Commando (1985, Mark L. Lester)
Where to begin?
Commando tells the story of John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a former Special Forces colonel, who has retired and is living peacefully with his daughter in a remote location. The movie kicks off with three rapid-fire executions of Matrix’s former team members, which leads to Matrix’s old commander, General Franklin [...]
Better Off Dead… (1985, Savage Steve Holland)
This movie surprised me, and not necessarily in a good way. As many of you know, I kind of missed out on all the “classic” movies made in the 80s. Then, I was too young. Now, I’m not interested enough to make an effort to catch up.
Better Off [...]
American Graffiti (1973, George Lucas)
American Graffiti takes place in California in 1962, and one thing is immediately striking: the innocence. This was before the JFK assassination, while the young were still naive and the music was still sweet. The movie centers on four teenage boys, and takes place in one night. They have graduated [...]
I’ve (sort of) decided on my first two movies for the Alphabet Project.
I’ve also added two new polls, for the letters C and D, so please vote in those. In the future, I won’t post two polls every few days, but I want to get a head start on this, so I can rent the [...]
All right, folks. I took some of your suggestions to heart, and can now present you with the new (and hopefully improved) Shoot the Glass.
First of all, you’ll have noticed I gave the site a makeover. I tend to do this a lot, but this time I felt it was warranted. I’ve added a bunch [...]