tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post1057129492404807299..comments2024-02-19T23:42:15.797-05:00Comments on Dr. K's 100-Page Super Spectacular: White Lightning/GatorDr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792907846193017204noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-82259910296718286572007-08-02T23:41:00.000-04:002007-08-02T23:41:00.000-04:00Oh my god, how come more people I konw don't talk ...Oh my god, how come more people I konw don't talk about Gator?<BR/><BR/>Gator or Rolling Thunder? I'm not sure which one of these Fox 18 Movie Machine staples made Saturdays in my hometown (population 350) more tolerable, but I can't tell you how thankful I am that mom and dad didn't care what I was watching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-67805141285243380772007-07-31T10:43:00.000-04:002007-07-31T10:43:00.000-04:00Phil--When I originally saw Cannonball Run in thea...Phil--When I originally saw Cannonball Run in theaters, most of my enjoyment of it came from a kind of infectious pleasure--it was clear that everyone involved in making the film was having a good time. I think it's in the commentary on Out of Sight that Steven Soderbergh says something to the effect that if "fun to make" were a measure of a film's quality, then Cannonball Run would be the greatest movie of all time. <BR/><BR/>And on remakes, there has long been talk that Matthew McConaughey was going to star in a remake of Smokey, but that project seems to have disappeared.<BR/><BR/>Siskoid--I think there are a lot of people who can hit that same trifecta: those are three key movies for anyone growing up in the late 70s/early 80s.Dr. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08792907846193017204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-55551243427949786452007-07-31T09:57:00.000-04:002007-07-31T09:57:00.000-04:00First movie I ever saw in a theater was Benji. It ...First movie I ever saw in a theater was Benji. It must've been 1975.<BR/><BR/>First non-kiddie movie I ever saw with a parent: The Empire Strikes Back.<BR/><BR/>First movie I ever went to see alone (so the one I would mention to any who ask - my Rocky, if you will): Raiders of the Lost Ark.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-4861802706759654262007-07-31T08:46:00.000-04:002007-07-31T08:46:00.000-04:00>>The White Lightning poster, by the way, features...>>The White Lightning poster, by the way, features every single thing I want to see in a movie.<BR/><BR/>Including bare chested Burt. <BR/><BR/>I've recently gone back and watched Smokey and the Bandit and Cannonball Run; and neither of those films is as good as I remember, though Smokey and the Bandit was better than Cannonball Run.<BR/><BR/>I am surprised that neither of these films has been remade.Phil Looneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18317406996755270537noreply@blogger.com