JINGLE ALL THE WAY

JINGLE ALL THE WAY -
Has probably become a classic since its release back in 1996. It stars Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as a loving family man who would do anything to prove how much he loves his son Jaime.

Howard Langston (Schwarzenegger) is a busy carpet salesman who is so wrapped up in his business that he neglected his son's karate tournment and his love for the "Turboman" TV Show. So getting Jaime the Turboman action doll will prove how much dad loves his Jaime.
Howard runs across town battling other parents to get a "Turbo Man" doll the most popular item that Christmas season.

One of his nemesis on getting this popular action figure is a postman Myron Larabee played by Sinbad. Larabee doesn't play fair, he he uses brute force, pepper spray and even bomb threats to get his toy!

One scene the Governator try to tempt a little girl with a ball in exchange to win the Turboman toy, but when the mother catches him, he has to defend himself with words as "I"M NOT A PURRRVERT! I was just looking for a Turbo Man doll!"

This movie has a wonderful cast: Young Darth Vader Jake Lloyd plays the son Jaime, his acting abilities were about as wonderful as his boring performance in "Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menance". Jamie is so sharp that couldn't even recognize his own father when dad put on the Turboman costume and took Jaime flying up in the air!

You also see Phil Hartman, Mrs Tom Hanks, Jim Belushi, Martin Mull, Robert Conrad and Mini-Me all make an appearance in this movie. This movie is quite dated now, most of the jokes in Sinbad's character made reverences to the early '90's; quotes like:
"I work for the post office so you know I'm not stable!"
"How about these stupid letters from kids to Santa at the North Pole: "Dear Santa, Can you send me a bike and a slinky?" No! Your father's been laid off!"
And even references to Rodney King....

But I think it's Arnold's wonderful comedic acting that put this movie on this blog...every time something go wrong, Arnold's eyes get big and his jaw drops putting laughter and fear in the audience at the same time! Just look at his expression on the movie poster, that face is shown throughout this movie.

Like any other Holiday movie this movie has a sugar coated ending that makes you want to brush your teeth as soon as the credits come on.

BILLY JACK

BILLY JACK-
OK everyone will agree this movie sucks and it really belongs on a blog like this.
"Billy Jack" is the silliest thing I'd ever seen, it really made the 70's even more stupid than it really is...
Tom Laughlin wrote directed and starred in this flick about a 70's "Lone Ranger" Mr. Billy Jack a pacifist, who is out there to protect innocent people and animals from the evil corporate America.
And how does he do that? He just uses his Martial arts to kick their butts while preaching peace and love; the whole make love not war and other hippie jazz.
He preaches these ideals in his out door "Freedom School" in the desert. His student body is consist of native American kids and runaways. There's a scene where you see Billy Jack in American Indian garb where does a dances with wolves deal with a poisonous snake...that lasted about a good ten minutes.
Then Billy Jack bring together the two opposing sides together to make them act out to see what it would be like to be in the shoes of the other...this scene you see a very young Howard Hesseman as one of the hippies.
If you're still a hippie living in the early 70's and love the feel of a pair of bellbottoms, this movie is for you. Let's not forget the wonderful theme song "One tin soldier" that was playing over and over again on the AM radio during the early 70's...
"Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend...."