Bond: “Miss Anders! I didn’t recognize you with your clothes on." The Man with a Golden Gun Part of our Friday Sunflower Celebration included a movie and pizza. The next Bond movie is From Russia with Love. The hardest part of watching this fun Friday night flick, was seeing the actor Robert Shaw play a…Read more From Russia with Love
Brain Out Movies
Dr. No
"Bond. James Bond." ~ Dr. No After watching Hong Kong action movies for several weeks, moving to the Bond films seemed like the natural next step. Dr. No is the first of 24 Bond movies with number 25, No Time to Die, expected in November of this year. This movie has some very iconic moments…Read more Dr. No
Friday Night I and Friday Night II
Some people can't believe in themselves until someone else believes in them first. ~ Good Will Hunting With the holiday weekend in the States last week, the British Hubby and I had a chance to have two Friday night movie nights. What we ended up watching didn't really have an over all theme or connection.…Read more Friday Night I and Friday Night II
Friday Night Double Feature
"There's no place like home." ~ The Wizard of Oz After Clint Eastwood movies we started watching Hong Kong Action movies. These are fantastic, but a bit violent. The shoot outs and combat is much more theatrical, but there is so much collateral damage. In the current world climate, it's hard to watch so many…Read more Friday Night Double Feature
A Better Tomorrow
"They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!" ~ Braveheart Action movies are great in every culture. A Better Tomorrow is an outstanding Hong Kong action film. While it may seem like a hooky 80's action flick, it's number two on the 100 Best Chinese Motion Pictures. This movie may have boxy…Read more A Better Tomorrow
The Dead Pool
"You forgot your fortune cookie! It says.... You're shit outta luck!" Dirty Harry The Dead Pool Friday night we concluded our tribute to the Dirty Harry Series with The Dead Pool. This was the fifth and final Dirty Harry movie. It was the shortest, and I must say my least favorite. It was a classic…Read more The Dead Pool
The Enforcer and Sudden Impact
"Go ahead, make my day." Sudden Impact This Friday night we continued the Dirty Harry series with The Enforcer and Sudden Impact. Being able to see the character develop made me appreciate these movies more than I had when I saw them in my youth. The Enforcer has a pretty violent beginning, and Harry's new…Read more The Enforcer and Sudden Impact
Dirty Harry and Magnum Force
"You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya punk?" ~ Dirty Harry 1971 This is one of those movie quotes that people know even if they've never seen these movies. In talking about famous movie quotes, the British Hubby and I discovered there are five Dirty Harry movies. We…Read more Dirty Harry and Magnum Force
Beginning of the End
There's no place like home. ~ The Wizard of Oz With the title and beginning quote, you might think the blog post is about current times, but this was our movie Friday night movie last week. Did you know Monday was national Twilight Zone Day? It sure does feel like we could be living in…Read more Beginning of the End
Destination Moon
A journey into space is the greatest adventure I can imagine. ~ Sarah Brightman Humanity has always been fascinated by space travel. That equates to a plethora of space movies. The British Hubby found two gems for our Friday Night Brain Out Movies, Destination Moon and Invasion UFO. Destination Moon was the classic disaster formulaic…Read more Destination Moon
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