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Post by brain galacki on Jul 17, 2022 14:24:48 GMT -6
THAT IS RIGHT, THIS IS OFFICIAL NOW. I WILL SQUEEZE A PICK OUT OF MITCH BAKER EVERY WEEK SOMEHOW IF IT IS THE LAST THING I DO.
OKAY, THIS WEEK'S PICK FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 17TH-24TH IS:
LORDS OF DOGTOWN (2005)
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(PICKED AT RANDOM FROM MITCH BAKER'S "TO-WATCH LIST")
THIS IS THE MOVIE WE ARE ALL GOING TO WATCH THIS WEEK. IF YOU WANT TO WATCH AT MY APARTMENT COME OVER AT 7:00 (UNLESS YOUR NAME IS JAMES AND YOU ARE FOLLOWING ME), WE WILL PROBABLY START THE MOVIE AT 7:30PM IF YOU ARE TRYING TO BUDDY-WATCH! POST YOUR REVIEWS OR WHAT YOU THOUGHT HERE AFTER! Attachments:
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Post by brain galacki on Jul 18, 2022 12:45:10 GMT -6
Wow! What a great pick Mitch Baker! This one was right up my alley! The skateboarding, the soundtrack, the 1970's, the hair!
Looking at old DOGTOWN videos I see that they were very true to the original videos in a lot of ways, and there is a lot of attention to detail in this movie!
Also of course a lot of this reminded of being around SKANK SKATES, I am sure Dogtown is right up GEORGE SINCLAIR (rest in peace) 'S alley - actually this morning texting Springfield punk legend KEVIN BRADFORD, Kevin tells me that George actually had some original Dogtown memerobilia up in his apartment above Skanks that is worth a lot.
A couple of other takeaways:
- oh yeah, of course we all got a kick out of that brief BLACK FLAG appearance - which had me looking up what year BLACK FLAG actually started? The movie depicts them in the year '76 or '77, and doing some research wow, they started in '76 and were originally called PANIC for the first two years! I did not know that! (and sorry movie, but a BLACK FLAG shirt being worn by one of the band members does not make sense in this case timeline-wise, but I get it, they are wearing it to really show the viewers that this is BLACK FLAG)
- yeah I loved the soundtrack, my favorite is that BUDGIE was playing (right before JOHNNY KNOXSVILLE shows up dressed up as KID ROCK)
- my friend Evan says we all have to watch the 1978 movie "SKATEBOARD" now (not sure where that is streaming)
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Post by brain galacki on Jul 28, 2022 17:48:37 GMT -6
The OFFICIAL Mitch BAKER movie PICK THIS WEEK (sorry coming in a couple of days late) is:
JUDGE DREDD (1995):
Everyone watch this and report back in for group discussion
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Post by jeffradon2000 on Jul 30, 2022 20:16:03 GMT -6
The OFFICIAL Mitch BAKER movie PICK THIS WEEK (sorry coming in a couple of days late) is:
JUDGE DREDD (1995):Everyone watch this and report back in for group discussion Rob Schneider plays Jar Jar Binks in this one |
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Post by brain galacki on Jul 31, 2022 12:53:15 GMT -6
I guess I can't insert a poll into a thread that's already going, but here are our choices for this week! I'm saying that we're calling a winner at 7:00pm!
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Post by brain galacki on Jul 31, 2022 19:19:18 GMT -6
WHELP, THE VOTES ARE IN. THIS WEEK'S OFFICIAL PICK IS:
THE ICE STORM (1997)
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Post by brain galacki on Nov 29, 2022 17:49:09 GMT -6
We actually have an official pick this week, underground movie club.Movie club Mike picked it from the too far underground online list that I made a separate thread for a couple of days ago.
That is Japanese film "Black Lizard" (1968)
 I have been downloading this film on my computer all day, but just realized it's actually streaming multiple places on youtube....
Have fun watching movie club, report back with what you thought!
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Post by brain galacki on Jan 9, 2023 17:13:11 GMT -6
It is time for the FIRST OFFICIAL MITCH BAKER MOVIE PICK OF THE NEW YEAR:
For the week of Jan 9th-15th: CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1982)
Me and mitch baker already watched this movie and we both gave it 2/5 stars!
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Post by vanslater on Jan 12, 2023 19:53:50 GMT -6
hey im logg3d in. what do i do next??
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Post by somejabroni on Feb 7, 2023 11:15:29 GMT -6
Hello Mitch I watched the Mummy yesterday just for you. The special effects reminded me of T2: Judgment Day. I wonder what else James Cameron has been up to lately.
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Post by brain galacki on Feb 13, 2023 21:29:47 GMT -6
@vanslater has picked the movie this week:
CLOSE-UP (1990)
I know nothing about this. But we are all watching it, and it's on youtube:
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Post by brain galacki on Sept 10, 2023 16:33:01 GMT -6
The official Mitch Baker Pick-O-The-Week for this week (9/10/2023) is:
CHRISTINE (1983, dir. John Carpenter)
Which we are going to see the 40th Anniversary edition at AMC theaters this evening!
This is exciting to me because I have never gone and seen an older movie at a theater here in Springfield before. Okay last time maybe would have been either Wizard of Oz or The Return of the Jedi at the ESQUIRE Theater when I was REAL young.
Everyone watch this this week and report back
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Post by brain galacki on Sept 13, 2023 17:49:27 GMT -6
Following up with my review of "Christine," taken straight from my Letterboxd:
Wow movie club, went with Mitch to see this at Showplace 12 here in Springfield, I have never seen an older film in the theater here in Springfield (at least not since Wizard of Oz at the Esquire on MacArthur when I was 9 years old or some sh*t). They were showing this for its 40th anniversary.
Note: usually I think it is okay to show up to a movie right at start time or 5 minutes late because the previews go for a while, but I guess in this case there were no previews and they started right at 7:00 so whoops!!
This was some pretty classic John Carpenter, gettin' me in the mood for the fall and Halloween season. The soundtrack with synth and piano parts was all there too. Also yet another movie to file under 1980's movies with a fascination / nostalgia for the 1950's. Had some special effects like when that car was drivin' around on fire, or when it was coming back to life, I was impressed. *Another note, hearing some of the 1980's high school sex jokes / queer-calling that have not aged well (but sadly almost to be expected) was a lil bizarre seeing on a big screen in 2023.
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