Week 9: From My Vault: 4 Movies Watched

Continuing my weekly series where I go through my impressively large collection (1,054 titles) of DVDs and Blu-Rays. I have been neglecting older movies for new ones, so I’m going through and re-watching everything from my vault. I have the films divided into categories: General, Series, Classics, Kids, Shakespeare, and Documentary. I’m starting with General.

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)

Format: DVD  Special Features: None
Last Time Watched: More than fifteen years ago
Originally Viewed: Cable
Comments After Re-Watching: The historical figures reeking havoc on the San Dimas mall is still hilarious. The movie holds up surprisingly well.
Why You Should You Watch This: It is a classic ’80s comedy with highly quotable lines.

Birdman (2014)

Format: Blu-ray  Special Features: Interviews and behind the scenes
Last Time Watched: Two years ago
Originally Viewed: Theater
Comments After Re-Watching: I remain convinced that Ed Norton is not acting and is playing himself.
Why You Should You Watch This: While a bit unorthodox at times, the movie has excellent performances and solid filmmaking.

Blast From The Past (1999)

Format: DVD  Special Features: Games and bios
Last Time Watched: Five years ago
Originally Viewed: Cable
Comments After Re-Watching: Nathan Fillon had such a baby face.
Why You Should You Watch This: This is a delightful romantic-comedy that holds up almost twenty years later.

Blow (2001)

Format: DVD  Special Features: Commentary, interviews, and behind the scenes
Last Time Watched: Ten years ago
Originally Viewed: Rental
Comments After Re-Watching: Such a shame Ted Demme passed away at such an early age. He would have made a lot of great movies like this one.
Why You Should You Watch This: It is a solid biopic of the Columbian drug trade in the ’80s from yet another perspective. It also has an incredible soundtrack.

Another week’s selection with more randomness of the types of movies I own. Come back next week to see what I watched next.

Have you seen any of these movies? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section!