x-post to Dasher. btw your children eating babysitter ep seems to have been called "Missing Persons" A college student (Eva LaRue) with past weight problems goes back to her childhood house to babysit two children who love junk food.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:17 (twelve years ago) link
I would pay $$$ for this Gremlins comic.
― A Full Torgo Apparition (Phil D.), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:17 (twelve years ago) link
I read a comic book adaptation of Gremlins before seeing the movie and it's one of the more terrifying things I've ever read; the tone is completely different and there is nothing madcap or whimsical about any of the Gremlins at all. My big memory is the tonal difference of the scene where they mess with the stair-climber and launch the old woman out of her house between the two. In the comic book, it is legit terrifying whereas in the movie it plays out like slapstick farce.
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Thursday, February 16, 2012 3:16 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I did this in the reverse order, but the comics still came across as dark and not cute or funny.
― Unleash the Chang (he did what!) (Austerity Ponies), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:19 (twelve years ago) link
DJP, Did we see Gremlins together? I remember seeing this in the H theatre because bats occasionally flew in front of the projector.
― Unleash the Chang (he did what!) (Austerity Ponies), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:22 (twelve years ago) link
it might have been this: http://www.mycomicshop.com/search?mingr=0&TID=22153255
DJP, Did we see Gremlins together?
lol of course we did, come on now
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:24 (twelve years ago) link
was it this fella?
http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/6/64422/1921084-gremlins_large.jpg
i had the tie-in adaptation/novelisation thing but i so missed reading this as a kid.
― piscesx, Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:25 (twelve years ago) link
thanks, ENBB! The bloodiness does sound like Freddy's Nightmares...my knowledge of horror anthology shows of the time is not good so if it's not that I am not sure what else it could have been. I don't think Tales from the Darkside or Monsters (which I am not sure were even on at the same time) were that bloody? And it wasn't Friday the 13th the series, was it? I am sure there were some other similar shows on at the time but I don't remember what they were...
― MrDasher, Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:25 (twelve years ago) link
a couple of my treasured childhood belongings
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/edwardiii/ALIEN_GN.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKSv85mJEmY
― I GUESS THAT CINNABON GETTIN EATEN (Edward III), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:26 (twelve years ago) link
holy shit that's huge
― I GUESS THAT CINNABON GETTIN EATEN (Edward III), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:27 (twelve years ago) link
xpost to DJP > I just wanted to make sure. I'm starting to misremember in my old age. Oh shit! We saw Robocop together in that theatre. jjjusten too. Robocop & Gremlins, man. GOD BLESS YOU DECREPIT BAT INFESTED THEATRE GOOD TIMES RIP
― Unleash the Chang (he did what!) (Austerity Ponies), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:29 (twelve years ago) link
I also owned one of these
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/edwardiii/kenner_alien_viewer.jpg
― I GUESS THAT CINNABON GETTIN EATEN (Edward III), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:31 (twelve years ago) link
I just looked up Friday the 13th series and that doesn't seem to be it. I was sure it was the NoES series. This is going to bother me so much. ARGH!! :/
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:32 (twelve years ago) link
x-post OK that's awesome.
Wait - speaking of - will Alien place? Surely that's more horror than action but the way some of this poll has gone so far idk!
I remember being in a toystore in '79 and happening on a rack of discounted alien merchandise. obv nobody wanted to buy R-rated sci-fi horror movie toys for their kids, so they were all 70% off or w/e, and I made my mom buy me everything I could carry. wonder how much all that stuff would be worth today.
― I GUESS THAT CINNABON GETTIN EATEN (Edward III), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:33 (twelve years ago) link
wasn't Aliens nominated but not Alien?
― CANDY aka JUNK (some dude), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:34 (twelve years ago) link
ENBB - Tales From the Crypt maybe...?
― max buzzword (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:34 (twelve years ago) link
Kenner 1979 Alien Movie Viewer C-8 - Actual Photo
Sold OutEstimated Availability: Unavailable
Your Price $124.99
― I GUESS THAT CINNABON GETTIN EATEN (Edward III), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:35 (twelve years ago) link
also owned this and this
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/edwardiii/alien_puzzle_egg.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/edwardiii/alien_collection3.jpg
― I GUESS THAT CINNABON GETTIN EATEN (Edward III), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:37 (twelve years ago) link
god bless the sacked toy executive who thought all this was a good idea
I don't think it was TFtC but you can bet I'm gonna read through all the episodes now.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:38 (twelve years ago) link
last one for the day, 11-24 tomorrow
― omar little, Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:38 (twelve years ago) link
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/etienne_saint/predator.png
#25
PREDATOR
John McTiernan1987United States(361 points, 15 votes)
despite his many detractors, one of my fave Ahnuld acting bits is the horrified look of desparation after he falls into the lake and drags himself thru the mud. There's an excellent shot of him from behind when he realizes something has fallen into the lake behind him.
― kingfish
Predator. I mean, it's not an emotional blockbuster or anything, but it's a beautifully edited, beautifully conceived action movie.
― amateurist
Predator vs. Predator 2
― omar little, Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:39 (twelve years ago) link
"kids like space stuff right?"
the alien 12" toy scared the shit out of me as a kid but it did make a worthy adversary to ROM and the Shogun Warriors.(xposts)
― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:41 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/v3moW.gif
― ⚓ (gr8080), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:42 (twelve years ago) link
Re: Friday the 13th, The Series, for whatever reason, I realized I could watch that even though I couldn't watch slasher flicks and there were some FUCKED UP episodes of that.
There was one in particular where this angry nerdy girl got ahold of a cursed compact that would make dudes fall in love with her if she flashed them with it, only she would eventually have to kill them. She killed one of the dudes by taking his head by the ears and forcing it down on a circular saw. I still can't believe the editing involved that made it okay to show even on late night non-cable television.
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:44 (twelve years ago) link
http://i51.tinypic.com/34zlmkg.jpg
Was awesome and like 7 feet tall, btw
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:46 (twelve years ago) link
I remember at the time wanting to see Predator more than any other movie, ever. I used to watch the trailer over and over again, which I caught when I taped SNL. Then the day comes when my dad is going to take me to Predator ... and it's out of the theaters! So we saw RoboCop instead. Everything worked out in the end.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:46 (twelve years ago) link
btw Predator is such an awesome, awesome movie
I still think we need to make Carl Weathers governor of Washington so we can have a trifecta of Predator governors
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:49 (twelve years ago) link
#75 APOCALYPTO#74 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM#73 GOLDFINGER#72 VANISHING POINT#71 DIRTY HARRY#69 (TIE) THE HURT LOCKER#69 (TIE) DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE#67 (TIE) CON AIR#67 (TIE) BRANDED TO KILL#66 ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13#65 SIN CITY#64 INFERNAL AFFAIRS#62 (TIE) DEMOLITION MAN#62 (TIE) TAKEN#61 MAD MAX#60 JAWS#59 THE FUGITIVE#58 CASINO ROYALE#57 COLLATERAL#56 THE INCREDIBLES#55 ENTER THE DRAGON#53 (TIE) MIAMI VICE#53 (TIE) KUNG FU HUSTLE#52 GET CARTER#51 AKIRA#50 LA FEMME NIKITA#49 DISTRICT 9#48 TOTAL RECALL#47 THE WILD BUNCH#46 THE GREAT ESCAPE#45 COMMANDO#44 THE KILLER#43 THE FIFTH ELEMENT#42 SPEED#41 BULLITT#40 YOJIMBO#39 LE SAMOURAI#38 DAWN OF THE DEAD#37 TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A.#36 THE MATRIX#35 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE#34 CRANK#33 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK#32 THE BOURNE IDENTITY#31 THE WARRIORS#30 THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM#29 THE BOURNE SUPREMACY#28 ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST#27 BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA#26 THE DARK KNIGHT#25 PREDATOR
― ⚓ (gr8080), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:49 (twelve years ago) link
Carl Weathers did a commercial on snl to that effect. xpost
― Mike Love Costume Jewelry on Etsy (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:50 (twelve years ago) link
i have no recollection of what the commando team is even doing in the jungle. it's kind of a fake beginning right, like they're there on some kind of secret noriega-ish business, and the alien happens to be there?
― Critique of Pure Moods (goole), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:50 (twelve years ago) link
Can I? Okay I will
GET TO DA CHOPPAH
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:51 (twelve years ago) link
speaking of the matrix taking a while to catch on, i remember this being the case with blade runner. i made my dad take me to see blade runner and i talked about it all day in school on monday and nobody knew what the hell i was talking about. it took me a long time to find someone who had seen it! i don't know what its box-office was at the time. then much later - or so i seem to remember - it was everyone's fave movie. this might have been a home video phenomena.
― scott seward, Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:52 (twelve years ago) link
I just saw Predator sometime in mid-to-late 2011 so I can say, yes, they're...busting some rebels?
― drawn to them like a moth toward a spanakopita (Laurel), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:53 (twelve years ago) link
oh and i think i had the blade runner marvel comic before i saw the movie? i'm pretty sure i did...
― scott seward, Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:54 (twelve years ago) link
Carl Weathers is the governor of my heart so
― Thu'um gang (jjjusten), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:54 (twelve years ago) link
Predator is awesome. It has a brilliant script. Absolutely nothing unnecessary or non-essential happens. The characters have enough detail to get the audience to care about them, OTOH there's no l-o-n-g exposition top slow things down. We get dropped straight into the action along with Dutch and company in the intro helicopter ride. The film makes use of the old horror movie trick of never showing the actual monster until the third act. And when the Predator is finally revealed, it's not a disappointment.
― White 'Poop' Jesus (snoball), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:55 (twelve years ago) link
Blade Runner comic
― White 'Poop' Jesus (snoball), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:56 (twelve years ago) link
damn i dont think ive ever seen predator either!!!!!
― ⚓ (gr8080), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:57 (twelve years ago) link
just about the only one from the 80s and 90s on this list so far i haven't seen is Predator. it just looked like Commando In The Jungle With The ALIEN so i never bothered. should rectify this it seems.
― piscesx, Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:57 (twelve years ago) link
xp Sounds like your next few weekends are going to rock!
― White 'Poop' Jesus (snoball), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:58 (twelve years ago) link
you really really should
Even Predator 2, which was terrible, was awesome
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:58 (twelve years ago) link
― piscesx, Thursday, February 16, 2012 4:57 PM (33 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
wait, and this made it LESS desirable?
― the jazz zinger (s1ocki), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:58 (twelve years ago) link
pred2 is great
I saw Pred2 before seeing Pred1 and my instant reaction was "holy shit I HAVE TO SEE PRED1 NOW"
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:59 (twelve years ago) link
pretty much hate Arnold so never bothered with Predator, Commando etc. altho I've seen bits of each
saw Blade Runner around 1985 or so on VHS iirc...? Well before I saw Alien that's for sure.
― max buzzword (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 16 February 2012 21:59 (twelve years ago) link
predator one of those movies where people are just spazzing out left and right in the movie theater.
― scott seward, Thursday, 16 February 2012 22:00 (twelve years ago) link
Blade Runner was released in 1,290 theaters on June 25, 1982. That date was chosen by producer Alan Ladd, Jr. because his previous highest-grossing films (Star Wars and Alien) had a similar opening date (May 25) in 1977 and 1979, making the date his "lucky day".[71] The gross for the opening weekend was a disappointing $6.15 million.[72] A significant factor in the film's rather poor box office performance was that it was released around the same time as other science fiction films, including The Thing, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and, most significantly, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which dominated box office revenues that summer.[73]
― I GUESS THAT CINNABON GETTIN EATEN (Edward III), Thursday, 16 February 2012 22:00 (twelve years ago) link
should rectify this it seems.
Yep. Actually there's very little overlap between the three movies - both in terms of subject matter and style.
― White 'Poop' Jesus (snoball), Thursday, 16 February 2012 22:00 (twelve years ago) link
so I must've seen blade runner in the same month I saw ET and poltergeist, what a month!
― I GUESS THAT CINNABON GETTIN EATEN (Edward III), Thursday, 16 February 2012 22:01 (twelve years ago) link