Still funny even after 77 viewings
The L’il-est Johann and I just finished watching the movie Cars.
Again.
Cars just may be the best “children”’s movie ever made. Every kid loves it and it’s one of those movies that adults pick up something new every time they watch it. Trust me on that. Then, of course, there’s the requisite accompanying licensed toy collection that all kids must have, and that all adults must have “for their kids”. Yes, I have my very own Cruisin’ McQueen, and it is off limits to my boys. They have their cars, I have my one.
There aren’t many movies I can watch over and over and still enjoy as much as the first time I watch it. Young Frankenstein and The Shawshank Redemption definitely top that very short list. Well, maybe that list isn’t as short as I am trying to lead you to believe… others include This Is Spinal Tap, The Hunt for Red October, 12 Angry Men, and, of course, Caddyshack, a movie that, until they watch it, no boy can rightly become a man, no matter how hairy be they.
Jeez, how was THAT for shitty sentence structure?
Anyway, what are some movies all y’alls like to watch over and over and over, and why? Do you find them ingeniously funny? Do they scare you every time? Do you like the gratuitous nudity and/or blowing shit up? The endless supply of quotable lines? The cinematography? The fact that (insert name here) is in it? The fact that (insert name here) isn’t in it? Is it a “guilty pleasure”, or a movie that you’d be embarrassed to admit to your friends that you’ve seen it, or worse yet, that you own it?
This blog post brought to you by from whomever I stole the idea (which, this time as well as others, was likely my buddy Nick over at Unpainted Huffhines). Hey, I admit I can’t think for myself. At least that’s what people tell me.
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The original Indiana Jones: Love this show.
Fargo: I just love this show and am always amazed that it’s based on a true story. One downside to having seen it so many times (maybe) is that I can hardly watch Steve Buscemi in anything else without thinking of his character in this movie. Actually, I see something of his character in almost every other role I’ve seen him in. Does this even make sense?
Shawshank Redemption: The humanity of some of those inmates. But, especially Red.
You’ve Got Mail:
“The Shawshank Redemption” ranks up at the top, along with “Casablanca.” As much as I hate to admit it, “Airplane” and “Fletch” rank high just because of the one-liners and the total inanity. Also, “The Dream Team” is sort of a cult favorite, I guess, and of course, “Silver Streak.” An old movie I like is “The Court Jester” with Danny Kaye. How can you not love “the vessel with the pestle has the potion with the poison. The chalice fom the palace has the brew that is true. Wait there’s been a change. It’s a flagon– with the figger of a dragon.” The visual where Danny Kay is trapped in rows of marching soldiers is great, too.
“Fargo” is good, too. There are so many murders that they start to become funny after a while, especially when the guy is stuffed into the brush chipper.
Oops, I forgot “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Great movie.
I still have not seen Fargo yet. One of these days I guess I’ll have to break down and rent it and watch it after everyone’s gone to bed. Murders that become funny- that’s Must-See TV right there!
Other than that, I can’t really find any argument with anything listed so far, with the possible exception of You’ve Got Mail, simply because of the chick flick factor. Not that it was a “bad” movie, it just wasn’t my particular cup o’ coffee. Oh, and also Casablanca. Just because people SAY it was one of the best movies ever made, doesn’t make it so. I just thought it was way too cheesy. Just my opinion…
But thank you both for yours. Awesome.
No need for absolution on whether you did, or did not, steal this idea, Johann. If someone can point to being the first to discuss this topic in an online forum, well, then, I’ll buy that Al Gore invented the Interweb.
Along with most of the movies mentioned above, one of my frequent watches is “Con Air.” For those unfamiliar, here are the basics: Nicolas Cage is a quasi-redneck ex-Special Forces dude who kills a guy with his bare hands while defending himself. Declared a lethal weapon, he’s sentenced, like, six years in prison. Upon parole, he’s put on a plane with psycho prisoners being transferred. They hatch a hijacking plan, and Cage becomes the hero because he must deliver a ratty stuffed bunny to the daughter he’s never met.
If I then say this is a movie produced by the great Jerry Bruckheimer, you know what level of cornball awesomeness to which it rises. The whole thing is patently ridiculous, but the cast (Cage, John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, a before-he-was-famous Dave Chappelle and John Malkovich as the villain) all know it and play it to the hilt. It is endlessly quotable, crank-it-up-loud and, as if an airplane landing on the Las Vegas strip isn’t enough, ends with a motorcycle-versus-fire-engine chase down Fremont Street.
Love.
It.
I pretty much don’t watch movies anymore, but when I did, “The Big Lebowski” was always valued for its repeated-viewing, um, value.
There’s nary a social situation where you couldn’t quote a line from that movie and not have it be funny.
UH- great call with Con Air. I rented that one night after work when Mrs. Johann and the boys were out of town, thinking, here’s some mindless violence I can drift off to sleep to. Holy crap, was I wrong. What an awesome movie… with mindless violence that spiked the ol’ testosterone level so far I couldn’t sleep for two hours after it was over. Your mini-review (patently ridiculous) is spot on, but so is the comment about the cast. And what a GREAT cast, by the way.
Is there ANYONE that plays Sleazy Bad Guy™ any better than Malkovich? I think not.
By the way, I saw you on J2G on public access, discussing the upcoming movie releases. I was flipping channels… um… at work… and I was like, holy crap, I know that dude! You’re, like, famous and stuff.
AnonCom- so you know, I still have your “other” copy of The Big Lebowski. IF you need it back, that’s fine and I will comply, but I plan to watch it at least a couple more times to try to retain by osmosis some of the quotable lines. (”I’ll s*ck your c*ck for a thousand dollars”… something I’m guessing Tara Reid has actually said many times before in real life) Jeff Bridges, a guy I’ve never really cared for, was fantastic in that movie. Goodman’s and Buscemi’s characters were awesome. And when John Turturro licked his bowling ball… TOO funny. Like I say, if you want it back, let me know; otherwise, I’m going to try to arrange some more viewing opportunities.
I also seem to remember a YouTube you sent me once that consisted of what seemed like two solid minutes of TBL’s gratuitous F-bombs. I laughed so hard through it I had to watch it like 6 times, although four were mainly for enjoyment. F-bombs are so fuckin’ cool!
Like you, Johann, I could (and do) watch The Hunt for Red October, any time I think about it. But then, I will watch any John Wayne movie anytime…over and over again. And I own a majority of them…as well as Red October.