Apocalypse Now
Bigfoot watched this one, not me. I think she watched it during my trip to Florida. If you want to know what she thinks about the movie, you should ask her.

During college, Apocalypse Now was always floating from room to room, and I watched it either in 1995 or 1996. Years later, when we read "Heart of Darkness" in college, I thought to myself, "Gee, I should rent that movie again", but I never did.

Super Size Me
Oh shit!

A delightful combination of disgusting, funny and scary - everything you'd want in a documentary. This could have been made about Burger King, macaroni-and-cheese, or Denny's, but McDonalds is more prevalent, influential, and dangerous than they are. Sure, the miniscule exercise plan exaggerates the results, but this is a documentary (besides, people don't exercise, anyway.)

Since watching SSM, I've been incapable of eating at a chain restaurant, and even when Bigfoot and I have visited a diner or some other small eatery, ordering ground beef is unimaginable.

Stop Making Sense
Years ago, I asked Godzilla who was the most influential band of the 1980's. He suggested the Talking Heads. At that time, I knew of the band, but mostly from MTV and the radio, so I stuck with my vote, Def Leppard (on account of their strong negative influence). Then, one day, Stop Making Sense was on the cable Tee-vee, and I changed my mind.

SMS, at it's face, is nothing more than a concert movie, but at it's core it is a showcase of the amazing talent of the Talking Heads. Unlike most of the NetFlix DVD's we get, I watched this one twice. There may be no other band that combined eclectic (indy, if you will) sensibilities with popular success so well over the life of the band. The only band (in my mind) that comes close these days is the Flaming Lips, and they are not nearly as popular.

Great movie. I gotta own it.

SCTV Network 90: Vol. 1, Disc 1
You may freak, but I liked this disc. In their first year on NBC in the early 80's, their show included a ton of their best work from the show's first two seasons. This keeps the quality higher than a SNL disc from the same year. Also, John Candy and Rick Moranis crack me up. The very last skit is an info-mercial for a record of new-wave songs covered by some cheesy lounge singer (played by Moranis). I very nearly broke my mouth from laughing.

X-Files: Season 1, Disc 1
Bigfoot watched this one by herself, too. Unlike Apocalypse Now, I'm not all that bothered by it. The X-Files never did 'it' for me.