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Metry Road, "Slime"--one of my favorite topics. Slimiest performance-- Tie between Paul Smith as Hamidou in "Midnight Express" (he was the prison warden) and Micheal Gambon as Albert Spica in "The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover". Albert Spica was, ahem...yuck. Slimiest performer (career)-- Gene Lockhart. The studio era (RKO, MGM, WB) slime man. Looking at Lockhart's IMDB filmography, I count more than fifteen films I remember Mr. Lockhart as a slimy character. Metry Road--I will never rent "Bad Santa", but Billy Bob Thornton is one of the better actors working today. Please write a bit more regarding Thornton's character in "Bad Santa". Is Thornton's character a slob, or has a miserable attitude, or foul mouthed, or violent, or a combination of slimy "attributes"? Rusty Message was edited by: jarhfive

"What does it do?" "It doesn't DO anything. That's the beauty of it."

Wallace Ford. A couple of years ago, I watched the film "He Ran All The Way" (1951). Wallace Ford plays Peggy Dobbs' (Shelley Winters) father. Mr. Ford does not have a big role in the movie, but I noticed and liked the guy. Last night, I watched "T-Men". Wallace Ford is a character called "The Schemer". Wallace Ford's character did not do a whole lot of "scheming", but Wallace Ford the actor did a whole lot of stealing...his scenes. A terrific actor. BTW: Looking up Wallace Ford on IMDB I noticed a credit for a movie titled--"The Man Who Reclaimed His Head" (1934). Starring Claude Rains. Lurid movie title. Has any forum contributor seen "The Man Who Reclaimed His Head"? Rusty

Ernest Thesiger and Una O'Connor. Appeared together in "Bride Of Frankenstein" (1935). Rusty

Hello, I second karlofffan's "Master and Commander: Far Side of the World". Hollywood can still produce a rousing, no bulls*** adventure film. I like Russell Crowe and he is perfectly cast in "Master and Commander...". More recent is "Capote"--another no bulls*** movie. I appreciate the movie does not stray from the Capote-Smith-Hickock-Holcomb (Kansas) story. No superfluous sub-plots! A very welcome surprise. Good soundtrack by one of my favorite musicians-- Mychael Danna. Of course, Philip Seymour Hoffman is a treasure. I've got "The Cooler" waiting in top of my DVD player--I guess I will watch next. I like Alec Baldwin (so good in "The Aviator"). Rusty

Jump Raven, Thank you for your reply. I may have recorded the MST3K version of "Manos..." on VHS. Now, where would that tape be located? Hmm... Oh, another "Neely": Mel? God? Neely?... NEEEEEEELYYY O'HARAAAAAAAA! Rusty

Jump Raven, I'm okay with your list, but that is not why I am writing this message. Something is driving me a bit crazy. I've looked the usual places and have not found a satisfactory answer. You are a "Manos: The Hands Of Fate", uh...fan? Is "Manos: The Hands Of Fate" the movie that has a long, long, long first scene as follows: Audience viewpoint is inside a car, looking through the windshield of the car, windshield wipers are going (obviously, raining), the car is traveling down a dirt road. The scene follows--car traveling down dirt road for a couple of minutes, voice on soundtrack says a few lines of dialogue that make no sense, more car traveling down the road, some more nonsense narration, more car traveling down the road...finally, after what seem like an eternity (ten to fifteen minutes), the car turns off the dirt road. Do you know if that is the first few minutes of the movie "Manos: The Hands Of Fate"? While I am writing. Allieharding--your "Valley Of the Dolls" viewing?. Did you make it to the eye-popping, ab-fab "Neely O'Hara" (Patty Duke) montage? That scene is so bad it is good. Rusty

Jump Raven, I saw the following movie in my big catalog of videos, I have not watched the film: "Godmonster of Indian Flats" (1973). Why do I submit a movie that I have not watched? Following movie synopsis from Netflix "At A Glance": "When contaminated gas from an ancient mine create the formation of a giant mutant sheep, a Wild West tourist town becomes a chaotic nightmare. The 8-foot monstrosity wreaks havoc, spewing flammable orange gas and dancing with the town freaks! Captured by the corrupt, racist mayor, this hellbeast soon becomes a town attraction. Over-the-top, campy, and utterly hilarious, Godmonster of Indian Flats would make John Waters very happy." I placed the DVD in my Netflix queue, position #17. I am certain someone reading this thread has watched "Godmonster of Indian Flats". Two questions. One. Am I wasting one of my precious Netflix rentals adding "Godmonster..." to my queue? Two. If the answer to question "One" is--"no, you are not wasting a rental". Is the movie worth moving to position #1 of my Netflix queue? Rusty

patful, I wish I had never remembered one of my suggested movies--"Village Of The Giants". I don't remember where I saw the movie (maybe, VH1 several years ago). I can't get the image of teens slowly swinging their arms, shoulders, head, as they move around the "village" out of my brain. "Why are they moving like that?", I said to myself. "Oh...I 'get it', they are big teens". "Village Of The Giants"--a seriously stupid movie. BTW: I have never heard of AmericanLifeTV (I "only" have 52 channels). I looked up the "AmericanLifeTV" web site. "Televison for the Boomer Generation" is their motto. The "boomer" channel highlights--"Original TV programs include: Embassy ChefsSM, Flea Market ManiaSM, and Fixing Dinner..." "Fixing Dinner"? Rusty Message was edited by: jarhfive

daddysprimadonna, Quote: "and that goofy movie with the father and daughter on some planet where a spaceship from Earth lands,and the father keeps projecting negative vibes from his id or something to kill people with whom he's frustrated or doesn't like(what's the name of that movie?)" Doesn't your message need to include a first line--"Spoiler Alert"? Pretty funny. On the other hand--anyone who has watched TCM for more than a few months has seen "Forbidden Planet" at least one time. So, never mind. Rusty

Hello, William Castle directs "Strait Jacket". IMDB picture of the DVD(?) cover for "Strait Jacket"? I give it an "A+". Rusty

Jump Raven, Two more submissions--both starring famous Hollywood performers. First movie. Starring Joan Crawford near the end of her career-- "Strait Jacket" (1964). Movie includes the most blatant product placement I've seen in any big time Hollywood production. "Drink Pepsi-Cola...damn it!" Second movie. Starring Beau Bridges near the beginning of his, ahem...big time movie career--"Village Of The Giants" (1965). Hmm...how to convince audiences Beau and Tommy (Kirk) and Johnny (Crawford) are giant teens? They move around the cheap sets in slow motion! Oh, I see (on IMDB)--Bert I. Gordon directs "Village Of The Giants"...'nuff said. Rusty

karlofffan, Quote: "How can we forget From Hell it Came (1957), with an evil tree stump called a Tabonga that throws people into quicksand." I HAD forgotten "From Hell it Came". I read your message. I remembered "Tabonga". "Tree stump God...throw people into quicksand" only hints at the goofiness of the plot. Vote for ONE movie that represents 1950's drive-in "cheese"? "From Hell It Came" gets MY vote. Rusty

stoneyburke, Quote: "MST3K was a wonderful show that featured some amazingly bad movies. Too bad it is off the air. HEY, TCM, you want to bring youts to TCM....resurrect MST3K on your station." TCM would have to build MST3K from scratch. Props, costumes, etcetera were auctioned on Ebay shortly after THE END OF MST3K. I placed an Ebay bid on a MST3K item that was described as several cubic inches of "prop foam". Did not win...damn. I wonder what happened to the robots? JonParker is correct regarding "Battlefield Earth" as the worst (movie). "Battlefield Earth" ties "Exorcist II" for MY worst big budget movie. The only reason I don't unseat "Exorcist II" on MY list is--I had the luxury of turning off "Battlefield Earth" thirty minutes into the thing. I watched "Exorcist II" first theatrical release and (I suppose) I could have walked out, but after paying to get into the theater...walking out of "Exorcist II" would of been unthinkable. Rusty

Jump Raven, "Stark Fear"? I did a little checking and must change my "buried and rare" comment. "Stark Fear" is available on VHS and DVD. If the DVD is anything like the thing I watched on PBS...no comment. Rusty

Jump Raven, "Stark Fear" (1962). I watched "Stark Fear" a couple of months ago, broadcast on my local PBS station. The movie was broadcast because one of the producers lived in the area (he co-hosted the broadcast of his movie). I may be the only forum contributor to have seen "Stark Fear"--I think it has been 'buried' since a short time after the 1962 premiere. So, because of its rarity, I don't know if it would fit into your schedule. The movie is notable for two things-- First. An example of a one time, "let's make a movie...for the heck of it" production. Inept cinematography, sound, lighting, editing, plot, etcetera. Second. No stranger to bad movies, star Beverly Garland ("The Alligator People", "Not Of This Earth") calls the movie, "...her least favorite of all the movies she's made". Beverly Garland quote a bit of "Star Fear" IMDB trivia. Rusty

Jump Raven, People who like Zabriskie Point? Hey, people think "Salo, or The 120 Days Of Sodom" is a masterpiece. What the heck, it's only opinions...right? One from "down under": "Ned Kelly"--Poor Mick Jagger and poor me (who sat through the entire 100 minutes of the thing). Wait. One more from Australia: "Young Einstein"--does anyone on Earth really laugh at the antics of Yahoo Serious? Rusty

Reading "Zardoz" reminds me of another "Z" movie: "Zabriskie Point" (1970)--the only good thing about "Zabriskie Point" is the hallucinogenic drugs passed out during filming and post-production. Incoherent mess. Rusty

Jump Raven, Yeah...I thought about whether, or not, to include "The Ten Commandments" in my list of big budget bad. I watched the movie several times as a child and every viewing was a little bit more 'turned off' by the ludicrous dialogue. Oh well, so it goes... Rusty

Hello, Oh God, I just read the name "Zardoz". Sean Connery must be a great actor to have a show biz career after starring in that piece of s***. Rusty

Hello, I would like to include some big budget bad movies. Sort of a sour "Million Dollar Movie". A few movies I have watched that fit my "big budget bad" criteria: "The Ten Commandments" (1956)--I understand what Cecil B. DeMille was attempting with the "period" dialogue. Even watching the thing as a kid, I thought the character's stilted speech was ridiculous. Okay...most other elements of the movie are pretty good, except the odd casting of Edward G. Robinson as the Hebrew overseer "Dathan". "Exorcist II: The Heretic"--my candidate for the worst movie ever made. John Boorman (director), Richard Burton, Louise Fletcher, Max von Sydow and a "Mixmaster" (for editing). Another sequel--"Death Wish 3". The horror...the horror... "Mac and Me" was mentioned as an "E.T." rip-off. Reminds me of the movie--"Gordy". Made the same year as the other pig movie--"Babe". I bet "Gordy" sat on the shelf, was dusted off and released after the success of "Babe". Bad...bad... "The Bonfire of the Vanities"--how can such a good book be turned into such a boring movie? BTW: If you missed the recent TCM broadcast of "Shadow Of A Woman" look for a future broadcast of the movie. It is sooo bad. Rusty

LarryDarrell152, Quote: "discretionary income is higher than the younger generations from what I've read" I have no doubt baby boomer discretionary income is higher than younger generations, but my experience is--as I get older the less I think I need things. Saving for retirement becomes an important issue. I can only write about my situation, but the last few years (I am fifty) I have taken a fair share of my "after paying bills" income and given it to relatives. Frankly, they are starting out 'adult' life and need the money...and I have some extra money to donate. Sure beats buying a boat, or whatever. Rusty

JonParker, Robert Osborne holding a DVD package up while speaking, "...and you might want to 'check out' this DVD box set of..." and the (paraphrase) "What's Happening In Show Business This Month" segment is advertising and "marketing dollars" spent. Mr. Osborne does not do his 'thing' for free and broadcast time costs big bucks. Rusty

stoneyburke, Stoney you wrote (several months ago)--"...uneasy of making any kind of noise lest our crumbs be taken away altogether". Very well written and very true and concise and I have memorized your sentence. I love the way you write. BTW: Believe it, or not--I wanted to add your "crumbs" thought to my previous post (with attribution), but I had already posted my "LarryDarrell" reply. Rusty

LarryDarrell152, Quote: "When you don't understand what's going on in any public situation - look for the money interest." Larry--a very concise, very well written and very true statement. I have been saying the same thing (to anyone who cares to listen...they usually are not interested) for the last five years. I've been "saying the same thing", but with a lot more words and a lot less lucidity than your sentence. Rusty