GBGoodies 2015 Movie Logbook

I use to watch The Flintstones all the time. Was she known as Ann-Marget or something similar but funny, like Cary Granite.

The Chumscrubber (2005) - (Challenge by Zotis) - At first glance, I wasn't even thinking about accepting this challenge because, based on the title of the movie, I thought this was a horror movie. But I decided to give it a chance, and I researched it a little bit, and found out that it isn't a horror movie. It's a drama, with some comedy mixed in, so I decided to give it a chance.

Jamie Bell plays Dean, a teenager whose friend commits suicide. It turns out that his friend was a drug dealer, and the people who he supplied drugs to want the drugs that he left behind, so they come up with a plan to kidnap Dean's younger brother to force Dean to bring them the drugs. There plan goes awry when they kidnap the wrong kid.

In a strange way, this movie kind of reminded me a little bit of the movie Over the Edge (1979) due to the way the adults in the town are all oblivious to the problems that are plaguing the kids in their idealistic world. The parents of the kidnapped boy are so wrapped up in their own world, that they don't even realize that their child is missing. And the kids go on with their troubled lives until tragedy strikes.

This is an interesting movie, with Jamie Bell doing a very good job as the main character, but it's a bit of a darker theme, so it's not my normal type of movie. Having said that, overall, I liked the movie, and I would recommend it if you're looking for something that's a bit different. Thank you to Zotis for recommending this movie.

Laura (1944) - I watched this movie for the Film Noir HoF. This is another re-watch of a movie that I've seen before, but this movie was my nomination, so you can probably guess that I love this movie.

Dana Andrews stars as Mark McPherson, a police detective who is investigating the murder of Laura Hunt, (Gene Tierney). The suspects include cynical newspaper columnist Waldo Lydecker, (Clifton Webb), Laura's playboy fiancé, Shelby Carpenter, (Vincent Price), Laura's aunt, Ann Treadwell, (Judith Anderson), Laura's housekeeper, Bessie Clary (Dorothy Adams). As Det. McPherson investigates Laura's murder, he sees her portrait, reads her diary, and falls in love with her.

Gene Tierney is absolutely beautiful, so it's easy to see why everyone falls in love with Laura. The acting is amazing by everyone, especially Clifton Webb who gives a standout performance. Even Vincent Price, who is best known for his horror movies, shows that he could have been a great dramatic actor too. The best word that I can use to describe the music is haunting. It's perfect to set the mood of the film.

If you're looking for a good mystery/thriller, I highly recommend this wonderful movie.

Ann-Margrock

I'm snowed in today due to a bad blizzard, so I'll try to update this thread a little bit.




Harry and Tonto (1974)

This is one of those movies that I've kind of avoided over the years because it just looked like it was going to be a depressing movie, but there was a lot of talk about this movie on MoFo recently, and it aired on one of the local movie channels, so I decided to give it a chance. I'm glad that I did, because I enjoyed the movie a lot.

The only part that bothered me a little bit was the scene with the hooker because it felt out of place in the movie. I liked the rest of his journey.

I haven't seen Art Carney in much, so he'll always be Ed Norton in my mind, but I thought he was great in this movie.

I never heard of Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (2003), but would love to see it. Are you a fan of the 1938 movie?

I've only seen the 38 Robin Hood once, but I liked it. Women's World...funny you should mention that as I just got that from my library but the DVD was cracked so I couldn't watch it. But it sounded good.