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Oscar: I love movies set in New York City in the 60s and 70s. This is a great movie… Jon Voight is the naive cowboy and Dustin Hoffman is the streetwise New Yorker who shows him around the city. The chemistry between them is odd at first but then you are gradually brought in to appreciate the friendship. This film is famous for the “I’m Walkin’ Here” line as Ratzo (Hoffman) is almost hit by a car. The movie moves at a decent pace but be warned…sad ending.

Emmy: Classic buddy (?) movie. Two opposites bond off the necessity for each other. The movie runs a brisk pace and is never stagnate. Both Hoffman and Voight are masterful in this film. The New York scenery is fantastic and makes you feel as if you are there!! If you have never seen the film, I am jealous because it is a classic great film!!! I would not let youngsters see the film until they are older as it is gritty and realistic and heavy with pessimism and adult themed.

OSCAR: One of my all-time favorite sitcoms… no politics, no serious messages, no dramatic nonsense, just fun!!! I lived with my aunt and uncle for a while back in the day after I was (honorably) discharged from the U.S. Navy and we would sit up and watch Cheers as it became a custom for us to do so. GREAT memories…sigh

EMMY: I loved Cheers also and for the same reasons that Oscar did. No political preaching or unnecessary drama and all the characters had perfect comic harmony. I miss shows like this.

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Oscar:

This one is a request and I enjoyed doing it very much!! The movie itself was fantastic and Anthony Hopkins was so good in it. He made Hannibal Lecter an icon in film history. He was so wonderfully creepy in this film and Jodie Foster played Clarice very well for being opposite of the great Hopkins. The movie is very violent but it is a fantastic film… very iconic!!!

Emmy:

Love this movie as well… Oscar is correct…this film in my opinion was a career best for Anothy Hopkins. Jode Foster was ok but who would be better in that role opposite Mr. Hopkins…good luck!!! The movie was creepy as Oscar stated but it was sooo well done. Almost like the Exorcist, this movie set a tone as soon as you see Hannibal Lecter for the first time…Very well done!!

I actually enjoyed this film and it got 94% on Rotten Tomatoes which I agreed with…an entertaining and funny film. The buddy comradery between Billy Batson/Shazaam (Zachary Levi ) and Freddy Freeman (Jack Dylan Grazer) was fantastic in my opinion. Both actors were very believable as friends and cohorts!! The special effects were decent and the movie wasn’t slow or tedious. The storyline was a bit out there but any superhero movie plays in the same ballpark. The second movie was a disaster in my opinion. Too many characters muddied the film and the unbelievable storyline in the first film carried and grew out of control in this sequel.

Oscar: One of the best kid programs of all time!! Great writing, great actors, GREAT puppeteers and characters. I watched it and my kid watched it!! I always wandered if there any adult shenanigans going on in the Children’s Workshop…..

Emmy: I agree .. GREAT kid’s show and long running as well!! Catchy theme song still runs in my mind as clear as day!!!

Oscar: This one is a request for Violet. I had drawn this one a while back. My FAVORITE Werewolf movie of all time!! Has humor, great special effects, fantastic music….very well done film!!!

Oscar: I fully realize that Van Halen’s Hot for Teacher video came out in the mid 80s but I do get some leeway as this is a dream sequence and a comic!!! ha-ha.. I was going to draw it around Mr. Hand (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) being the substitute in this comic but I already drew him in a comic about Ridgemont High that I will post at a later date. I faithfully watched Welcome Back Kotter in the 1970s until some of the cast members went on to other things like many sitcoms do. This show was lighthearted and grounded in the friendship of its characters making it a good watch for the time era.

Emmy: I love Oscar but damn that John Travolta was dreamy…ha ha Oscar just saw what I typed and said ‘so was Farrah Fawcett in Charlie’s Angels!!!’ I loved Welcome Back Kotter – all the actors were believable as High Schoolers back in the good old 70s!! The show also had dealt with some serious life issues at the time but was not heavy handed about it while keeping its light comedy. Great show and I miss the simpler times!!

Oscar: Another fun 1970s movie that I’ve seen many times. I do like Burt Reynolds in comedies because he seemed not so full of himself like he was on interviews. Sally field is always solid onscreen. According to mentalfloss.com, Jackie Gleason (Buford T. Justice) ad libbed most if not all of his lines..showing what a comic genius he really was!!

Emmy: Even though this is (to me) a guy film, it was a decent 70s movie. I remember watching it with my brothers who laughed hard at some of the scenes and so that was entertaining as well!!! Jackie Gleason stole the movie from Burt Reynolds in my opinion!

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Oscar: I must say this is a great movie. A very entertaining film for all ages. It was the highest grossing film of 1985 and it is easy to see why. Directed by and co-written by Robert Zemeckis, this time traveling joy ride between a typical 80s teenager (Michael J. Fox) and nutty professor (played brilliantly by Christopher Lloyd) was an instant classic. The back and forth between 1980s and 1950s culture references were non-stop and on point!! I could not have imagined a better cast for this particular movie. I read that at one point they were going to cast Eric Stoltz as Marty Mcfly and you can even find screen testing with him as Mcfly. I couldn’t imagine anyone more perfect than Fox in this film.

Emmy: I love this film. Oscar and I re-watch on occasion and it is fantastic every time!! I also love the 50s music references (Chuck Berry’s cousin calling him was a great scene) …Rotten Tomatoes lists this film with a 93% FRESH with viewers giving it a 95% rating…well deserved on both counts… although Oscar and I would give it a 110% rating 🙂 Let us know what YOU think…