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post #1 of 101
11/22/10 at 4:37pm
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After the fun of the Transformers watch along it has been suggested we don another, something I totally agree with. Many fine gems have been suggested but I would like to throw it open to the floor for ideas, and see who would be intrested.

Mind you if I have my way it will be ether Flash Gordon or The Monster Squad.

What say you fellows?
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post #2 of 101
11/22/10 at 4:40pm
Having recently rewatched Drag Me To Hell, I think it would be a fun one to watch-along to. Not a particularly long film either.
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post #3 of 101
11/22/10 at 4:41pm
'Flash Gordon' is pretty much tailor-made for this.

Also, depending upon the crew involved, I'd have to say that the STAR WARS films (IV - VI for sure, 1 - III if we're feeling ornery) could be a lot of fun.
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post #4 of 101
11/22/10 at 4:41pm
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Originally Posted by Judas Booth View Post
'Flash Gordon' is pretty much tailor-made for this.
Agreed, and I haven't seen it in ages.
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post #5 of 101
11/22/10 at 4:43pm
I'm up for either Flash or Squad.
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post #6 of 101
11/22/10 at 4:44pm
I've seen 'Flash Gordon' three times in the past 4-5 months or so (I bought it on blu-ray). Trust me, the camp value of this film would inspire a watch-along to greatness.
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post #7 of 101
11/22/10 at 4:45pm
Just MHO, but THE EDGE could be fun sometime. I am in the mood to revisit it

EDIT Or RONIN! Another Mamet penned flick
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post #8 of 101
11/22/10 at 4:45pm
When did we bring back Watch Alongs? i haven't seen one in a couple of years.
I was thinking of doing it!

Scott Pilgrim deserves the treatment.
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post #9 of 101
11/22/10 at 4:46pm
I've never seen 'The Monster Squad' so I can't comment on its suitability for a watch-along, but you can count on me to get it and join in on it.
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post #10 of 101
11/22/10 at 4:47pm
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We did a Transformers (1986) watch along on Saturday, it was great fun. So much so we all want to do another one.

Kate, I think these things wokr best when it's a fun or goofy movie as the banter in the Tranformers thread was gold.
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post #11 of 101
11/22/10 at 4:48pm
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Originally Posted by Tati View Post
When did we bring back Watch Alongs?
We just did one over the weekend for 'Transformers: the Movie' (1986). I wasn't able to participate in it (I'm dealing with a family emergency), but it looks like it was 100% successful.


eta: or what Ken said.
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post #12 of 101
11/22/10 at 4:49pm
If you chose Flash Gordon, I'd be in.
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post #13 of 101
11/22/10 at 4:50pm
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I remember it being all kinds of awesome, but to be honest my memories are mostly of Brian Blessed with wings.
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post #14 of 101
11/22/10 at 4:54pm
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Originally Posted by Ken Savage View Post
I remember it being all kinds of awesome, but to be honest my memories are mostly of Brian Blessed with wings.
MAN are you in for a treat, then. There's no denying that Blessed owns every single scene that he's in, but the rest of the film simply a joy to watch.

Ornella Muti.
The Queen Soundtrack.
The bore worms
Melanie Anderson.
Did I mention Ornella Muti yet?
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post #15 of 101
11/22/10 at 4:58pm
Just watched Flash Gordon a couple of months ago for the first time in forever. I thought I would find myself not enjoying it nearly as much as I did growing up.

I was wrong. This movie is like eating cotton candy out of a cone blasting Queen.
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post #16 of 101
11/22/10 at 5:00pm
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Originally Posted by Ken Savage View Post
We did a Transformers (1986) watch along on Saturday, it was great fun. So much so we all want to do another one.

Kate, I think these things wokr best when it's a fun or goofy movie as the banter in the Tranformers thread was gold.
Fair enough, Ken. As I have never participated in one of these before I will defer to your judgement!

PS I was going to do TRANSFORMERS with you guys but I had to work. Glad it was successful though!
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post #17 of 101
11/22/10 at 5:01pm
Somebody (I THINK it was Spike) got to see 'Flash Gordon' in a packed movie theater about a year ago. He said it played like gangbusters to the crowd.
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post #18 of 101
11/22/10 at 5:05pm
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Originally Posted by Judas Booth View Post
Somebody (I THINK it was Spike) got to see 'Flash Gordon' in a packed movie theater about a year ago. He said it played like gangbusters to the crowd.
That was me, and yes it does. It's what made me adore the film.
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post #19 of 101
11/22/10 at 5:06pm
I vote Flash Gordon. I thought Speed Racer determined once and for all good movies don't make for the best of watchalong times. And I haven't watched Flash Gordon all the way through in a dog's age.
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post #20 of 101
11/22/10 at 5:20pm
'Scott Pilgrim' and 'Drag Me to Hell' are both good selections as well.
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post #21 of 101
11/22/10 at 6:40pm
Flash Gordon - definitely... I've been meaning to pick up the Blu Ray and this gives me the perfect excuse.

I'll pick that shit up TOMORROW.

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Originally Posted by Spike Marshall View Post
If you chose Flash Gordon, I'd be in.
Sorry man. I guess you'll have to put up with me.
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post #22 of 101
11/22/10 at 6:45pm
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Originally Posted by Erix View Post
Sorry man. I guess you'll have to put up with me.
Don't worry, I won't take part.
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post #23 of 101
11/22/10 at 6:46pm
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Originally Posted by Erix View Post
Sorry man. I guess you'll have to put up with me.
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Originally Posted by Spike Marshall View Post
Don't worry, I won't take part.
What's going on?
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post #24 of 101
11/22/10 at 6:57pm
Depending on what night you have it, I'd absolutely be in for Flash Gordon.
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post #25 of 101
11/22/10 at 7:35pm
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Originally Posted by Judas Booth View Post
What's going on?
I posted that in jest.

I didn't think Spike would seriously deprive himself of enjoying something just because someone he doesn't even know, but irrationally hates, is taking part.

I don't know what I did. But he's disliked me since day one. Literally.

As they say in Spanish: cada loco con su tema.

Just want it to be clear that I, personally, have no problem if Spike is participating.
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post #26 of 101
11/22/10 at 7:38pm
As Erix had suggested, a Die Hard watchalong would be fucking perfect around Christmastime.

I'd even suggest, with Thanksgiving on Thursday, Planes, Trains and Automobiles if we could get one together that quickly.

If there's any way for Chewers to pay their respects to the late Mr. De Laurentiis, Flash Gordon (or Conan the Barbarian) would be ripe for a watchalong.
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post #27 of 101
11/22/10 at 8:26pm
Die Hard for Christmas sounds great!

Might I also add Orphan to the list in the spirit of Drag Me to Hell? It's just such a fun movie to experience with people.
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post #28 of 101
11/22/10 at 8:41pm
I think Die Hard 2 would a better choice for a watchalong, nothing wrong with Die Hard, I just think DH 2 would be more fun to make fun of.
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post #29 of 101
11/22/10 at 9:12pm
RICOCHET.

Although Die Hard sounds friggin' awesome.
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post #30 of 101
11/22/10 at 9:38pm
Watch along like TRUE ARYAN WARRIORS!
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post #31 of 101
11/22/10 at 10:42pm
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Originally Posted by Judas Booth View Post
'Flash Gordon' is pretty much tailor-made for this.
Yep, I put my vote towards Flash - aahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
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post #32 of 101
11/23/10 at 5:40am
I'd say Flash Gordon or Die Hard.

Maybe lets do Die Hard for Dec, then Flash Gordon for Jan. A proper way to enjoy the first month of 2011
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post #33 of 101
11/23/10 at 6:07am
I've just booked tickets for a Christmas Die Hard screening at my local cinema, so watching it along with everyone on here would be a cool comparison. I'd be up for Flash too, haven't seen it in years.

Maybe we should make a poll?
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post #34 of 101
11/23/10 at 6:33am
Die Hard sounds fun

Missed these things..
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post #35 of 101
11/23/10 at 7:03am
RUNNING SCARED (1986) ?
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post #36 of 101
11/23/10 at 7:21am
Actually, I'm still kind of pissed my proposed

STREET FIGHTER

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE

KARATE KID

and

BLOODSPORT

..watch-alongs never came to fruition. Might be time to bump up the ol' thread and see if I can kick up some dormant interest, haha, if this current plan is a success at least. And hell yes to Pilgrim Tati
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post #37 of 101
11/23/10 at 7:38am
Which Street Fighter? I haven't seen the recent one but by all accounts it's even more hilariously bad than the Van Damme version.
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post #38 of 101
11/23/10 at 9:59am
heh do a double feature back to back comparison....
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post #39 of 101
11/23/10 at 10:01am
Is it the one with that amazing Chris Klein performance? That would be fun.
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post #40 of 101
11/23/10 at 10:05am
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Ok if someone can explain to me how to add a poll we could have a vote.
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post #41 of 101
11/23/10 at 10:59am
I'm up for whatever's decided on next. If you were fortunate enough to take part in the Transformers experience, I dare say you'll know why.

Flash Gordon, Street Fighter, Die Hard, and Masters of the Universe are all perfect suggestions. Ken said it best already; these work better when they're a little (or a lot) larger than life in some way. It's not that I don't wanna watch There Will Be Blood with you guys/gals ('cos I still totally would) but I think there's almost an unspoken understanding of which films are best suited.

Any movie with a campy Timothy Dalton belongs in this bracket.
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post #42 of 101
11/23/10 at 11:25am
I know what i said about good movies not being suited, but I'd be all the fuck over a Die Hard watch-along at Christmas.
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post #43 of 101
11/23/10 at 11:37am
A modest proposoal:

Thanksgiving Day (short notice, I know): 'Plains, Trains, and Automobiles'
December (date to be set): 'Die Hard' OR 'Die Hard 2: Die Harder'
January (date to be set): 'Flash Gordon'
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post #44 of 101
11/23/10 at 11:48am
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Originally Posted by Judas Booth View Post
A modest proposoal:

Thanksgiving Day (short notice, I know): 'Plains, Trains, and Automobiles'
December (date to be set): 'Die Hard' OR 'Die Hard 2: Die Harder'
January (date to be set): 'Flash Gordon'

Man, I would love to be a part of Planes, but I'm visiting my folks in PA for Thanksgiving and they don't have internet. I'm definitely up for a Die Hard in December. I think the second one would be better fodder for this kind of thing. And I'm all over Flash for January.
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post #45 of 101
11/23/10 at 11:51am
I think the Thanksgiving one is gonna be rough... But the Christmas and January ideas are boffo.

I say we do that.

Set up Die Hard for mid December and Flash for the first week of January.

And it's gotta be the original Die Hard. I get what someone is saying about the second one being more ripe for ridicule, but it's the first really that has the holiday feeling.
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post #46 of 101
11/23/10 at 11:59am
I dunno, the second one always had a more holiday feeling to me. Maybe it's because of the snow.
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post #47 of 101
11/23/10 at 12:02pm
(rips up parking ticket) It's Christmas!!!!

That's the main reason why the second one would be appropriate.
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post #48 of 101
11/23/10 at 12:34pm
while it would be interesting to see how the second one holds up, especially after I once stated I'd rather wake up to burning pee then watch that again....

but my vote is still for the First Die Hard (or if we double bill it, add Lethal Weapon to the list too. DH, LW, and Christmas Vacation are always on rotation in dec for me)
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post #49 of 101
11/23/10 at 1:18pm
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Originally Posted by Bobby Bear View Post
Any movie with a campy Timothy Dalton belongs in this bracket.
Which leads me to also suggest Licence to Kill as a future choice.

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Originally Posted by Dave Jarvie View Post
but my vote is still for the First Die Hard (or if we double bill it, add Lethal Weapon to the list too. DH, LW, and Christmas Vacation are always on rotation in dec for me)
Lethal Weapon would be the obvious choice for Part 2 of the Joel Silver Christmas Double Feature (but since that's the year before that would come first), but may I also suggest The Last Boy Scout?
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post #50 of 101
11/23/10 at 1:20pm
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Originally Posted by Erix View Post
I think the Thanksgiving one is gonna be rough... But the Christmas and January ideas are boffo.

I say we do that.

Set up Die Hard for mid December and Flash for the first week of January.

And it's gotta be the original Die Hard. I get what someone is saying about the second one being more ripe for ridicule, but it's the first really that has the holiday feeling.
For the record, this is why I'm not taking part. You're already trying to control things.
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