Jenn - Jennifer Rhodes met Melanie back when True Blood was popular and they have been friends ever since. She loves TV (especially things that make you smile), Doctor Who, Finding new shows, and regularly provides awesome fandom items for Muser Giveaways. Jennifer is now a proud member of the VIPers - the Melanie's Muses Spotlight Feature Team!
Give me an older movie over a new one any day, and I’m not talking those old ones by just a few years but classics like this next movie I want to talk about, and that’s "Overboard". Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell are absolute gold in this movie. My only complaint is when it ended it left me wanting more. Now that doesn’t mean I hated the ending, I just wanted more. But I guess the writers did it like that on purpose.
Anyways, this movie is about a rich heiress who thinks the world and everyone in it revolve around her. Joanna hires Dean to build her a closet in her yacht, but not liking how it’s done she refuses to pay him. She ends up falling off her yacht in the middle of the ocean, losing her memory in the process. Her husband goes to the hospital but decides he doesn’t want to be around her anymore so takes off leaving her there. Dean sees what’s going on in the local news and decides to get his revenge for what happened and the money she owes him.
Now if you haven’t seen this before, you might be thinking "what a jerk". But honestly even if craziness ensues, it all works out in the end. This romantic comedy classic is not to be missed and it definitely will be one to rewatch over and over again. Now, in 2018 there was a remake, yes, I saw and no I didn’t like it. This is one of those times that I wish they just would have left well enough alone.
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Jenn - Jennifer Rhodes met Melanie back when True Blood was popular and they have been friends ever since. She loves TV (especially things that make you smile), Doctor Who, Finding new shows, and regularly provides awesome fandom items for Muser Giveaways. Jennifer is now a proud member of the VIPers - the Melanie's Muses Spotlight Feature Team!
This movie is absolutely one of my favorites, even if it’s older and if you haven’t seen it then honestly where have you been? That movie is "The Goonies". It is often dubbed a cult classic, which it is. I watch it every time that I happen to catch it on tv. This movie follows a group of friends, known by other as the goonies because they just happen to live on a goon dock. There is a developer wanting to destroy their house along with a bunch of others.
So that’s when Mikey and the other goonies set out to find One Eyed Willies treasure. Tying up his brother Brand, they run off and get into a bunch of trouble along the way in the form of the Fratelli family. Where does their adventure lead them? What new friends do they find along the way? Do they find the treasure and save their homes? I can’t answer that. Now being this movie was made in 1985 I’m sure a lot of you may have already seen it, but if you haven’t sat back and enjoy the adventure of "The Goonies".
Dave-
It takes many pieces of a puzzle to make everything work and click into place. A movie is no different. The right cast. The right director. The right writer. Even the right timing. "The Goonies" is one of those quintessential 80's movies that had everything lined up perfectly. To top off everything else it had going for it, they even added pop star Cyndi Lauper to belt out the theme song.
One interesting note is one of the last lines in it was very confusing to those of us that saw it in the 80's. "The octopus was scary!" What octopus? Did I miss something? Nope. The octopus encounter was a deleted scene. It didn't make the final cut. It wasn't until years later (more like decades later!) that I actually saw that scene.
This movie continues to bring inspiration in todays features and series. I see reflections of it in stuff like "Super 8" (more on that later. Shh! Its top secret.) & "Stranger Things". This wasn't just another dumb teenage comedy, or romp, this was a full-blown adventure! Yes, it had a young cast but it reels you right to in to ride along with them. It has everything. Humor, action, thrills, and chills! Take my hand, if you will, and join me. Coz Goonies never say die.
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Jenn - Jennifer Rhodes met Melanie back when True Blood was popular and they have been friends ever since. She loves TV (especially things that make you smile), Doctor Who, Finding new shows, and regularly provides awesome fandom items for Muser Giveaways. Jennifer is now a proud member of the VIPers - the Melanie's Muses Spotlight Feature Team!
Pretty woman walking down the street. Pretty woman the kind I’d like to meet. Now not only is this a song but it’s also a movie. "Pretty Woman" starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere has to be one of the best classic movies out there. We all know the classic love story monologue. Rich guy falls for poor girl or vise versa. Well what if not only is the girl poor, but she’s also a hooker as well. That would make for some fun but maybe not so classy story telling. Edward is basically just trying to find his hotel in Beverly Hills, but ends up taking a wrong turn somewhere and that’s exactly how he runs into Vivian. Helping him get to his hotel, for twenty bucks of course, Vivian doesn’t realize she just might have met the one guy who can change her life. Edward realizes that he might just need her help the morning after. I don’t mean for one night or even just two either. Now is it for the better, or possibly for the worse? Who knows but I do know is that if you haven’t seen this movie you really should check it out. Not only will it have you laughing out loud, but it also just might have you wondering could those fated chances be real.
Melanie -
I love this movie! I remember when it came out and suddenly the idea of being a hooker seemed like it might actually have some appeal lol. Of course in reality, the chances of a Vivian type situation happening are infinitesimal, but that's what makes this movie so great .... because it just FEELS like it could happen!
The casting for this movie was literally lightening in a bottle. One of those rare occasions that not only do the leads have amazing chemistry, (I mean it was so good that they paired up again almost a decade later for Runaway Bride - another must watch!), but the supporting cast is excellent in their own right. My personal favorites are Hector Elizondo as Barney - the hotelier with a heart of gold (although seriously he is fabulous in EVERYTHING he does), and Laura San Giacomo as Kit, the sort of best friend that everyone needs in their corner. As Jenn already opened this with the song riff, I am going to finish up be mentioning the soundtrack too. Everyone knows the Pretty Woman song by the late, great Roy Orbison, but I am also betting that you've heard the song "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette. This song launched the Swedish group into a whole other stratosphere - and rightly so - even though if you want to hear my favorite by them check out "What's She Like" from their 1994 Album Crash Boom Bang! I'll even post the video for you lol. Code Word For This Article Is - Vivian
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For your chance to win- FILL OUT THE FORM and tell us: The movie opens and closes with the line - Welcome to Hollywood - Everyone who comes to Hollywood gotta have a dream - What's your dream? So what's YOUR dream? Comments about the article are encouraged - but for now only qualifying entries on the form will go in the hat! What your answer is will not influence whether you go into the hat - Only that you answer the question! Winner will be announced during the Live show on December 26th (and then posted here on the blog as well on December 27th if the winner isn't at the live.) Full Rules Below! Good luck everyone! Rules
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Jenn -
Older movies have to be some of the best movies out there, and this one is definitely no exception. It also has to be one of the best tales of friendship out there that there is, and yes, I’m talking about "Fried Green Tomatoes". Now this movie is about a woman named Evelyn and her husband who every week go to see his aunt at the nursing home. On one of these visits, she just happens to meet Ninny, a lady living at the nursing home for the time being. Not realizing how Ninny or the story that she tells Evelyn every time she visits about two friends named Idgie and Ruth will change her life for the better, Evelyn takes a shining to ninny and visits her whenever she can. Who are idgie and Ruth, and how do these two ladies that Evelyn has never met but only heard of change her life for the better?
Well, you just have to watch and find out. I’m sure most have seen this movie by now since it is older. It also happens to be a book as well, which I just found that out not to long ago. So, whether you read or watch "Fried Green Tomatoes", and hey some might even eat them, which I have and they’re delicious. Either way I promise you that you won’t regret it.
Jennifer Rhodes met Melanie back when True Blood was popular and they have been friends ever since. She loves TV (especially things that make you smile), Doctor Who, Finding new shows, and regularly provides awesome fandom items for Muser Giveaways. Jennifer is now a proud member of the VIPers - the Melanie's Muses Spotlight Feature Team!
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Jenn Rhodes Jennifer Rhodes met Melanie back when True Blood was popular and they have been friends ever since. She loves TV (especially things that make you smile), Doctor Who, Finding new shows, and regularly provides awesome fandom items for Muser Giveaways. Jennifer is now a proud member of the VIPers - the Melanie's Muses Spotlight Feature Team!
Man, if you’ve seen my articles than you know I like older shows and movies. This one definitely fits into that cult classic category or at least I think it does. The only problem with this movie is that it leaves you wanting more, and yes, I mean “Dirty Dancing”. Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey are perfect as Baby and Johnny.
You can feel their chemistry jump off the screen when you watch. I guess you could call it a Cinderella story with a twist.
Well, I don’t know because it always left me wondering if Baby and Johnny actually stay together. Well back to the beginning. Baby ends up going to a country club with her family one summer on vacation. Being the youngest child and with her father’s eyes always on her, Baby seems to want something more. And boy does she find that in Johnny, who just happens to be the dance instructor of the club. Ruggedly handsome. You know the type. Well, a casual meet between these two turns into something more than either of them expects, and especially not Baby’s father.
What happens between these two, well I’m sure you’ve seen the movie. But if by some chance you haven’t, then I guess you finally just need to watch and find out. Jennifer Bollnow Jennifer Bollnow is a TVaholic with no possibility or desire to rehab. She met Melanie when they worked together on the former Voice of TV website. She especially loves sci-fi, fantasy, Christmas movies and anything with Patrick Swayze. She loves helping people find their new favorite series. Her current obsession is Outlander. This is her fourth guest article for Melanie's Muses!
It was the summer of 1963, when everyone called me baby and it didn’t occur to me to mind” And so begins the beautiful coming of age story, Dirty Dancing. We follow Frances “Baby” Houseman on her family’s summer vacation in the Catskills resort, Kellerman’s. Baby crosses paths with Johnny Castle and the entertainment staff and her life is changed forever.
Dirty Dancing was released in 1987. Starring Jennifer Grey as Baby, Patrick Swayze as Johnny Castle and Jerry Orbach as Dr. Jake Houseman. The movie was written by Elanor Bergstein and loosely based on her experiences growing up in the 60’s near the Catskills and music and dancing of the times. The award-winning soundtrack made the movie a complete experience. Most everyone knows the quote “Nobody puts Baby in a corner” but my favorite is “I carried a watermelon…I carried a watermelon?!?”
My mom was addicted to movie rentals, so every weekend she would bring home the latest releases. I was in Junior High and when she brought home Dirty Dancing something struck me about this movie. I wasn’t a dance fan but the music and the story were so enthralling. I was/am still obsessed. I had posters, the soundtrack, I even had it painted on my senior jacket. Then I went on a Patrick Swayze spiral. It began my love affair with everything he was in. I went to the 20th anniversary dressed as Baby. I even had a snake name Swayze. Sadly, he passed in 2009. My love for him and Dirty Dancing never will.
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