Fan Service

Oh goodie, a movie list challenge. I'll set parameters for myself: no musicals or Christmas movies (so no Die Hard) and list only what comes to mind in 10 minutes. Go- Yes, Donavon's Reef! And Rio Bravo, Daktari, Bob Hope's My Favorite Blonde & Brunette, & Spy, The Uninvited, Ghost Breakers, the 30s and 40s The Saint series, Ghostbusters, Foul Play, Groundhog's Day, Young Frankenstein, The Thin Man series, Lady of Burlesque, The Women, Fantastic Planet, Them, The Thing, The Blob, The Changeling, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Parent Trap, The Chalk Garden, The Truth About Spring, The Moon Spinners, Roger Rabbit, Franco Z's Romeo and Juliet, Independence Day, The Terminator, Indiana Jones Arc and Last Crusade, LOTR and The Hobbit franchise (That's a serious time investment but it doesn't compare to the time spent reading them.) My time is up. That was fun.

I barely scratched the surface. I love all of these and have watched each 10Xs+ so there must be something wrong with me:) In my defense, I habitually multitask.

Regarding the way Bill Murray changes his character and becomes a better person, Quentin Tarantino just partially criticized this very fact in comparing Bill Murray and Chevy Chase movies, I guess just yesterday.

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Fan service for sure. Best Years of Our Lives after maybe 25 viewings the light sobbing starts in the opening credits. Donovan's Reef, Kelly's Heroes, Groundhog Day, Philadelphia Story all on repeat for me as well. Some I did not hear, Deer Hunter, Chinatown (like 50 times), and two Cohen Brother's movies, Raising Arizona and The Big Lebowski. The Searchers and The Outlaw Josie Wales. A baker's ten.

RebeccaCoffey (View Comment):

Oh goodie, a movie list challenge. I’ll set parameters for myself: no musicals or Christmas movies (so no Die Hard) and list only what comes to mind in 10 minutes. Go- Yes, Donavon’s Reef! And Rio Bravo, Daktari, Bob Hope’s My Favorite Blonde & Brunette, & Spy, The Uninvited, Ghost Breakers, the 30s and 40s The Saint series, Ghostbusters, Foul Play, Groundhog’s Day, Young Frankenstein, The Thin Man series, Lady of Burlesque, The Women, Fantastic Planet, Them, The Thing, The Blob, The Changeling, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Parent Trap, The Chalk Garden, The Truth About Spring, The Moon Spinners, Roger Rabbit, Franco Z’s Romeo and Juliet, Independence Day, The Terminator, Indiana Jones Arc and Last Crusade, LOTR and The Hobbit franchise (That’s a serious time investment but it doesn’t compare to the time spent reading them.) My time is up. That was fun.

I barely scratched the surface. I love all of these and have watched each 10Xs+ so there must be something wrong with me:) In my defense, I habitually multitask.

The Changeling is the only horror movie I ever liked.

Alright I'll bite. Many of the movies discussed in the podcast would be on my list, so I'll go with other, maybe more personal favorites. In no particular order:

Star Wars

Caveman! (This one I probably saw 20 times, all before I was 12 years old. It may be the perfect kids comedy, even though I don't think it was meant for kids)

Lethal Weapon

Any of the Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Western trilogy

The Usual Suspects