Past Movie Scratches: Deathly-- Hallows-- Vacation-- European-- Wizard-- Kingsmen-- Venom

Past Movie Scratches--  Movie I saw on TV in 2020.  (I'm finally finishing it.)

181.  HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PT. 1--  12-27--  Another title for it: "Lost in the Woods."  "Dobby's a free elf."  Looking for and finding horcruxs.  Fighting Deatheaters and especially that vixen Bellatrix.

182.  HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PT. 2--  12-27--  We find that Professor Snape isn't the bad guy we thought.  He was in love with Harry's mother.

183.  VACATION--  12-27--  Loading up the family Truxter and the family vacation out west to Wally World.  The poor, old mean Aunt Edna and her pooch.  It's one disaster after another, but quite the quest.

184.  EUROPEAN VACATION--  12-27-  What does the W. in Clark W. Griswold stand for?  We find out it is Wilhelm.   Clark does a number on Europe including knocking down Stonehenge and starting a riot at Oktoberfest.

185.  THE WIZARD OF OZ--  12-28--  "Are you a good witch or a bad witch?"

186.  KINGSMEN:  THE SECRET SERVICE--  12-29--  A gentleman first and foremost.  One helluva church service.  Beware the cell phone and that lady with the razer blade legs.

187.  VENOM--  12-31--  Mustn't eat the good people.

--RoadDog

Past Movie Scratches: Night-- Raiders-- Crusade-- Story-- Wonder-- Half

See if you can guess the movies by the one-word in this entry's title.

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2020 and a RoadDog's comments.

175.  NIGHT SCHOOL--  12-21--  The past keeps coming back to haunt him.  Dig Mac, what can I say?  "I have a bat and I'm not afraid to use it."  Not a black voice.

176.  RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK--  12-23--  Indy & the Nazis and snakes.  "It's beautiful."

177.  INDIANA JONES:  THE LAST CRUSADE--  12-23--  Gets his whip, gets his hat.  Nazis again.  "I hate those guys."  "Don't call me Junior."  Look for the Grail, find the Grail, get the Grail.  "Choose wisely."  Planes, boats, motorcycles, dirigibles, airplane, automobile and a tank.  Wasn't there a movie about that with Steve Martin and John Candy?

178.  A CHRISTMAS STORY--  12-24--  A seasonal favorite.  "You'll shoot your eye out."  Ol' Blue, Black Bart & his gang.  "It's a clinker" and the Chinese "Deck the Halls."

179.  WONDER--  12-25--  Auggie has a hard road to hoe, but did it with a lot of help.

180.  HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE--  12-26--  Romance everywhere as we find future couples.  Draco's task. Snape's promise.  Severus Snape, the man of few, slow words.

--RoadDog

THINGS YOU'D LIKE TO SAY:  I'm not being rude.  You're just insignoficant.

Past Movie Scratches: Vacation-- Despicable-- Airplane-- Holidays-- Party-- Skyscraper

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2020.

169.  CHRISTMAS VACATION-- 12-16--  "I can't even afford to be an elf."  Cousin Eddie and the swimming pool.  Pretty naked girl in the pool fantasy.  Aunt Bethany's blessing.  "What's that smell?"

170.  DESPICABLE ME--  12-18--  Watch out for El Macho's pet chicken.  Gru and Lucy get married.

171.  AIRPLANE--  12-19--  "And don't call me Shirley."  "Bad Day to quit drinking."  "I speak jive."  Don't eat the fish.

172.  HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS--  12-19--  And you thought you had a crazy family.

173.  OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY--  12-20--  "I'm looking right at you."  The office party to end all office parties.

174.  SKYSCRAPER--  12-21--  "There's one thing you've got to know."  "What?"  "I'm standing right behind you."  An awful waste of a building.

RoadDog

Past Movie Scratches: Scrooged-- Gremlins-- Transformers-- Wonderful-- Crazy-- Goonies

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2020.

163.  SCROOGED--  12-7--  Those ghosts will hurt you.  Especially the gal.  "Go back to Jersey, you moron!"   The fun taxi ride.    That's why he is called Lumpy.  Bill Murray makes an excellent Scrooge.

164.  GREMLINS--  12-7--   So cute, but with ownership comes great responsibility  That hilarious bar scene.

165.  TRANSFORMERS:  THE LAST KNIGHT--  12-8--  Every Bit and Con have their own personality.  Loved John Goodman's "Sarge."  Lots of one-liners.

166.  IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE--  12-11--   Meet Clarence Odbody, AS2 (Angel Second Class).  Aiming to finally get his wings.  That bridge tender could sure pop his eyes.

167.  CRAZY RICH ASIANS--  12-14--  Every family has its  secrets, oddballs and outright nuts.  Folks with more money than they know what to do with.

168.  THE GOONIES--  12-15--  Good old One-Eyed Willie the pirate.  "Hey, you guys!!"  "Chunk"  The only thing we serve is tongue.  All the pirates, bats and treasure you could want.

--RoadDog

Past Movie Scratches: Vacation-- Aquaman-- Maleficent-- Revenge-- Grinch-- Venom

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2020

157.  CHRISTMAS VACATION--  11-24--  Pity the poor Griswold neighbors even if they are a bit snooty.

158.  AQUAMAN--  11-26--  Trust me.  I am no king.  If I had known what a dick you'd turn out to be.  The Golden Trident and long-lost mother.  Very colorful.

159.  MALEFICENT--  12-2--  Hates children.  No revoking the curse but a surprise kiss.  You've got to love Beastie. I hated those pointy things on the top of her wings.  They bothered my eyes.

160.   THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN--  12-5--  There's always a reason why.  He burned his own body.  You can call me  Stein or you can call me Frank, but don't call me Frankenstein.

161.  DR. SEUSS:  THE GRINCH--  12-6--  That Christmas tree has got to go.  All Christmas trappings have got to go.   I plan to steal Christmas.  Got to love Fred and Max the Dog.

162.  VENOM--  12-6--  The start of an unusual friendship.  The conversations between the two of them were hilarious  Just don't eat good people.  Did I just bite off someone's head?  It's all symbiotic.

Funny Insurance Commercials.  --RoadDog

Past Movie Scratches: Planes-- Trains-- Four-- Fred-- Azkaban-- Monster

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2020

151.  PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES--  11-16--  Put Steve Martin and John Candy together.  How could it NOT be funny?

152.  PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES--  11-17--  And, actually, they were also on a bus.  "Those aren't PILLOWS!!!"

153.  FOUR CHRISTMASES--  11-17--  And you thought your family was whacky.  These are the max whacky.  But what a Joseph performance.

154.  FRED CLAUS--  11-17--  St. Nick's older brother  saves Christmas and shows St, Nick a different naughty side.

155.  HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN--  11-21--  Aunt Margie inflates and Harry takes a wild bus ride.  And then there are those scary Dementors.

156.  MONSTER HOUSE--  11-21--  The house with major attitude and it will eat you, Too.

--RoadDog

Past Movie Scratches: Predator-- King-- Pool-- Vinny-- Dresses-- Crashers

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2020.

145.  THE PREDATOR-  11-4--  Nice doggie and an even bigger, badder Predator.

146.  LORD OF THE RINGS:  RETURN OF THE KING--  11-6--  They finally defeat those nasty, mean Orcs and Sauron.  Gollum goes down with the ring.

147.  DEAD POOL 2--  11-9--  He got family.  I really liked the metal, Russian-talking guy.

148.  MY COUSIN VINNY--  11-13--  Talk about your fish out of the water and then there's Sheriff D-Day as well.  One really funny movie.

149.  27 DRESSES--  11-14--  Always the bridesmaid, never the bride until her sister and the newspaper writer.

150.  WEDDING CRASHERS-  11-14--  Until they crash the wrong wedding and meet the crazy family.

--RoadDog

Past Movie Scratches: Purge-- KKKlansman-- Equalizer-- Star-- Book-- Godfather

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2020.

139.  THE FIRST PURGE--  10-31--  Let it hang out.  Let it all hangout.  Beware the Skeletor, he's a real nut case.

140.  BLACK KKKLANSMAN--  11-2--  Infiltrating the good old boys at your local Klan and David Duke.

141.  THE EQUALIZER 2--  11-2--  Don't mess with Denzel.  he has those certain skills.  Even if you'e former friends.

142.  STAR WARS VI:  RETURN OF THE JEDI--  11-2--  Like brings out the good in dear old Daddy.  The Wookie and Ewoks to the rescue.  The Imperial forces never had a chance against the lil' teddy bears.

143.  BOOK CLUB--  11-3--  Four ladies rekindling old and new flames.

144.  GODFATHER 2--  11-3--  Today and flashbacks tell the story.  The Cuban Revolution.

--RoadDog

Past Movie Scratches: Thirteen-- Evil-- Fallen-- Friday-- Venom-- Quiet

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2020.

133--  THIRTEEN GHOSTS--  10-15--  Beware of uncles bearing gifts.

134.  EVIL DEAD--  10-15--  Don't read the book.  Friends killing friends as gory as possible.  The more the better.

135.  JURASSIC WORLD:  FALLEN KINGDOM--  10-16--  Humans being mean to dinosaurs.  Dinosaurs eating humans.

136.  FRIDAY THE 13TH-2--  10-29--  When will those kids learn?  Teen sex will get ya killed.

137.  VENOM--  10-31--  For sure the beginning of a wonderful relationship.  Please don't eat the good people (or daisies).

138.  A QUIET PLACE--  10-31--  A real good time to keep your mouth shut.  A whole new thing to scare you.

Continuing with the scary movies for some reason.

--RoadTober

Past Movie Scratches: Carrie-- House-- Jurassic-- Witchhunters-- Trick-- Pumpkinhead

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2020.

127.  CARRIE--  10-6--  New Carrie, old Carrie.  Same results.

128.  LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT--  10-6--  Everybody dies hard (Hey, that's another movie), including, and especially, the last one in the microwave.

129.  JURASSIC PARK:  FALLEN KINGDOM--  10-7--  Good ol' Blue saves the day again.  Good Velociraptor.  

130.  HANSEL & GRETA:  WITCHHUNTERS--  10-12--  How many different ways can a witch or human die.  Here are some suggestions.

131.  TRICK OR TREAT--  10-14--  Make sure you keep your Halloween traditions going or Sam will get 'ya.

132.  PUMPKINHEAD--  10-14--   Be careful when seeking revenge or you might get a pumpkin with an attitude.

I wonder why we're having all these spooky movies this tome of year?

--RoadWeen

Past Movie Scratches: Guardians-- Strange-- Casino-- Con-- Halloween-- Halloween

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2020

121.  GUARDIANS OF THE UNIVERSE--  9-23--   "I am Groot."  Do you suppose Groot can replace Chief Wahoo in Cleveland?

122.  DR. STRANGE--  9-25--  All those alternate lives and universes.  Talk about your kaleidoscopes.

123.  CASINO--  9-26--  Living the high life in Vegas.

124.  AIR CON--  9-28--  Messing up Las Vegas.  All he wanted to do was to go home to his daughter.

125.  HALLOWEEN--  10-1--  This will always be the Wendy movie for me.  Warning.  Do not sit next to her in a scary movie.  

126.  HALLOWEEN 4--  10-1--    Who would you rather guard?  Hannibal Lechter or Michael Myers?

--RoadDog

THINGS YOU' LIKE TO SAY:  I'm already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth.

Past Movie Scratches: Wish-- Accountant-- Town-- Pool-- Zombieland-- Sharknado

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2020

115.  DEATH WISH--  9-13--  Mild-mannered doctor turns into super vigilante.  Word to bad guys:  Don't mess with his family, or else.

116.  THE ACCOUNTANT--  9-15--  He can run your numbers and shoot you in the head, too.

117.  THE TOWN--  9-15--  All the Boston accents you can ever hope for.  Bank robbery team gets in trouble at Fenway.

118.  DEAD POOL II--  9-17--  Gets posse, loses posse, gets another posse.  Loses love of his life.

119.  ZOMBIELAND--  9-21--  Follow the Survival Rules.  Looking for that elusive Twinkie and hanging out with Bill Murray.

120.  SHARKNADO--  9-21--  About as dumb as you can get.  Don't you just hate it when those sharks get into your house?

--RoadDog

THINGS YOU'D LIKE TO SAY"  I have plenty of talent and vision.  The fact is, I just don't care.

Past Movie Scratches: Pool-- Beetlejuice-- Future-- Robot-- Brave-- Andreas

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2020

109.  DEAD POOL II--  9-4--  He gets his posse.  

110.  BEETLEJUICE--  9-5--  One Wild and Crazy Guy!!!!

111.  BACK TO THE FUTURE:  PART 2--  9-7--  Biff should avoid manure trucks.  I would mind having one of those sports almanac books.

112.  I ROBOT--  9-8--  Did the robot do it?

113.  BRAVE HEART--  9-12--  Mel takes a beating and keeps on ticking.

114.  SAN ANDREAS--  9-13--  Takes a licking and keeps on ticking.  Talk about flotsam!!

--RoadDog

Past Movie Scratches: Transylvania-- Egypt-- Wonder-- Out-- Black-- Logan

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2020

103.  HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3:  SUMMER VACATION--  8-12--  Going for an ocean cruise with the Van Helsings.  Could that be a problem?

104.  GODS OF EGYPT--  8-18--  Very vindictive gods vie for power.  Pretty hokey, but entertaining.

105.  WONDER WOMAN--  8-20--Mighty Amazon warrior in World War I against General Ludendorf and Aries.

106.  GET OUT--  8-23--  These white folks ain't what they seem.  Like the title says.

107.  MEN IN BLACK III--  8-27--  Don't call me Boris the Animal and the Moon space launch.  Boris has a real attitude problem as did the Bug in the first one.

108.  LOGAN--  9-3--  The end of our favorite wolverine.

--RoadDog

THINGS YOU'D LIKE TO SAY:  You are validating my inherent distrust of strangers.

Past Movie Scratches: Accountant-- Suicide-- Immortals-- Hard-- Huntsman-- McClintock

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I watched on TV in 2020.

91.  THE ACCOUNTANT-- 5-8--  Beware the pencil-pushing geek accountant  Very good at what he does, indeed.

92.  SUICIDE SQUAD--  5-9--  Talk about your bunch of lovable misfits.  Got to love that blonde gal.

93.  IMMORTALS--  5-9--  All sorts of Greek Mythology folks and some of the ugliest helmets ever invented.

94.  GET HARD--    5-8--  Preparing for prison the hard way.

95.  SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN--  5-10--  A new take on an old tale and a really, really wicked queen.

96.  McCLINTOCK--  5-16--  What a group of misfits.  One really funny movie, especially the mud fight.

--RoadDog

Past Movie Scratches: Goonies-- Jungle-- Iron-- Iron-- Ark-- Game-- Accountant-- Suicide

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2020

85.  GOONIES--  4-25--  Bad guys, adventure, pirate treasure and a bunch of guys and two gals.  What more fun can you have?

86. JUMANJI:  BACK TO THE JUNGLE--  4-29--    Watch out for hippos, snakes and white rhinos.

87.  IRON MAN 2--  5-1--  Tony the party guy meets his Russian match.  Whip me, man!!

88.  IRON MAN 3--  5-2--  Beware the red-glowing guys.  And, they aren't Republicans either.

89.  INDIANA JONES:  SEARCH FOR THE LOST ARK--  5-3--  He sure hates snakes and Nazis.

80.  GAME NIGHT--  5-4--  Whose game is it anyway?

--RoadDog

Past Movie Scratches: Phoenix-- Prince-- Hallows-- Hallows-- Guardians-- Oz

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2020.

73.  HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THEM PHOENIX--  4-11--   Not much fin at Old Hogwarts with cat-plate lover and edict-maker Miss Umbrage.  But, they get her.

74.  HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE--  4-12--  Professor Snape is the Half Blood Prince and kills Dumbledore.

75.  HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PT. 1--   Looking for Old No-Nose's horcruxes.

76.  HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS--  PT. 2--  4-12--  We find out the truth about Professor Snape, the Battle of Hogwarts and death of Old No-Nose and his snake.  And, how about that Neville!!!!

77.  GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY  PART 2--  4-13--  Daddy Dearest.  And, not your old Indians either.  (Cleveland)

78.  THE WIZARD OF OZ--  4-14--  A horse of a different color if you know what I mean.

Sure Made a Mess Out of the Old School.  --RoadDog

THINGS YOU'D LIKE TO SAY:  I'm real easy to get along with once you people learn to worship me.

Past Movie Scratches: Road-- Ghostbusters-- Ghostbusters-- Deadpool-- Showman-- Goblet

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2020.

67.  ROADHOUSE--  4-4--  Patrick Swayze cleaning up a bar and a town.  "A polar bear fell on me."

68.  GHOSTBUSTERS--  4-5--  "Grab Her!!"   "This will be a disaster of Biblical proportions."

69.  GHOSTBUSTERS II--  4-5--  Five years later  The runaway baby carriage.   Versus Vigo and the River of Evil.  The bug gal comes to the rescue.

70.  DEADPOOL--  4-5--  He is a bit dirty, but all action and a whole lot of humorous.

71.  THE GREATEST SHOWMAN--  4-10--  Wish I had seen this one on the big screen.  Wow.  A great musical and wow, that scenery.

72.  HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE--  4-11--  Golly, that Hermoine is sure growing up.  The ball.

--RoadDog

THINGS YOU'D LIKE TO SAY:  I see you've set aside this special time to humiliate yourself in public.

Past Movie Scratches: Ferris-- Beasts-- Geostorm-- Dumb-- Max-- Outsiders

Past Movie Scratches-  Movies I saw on TV in 2020.

61.  FERRIS BUEHLER'S DAY OFF--  3-30--  How much fun can you pack into a day off in Chicago?   Too funny.  Abd the poor high school guy trying to track him down.  Was this the "Smooth Operator"  Sade was singing about?

62.  STRANGE BEASTS AND HOW TO FIND THEM--  3-30--  And those beasts sure were strange  A prequel to Harry Potter.

63.  GEOSTORM--  3-31--  Watch the movie trailers, not the movie and you'll get the whole gamut of the good stuff.

64.  DUMB AND DUMBER--  4-1--  Nice they are, smart they are not.

65.  MAD MAX:  BEYOND THUNDERDOME--   4-4--  Weird people in a strange land.  And even Tina Turner.

66.  THE OUTSIDERS--  4-4--  It's the Socs vs. the Greasers in 50s Tulsa.  Lots of future stars in early roles.

--RoadDog

THINGS YOU'D LIKE TO SAY:  How about never.  IS never good enough for you?

Past Movie Scratches: Hacksaw-- Torino-- Homecoming-- Trolls-- Replacements-- Sandlot

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2020.

55.  HACKSAW RIDGE--  3-27--  More fighting action than you can imagine.  Should be renamed "Blood and Guts."

56.  GRAN TORINO--  3-27--  Clint learns to get along with his new neighbors, reluctantly.  And, loses the great spitting war.  My favorite Clint Eastwood movie.

57.  SPIDERMAN:  HOMECOMING--  3-28--  Spidey grows  up and sure gets into a lot of trouble.  Wait until you meet his girlfriend's father.

58.  TROLLS--  3-28--  Please don't eat the trolls.  Make me happy.

59.  THE REPLACEMENTS--  3-29--  A bunch of misfits get another shot during a football strike.

60.  SANDLOT--  3-29--  A bunch of boys growing up, playing baseball and avoiding the Monster Dog.

--RoadDog