Favorite films

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  Star Wars 1977

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 08 Nov 2018

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  Film #8 of the November 2018 VHS Collection Challenge
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  Last summer, I went to California. It was a huge vacation in many ways. It was a vacation that I aimed to go on after getting my first paying job. I was saving nearly all of my paychecks for this trip. As the summer began, I found out that I was going to get to go to California on a family vacation. That sent me over the roof,…

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  Back to the Future 1985

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 30 Nov 2018

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  Film #30 of the November 2018 VHS Collection Challenge
  letterboxd.com/warrensm/list/november-2018-vhs-collection-challenge/
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  The video store often served as a safe place for me as an adolescent. It's been there during my best days. It's also been there during my worst days. When I went on my best days, it provided me an opportunity to dive into the collection of films even deeper. But on my worst days, it was the ultimate escape. The place where I can tune out all…

Recent reviews

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  Stripes 1981

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 28 Feb 2025

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  Film #28 of the February 2025 Comedies of the 1980s Challenge
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  Russell Ziskey: "Okay, I know you're anxious to jump right in and start speaking English, but there's a couple of things I need to know first, because I've never done this before. So, how many of you would say you speak English fairly well, but with some difficulties?"
  [pause]
  Russell Ziskey: "A little English?"
  [a man raises his hand]
  Russell Ziskey: "Yes? You speak some English?"
  Man…

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  Sixteen Candles 1984

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 27 Feb 2025

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  Film #27 of the February 2025 Comedies of the 1980s Challenge
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  "I can't believe I gave my panties to a geek."

  As a longtime John Hughes fan, I am excited to have his first film as a director positioned toward the end of this challenge.

Popular reviews

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  North 1994

  ½ Watched 27 Apr 2014 1

  OF ALL THE NERVE! YOU DIRECTED THE PRINCESS BRIDE AND THIS IS SPINAL TAP. YOU HIRED JASON ALEXANDER AND JULIA-LOUIS DREYFUS, WHO WERE BOTH AT THE HEIGHT OF THEIR FAME AT THE TIME IN "SEINFELD". YOU HAD BRUCE WILLIS! YOU HAD DAN AYKROYD! YOU HAD ALAN ARKIN! YOU HAD ELIJAH WOOD PRE-FRODO! YOU HAD KATHY BATES! YOU HAD REBA MCINTYRE! YOU HAD JOHN RITTER! YOU HAD SCARLETT JOHANSSON IN HER FIRST ROLE EVER! AND YOU BROUGHT THEM ALL TOGETHER FOR THIS? NOT TO TAKE AWAY ALL THE PRAISE FROM EARLIER, BUT WHAT EVEN TRANSPIRED IN THIS FILM WAS RIDICULOUS.

  At least you didn't do the script.

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  Pinocchio 2002

  ½ Watched 16 Apr 2015

  Where do I begin?

  Pinocchio is one of the most iconic fairy tale characters of all time. He debuted in the 1883 children's novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio, written by Italian writer Carlo Collodi. He was a young, wooden puppet made by Geppetto, a woodcarver from Italy who wanted to make the son he never had. Upon creation, Pinocchio came to life and was able to walk and talk like a real boy. Because of that, he made it his…