Retro-Reality

The Best Movies Of 1992

2009-10-06T13:12:00.002-06:00

This is my list for what I thought were pretty big successes of 1992 movies, Correct me if I'm wrong by throwing down some suggestions in the comments section

1. 3 Ninjas
2. Aladdin
3. Alien 3
4. Basic Instinct
5. Batman Returns
6. Beethoven
7. The Body Guard
8. Buffy The Vampire Slayer (The Movie without Sarah Michelle Gellher)
9 Bram Strokers Dracula
10. Candyman
11. Captain Ron
12. Chaplin
13. Class Act
14. Cool World
15. Death Becomes Her
16. Deep Cover
17. Diggstown
18. El Mariachi
19. Encino Man
20. Forever Young
21. A Few Good Men
22. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
23. Hard Boiled (Best Hong Kong Cop Movie Ever!!!)
24. Home Alone 2: Lost In New York
25. Honey, I Blew Up The Kid
26. Honeymoon In Vegas
27. Juice
28. Ladybugs
29. The Last of The Mohicans
30. A League of Their Own
31. Lethal Weapon 3
32. Lorenzo's Oil
33. Malcolm X
34. The Mighty Ducks
35. My Cousin Vinny
36. Of Mice & Men
37. Passenger 57
38. Patriot Games
39. Pet Sematary 2
40. Reservoir Dogs
41. A River Runs Through It
42. School Ties
43. Scent of A Women
44. Sidekicks
45. Single White Female
46. Sleepwalkers
47. Sister Act
48. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
49. Unforgiven

Retro Villian of The Week!!

2009-10-01T13:06:00.002-06:00

Since it's October, I gotta go with some of the classic villains that made us scared to go to the basement alone or leave our rooms once the lights went off. So for the first week I'll defiantly have to go with my man Freddy K. as this weeks Retro Villain.

Welcome Back!

2009-08-12T18:48:00.002-06:00

Hey Dudes n' Dudettes, I'm back
Sorry about the delay but my mind has been caught up in thoughts not of this earth, I've been pondering some of the biggest questions that plague our society such as why do we have a world team for hockey? I mean unless there's gonna be an intergalactic Olympics going down in the year couple of years its very unnecessary. But I'm back and ready to get to the retro issues once again.

The Glory Days!!

2009-06-23T15:15:00.002-06:00

The road to greatness has always been a road travelled by these Gods of retro gaming and current gaming. The journey started in 1989 with the single greatest console of the day, the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System)
This system was the best, the lineup of games that were available for this system was nuts, everything from the classic mario to zelda to punch out, the list goes on and on, remember having to blow inside the cartridge to make the game work hahahahah those were classic memories. The popularity of this system was through the roof, anyone remember that movie "The Wizard" This was nothing more then a long Nintendo commerical but it wasn't all bad, this movie showed people how to find the flute that takes you to the warp zone.The next console in all it glory is......the SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) There's literally nothing bad you could say about this system, til this day I still have mine hooked up to the tv and game on it when i'm bored, remember when they released super mario world 2: Yoshi's Island, This game was just too cool for words, they had thing in the backdrop falling on you, monsters in the background jumping out at you, classic boss battles, like the jello dude that you gotta throw eggs at his heart (Oh, that takes me back) Remember when the console wars started between SEGA and Nintendo??? It's safe to say Nintendo won that war, I mean come on, Sonic vs Mario?? Mario was way cooler, he's a plumber whose a hero on the side with his brother for a sidekick and dinosaur for a pet, Sure beats a stupid blue hedgehog anyday. Shall we move on to the N64 (Nintendo 64) or as it was originally called the Ultra64, The ultra 64 sounds way more badass, shame they had to change the name. But anywho remember the sick graphics on this system and the introduction of some pretty wicked game series like Super Smash Bros, That was epic. Goldeneye, Killer Instinct Gold, Zelda, Clay Fighter, StarFox 64, Super Mario64, Donkey Kong64 (it's funny how they just added 64 at the end of the titles, great originality there Nintendo haha) these are just some of great titles on this system. I think I'll stop at the N64 before my head explodes due to nostalgia overflow.

RetroJunk.com

2009-06-23T13:57:00.002-06:00

Check out this sick site for all your retro needs and make sure to check out some of my posts and forum topics just look for Homeboyrich
www.Retrojunk.com

NINTENDO POWER!!!!

2009-06-07T15:42:00.002-06:00

Way before we had Internet and strategy guides the only way to get all our gaming info was through Nintendo Power. This magazine changed the way we looked at games in general, Lord knows if it wasn't for this magazine and that Fred Savage movie "The Wizard" none of us would have known where to get the flute in "Super Mario Bros 3." So today we stand and salute this great magazine that changed the way Nintendo was seen through the eyes of young gamers and teens from the late 80's and through the 90's. Viva La Nintendo!

Where Are They Now???

2009-06-01T14:57:00.002-06:00

Today in the where are they know files, we find ourselves talking about "Captain Planet" Alot of us wonder what became of him and the planeteers. here's the story that they don't want you to know."Captain planet he's our hero, he's gonna take pollution down to zero" the words of true wisdom still ring in our ears like bells but once the worlds problem got to much too handle and people found out about his rocking green mallet, they just never wanted him around anyone, poor captain, he now sits alone in an empty office cubical writing up his memoirs of the time he brought 5 children together and helped saved the earth from environmental danger. our hearts go out to him and his many Noble deeds.

Best Movies of 1991

2009-06-01T14:15:00.002-06:00

So I was watching a bunch of 90s movies this weekend and decided to start breaking the down the list with the best releases of each year, so here it is. If I miss any just throw it down in the comments

1. The Addams Family
2. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
3. Backdraft
4. Beauty and the Beast
5. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
6. Boyz N the Hood
7. Bugsy
8. Cape Fear
9. Captain America (LOL, This movie was brutal but a classic)
10. Career Opportunities
11. Child's Play 3: Look Who's Stalking
12. City Slickers
13. Curly Sue
14. Defending Your Life
15. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
16. The Doors
17. Double Impact
18. Ernest Scared Stupid
19. Father Of The Bride
20. La Femme Nikita
21. The Fisher King
22. Freddys Dead: The Final Chapter
23. The Hard Way
24. Highlander II: The Quickening
25. Hook
26. Hot Shots
27. JFK
28. Jungle Fever
29. The Last Boy Scout
30. LionHeart
31. My Girl
32. My Own Private Idaho
33. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
34. Naked Lunch
35. New Jack City
36. Point Break
37. Problem Child 2
38. The Prince Of Tides
39. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
40. The Rocketeer
41. Showdown In Little Tokyo
42. The Silence Of The Lambs
43. Sleeping With The Enemy
44. Suburban Commando
45. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
46. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
47. Thelma & Louise
48. What About Bob?

Lets Kick It Old School For a Min

2009-05-28T14:38:00.001-06:00

Retro Fashion Of The Week

2009-05-23T13:52:00.002-06:00

We gotta give mad props to these 90s trendsetters, Mixing neon pink with neon green pure brilliant, now a days its all about labels, why can't we go back to when it was all about whatever you wanted to throw together and what was comfortable

Retro Show Of The Week!

2009-05-23T13:42:00.003-06:00

Come on, It's a classic. I remember coming home everyday after school and rushing to the TV to see what evils Jason, Billy, Trini, Tommy, Kimberly and Zack were gonna take on, all the episodes were practically all the same but it was pretty cool none the less, Remember when they introduced Tommy as the green ranger?? Now that was an epic moment

Retro Movie Review Of The Week!

2009-05-18T12:37:00.007-06:00

This weeks movie is a timeless classic, although it was met with some criticism when it was released because it dealt with some religious themes, but the moment people got over it the religion aspect of the film it became a world wide hit. Two greats minds came together to make one of the greatest movie trilogy's of all time, and these minds were George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, By this time you guys should know the movie by now, if not it's................(Drum roll Please) "Raiders of The Lost Ark". To all those who have seen this great adventure movie about a man named Indiana Jones and his quest to find one of the greatest treasures in history, You know how radical this movie was, and to those who haven't seen it (shame, SHAME) Just kidding, run into your local video store, rent it or buy it. Trust me, you won't be disappointed with this pick, while your there you should also rent the Temple of Doom and Last Crusade as well. This movie has my seal of approval. ENJOY THE MOVIE

Shout Out To YYC Blogs

2009-05-15T13:12:00.002-06:00

To all who don't know what yyc blog is, its a blogsite that helps connect people to different blogs tha might interest them as well as spread news of cool things happening in upcoming months. I encourage you guys to check them out at www.yycblogs.com

Best Movies From 1990

2009-05-13T02:06:00.006-06:00

So I was going through a list of movies and decided to break down the list with the best of 1990, It was a tough choice but if I missed any movies, just throw it down in the comments.

1. Arachnophobia

2. Die Hard 2

3. Dick Tracy

4. Days Of Thunder

5. Dances with Wolves

6. Dragon Ball Z: Tree Of Might

7. DuckTales The Movie

8. Edward Scissorhands

9. Ernest Goes To Jail

10. The Freshman

11. Flatliners

12. Ghost

13. Ghost Dad

14. Goodfellas

15. Gremlins 2: The New Batch

16. Home Alone

17. House Party

18. Hunt For Red October

19. "IT"

20. Kindergarten Cop

21. Mo' Better Blues

22. Misery

23. Lionheart

24. Lord Of The Flies

25. The Neverending Story II

26. Problem Child

27. Predator 2

28. RoboCop 2

29. The Rookie

30. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (*ALL TIME FAVORITE)

31. Three Men and a Little Lady

32. Tremors

33. Total Recall

34. DragonBall Z: The Worlds Strongest

35. Troll 2

Retro Villain Of The Month!!

2009-05-09T21:00:00.007-06:00

SHREDDER!!!!! We should all know him by now, he's been the archenemy of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles since the early 80s, for a guy who wears pink or purple sparkly jumpsuits, he sure knows who to strike fear into hearts of men. So to leave you with his most famous words "I Will Finish What I Begun With Your Ear, Aaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!"

Retro Review Of The Week!!!

2009-05-09T20:53:00.003-06:00

In this weeks marvelous retro review, I have chosen a movie that I just saw recently for the first time in 12 years, this movie was one of best movies of all time when it comes to fantasy, everything about it was awesome, I mean til this day I still think it was a great movie and that movie of course is The Neverending Story

Retro Mans Best Friend

2009-05-03T15:33:00.004-06:00

GhettoBlaster, BoomBox, Radio, Music Box. Its all the same thing, I mean this was the hottest accessory of the day besides gold chains of course, everywhere you want you saw dance crews on street corners or chillin on the concrete jungle working on dance routines or just grooving to the beats of simplicity. Those were the days.

Retro Revival!!!!

2009-05-03T15:06:00.003-06:00

So in today's random "Retro Revival" I have chosen a group of men who don't realize that synchronized dance moves in your late 30s doesn't make you cool like it did in the 80s, and for that reason I had to go with New Kids On The Block.

Hey don't get me wrong, they had some pretty descent songs back in the day, I mean Step by step and The Right Stuff, these guys knew how to make the girls melt but skip 20 years later, now its just creepy to see grown men in their 30s dancing up on 20 year old girls and doing synchronized dance numbers, just disturbing. NKOTB, you used to be cool once.

RETRO REVIEW OF THE WEEK!!!!

2009-05-01T12:38:00.003-06:00

All time classic. Thats all im gonna say, if you haven't seen this movie where have you been!!!

Intro Of The Week!!

2009-04-26T01:16:00.002-06:00

YTV Retro

2009-04-26T01:06:00.001-06:00

Dear Dudes and Dudettes I was recently looking for the ultimate viewing experience when I realized all of the shows for kids today are just horrible, and an insult to children's programming. I mean we were the lucky ones, we had one of the greatest stations at our fingertips, Totally rad shows such as Rocko's modern life, Goosebumps ,Are you afraid of the dark,Groundling marsh, Earthworm Jim, Uh-Oh, Ahhhhhhhh!!!!! Real Monsters,Biker Mice From Mars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the list can go on and on. The pre- Hannah Montana days, the glory days of our youth. Today's generation will never know a time were they can stand up and fight for the things they inced loved because frankly all the new shows suck. so if your with me and agree that there should be a place to relive some of our greatest memories. There now is, I would like to present WWW.MOGULUS.COM/YTVRETRO, on this site you'll find all of the greatest shows from early 90s ytv, as well as commercials and ytv promos. So wait are you waiting for, go to the site and spring forth into action and save a decade long forgotten. GOOD LUCK, WE'RE ALL COUNTING ON YOU

Epic Battle #1: SNES vs SEGA

2009-04-26T00:20:00.010-06:00

The year was 1991 and one of the greatest console wars begun, Snes vs Sega. Each company had remember able mascots that would give you a reason to play some of their exclusive title releases, Nintendo had their classic mascot Mario aka Super Mario, (To any who didn't know this, SHAME, SHAME) and then their was Sega who had their little blue speed demon known as Sonic the hedgehog. Through many online surveys given, a majority of people preferred the Snes over the Sega, I mean its not hard to see why the Snes had some pretty insane series of games, the list goes from the Super Mario series to the Zelda series, but don't get me wrong the Sega had some rad exclusive titles, from Sonic the hedgehog to Mortal Kombat. So I'll let you decide on which one was better, just post your answers and opinions in the comments section.

Retro Review Of The Week

2009-04-23T15:10:00.006-06:00

Yes, It's that time once again, where I must throw another retro review at cha, and this week I've picked an 80s classic known as The Breakfast Club.

The storyline behind this classic movie is simple, 5 students from different social groups are stuck spending their Saturday morning serving detention in their school library. There's the nerd, the jock, the princess, the bad boy, and the basket case, on a regular school day none of these students would be caught dead speaking to one another but through out the movie they realize that they have more in common then they think and that their lives aren't so easy as it may seem. Alot of mischief goes down as the day goes on. Pure 80s classic at his best, Rent it, Buy it, Tivo it, Do whatever but I recommend you watch it

Video Home System

2009-04-22T01:41:00.003-06:00

I don't even have to justify this picture with a response, We all have them still kicking around the house, maybe in a box in the basement or in your Hi-Fi VCRs. as a matter of fact, I spent most of my weekend watching TMNT and TMNT 2:Secret of the ooze, that's right they still exist in all of us. I miss those "Be Kind Rewind" stickers they would put on them when you rented them (Come on, who here actually did rewind the tape before returning??)

Blast From the Past!!!!!

2009-04-20T13:10:00.002-06:00

So sometime late last year if was rumored that they would try to bring new life to the "Nightmare On Elm Street" franchise, It has recently been announced that New Line Cinema will be the production company pushing the movie forward. Sadly to say, Wes Craven will not be directing this film instead Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form will be over seeing the production (Don't worry they wont stray too far from the 1984 version, I hope) and they have also announced that Robert Englund will not be playing the role of Freddy Kruger instead he will be replaced by Jackie Earle Haley (The guy who played Rorschach on Watchmen) I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty pumped to see Freddy on the big screen, it's been awhile since we feared to go to sleep.

1,2 Freddy's coming for you

3,4, better lock the door

5,6 grab your crucifix

7,8, stay up late

9, 10 never sleep again.

Mind-Boggling?!?!??!?

2009-04-17T13:36:00.005-06:00

The year was 1981, This little device measured at 3 inches by 3 inches with 9 colored squares a side, it was impossible to put together but people tried and tried. This device brought about more confusion then the Cuban missile crisis of the 60s. This blasted device in question is the (Drum Roll please)..........................The Rubik Cube

Retro Review Of The Week

2009-04-17T00:52:00.003-06:00

Hey guys, its that time of the week yet again. 3 words......HEY YOU GUYS. if you haven't already guessed it the retro review for the week is (Drum roll)........THE GOONIES.

This movie for those you haven't seen it is about a group of kids who called themselves "The Goonies from the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astoria, Oregon, venture out in an adventure for the ages looking for One-eyed Willies buried treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. So if you like adventure and a crazy cast of characters as well as a rocking 80s soundtrack, you should check it out, netflix it, YouTube it, rent it, buy it. Who cares just see it

Are You Afraid Of The Dark?

2009-04-16T01:33:00.006-06:00

A.Y.A.O.T.D.......Need I say more. I personally thought and still think this was one of the greatest shows to come out of Canada, pure genius, I mean a group of kids gather around a campfire in the middle of the woods and tell spooky stories that involve supernatural events to their group of friends known as "The Midnight Society". This is one of the many shows I wish I could have been a part of when I was younger. An even better treat for people that loved watching this show growing up is that the show has been recently released on DVD and is available at any movie store or retailer. Its defiantly worth picking up for any fans of the show

TECHNOTRONIC!!!!!

2009-04-15T18:37:00.003-06:00

"Pump up the jam, pump it up, while your feet are stomping, and the jam is pumping, and look the crowd is jumping" If those words seem familiar to you, its because they are. During the late 80 to late 90s, Technotronic ruled the airwaves with their songs which usually had some pretty bumping beats to help us get up off our seats and dance. Til this day their music stills beats on in our hearts and minds. If any of you haven't heard the jamz of Ya Kid K and Technotronic, I recommend going to YouTube and looking up some of their songs, You wont regret it.

POGS!!!!!

2009-04-14T15:05:00.004-06:00

It was the 90s and a game was sweeping throughout playgrounds all over north America, POGS is what we called it, one of the greatest games of the day, the whole concept of hitting and flippin and stack of POGS with Slammers was the easy thing for hyper-active kids to understand. Thats was the motivation behind them, not to mention the cool collectable POGS, I remember all the kids wanted the Mighty Morphin Power Ranger POGS when they came out. Man, I could sure go for a nice game of POGS right about now.

Electric Circus

2009-04-14T02:34:00.003-06:00

So just the other day I was wondering where my love of retro dance mixes came from, and that's when it hit me like Rosie O'Donnell on a cheeseburger. Way back in the day MuchMusic had a show called Electric Circus, If anyone grew up watching it, it was basically the MuchMusic studio turned into a nightclub every Friday night, they would have famous artists and deejays perform and it was all televised. Here's a little clip from YouTube to help spark your memory

Mighty Morphin Murder Rangers??????

2009-04-12T01:33:00.004-06:00

As you guys have probably already heard about the former MMPR (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) "EXTRA" (sorry about the quotations, I just want to make sure people understand he was an extra instead of many new sources and gossip websites claiming he was the original green/white ranger) so where was I.......Oh, On April 10th 2009, 29 year old Skylar Deleon was sentenced to death for the murders of Tom and Jackie Hawks of Prescott, Ariz,. He was also found guilty of murdering Jon Jarvi back in 2003. Details have been released in the murder of Tom and Jackie Hawks, apparently Deleon and his at the time wife tied the couple to an anchor upon the couples yacht and threw the bodies in the water, investigators have yet to discover their bodies. Creepy to the maxxxx!!! The lesson for today is Killing = Bad, so if you dont want to suffer the lethal injection or rot away in the bighouse don't kill. As for Deleon, the date of is execution has not yet been released.

Retro Review Of The Week

2009-04-10T00:38:00.001-06:00

So today being Thursday i decided this will become my new day for one retro review, the movie i have chosen for this week is................THE WIZARD

To those who have not seen this movie, I recommend renting it or watching it when its on television. The movie stars Fred Savage, Jenny Lewis and Luke Edward as the main characters, The movie basically follows three kids as they travel to California so the youngest, who has a condition that makes him emotionally withdrawn, can compete in the Nintendo World Video Game Championships. Not only is this a movie about over coming great odds and obstacles, it also has a pretty rad 80's soundtrack as well as scenes of retro gaming from some of the greatest games of 1989, games such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ninja Gaiden, Super Mario Bros 3 and many more. So don't be a square and go check it out.