The Last non-Monster movie you have watched?

[Hepcat]

National Lampoon's Holiday Reunion (2003) - Trailer



Not as funny as some National Lampoon flicks but still pretty good.

[Lunkenstein]

THE KILLING (1956) - Awesome film noir from Stanley Kubrick.  This film started coming on TV when I was a kid.  I only saw the very beginning, but remember the racetrack intro and intense music (Gerald Fried).  I thought it was called THE KILLERS and forgot about it for decades.  I recently watched it out of curiosity on Amazon Prime after seeing it was an early Kubrick film and had a great cast.  To my surprise, this was the movie I'd been remembering all those years and finally got to see the whole thing.  Very entertaining and I really liked the unusual style, cast and look.

[marsattacks666]

River's Edge(1986)
....and by the way, Dan Roebuck's performance in River's Edge is superb and dark.

Tim Hunter's brutal and unforgettable drama River's Edge is one of the most unflinching looks at dysfunctional teen life ever put on screen, and serves as a grim reminder of how powerful true-crime based cinema can be when properly handled. Inspired by a real murder that took place in 1981 in California, Neal Jimenez's hard-hitting script never soft pedaled any of the scary, emotionless nihilism that permeated a group of kids who were all tangled up in thoughtless killing, with an amazing cast of then-young actors doing sensational work, including Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Roxanne Zal, Josh Richman, and Crispin Glover, with Dennis Hopper providing his usual brand of sinister character acting from the fringes of this chilling film. With evocative cinematography by Frederick Elmes and a haunting score from Jürgen Knieper, this is one of those absolutely harrowing efforts that once you've seen you'll never forget, and despite shining a light on some very unsympathetic characters (Larry Clark must love this film!) who are all caught in a deadly scenario, Hunter's steely direction keeps the film from ever becoming cloying or sentimental, as he stressed the inherent cruelty and sadness of the story without over doing it. Available

[Mike Scott]

River's Edge(1986)

I second your "highly recommended" opinion of the film!

Just as an aside on Danny, I caught a bit of a Matlock episode with him playing a "resident" doctor at some hospital. That makes him a member of that "club" of actors who played a character on a series episode before becoming a regular on the show. (Just one of those quirky bits of trivia that I find interesting.)

[Hepcat]

THE KILLING (1956) - Awesome film noir from Stanley Kubrick.  This film started coming on TV when I was a kid.  I only saw the very beginning, but remember the racetrack intro and intense music (Gerald Fried).  I thought it was called THE KILLERS and forgot about it for decades.  I recently watched it out of curiosity on Amazon Prime after seeing it was an early Kubrick film and had a great cast.  To my surprise, this was the movie I'd been remembering all those years and finally got to see the whole thing.  Very entertaining and I really liked the unusual style, cast and look.

Excellent flick! I saw The Killing at Reg Hartt's Cineforum (basically his living room) about twelve years ago.





Reg Hartt's Cineforum - Torontoist

Cineforum was a great venue for Hammer Horror and Sex & Violence Cartoon Festivals.

[marsattacks666]

Cannonball(1976)

[Lunkenstein]

Excellent flick! I saw The Killing at Reg Hartt's Cineforum (basically his living room) about twelve years ago.





Reg Hartt's Cineforum - Torontoist

Cineforum was a great venue for Hammer Horror and Sex & Violence Cartoon Festivals.

That's really cool, Hepcat. Sounds like you got to see a lot of cool things in quite an unusual setting.

[Lunkenstein]

ABBOTT AND COSTELLO IN HOLLYWOOD (1945) - This is one of the non-Universal A&C films that I've missed all these years.  It always seemed to get average reviews, but I gotta say I found it hysterical. Bud and Lou are in top form with many fresh gags and scenes like the insomnia routine.  I loved it.

[marsattacks666]

Private Benjamin (1980)

[Hepcat]

Africa Screams (1949) - Trailer



Not one of the better Abbott and Costello flicks.

[marsattacks666]

Africa Screams (1949) - Trailer



Not one of the better Abbott and Costello flicks.

I am surprised that the SJWs' have not canceled this image.

[Hepcat]

I've already uploaded it to my own hard drive plus Photobucket account to prevent it from being bowdlerized.

[Monsters For Sale]

High Noon, 1952 - A town marshal must face four killers alone.


One of the all-time great movies.  Stars a brilliant cast of principal characters and supporting actors.  A suspenseful story that takes place in almost real time.

Lon Chaney's performance, brief as it is,  may just be the best thing he ever did.  You believe every word he says.  So sad that he was not given more serious straight roles like this one.

[Lunkenstein]

LIFEBOAT (1944) - Great, early Hitchcock.

[marsattacks666]

To Sir with Love(1967)