Movies and TV Movies you haven't seen in a few decades - Page 8

Another classic John Carpenter's Excape from New York staring Fisty McTatt

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The Wraith from 1986 is still one of my favorite movies. A young Charlie Sheen and a sane Randy Quaid.

Great great movie.
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Originally Posted by DeepPurple:
I saw the original Walking Tall in the theater and never wanted to see it again. Not because it wasn't good, but because it was so brutal. It elevated Joe Don Baker from a level C actor to a top level B actor. The remake I think it was with The Rock, was awful, don't waste your time.

I'm still waiting after 50 years of watching movies to find a remake that is equal to or greater than the original.

It's the laziest form of film making and Hollywood has gotten real lazy these last 10-15 years.
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Originally Posted by scho63:
I'm still waiting after 50 years of watching movies to find a remake that is equal to or greater than the original.

It's the laziest form of film making and Hollywood has gotten real lazy these last 10-15 years.

Scarface was a remake.
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Originally Posted by Raiderhader:
Scarface was a remake.

So did you ever watch American Werewolf in London?
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Originally Posted by scho63:
I'm still waiting after 50 years of watching movies to find a remake that is equal to or greater than the original.

It's the laziest form of film making and Hollywood has gotten real lazy these last 10-15 years.

I think they did a good job with this one. One of my favorite movies

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Originally Posted by 007:
Came across Always (1989) with Richard Dreyfus and Holly Hunter last night. Forgot how much I loved that movie. Was also reminded just how gorgeous Holly was in that movie.

Holly is really scared of beauty. i've seen it three times.
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Originally Posted by FanXiche:
Holly is really scared of beauty. i've seen it three times.

Always was very good, Hunter and Dreyfus remind of two others from that era. Broadcast News with Holly Hunter was good, but her voice can get on your nerves. I lived in Atlanta when I saw Broadcast News in the theater and girls there don't even speak that bad. I think she puts it on. Richard Dreyfus was excellent in Stakeout with Emilo Estevez, I just saw that again recently, there was a sequel, not so good.
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Originally Posted by DeepPurple:
there was a sequel, not so good.

I didn't watch the sequel.
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Weird Science from 1985 was a decent teen flick, especially with Kelly LeBrock. It kick-started Bill Paxton's career and the soundtrack was by Oingo Boingo, fronted by Danny Elfman, which lead to a big career in soundtracks for him. He has been married to Bridget Fonda for many years, which is a nice benny.

Kelly LeBrock now, I think she had one too many cosmetic surgeries.

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Breaking Away from 1979. Loved this movie.
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I also remember watching My Bodyguard at least a dozen times as a kid...young Matt Dillon as the punk-bully.
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Christopher Walken in The Dogs of War. Another awesome early 80's movie that also had a fairly unknown Tom Berenger.
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Streets of Fire (1984)-- mainly because of Diane Lane whom I have been in love with forever...but the movie itself is incredibly dumb.
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One of my favorites is Howard Hughes's 1930 classic Hell's Angles. The female lead was played by (Kansas City's own) an 18 year old Jean Harlow. While the dialogue is pretty schmaltzy, the dog-fighting aerial scenes are almost beyond belief. In fact there were many crashes and deaths. It even has a zeppelin in the movie!!
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