Not to keep threadjacking here, but I worked 12hrs/day 7 days a week on that ship. Sounds grueling, but there was literally nothing else to do, except fish if the crew let you use their equipment.
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Some of my ships were watch-standing ships. On the last ship I was on before I got out, 8 hrs watches, 4 hrs work, then any OT I wanted. Around 2 hrs/day was the norm. I did get my work and noon to 1600 watch covered once per week to get some shore time. I had the balls to four watch.
To get back on topic, Dumb and Dummer and The Pest will also be Classics to me.
Another, from when I was young, was Willow. My brother actually memorized pretty much every line. He would annoy all of us by acting out most scenes in parallel! The new Disney + show is awful, btw. I don‘t usually care whether a show is woke, so that’s not my issue. It’s just not good.
Dr. No, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, Dirty Harry, The Great Escape, Star Wars: Episode IV, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and Airplane!
The Day the Earth Stood Still - 1951
A Star is Born - Original, 1937
Citizen Kane - 1941 (Outstanding and innovative cinematography)
The Lost Weekend - 1945
Gone With The Wind - 1939
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - 1945 (Based on the novel by Betty Smith, which I've read three times)
High Noon - 1952
There are many other great movies that can be called classics. These are just a few of my long-time favorites. Oh, let's not forget Double Indemnity - 1945 by Billy Wilder. Early Hitchcock, such as Lifeboat and Rope, both innovative in their own ways.
A Star is Born - Original, 1937
Citizen Kane - 1941 (Outstanding and innovative cinematography)
The Lost Weekend - 1945
Gone With The Wind - 1939
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - 1945 (Based on the novel by Betty Smith, which I've read three times)
High Noon - 1952
There are many other great movies that can be called classics. These are just a few of my long-time favorites. Oh, let's not forget Double Indemnity - 1945 by Billy Wilder. Early Hitchcock, such as Lifeboat and Rope, both innovative in their own ways.
All the old Sherlock Holmes movies with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, where Eagles dare, the thin man movies, war of the worlds (original) and most of the ones posted.
The Outsiders/Silence of the Lambs/Any and all James Bond 007 movies/Star Wars -- all chapters/The Lord of the Rings whole movie collection. Just to name a few of my favorite over the years. Born in 1973 so seen alot of fine examples over the years. As previous mentioned -- Any Clint Eastwood Flick is appealing to me -- John Wayne ranks right up there. Sean Connery was a legend.
Just about anything with Tom Hanks, and Beetlejuice of course (Michael Keaton).
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Do you suppose one of those titles is where my screen name originated from??
The Back to the Future trilogy. I still watch it with my kids once a year.
Caddyshack, Airplane!, really any of the National Lampoon movies (exc. Van Wlder), Star Wars Return of the Jedi, LOTR Return of the King, and any of the early James Bonds with Sir Sean Connery!
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Animal House, It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World (what a roster of stars in that movie!) , The Good The Bad and The Ugly, Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Good Neighbor Sam, Airplane! are just a few of mine.
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