Starman

1984

★★★★ Liked Watched

“I watched you very carefully. Red light stop, green light go, yellow light go very fast.”

Asked my brother “is this a horror movie?” right before we started so you can imagine how surprised I was discovering it’s a sci-fi romance movie! Something different from Carpenter but he nails it. Karen Allen is brilliant and Jeff Bridges plays his part perfectly. Great stuff all around.

Gremlins

1984

★★★★ Liked Rewatched

“What're they doing?”
“They're watching Snow White. And they love it.”

The ideal Christmas movie as far as I’m concerned.

C.H.U.D.

1984

★★½ Watched

HoopTober 11 Movie #13

“I’m not gonna flood the whole city. Just a little section of SoHo.”

The monster design is great but the rest did nothing for me. Thought it was going to pick up a bit in the middle but it stayed pretty flat.

Silent Madness

1984

★★½ Watched

HoopTober 11 Movie #2

“Look, if Howard Johns has been released, I’m sure we can get him back without too much trouble.”

It’s your basic 80s slasher except this one has some 3D moments sprinkled in. They don’t really add anything but the random “oh, this is a 3D shot” moments aren’t terrible, either. It hits all the slasher beats you want, from a good final girl to the shitty and annoying characters you cheer for when they get theirs.…

The Terminator

1984

★★★★½ Liked Rewatched

“Come with me if you want to live.”

You lock in right from the start and stay locked in until the end. The 4K restoration was stunning, the sound and score especially.