Tommy (1975)

Tina Turner as the Acid Queen was awesome. Awesome to watch, that is. If I saw that person in real life… I’d probably walk the other direction.

Animal House (1978)

Here’s what we learn from Animal House:
Knowledge is good
“Pigs-knuckle” is a town in Arkansas
The Germans bombed Pearl Harbor
College takes at least 7 years
College!

Dirty Harry (1971)

It’s like the movie is Harry Callahan’s recollection of how the whole Scorpio, serial killer takedown happened. Imagine the whole thing as a re-telling in Harry’s own head, or maybe to buddies at the pub.

Serpico (1973)

It’s not my fault. Everybody’s doing it, right? I’m not a bad person… am I?

Jaws (1975)

Consider that guy you ran into randomly from the east coast who grew up in a tiny cove and has moved way because his Dad’s troller needed more repairs than the boat was worth and he’s been drinking himself into a dancing, singing stupor on the rigs ever since. He’s got stories. He’s got scars. You know that guy.

Enter the Dragon (1973)

You can’t have Bruce Lee screaming and making HEEEEE OOOOOO-WHAAAAAAA fighting noises without some exaggerated punch, kick, break, snap sounds. Those all go together like jive turkey and stove-top jive stuffing.

Mission update (2018)

Films up to 1980 will now be fair game for this blog. 

It’s far out, man. Can you dig it?

Casablanca (1942)

When you’re running from the Nazis, food is too cumbersome a luxury, but do not leave behind your champagne and gin cocktail.

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

The moral of Dorothy, First Blood is that dreams are silly, adventures make you homesick and that you should never leave your house to go anywhere.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

If you’re a local, the pronunciation of this city should be “Calgree”. That rhymes with “free” – the third integer encountered when counting up from zero

Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

Examples of the horrors, in no particular order, include:
False walls in closets
The pain and suffering of Rosemary
Obstetrician turf wars
Smoothies
Rosemary’s husband and his selfish nonchalant-ness about the whole situation