Author: Goat

Movie: Airplane! How on God’s green and violent Earth do you pick a memorable movie scene from the movie Airplane! ? The answer is of course, you can’t just pick one. There are at least 2 dozen memorable scenes in one of the most hilarious movies ever produced. Here is just one, and I promise…

Movie: The Terminator The Terminator is one of my favorite movies of all time, and my review reflects that. As far as science fiction action movies it’s up there with the sequel T2, Aliens, The Thing and both Blade Runner movies. This great film is filled to the brim with action and unforgettable one-liners, but…

Movie: Pulp Fiction “Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison…

Movie: Young Frankenstein With movies like Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, Mel Brooks accomplished the impossible, movies that could never be made today. The Frankenstein movie contained one of the greatest supporting casts ever, but one cameo appearance trumped all the rest. The monster was loose and stumbled upon the dwelling of a lonely and…

Movie: In The Heat Of The Night Rod Steiger won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Police Chief Bill Gillespie, but the great Sidney Poitier is the powerhouse in yet another movie that showcases ugly racism. Anyone of lesser stature and presence could not have survived the racist headwinds in Sparta, Mississippi. Mr. Colbert,…

Movie: 12 Angry Men This movie is one of the greatest classics ever made and is Sidney Lumet’s masterpiece. One thing that makes movies great is scintillating dialogue and memorable, riveting scenes. As the temperature rose and the deliberations dragged on, something was bound to give. What boiled over was the revelation of the vicious…

Movie: Freaks Freaks was movie that was made in 1932 about a traveling carnival in France. There is one word that rises above all others in praise for this unusual and disturbing film. That word is authenticity. This movie was made with, and about human beings who were indeed freaks, inflicted with various defects from…

Movie: The Godfather The Godfather is full of memorable scenes, like the dramatic shooting at the Italian Restaurant. It was a shocking scene, but there is another one that is even more dramatic and a lot more controversial. Yes, I’m referring to the horse head in the bed scene, of course. Virtually everyone has seen…