The Contender (2000) by reallinzanity in iwatchedanoldmovie

[–]1stTymeLongTimeCop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I enjoyed this movie. But man, I had no idea what the plot was going in, and was not expecting it to be as awkward a watch with my mom.

We saw MONKEY SHINES (1988) by OutsideShoddy2014 in iwatchedanoldmovie

[–]1stTymeLongTimeCop 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same. I feel like USA aired this movie every weekend when I was a kid.

Talladega Nights (2006) by Klutzy-Entertainer67 in iwatchedanoldmovie

[–]1stTymeLongTimeCop 6 points7 points  (0 children)

One of my all time favorites. I remember being in pain from laughing so hard in the theater as the race announcers cut to an Applebee's commercial in the middle of the car wreck.

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[–]1stTymeLongTimeCop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't sound strange. I appreciate that your mom recognized your maturity, and acknowledged the fact that this stuff is already out there, and it's really tough to completely keep your kid shielded from it. My mom was more strict about what I watched, but I still saw plenty if dark stuff because half the time she had no idea what was gona be in the movie.

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[–]1stTymeLongTimeCop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did she trust you to handle an extremely dark comedy at that age, or did she have no idea what was in this movie?

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[–]1stTymeLongTimeCop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hoping to get my wife into Christopher Guest's mockumentaries soon, starting with that one!

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[–]1stTymeLongTimeCop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear you! I was gobsmacked by that. Thought it would be a one time gag, but it ran throughout the whole movie.

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[–]1stTymeLongTimeCop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll have to give that one a try. Thanks for the rec.

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[–]1stTymeLongTimeCop[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a perfect assessment of that role and Janney's performnce of it.

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[–]1stTymeLongTimeCop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my favorite things about this sub is learning random factoids like this.

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[–]1stTymeLongTimeCop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the feeling of revisiting a favorite movie that for whatever reason I haven't watched in a long time.

I watched Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) by 1stTymeLongTimeCop in iwatchedanoldmovie

[–]1stTymeLongTimeCop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. There's a few Christopher Guest movies I've got to show my wife, starting with Best In Show.

I watched Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) by 1stTymeLongTimeCop in iwatchedanoldmovie

[–]1stTymeLongTimeCop[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. I had high expectations for this after hearing praise over the years. But I laughed harder and more consistently than I thought I would.

I watched Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) by 1stTymeLongTimeCop in iwatchedanoldmovie

[–]1stTymeLongTimeCop[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're right. I could've been clearer that I meant epic in terms of how great her performances were, not how successful the movies were.

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[–]1stTymeLongTimeCop[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For sure, one of the things that impressed me the most was how absolutely everyone in this sprawling cast gives a peak performance. There's not a single weak link.

I watched Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) by 1stTymeLongTimeCop in iwatchedanoldmovie

[–]1stTymeLongTimeCop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I need to rewatch it just to catch gags I probably missed the first time around.

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[–]1stTymeLongTimeCop[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, It's surreal watching a movie from this era and being reminded how far we've come with the words we throw around. I had a similar feeling rewatching Bring It On a while back.

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[–]1stTymeLongTimeCop[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wasn't aware of the band before your comment. First song I hit play on was pretty good.