A So-So Movie That you Watch Over and Over

I know of no one who has proclaimed Red Sparrow (2018) as a cinematic masterpiece but Jennifer Lawrence was hellahot in it. I bought the streaming version a couple of days ago and have watched it 4 times already. The movie had so much potential but like Atomic Blonde (2017) before it coasted on the leading actress' box office cachet & costuming.

It Runs In The Family - Michael/Kirk/Cameron Douglas and Bernadette Peters. And I watch it because she's in it. I can't say the movie is any good. Cameron Douglas' acting in it is appalling - horrible. As is Kirk Douglas. I assume he was one of the great actors of his day? But I believe he had suffered a stroke prior to its filming because he sounded like he did. And Michael Douglas' real life mother has a supporting role in it. Michael Douglas is just okay in the role. But I love Bernadette Peters and I watch it because of her. I have it on dvd.

Updated On: 5/19/18 at 08:09 PM

Slapshot. What can i say? I'm Canadian i "get" this.



Oh and Nobody's Fool- There is one scene in the truck that breaks my heart every single time, so I put up w Bruce Willis & Melanie Griffiths.

THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY -- whenever it's on cable I usually give it a look, usually to check out Martin Freeman's take on Arthur Dent, and the production design, and Stephen Fry's voice-work as The Book. I have to work really hard to overlook Sam Rockwell's misconceived Zaphod Beeblebrox, and most damagingly of all, the utter incompetence of that Mos Def person trying to play Ford Prefect -- but even they can't quite entirely screw up Douglas Adams' work.

sabre, I strongly object to “Nobody’s Fool” as a so-so movie! It’s tremendous. And while Paul Newman’s great performance is unquestionably its center, I think both Willis and Griffith do very, very fine work in it.

A few years ago, one Saturday morn, I woke up and discovered BURLESQUE was about to start. I watched it. Later that evening, just as I was preparing for bed, I discovered BURLESQUE was about to start again. I watched it again. I f*cking love BURLESQUE.

I call them flu movies. When I'm in bed and not 100% there are these movies that you can catch 20 minutes of, fall asleep, wake up half an hour later and pick it right back up. My #1 flu movie is Love Actually. I think I've seen it once all the way through, and 30 times in bits and pieces while on Nyquil.

Other good flu movies:

Soapdish

Wild Wild West

Pitch Black

Ghosts of Mars

Lifeforce

And any of the multi-part made for TV Stephen King adaptations

Achew!

Forces of Nature
While You Were Sleeping
It Could Happen to You
The Legend of Billie Jean (fair is fair!)
Good News!
Too Many Girls
Earth Girls are Easy
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Blonde Venus

So many, hundreds, usually westerns or war movies. She Wore A Yellow Ribbon or maybe Chisum, bad movies, with bad history. War Wagon, or the man who shot Liberty Valance.

Flu movies? What a great concept!

My #1 "flu movie" is MIXED NUTS. The scene where Madeline Kahn is stuck in the elevator is truly hysterical.

Updated On: 5/25/18 at 10:26 AM

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