Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Week 1: The Plan

Here is the upcoming schedule for the first week.
I am starting with #50 from 1980 and working my way up Box Office Mojo's yearly box office earnings list.

Monday: The Nude Bomb - PG - Comedy
I remember watching Nick at Night as a pre-teen boy and, along with the Dick Van Dyke Show, Get Smart was a favorite to watch. Looking into this movie I do not expect it to be very good, but I am excited to see it anyway.



Tuesday: Prom Night - R - Horror
Not a huge fan of horror films, but I don't dislike them either. I usually like older ones for the campiness of them. I feel I may have to force myself to keep watching this one by the time I reach the half-way point.



Wednesday: First Family - R - Comedy
Not released on DVD I thought of just skipping it, but then saw the cast list. Gilda Radner, Bob Newhart and Fred Willard. Not to mention the comedic writing of Buck Henry, who also directed. I hunted down a VHS copy and look forward to seeing it. Hopefully it gets delivered in time, or I may have to get out of order.


Thursday: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Special Edition) - PG - SciFi/Adventure
I am making sure I watch the 1980 theatrical release of this movie for this. Having not seen the original version I won't have any comments on the changes Spielberg made. Just my thoughts on the film. This has been one I've always had on my to-see list.


Friday: The Island - R - Adventure
Not released on DVD I have found it available On Demand from Amazon. This is by far the least interesting film to me this week. I can try and muster some excitement by the fact that the writer also wrote the novel Jaws was based on, and he wrote Jeremiah of Jacob's Neck. Okay, I have no idea what that is, but it's a very intriguing title. Oh yeah, also, Pirates seem to be involved.

Well, there is the schedule. I'll try and have my thoughts posted by noon the scheduled day.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

The great experiment begins!

Here it is. Day negative five.
Monday begins day 1 of 100 weeks - 80's flix.
I plan to watch the top 50 box-office movies of every year in the 80's starting with 1980.
That's 500 movies in 100 weeks.
Can my brain handle it? Will my daughter put up with me watching terrible movies night after night?
Let the experience begin!