Mach 1's were too short and tooOriginally Posted by nycsteve
light for that power plant. However, the 2+2's were much more stable.
Mach 1's were too short and too
light for that power plant. However, the 2+2's were much more stable.
The older I get, the better I was.
Also drove some girls car back when , a mid 70s Cutless with a 442 . Damn thing burned rubber for a half block. That era had raw power but with limited handling abilities. They were literally building rockets back then.
Watch the closing credits. If you see a given company named in the "Special thanks" list, or if there's a "provided by..." credit, than that means there was probably some kind of exchange of money. Sometimes, you'll see car companies, manufacturers of sporting goods (including scuba gear), etc listed in the credits, under such circumstances. There was a point in the run of The Partridge Family, where the closing credits namechecked Ovation and Farfisa for supplying the gear that that the kids pretended to play.
One that I remember was in Flash Gordon, the credits identify Fiat as providing vehicles for the production of the film. I thought, "Wait, where was there a Fiat in that movie?! You mean the van and the car we see for all of 10 seconds at the beginning?". And someone pointed that such a credit doesn't necessarily denote something that's seen on screen. They may have supplied the cars to transport everyone from the hotel to the soundstage each day or whatever.
There was a Mad Magazine parody back in the 70's, I think of Today's FBI, that began with a note that it was commonplace for TV shows to receive money for making prominent use of a given make of car in the program. This was followed by a suggestion to "See if you can tell which car manufacturer paid to have their cars featured in...TODAY'S FIB" (or whatever the parody was called). ANd then every time I car is mentioned, they very inconspicuously name the make and model, e.g. "On August 13, at 10:45am, a brand new Lake Placid Blue Thunderbird flew into the parking lot of the First National Bank, delivering three gunmen, who proceeded the rob the bank", or something like that. It's like that through the entire parody, every car mentioned has these advertisement or game show style descriptions. I iwsh I still had that one, that was hilarious.
Another 70s movie with good NYC car chase scenes is "Night of the Juggler." Fun fact: my high school karate teacher, who was sort of eccentric, taught Robert DeNiro some karate for this film. He also appears in the film (a sort of skinny black dude).
Night Of The Juggler is indeed a good movie with an excellent chase. However DeNiro is not in the film. The lead is played by James Brolin . Theres also authentic X porn stars playing sluts.
Oooh, porn stars.
“From thirty feet away she looked like a lot of class. From ten feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from thirty feet away.” – Philip Marlowe
I need to see this one!
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
He taught DeNiro for something, and the guy is in Night of the Juggler, anyway.
The Upside - Brian Cransen and Kevin Hart. A remake of a French films from a few years ago. It's based on a true story about an ex-con (Hart) who is hired by a quadriplegic Billionaire (Cransen). There are plenty of very funny scenes but it's also a touching story about the relationship between Brian and Kevin. Really well done.
The Monster
I like finding hidden stuff on Netflix so I gave this one a whirl. Not half bad! Well, that is if you're into short, simple, creature flicks lol. Mother and daughter (with issues) break down on a wooded road...well, you could probably figure out the rest. It was fairly thrilling, fun lookin' monster (no cgi) and acted well enough to have no probs sittin through the 90 mins.
"Who would have thought a whale would be so heavy?" - Moe Sizlak
I saw the French film a couple years ago. It was excellent. Called The Intouchables.
We watched Eighth Grade last night. Very good depiction of the life of a modern eighth grade student in the US. I emphasize modern, because when I was in eighth grade (appx age 14), there were no personal computers, no cell phones, no internet, no youtube, no social media. It's more complicated for the kids now.
Corrected for accuracy.
“From thirty feet away she looked like a lot of class. From ten feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from thirty feet away.” – Philip Marlowe
The skies were clearer then, back before the contrails began to mess with my brainwaves. I was gonna tell those kids to stay off my lawn, but I don't have one.
Anyone know where to source (legitimately, of course) a decent copy of this? Preferably DVD or Blu, but online would probably do.
Not seen it in years, and its currently not available on Amazon both in Europe and US.
I only clicked on it because I thought it was going to be something more interesting...
There is one dvd on Ebay. 10.95 plus 2.99 shipping. Seller says it is in very good condition.
A Comfort Zone is not a Life Sentence
If you've got a decent public library, there's good chance they subscribe to a movie streaming service where you can watch it free. I can only think of Hoopla and Kanopy, at the moment, but there are others, I think.
“From thirty feet away she looked like a lot of class. From ten feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from thirty feet away.” – Philip Marlowe
I actually think the car chase sequences around and through Central Park are really the only worthwhile scenes in Night of the Juggler. The girl who plays Brolin’s daughter is pretty annoying; not the actress’s fault of course but not once does she yell Help! The rest of the movie just isn’t so great. My verdict - watch the car chase scenes in low quality on YouTube.
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Enjoyed the hell out of this one. Great cast of characters and real interesting and ridiculous story based on an actual thing. Good laughs.
"Who would have thought a whale would be so heavy?" - Moe Sizlak
Is that TAG: The Assassination Game, with Robert Carradine (not yet famous in Revenge Of The Nerds) and Linda Hamilton (not yet famous in Terminator)? I haven't seen that movie in about 35 years, but I seem to recall it was pretty good, very supsenseful.Tag
Enjoyed the hell out of this one. Great cast of characters and real interesting and ridiculous story based on an actual thing
I assumed that it was this one.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
(Emily Lintilla mode) Oh...never mind.
I enjoyed this also. Much better than I thought it would be.Tag
Enjoyed the hell out of this one. Great cast of characters and real interesting and ridiculous story based on an actual thing
I disagree , its a watchable movie overall with the very good setpiece mentioned. I would watch the whole thing if possible. Just my opinion.
Ted Bundy Tapes (2019)
Netflix Four part documentary on 70s serial killer Ted Bundy.
Exceptional! We binged the whole thing over the weekend.
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
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