Lethal Weapon (1987, dir. Richard Donner)
- Seeing “Mr. Sugar Tits” bare ass remains one of my favorite movie memories. Elizabeth Young
- The ultimate buddy cop film. Steve Ahlquist
- One of the great movie lines of all time by Danny Glover: Speaking to Trixie the hooker, "All dressed up and no one to blow." Kyle Jackson
- Good but kind of overwrought at times. The use of Eric Clapton music was particularly grating. Mike White
- This is THE buddy action flick. It both broke the mold and made it. Ross Dannenberg
- Shane Black was put on the map with this one. It probably broke him, too. Mark Wensel
- It's classic Mel back before he went loco; Three Stooges, bad puns and the crazy eyes and laugh. I miss him. Stefan Blitz
- It's the original buddy cop blockbuster. Frankie Thirteen
- Totally holds up. Almost enough to forgive Gibson for turning into such a $#!tbag. Kas DeCarvalho
- The beauty of Raising Arizona is it's unique, humorous take on surreal Americana. Bill Machon
- This made me really love Nic Cage. DJ Crystal Clear
- My intro to Joel and Ethan Coen... and Nic Cage's quirky side that I wish was still around! Come back, Nic Cage... you sum'bitch! Deane Ogden
- Only the Coen Bros. could make a comedy about kidnapping. Clara Mathews
- My first Coen Brothers movie and the only time I ever said, “That Nicolas Cage guy is a really good actor” aloud. Elizabeth Young
- Nicolas Cage remains one of our nation's finest over-actors. Stefan Blitz
- Nic Cage, running down the street with a stocking on his head and a package of diapers under his arm, made me laugh the loudest and the longest without the need for herbal-age in my nearly 4 decades of movie watching. Heather Kenealy
- This is when I realized that the Coen Brothers were geniuses. The credits coming 20 minutes after the film starts. The long chase for the diapers. This film can never fail me. Mike White
- I worry that Nicolas Cage used up all his quirky fun movie mojo in "Face/Off", which was the last time I liked him in a movie or a movie with him in it (by the way, THAT movie should be on this list!). But there was a time when he was exciting and daring as a performer, and his oddball characters were the highlight of each of his movies. He was at the top of his game as one of the oddball highlights in the oddball ensemble that is "Raising Arizona". Matt Bergin
- I watch this movie on my birthday every year as an ode to dorks everywhere. Elizabeth Young
- Long live Jake Ryan!!!! Emma Bates
- With a single film, Hughes defined himself as an auteur and the voice of an entire generation. And it had a really good soundtrack. Stefan Blitz
- Never, ever lend your underwear to someone else, even if it seems like a good idea at the time. Kelly Whyte
- Watching this as an impressionable adolescent, this movie made becoming an adult seem like the most awesome thing ever. "Wow, I'm going to get to spend all my time making witty conversation and date incredibly crazy yet foxy chicks like Diane Keaton!" Kevin Cafferty
- Nobody breaks the fourth wall like Woody Allen. Nobody. Sheridan Cleland
- This movie meant the world to me...when I was single. Then "Parenthood" became my "Annie Hall." Not fair, I know. Evan Gore
- Hello? Woody Allen? Diane Keaton? Marshall McLuhan verbally bitch-slapping a know-it-all? Come on people… Elizabeth Young
- This movie sucks you in and is one of Woody Allen’s best. Chris Mancini
- I’d still love to see the original cut of this movie. Mike White
- I have seen this movie a million times. It never gets old. Emma Bates
- When this came out, my parents came home hysterical enough that it convinced me (at 6 years old) to go see it with my Grandmother. It wasn't funny then. It is now. Stefan Blitz
- Best romantic comedy ever. It’s worth it just for the scene in line at the movie theater… Ross Dannenberg
- This movie always reminds me that I need eggs. Love it. Mark Wensel
- A film of aching beauty and subtlety... although the best joke is the most unsubtle in the film- Achoo! Richmond Clements
- A movie that explained Adult Relationships to me. Considered romantic, but the let's not forget that Alvy lost Annie. Not everyone stays together, but the ride can be fun and there can be a way to co-exist with an ex-lover. Scott Richard
- I wore my father's ties and vests to school because of this movie. DJ Crystal Clear
- Is one of Woody Allen's finest movies and it deserved the Oscar--but only if this were a nightmarish parallel universe where George Lucas was strangled at birth by wolves. John Teehan
- An inspired marriage of film noir and sci-fi focusing on a world-weary detective hunting renegade android “replicants” around the overcrowded, rainy, neon-lit mean streets of a frighteningly dystopian metropolis, Blade Runner ties its stunning futuristic “retro-deco” sets, hypnotic electronic score, and noirish atmospherics to heady philosophical concerns exploring no less than what it means to be human and emerges as one of the few sci-fi films that rivals 2001: A Space Odyssey in both visual power and intellectual sophistication. Mat Viola
- One of my all time favorites (and I sort-of prefer the narrated version that's always on tv). Ryan Jackson
- The pacing of the story, perfect casting, and the dazzling, yet gritty special effects give Blade Runner an aura of realism that is rarely matched in sci-fi filmmaking. Bill Machon
- Another Ridley Scott sci-fi film that holds up exceptionally well with time. The Final Cut is breathtakingly gorgeous. Sheridan Cleland
- One of my favorite films, not only packed with symbolism and metaphors, but with self-defeating ones. John Gisberg-Stevens
- Scary-future-replicant-genius. DJ Crystal Clear
- You can argue that it's a triumph of style over substance- but what style! Richmond Clements
- It's like there's a contest to see which will have more special editions made-- this or "Brazil". John Teehan
- This is what happens when Philip K. Dick is done right, a classic. Ross Dannenberg
- More recently known by the name "Surrogates" with Bruce Willis. Evan Gore
- Remains one the coolest Sci-fi movies in the last 30 years as well as one of the most underrated by an audience. Elizabeth Young
- There are like 20 different cuts of this film floating around, including 2 director's cuts. What's amazing is how great the film is despite this incessant tinkering. Steve Ahlquist
- Director's Cut all the way. Heather Kenealy
- I still like the voiceover version the best. I also don’t need definitive proof of Deckard being a replicant or not. This was the first movie where the box office cashier tried to refuse selling me a ticket. I was ten at the time. My mom bought me a ticket and I was on my way. Mike White
- How many versions of this movie are out there now? A million? It’s almost like a drinking game when it comes on TV. Will it have VO? No VO? P.S. Decker is a replicant. Chris Mancini
- I don't care if he's a replicant or not. It doesn't matter. The movie's amazing no matter who wins that debate. Mark Wensel
- An elaborate mind fuck that opens up more questions than answers the more you watch it. David Postma
- Hampton Fancher signed my "Blade Runner" DVD while high as a kite. Michelle Taylor
- A misshapen romp of epic proportions! Mark Drop
- Features my favorite line in any movie, "Hey, Wang, this club is restricted. Don't them you're Jewish". Stefan Blitz
- I could watch this movie every day and never get tired of watching Bill Murray eat a Baby Ruth. Elizabeth Young
- I'm alright, don't nobody worry 'bout me. DJ Crystal Clear
- Ted Knight gives the funniest performance in the history of cinema. Several dozen viewings later, "How 'bout a Fresca?" still cracks me up. Kevin Cafferty
- Kinda like "The Love Boat", for me, it was always about the gopher. Molly B Denham
- WAY funnier in retrospect than when you're actually watching the movie...except for Murray. He's always funny. Mark Wensel
- Whatever happened to Chevy Chase? I don't mean the guy that's on "Community". I mean, the real Chevy Chase. That's the bio pic I want to see. Screw Marlon Wayons in "The Richard Pryor Story". I want to see Ryan Reynolds in "The Rise And Pratfall of Chevy Chase". Make it happen, Hollywood. Dutch Southern
- This movie has forever changed my view of a Baby Ruth candy bar. Katarina Hill
- Doodie! Kurt Jansson
- Bill Murray can take the smallest thing and make it memorable and worthwhile. Genius. Joshua Selle
- Maybe this is the most quoted movie in my repertoire. Christian Collins
- Fannnanananananaaaa....(And you can smoke the bejeezus out of it!) Kas DeCarvalho
- This and "The Maltese Falcon" started me on the road to classic movie fandom. John Teehan
- The Paris interlude surprises me every time. Kas DeCarvalho
- Man, I never expected to love this movie. Frankie Thirteen
- Classic of all classic movies. Christian Collins
- So overrated. Elizabeth Young
- Not the best movie ever made but Bogart rules in this one. Mike White
- There’s a reason it’s a classic, and mainly it’s because of its deft genre hopping. Romance, mystery, political thriller, etc. Chris Mancini
- A movie filled with clichés that they invented. Stefan Blitz
- The real reason Rick didn't help Peter Lorre's character out in this movie is because he couldn't stand the sound of his voice. Kelly Whyte
- Yes, McKee made us watch it during his seminar. But, damnit, it IS as good as they say! Mark Drop
- A romance even a man's man can love. Mark Wensel
- Everyone loves a good Fuck-You-Nazis moment, and there is no greater such moment than the ass-kicking La Marseillaise sing-along in Casablanca. Nicolette Baffoni
- Bogie was good. Amazing even. Sheridan Cleland
- Spike Lee made a suburban white girl from Oregon become political. Many thanks. Elizabeth Young
- It reminds me a little of my old neighborhood. Frankie Thirteen
- Hated this movie. Still do. I still disagree with Mookie throwing that trash can. But, hey, I’m white. Mike White
- It is still one of the most relevant movies about communities ever filmed. Eugene Johnson
- With Mister Señor Love Daddy, Radio Raheem, Da Mayor, Mother Sister, Buggin Out, Coconut Sid, Sweet Dick Willie, Smiley, Mookie, Sal, Vito, Pino and the rest, Spike Lee created a Bed-Stuy of unforgettable characters who, in a single day, have their paths cross and lives change forever. Stefan Blitz
- Think again before you build a pizza place in the hood. Kelly Whyte
- Spike Lee has yet to be this urgent again. Malcolm X may have been better, but this was more to the point. Mark Wensel
- It still makes me cringe, laugh, cry, and oh so angry. DJ Crystal Clear
- I don't get it. They shamble at a slow walk--you can walk fast. What's the problem? John Teehan
- The first zombie movie as social commentary. Says more about us today than even Romero could’ve imagined. Elizabeth Young
- To this day, if someone says "There coming to get you, Barbara," I freak the hell out. Don't laugh. You do it too. Heather Kenealy
- I love that they never give an explanation for why the dead came back. No need! Mike White
- "Night of the Living Dead" remains one of the greatest of all horror films, an apocalyptic vision of uncompromising bleakness offering a frightening pitch-black view of human nature that departs as far as one would to imagine from reassuring notions of innate goodness – as if the better angels of our nature had been devoured by our inner zombies – and depicting a nightmarish world where there is no safe place to run or hide, not even within the bosom of the family, for in Romero’s world mere Darwinian dog-eat-dog has hellishly descended into brother-eat-sister, daughter-eat-mommy-and-daddy. Mat Viola
- Yeah, they really are coming to get you. Robert Meyer Burnett
- The BLACK GUY IS THE HERO IN A BLACK AND WHITE FILM? I LOVE IT! DJ Crystal Clear
- The perfect horror movie, hands down. I happen to enjoy the remake version even more, which elevates the character of Barbara to leading lady action hero status and gets even darker than the original without deviating too much from the original story. There's a reason zombies are such a pop phenomenon--THIS movie. Matt Bergin
- Never mind the groundbreaking casting of the lead character and the shoestring yet horrible effects- the ending is like a punch in the gut. Richmond Clements
- The have been plenty People Locked in a Closed Space and Fighting for Their Lives-type films. This one is the king, and Romero, with his jarring ending, added some social commentary that’s as shocking and disturbing as any cannibal zombies that came before it. “They’re coming to get you, Barbara.” Don Roff
- I'm proud to say I saw this in theaters when it was first released. Me and 3 other people. Jesse Moos
- The first time I saw this, I was working for one of the thousands of nondescript companies located in an office park that was so similar to the movie setting, it was like watching a documentary. A very, very painful documentary. Sarah Grace
- I will never touch anyone else's stapler. Never ends well. Jenna Busch
- So underappreciated when it came out. I’m glad this found more life on video. Mike White
- And with every viewing, there’s just a little glimmer of hope he’ll get his stapler back. Todd Sokolove
- It does feel good to be a gangsta… Ross Dannenberg
- One of the most authentic movies I've ever seen. Michelle Taylor
- Swingline actually started making red staplers because of this film. Molly B Denham
- Because of this movie I have refused to work in a cubicle farm for a living. Elizabeth Young
- One of my all time favorite movies, who could forget Milton and his red stapler? Film Gurl
- RED STAPLER! DJ Crystal Clear
- So true, so true.... Mark Drop
- If you've never worked in a cubicle farm, you might not appreciate how spot-on brilliant this satire is. Wanrning: If you do work in a cubicle farm, this movie will make you want to quit your job and become a construction worker. Matt Bergin
- I think everyone knows a few Lumberghs and Miltons at their jobs. I do. Frankie Thirteen
- Most relatable movie for anyone who is behind a desk or a fan of Michael Bolton. Kurt Jansson
- I think everyone who has ever worked in Corporate America loves this movie on some level. TPS reports, a case of the Mondays…we’ve all worked with these people. Jay Williams
- Anyone that doesn't like this film, well... isn't anyone that I'd want to hang out with. Sheridan Cleland
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