Funny Farm

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095188/

1988 - Watched via Netflix Xbox360

Another retro entry, guess I'm feeling nostalgic. In any event I vaguely remember this one but had no strong feelings one way or the other. The overall premises just feels done like "stick a fork in it". Chevy Chase is a sports writer who for some reason is able to retire at 40 with his hot wife and move to some upstate new york farm town. The gags feel stale (with the exception of a lamb testicle eating scene which never gets old) and the story just plods along. Chevy Chase is un exceptional which got me thinking about all he had done and the large volume of movies of his that fall in that bucket. Really with the exception of Fletch, Caddyshack, and the Vacation films (I don't love em' but I know allot of people do) there is just alot of crap in his Filmography. Sure there are flicks like Spy's like Us and the 3 Amigos which are not too bad but once you start to get into Fletch 2, Caddyshack 2, Cops and Robertson's, and Nothing but trouble it goes down hill real fast. So back to funny farm, it's just not that funny but if I had to pick a example of a generic comedy from this generation this would probably be it. I didn't end up making it to the end so I will never know what happens... do they give up and move back to the city? do they make it work and become a part of the community? Does Chevy Chase go on an mad killing spree in search of more lamb balls? I guess I will never know...

Toy Soldiers

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103112/

Watched on Netflix xbox360

From 1991 this Thriller/Terrorist flick stars some of the sizable names from the late 80's Early 90's including Sean Astin, Will Wheaton, and Luis Gossett Jr, plus the American bad guy from Die Hard with the little round glasses. I had only watched this movie once before back in the 90's and liked it quite a bit. This one fortunatly holds up to the test of time. There are elements that date the movie but mostly just the subtle way kids dress and if I had not been part of that generation I would not have noticed due to the fact that the movie takes place in prep school and there is one thing in fashion that never seams to change and that's preppy fashion. Why I'm writing this and not buying stock in the GAP and abrocrombi and fitch is beyond me... So long story short a group of terrorists who want a drug kingpin out of jail decide to take over a prep school full of kids of influential people, senators and such. The story line is simple but unfolds in a interesting way that manages to keep you hooked. Also for a movie that stars a rack of teenagers the acting is very believable. High production values and lots of helicopter shots make for a very well polished film that I highly recommend.

Trick R Treat

I read about the legacy of this movie

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This is a test of my new blog which will cover all the fun things I tend to spend my time enjoying. Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Classic Video Games, and other random junk.