OK, here's what I'll do. I'll record an audio file, in the Rifftrax style, that is to be played along with the movie. I don't want to mess with video because it'll just be me drinking beer and watching TV for two hours and who wants to see that. Plus audio is easier for me. Maybe this will satisfy my craving to do a podcast. It'll be a cross between Mad Movies by the L.A. Connection and the Honey Badger Don't Care video. Oh boy!

I have one of those 100 Horror Classics collections by Mill Creek that I've hardly even opened. I was thinking of going through some of those and picking out an 80s movie I have never seen before. I will take suggestions, however.

It has to be a movie that we all have access to. I can put the audio file in my Dropbox and post a link here, or maybe individually on request would be better, I doubt it'll be safe for work. I'm hoping to do this Saturday afternoon or evening 'cause, you know, beer..

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RealNC wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2019 1:31 pm

AArdvark wrote: Sun Mar 24, 2019 5:00 pmI rarely watch anything with the sound on.

Porn?

Never watch porn with sound. Who the hell wants to hear that stupid dialog or the jap chick crying.

AArdvark wrote: Sun Mar 24, 2019 5:00 pmI rarely watch anything with the sound on.

Porn?

AArdvark wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 3:05 pm Or I could post videos of running commentary!

I'm down for either one.

SHWING!

Or I could post videos of running commentary!

pinback wrote: Sun Mar 24, 2019 3:56 pmBut no, I guess it's just disliking Billy Mays.

Actually, a number of people have already told me that they like me and appreciate the things that I do here.

I would like to propose a new long-running thread in which Aardvark watches 80s movies on mute (without subtitles) and tells us what he thinks they are about.

Say that I'm a visionary and way ahead of the curve because I like teh quiet

For future generations, the name of the movie is The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension.

You did have to be there. Or at least think that you can get there mentally. I don't remember if I saw it in the 80s or not. Maybe the TV version, which is not the real thing. I did grab a copy off Usenet a few years ago and it's one of the movies that is still on my hard drive because of how delightfully incomprehensible it is.

Take this, which I hope displays. I honestly don't know if they rehearsed it or not. Is Goldblum breaking character?

I rarely watch anything with the sound on.

I have no idea what to say to this.

I'm sure it sounded very nice. I rarely watch anything with the sound on. Techmoan and Captain Disillusion are two exceptions. Anything on the television box is usually muted. I can make the dialog up in my head, who needs the actual sound. BB looked like a low budget 80's movie. I was enjoying the 5-1/4 floppy drives on the computer showing real-time video communication. Suspension of disbelief, uh-huh.

But to be fair I'd keep the sound off for Casablanca as well.

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"Home is where you wear your hat!" Come on. Everyone who doesn't love this movie has to go watch it again on endless loop until they agree with me.

John Lithgow's character in this movie has SO MANY great lines.

Wait, do I have it straight that you watched the greatest sci-fi comedy of all time with the sound off? I must have read that wrong. I know Jonsey knows about movies mainly because they're in a 320x200 window on his second monitor while he's "warezin' mames" or whatever the kids do these days. But come on, man.

(While I was writing this, Flack posted the above. Now I just wanna cry. I thought maybe BB was the one thing we all -- all of us -- had in common. But no, I guess it's just disliking Billy Mays.)

I classify Banzai Buckaroo (I'm on board) as one of those movies that you just had to be there. My buddy and I have very similar tastes in movies. He saw it as a kid and I didn't; he loves it and I've watched it three times and never got into it.

Alright, good talk.

Not doin' it.

What's the name of the movie, please?

Yeah yeah, I know. I got em' backwards but it fits better, I think.

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