporary times (2008) and set in NYC instead of Los Angeles. Still, Mosley always brings a certain vibe to his Mystery/Thriller novels and while this ain't Easy Rawlins and Mouse, Leonid McGill is just as interesting as PI. I appreciate writer's who have at least researched NYC enough to write about it competently and Mosley captures the feel of Manhattan. I'm only 60 pages in so it is basically getting to know Leonid. His work life, his home life and his routines. Mosley is shaping this character as if he were clay that he's molding with each chapter. Carving away excess bits before we can getvtobthe meat of the story, which will be the mystery. Im really digging it so far. James

Or Doom and the Red Skull, any book where're one of the main guys is a literal Nazi, Doom is your "Protagonist". We arent even going to touch issues featuring Hate-Monger James

NJPW needs a young guy to not just an Ace, he needs to be truly New Japan! He needs to be be the cornerstone of NJ-gundan. He's not Bullet Club, LIJ or any other faction. He needs to bring back true TOUKON and make the crowd feel it! James

McConaughy's closing argument is 5 minutes of some his finest acting. It's his "To be or not to be" in my opinion. James

A Time To Kill - There are movies that have great moments, more than one, with some really strong performances but there's just something about the movie that prevents it from clicking for you or me to come out of it saying "Man that was great!" I mean we got Sam Jackson, acting no less and just being Sam Jackson, delivering the memorable line that everyone knows. You got Matthew McConaughy, young McConaughy at that, in one of his early "I have arrived" movies. Then you got Sandra Bullick, being the post-Speed Sandra Bullick we kinda crushed on. Hell, even Charles S. Dutton delivering a pretty great performance as the sheriff and Keifer Sutherland in his scuzziest role since The Lost Boys. On the acting front, everything is fucking rock solid! Is it the script? No, the script is fine. Hell, McConaughy's closing argument is riveting and his "Imagine she's white" sends chills down my spine. So why do I come away from this just shrugging my shoulders? Another thing, this might be one of the sweatiest movies since To Kill A Mockingbird. I'm a nice Jewish boy from NYC and I grew up with some uncomfortable summers. This movie makes me want to not even fly over the American South and I don't mean southern Florida! Everyone in this movie is glistening with perspiration... except Patrick Mcgoohan, who I imagine looked at the guy applying his make-up and dryly said "No, I do not think I will consent to that. I'm British you see, we don't sweat like you Americans". So in the end, what is this movie? I guess the word is competent. It is one of those competently made movies with a great cast, memorable moments and lots of sweat. It is one of those perfect movies that comes on a Sunday afternoon on TNT, when there is no football and you sure as fuck don't want to watch golf (or some form of auto racing). You don't have a hangover but you sure as hell feel the effects of the previous nights libations. You just eat what leftovers you got in the fridge, lie down on the sofa and watch A Time To Kill for 3 and a half hours (because it's TNT and they know drama means they milk the hell out of runtime) and call it an afternoon. James

I mean, in a season that features both "The Savage Curtain" and "Spock's Brain", "Spectre of the Gun" is the 2nd best Wyatt Earp production to feature Deforrest Kelly James

So I rewatched Wyatt Earp last night with my buddy Ramsey. Now I quite enjoy the movie quite a bit, it's just Tombstone has such great performances that it overshadows Kevin Costner trying to bring back the American Western again Ramsey was less forgiving. "Jesus Christ! That Star Trek episode where Kirk, McCoy, Spock and Scotty had to fight the Earps was better interpretation of the OK Corral than this!" Mind you, Ramsey defends Star Trek V vehemently so I don't know if I take his side here. James

The Accountant - I feel everyonevery has a Cinematic Nemesis. That one actor/actress, director, cinematographer, composer or hell fuckin caterer that makes you look at poster or commercial and see a name that makes you go "Nope". More often than not, Ben Affleck is my Cinematic Nemesis. I actively avoid seeing things he's attached to because, in the past, my movie going experience with him is less than satisfactory. I'm pretty sure the ladt movie he was in that I liked was The Town. That was 15 years ago. Unless I'm seeing a Ben Affleck movie with a group of friends I steer clear for the most part. The Accountant intrigued me. Usually when I think of Ben Affleck and action movies, the results range from bad to "EGADS NO!!!". I watched The Accountant and... good god I enjoyed the hell out of it. Affleck playing straight-laced, on the spectrum accountant with a very lethal secondary job just works for me. It helps his supporting cast runs deep here. Between Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, John Lithgow, Jeffrey Tambor, Jon Berthnal and Jean Smart it would take a complete idiot director to make this movie not work. Gavin O'Connor is no idiot. I love this movie. It's incredibly violent and the build to violence is great. Affleck is genuinely fun in this movie. The mystery of who he is adds to the fun. Everyone adds to the fun! This is a fun, violent R Rated movie that genuinely surprised me. I can't say whether or not Ben Affleck is no longer my Cinematic Nemesis, but this movie made me appreciate him again. James

Field of Dreams - Can we talk about how Amy Madigan is the spirit of this movie? Sure, Costner is the heart of it and James Earl Jones the voice of it but Amy Madigan is the fiery spirit. This shouldn't be a surprise. She is part of the triumvirate that made Streets of Fire watchable (Dafoe and Rick Moranis being the other 2... ok and a barely legal Dian Lane). Hell, she makes you think she can make a decent man out of John Candy in Uncle Buck. Her Annie Kinsella in this movie is a goddam spitfire, comparing the always entertaining Stockard Channing to Eva Braun. When Costner is questioning if he's losing his mind about hearing voices in his cornfield, it's Annie who encourages him to follow his heart. Without Amy Madigan's Annie there would be no fire in this movie, there would be no one who believes in Ray Kinsella to chase his illogical dreams. Amy Madigan just kills in this movie and is one of the keys to making it so watchable. She FEELS real! James

Abraham Lincoln: The Adventure Begins Fred Ward is Abraham Lincoln, trained in the martial arts by Joel Grey. Recruited by the ghost of Wilfred Brimley and Warwick Davis to protect the forest moon of Endor from Jean Marsh. Not a character but the actual actress Jean Marsh! For some reason, John Hurt shows up at the end as The Psychedelic Furs "Heartbreak Beat" plays over the closing credits James

I watched both. Theatrically cut is a turd, the DC is a turd. You can try and polish a turd but it's still, at it's core, a turd. Rex Smith is a better Daredevil than Ben Affleck James

He was a noted wrestler so I'm gonna guess steroids James

Daredevil - I remember seeing this in theaters back in the day. I remember liking it!just fine. Not great, not bad just right there in the middle of all cinema. My rewatch experience is not as kind. Let me get this out of the way, without Michael Clark Duncan this movie is barely palatable. I'll even go as far to say that MCD earns a spot in Cinema Sainthood for how he carries this movie on his back, like Christ lugging the cross through the streets of Jerusalem! On the flipside, I like Joe Pantaliano just fine but he is literally the last guy I'd pick to play Ben Urich. Even worse, Jennifer Garner. Yeah, that's my thought on that. Me seeing Daredevil in my 30s is one thing. Me seeing Daredevil in my 50s is a tortuous affair. Christ, the Director's Cut doesn't help matters. Yeah, I watched both the theatrically cut AND the director's cut. The DC really doesn't do much to make this better. In summation, I'd rather go blind than watch Daredevil again! James

See, everyone has their own Legends of the Fall movie! James

There's also the story that Mel Brooks asked Wayne to appear in Blazing Saddles but Wayne said no because he didn't think his audience would like him in a comedy western/spoof James

Totally misinterpreted what you were getting at my good man. Sometimes, I gotta have spelled out. James

Well that's the thing, there was so much great comedy in the 80s that we could fill the next 20 pages or so in this thread naming and discussing them. 80s Westerns... that's niche as hell with a smaller sample to work with. But man, 80s comedies are fun as hell. You got the holden era of Dangerfield films, Police Academy somehow spanning a huge franchise, the breakout Eddie Murphy stuff... we could spend months on 80s comedies! James

The Long Riders is awesome! James

I love Big Night but that is a movie about a restaurant/food. Goodfellas isn't that, but there are so many scenes of mobsters chowing down that I find myself wanting Linguini with clam sauce and nobody even eats that in the movie! James