Friday, August 19, 2016

Netflix This Movie! Vol. 190

by Patrick Bromley
To celebrate the 190th installment of this column, I thought it would be fun to pick some of my favorite movies currently available on Netflix. #morethanfave7films

Back to the Future (1985, dir. Robert Zemeckis) This is the best movie ever made, which means all other movies exist only in comparison to this one. That's ok. If you haven't seen it in a long time, watch it again this weekend. You'll be amazed at how quickly the movie arrives at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance. That's because the script is a perfectly set stopwatch.
The Warriors (1979, dir. Walter Hill) Like a lot of my favorite movies, this is a movie I love more every time I see it. Whenever I watch it, the first thing I want to do when it's over is watch it again. After you watch the movie, you can listen to our podcast here.
Turbo Kid (2015, dir. Francois Simard, Yoann-Karl Whissell, Anouk Whissell) Obviously, this is a recent favorite. Many of you have discovered Turbo Kid since I started shouting about it last summer, largely thanks to it being on Netflix. I can't think of another movie in recent years that feels more like filmmakers reached into my brain and pulled out everything that's in there and put it on screen. If you want to know me better, watch Turbo Kid.
The Fury (1978, dir. Brian De Palma) Not my favorite De Palma movie, but in the Top 5 (I think) and the one that's streaming on Netflix. This has been showing on cable quite a bit lately and it's the kind of movie that I have to put it on and leave it to the end when I come across it. Watching Joe Begos' The Mind's Eye recently reminded me how much I love The Fury.
Heathers (1989, dir. Michael Lehmann) One of the best comedies of the '80s and one of the best teen movies ever made. Movies like Heathers and Better Off Dead bring up a real chicken/egg debate in my life: did I respond to this movies so strongly as a kid because of some sensibility I was born with, or did movies like this help develop my sensibilities? My guess is that it's a little bit of both. After you watch this one, you should listen to our podcast here.
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982, dir. Steven Spielberg) I mean, it's E.T. I know that's not Back to the Future, but it's still fucking E.T. Here's another movie that works great when you're a kid and even better when you're an adult. I think it's really hard to choose a "best" Steven Spielberg movie but I also think it might be this one -- or, at least, it's the one that represents him best.

15 comments:

  1. Not to be THAT guy but... Reanimator dude!

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  2. I've still never seen E.T. and I love Spielberg. I've just never had the desire. Is there something wrong with me?

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    1. When you look in the mirror, do you see a man without a heart or soul...? If so, please continue to avoid E.T.

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    2. Actually it would be interesting to hear the perspective of someone coming to E.T as an adult without ever seeing it as a child. Though, I cannot remember had Adam Riske seen it as a kid? But nothing wrong with you, you would rather watch something else, and its not like there aren't plenty of other choices :).

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    3. I mean I'm gonna watch it eventually and I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

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    4. I love Spielberg and I've never seen Saving Private Ryan. I have truly never had the desire.

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    5. I have never seen Close Encounters, I know I should and I will get around to it.

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  3. If anyone does not like Turbo Kid I'm going to poke you in the eyes, karate chop your throat and kick you in the balls,
    And if you don't like Xtro don't ever tell me, I can't handle rejection

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    1. LoL how do you hate a movie with a 3 pile standing corpse pile up (fav gore gag ever, giggled like a crazy person) and that is as sweet as that movie. Well I know people can, but I like it.

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  4. The Fury has a terrific Music score by John Williams. Play that score next to his brilliant score for E.T., and you'll see just how versatile the man is.

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    1. Sorry, just saw you did LW on LA week for Netflix this movie a few weeks back.

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  6. Great list Patrick. I'd also like to throw out some love for my #2 movie of all time, No Country for Old Men, just popped up Netflix.

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