As you all know I love watching movies and with Netflix you can’t go wrong with the abundance of selection that they have… Below are some flicks that you should catch before they leave at the end of the month. Now go grab a bucket of popcorn and enjoy!
-Matt@1063RL
Blade Runner: Theatrical Cut (1982) Based on Philip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, the neo-noir science-fiction film takes place in a futuristic Los Angeles, where genetically engineered androids called replicants are hunted down by figures known as Blade Runners, including Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford). The cult classic has been recut so many times that there’s confusion about which version is best for a new viewer —ignore the furor with this theatrical version, and revel in watching Ford in his untouchable prime as an action and genre star.
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) A third installment in the Bill & Ted franchise is on the horizon, so what better time to get caught up on an ’80s classic? The original tells the mythic story of high school metalheads Bill Preston (Alex Winter) and Ted Logan (Keanu Reeves), who must ace a final history report in order to avoid military school. Enter a stranger from the future (George Carlin), who provides them with a time machine so they can travel back to learn about Napoleon Bonaparte, Genghis Khan, and Socrates (pronounced “so-crates”). Hilarity ensues, dude.
Full Metal Jacket (1987) Based on the 1979 Gustav Hasford novel The Short-Timers, Stanley Kubrick’s penultimate film follows a group of U.S. Marines through training, and then follows two soldiers into the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War. By the late stages of Kubrick’s career, he was even more meticulous than usual about planning his films and only released about one every six years—but all that planning shows, with indelible performances from Lee Ermey and Vincent D’Onofrio helping this complete Kubrick’s war triptych alongside Dr. Strangelove and Paths of Glory.
Election (1999) Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick), the most popular teacher at a suburban Omaha high school, oversees the school’s election for student body president, and may or may not find himself in a precarious position with one candidate, notorious overachiever Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon). The original Tom Perrotta novel was a scathing and still eerily relevant political and social satire, and Alexander Payne’s adaptation preserved all of its energy, with a career-making performance from Witherspoon.
Training Day (2001) Denzel Washington won an Oscar for his portrayal of Alonzo Harris, a corrupt narcotics detective evaluating LAPD officer Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke). The iconic performance earned Washington plenty of accolades, but it also features some fantastic supporting performances from Evan Mendes and Macy Grey, tense scenes with Ethan Hawke that turned into Chappelle’s Show classics, and a script by David Ayer (who directs this year’s Suicide Squad) that rightfully turned “King Kong ain’t got shit on me!” into a catchphrase.
