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Title: Movies for the 4th Post by: Menard on July 04, 2007, 07:30:37 PM Just wondering, as there are movies we watch for other holidays, if there are any movies any of you watch for the 4th of July, or that you would consider good fare for the holiday.
For me, the one movie that I am watching for the 4th is Return of the Living Dead. Not only is the movie set on July the 4th, but Linnea Quigley certainly gets...ummm....skyrockets up, up, and away in this one. :teddyr: Title: Re: Movies for the 4th Post by: Andrew on July 04, 2007, 08:33:54 PM Somehow I had missed that "Return of the Living Dead" was set on the 4th. It makes the nuclear artillery shell that much more of a parody, I guess.
Coming up with a 4th-themed film is eluding me, though the idea is neat. I suppose that "Daimajin" would work, along with something like "Gymkata" (the prior film and many Samurai films are a better fit than the latter). "Rocky IV" is another candidate, though it goes to the "crazy patriotic" side of the spectrum. Title: Re: Movies for the 4th Post by: RCMerchant on July 04, 2007, 08:37:10 PM Hmmm...
BORN on the 4th of JULY,the movie with Tom Cruise,mebbe?. :question:ok....mebbe not..... :bluesad: INDEPENDENCE DAY is an obvious one...though I would rather watch the original WAR of the WORLDS,EARTH vs. The FLYING SAUCERS,or even MARS ATTACKS! Jimi at WOODSTOCK- [youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euUitQtlKMg Title: Re: Movies for the 4th Post by: indianasmith on July 04, 2007, 11:32:59 PM To me, there's only one movie for the 4th - Mel Gibson's THE PATRIOT. Seen it a dozen times, loved it every time.
Title: Re: Movies for the 4th Post by: Allhallowsday on July 04, 2007, 11:37:35 PM YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942) opens on George M. Cohan's "birthday": the 4th of July (that's Hollywood, it was really the 3rd). Jimmy Cagney as Cohan is accused in the film of lots of "vulgar flag waving..."
Title: Re: Movies for the 4th Post by: GoHawks on July 05, 2007, 02:45:41 AM It's not a "bad movie", but my friends and I always watch "1776" (1972) on the 4th. It's a good movie in its own right, but what could possibly be more appropriate for the 4th than a movie about the events that transpired to make the 4th what it is?
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068156/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068156/) The VHS version we used to rent is the theatrical release; the newer DVD version Mike bought contains a lot of extra footage, including at least one or two more songs (yes, it's a musical). Another 4th of July related movie to watch (although also not a "bad movie") is "McLintock!" (1963). The climax of the movie takes place on the 4th, during the celebrations. IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057298/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057298/) Title: Re: Movies for the 4th Post by: RCMerchant on July 05, 2007, 04:27:42 AM It's not a "bad movie", but my friends and I always watch "1776" (1972) on the 4th. It's a good movie in its own right, but what could possibly be more appropriate for the 4th than a movie about the events that transpired to make the 4th what it is? 1776!!!! Wow. I remember our school taking us to see that movie on a field trip or some such thing!!! I had forgotton all about it!!! That was a long time ago! We saw it in a theater in Kalamazoo,seems like I was older than 10,though....hmmmm. I enjoyed it,which was strange for me,because at ten,if it didn't involve monsters, soldiers,or cowboys,I generally didn't like it! :bouncegiggle: (Almost the same as now!) Title: Re: Movies for the 4th Post by: Joe on July 05, 2007, 07:06:43 AM UNCLE SAM i belive takes place on the 4th, with issac hayes running around no less!
Title: Re: Movies for the 4th Post by: The Burgomaster on July 05, 2007, 07:25:34 AM (http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1010/48030.1010.A.jpg)
(http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1010/337996.1010.A.jpg) (http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1010/337986.1010.A.jpg) (http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1010/337984.1010.A.jpg) How about the EXTREMELY terrible, and mostly forgotten, Al Pacino flick REVOLUTION? It bombed in theaters in 1985 and didn't do well as a video rental, either. If you can believe Pacino, with his New York accent, as a Revolutionary War soldier, then I guess you can believe anything. 7 critics reviewed this on the Rotten Tomatoes website and they all panned it. Here are some quotes: "Star-spangled silliness, and one of the biggest debacles of the 1980s" "Revolution is a pointless, frequently cruel train wreck of a movie, atrociously miscast and laughably overmelodramatic, and apparently filmed without benefit of a script." "Who on Earth thought Al Pacino (The Insider, Devil's Advocate) could possibly be an appropriate choice to play a supposedly Scottish fur trader in colonial New York? The accent his Tom Dobb speaks with is like Michael Corleone trying to come off as British. " "Dirty, rainy, gray, grim, and muddy, Revolution is like a Monty Python movie they forgot to add the jokes to. Only not as funny." "[Director Hugh] Hudson's revolutionary war epic has a dubious place in film history as one of the worst reviewed movies of the decade." "An almost inconceivable disaster which tries for a worm's eye view of the American Revolution, the worm in question being [Al] Pacino as a son of the good earth who is pushed into the fight by the taunts of [Klaus] Kinski and motivated by the sadism of British sergeant [Donald] Sutherland." "It's also the first 70 mm movie that looks as if it was shot hand-held on 16 mm and blown up for the big screen. Director? I didn't catch the credit. Was there one?" I worked in a video rental store when this was released and I got to take it home and watch it for free. It was a painful experience. This movie is SO forgotten, that I keep forgetting to list it when contributors to this forum ask about the worst movies ever made. This one is near the top of the list. Title: Re: Movies for the 4th Post by: Mr_Vindictive on July 05, 2007, 08:13:14 AM ([url]http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1010/48030.1010.A.jpg[/url]) ([url]http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1010/337996.1010.A.jpg[/url]) ([url]http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1010/337986.1010.A.jpg[/url]) ([url]http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1010/337984.1010.A.jpg[/url]) How about the EXTREMELY terrible, and mostly forgotten, Al Pacino flick REVOLUTION? It bombed in theaters in 1985 and didn't do well as a video rental, either. If you can believe Pacino, with his New York accent, as a Revolutionary War soldier, then I guess you can believe anything. 7 critics reviewed this on the Rotten Tomatoes website and they all panned it. Here are some quotes: "Star-spangled silliness, and one of the biggest debacles of the 1980s" "Revolution is a pointless, frequently cruel train wreck of a movie, atrociously miscast and laughably overmelodramatic, and apparently filmed without benefit of a script." "Who on Earth thought Al Pacino (The Insider, Devil's Advocate) could possibly be an appropriate choice to play a supposedly Scottish fur trader in colonial New York? The accent his Tom Dobb speaks with is like Michael Corleone trying to come off as British. " "Dirty, rainy, gray, grim, and muddy, Revolution is like a Monty Python movie they forgot to add the jokes to. Only not as funny." "[Director Hugh] Hudson's revolutionary war epic has a dubious place in film history as one of the worst reviewed movies of the decade." "An almost inconceivable disaster which tries for a worm's eye view of the American Revolution, the worm in question being [Al] Pacino as a son of the good earth who is pushed into the fight by the taunts of [Klaus] Kinski and motivated by the sadism of British sergeant [Donald] Sutherland." "It's also the first 70 mm movie that looks as if it was shot hand-held on 16 mm and blown up for the big screen. Director? I didn't catch the credit. Was there one?" I worked in a video rental store when this was released and I got to take it home and watch it for free. It was a painful experience. This movie is SO forgotten, that I keep forgetting to list it when contributors to this forum ask about the worst movies ever made. This one is near the top of the list. We were forced to watch this one every year in our history classes in middle school. As Burgo said, it's extremely awful. Title: Re: Movies for the 4th Post by: Joe the Destroyer on July 07, 2007, 04:14:16 AM I really didn't have anything in particular planned out, so I just popped in Harry Potter and the Scoreror's Stone. Not exactly patriotic, but it got the job done.
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