I was going to go do some other things after that last post was done, then a movie I like came on so I’m sitting put for now.
This is a good time to post the “List of Movies That I Always Will Watch If I See It Playing On TV”.
The movie I’m watching now is one of those movies – Earth Girls Are Easy.
This is a good 80′s movie that didn’t really hit it off, but I still like it. It stars a bunch of now-big-name-actors in some of their earlier and unknown work. Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, just to name a few. You also have to love the music in this movie, and the odd sudden break-outs in a musical performance by random groups of people.
Any of the Star Wars movies is a movie I will usually watch if on. I’m not biased about the new ones versus originals, I’ll watch them all.
Any of the first 2 or 3 (the third and beyond were just not that good) Revenge of The Nerds movies is also something I usually can’t pass up. 80′s movie, nerds galore and the awesome 80′s music… can’t resist that. (watch Family Guy episode called “Don’t Make Me Over” for a reference to the first movie).
I am not sure why, but I always end up watching Bicentennial Man both when it’s on TV and by going to OnDemand and picking it out there when I want something to watch. I guess I just like that movie, because for about 2-3 months I put that movie on while trying to sleep. When I try to sleep, my choice of movies is very picky. It has to be a movie I like, that isn’t boring, isn’t new to me, and isn’t full of too much crap that can seep into my dreams in a negative manner. I think it’s Robin Williams. There are a few movies with him, including Bicentennial Man, that I like watching.
Then there’s a bunch of 80′s movies with Eddie Murphy. The Golden Child, Coming To America and a few others. Those are just too good to pass up. Even his movies later on I will usually watch when I can. He’s funny, you just can’t deny that. I think I have 10-12 of his movies in my movie collection. So yeah, I like his movies :)
Almost any movie with Steve Martin is unpassable. Even some of his lesser-known movies are a good watch.
Arnold “The Governator” Schwarzenegger also has a bunch of can’t-resist movies. Even if many of his movies include him killing everyone, they aren’t violent/negative enough to have a negative impact on my dreaming. Kindergarten Cop and Twins are on often, so I end up watching those a lot.
Lets see, what else? A few dozen of Steven Spielberg’s movies are always a good pick. Old, new… doesn’t matter. I think he did a good job on at least 85% of his movies. Dude, The Goonies and Indiana Jones – enough said.
There are plenty more movies I could list, but these are the first bunch that came to mind.
This is why I’m convinced there should be at least 5 all-80′s movie channels. That would just be totally awesome!
