Movie Movie (1978) - George C. Scott - Blu-ray Forum

RCRochester · 03-20-2018, 03:11 AM

Hey folks, I just wanted to give a shout out to this film that I blind bought recently and watched today...

It's a hilarious spoof of old 1930s-40s style movies done in a style that is similar to Grindhouse, with two main features plus a fake trailer for a third movie.

Unlike other spoofs such as Blazing Saddles or Airplane, it tries not to rely on mugging or zany anachronisms for laughs, it mainly plays it straight with most of the jokes coming from familiarity with the silly tropes of those old types of movies as well as lots of corny (but mostly funny) one-liners.

I don't think it did well when it was released but I really think that a lot of people on here will appreciate it because I know there a lot of old movie fans who will totally pick up on a lot of the references, especially the boxing movie "Dynamite Hands" about a law student who turns to boxing to pay for his sister's eye operation.

I had a good time watching it and I was surprised that there hadn't even been a thread created for it, it deserves to be better known.

Hoke Moseley · 03-20-2018, 03:24 AM

Thanks for the heads up!

Never heard of it before... but it sounds good and I'm always down for some George C. Scott.

Rich65 · 03-20-2018, 03:39 AM

I've seen it also and it is a fun movie, well worth seeing.

KMR · 03-20-2018, 05:52 AM

Good to know this is out on Blu-ray. I saw it on in its first run, and thought it was an absolutely wonderful movie. Definitely one I need to make an effort to see again!

03-20-2018, 03:11 AM	#1
RCRochester Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2017 Trading Score:9	Movie Movie (1978) - George C. Scott Hey folks, I just wanted to give a shout out to this film that I blind bought recently and watched today... It's a hilarious spoof of old 1930s-40s style movies done in a style that is similar to Grindhouse, with two main features plus a fake trailer for a third movie. Unlike other spoofs such as Blazing Saddles or Airplane, it tries not to rely on mugging or zany anachronisms for laughs, it mainly plays it straight with most of the jokes coming from familiarity with the silly tropes of those old types of movies as well as lots of corny (but mostly funny) one-liners. I don't think it did well when it was released but I really think that a lot of people on here will appreciate it because I know there a lot of old movie fans who will totally pick up on a lot of the references, especially the boxing movie "Dynamite Hands" about a law student who turns to boxing to pay for his sister's eye operation. I had a good time watching it and I was surprised that there hadn't even been a thread created for it, it deserves to be better known.

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03-20-2018, 03:24 AM	#2
Hoke Moseley Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2014 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1353 DVD collection:62 Digital collection:15 iTunes collection:7 Trading Score:156	Thanks for the heads up! Never heard of it before... but it sounds good and I'm always down for some George C. Scott.

03-20-2018, 03:39 AM	#3
Rich65 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2011 4K collection:335 Blu-ray collection:1554 Trading Score:3	I've seen it also and it is a fun movie, well worth seeing.

03-20-2018, 05:52 AM	#4
KMR Expert Member Member since:Jun 2013	Good to know this is out on Blu-ray. I saw it on in its first run, and thought it was an absolutely wonderful movie. Definitely one I need to make an effort to see again!

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