What movie, if on TV, will you have to watch until the end?

[Miss Mary]

Kelly - when That 70s Show started, there were many comparisons made to D & C. Read the page for that show at Jump the Shark, fans noticed similarities. I just think both are great, in their own way. Instead of the basement round table sessions, you have them in suped up cars in the movie. Wait until you see Ben Affleck's character - you will just hate him! Our fave character is Slater (long haired guy, played by Rory C.).

We loved Almost Famous! Great movie. I know my daughters have a growing list of movies they'd like to own, I'm sure AF would be on it. A dream DVD list, you know.

Let me know if you watch ER or D & C, both Kelly and Shawn. I haven't watched D & C in a long time. Now I want to watch it again.

Mary

[southerngale]

Ok, I finally watched Dazed & Confused and Miss Mary...I must say, I can't imagine you and your kids watching it. LOL j/k - it's a little umm, different.

I think Matthew Mconaughey is just so smooth...he helps make the movie. And Ben Affleck? Well, what can I say besides TOO FUNNY!! The part where the younger kids got him back was hysterical. Hissy fit! wah-wah
Yeah, Slater was a trip, huh?

Overall, a movie about nothing yet it keeps your attention. I guess that was the 70's though!? The plot is kinda weak but with all the partying going on, you don't even notice. lol

Next stop: Locate Almost Famous.

[Skywatch_NC]

The Sound of Music
The Silence of the Lambs
The Fugitive (I like the Harrison Ford/Tommy Lee Jones version)
Every Which Way But Loose
Fried Green Tomatoes

Just to name a few...


Eric

[streetsoldier]

My two choices are "Some Girls" (Jennifer Connelly) and "Stealing Heaven", about the life of 12th Century French sage Peter Abelard and his lover, Heloise (who both became abbot/abbess in the Church, and are buried together in Paris).

[Miss Mary]

Ok, I finally watched Dazed & Confused and Miss Mary...I must say, I can't imagine you and your kids watching it. LOL j/k - it's a little umm, different.

I think Matthew Mconaughey is just so smooth...he helps make the movie. And Ben Affleck? Well, what can I say besides TOO FUNNY!! The part where the younger kids got him back was hysterical. Hissy fit! wah-wah
Yeah, Slater was a trip, huh?

Overall, a movie about nothing yet it keeps your attention. I guess that was the 70's though!? The plot is kinda weak but with all the partying going on, you don't even notice. lol

Next stop: Locate Almost Famous.

Kelly - yeah I know, can't believe we think this movie is hilarious. The second we say we like this line or part, someone says - wait, I like this one better. That's why it's a movie you need to watch at least twice. I hated Ben Affleck's character - thought he was so MEAN! But he gets it....loved that part. You're from Texas. Apparently that hazing part was accurate. Did you catch the girl from Big Daddy in it? And Renee Zellweger has a cameo, but back then it wasn't a cameo. She's the girl that walks by a few times, at the Emporium and later at the party, in a blue and red striped top. My kids slowed the tape way down to make sure it was her. There are many website with goofs, tidbits, what each actor went on to do. Yeah MM's character was smooth. You were meant to hate Affleck's character. But another one I didn't like was the guy in overalls.

I've read that Pink and Mitch's characters were a combination of the writer/director. He went to a Texas high school and of course he exaggerated many parts but most scenes were factual. Or could have happened back then.

One final note.....there really are three men with these last names - Slater, Wooderson and Floyd. They heard about the movie coming out in 93, took their families to watch the premiere. And left the theater just stunned at what they just saw. They've each tried living down this movie for 12 years now and just this past year, decided to sue the director. For breach of name/character! I loved SNL's latest reference to the lawsuit - they said apparently these 3 men just realized their names appear in the movie. It's taken them only 12 years to realize this! LOL

Slater goes on to star in Empire Records, or the actor I mean.

Mary

[southerngale]

I didn't notice Renee Zellweger. I'd go back and look, but I already returned the movie.

Do you own this movie or watch it when it comes on TV?

[Miss Mary]

Well, Comedy Channel has featured D & C. But they have to replace many curse words with other words. And of course that is funny in itself. My kids cracked up the first time they watched the edited for TV version.....Nina thought she heard green bean for joint. Someone says let's go toke a green bean. She was almost ROTFL so hard at that. All in all, they prefer the DVD we have. It was a sale price thru Smoothie King. One of her friends picked it up, for under $10, with the purchase of a smoothie and gave it to her for xmas. It's just the movie, but now they'd like to buy the new DVD version, with outtakes, deleted scenes, etc. Meanwhile, Jim is rolling his eyes.

We have two favorite scenes, for impact - the beginning with the car in slow motion. And later when the 3 main characters Wooderson/Pink/Mitch all walk into the Emporium, in slow motion again. As if they own the place. My kids have to back those parts up a few times. For impact, as I said.

Apparently this movie is popular on college campuses. Everytime you hear the word 'man' said, you're supposed to chug a beer, sip a beer, down a shot. Now I don't condone that, sipping a few beers with this movie, if you're over 21 or close enough, is okay. I would imagine if someone had a shot everytime they heard that word uttered, they'd be sorry shape. On one website we read how many times it's said. Forget now. In the hundreds I think.

Here's a review of it I found. So many websites come up, if you google it!
http://www.cinepad.com/reviews/dazed.htm

Mary

[iceangel]

Halloween (the original)
Fried Green Tomatos
Cocktail
Dirty Dancing

[GalvestonDuck]

Now it would have to be Planes, Trains & Automobiles, starring Steve Martin and John Candy. I have watched that car scene about a dozen times and I still laugh so hard, I have tears in my eyes.

Mary

Dazed & Confused:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106677/?fr ... ;fc=1;ft=8
Starring Matthew McConaughey, Rory Cochrane, Ben Affleck. What can I say - this movie is one you either like or don't like. Definitely a 70s genre movie. Music, clothes, hanging out with nothing to do, drugs (have to warn you of that). But overall my kids can't believe everyone was so laid back then - no after school mega-curriculars, no cells, no computers, heck, probably not even cable TV! Just driving around and around. Yes I did that! The major partying - naw, but it doesn't bother me much for some odd reason. Just watch it! We showed it an out of town friend who graduated with my hubby in 77, and he laughed his butt off watching it. He couldn't believe the director nailed so many things accurately.

Mary

Tune in to AMC next week, Mary.

I have my DVR set to record D&C so I can finally find out what it's all about.


• Dazed and Confused (1993)
AMC, Wed Oct 19 10:30am CDT

• Dazed and Confused (1993)
AMC, Thu Oct 20 02:30am CDT


• Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
AMC, Wed Oct 19 07:00pm CDT

• Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
AMC, Thu Oct 20 08:15am CDT

[Kim_in_MN]

Do not watch Heathers! Very, very disturbing. I had quite the lecture from Jim, after we watched it. I know it's a teen cult movie, but I will warn you of that one. Very odd. Very disturbing. We couldn't shake that movie for a while. And I couldn't believe all the websites for that movie and how kids think it's so great. Next you'll say you loved this movie. Won't tease you if you did, when my own teen daughter said - Mom, this movie is very bizarre, I knew then and there it was wasn't in the league of her other fave teen movies (Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire, Dazed & Confused, Empire Records).Mary

Mary:

I used to love this movie - I was 23 when it came out. I bought the DVD awhile ago and watched it again, and you are right, it is disturbing! I guess that is showing my change in perspective - from a rebellious young adult to a mother of an almost-teen. I hid it from my son - he can watch it when HE is 23 if he wants.

Kim

[Miss Mary]

Kim - Heathers does have a faithful cult following. We just thought it was too disturbing for us to enjoy though. We just didn't expect him to go thru with each murder!

Shawn - we own D & C now, but Nina may have taken it to college......we know that movie by heart now. Love it. As Jim says, that is his era. I graduated in 1974, Jim 1977. Yes I robbed the cradle.....LOL

We finally were able to purchase Over The Edge. It was supposed to be better than D & C. It was. To a degree, the cast members are all middle schoolers, D & C it pertains to HS'ers. We've watched OTE now 3 times, once with commentary.

Our next movie quest is the Last American Virgin. Can't find it other than for sale thru amazon, either new or used. I've never purchased anything used before but you pay thru amazon, I guess that is safe.

If we manage to watch LAV, then we will have watched every former teen movie my daughters have wanted to see!

Mary

[O Town]

~Forest Gump
~Jaws
~Fried Green Tomatoes
~Shawshank Redemption (one of my favorites)

A few I can think of right now.

[arkess7]

Grease
Forrest Gump
The Breakfast Club
Sixteen Candles
Me, Myself and Irene
Ace Ventura: Pet Dectective
Romancing the Stone
Steel Magnoilas
The Princess Bride
Caddyshack
Happy Gilmore
Coming to America(Eddie Murphy)

[Cookiely]

Volcano
Die Hard (all of them)
Under Siege

[Radar]

Am I the only one who would watch any of the three GODFATHER movies in their entirety?

[jujubean]

Am I the only one who would watch any of the three GODFATHER movies in their entirety?

I love the godfather movies and all gangster type movies in general scarface,a bronx tale and also all the brat pack movies
my favorite of those was less than zero and there is a movie that starred matt dillon it was kind of a chick flick but I loooove it.I've been trying to find it but have had no luck it's called liars moon if anyone knows where I could get copy please let me know.

[GalvestonDuck]

Juju -- try Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/DVD-LIARS-MOON-MATT ... dZViewItem

Mary, same for you.
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dl ... p=1&fsoo=1 (tons of copies)

[Miss Mary]

Juju -- try Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/DVD-LIARS-MOON-MATT ... dZViewItem

Mary, same for you.
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dl ... p=1&fsoo=1 (tons of copies)

Duckie - thanks a lot!

Next question.....is it considered safe to purchase movies thru ebay or used? You know, giving your credit card # out. The only online shopping I've done is thru Lands' End, Eddie Bauer, a few other reputable companies.

Mary

[GalvestonDuck]

If you set up a Paypal account, you can pay for Ebay purchases that way. I've never had a problem with Paypal. However, be sure to look at the sellers' feedback. If they have a lot of negative feedback, you might not want to risk buying for that particular seller. Sometimes, it's just one or two negatives because of a misunderstanding (shipping took too long, miscommunication, or something else minor). However, sometimes the seller is a con, selling pirated (and usually poorly copied) movies and music or they charge too much for shipping (check that also before you bid).

[jujubean]

Juju -- try Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/DVD-LIARS-MOON-MATT ... dZViewItem

Mary, same for you.
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dl ... p=1&fsoo=1 (tons of copies)

thank you galvestonduck, much appreciated