Smokey and the Bandit II
Released in 1980, three years after the original, Smokey and the Bandit II is a textbook example of an unnecessary sequel. With the original movie being a box office hit, the studio really wanted a ...
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Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit from 1977 is a comedy classic! This is the kind of movie that caught lightning in a bottle, it was pretty much loved by everyone, and even to this day it is a fun movie. In ...
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers was comedy gold in my house when I was growing up. This was a real favorite of my dads and there is a good reason as to why this is regarded as one of the best comedies of all ...
Time Cut
Time Cut is a Netflix original and one of the biggest movies for Netflix’s Halloween 2024 season. It took me a while to get around to watching this sci-fi slasher, but I am glad that I did as it was ...
Terrifier 3
I liked the first Terrifier and thought that Terrifier 2 was even better. Terrifier 2 was so good, I wondered how Damien Leone could top it and I did wonder if Terrifier 3 was going to the well one ...
Escape from Alcatraz
While I grew up idolizing the likes of Jean-Claude Van Damme, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Sylvester Stallone. My old man was a die-hard Clint Eastwood fan so growing up, I saw a ton of his classic ...
Any Which Way You Can
Any Which Way You Can is the 1980 sequel to the hit comedy, Every Which Way But Loose, a movie that I always have a lot of fun with. With the first movie being such a big hit, a sequel was quickly ...
Private Benjamin
Over the years I have tried to get my son to watch many movies that I grew up with in the 80s and 90s a chance and called them classics. Only for him to think that they were ok at best, leaving me ...
Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer is a truly outstanding movie and even though it was released all the way back in 1979, it is just as powerful and heartbreaking today. If you are a parent, this movie can be a hard ...
Stir Crazy
Released in 1980, Stir Crazy is the second of four movies that would star the iconic due of Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor, two of the most popular comedians of the 70s and 80s. If you like this ...
9 to 5
"You can never go wrong with a bit of Dolly" is what my wife will say if a Dolly Parton song comes on the radio or if a movie pops up when we are looking for something to watch. To be fair, she is ...
The Jerk
Released in 1979, I think that it is more than fair to say that without The Jerk, we may not have had the awesome comedies of the 80s and 90s. This paved the way for a genre of "stupid comedies" that ...
