Your favourite movie ?

[Wintermute]

Lawrence of Arabia and the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Guilty pleasure: Die Hard

[Tralala]

House of 1000 Corpses. I'm on my fourth copy.
Psycho Holocaust, 'cause I know somebody in it and he gets his leg cut off. In the movie.
Main Street Meats, coming soon to a DVD far away from you...and any other sane person.

[nelson1234]

I like "Evil Death" and "The Pursuit Of Happiness"..

[Bighuey]

I liked Army Of Darkness and one called Little Corey Gorey. It was a comedy about a kid who murdered a bunch of people.

[Tralala]

I liked Army Of Darkness and one called Little Corey Gorey. It was a comedy about a kid who murdered a bunch of people.

What about The Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2?

[Gannon]

I liked Army Of Darkness and one called Little Corey Gorey. It was a comedy about a kid who murdered a bunch of people.

What about The Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2?

OMG, they are both classics. At the risk of sounding like a wuss again, one of my favourite movies is "Sliding Doors" with Gwynneth Paltrow. Love the whole idea of different time lines diverging after random events.

[Bighuey]

I liked Army Of Darkness and one called Little Corey Gorey. It was a comedy about a kid who murdered a bunch of people.

What about The Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2?

OMG, they are both classics. At the risk of sounding like a wuss again, one of my favourite movies is "Sliding Doors" with Gwynneth Paltrow. Love the whole idea of different time lines diverging after random events.

Wow, The Evil Dead. Ive got it on VHS in the original clam shell case, and heard from a collecter on a movie show radio program that it was worth about 200 dollars with the original case.

[Tralala]

OMG, they are both classics. At the risk of sounding like a wuss again, one of my favourite movies is "Sliding Doors" with Gwynneth Paltrow. Love the whole idea of different time lines diverging after random events.

The first time I saw Sam Raimi, I thought, "What a dork!"...I wouldn't want to get on his bad side, though. That deer head...*shudder*
I'm not familiar with "Sliding Doors"...why would that be considered wuss-worthy (I'm on that alliterative kick again)? Sounds like a cool movie...cool concept, anyway. ?

Wow, The Evil Dead. Ive got it on VHS in the original clam shell case, and heard from a collecter on a movie show radio program that it was worth about 200 dollars with the original case.

GET OUT! Really? Jeepers, I bought that for fifty cents at a pawn shop, about a year ago. I've always thought of those clamshell cases as a pain in the hooha, but you've changed my mind...good thing my aversion to ever getting rid of anything overrides my desire to have movies fit neatly on a shelf.

[Bighuey]

OMG, they are both classics. At the risk of sounding like a wuss again, one of my favourite movies is "Sliding Doors" with Gwynneth Paltrow. Love the whole idea of different time lines diverging after random events.

The first time I saw Sam Raimi, I thought, "What a dork!"...I wouldn't want to get on his bad side, though. That deer head...*shudder*
I'm not familiar with "Sliding Doors"...why would that be considered wuss-worthy (I'm on that alliterative kick again)? Sounds like a cool movie...cool concept, anyway. ?

Wow, The Evil Dead. Ive got it on VHS in the original clam shell case, and heard from a collecter on a movie show radio program that it was worth about 200 dollars with the original case.

GET OUT! Really? Jeepers, I bought that for fifty cents at a pawn shop, about a year ago. I've always thought of those clamshell cases as a pain in the hooha, but you've changed my mind...good thing my aversion to ever getting rid of anything overrides my desire to have movies fit neatly on a shelf.

I got mine from a pawn shop, too. But I got it before DVD's were popular, and it was five dollars. I got Plan 9 From Outer Space too, but it got lost in one of my moves. I remember when VHS first came out in about 1980, the VCR's were 800 to 1000 dollars, and blank tapes were 15 to 20 dollars. Prerecorded tapes were expensive, my mother got Gone With The Wind and she paid 80 dollars for it. I saw the same tape at the globo a while back, with the same fancy case for 15 pesos. Thats about a dollar. We bought our first VCR used for 300 dollars, it was one of those pop-top ones, as big as a suitcase and 300 was a good deal. I saw the first VCR on a one reel wonder they had on TCM, it came out in about 1948 and it covered a whole wall and the tape was as big as a garbage can lid. Not too good for storage. I heard on one of those trivia things that the very first home VCR was owned by Elvis. He had it on his plane. Times change. Now they say DVD's are going the way of the dinosaur and movies will be on a stick or I pod or one of those new-fangled things.

[Tralala]

I got mine from a pawn shop, too. But I got it before DVD's were popular, and it was five dollars. I got Plan 9 From Outer Space too, but it got lost in one of my moves. I remember when VHS first came out in about 1980, the VCR's were 800 to 1000 dollars, and blank tapes were 15 to 20 dollars. Prerecorded tapes were expensive, my mother got Gone With The Wind and she paid 80 dollars for it. I saw the same tape at the globo a while back, with the same fancy case for 15 pesos. Thats about a dollar. We bought our first VCR used for 300 dollars, it was one of those pop-top ones, as big as a suitcase and 300 was a good deal. I saw the first VCR on a one reel wonder they had on TCM, it came out in about 1948 and it covered a whole wall and the tape was as big as a garbage can lid. Not too good for storage. I heard on one of those trivia things that the very first home VCR was owned by Elvis. He had it on his plane. Times change. Now they say DVD's are going the way of the dinosaur and movies will be on a stick or I pod or one of those new-fangled things.

I started buying movies at pawn/thrift shops 'cause certain movies hadn't been released on DVD yet (like Gregg Araki's Nowhere--I've got most of that one memorized), so they were really expensive if you wanted to order 'em online. Really expensive by my standards, anyway...like in the 10-15 dollar range. So I'd scour the shelves for so-called "gems"....movies that people just got rid of, not knowing (or caring, likely) what they had. I think my original purpose was to turn around and sell 'em, but that never happened. I'm a grabber, as the song says..and I tend not to let go. I'm still looking for a copy of Videodrome...which is on DVD, but seems more authentic on tape. Now I just go and grab a bunch of crap 'cause it's all so cheap...usually 5 for a buck. Which is why I have a copy of Road House. Really. I don't, like, watch it or anything.
That new technology? Fugettaboutit. I've got three analog TVs and three VCRs (including the ones in my son's room). And, yeah, a couple of DVD players..but that's as new-fangled as I'm gonna get for a while. I'm still figuring out how to take pictures with my cell phone. No way do I have the time or patience for anything else right now.

[Gannon]

@Tralala

"Sliding Doors" is about a girl who on her way home from work bumps into a person and misses her train. The movie is about two timelines, the first is her life if she made her train and the second is her life when she missed her train. It is brilliantly written and directed. The movie constantly skips between the two lives. It is amazing how different the two lives are just from her missing her train. I cannot say anymore without ruining it for you, if you decide to watch it. I made the wuss comment because it is generally considered a "chicflic". My mates always give me crap about it, but I don't care it is a great movie.

[Bighuey]

I got mine from a pawn shop, too. But I got it before DVD's were popular, and it was five dollars. I got Plan 9 From Outer Space too, but it got lost in one of my moves. I remember when VHS first came out in about 1980, the VCR's were 800 to 1000 dollars, and blank tapes were 15 to 20 dollars. Prerecorded tapes were expensive, my mother got Gone With The Wind and she paid 80 dollars for it. I saw the same tape at the globo a while back, with the same fancy case for 15 pesos. Thats about a dollar. We bought our first VCR used for 300 dollars, it was one of those pop-top ones, as big as a suitcase and 300 was a good deal. I saw the first VCR on a one reel wonder they had on TCM, it came out in about 1948 and it covered a whole wall and the tape was as big as a garbage can lid. Not too good for storage. I heard on one of those trivia things that the very first home VCR was owned by Elvis. He had it on his plane. Times change. Now they say DVD's are going the way of the dinosaur and movies will be on a stick or I pod or one of those new-fangled things.

I started buying movies at pawn/thrift shops 'cause certain movies hadn't been released on DVD yet (like Gregg Araki's Nowhere--I've got most of that one memorized), so they were really expensive if you wanted to order 'em online. Really expensive by my standards, anyway...like in the 10-15 dollar range. So I'd scour the shelves for so-called "gems"....movies that people just got rid of, not knowing (or caring, likely) what they had. I think my original purpose was to turn around and sell 'em, but that never happened. I'm a grabber, as the song says..and I tend not to let go. I'm still looking for a copy of Videodrome...which is on DVD, but seems more authentic on tape. Now I just go and grab a bunch of crap 'cause it's all so cheap...usually 5 for a buck. Which is why I have a copy of Road House. Really. I don't, like, watch it or anything.
That new technology? Fugettaboutit. I've got three analog TVs and three VCRs (including the ones in my son's room). And, yeah, a couple of DVD players..but that's as new-fangled as I'm gonna get for a while. I'm still figuring out how to take pictures with my cell phone. No way do I have the time or patience for anything else right now.

Ive found some good deals in the hock shops and thrift stores. I found a copy of the 1940 Captain Marvel serial, its kind of rare and some DVD's of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Master And Commander for three dollars when they just barely came out in the stores. Like you, Im not into modern stuff. I got two vcr's, a cheapo DVD player, I do have one of those big flat TV that covers half a wall, but I only watch DVD's on it, VHS wont play on it for some reason. I mostly watch an old analog 14 inch TV because VHS works better on it, and it dosent use as much electric. I dont even have a CD player, I put all my CD's on the computer and play them from that. I still have records and a record player and an 8-track player. Ive still got a reel-to-reel tape recorder that I bought in 1960. Im really out of touch. I Pads, I Pods, J Pods, Mini-Pads or whatever the hell they are I know nothing about. Life is confusing enough, I dont need any more confusion. Roadhouse, is that the one with Patrick Swazie or the original with Ida Lupino and Richard Widmark?

[Tralala]

Ive found some good deals in the hock shops and thrift stores. I found a copy of the 1940 Captain Marvel serial, its kind of rare and some DVD's of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Master And Commander for three dollars when they just barely came out in the stores. Like you, Im not into modern stuff. I got two vcr's, a cheapo DVD player, I do have one of those big flat TV that covers half a wall, but I only watch DVD's on it, VHS wont play on it for some reason. I mostly watch an old analog 14 inch TV because VHS works better on it, and it dosent use as much electric. I dont even have a CD player, I put all my CD's on the computer and play them from that. I still have records and a record player and an 8-track player. Ive still got a reel-to-reel tape recorder that I bought in 1960. Im really out of touch. I Pads, I Pods, J Pods, Mini-Pads or whatever the hell they are I know nothing about. Life is confusing enough, I dont need any more confusion. Roadhouse, is that the one with Patrick Swazie or the original with Ida Lupino and Richard Widmark?

I'll confess to an iPod, but it was a gift. But I love it.
I have albums, too, but no turntable. I should look for one of those old record players that we all had as kids...just plug 'em in anywhere, and you've got tinny disco pouring out of a two-inch built-in speaker! Man, with my feathered hair and knee socks I was the coolest kid ever.
That would be the oh-so-quotable Patrick Swayze version. "It's my way or the highway"/"You can be my regular Saturday night thing"/"Pain don't hurt"....I had to look those up, of course, since I've never seen the actual movie. Honest.

@Tralala

"Sliding Doors" is about a girl who on her way home from work bumps into a person and misses her train. The movie is about two timelines, the first is her life if she made her train and the second is her life when she missed her train. It is brilliantly written and directed. The movie constantly skips between the two lives. It is amazing how different the two lives are just from her missing her train. I cannot say anymore without ruining it for you, if you decide to watch it. I made the wuss comment because it is generally considered a "chicflic". My mates always give me crap about it, but I don't care it is a great movie.

That doesn't sound like a chick flick to me...did it just get that label 'cause of Ms. Paltrow?
Thanks for not ruining it! I've been looking for something like that...random renting is risky (there it is again!), really.

[Bighuey]

@ Crusher, I saw Roadhouse some time ago, as I remember it was a pretty good show. The original version is good, the storyline is a little different. I liked it, Ida Lupino was a fox. I had immoral thoughts about her.

@ Gannon, dont feel bad. I liked the Charmed TV series. That was a chic flic. Ive got the complete 8 season series on DVD and watch it often. Shhhhhh, dont tell anyone, especially Crusher.

[Gannon]

@Tralala

If you watch it, I would love to know what you think of it. I think it got its chicflic status because at heart it is a love story, you will understand if you watch it.

@Bighuey

Your secret is always safe with me.