tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post2299941715185040397..comments2023-03-31T06:55:42.398-07:00Comments on Dinner With Max Jenke: Swimming In The River Of The Neon SlimeJeff Allardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-1815473231730645722009-12-03T02:03:43.331-08:002009-12-03T02:03:43.331-08:00Your comment about Terror In The Aisles resonated ...Your comment about Terror In The Aisles resonated with me, because that's exactly where I first spied this movie, and I love the US movie output from 1982. Definitely a vintage year!<br /><br />I've STILL never seen a full version of this movie.<br />I dig Hauser's singleminded veracity, and the L.A polished grime of this movie.<br />Check out an awesome movie called 'Hardcore' (Paul Schrader, 1979) - again featuring Season Hubley, along with the great George C Scott for another fantastic example of L.A neon slime!<br /><br />I promise you'll be quoting the dialogue for years after you see it!<br /><br />Wicked blog :)Dave@Two13.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02069242151634288347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-27616775443598070242009-07-23T07:42:57.493-07:002009-07-23T07:42:57.493-07:00Right, I should have mentioned Into the Night, my ...Right, I should have mentioned <b>Into the Night</b>, my favorite Landis movie as well.Arbogasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670776992289080245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-47177605223965814002009-07-23T03:49:58.679-07:002009-07-23T03:49:58.679-07:00Miracle Mile is a favorite of mine, too - after tw...Miracle Mile is a favorite of mine, too - after twenty years, though, I'm still afraid to revisit it for fear it won't live up to the experience of my initial viewing. And to the list of great '80s LA movies, I'll put up John Landis' Into the Night as well - I think it's the best film of Landis' career. <br /><br />Matt, definitely check out Vice Squad ASAP - I guarantee you'll love it!Jeff Allardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-70734389505238444852009-07-22T06:29:04.765-07:002009-07-22T06:29:04.765-07:00Ah, yes! MIRACLE MILE is a keeper. The way the ten...Ah, yes! MIRACLE MILE is a keeper. The way the tension is gradually built up over the course of the film is crazy. Not to mention, once things get rolling, it plays out almost in real time.<br /><br />Was NIGHT OF THE COMET supposed to take place in LA? That's another good one, if so.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-59503128035596026162009-07-21T21:17:20.676-07:002009-07-21T21:17:20.676-07:00I had never even heard of Vice Squad until recentl...I had never even heard of Vice Squad until recently, and you are yet another trustworthy person that speaks pretty highly of it. I love movies like this and I can tell I would love this film based off the trailer you posted. I'm gonna have to put forth some effort and seek this sucker out!Matt-suzakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215962688591291944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-72839277649119799312009-07-21T16:42:42.376-07:002009-07-21T16:42:42.376-07:00I need to revisit Trancers, which I haven't se...I need to revisit <b>Trancers</b>, which I haven't seen in over 20 years, I don't think. I'd add to this number Bobby Roth's <b>Heartbreakers</b>, Jim McBride's remake of <b>Breathless</b>, Robert Dornhelm's <b>Echo Park</b>, Wayne Wang's <b>Slamdance</b>, James Bridges' <b>Mike's Murder</b>, and Steve DeJarnatt's <b>Miracle Mile</b>, too. To name but a few.Arbogasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670776992289080245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-44943893450168139112009-07-21T16:37:41.454-07:002009-07-21T16:37:41.454-07:00I agree - '80s movies like Vice Squad and Term...I agree - '80s movies like Vice Squad and Terminator just wouldn't have been the same if set in any other urban area. Trancers, too - I love the moment where Tim Thomerson is looking out of Helen Hunt's window at an unsubmerged LA for the first time in his life.Jeff Allardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-17629177127202370162009-07-21T16:19:32.804-07:002009-07-21T16:19:32.804-07:00There's just something about 80s movies about ...There's just something about 80s movies about LA that can't be denied. They feel entirely different from movies from the previous decade - they're brighter, more candied, there's less dust in the air. God, I love 'em.<br /><br />Word verification: afibrastArbogasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670776992289080245noreply@blogger.com