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It was the 80's..it was low budget, it was a little cheesy, and it was awsome...
« on: February 06, 2025, 11:19:59 PM »
Man.  Watched this one for the first time in like 25 years.  It was among maybe 10 movies that formed my young world view.

True brilliance is almost never achieved by team players, regardless of what the "system" wants you to believe.  Let that sink in. That movie brought back so many memories.

Besides, Madonna and Linda Fiorentino were soooo HAWT.







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Re: It was the 80's..it was low budget, it was a little cheesy, and it was awsome...
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2025, 11:39:34 PM »
Lunatic Fringe by Red Rider.  They used that song perfectly in the movie.


Linda Fiorentino......holy smokes.
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Re: It was the 80's..it was low budget, it was a little cheesy, and it was awsome...
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2025, 11:45:36 PM »
Quote from: xanax on February 06, 2025, 11:39:34 PM
Linda Fiorentino......holy smokes.

If you haven't see The Last Seduction I recommend it.  Schwing.

And then she just....like disappeared.

[Edit]  Random trivia.  If you watch you will catch a young Forest Witaker. 
Also the guy who plays Kuch, is the guy who played the hunk in 16 candles.  Quit Hollywood and became a carpenter making custom furniture.  Good on him.  He probably had a better life that way.

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Re: It was the 80's..it was low budget, it was a little cheesy, and it was awsome...
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2025, 12:03:51 AM »

I guess the story archtype has been with us for thousands of years.

Basically the Luke Skywalker story too.  Rocky.  Cool Hand Luke. 

The single combat warrior.
The hero's journey. 
Read more Joseph Campbell. 

It maybe just be built into our DNA.  Jung.  Or maybe I smoked too much tonight.  Bedtime. ;)








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Re: It was the 80's..it was low budget, it was a little cheesy, and it was awsome...
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2025, 07:51:03 AM »
Wrestled Jr high and all through high school with 3 years of judo thrown in..

That was a good movie if you are into it

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Re: It was the 80's..it was low budget, it was a little cheesy, and it was awsome...
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2025, 05:58:54 PM »
Going back 10 years earlier we watched Death Race 2000 the other night. I saw it at the theater 50 years ago. I never realized Rocky/Rambo was in it.
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Re: It was the 80's..it was low budget, it was a little cheesy, and it was awsome...
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2025, 06:57:04 PM »
Quote from: AKIron on February 07, 2025, 05:58:54 PM
Going back 10 years earlier we watched Death Race 2000 the other night. I saw it at the theater 50 years ago. I never realized Rocky/Rambo was in it.

LoL.  I have never even seen that one.  IMDB 6.2 is higher than I expected.  I might have to give it a try. 

I mean I loved Escape from New York, so I'm not above a little cheese in the right mood. ;)

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Re: It was the 80's..it was low budget, it was a little cheesy, and it was awsome...
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2025, 01:37:58 AM »
Maybe some are not the lowest of budgets, but:

Evil Dead
Red Dawn
Return of the Living Dead
Heathers
Repo Man
Buckaroo Banzai
Rambo:  First Blood
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
WarGames
Conan the Barbarian
They Live
Re-Animator
From Beyond
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Re: It was the 80's..it was low budget, it was a little cheesy, and it was awsome...
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2025, 08:04:58 AM »
Quote from: Brooke on February 08, 2025, 01:37:58 AM
Maybe some are not the lowest of budgets, but:

Evil Dead
Red Dawn
Return of the Living Dead
Heathers
Repo Man
Buckaroo Banzai
Rambo:  First Blood
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
WarGames
Conan the Barbarian
They Live
Re-Animator
From Beyond

Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead-one of the greats and still a favorite actor of mine.

Heathers: Great movie, crush on Winona, junior year of college, good days.

Repo Man: My favorite movie on this list. Loved the soundtrack.

Fast Times of course! "Just having some food, learnin' about Cuba."

Conan with Arnold and the unheralded, as an actor, Wilt Chamberlain. Saw it at the theater twice.

I should find all of these on DVD. I only have Fast Times right now. Good list!
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Re: It was the 80's..it was low budget, it was a little cheesy, and it was awsome...
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2025, 11:18:41 AM »
“I’ll buy that for a dollar”

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