I'm not trying to rattle him. I'm just telling him he has lost all credibility when it comes to music. Sports, the dude knows what's up. Music, not so much.
Stand by Me (my favorite childhood movie), Aliens, Raging Bull, Scarface, Ghostbuster, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (in my opinion the best of the trilogy... blasphemy, I know), Once Upon a Time In America, Die Hard, Evil Dead 2... And of course... (Terrible movie, but very emblematic of early 80s hip hop)
The 80s was a GREAT decade for film. Not just good, not ok great. It may have been light on substance, but it was balls to the wall for entertainment value, which is what ultimately matters. Tell the truth what would you rather watch Caddy Shack or the so called greatest film of all time... Piano. Eddie and the Cruisers Dune (just kidding. Dune Sucked) The Princess Bride Stripes The Goonies Streets of Fire Empire Strikes Back Return of the Jedi The last Star Fighter Indiana Jones Iron Eagle Stripes Ghostbusters Throw Momma From the Train Caddy Shack Back to School Real Genius Gremlins Meatballs Teen Wolf Delta Force Full Metal Jacket I could go on..
Some damn good films in that list Stripes, The Last Star Fighter, Iron Eagle, Gremlins, and Delta Force were not among them.
I love Stripes. So many funny lines. SIAP, but I would add La Bamba and Stand and Deliver. Too bad LDP turned into such a douche. Did anyone mention Vacation? I'm sort of embarrassed to admit it but I watch Coming to America every time it comes on.
Funny actors too, but just a preposterous film. The stars copped out on getting boot camp haircuts, except for John Candy. Ahh, Chevy Chase, peaking at age 30. Lots of great scenes and Randy Quaid upstaged everybody. It added the term "Griswolding" to the vocabulary, you know, when you start snoring behind the wheel. It's truly bad film. I'll only watch it if the barber shop scene is coming up. Clarence is the only redeeming feature in the film. "Oh there they go. There they go, every time I start talkin 'bout boxing, a white man got to pull Rocky Marciano out their ass. That's their one, that's their one. Rocky Marciano. Rocky Marciano. Let me tell you something once and for all. Rocky Marciano was good, but compared to Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano ain't shit." "Yeah, I met Dr. Martin Luther King in 1962 in Memphis, Tennessee. I walkin' down the street minding my own business, just walking on. Feelin' good. I walk around the corner, a man walk up, hit me in my chest, right. I fall on the ground, right. And I look up and it's Dr. Martin Luther King. I said 'Dr. King?' and he said 'Ooops, I thought you were some body else.' "
I don't know what is up with my brain....can't believe I didn't acknowledge some of my favorite Candy films. He owned the 80's. Splash, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Summer Rental, and my favorite Volunteers. Tom Tuttle from Tacoma, lol. I liked the entire cast and AMH wasn't obnoxious yet. Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh composed the soundtrack. I just read that a remake is due out this summer. SMH. It is bad. I tried to find a gif from the barbershop. Hilarious. That and the revival meeting with Randy Watson and his band Sexual Chocolate.
