Comments on: Top 5: I’m Right – You’re Wrong

By: Kit

Kit — Sun, 31 May 2009 01:21:04 +0000

Mr. Deeds (Sandler version). Just pure fun with a good moral.

By: intheclouds

intheclouds — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:56:18 +0000

Re Hollywood Shuffle, that name in the quote should be “Jasper” not “Rufus”–thanks YouTube!

By: Stevo

Stevo — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:47:42 +0000

I loved Ishtar- It helps to be a songwriter. Those songs were perfect.
“I feel so small when I look at the stars,
How big is Venus? How big is Mars?”

Also Mystery Men, and Galaxy Quest, guess I like groups of losers who make good!

By: IntheClouds

IntheClouds — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:37:08 +0000

Okay, how about:

Hollywood Shuffle. A classic by Robert Townsend.
“Gimme my activator!”
“I ain’t be got no weapon.”
“C’mon Rufus, we’re going to the Promised Land.” “Minnesota?”
That movie skewers Hollywood but good!

and

Who Dares Wins (think it was called “The Final Option” on this side of the pond). All I remember is it was based on a true story, involves the SAS and some cloak-and-dagger, and there is all kind of terrorist butt-kicking going on–great movie!

Good call on “Strange Brew”, eh.

By: Terentia

Terentia — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:47:52 +0000

Also late to the party but:
I second My Blue Heaven, Serenity, Galaxy Quest, Princess Bride and Hunt for Red October.
I just can’t believe with this long string of comments that nobody mentioned Real Genuis.

By: Grigor

Grigor — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:28:07 +0000

How about Howard the Duck? Or for the schlocky horror fans The Boogens. Gotta love an old man pointing at a monster like the ghost of christmas yet to come to let out a feeble yell (or yelp) “Boooooogens!!!!” Funny stuff.

By: Jeff Tacoma

Jeff Tacoma — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:39:05 +0000

Ishtar?

By: Jim in L.A.

Jim in L.A. — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:22:44 +0000

Roger Dodger. Mean spirited womanizer tries to get his teenage nephew’s virginity behind him in a night on the town in Manhattan. Character is revealed. Really smart. Razor dialog. Nice, nice, nice.
Dead Man. Weirdest western Depp or anyone else was ever in. Might Robt. Mitchum’s last role. Might want to be under the influence of your favorite intoxicant on this one.
The Mistress. Hot Director on a roll (Tim Robbins) suffers when his leading man (Walken) commit suicide on camera. He disappears to write the perfect script vowing he will not let anyone in Hollywood corrupt it. Then he meets Martin Landau the old schmoozer and fun ensues.
The Loved One. Classic spoof on Forest Lawn. Rod Steiger as Mr. Joyboy, the embalmer. John Winters as the owner of the cemetery.
The Apostle. Just liked it. Duvall’s tour de force. Nice to see a southern story told with some respect.
Silent Partner. See above. Creepy and great, even Gould.
Four Layer Cake. Clever Brit. crime flick. Daniel Craig is great.
Final Shot. FBI leads a script writer on to investigate Hollywood. Good writer humor. Worth watching for the scene wherein Baldwin gets some notes from the suits at the FBI.
Lars and the Real Girl. I don’t know. Just hit me for the humanity in the story, although most find it slow.

Not my top five but films folks may have missed and will enjoy.

The real top five: Lebowski, Schlinder’s list, China Town, Dr. Strangelove, Lives of Others, and, and, and…

By: Robert Townshend

Robert Townshend — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:43:00 +0000

Truth,
The Silent Partner was a very good call.

By: ddbb

ddbb — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:26:51 +0000

Ishtar!