Recently Watched Movies

Grindboy wrote:I feel that Dust. For the first time in probably a few years, the other night I decided that my wife and I should watch a movie together. I stumbled upon "A Merry Friggin' Christmas" or something like that. It looked like it could be funny, had Robin Williams in it. . . worst thing ever. Just insipidly bad, IMO. My wife confirmed that there are, in fact, other better movies which exist, but dang.

So I was perhaps leaning towards more the modern movies and series, etc. So many reasons I find them abhorrent on every aspect.

Re-watched Avatar (2009) last week. Such a great movie!!
Yesterday watched Avatar - The Way of Water in 3D. My fave movie of 2022!!

Started watching The Two Towers. Good times.

I Heard the Bells (really good for an indie Christian film)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (still the best version)
Christmas Vacation (my favorite Christmas comedy)
Die Hard (the greatest Christmas movie EVER)

Avatar: The Way Of Water

Black Adam

Falling For Christmas

Black Christmas (the 1974 original).

One of the greatest horror films ever made.

My wife and I watched Man on the Moon (1999) the other night, following the life and career of Andy Kaufman. Why was I under the impression that this film came out much later, like around 2012?    Wierd. Mandella effect moment. 

Movie wasn't bad. My curiosity about Andy Kaufman was piqued since we'd been watching the Taxi (1978-1983) series lately. After seeing this film, I think it's a good thing Andy took the job on Taxi, as that would become his most iconic role, and is his most memorable (marketable) accomplishment. 

Tony Clifton gets a shout out though, that guy's awesome lol.

We watched F9 with our oldest two kids the other night. I love a good over-the-top action movie, but this was just ridiculous. Taking a 1980's Pontiac car into space? Ha!

We finished the LOTR extended versions. Now for a romcom or maybe an older James Bond movie, we'll see

Just recently finished all 4 behind the scenes documentaries that are on the Alien Anthology Blu-ray set and am currently going through all four movies again.

Alien

Aliens

Rock Star

Unforgiven

Showed the wife one of my favorites: A Mighty Wind.

“There had been abuse in my family, but it had been mostly musical in nature.”

Pethead wrote:Showed the wife one of my favorites: A Mighty Wind.

“There had been abuse in my family, but it had been mostly musical in nature.”

That's a great one.  Have you watched "Best In Show"?  Much of the same cast, and in that "mocumentary" style.  My wife loves it because she used to show dogs

Staybrite wrote:

Pethead wrote:Showed the wife one of my favorites: A Mighty Wind.

“There had been abuse in my family, but it had been mostly musical in nature.”

That's a great one.  Have you watched "Best In Show"?  Much of the same cast, and in that "mocumentary" style.  My wife loves it because she used to show dogs

Yep. Love it too. I also love This Is Spinal Tap, which has some of the same actors. Probably gonna show my wife that one next.

I never saw A Mighty Wind [I should remedy that...], but Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap are classic!

The wife and I recently watched Ready Or Not which we both really liked.  A woman gets married into a rich family, only to discover she must "play" a deadly game of hide and seek.  I recommend NOT watching the trailer if you think you might like it too.  It had an especially great ending and was quite suspenseful/intense but also comedic.  FYI it's rated R for somewhat brutal/bloody but relatively quick violence (oftentimes on the comedic end of the spectrum) and lots of bad language, but no sex/nudity at all.

Pethead wrote:

Staybrite wrote:

Pethead wrote:Showed the wife one of my favorites: A Mighty Wind.

“There had been abuse in my family, but it had been mostly musical in nature.”

That's a great one.  Have you watched "Best In Show"?  Much of the same cast, and in that "mocumentary" style.  My wife loves it because she used to show dogs

Yep. Love it too. I also love This Is Spinal Tap, which has some of the same actors. Probably gonna show my wife that one next.

There is at least one more movie with most of this cast in that mockumentary style called "For Your Consideration"  (from 2006).  The wife and I didn't care for it as much as "A Mighty Wind" or "Best in Show" (I couldn't get her to watch Spinal Tap).  I think there might be another movie as well, but I have never seen it.  It's called "Waiting For Guffman" (from the 90's).  I've never seen it, so have no idea what it is about.

Slumberland
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13320662/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

One of 2 holiday movies released on Nov 10th with the young actress Marlow Barkley.
I haven't seen Spirited yet but I would say Slumberland is the most family friendly movie I've seen in awhile. I was not disappointed.

A true story about a pair of U.S. Navy fighter pilots risk their lives during the Korean War and become some of the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.
Devotion
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7693316/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Rewatched—for probably the dozenth time—one of the greatest horror films ever made:

I can't believe I'm being introduced to horror movies by Evangelical Christian Pastors.

Sevenoneself wrote:I can't believe I'm being introduced to horror movies by Evangelical Christian Pastors.

I need to do movie recommendations on my blog.

Pethead wrote:

Sevenoneself wrote:I can't believe I'm being introduced to horror movies by Evangelical Christian Pastors.

I need to do movie recommendations on my blog.

That would be even better, seeing as it's your personal pastor blog!

Last night my wife and I had the first Friday night in a long time where it was the two of us at home without any kids! Even though they are getting to be youth age, Janice is a youth sponsor and is usually gone with them to youth group.

So we cuddled on our couch in front of the fireplace and watched the new Prime action/comedy/romance Shotgun Wedding. Lots of laughs and little thinking needed.

My wife won’t watch horror movies with me. The Changeling is one of the reasons why.

^^ Well I'm going to give it a watch sometime soon and see what I've been missing out on all these years!

Rewatched one of my favorites again: