Movies Just For Fun! by chrisisall

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Movies Just For Fun!

POSTED BY: CHRISISALL
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Saturday, January 31, 2009 3:18 PM

Down the centuries you have slurred the meaning of the words, WE THE PEOPLE...

What flick do you watch just to get a major kick, or even a laugh or two? Not great movies necessarily, but FUN?

My go-to flicks are Army Of Darkness, The Mummy Returns, Who Am I?, Diamonds Are Forever, and Big Trouble In Little China.

Make your lists!

The laughing Chrisisall

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Saturday, January 31, 2009 4:50 PM

DEWRASTLER

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

The Replacements

A Knights Tale

Can't resist, they're all great movies.

________________________________ People who don't care about anything will never understand the people who do

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Saturday, January 31, 2009 4:50 PM

STOWEAWAY

Oh yes, LOVE Big Trouble in Little China.

My fun movie is The Replacements. I'm a big Keanu fan and that's just one of his fluffier ones. But it's a riot!

"I'm wiry" "That'll do pig" "Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory lasts forever."

ETA: Ooh, Dewrastler, quick on the draw. You beat me to it. :smile:

--------------------------------------------------- Check out http://www.americasfunniesttshirts.com for hilarious shirts at a great price.

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Saturday, January 31, 2009 5:06 PM

DREAMTROVE

I used to watch B movies, and creature features. Popcorn worthy. Sometimes really bad sci-fi or historical drama. Day after Tomorrow, nice weather porn, and I just watched sophia coppola's marie antoinette. very lacking, but fun.

Another movie to remake: Alien from LA. There was a decent b-movie premise terribly executed. Hard to replace a young Kathy Ireland for looks, easy to replace her for talent :) I'm willing to stick Emma Watson in there. Or anywhere.

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Saturday, January 31, 2009 6:26 PM

CHRISISALL

Down the centuries you have slurred the meaning of the words, WE THE PEOPLE...

I forgot: Ultraviolet- that movie KICKS ASS!!! What a FUN piece of fluff!!!

The laughing Chrisisall

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Sunday, February 01, 2009 5:54 AM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.

Raising Arizona The Big Lebowski Buckaroo Banzai Dark Star Raiders of the Lost Ark Monty Python and the Holy Grail Office Space The Stunt Man Serenity

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Sunday, February 01, 2009 6:01 AM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

most anything by Mel Brooks

most anything by Kevin Smith

Galaxy Quest

What's Up Doc? screwball comedy with Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neill

Noises Off!

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Sunday, February 01, 2009 6:11 AM

THESOMNAMBULIST

I usually always fall back on the old fantasy classics of Ray Harryhausen: Jason and the Argonauts The 7th Voyage of Sinbad Mysterious Island First Men on the moon. Clash of the Titans.

...Also old time sci-fi: Day the Earth Stood Still War of the Worlds Incredible Shrinking man Invasion of the Body Snatchers Creature from the Black Lagaoon etc

Big Trouble is always in there too. As is TRON, My Science Project, and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

and I'll always give Roxanne a look see for laughs and a little sentimentality.

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Sunday, February 01, 2009 6:24 AM

CHRISISALL

Down the centuries you have slurred the meaning of the words, WE THE PEOPLE...

Quote:
Originally posted by ecgordon: The Stunt Man Serenity

Stuntman is greatness. I watch it when I'm in an exitential mood. I reserve watching Serenity for special moments.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Sunday, February 01, 2009 6:42 AM

CHRISISALL

Down the centuries you have slurred the meaning of the words, WE THE PEOPLE...

Quote:
Originally posted by TheSomnambulist: I usually always fall back on the old fantasy classics of Ray Harryhausen:

My favourite of those is Sinbad And The Eye Of The Tiger. But Jason's right up there too.

The stopmotion Chrisisall

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Sunday, February 01, 2009 6:55 AM

GEEZER

when I'm channel-surfing I always stop on these:

Fifth Element Conan the Barbarian Blazing Saddles (if not a sanitized version) Forbidden Planet She Wore A Yellow Ribbon Dancing At The Blue Iguana(not fun aside from a cameo by Burt Reynolds, but Darryl Hannah, Sandra Oh, Jennifer Tilly and others poledancing...)

Oh, and Buckaroo Banzai

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Sunday, February 01, 2009 7:46 AM

YINYANG

You were busy trying to get yourself lit on fire. It happens.

Let's see... ditto to Fifth Element, Armageddon, and Knight's Tale. I also have a terrible weakness for romance movies, although I've been getting better about them.

---------- "Pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space, 'cause there's bugger all down here on Earth."

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Sunday, February 01, 2009 8:40 AM

CHRISISALL

Down the centuries you have slurred the meaning of the words, WE THE PEOPLE...

Quote:
Originally posted by yinyang: I also have a terrible weakness for romance movies

Ever see Somewhere In Time?:wink:

*tissue-time*

The laughing Chrisisall

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Sunday, February 01, 2009 8:43 AM

WHOZIT

The Blues Brothers

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Sunday, February 01, 2009 11:15 AM

LWAVES

For laughs it would be....

Monty Python's Life Of Brian + Holy Grail Dogma, Jay + Silent Bob Strike Back Wallace + Gromit Curse Of The Were-Rabbit Fargo, Oh Brother, Big Lebowski Toy Story 1+2 Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead Blazing Saddles Shaun Of The Dead + Hot Fuzz

Just coz I get a kick out of them (not necessarily coz they are fun).... Raiders Lethal Weapon 1+2 Leon Thankyou For Smoking

S'all I can think of now.

"I don't believe in suicide, but if you'd like to try it it might cheer me up to watch."

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Sunday, February 01, 2009 1:45 PM

CHRISISALL

Down the centuries you have slurred the meaning of the words, WE THE PEOPLE...

Quote:
Originally posted by lwaves:

Monty Python's Life Of Brian + Holy Grail

Classic tales of governmental & religious corruption right from the start of true civilization.:evil:

The laughing Chrisisall

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Sunday, February 01, 2009 7:11 PM

CHRISISALL

Down the centuries you have slurred the meaning of the words, WE THE PEOPLE...

Quote:
Originally posted by lwaves: Lethal Weapon 1+2

Curious... how is Lethal Weapon 2 considered by you a strictly 'fun' movie? That movie takes an emotional toll on me... or do I take it too seriously? :evil:

The tissue-using Chrisisall

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Sunday, February 01, 2009 7:21 PM

BIGRICHARD

Monty Python's Life Of Brian and Holy Grail

anything by Kevin Smith

Shaun Of The Dead

Hot Fuzz

Slither

Knights Tale

Bad Taste (early Peter Jackson of LotR fame)

Labyrinth (David Bowie in a Jim Henson? Hell yes!)

most John Carpenter films

Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Jason Segel is simply brilliant)

if it's TV shows too: Spaced Black Books How I Met Your Mother Chuck Kitchen Confidential

and that's all i can think of at this moment...

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Sunday, February 01, 2009 7:57 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Highlander Aliens Galaxy Quest Transformers Matrix Braveheart Gladiator Terminator 2 Blow Out Hero (1992) Fifth Element Armageddon Deep Impact Forrest Gump Conspiracy Theory Absolute Power Mulholland Falls Speed Die Hard UHF Happy Gilmore Waterworld The Waterboy Dances with Wolves Road Warrior

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Sunday, February 01, 2009 8:10 PM

TRAVELER

I like to watch Cleopatra 2525. Its a hoot. Gorgeous women into action adventure. I like the way they leap around. Doing summersaults in corridors by leaping against the wall and kicking off. It looks great, but makes no sense. And jumping down those endless shafts. You don't see that on any Star Trek or Stargate series. Gotta love the outfit they wear too.:biggrin:

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731 Traveler

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Sunday, February 01, 2009 8:21 PM

RIVERDANCER

Princess Bride never fails to make me smile. Dogma or Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back are always good for crazy fun laugh times. It's not a movie, but That 70s Show can be super entertaining. Of course there's also the classics of Buffy, Angel, and Firefly/Serenity, which I can't just pop in whenever I need something to do.

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Monday, February 02, 2009 11:13 AM

LWAVES

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall: Quote:
Originally posted by lwaves: Lethal Weapon 1+2
Curious... how is Lethal Weapon 2 considered by you a strictly 'fun' movie? That movie takes an emotional toll on me... or do I take it too seriously? :evil:

The tissue-using Chrisisall

I don't consider it a 'fun' movie in any way, although it does have it's humour. That's why I put the bit in brackets that it isn't neccesarily fun but I do get a kick out of watching each time. Even if it is an emotional wallop to the groin, stomach and heart. One of my fave bits from the LW 1+2 is that they introduce the death of Riggs's wife in the first film and it plays its part. Now in most films of this type the main baddie (Joshua or McAllister) would have been responsible for her death in some way giving Riggs the ultimate reason to go after them. But not in this case, the makers leave it till the second movie, when Riggs has started to move on and then BAM! you find out how she really died. A stroke of genius so that when Riggs goes after the baddies you are totally with him and want him to tear them apart. The 'kick' I get is when he pulls the house down. There is so much sheer determination in him that you could almost believe he could really be doing it.

Definitely not fun but my fave buddy cop movies that I always enjoy watching amd consider the second one slightly better than the first.

Does that make more sense?

"I don't believe in suicide, but if you'd like to try it it might cheer me up to watch."

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Monday, February 02, 2009 12:58 PM

CHRISISALL

Down the centuries you have slurred the meaning of the words, WE THE PEOPLE...

Quote:
Originally posted by lwaves:

Does that make more sense?

Absolutely, thanks! EDIT: I agree on your assessment of the flicks as well.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Monday, February 02, 2009 2:38 PM

BRIGLAD

For fun...

The Incredibles Men In Black Fifth Element Deep Impact Armageddon Robocop Maverick

These aren't funny ones but just damn good films or a film I like.

Shawshank Redemption The Sentinel Tombstone Gettysburg Shadow Riders

Brian

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Monday, February 02, 2009 5:04 PM

GEEZER

How could I forget The Princess Bride.

Edit to add:

South Park and Team America

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Monday, February 02, 2009 5:16 PM

DREAMTROVE

Chris somewhere in time classic obscure I can't remember if i saw this, or it was recommended to me, it's probably somewhere on some file share. I'll have to dig it up again ultraviolet, watch equilibrium. Nice synthesis of dystopia. Less a milla's ass though (none :( ) I mean, I see underworld in the same sense as dead alive or reanimator. They aren't 12 monkeys.

Actually, I said after seeing dead alive/braindead I commented that I had been cured of gore aversion, but also, underneath that, there was a real film making talent. I didn't think "he'll have an oscar within 10 years"

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Monday, February 02, 2009 5:47 PM

CHRISISALL

Down the centuries you have slurred the meaning of the words, WE THE PEOPLE...

Quote:
Originally posted by dreamtrove: watch equilibrium.

Done that. A few times AAMOF. Not a bad B movie.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Thursday, February 05, 2009 6:08 PM

GEEZER

Just encountered another "Stop the channel surfing" movie.

Joe Versus the Volcano

Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

Meg Ryan. Ooooh. #2 after Madame Geezer.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Saturday, February 21, 2009 2:03 AM

MOONDOG

Well now, how about: Forbidden Planet Stardust Kelly's Heroes Tora, Tora, Tora Bridge at Remagen The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Big trouble in Little China Mars Attacks Bender's big Game Lord of the Rings and what else...Oh yeah--Serenity

takeoffs are optional, landings are manditory

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Monday, February 23, 2009 8:44 AM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

Caddyshack.

Cheech & Chong's Up In Smoke.

Napoleon Dynamite.

Young Frankenstein.

Airplane!

Mike

"It is complete now; the hands of time are neatly tied."

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Monday, February 23, 2009 9:38 AM

RIPWASH

The Princess Bride Mystery Men Big Trouble In Little China Knight's Tale RV Best In Show A Mighty Wind For Richer, For Poorer (Tim Allen movie) Galaxy Quest

Zoe: "Get it running again." Mal: "Yeah" Zoe: "So not running now" Mal: "Not so much" - Out of Gas

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Monday, February 23, 2009 9:40 AM

JONGSSTRAW

Some really great movies have been mentioned in this thread. In addition to many of those, I also watch the following favorites for some fun & relief from the day's stress:

North Shore Local Hero Cadillac Man Mr. Destiny Dodgeball Eddie & The Cruisers Strange Invaders Streets Of Fire Philadelphia Experiment History Of The World Part II I Love You Alice B. Toklas The President's Analyst Spaceballs That Thing You Do Modern Romance Lost In America Point Break Heart Like A Wheel Night Of The Comet The Hollywood Knights Cocoon Tommy Boy Collossus, The Forbin Project Clash Of The Titans Atlantis, The Lost Continent Journey To The Seventh Planet The Brain From Planet Arous Forbidden World Battle Beyond The Stars Not Of This Earth Beyond The Time Barrier It, The Terror From Beyond Space When Worlds Collide Conquest Of Space It Came From Outer Space Women Of The Prehistoric Planet (not to be confused with the inferior Planet Of The Prehistoric Women) Time Tunnel Star Trek Animated --------------------------------------

And now a few from the Chiller Theater days:

Killers From Space Attack Of The 50 Foot Woman Plan 9 From Outer Space The Blob Cal-Tiki, The Immortal Monster Rodan The Giant Behemoth The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms Gorgo First Spaceship On Venus Missile To The Moon World Without End Creation Of The Humanoids Gidrah, The Three-headed Monster The Angry Red Planet Mars Needs Women The Beginning Of The End Kronos Reptillicus She Demons Attack Of The Crab Monsters I Married A Monster From Outer Space The Beast With A Million Eyes Panic In The Year Zero The Man With The X-Ray Eyes Horror Hotel The Four Skulls Of Jonathon Drake The Fly The Giant Gila Monster The Spider The Fantastic World Of Jules Verne Monster From Green Hell

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Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:11 PM

SHINYGOODGUY

Strictly Fun, whenever I'm down I slap one of these bad boys into the DVD player:

Beetlejuice Princess Bride Oscar (Sly Stallone as a Roaring 20's gangster) Strictly Ballroom Army of Darkness Blazing Saddles Young Frakenstein Return of the Pink Panther (with Peter Sellers) Monty Python's Holy Grail (Neef!) Room Service (Hail and farewell!) Cat Ballou Duck Soup A Fish Called Wanda The Bride Came C.O.D. (James Cagney/Bette Davis) Mister Roberts

Now you've done it, now I want to go out and watch these right now. Trouble is, I'm at work. Okay, I'll watch Jaynestown. Problem solved.

SGG

Tawabawho?

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Saturday, February 28, 2009 2:03 AM

PEACEKEEPER

Keeping order in every verse

Blade(opening sequence Die Hard 4.0 Shoot em Up Matrix(gun scene with surround sound up FULL) Death Sentence(grossly underrated) 8 Mile(Rap battle at the end)

And my all time favourite that should be a legal requirement to have in a DVD collection has got to be Cheech and Chong Up in Smoke. CLASSIC!!!!!

Peacekeeper-----keeping order in every verse

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Saturday, February 28, 2009 4:08 AM

RALLEM

The man who knew too little Eric The Viking Darkstar My Name is Nobody Dodgeball (Alan Tudyk) K-Pax

http://www.swyzzlestyx.com/index.html

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