|
Failed Imagineer posted:Good theme song, but the best thing that series produced was some great Homer lines, e.g. The best thing that the Police Academy series produced was giving G.W. Bailey a higher profile, because he is an absolute treasure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-F4Gwor1ao
|
#
?
Apr 9, 2023 13:52
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 10, 2024 21:30 |
|
|
Timby posted:Police Academy was 1984. It was a contemporary of Ghostbusters and Beverly Hills Cop. That seems impossible.
|
|
#
?
Apr 9, 2023 13:53
|
|
|
Baron von Eevl posted:I mean yeah, Police Academy is trash. You should watch the sequels to gain an appreciation for the original. The second is obviously the best one because it has bobcat
|
|
#
?
Apr 9, 2023 13:54
|
|
|
I loved Police Academy when I was a kid. The guy who made sound effects with his mouth? Hilarious! Squeaky woman getting all tough? Lol! I’m sure if I watched it now I’d think it was absolute trash but as a kid it was terrific.
|
|
#
?
Apr 9, 2023 14:48
|
|
|
i tried rewatching the first one not that long ago, it's surprisingly boring, i knew it wasn't that good but i thought it would be on par with some other lesser comedies of the time
|
|
#
?
Apr 9, 2023 15:06
|
|
|
therattle posted:I loved Police Academy when I was a kid. The guy who made sound effects with his mouth? Hilarious! Squeaky woman getting all tough? Lol! I’m sure if I watched it now I’d think it was absolute trash but as a kid it was terrific. I can totally understand kids liking it, and there’s a lot of silly stuff in it. But it was rated R! Honest Thief posted:i tried rewatching the first one not that long ago, it's surprisingly boring, i knew it wasn't that good but i thought it would be on par with some other lesser comedies of the time Even stuff which has potential to be funny is undercut by badly structured shots and editing.
|
|
#
?
Apr 9, 2023 15:25
|
|
|
i remember watching Police Academy as a kid and falling asleep
|
|
#
?
Apr 9, 2023 16:29
|
|
|
I watched all seven Police Academy movies last year. I don't hate the first couple despite them not being good but I can't believe it continued after Citizens On Patrol. The Tony Hawk parts of that one are kinda fun but that's about it. Mission To Moscow is unwatchable.
|
|
#
?
Apr 9, 2023 16:35
|
|
|
FrumpleOrz posted:I watched all seven Police Academy movies last year. I don't hate the first couple despite them not being good but I can't believe it continued after Citizens On Patrol. The Tony Hawk parts of that one are kinda fun but that's about it. Mission To Moscow is unwatchable. I mean, I got the DVD set, I’m going to watch them all. But this is a very bad start.
|
|
#
?
Apr 9, 2023 16:42
|
|
|
Gripweed posted:I mean, I got the DVD set, I’m going to watch them all. But this is a very bad start. It literally only gets worse from the first one, except for Bobcat's schtick. Good luck.
|
|
#
?
Apr 9, 2023 16:48
|
|
|
therattle posted:I loved Police Academy when I was a kid. The guy who made sound effects with his mouth? Hilarious! Squeaky woman getting all tough? Lol! I’m sure if I watched it now I’d think it was absolute trash but as a kid it was terrific. It's a film that is very funny when you're 8 but might not hold up once you reach the urbane age or 12 or older.
|
|
#
?
Apr 9, 2023 17:43
|
|
|
FreudianSlippers posted:It's a film that is very funny when you're 8 but might not hold up once you reach the urbane age or 12 or older. Im pretty sure I enjoyed 3 (aged 13)…
|
|
#
?
Apr 9, 2023 18:16
|
|
|
Ah poo poo i can’t believe when someone asked for Easter movies I didn’t think to mention all Mothra movies.
|
|
#
?
Apr 9, 2023 18:58
|
|
|
Gripweed posted:I can totally understand kids liking it, and there’s a lot of silly stuff in it. But it was rated R! Yes, but this was the 1980’s, when cocaine allowed the film industry to be honest about the fact that even children love swears and tiddies.
|
|
#
?
Apr 9, 2023 19:40
|
|
|
Watched Interstellar again at the BFI on 15/70 IMAX earlier (I also saw it there last January), and this time I was tearing up almost as soon as the opening music started. Such an immersive experience, and probably my favourite Zimmer score. The staff asked the (sold out) audience at the introduction who hadn't seen it, and there were actually a few, including the young teenager sat next to me, what a way to see it for the first time! They've put on a further three showings which are fully booked up - I believe they could put this on monthly and make money on it. Noticed this time that some of the spaceship interior close ups seemed.. not blurry but not razor sharp? I believe these were filmed in 70mm still so it's not like 35mm being blown up to IMAX size. I didn't dislike it, in fact I can appreciate the filmy look of it. Oh and this time I was waiting for that imperfect lock moment, to better see how everyone else in the audience reacted to it - but I just ended up jumping myself.
|
|
#
?
Apr 9, 2023 20:27
|
|
|
I love that the BFI IMAX does introductions even if it is mostly to tell people not to try and exit at the bottom
|
|
#
?
Apr 9, 2023 20:32
|
|
|
Gripweed posted:Ah poo poo i can’t believe when someone asked for Easter movies I didn’t think to mention all Mothra movies. S'all good someone mentioned them
|
|
#
?
Apr 9, 2023 20:37
|
|
|
Police Academy even had a cartoon series
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 01:27
|
|
|
So did RoboCop.
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 01:36
|
|
|
Air Skwirl posted:So did RoboCop. So did Rambo
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 01:43
|
|
|
And Toxic Crusader.
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 01:50
|
|
|
Gatts posted:Police Academy even had a cartoon series I had a Steve Gutenberg cartoon action figure from this series as a kid. You could squeeze his legs together and his arm would start swinging around.
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 02:15
|
|
|
Madkal posted:And Toxic Crusader. Who’s that
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 06:26
|
|
|
Y'know, looking back, there's no way RoboCop 3 would have been allowed to be made today. A PG-13 movie aimed towards children, with a story of a corporate-operated city with a corporate-made machine going rogue in an attempt to prevent people being evicted from their homes.
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 07:26
|
|
|
robocop remake was so pointless
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 09:10
|
|
|
TrixRabbi posted:I didn't even know Duck was a surname. My mom used to go to a doctor named Harry Potter. Years of having a solid, innocuous name ruined in one fell swoop in 1997. In Norway, Harry is considered to be such a toxic name that not even the success of Harry Potter could change it (the past few years a grand number of zero kids have been named Harry). Over the years the name has become a synonym for tacky or vulgar and it would probably be considered cruel to name someone Harry.
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 11:23
|
|
|
Alan Smithee posted:robocop remake was so pointless It was pretty good actually
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 11:45
|
|
|
if you're going to troll the class then explain
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 11:47
|
|
|
RemakeCop kind of fell apart towards the end but the opening scene is good and the scene where Murphy sees that he is two and a half organs attached to a face is fantastic. The cast is very strong, Michael Keaton is a spectacular dirtbag.
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 11:49
|
|
|
Alhazred posted:In Norway, Harry is considered to be such a toxic name that not even the success of Harry Potter could change it (the past few years a grand number of zero kids have been named Harry). Over the years the name has become a synonym for tacky or vulgar and it would probably be considered cruel to name someone Harry. How did that happen? EDIT: Wow, that link actually has quite the detailed explanation.
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 12:18
|
|
|
Alhazred posted:In Norway, Harry is considered to be such a toxic name that not even the success of Harry Potter could change it (the past few years a grand number of zero kids have been named Harry). Over the years the name has become a synonym for tacky or vulgar and it would probably be considered cruel to name someone Harry. Does this mean that the character Harry Hole from the hit film The Snowman and related book series has a name that's vulgar in both American and Norwegian cultures but for entirely different reasons?
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 12:35
|
|
|
scandi: "Tacky!" westerner: "Hole!"
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 12:58
|
|
|
Flying Zamboni posted:Does this mean that the character Harry Hole from the hit film The Snowman and related book series has a name that's vulgar in both American and Norwegian cultures but for entirely different reasons? Incredible
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 13:10
|
|
|
Gatts posted:Police Academy even had a cartoon series Air Skwirl posted:So did RoboCop. Gatts posted:So did Rambo Madkal posted:And Toxic Crusader. Plus Aliens was supposed to get a cartoon and did get a toy line aimed at children. People used to be a lot less precious when it came to letting their kids watch R-rated stuff, especially on video, and everyone was better off for it.
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 13:36
|
|
|
I decided for my health to break up my Police Academy watch through with other movies. So I watched Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. Pretty good.
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 16:02
|
|
|
Grendels Dad posted:RemakeCop kind of fell apart towards the end but the opening scene is good and the scene where Murphy sees that he is two and a half organs attached to a face is fantastic. The cast is very strong, Michael Keaton is a spectacular dirtbag. He's no Kurtwood Smith.
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 16:45
|
|
|
Alhazred posted:He's no Kurtwood Smith. Few are.
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 17:43
|
|
|
Alan Smithee posted:if you're going to troll the class then explain Not trolling  Alhazred posted:He's no Kurtwood Smith. Keaton isn't playing that role, he's the CEO guy
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 17:55
|
|
|
Remake Robocop was what if Apple made Robocop and I really remember enjoying Keaton’s Steve Jobs. I should give it another watch some time.
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 18:04
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 10, 2024 21:30 |
|
|
Blood Boils posted:
That's no excuse. In the original everyone (except Weller who's going in another direction) is going ham and is gleefully going over the top. Even the medic's are memorable. Meanwhile, I didn' even remember that there was another villain except Keaton before looking it up.
|
|
#
?
Apr 10, 2023 18:45
|
|