Thursday Thirteen #42

I have done a few TTs featuring some of the DVDs in my collection, and may well do so again if I run out of ideas.  But  before DVDs, of course,  there were videos.  I am so old I can remember the days when you had to watch a TV show when it was broadcast or else you didn’t see it at all (I can also remember when you had to get out of your chair and walk up to the TV set to change the channel, but that’s another matter).  Then along came the VCR, and all of a sudden we were set free from the shackles of TV schedules.  You could tape a show and watch it when you wanted to, as often as you wanted to.  And we could buy or rent movies on tape to see in the comfort of our own homes.  Some people said that would kill the movie industry but that never happened (Mind you those same people said that TV would kill the cinema, tape recorders would destroy the record industry and that file sharing would demolish live music, but none of that took place).  Before we bought a DVD player, we watched films on VHS tapes, and we still have about 100 of them – both pre-recorded and stuff we have lifted off TV.   Over time we will get them replaced by DVDs but until then, as we have four VCRs in our home, we enjoy them in VHS format.  Here are a few of them.

  Thirteen Movies On VHS We Still Watch

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“Amadeus”  Peter Schaffer’s brilliant play about Mozart, transferred to the screen.  The first time I saw this it stayed with me for a long time.  Tom Hulce plays Mozart, and F. Murray Abraham won an Oscar for his portrayal of the second-rate composer Salieri, who was accused of poisoning Mozart.  Beautifully filmed in Prague, with great supporting performances from Roy Dotrice and Jeffrey Jones.  Well worth seeing if you haven’t already.  Well, there it is.   IMDB link

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“Groundhog Day”  Bill Murray at his best in this comedy about a man who finds himself living the same day (Groundhog Day, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania) over and over again.  He knows what is happening but no one else does, including his love interest, played by Andie MacDowell.   A typical Murray performance, and that means it is good.   IMDB link

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“The Guns Of Navarone”  Based on a novel by Alistair Maclean, this is one of the best war films ever.  A band of Allied soldiers, behind enemy lines, have to destroy a pair of huge German artillery pieces on an occupied Greek island.  Lots of action, suspense, tension and excellent performances all round.   IMDB link

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“Four Weddings And A Funeral”  The most successful British film ever, when it came out.  Hugh Grant plays his usual inoffensive but slightly confused nice chap role that he used to do so often, as we follow his love life for a few months, during which several couples get married and someone drops off the twig.  It all takes place in a
wealthy, upper middle-class England, where it never rains – almost a never-never land.   IMDB link

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“The Full Monty”  This film broke the record set by “Four Weddings” for most successful British movie.  A surprise hit, I would have thought.  Probably everyone has heard what this film is about. Set in a grim, grimy Sheffield, it’s about a number of men who are thrown out of work when the steel plants close. The dole is all very well but they need to find a way to make money… so they do.  They form a band of male strippers.  The real story is about adversity and survival, with some very funny moments thrown in too.   IMDB link

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“Mulholland Drive”  Anyone who knows David Lynch’s work knows that you can’t expect anything to be straightforward.  This film, set in LA, is very obscure in parts.  In fact, the first time I saw it, I had no idea what was going on.  It was the same the second time.  I am not nearly clever enough for this movie. My wife, though, was intrigued, and she persevered, and after a couple more viewings, from which I absented myself, she worked it all out, right down to the last bit of symbolism.  Maybe you’ll be able to as well.   IMDB link

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“Inside The Third Reich”  I don’t think this is available on DVD, so we may have to get it transferred specially, or else stick to VHS indefinitely.  This was a miniseries based on the memoirs of Albert Speer (played by Rutger Hauer), Hitler’s favourite architect and from 1942 the German Minister of Armaments (unfortunately for the Allies, a very efficient one).  In 1946 he received a prison sentence of twenty years for war crimes, including the use of slave labour.   Derek Jacobi’s portrayal of Hitler is a real tour-de-force.  It is fascinating and enjoyable, but one has to bear in mind that it is based on one man’s recollections (Speer) and is probably rather self-serving.  Also, it was made when Speer’s widow Margarete (played by the delicious Blythe Danner) was still alive; they portray her as decidedly hostile to the Nazis, which may have been more out of deference than accuracy.   IMDB link

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“Fried Green Tomatoes”  Fanny Flagg wrote the screen play to this film, based on her own novel.   The excellent Kathy Bates stars with the late Jessica Tandy, who plays an old lady in a nursing home who tells her about the life of a relative of hers (Mary Stuart Masterson).  Excellent performances all round.  Very likely this film will one day be regarded as a classic.   IMDB link

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“The Shawshank Redemption”  Rightly, in my view, this is one of the most highly regarded movies based on a novel (in this case a novella) by Stephen King.   The Shawshank is a prison in Maine, which has been mentioned in more than one of King’s stories.  In this one, an innocent man is sentenced to life for murder, and because he was an accountant on the outside, he ends up doing tax returns and other financial work for the guards.  All along, he is plotting to escape.  There’s a lot more to it than this bald summary. It is an excellent film, well worth seeing.  IMDB link

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“Best In Show”  is another of Christopher Guest’s gentle spoof documentary comedies with his usual band of players: Fred Willard, Michael McKean, Parker Posey, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara et al.  This one pokes gentle fun at the world of dog shows.  Lots of fun.  Like all the others, this will make you smile happily rather than roar with laughter.   IMDB link

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“Bandits”  An amusing story with several dark moments about two bank robbers and the woman they hook up with.  Will they get away with their crimes?  Will they even survive?  You’ll have to see it to find out.  Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton in the title roles with Cate Blanchett as the moll.   IMDB link

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“Memento”  A man’s wife is murdered and he resolves to find her killer.  The drawback is that he sustained head injuries that mean he cannot retain short term memory for more than a few minutes, so he has to leave notes for himself everywhere to remind himself of… just about everything.  This is a complex, intelligent thriller that moves in two time streams – one forwards and one backwards. To explain more would give too much away.  If you want to see a film that makes you use your brain, do see this.   IMDB link

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“Shakespeare In Love”  Do you remember Gwyneth Paltrow crying her eyes out in a completely over-the-top manner when she won the Oscar for best actress a few years ago? Well, this is the film she won it for.  An improbable but delightful story of the Bard when young, the Globe Theatre, writer’s block, debtors and creditors, “Romeo & Ethel, the Pirate’s Daughter” and a brief appearance by Queen Elizabeth I (Judi Dench, also taking home an Oscar for her performance).  Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson and Colin Firth, among others, also give excellent performances.  Great fun from start to finish, and we get to see Gwyneth’s boobies.  Sigh!   IMDB link

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Comments

[SJ Reidhead]

I think Best in Show is a hoot!

Good list. When I was renovating my bookshelves last summer I gave away all but 2 of my tapes. I just have no room.

SJR
The Pink Flamingo

[Chelle Y.]

Your lists are always so entertaining!

[The Gal Herself]

I just rented Bandits! It's one of those movies I have always meant to catch -- first at the theater and then on cable -- and always somehow missed. Good to see it has your endorsement. (Thanks for visiting my TT)

[Adelle Laudan]

I've seen several of these, but Shawshank Redemption is one of my alltime favs. Happy T13!

[ellen b]

Shawshank was and is great. I need to watch Amadeus again. Have a great rest of your week...

[Comedy Plus]

I've seen most of these and I must say that Amadeus must be my favorite of all of these. Excellent list as always. Have a great TT. :)

[Lazy Daisy]

I love Ground Hog Day....it's so funny.

[Greatfullivin]

Amedeus is one of my favorites as is the Shawshank Redemption. I have the Albert Speers book (very good) but have never seen the movie. I also own and love Fried Green Tomatoes.

[SandyCarlson]

We have many of these on VHS as well. Fried Green Tomatoes is a favorite. Hard to believe how old it is!

[pussreboots]

We have Shakespeare In Love on DVD and it is probably in our top ten of most watched films. Happy TT and thanks for stopping by.

[Rian Fike]

I have seen all of these, and you saved the best for last!

Great reviews, it made me remember some great moments.

[Morgan]

I love Fried Green Tomatoes! :) That is a fave of mine! And, RE: your comment: You've seen Alice in Wonderland, right? And, the Unbirthday thing does work. I've had a party before on my unbirthday! :) LOL

[Titania]

Hi Nicholas,
Quite an eclectic selection. I am ashamed to say that I have only watched a few of these.

I loved "Fried Green Tomatoes". Jessica Tandy is a sweetie and I Kathy Bates is a fabulous actress. They picked a phenomenal group to play in this film. I could watch it over and over again.

"Best In Show" was good but I barely recall too much. I think you were right to say it makes you smile but not roar with laughter.

"The Shawshank Redemption" was very good. I usually do not like Stephen King novels made movie but this was an exception.

I like your Thursday Thirteen Header. Very creative.

Take care and have a nice weekend.

[Nicole Austin]

Great list. My VCR stopped working not too long ago and I'm in the process of buying my favorite movies in DVD.

[On a Limb with Claudia]

It's always a little frightening that we see the same movies, read the same books.... laugh at towns in Austria.... Our VHS collection includes the spaghetti westerns - the Outlaw Josie Wails (great movie) and vampires (all the Blades, and a couple others - I have a vampire thing). Oh and a lot of guy movies - read guy suffers a lot for no apparent reason.

Happy TT - did you see I gave you an award last Sunday?

[Lori]

Fried Green Tomatos is one of my favorite movies. Great list. Happy TT and thanks for stopping by:) Have a great week.

[Lara]

I remember those days too -- our first VCR was about the size of a small Chevy. My mom worked for Zenith and we used to get all the new stuff to try out. It was so amazing to put the tape in and watch a movie -- but it took us about a year to figure the thing out!
I still have tons of VHS tapes -- I just can't part with them!
Great TT!

[pjazzypar]

"Fried Green Tomatoes" and "Shawshank Redemption" are definitely two of my favorites. Good List and Happy TT to you.

[Wylie]

You hit a number of faves of mine: Shawshank, Shakespeare, Green Tomatoes, Amadeus, Groundhog Day, Full Monty and Memento.

My mother still has about 500 VHS tapes - entire MGM Classic collections, etc... Sadly it'll all end up on e-Bay soon!

Hey N -- you must visit my blog. I've given you an award -- you lucky bastard ;)

[Journeywoman]

Some of these (Amadeus and Shawshank) are on my all time favorite movies list.

Memento is almost better on DVD where you can watch it in sequence.

[Cheerio]

Not so familiar with any of them. I'm very sorry.
Thanks for the visit.

[Cricket's Hearth]

Memento sounds very interesting. I can not tell you how many times I have watched Shawshank Redemption, I lost count! Part of that movie was filmed about 35 miles from where I live at the Mansfield Reformatory in Ohio. The prison has been closed for many years but they still give tours and really play up the movie being filmed there. Happy TT

[Susan Helene Gottfried]

Ooh, Nicholas. This is an awesome list. Lots on here that I really like!

[Natalie]

When we moved this past year we gave away all our VHS tapes, we realized we really never were watching them. It's amazing how technology changes things.

[susiej]

I don't think I have ever watched a movie more than once! However, I see home here, that reminds me that I really wouldn't mind seeing them again -- like Groundhog Day, SIL. I have not seen the David Lynch film you mentioned -- and I would love to see Memento.

[Angela at mommy bytes]

Shawshank and Memento are on the top of my list!

[Ann Bruce]

Loved MEMENTO...but I couldn't watch it a second time.

[Maribeth]

Shawshank Redemption is one of the best movies ever.
Hey if it's not broke don't fix it right?
:):)

[cajunvegan]

I have a confession to make: I hate Groundhog Day. It reminds me of my TT theme this week:

Make the stupid people STFU.

Happy TT!

[Wacky Mommy]

My kids loooooooove hearing about the good ol' days. "Your TV was black and white???"

[Gattina]

We don't have VHS videos anymore all has been converted into DVDs.

[amypalko]

Oh, Nicholas, you have so many of my favourite films in this TT! I actually watched Shawshank Redemption for the umpteenth time last week. What a wonderful film and, I think, one of King's finest novellas. Oh and The Full Monty! I love that film almost as much as I love Brassed Off. As for 4 Weddings, doesn't it rain heavily in the final scene? Wonder if that's significant... Shakespeare in Love is also a tour de force. We actually use the opening scene in our teaching when discussing problems concerning ideas of absolute authorship. Great film! In fact they're all great! Thank you so much for reminding me of them this morning :-)

[Infinity Goods]

I remember those days. Boy, it's really amazing how such a short time ago our world was so different. Our technology has taken some giant steps.
Amadeus is my favorite of the list.

[Robin]

Fried Green Tomatoes and The Shawshank Redemption are two of my favorite films.

I remember that we were one of the first people to get a vcr (actually a betamax - bet wrong on that one) and it really did seem like magic!

[zenmomma]

Some really great flicks in there. This time I've seen most of them!

[Joy Renee]

amazing. i've actually seen eight of these. in a mix of tv, vcr and dvd. the latter two always by checking them out at libraries.

i wouldn't mind owning Fried Green Tomatoes. I've watched it several times and read the book.

I can't get enough of anything by David Lynch. three or four times isn't too many times to watch one of his films but i've only seen Muholland once on cable. someday...

Amadeus and Shakespeare In Love both enthralled me. Shawshank Redemtion disturbed me but I watched it three times anyway. Memento i surfed onto on cable thirty or more minutes into it so i'm watching for a chance to see it whole.

my TT is 13 more LOL Author/Title combos. yes, again! i didn't get the after pics yet and hadn't prepared an alternate concept.

[melissa]

Amadeus is one of my top five! Sigh...yet another cool list!

I feel better this week. I've actually seen all but one of those (Bandits)

[Alasandra]

We still watch VHS too.

The only one you have listed that I have seen is Amadeus. I really should watch Fried Green Tomatoes as I have heard that it is very good.

Thanks for visiting my TT.

[storyteller]

Ah ... at last a list of films I've actually seen! LOL I'm old enough to remember when we HAD no TV at all and gathered around the radio to listen to our favorite broadcasts. I also have VHS and BETA machines in working condition ... and an 8 track cassette player and turntable with a collection of records I enjoy. Call me a dinosaur ... but I'm a happy one.
Hugs and blessings,

[PJ]

Some great movies here; I've seen Shawshank, Groundhog, Shakespeare and Monty (of course).

[maryt/theteach]

Love lots of these movies, Nicholas! I'm going straight to Netflix to rent them...on DVD. :)
Thanks for listing them and reminding me. Thanks for visiting my TT post!

[Babystepper]

Well, Guns of Navarone, of course..

I haven't seen Inside the Third Reich, but according to Shirer, Speer was definitely an avid Nazi, so, yeah, I imagine his wife was too.

[Kristi]

I love Fried Green Tomatoes... I don't have it on VHS, though, it's on my iPod. :)

Happy TT!

[Deanna Dahlsad]

I *love* Fried Green Tomatoes -- the book too. :)

[Pop Tart]

Interestingly, I didn't like Groundhog Day the first time I saw it. But each additional time, I love it more and more. Yup, I know what that says about me :p

[Haley-O]

I should rent Best in Show again. That was a riot! I can't imagine seeing Groundhog Day more than once, though...! :)

[colleen]

I loved 8 of them! Never finished Mullholland Drive. Memento was a trip. I saw the Full Monty with my son in theater. He literally levitated off his chair laughing.

[melissa]

i still have a ton of vhs tapes. my son, who recently became obsessed with rugrats, has taken over the vcr with all of the rugrat videos that i have from when my older kids were little...and power rangers, toy story, tmnt, i could go on and on!
great tt!

[Michelle]

Great list as always. We have a few movies we still watch on VHS as well. Princess Bride is the favorite around here. I love the Anne of Green Gables series myself. Happy TT!

BTW, I love you header! Cool.

[Starrlight]

I have the Full Monty on VHS as well! Actually I still have more VHS than DVD's and we watch them as well. Some of my favorites are on your list =) Great TT!

[marcia v]

Fried Green Tomatoes and Droundhog day are in my VHS colllection

[Darla]

Oh, good--I'm not the only one who still has movies on VHS that I watch. (or the only one who can remember pre-VCR days--yikes!)

I even have a couple of these tapes: Groundhog Day and Four Weddings and a Funeral. Best in Show I have on DVD. And I've seen all but Amadeus, The Guns of Navarone, Mulholland Drive, and Inside the Third Reich.

[Danielle]

Fried Green Tomatoes and Groundhog Day are two of my all time favorites. I can watch Groundhog Day over and over again!

I dn't think I've seen Memento so it just got added to my must see's :)

[Briggie]

I have a lot of movies on VHS that I still watch. In fact, my son disconnected my VCR/DVD combo and connected his surround sound DVD player and I made him put it back! I have a lot of Christmas movies on VHS and lots of other really good movies too! I love Amadeus - I love and have seen all the movies on your list except for Mullholland Dr. Not sure why I never got around to that one - I'll have to check it out!

[jayedee]

ahhhh the shawshank redemption! one of my all time favorites! happy tt!

[Joely]

I adore Shawshank and Amadeus both -- great movies! I think we have Shawshank on DVD now, but Amadeus is still a VHS for us too!

[Secret Agent Mama]

Nicholas, I soooooooooo love The Full Monty, Shawshank Redemption, and Fried Green Tomatoes. I could watch these over and over again!! Great list. ;) Mine's a bit silly this week.

[Lori]

I've seen the first 2 plus Fried Green Tomatoes. I still quote the FGT phrase, "I'm older and I have more insurance."

Happy Thursday, Nicolas!

[Di]

I love Best in Show and the rest of Christopher Guest's oeuvre as well. I just watched This is Spinal Tap for the first time last week. I "lifted" it off TV.

Groundhog Day is another movie that ironically we watch over and over and over again...

[Xakara]

Groundhog's Day, Fried Green Tomatoes, Shawshank Redemption, loved them all but don't own any of them. I must rectify that as soon as the budget allows!

I still need to see Muholland Drive and Shakespeare in Love. I liked Four Weddings and A Funeral as well.

I'll need extra money when I go to buy Fried Green Tomatoes because it simply must be bought with Steel Magnolias. Can't explain it, it's just how it is. *Grin*

Talk to you soon,

~X

[Cindy Swanson]

Some terrific ones, Nicholas! Probably my favorite is "Groundhog Day," which is must-see viewing for our family every Feb 2. Bill Murray at his funniest!

I really did like "Memento," though. What an extremely intriguing movie!

[Tink]

Except "Best in show" I've seen them all, most of them on VHS like you! :)
Thanks for visiting my 13 books TT. As you've probably guessed I've read all of my list (I don't own all of them though). Nice to hear somebody else has read Pierre Gilliard's book!

[Smiler]

I've seen 9 out of 13! Not too bad. I remember being frustrated when I saw Mullholand drive. Shawshank Redemption and Best of Show I'd watch tonight if I had them on hand. Nice selection. When I manage to get out of the house I'll rent Memento.

[Celticlibrarian]

I have Groundhog Day (fabulous film that created a new concept in the English language) and Four Weddings...on DVD. I've watched both several times.

Happy TT!

[Frances]

The Full Monty is my favorite on the list.
All my favorite scenes are flashing through my head as I write.
Thanks for atopping by my site.
Frances

[Dane Bramage]

I don't know how you pulled it off but I have only seen one of these films. And I purposely avoided "Mulholland Drive" because I saw "Eraserhead". I still get the willies sometimes when I think about that flick.

[Sandy (Momisodes)]

Oh I could watch Shawshank Redemption and Amadeus a million times and never grow tired of them :) GReat list!

[Maggie]

Awesome! Funny enough, we watched both Memento and Groundhog Day within the last 2 weeks. What are the chances?

I don't think I still own a VCR. And it frightens me that I can't remember... ;)

[Janet]

so many of those movies are my favorites, too. Memento was excellent! Best In Show, Fried Green Tomatoes, The Full Monty, Shawshank Redemption, Four Weddings and a Funeral and Groundhog Day are movies I could walk over and over again.

[Matthew James Didier]

Wow! Once again, great tastes! I've got six of these titles on VHS too and yes, we still use it! I love those people that pitched their VCRs when they went DVD... 'cuz man, TAPES went on sale EVERYWHERE for usually $0.99! We picked up some FANTASTIC classic movies for a buck! I love my VCR!

[YummY!]

We're slowly getting everything on DVD. Right now I have "Go" and "Mystery Men" and some random movies like "The Dead Hate the Living" on VHS. Hubby has an EXTENSIVE vhs collection. A lot of stuff thats not available on dvd.

[DrillerAA]

I don't have a very large collection, but I do have the first Star Wars trilogy on VHS and DVD. My grand kids gave me the Indiana Jones trilogy for Christmas.

Have a great TT.

[Harris Channing]

So many memories wrapped up in your collection...my favorite one on the list is AMADEUS! That was a great movie.

[Ann]

Great list, I've got several of those on VHS, unfortunately my VCR died. Can't decide on replacing the VCR or switching to DVD.

[tommie]

I think we might have a VCR up in the attic .....but I have seen most of those!

Thanks so much for visiting my TT.

[Ronnie]

I haunt Half Price Books to buy VHS tapes for $1, and we're building a marvelous library of movies. I need to remember to buy a couple of spare VCRs, though!

Fun list!

[badpuppydog]

great list, some unexpecteds there, but mostly love love

[MissDJM]

Oh and really forgot to answer you...

I'm really not sure how the song went in my head. I hear it, but coming out of my finger tips isn't so good. lol.

And pwn is gamer talk for 'own'. ;P

[Mica]

I love Shakespeare in Love.
Thanks for the visits.

[Patti]

I remember the days before VCR's too! :) We even used to rent the VCR machines and VHS tapes to watch at home ... before we purchased the machine! Oh my!!

Thanks for stopping by my TT and giving me the idea to do one on carving stamps. That will be coming up some time in February!!

Have a great day!!!

[Julie Doe]

Thanks for stopping by my blog (and you really should try martial arts!) Of the movies you listed, I really liked Amadeus, Fried Green Tomatoes, The Full Monty, and Memento. I think I have only about 5 movies on VHS, though, and I now find them frustrating to watch because they don't have the convenience of chapters and fast-fast-fast forward. Ahh, the conveniences of technology. :)

[Thea @ I'm a Drama Mama]

Oh yes, Groundhog Day! This is a great movie! I, of course, love Shakespeare in Love, too.

Memento had me thinking TOO much, though. I had a really hard time keeping up, and my husband eventually gave up and fell asleep. And then asked me to explain it to him after it was over, LOL!

[Sonya]

I love Shawshank and Shakespeare in Love! I haven't seen either in a long time. We have an assortment of DVDs and VHS movies that we keep. Most of the VHS movies are for the kids. The DVDs include some of the better movies we've loved over the years.

Great list!

[Linda at 2nd cup]

I am a big Christopher Guest fan, but I know a lot of his material is not politcally correct. Also love Four Weddings. Nice list. You must be a little older than I previously thought by all of your historic references in this post!

[Kaige]

Thanks for stopping by. Some great movies on your list. We very rarely watch anything on the VHS any more. I think Into The Woods is one of the few.

[Rebecca]

I've seen several of those. LOVE "Groundhog Day."

[Tickled Pink.Nicole]

I'm not sure why, but I love, love, love Ground Hog day and think of it often. I haven't heard of Momento, but it sounds interesting. I haven't yet seen Shakespeare in Love - thanks for the reminder about it!

[Greg]

Shawshank and 4 Weddings were great!

[Tiffany]

GREAT list - of those, my favorites are Fried Green Tomatoes (can't watch without crying - ever!) and Shawshank Redemption, although I still believe the latter is better as a book.

We still have loads of VHS tapes in my house, too...the DVDs have gradually outnumbered them, but we won't part with the tapes we have!

[Wendy]

I not only still have tons of movies on VHS, I've got shows we taped off the t.v., too. And yes, we still watch them (occasionally).
There are a few you've listed that I've yet to see (let alone own copies of) but the familiar ones, like Shawshank and Amadeus, are long-standing favorites.
I may have to steal/borrow this idea from you some time. Great TT!

[Pamela Kramer]

These are classics! I'm a big fan of The Full Monty and Four Weddings and a Funeral. I can't watch Shawshank, it just kills me. I get to emotional with that flick. - LOL

[e-Mom]

One of these days, DVDs will be replaced by a newer technology.... that's a little depressing, since we're still busy trying to replace all our old VHS tapes!

I enjoyed "Four Weddings and a Funeral" very much, especially the recitation of W.H. Auden's poem, "Funeral Blues."

I'm late to your T-13 party, as usual!

[Danica/Dream]

I still watch some of those on VHS too!

[Tina Kubala]

I could watch Best in Show every day and still laugh.

Thanks for visiting.