Reviews by elroystoy

elroystoy says "How about Movies wiith Relevence" about My Top Movies- Favorite 15

elroystoy — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:04:25 GMT

Can't believe what some people put on their list af all tiime greats. Sure the saying goes "Different Strokes for Different Folks" but some people picked some real doosies in their lists. Just some of the idiotic 15 bests are Underdog, Talladega NIghts, Batman Begins (maybe The Dark Night b/c Heath's Joker), & The Wedding Singer (if Sandler it has to be the one below).

I'll do this by genre but there maybe more than 15 by the end.

Prison Movies

The Shawshank Redemption
The Great Escape (POW's)

Comedies

American Pie
Happy Gilmore
48 Hours
Beverly Hills Cop
Police Academy (first few)
Revenge of the Nerds (original only)

Teen Angst

The Breakfast Club
Fastimes at Ridgemont High
Dazed & Confused
The Outsiders

Family Movies

Goonies
ET

Adventure (Sci-Fi or Otherwise)

Star Wars Trilogy (1977-1983)
Indiana Jones Trilogy
Lord of The Rings Trilogy (though Froto's dying sucked)

Military or War

Apocalypse Now
Full Metal Jacket
Platoon
Born on 4th of July
Top Gun

Horror/Occult

The Exorcist
The Birds
Nightmare on Elm Street (Original)......

elroystoy says "Who knew Clint could be THIS funny" about Gran Torino

elroystoy — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:49:59 GMT

Great movie. Though I'm sure it wasn't intended to be funny, and as multicultured as my family is, we all almost fell out of our seats laughing with the way Clint refers to people of different races, ethnic, religious, and financial backgrounds in this movie. Only he could play such such a deliberate racist without ultimately being one. Some of the overtones in this movie reminded me of American History X, with a lot of characteristic similarities being able to be drawn between the lead roles at the end of the movie, only with different tragic endings.

Teaches that people regardless of color, or ethnicity are really just that, people. Teaches that everybody should have a protector, that revenge while taken doesn't need to be violent, and that self-sacrifice should always be considered as une of the most admirable traits of the human spirit.
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elroystoy says "A movie I could never get tired of watching." about The Goonies

elroystoy — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:26:41 GMT

One of the best movies of my youth. Made stars of 2 the 2 Corey's (Haim & Feldman). Made Baby Ruth & Rocky Road names one would never forget.

On a serious not though, it's undoubtedly one of the most entertaining movies to watch, whether your 13 or 30. Even the most miserable, unemotional person in the world will laugh & cry over the relationship between Chunk & Sloth. Laugh incessently at the inventions of the little chineses kid. Teaches you how to stick up for freinds and family, how to ward of bullies, that you shouldn't make up stories or cry wolf, and most of all that found money is exponentially better than earned money (please do not confuse with money earned from gambling)...