• Movies/Entertainment,  Quick 5/Top 10

    G-S-T Quick 5 – Cheezy (But Still Fun) Films

    Last night I watched Encino Man and it just reminded me of some other films that I really enjoy but were similarly (especially looking back now) cheezy.  To be fair, they aren’t “god awful messes” but they still suffer from things like bad acting, and poor script writing, etc, and the quintessential synthesizer music that dominated the 80’s.  The films listed below (in no particular order mind you) are ones that I find to be pure brainless, low budget, and ultimately overlooked entertainment…kind of like 5 episodes of Friends seen back to back to back.  At the very least they deserve a second viewing (or first depending on the person).…

  • Movies/Entertainment,  Quick 5/Top 10

    G-S-T Quick 5 – Underrated Animated Films

    Growing up with animated features, one of the things I never really cared for in Disney films were the musical numbers.  I was always more interested in the story, the characters and the interaction of the two.  As I got a little older it seemed only natural that I gravitated toward Anime.  I could care less for the singing and dancing but if the story was engaging, I was hooked.  Below is the list of my top 5 animated films that I find enjoyable but are severely underrated.  They didn’t make huge box office numbers and were, for the most part, ultimately passed over by many movie goers, although I…