Buckaroo Banzai (W.D. Richter, 1984)Full title: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, but I can never remember all that. I knew full well the cult quality of this movie, mostly thanks to the numerous easter eggs laying around the various iterations of Star Trek, but I'd never actually seen it. Even though I'm a Peter Weller fan (and I don't have a justification for THAT either). Anyway, I can see the cultishness in it, and repeat viewings are certainly rewarding, but it didn't capture my imagination THAT much. The DVD does a good job, however, of making it seem like there's a lot more to the Buckaroo Banzai universe (as the film did). I like it as the movie version of a comic you pick up mid-run, with no context of what's going on, but that it still undeniably cool. And you can't argue with the famous line: "No matter where you go... there you are."
Bullitt (Peter Yates, 1968)Bullitt had always been on the periphery of my DVD buying: There were copies of the film in every 10$ bin, and I was aware of its place in movie history, with its first "modern" chase scene. But I took the plunge last year when Steve McQueen boxed sets came out at quite a low price, one of which included Bullitt (plus The Getaway, The Cincinnati Kid, and some lesser films). Yes, good chase scene, great performances, and a plot that probably doesn't stand up to scrutiny. It's the 60s equivalent of a Guy Ritchie caper.
Carrie (Brian De Palma, 1976)I don't own a lot of horror films, and I'm especially not a fan of Stephen King's, but Carrie is my "roommate movie". My girl Gwen is the Catch Phrase Queen and someone I used to watch a lot of old movies with (I still remember an Omen marathon that ended at 4 in the morning). 4-5 years later, Gwen is still doing "They're all gonna laugh at you!" in Piper Laurie's creepy voice, and "crazy Carrie, crazy Carrie" as performed by De Palma's grandson on a bike. Later, Carrie became associated with another roommate, Carolynn, who always worked the hardest on her Halloween costumes:
She was orange for days.
Casino (Martin Scorsese, 1995)Already discussed in a recent Geekly Roundup. Purchased as a push towards getting more Scorsese films in my collection, along with Mean Streets and The Departed. Regardless, Goodfellas remains my favorite, that hasn't changed. My next Scorsese buy will probably be Raging Bull, which, believe it or not, I've never seen. But will it dethrone Goodfellas? I doubt it.
Casino Royale (Martin Campbell, 2006)After seeing it in theaters, I posted an interesting Multiple James Bond Theory and knew this would become the first (only?) Bond film in my collection. I've been asking myself whether I should invest in more, but the answer always comes back negative. I wonder why. Personally? I blame Moonraker.
But what did YOU think? Next: Challenge of the Super-Friends to Clerks.
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