I never listened to the Pixies. I was in collitch from 88-92 and spent a lot of time at the radio station going through the stacks – but I was quite guitar-averse.
They seem to be quite nice, now that I’ve listened to a couple of tracks today.
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Up until earlier today I had never seen The Big Lebowski.
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Jack Black has what I like to call Seth McFarlane Syndrome. He has all kinds of talent and potential to be funny and likeable but often squanders it for bullshit.
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Aaaaaaaahhhhh, what did you think of it?
Since I haven’t contributed my own yet: I haven’t seen The Magnificent Seven (although I’ve seen Seven Samurai multiple times), or The Great Escape (I actually own it, for years now, just haven’t watched it yet), or Gone With the Wind.
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I thought it was beautifully shot, quite funny, and perfectly cast. It definitely has aged well. I’d watch it again.
That said, I’m not quite sure why it’s considered so iconic.
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I don’t know, I think it’s not so common to make a movie that’s beautifully shot, funny, and perfectly cast 
And it is endlessly quotable.
One of my favorite scenes is the scattering of Donny’s ashes. I’ve seen the movie I don’t know how many times and I still laugh so hard I cry, every time.
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Yes, that scene was absolutely hilarious!
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The Cohens have a real genius for sneaking humor into otherwise very serious scenes. There’s a Klan rally scene in O Brother, Where Art Thou that made me laugh out loud - in the theatre - shortly after the movie came out. I don’t think anyone else in the theatre got the humor at the time, but the scene is choreographed like a figgin’ Busby Berkeley dance number.
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Plus it has the marching-winkies chant from Wizard of Oz. And marching sounds from Nazi newsreels. Yikes. A helluva scene!
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I have never seen the move American Pie or any of its sequels.
Ditto for Nightmare on Elm Street.
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I’m just praying he doesn’t go full Sandler.
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I’m repeating myself:
This is probably weird to say, but I never really cared for E.T. I saw it as a kid, and…I didn’t get the hype. It’s not bad, but…eh. As an adult, I freaking love Close Encounters, and can at least acknowledge that he gets stunning performances out of those kids.
Sorry, Spielberg, but I disagree with your assertion that it’s bad and that E.T. is good.
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I’ve seen a few of them. They rage from kinda-silly to utterly ridiculous. IMO, not worth your time.
I’ve never seen any of the Friday the 13th movies, however, nor Child’s Play, Scream, Saw, or Living Dead.
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Two words - Slasher marathon! 
Hey, you answered your own post! 
Like all splatter movies, best watched with booze, snacks and a sense of humour.
Romero’s first 3 (Night, Dawn, Day) are the best of that bunch and are worth the time if you like zombie flicks. Otherwise…
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“Kinda silly to utterly ridiculous” applies to all of those series, then? That’s kind of what I figured!
However, the first Halloween, Poltergeist, Candyman, Hellraiser, Pumpkinhead, and Texas Chainsaw movies are all worthwhile (to various degrees).
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I liked the running one, too. Good use of music. Plus, dystopic shopping malls are hard to go wrong with.
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Pretty much.
The first couple Friday 13ths are OK but dated, Scream is way too self-aware for me and ends up being annoying, Childs Play (the first) has some decent jump-scares and could be worth a watch but the rest of the series heads rapidly into the stupid, Saw is schlock torture-porn stuff.
There are highlights in each series and some individual movies could be worth a couple hours of time but taken as a whole… there’s a lot of daft old rubbish there.
As you enjoyed things like Poltergeist and Helllraiser, the Romero flicks might well be worth a watch.
QFT.
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Whilst sniveling over Gene Wilder I realized I haven’t seen The Producers. What is wrong with me???
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I haven’t seen it, either, but I’ve been meaning to for 20 odd years.
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