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JohnnyUtah

Age/Gender: 29, Male
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I have to go return some videotapes.

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A DISTURBING TREND

Posted by JohnnyUtah Dec. 2, 2007 @ 12:12 AM EST

When you hear somebody you know hasn't played a certain game you usually don't bat an eye, but will kindly recommend it if you're a fan of it.

A disturbing trend in the office here is when I hear my cohorts haven't seen a particular movie. It just blows my mind. My first reaction is to shout "HOW COULD YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THAT" before I regain my senses and realize I probably just covered them with spit as I was frothing at the mouth in a complete frenzy.

To back up a bit, I play my fair share of games for fun and would obsessively play some games on the hardest difficulty until I saved the fucking galaxy, but my primary form of entertainment has always been movies. It seems like the list still mostly pre-dates this century. In fact, if you watch my stupid cartoons like Tankmen and have seen a trend of me animating macho tough guys with dry wit and bad attitudes it's all grounded in the movies I was raised on.

Growing up, and god dammit I hope some of you can relate to me here, I gradually collected movies on VHS - not the ones you could buy in-store. Oh no, my collection consisted of shit taped off HBO at my grandparents house (because my family never got cable since we grew up far outside the cable companies boundries). Not even good quality mind you, I was a kid and couldn't be buying all these VHS tapes, so I recorded everything at the lowest quality (SLP) so I could fit 3 movies per tape. I know right, some of you have no idea in sweet hell what I'm talking about.

ANYWAYS, I grew up watching the same movies over and over - since you know, I didn't have cable and I beat Super Mario Bros. for the umpteenth god damn time.

All these movies usually featured cops, marines, space marines, etc. kicking ass and exchanging witty dialogue (mostly).

I'll list off a few that fit this Criteria:

Action Jackson
Beverly Hills Cop
Commando
The Running Man
Conan The Barbarian, Conan The Destroyer
Die Hard
Escape From New York
The Terminator
Highlander
Mad Max, Mad Max: The Road Warrior, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Predator
Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Temple of Doom
Blade Runner
Aliens
Total Recall
Robocop
Big Trouble in Little China
Top Gun

and of course - Point Break - the movie from which my unshakable username spawned.

These movies shaped me into the idiot I am today. I'm deeply disturbed (perhaps wrongly) when I meet people who haven't seem em. If I ever got stuck in a situation with bank robbers, or terrorists, or acid spitting aliens, or a post apocalyptic waste land filled with assholes wearing spiked shoulder pads trying to kill me, WELL I'd be damn sure I'd be trying to belt out memorable and hilarious one liners the entire time.

That's how I view Tankmen, a movie from the 80s that takes place in the desolate future. Speaking of which, I'm working on new episodes and hopefully they make you laugh and not hate my guts for being super lame.

If you got any movies that shaped that fragile young mind into the psychopath you are today, go on and list em if you dare.

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165 Comments

Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:21 AM Silent-G says:

you remind me of the fat guy from Hot Fuzz. Yeah I remember my parents recording a star wars movie on VHS when we had cable, and I would watch it and fell in love with it. And I remember my dad showing my sister and I Blade Runner when we were pretty young.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:26 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

haha

that movie was GREAT


Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:22 AM HellishShadow666 says:

silence of the lambs!

Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:28 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

i dunno, shoving your dick between your legs and turning fat broads into skins suits...well, i wasn't totally into it.

PUT THE LOTION IN THE BASKET!


Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:23 AM dark-wolf-5 says:

all of the die hards, predator, aliens, psycho, American psycho, the Halloweens, Friday the 13, and Jackass. and nice job guessing my nickname there, "Psychopath." OH! and the Indiana Jones movies.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:27 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

that list is acceptable, i will not scold you for lack of taste


Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:31 AM jackster20 says:

sounds great


Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:34 AM Nobbin-Robin says:

Child's Play (always scared the crap out of me when I was a kid), IT, The Monster Squad (ridiculous yet too nostalgic for me to hate), The Goonies, This Is Spinal Tap, Crossroads (1986 version NOT 2002!), and Killer Clowns From Outer Space. And almost those already listed.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:40 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

also acceptable, I will not scold you

+ bonus points for monster squad

WHOA...YOU HIT THE WOLFMAN IN THE NARDS


Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:51 AM Wurmy1029 says:

I went outside instead of watching movies :(

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:46 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

hey i couldn't run around at night buddy - raccoons and fucking BATS are everywhere where i grew up


Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:54 AM ImpendingRiot says:

Die Hard
Robocop
Gremlins
Star Wars (Original)
Rumble in the Bronx

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:45 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

good


Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:59 AM spilldog says:

Wow those movies bring back memories. My all time favorites would have to be The Monster Squad, The Last Boy Scout, The Mask, Virtuosity and Fallen. Not to mention "Creature Double Feature" which was the only time my friends and I were ever quiet on Saturdays. Just mentioning the previous sentence makes me feel old :-)

Dec. 2, 2007 | 3:08 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

i could have sworn i thought viruosity was bad, but i cant remember now

Updated: Dec. 2, 2007, 3:08 AM

Dec. 2, 2007 | 1:03 AM ImpendingRiot says:

Shit, I forgot the Last Boy Scout, in fact, anything Willis touches is pretty much good,

oh, and Passenger 57

"Always bet on black"

Haha. Those were the days.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 3:09 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

haha what the fuck passenger 57? ok ok ill give it to you.


Dec. 2, 2007 | 1:07 AM ZekeySpaceyLizard says:

Donald Duck: An Officer and a Duck
Pinnochio
Robin Hood
RoboCop
Indiana Jones le Temple du Doom
Superman
Batman: The Animated Series


Dec. 2, 2007 | 1:07 AM Painkiller-X says:

Evil Dead1,2 &Army of Darkness
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
The Howling series
Willow
pretty much anything Steven Segal or Chuck Norris


Dec. 2, 2007 | 1:15 AM Tusserte says:

Star Wars was all I needed, considering I'd watch the movies at least once a week.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 3:10 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

I don't know why, but I never got into star wars. i never even owned a single star wars toy


Dec. 2, 2007 | 1:38 AM ShirtTurtle says:

I took advantage of my grandparents cable in the same way.
Except instead of 80's and 90's action movies, it was 80's and 90's comedies.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:47 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

have you ever tried watching scrambled porn? its tough


Dec. 2, 2007 | 1:59 AM The-Swain says:

Haven't seen.
Have seen.
Haven't seen.
haven't seen.
Have seen and Have seen.
Have seen (and I watched 4 tonight, and despite the rating was AWESOME. The henchmen weren't pussies who died left and right, hence less violence)
Haven't seen (I saw Escape from LA though. "Hey Snake man, thanks for not killing me, I owe you one".)
have seen.
Have seen.
Have, have, have seen.
Have seen GET IN THE CHOPPAH.
Have, have seen.
Have seen (alt ending = a gaylord banquet, HE WASNT A GODDAMN ROBOT)
Have seen.
Have seen...but come on Jeff, are you kidding me? You had me up until here. nay, you TOOK MY BREATH AWAY. That was kind of like a joke, only not funny.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 3:14 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

im not saying topgun isnt a big queer fest, but back in the 80s i didnt see the gay, all i saw were F-14s and val kilmers big teeth

SECONDLY

GO WATCH "THE RUNNING MAN" IMMEDIATELY

"what happened to buzzsaw?" "HE HAD TO ..SPLIT."

Updated: Dec. 2, 2007, 2:48 PM

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:15 AM Dazmi says:

I watched movies over & over when I was 5 too.
They were barney & pinocchio.

When I look at all the movies & TV shows I watched when I was little, I just think...
What was I thinking?!


Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:27 AM Afro-Ninja says:

Of your list, the only ones I've seen are terminator and indiana jones

I never watched movies when I was little. All we had was an antenna, with the local channels. My parents never owned movies, and we rarely, almost never, saw movies in theaters. Like, the only thing I even REMEMBER seeing with my parents is Batman Returns.

I get made fun of to this day about my poor selection of viewed movies =(

Dec. 2, 2007 | 3:15 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

you're missing out afro ninja


Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:41 AM Tyler-Stewart says:

Lol I remember recording movies on VHS with my older brother! One time we tried to record Aliens over a copy of the Power Rangers Movie. Our mom was WAAAY Pissed! Good times, good times.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 3:21 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

it was a valiant effort


Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:48 AM Stitchz says:

I would name some of the movies I grew up on, but you already did. We may be psychopaths, but at least while shouting those one lines we know the diabolical solution to the apocalyptic situation.

Shit man, we psychopaths gotta stick together. Only we save the world!

YAY for mind twisting, sleep depriving, thought devouring movies!!!

Dec. 2, 2007 | 3:23 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

yeah when the world goes to shit all you gotta remember is whoever controls the water has the power AND avoid all the assholes with spiked shoulderpads


Dec. 2, 2007 | 3:02 AM J-Rocker says:

Oh oh on your next Tankmen episode you should have someone empty an entire clip into the air while screaming or someone jumping through the air in slow-mo while shooting a gun! Better yet TWO guns! That'd be awesome.

Robocop
Terminator
Indiana Jones
Hot Fuzz
Shaun of the Dead

Those movies are awesome.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 3:16 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

i should have added robocop of course,but screw typing out the hundreds of movies ive seen back then

Updated: Dec. 2, 2007, 2:49 PM

Dec. 2, 2007 | 3:21 AM KupaMan says:

I mostly grew up with my mom, so I'm well knowledged on such classics as Pretty Woman, Truly Madly Deeply, and most other movies that single mothers try to relate to.

Other movies were a few of what you listed. Mine particularly, though, were Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 and 2, Jurassic Park, Die Hard, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Predator, the Indiana Jones trilogy, and Quigley Down Under on a Super 8 tape.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 10:47 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

TMNT 2 was a crowning achievement...it featured Vanilla Ice yet was still watchable


Dec. 2, 2007 | 3:25 AM KupaMan says:

Sorry, I got that wrong. It's Video 8, not Super 8.


Dec. 2, 2007 | 4:03 AM Michaelas10 says:

Hehe, if you think these movies are ass-kicking, you should definitely watch some lawnmower action in Braindead. It'll blow you away!

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:49 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

i saw half of that once, i guess i should check out the rest


Dec. 2, 2007 | 4:58 AM Goonie says:

Accelerate 88mph!

Dec. 2, 2007 | 10:48 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

roads?...where we're going we don't need roads


Dec. 2, 2007 | 5:49 AM xCandiekittyx says:

DISTURBINGGGG XD.
i dont.. hate ur tankmen flashes and ur guts for being super lame. :3
"Naked Weapon" is a really goods movie. idk im not an psychopath sorry. im to happy to be one ~_^. all the movie u listed are good i watched almost of them. u forgot kill bill nuuu and sins city nuuu. </3

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:50 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

NAKED WEAPON WHAT


Dec. 2, 2007 | 6:00 AM Ragnarokia says:

I used to have them all bought for me :)
You must like me.
Evil Dead
Back to the Future
Alien
Shaun of the dead and his other films
Indiana Jones films

Then again you must hate me.
All Jet Li films
Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children
Akira
FullMetal Alchemist Conqueror of Shamballa
well you should give them a go anyway you never know.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 10:45 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

i own akira and ff7 advent children, the latter only for the art direction, I hate how those guys tell a poor story then pass it off like "oh, it's ambigous so it can mean different things to different people maaaannnn" that's a load of shit


Dec. 2, 2007 | 6:02 AM Imperial-hellkite says:

I grew up on horror, I think I've seen almost every single Zombie movie there is.

My favorite movies by FAR were the zombie movies:

- Zombi 2 ( a.k.a. Zombie)

- Night of the Living Dead ( 1968 and 1990 )

- Dawn of the Dead ( 1978 )

- Day of the Dead

- Land of the Dead

- The Dead Next Door

- Jungle Holocaust

- Cannibal Ferox

- Mountain of the Cannibal God

- Hell of the Living Dead ( a.k.a. Night of the Zombies )

- Nightmare City ( a.k.a. City of the Walking Dead )

- The Toxic Avenger

- Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror

- City of the Living Dead ( a.k.a. Gates of Hell )

- Re-Animator

- Bride of Re-Animator

- Beyond Re-Animator

- The Return of the Living Dead

- Flesh for Frankenstein

- Dawn of the Dead ( 2004 )

- Zombi 3

- Man from Deep River

- Cannibal Apocalypse

- I Drink Your Blood

- Eaten Alive! ( 1980 )

Day of the Dead is the best zombie movie ever to grace this fine earth.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 10:43 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

I know people like you, and golly ms. molly are they strange in the head


Dec. 2, 2007 | 6:11 AM Masquatto says:

Dude, Terminator 2 is better than Terminator. C'mon.

Good luck on Tankmen. Only a douchebag would hate you for them.
BTW, I know you can put easing in those conversation scenes. I'll prove it if I have to.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 10:42 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

T2 came out later..I agree, but I didn't have it on tape for the longest time


Dec. 2, 2007 | 7:15 AM Jindo says:

Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Run Fatboy Run, the funniest movies I've ever bothered to watch :P.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 10:48 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

acceptable


Dec. 2, 2007 | 7:38 AM Jellyfish-king says:

You missed out Tenacious D in the pick of destiny, SEE THE MOVIE AND BE AMAZED!!!

Dec. 2, 2007 | 10:41 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

that movie shaped you? what


Dec. 2, 2007 | 8:41 AM Rucklo says:

Musn't forget about UHF, man...

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:51 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

oh wierd al


Dec. 2, 2007 | 9:01 AM Widerstand says:

Oh hell yeah! I also would tape movie off TV in SLP mode!

I also love almost all the movies on your list except for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome... compared to The Road Warrior I think it stunk but thats just my opinion .

I would like to add to the list:
The Breakfast Club
Toxic Advenger

Dec. 2, 2007 | 10:38 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

agreed


Dec. 2, 2007 | 9:44 AM manwith10toes says:

Johnny dangeriously was one of my favorites growing up, ah the ol VHS days.

I remember my younger brother used to tape over all my movie recordings with cartoons and sesame street.

Goddamn did that suck.

p.s "It shoots threw schools."

Dec. 2, 2007 | 10:50 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

i missed that one

yeah I loved putting in a clearly labelled movie (with marker) only to find an episode of Cheers or Night Court on there


Dec. 2, 2007 | 10:27 AM thatguy says:

How could you forget:
Ghostbusters
Spaceballs

Dec. 2, 2007 | 10:40 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

oh i didnt forget buddy, i got both totally memorized

"I knew it! I'm surrounded by Assholes!(Pulls down his helmet) Keep firing, Assholes!"

Updated: Dec. 2, 2007, 2:54 PM

Dec. 2, 2007 | 10:42 AM PlatinumX9 says:

Lmao. Out of cable boundries? That's horrible. The average kid couldn't deal with that these days. Frothing at the mouth? I can imagine that.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 11:56 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

no cable, internet didnt exist

I HAD A DRAWING TABLET, #2 PENCIL AND A BASKETBALL and my dad was like "have fun"


Dec. 2, 2007 | 11:01 AM manwith10toes says:

Never seen johnny dangerously?!
aw man that was a great movie.

It had a ton of great actors
Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo, Peter Boyle, Dom DeLuise,Danny DeVito.

Probably one of the best movies from the 80's.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0087507/

Dec. 2, 2007 | 11:55 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

ill have to track that one down...honestly i never even heard of it how did that happen


Dec. 2, 2007 | 11:25 AM Gmagnum says:

If I could think of any movie(s) it would be Austin Powers (all 3)

"I'll stay. I also like to live dangerously" hehe


Dec. 2, 2007 | 11:31 AM Squeky says:

silent hill
resident evil
300
sawn of the dead
space balls


Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:13 PM TekkenMaster says:

dude, you are awesome!

the original trilogys: star wars, indiana jones, back to the future.
Heavy Metal
The Die Hard movies
Gremlins
E.T.

Bruce Lee movies, the Chinese Connection is the best.

I can't forget Mad Max, The Road Warrior is one of my favorite movies (omg did thunder dome suck!)

Akira was weird

no one can be a psychpath unless they've seen Natural Born Killers (which I don't suggest anyone does, it changed me for life)

Also: The Warriors

p.s. keep up the good work with Tankmen.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:26 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

at college we for some reason only had 2 movies in the living room - one being natural born killers. ive seen it more than i care to remember.


Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:27 PM Gi-go says:

I did the same thing as a kid

I think Cyborg with Jean Claude was my number one influence, have you seen that? It has the same early 90s grungy feel as most of the movies you listed do. Then The Kickboxer, The Crow, and The Warriors, and every Bruce Lee movie were big influences on me.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:55 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

i worship ALL jean claude van damn movies. (except street fighter UGH)

Updated: Dec. 2, 2007, 2:56 PM

Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:29 PM LtMcMuffin says:

I see all the disturbing or violent films : D
To name a few: A Clockwork Orange, Event Horizon, Toxic Avenger, 28 Days Later, Night of the Living Dead (Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, etc. All the "of the Deads").
The Day the Earth Stood Still and the Twilight Zone are also fun for messing with me ^^

I watch my share of everything, but nothing has made me more psychopathic than the above films.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:43 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

good list

the day the earth stood still is great, as i just commented below and ive sat though 12 hour twilight zone marathons as well as the movies. Rod Serling is the man


Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:33 PM LtMcMuffin says:

Oh right and American History X. I think I have seen every movie with Edward Norton (maybe he will be able to save the Incredible Hulk movie)

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:42 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

that was his best role ever going from awkard geek to the scariest fucking skinhead you've ever seen

*makes dude bite down on the curb...STOMP


Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:39 PM JeffaMyEffa says:

Nightmare on Elmstreet and Friday the 13th movies. I watched a lot of Arnold Schwarzenegger movies

Total Recall - "get your ass to mars!"
Predator
Terminator 1 and 2
Running man
Twins....hahaha

and then some Jean-Claude Van Damme movies
Blood Sport
Kick Boxer
Cyborg
Lionheart

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:25 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

shit, total recall is way up there


Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:49 PM FatherTime89 says:

Watch 12 angry men, one of the best damn movies I've ever seen in my life (just make sure you get the black and white version)

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:40 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

go watch "The Day the Earth Stood Still"

it's so good they got "Special Agent Johnny Utah" in the remake playing the lead

I should list off my b&w movie list sometime

Updated: Dec. 2, 2007, 2:40 PM

Dec. 2, 2007 | 12:49 PM Zombie-Pimp says:

Rocky, Rocky 2, Rocky 3, Rocky 4, Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Lionheart, Running Man, Judge Dredd, Jurassic Park, Fifth Element, Batman Forever, Robocop, Face Off, Resevoir Dogs, Boondock Saints, Casino, Terminator, Terminator 2


Dec. 2, 2007 | 1:08 PM LordOfKetchup says:

in b4 faggot /b/ fanboys start chanting fight club

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:26 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

i shall allow you the single fight club mention


Dec. 2, 2007 | 1:09 PM ZombieswithJetpacks says:

Best movie ever, Army of Darkness, guy with chainsaw arm and shot gun goes back in time to the medival ages and makes witty remarks to primitive villagers and fights old school animated skeletons. And I often taped things myself.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:26 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

agreed


Dec. 2, 2007 | 1:14 PM MentosClock says:

I have to admit that I have not seen a lot of these movies. I saw Mad Max, but I haven't seen Road Warrior or Thunderdome. I only saw the first half of Highlander, and I haven't seen any of the Conan movies.
Over the past few months, I have been on a movie-watching spree, trying to to get my hands on all of the movies that I should have watched ages ago. Now I'll remember to add the movies in your post to my list.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:27 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

just as long as you've seen Aliens you can be forgiven

Updated: Dec. 2, 2007, 2:45 PM

Dec. 2, 2007 | 1:50 PM plazmaroar12 says:

Hmmm Lets See
Spongebob the movie!!!
just j/k!!!
i cant belive it
i feel like im the only person in the universe
who hasnt seen The 300
:[
im ashamed of myself

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:39 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

i thought it was above average at best, but at least it looked good


Dec. 2, 2007 | 1:56 PM fuzzyclock says:

american psycho is teh awesome

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:37 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

it certainly is

just dont go around killing people to huey "lewis and the news" ok?

Updated: Dec. 2, 2007, 2:38 PM

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:06 PM emanhattan says:

Heh, you know jeff. what I admire of ya as a flash artist is the capacity to laff at yerself. its a value that most people i know dont share because they are gay and they dont want to look weak with their gay friends. Ive watched top gun. and some other movies that you said (being in mexico kinda doesnt promote gringo cinema).
but Ive never watched point break. ¿shall I rent it or something?

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:30 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

all I know is people who can't take a joke at their expense end up looking like uptight dickwads - not a good impression to have, especially on this site

and GO WATCH POINT BREAK IMMEDIATELY


Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:10 PM americanidiot2f says:

I'm the same as Afro-Ninja, I've only seen Terminator and Indiana Jones. Well I have seen more movies, but not the ones on your list. I get lazy, don't go to the theatre, and usually watch them on DVD, if I feel like it...

I've seen Jackass, did get a real effect on me for about a year, then later realizing, WTF, those damn attention whores.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:32 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

hey atleast you don't have to deal with VHS tapes right?


Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:20 PM PSUSpam says:

O man, I feel your pain! My parents didn't get cable when I was a child either. We could have, they just didn't want us to become TV zombies as kids, finally broke them down around my 12th B-Day. However, we had 2 VCR's and a mom & pop rental place less than 4 blocks away. So yes, my vhs collection was also quite extensive. There wasn't a single movie on your list I haven't seen, and to this day I would still watch any one of them!

Keep in mind these were all pre-High school...
UHF
Flight of the Navigator
Howard the Duck
Legend
The Wizard
Evil Dead Trilogy
TraumaRama Films
Robinhood Prince of Thieves
Blazing Saddles
The Professional
Last Man Standing

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:34 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

that is a great list sir. I guess I went with a particular genre, but those are all winners in my book.

"I feel so ...BAD!" (lifts powerglove into the air)

Updated: Dec. 2, 2007, 2:36 PM

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:37 PM Nicko9y says:

My parents have a stack of 25 tapes all filled with at least 3 movies...all from HBO :D

Dec. 2, 2007 | 3:00 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

i bet the labels are all peeling off and it looks totally pathetic....sigh good times


Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:45 PM MarkP0rter says:

one thing The Running Man and Beverly Hills Cop have in common: Music I will NEVER get out of my mind. Those evil ear worms. I cant get rid of them. The only solution would be a shotgun mouthwash. But who wants to get rid of those songs anways? They are playing on my mind 24/7 and I am happy about it. Who needs an iPod anyways? I'm the HUMAN JUKEBOX

Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:59 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

do DO do do do DO DO
do DO do do do do DO
DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO!

thats the beverly hills cop theme SORRY :(


Dec. 2, 2007 | 2:56 PM BiffTheTimid says:

I have about half of those listed on VHS. I have one that has Predator and Top Gun on the same tape. I think another one was the live action He-Man Movie + Red Sonja (was supposed to be another Conan I think). There's also one with Superman 2 and the Duck Tales movie. Kind of a strange combo. The movies that destroyed my fragile young mind go as such:

Batman(2)
Alien(s)
Back to the Future(1&2)
Jason and the Argonauts - that shits oldschool
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Terminator(2)
Ghost Busters
Predator

Killer Slugs
Killer Bees
The Stuff (best horror movie that has ever existed)

Dec. 2, 2007 | 7:03 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

thumbs up for jason and the argonauts


Dec. 2, 2007 | 3:03 PM diablo8979 says:

ive seen like half of the movies on your list, die hard, conan, predator, terminator (and the second one:D), and point break(parts of it). But then again i'm still young enough to watch psychopathic films to shape me into an insane maniac! (reading the comments and i watched the second half of american history X yesterday, and now i wanna watch the whole thing just to see the curb stomp!) (( and also my fave movies right now consist of: Donnie Darko, Troy, South Park Movie, Jay and Silent Bob, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Jet Li's Fearless, Monty Pythons Holy Grail, Terminator 2, and my youthful fave would be the Mortal Kombat(s).))

Dec. 2, 2007 | 7:03 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

that scene will give you nightmares for a week


Dec. 2, 2007 | 3:46 PM ericdrebin says:

Yeah, I used to have tons of SLP VHS, too, up until I bought my PS2 and started investing in DVDs. I used to love taping movies off of the Independent Film Channel (I had cable). That's how I saw some of favorite movies, like the original Assault on Prescient 13 (John Carpenters rules; writing, directing, and making the music?!), Blue Velvet (David Lynch is awesome weird!), Falling Down ("wait, I"m the bad guy?!"), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (and the earlier Bill Murray version "Where the Buffalo Roam") and the wonderfully god awful Demolition Man ("he doesn't know how to use the shells...").
Those were the days.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 7:05 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

demolition man is TERRIBLY UNDERRATED

nobody messes with Simon Phoenix

BE WELL ericdrebin


Dec. 2, 2007 | 4:13 PM StevensA says:

Those movies kick ass. I've seen all a few times.

Anyways:
-Terminator 2
-Children of the Corn
-Blade 1 and 2
-Half Baked
-Saw (oh yes...)
-Pokemon the first movie.

Turns out, the psychopath in me is a demented, blood crazed stoner that also happens to be a kid at times...

Dec. 2, 2007 | 7:06 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

as you should be


Dec. 2, 2007 | 4:20 PM Leigh says:

Aliens. Fucking Aliens is the best god damn movie ever. Alien is also kick in the dick awesome on it's own forever pedestal of awesome but fucking Jim Cameron's Aliens fucking oh my god I want to swear my fucking dick off about it for a hundred years it's that good. Aliens. Fucking... God dammit. I mean that's it, that's all I have to say. It's just really good and that's a fact, that's it. That's all there is too it. Aliens.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 7:09 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

its THAT good


Dec. 2, 2007 | 4:20 PM WorkingClassHero says:

i grew up on donnie darko, resivoir dogs, the godfather's (the two good ones) rocky horror, starwars *orig* pulp fiction, any clint eastwood western, and barney, who had the balls to dress in a purple trex suit yet was still awesome *especialy if your tripping..try it out...his words of wisdom will BLOW YOUR FUCKING MIND.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 7:12 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

as for clint eastwood westerns i might have to go with The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt00601 96/

hell i'm getting old


Dec. 2, 2007 | 4:21 PM Leigh says:

And Blade Runner.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 7:12 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

i need to see that newest cut on the double


Dec. 2, 2007 | 4:27 PM nuhvok01 says:

One time when I was young and bored, I looked through the family stash of VHS tapes. I found a tape that had a cover that said "Family Memories" which I later found out was a lie. I pulled the tape out of the cover and it was labeled "Caligula." I though it was a funny name so I played it. What I saw was the worst god damn porno ever. My sick fuck of a dad tryed to hide his dirty porno in a falsely labeled cover.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 7:13 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

that's more common than you think


Dec. 2, 2007 | 4:58 PM Splurda says:

i have seen most of those movies, i love predator :3

Dec. 2, 2007 | 7:13 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

the predator has the best laugh in the history of cinema


Dec. 2, 2007 | 5:00 PM Splurda says:

wasnt caligula some schizophrenic roman dude?


Dec. 2, 2007 | 5:26 PM Robain says:

Wow i grew up watching weird polsih and russian cartoons on a public service channel, and i think that influenced me alot


Dec. 2, 2007 | 5:29 PM xtckingdragon4000 says:

spaceballs, indiana jones, terminator, all conan movies, deer hunter,evil dead series + army of darkness


Dec. 2, 2007 | 5:47 PM edit-undo says:

I can confidently say I have only seen one of those movies on that list (The Terminator). I haven't even seen Star Wars or The Matrix though. LOL.

I like Bond movies, amicoolnow?

Dec. 2, 2007 | 7:14 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

only if they star sean connery and possibly roger moore


Dec. 2, 2007 | 5:51 PM Silentrecon says:

I seen just about all of them but
Action Jackson
Beverly Hills Cop
Escape From New York

are those 3 any good and if so I need to run out and find them to watch them

Dec. 2, 2007 | 7:15 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

id skip action jackson, the other two are gold

*sticks banana in cops tail pipe and runs away


Dec. 2, 2007 | 5:53 PM massacre-studios says:

wow lol i cant even count how many times i have bet super mario world and super mario bros. lol!


Dec. 2, 2007 | 6:04 PM NG-NoName says:

LOLOLOLOLOL, Keanu Reeves in Point Break.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 7:18 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

whoa dont you dare mock special agent utah


Dec. 2, 2007 | 6:54 PM Mrshibbs says:

all the Die Hard films, yes even Live Free,
the indiana jones flicks(cant wait for the fourth),
the Alien Quadrilogy and the two predator films
(im leaving out AVP because i detest WSAnderson, guys a moron)
the quest, lionheart,and hard target with Jean Claude van fuckin' damme lol.
uhm...lol the bill and ted movies, beverly hills cop, and the ghostbusters.

i'd say those movies shaped me into the man i am today. action packed, with a little bit of comedy lol.

Dec. 2, 2007 | 7:16 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

keanu once said he talked to Alex Winter (Bill S. Preston Esquire) about making a third when they're older. they better god damn go though with it

WYLD STALLIONS RULE

Updated: Dec. 2, 2007, 7:19 PM

Dec. 2, 2007 | 7:21 PM ZekeySpaceyLizard says:

Cool Runnings

I SEE PRIDE
I SEE POWAH
I SEE A BAD ASS MOTHA WHO DONT TAKE NO CRAP FROM NOBODY


Dec. 2, 2007 | 7:24 PM peanutbutterclawk says:

My dad has an assload of DVDs and no cable so I feel you there. But these are the ones I watch over and over and know like every word from.

-Space Balls
-Blazing Saddles
-Ferris Buelers day off
-Mars Attacks
-Naked Gun
Airplane
-Die Hard
-Trading Places
and Hot Shots!

Dec. 2, 2007 | 7:35 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

*thumbs up

i love doing mars attacks alien impressions whenever im stucking listening to a real dullard


Dec. 2, 2007 | 9:06 PM SevenSeize says:

There is no other movie besides Mad Max as far as I'm concerned.


Dec. 2, 2007 | 9:39 PM Nuke15 says:

I love movies. I'll try to name older ones first.

Back to the Future
Ghost busters
Star Wars
Enter the dragon
Young Frankenstein
Drunken Master
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Dazed and Confused
The Matrix (first one)
Termanater 2
Out Cold (This is my favorite stupid comedy)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Boondock saints
Sin City

Anime:
Cowboy Bebop the Movie (Anime aside, this is one of my favorite movies)
Akira
Endless Waltz

I'm bad at making lists of movies. The best movie conversations are face to face when you can both comment off of each other and do that thing where you agree with something and get all excited.


Dec. 2, 2007 | 9:51 PM IndustrialIndustries says:

Needs more Blues Brothers


Dec. 2, 2007 | 9:52 PM nuhvok01 says:

One time hen I was 11, my mom brought me to see "Freddy got fingered." That movie was so fucked up and I think that accounts for my sick sense of humor. I also saw "Beavis and Butthead do America" when I was like 10.

Dec. 3, 2007 | 11:11 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

i liked freddy got fingered much to the dissapointment of everybody i know


Dec. 2, 2007 | 10:52 PM PeiMei says:

I saw quite a few of those movies thanks to my dad. I think the movie that shaped me the most might be Predator. Army of darkness would be up there too. Makes me wish I was more of a badass.

Dec. 3, 2007 | 11:11 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

haha

maybe it'll shape you into a successful governor


Dec. 2, 2007 | 11:41 PM PeiMei says:

Damnit, I knew I'd think of a good movie and run back to post it...
Guess I better start making a list.

13th Warrior.


Dec. 3, 2007 | 2:22 AM Senti says:

I can't get enough of the Mad Max series. There is something about that post apocolypitical "genre" of sorts that I love.

Dec. 3, 2007 | 11:08 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

i was saddened when goerge miller didnt make part 4 and make HAPPY FEET instead.

WHAT


Dec. 3, 2007 | 10:17 AM bob-swiv says:

Uno what i miss, and im sure someones mentioned it but i couldn't be bothered reading all the comments. I miss real bad guys. Like in films today you get bad guys who are bad but somewhat good. Remember the bad guy from Robocop 2 his name eludes me when hes cutting that fat fucking cop up THATS A FUCKING BAD GUY "Dosen't he look scared". And Captain Ivan Drago in Rocky 4 "You will loose". I blame George Lucas. "I know theres some good in you" shut the fuck up luke fucking farm boy. Movies fuck around too much these days too, Remember Red Dawn that movie just started no charcter intros no real plot development just bam russians are here fucking run. Nowadays movies have weak bull shit bad guys and too much fucking around before u get to the meat of the actual movie. I salute you

Dec. 3, 2007 | 11:12 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

i agree so hard it's not even funny

"I WILL BRRREAK YOU."

Updated: Dec. 3, 2007, 11:12 AM

Dec. 3, 2007 | 10:52 AM mike says:

i think i have seen four of those movies

Dec. 3, 2007 | 11:07 AM JohnnyUtah responds:

you make me sad mike


Dec. 3, 2007 | 1:01 PM Viper3183 says:

I read through the comments and MY GOD, i feel like we should all be best friends lmao

with a few exceptions Ive seen pretty much every movie mentioned here, and as for your list Johnny those are all among my absolute favorites.

of course you lack Zatoichi, Wasabi, Leon the Professional, Terminator 2, Shaun of the Dead, The Boondock Saints, and the very few animes that, when translated into English, actually still make sense - like Ghost In The Shell and Cowboy Bebop - but since Tankmen is one of the funniest damn things Ive ever seen, I will more than forgive you.

Dec. 3, 2007 | 1:32 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

yeah i hear ya

its good to know these movies arent forgotten by the 20 and under crowd


Dec. 3, 2007 | 1:04 PM Viper3183 says:

bob-swiv, you are a genius.

"Remember Red Dawn... bam russians are here fucking run."

LMFAO


Dec. 3, 2007 | 3:12 PM PunchOrBePunched says:

No Bronson?

"Death Hunt"

Dec. 3, 2007 | 3:49 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

don't you mean Death Wish?

edit: ok so there is a "Death Hunt"

Updated: Dec. 3, 2007, 3:49 PM

Dec. 3, 2007 | 3:45 PM Kirbyzilla says:

preditor #1, godzilla, all starwars at the time, & pitch black. when i was 5


Dec. 3, 2007 | 3:59 PM Splurda says:

why'd they make predator good in alien vs. predator tho?

Dec. 3, 2007 | 4:36 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

well the predators got this whole code where they only attack those that they deem a threat (or challenge)...if you watch predator 2 you'll see even more of that.

the problem with "avp" is they totally pussified him and RIPPED OFF the ending of predator 2, it's just fucking rediculous.

screw this versus shit, i want predator 3

Updated: Dec. 3, 2007, 4:37 PM

Dec. 3, 2007 | 4:38 PM CaptainBob says:

Ever try dubbing a rental tape using 2 VCRs only it has that copyright shit on it so the picture brightness fades in and out the whole movie?

I still have my collection on VHS taped off HBO. I would sometimes buy VHS tapes just so I could record them in SP though. I would obsessively watch the Alien trilogy, Robin Hood Men In Tights, 2001 A Space Odyssey, and Congo.

What part of Georgia are you from? South Central?

Dec. 3, 2007 | 5:03 PM JohnnyUtah responds:

i have tried that...thank christ tapes/cassettes are nearly phased out

Updated: Dec. 3, 2007, 5:04 PM

Dec. 3, 2007 | 7:56 PM Sterance says:

I've seen commando so many times, i've taken to trying to keep track of how many guys he kills. I loose track when starts blowing up buildings in the complex towards the end.

And nothing beats the RANDOM TOOLSHED!!!! with RACKS of fucking table saw blades. YES! god DAMN i love that movie.