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What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
| January 26th, 2021 at 10:03:32 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | In 1988 the 12 most popular films by domestic box office and estimated attendance were 1 Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Jun 22, 1988 Walt Disney Adventure $151,668,767 36,902,376 2 Coming to America Jun 29, 1988 Paramount Pictures Comedy $128,152,301 31,180,608 3 Good Morning Vietnam Dec 23, 1987 Walt Disney Comedy $121,650,966 29,598,775 4 Big Jun 3, 1988 20th Century Fox Comedy $112,555,170 27,385,686 5 Crocodile Dundee 2 May 25, 1988 Paramount Pictures Adventure $109,306,210 26,595,184 6 3 Men and a Baby Nov 25, 1987 Walt Disney Comedy $80,091,739 19,487,041 7 Cocktail Jul 29, 1988 Walt Disney Drama $78,222,753 19,032,300 8 Moonstruck Dec 16, 1987 MGM Romantic Comedy $77,051,120 18,747,231 9 Die Hard Jul 15, 1988 20th Century Fox Action $74,138,586 18,038,585 10 Beetle Juice Mar 30, 1988 Warner Bros. Comedy $73,326,666 17,841,037 11 Twins Dec 9, 1988 Universal Comedy $73,099,158 17,785,683 12 A Fish Called Wanda Jul 15, 1988 MGM Comedy $63,493,000 15,448,418
That year a 21 year old actress, Julia Roberts (born October 28, 1967) saw her first two feature films released. #101 Satisfaction Feb 12, 1988 20th Century Fox Comedy $8,253,123 2,008,059 (Production Budget: $13,000,000) #91 Mystic Pizza Oct 21, 1988 Samuel Goldwyn Films Comedy $9,863,905 2,399,976 (Production Budget: $6,000,000) Although both films had similar attendance, the budget of Satisfaction was twice that of Mystic Pizza. Family ties ended on May 14, 1989, but Satisfaction ended Justin Bateman's (20 months older than Roberts) feature film career. Within a year and a half Julia Roberts would become a motion picture superstar #24 Steel Magnolias Nov 15, 1989 Sony Pictures Comedy $50,788,964 12,729,063 #2 Pretty Woman Mar 23, 1990 Walt Disney Romantic Comedy $178,406,268 42,276,366 When Harry Met Sally and Pretty Woman paved the way for a rebirth for the Hollywood romantic comedy albeit with more sexual component than earlier screwball comedies. |
| January 27th, 2021 at 7:11:40 AM permalink | |
| JimRockford Member since: Sep 18, 2015 Threads: 2 Posts: 971 |
I have seen all of those movies except #4 and #11 which I don't remember at all. All of the 10 that I saw were worth seeing and they are worth seeing again. Compare that list to the top domestic box office for 2019. 1 Avengers: Endgame 2 The Lion King 3 Toy Story 4 4 Frozen II 5 Captain Marvel 6 Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker 7 Spider-Man: Far from Home 8 Aladdin 9 Joker 10 It Chapter Two 11 Jumanji: The Next Level 12 Us kids movies, comic book heroes and sequels to same. Are we all 9 years old? The mind hungers for that on which it feeds. |
| January 27th, 2021 at 8:17:04 AM permalink | |
| ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12532 |
I’d advise against taking a nine year old to see IT, Joker, or Us. “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |
| January 27th, 2021 at 11:56:54 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Really! Big has one of the most iconic movie scenes of the 1980s. Twins is still watchable 32 years later. But of course, the massive difference between now and 32 years ago, with the exception of Roger Rabbit which had some animation in a film for adults, the fully animated films were all for children, many were being recycled for a re-release, and none of them were box office leaders. #25 Bambi 1988 Re-release $39,047,150 Jul 15 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures #29 The Land Before Time $35,457,680 Nov 18 Universal Pictures #30 Oliver & Company $35,151,553 Nov 18 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures #46 The Fox and the Hound 1988 Re-release $23,556,988 Mar 25 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures #124 Cinderella 1987 Re-release $5,989,042 Nov 20 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures In 2019 three out of five films are animated or CGI renderings of animated films. The other two are heavily dependent on CGI. 1 Avengers: Endgame 2 The Lion King 3 Toy Story 4 4 Frozen II 5 Captain Marvel |
| January 27th, 2021 at 1:55:14 PM permalink | |
| JimRockford Member since: Sep 18, 2015 Threads: 2 Posts: 971 |
Yes, I saw Big and Twins. The titles just didn't trigger my memory. I know that modern Pixar type movies are enjoyed by many adults. The image quality is very impressive but to me, they're still cartoons. The super hero movies are not much different. No real character development. No complexity of human emotion. I find the experience hollow and shallow. I enjoy a super hero movie now and then but my problem is that now these movies blot out the sun. There are fewer and fewer memorable movies with real substance. The mind hungers for that on which it feeds. |
| February 1st, 2021 at 6:43:15 PM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11793 | Nomadland Limited release in IMAX only Saw it at Arizona Mills I read the book so I am very familiar with some of the characters. I also spent a week in Quartzite where some of the movie takes place. It's a gorgeously filmed movie. The music is beautiful. The landscapes are breathtaking. The book is nonfiction but the main character in the movie, Fern, played by Frances Mcdormand is fictional. Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells are real nomads and play themselves and do a fabulous job. It's a pretty slow story. Slice of life. I give it 7 out of 10. It may win best pic. It's a critics favorite. I think a streaming/theater release is good strategy because it probably won't make a lot of money so it won't be in theaters long. With it being on hulu in a few weeks, it will get a lot of exposure. It's very timely as people are losing their homes these days. I would be surprised if Frances wins best actress, not a lot of emotion displayed but the part is so real and down to earth. They have Swankie who plays herself in the movie, pass away at the end of the movie. In real life Swankie still has cancer but is alive and was at the same Theatre last fri nite when the film opened to watch herself in the movie. Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| February 1st, 2021 at 9:42:38 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
Wow. I saw all of these, some more than once, not a dud in the bunch. What strikes me is, they are all comedies, except Diehard. Shows where our frame of mind was in the 80's. It all changed in the 90's and hasn't improved. Cocktail is listed as a drama, but it was really a comedy. Gotta fall in love with Cher in Moonstruck. Wanda is amazing, seen it 5 times at least. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| February 10th, 2021 at 10:21:27 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | For some reason I thought Cary Grant's last movie was Father Goose, which was pretty good. His last was actually Walk Don't Run in 1966. I had never seen it so I found it on YT and oh my dear god, was it a turkey. Unwatchable. Bad acting and insipid story. And Grant at 60 looked old and awful. Some men just don't age well. They can't all be Tom Selleck. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| February 11th, 2021 at 7:23:01 AM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 |
I don’t how common it is today, but I’ve noticed quite a few old Hollywood male stars paired up with very young female stars in their movies. Usually beyond their expiration dates. Of course most pf the big female stars had even fewer roles as they aged. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| February 25th, 2021 at 5:01:40 PM permalink | |
| Gandler Member since: Aug 15, 2019 Threads: 27 Posts: 4256 | I watched Shutter Island (2010) the other night. I never watched it when it first released because of the reviews. But, I thought it was an excellent movie, probably the first movie in a while that I really got into. I am not sure why all of the negative critical reviews, I thought it was very well-done. |