Favorite Movie Thread

[MikeDeanesDarkGlasses]

A colleague was flying back to Tokyo from NYC and got bumped to 1st. Steven Seagal was also on the flight in FC. Seagal got upset about something and was screaming at the FA and then threatening her. He kept using the trump card of the rich and boorish, "Do you know who I am?"

I guess the Captain came out and ordered him to sit down and stay in his seat until the flight landed at Narita and that if he made so much as a peep he would be arrested.

So, I guess Seagal got his BS in Drama from the John Wayne Academy but then earned a Master of False Entitlement from the Crean-Williams Institute of Churlish Behavior. 

I've heard similar things about Seagal in interviews from other actors.  Not to mention, I heard Brian Wardle uses the "do you know who I am" phrase as well when out at restaurants/bars, according to a coach/friend of mine. 

[Coleman]

I've heard similar things about Seagal in interviews from other actors.  Not to mention, I heard Brian Wardle uses the "do you know who I am" phrase as well when out at restaurants/bars, according to a coach/friend of mine. 

That is hilarious

[ZiggysFryBoy]

A colleague was flying back to Tokyo from NYC and got bumped to 1st. Steven Seagal was also on the flight in FC. Seagal got upset about something and was screaming at the FA and then threatening her. He kept using the trump card of the rich and boorish, "Do you know who I am?"

I guess the Captain came out and ordered him to sit down and stay in his seat until the flight landed at Narita and that if he made so much as a peep he would be arrested.

So, I guess Seagal got his BS in Drama from the John Wayne Academy but then earned a Master of False Entitlement from the Crean-Williams Institute of Churlish Behavior. 

that captain is lucky that that Seagal didn't break his arm, stab him in the eye and then ram his head into a radar screen.

[Dawson Rental]

If you're looking for a great documentary, The Act of Killing is amazing. It gets more and more effed up as the movie goes on. Vice has a really good long form interview with the director on youtube as well.

This post reminded me of "The Gods Must Be Crazy". 

[Jay Bee]

Amy Adams - Forget all the Brit/Italian/Colorado/etc talk... Minnesota made her.

Fairly homely at times, but JUST barely less than hot most of the time. She's OK. Gets a bit of a pass because of her Minnesota connections. Unlike Belle Knox who is weak despite being from Minnesota.

Has anyone brought up ZFB's favorite flick yet? Pink Flamingos

[keefe]

I've heard similar things about Seagal in interviews from other actors.  Not to mention, I heard Brian Wardle uses the "do you know who I am" phrase as well when out at restaurants/bars, according to a coach/friend of mine. 

The key difference is that, of the two, only Brian Wardle is on public record for having humiliated someone for having shat himself. Quite frankly, on that basis Brian Wardle has earned the privilege of whipping out the, "Do you know who I am?" card. Mr. Seagal may be able to physically beat down another human being with his fists but Wardle knows the essence of being a true Alpha Male rests in the ability to strip a man of his dignity and thereby take possession of his very soul.


Which man would you fear more in a dark alley with a load in your Tommy's?

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Amy Adams - Forget all the Brit/Italian/Colorado/etc talk... Minnesota made her.

Fairly homely at times, but JUST barely less than hot most of the time. She's OK. Gets a bit of a pass because of her Minnesota connections. Unlike Belle Knox who is weak despite being from Minnesota.

Has anyone brought up ZFB's favorite flick yet? Pink Flamingos

I don't think 1) I want to google Pink Flamingos and 2) I want to know how Jaybee knows about said film.  Besides the obvious, of course.

[keefe]

I don't think 1) I want to google Pink Flamingos and 2) I want to know how Jaybee knows about said film.  Besides the obvious, of course.

John Waters!  A group of us went over to the eastside to see Pink Flamingos and Mondo Trasho at the Oriental. (Anyone remember their program calendars?) There is no redeeming social virtue in anything Waters has ever done, beyond raw shock effect for comedic value. Still, very much worth 90 minutes of your time to witness the genius of No-Budget Mayhem.

[warriorchick]

John Waters!  A group of us went over to the eastside to see Pink Flamingos and Mondo Trasho at the Oriental. (Anyone remember their program calendars?) There is no redeeming social virtue in anything Waters has ever done, beyond raw shock effect for comedic value. Still, very much worth 90 minutes of your time to witness the genius of No-Budget Mayhem.

Hairspray (the musical) was pretty good.  Astute yet humorous take on racism in the early '60's.

We used to go over to the Oriental once in awhile for Rocky Horror Picture Show.

[tower912]

The Oriental was a blast for Rocky Horror.   That is one of those movies that you really need several friends and beverages.    If you try to watch it now, alone, and sober.....just abysmal. 

[keefe]

Rocky Horror was always at Midnight on Saturdays. Crowd participation expected.

I remember when ASMU Programming tried to show Last Tango and Clockwork Orange in subsequent years at the Varsity. The admin came down hard in both cases. I remember telling Kris Riley then Dave Sinker that people could see those flicks at the Oriental but was rebuked with not getting the point.

MU was about 10 years behind the rest of the country in many ways back then. Social upheaval expressed itself as sit-ins and bombings in Madison. At MU it was about what would today be PG-rated movies.

[PBRme]

Being There

Outlaw Josey Wales

1  and  2

Or

2 and 1 depending on the day

[keefe]

Being There

Outlaw Josey Wales

1  and  2

Or

2 and 1 depending on the day

Jerzy Kosinski. One of my favorite writers back in the day.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Jerzy Kosinski. One of my favorite writers back in the day.

Another Polish person.  This is becoming a trend. 

In high school English Class, I remember having to read the book and then we watched the Peter Sellers movie.

[keefe]

Another Polish person.  This is becoming a trend. 

In high school English Class, I remember having to read the book and then we watched the Peter Sellers movie.

Being There was good but Painted Bird defined him as a writer. It would be rather difficult to capture Painted Bird on film.

[PBRme]

I agree and think Being There was "a little" more uplifting and made for a more marketable movie.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

I agree and think Being There was "a little" more uplifting and made for a more marketable movie.

The reason "Being There" stands out for me was a question my English teacher asked on the test afterwards. 
"What was the mood at the end of film?" 

Everyone in class answered "feeling good" except one kid (always that one kid).  The English teacher went bezerk about how it wasn't good, an idiot gardner running for president, etc.  I remember the class arguing that it was the wrong question.

[melissasmooth]

Beautiful song for the closing credits of Almost Famous.

It's music like this that saves your soul on dark mornings when you are on the verge of falling through a black hole trying to fight off hell.

http://youtu.be/xIN5si6seIY

[Benny B]

Beautiful song for the closing credits of Almost Famous.

It's music like this that saves your soul on dark mornings when you are on the verge of falling through a black hole trying to fight off hell.

http://youtu.be/xIN5si6seIY

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[jsglow]

Rocky Horror was always at Midnight on Saturdays. Crowd participation expected.

I remember when ASMU Programming tried to show Last Tango and Clockwork Orange in subsequent years at the Varsity. The admin came down hard in both cases. I remember telling Kris Riley then Dave Sinker that people could see those flicks at the Oriental but was rebuked with not getting the point.

MU was about 10 years behind the rest of the country in many ways back then. Social upheaval expressed itself as sit-ins and bombings in Madison. At MU it was about what would today be PG-rated movies.

Yep.  Dr. Scott was none too happy.  He was a bit of a neanderthal and was certainly a control freak.  God bless both Judy Shields and Toby Peters who flew air cover for us to the extent possible.

[Sheriff]

The Great Escape
Seven Samurai
Triumph of the Will
2001: A Space Odyssey
Vertigo
Lone Survivor
The Last Waltz
Pulp Fiction
The Battle of Algiers
Tampopo
High and Low
On the Waterfront
Hurt Locker
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
12 O'clock High
To Kill a Mockingbird
Ran
Citizen Kane
Amarcord
Cool Hand Luke
Rebecca
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Vertigo
Das Boot
Babette's Feast
African Queen
Woman In the Dunes
Twelve Angry Men
Goodbye Mr. Chips
The Caine Mutiny
Breaker Morant

What, no Bridge on the River Kwai?

[brandx]

\Has anyone brought up ZFB's favorite flick yet? Pink Flamingos

Interesting that you are the first to bring it up.

[terryk]

Killer Clowns from Outer Space

[keefe]

Yep.  Dr. Scott was none too happy.  He was a bit of a neanderthal and was certainly a control freak.  God bless both Judy Shields and Toby Peters who flew air cover for us to the extent possible.

Dr Scott. Flat top, red neck (in Sep,) and a decidedly antiquarian view of life. The man personified in loco parentis.

[Spotcheck Billy]

No Christmas season is complete without a viewing of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Bad Santa