Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Over The Top (1987), Thursday, 4/10 9 PM ET

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:52 pm

Hawks count: 7

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:53 pm

You can actually kind of see why they need three referees for one match.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:53 pm

Shit Bull, you got 200 pounds on the guy, are the mind games necessary?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:53 pm

The strap!

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:54 pm

Hawks count: 8

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:54 pm

This movie has some moments that go under the Tarantino theory on how, if you just listen, "Top Gun" sounds like a male-on-male porno.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:55 pm

The woman behind Michael scribbling furiously is weird.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:56 pm

I bet every arm wrestling tournament features, like, 17 spontaneous testicle explosions.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:56 pm

That look on Bull's face when he's about to be beaten is awesome.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:57 pm

Arguably the best actor in the movie tbh.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:58 pm

Why were they doing weigh-ins earlier if body size difference clearly doesn't matter?

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:58 pm

Loggia just melts and decides to throw in the towel here...why?

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:58 pm

How did they get the big rig painted that quickly?

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:59 pm

Mildly surprised that Bull turned out to be the "you're OK, man" type of villain instead of the "tries to kill you in the parking lot later" kind.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:59 pm

Tubi has provided me with the added bonus of a couple times when the movie jumped back and replayed for a little bit, then moved back forward to where it was supposed to be.

The first time was when the kid ran into freeway traffic, which was interesting.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:59 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:59 pm Tubi has provided me with the added bonus of a couple times when the movie jumped back and replayed for a little bit, then moved back forward to where it was supposed to be.

The first time was when the kid ran into freeway traffic, which was interesting.

Oh yeah i've gotten that when watching through Roku.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:00 pm

brian wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:57 pm Arguably the best actor in the movie tbh.

That final doesn’t work without him. Like the analysis of Charlie Sheen last week.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:00 pm

That's a lot of stunt people to mostly arm wrestle.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:00 pm

brian wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:58 pm Loggia just melts and decides to throw in the towel here...why?

Yep. "I'll go ahead throw away my rock-solid custody case because...he's good at arm-wrestling?"

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:00 pm

Well, there we have it. The quintessential American movie about trucking and arm wrestling.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:00 pm

I'm ready to go to Vegas.

That was so enjoyably awful. Have a good night, fellas.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:01 pm

No jumping around, but a 4th ad break just before showing the truck and final scene. Weak!

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:01 pm

What The Grapes of Wrath is to the Dust Bowl, Over The Top is to truck driving arm wrestler movies.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:02 pm

I got a bonus jump around (a couple seconds at the beginning of the final armwrestling match) right before the final credits.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:02 pm

I didn't get a single ad watching through the website.

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:02 pm

I never did have to see an ad for some reason, though I watched The Big Short on Tubi earlier today on my Amazon Fire and it had like four ad breaks.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:02 pm

Bet that hat smells

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:02 pm

brian wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:00 pm Well, there we have it. The quintessential American movie about trucking and arm wrestling.

I don't know, I give The Importance of Being Earnest a slight edge.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 7:37 am

Johnny Carwash wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:02 pm
brian wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:00 pm Well, there we have it. The quintessential American movie about trucking and arm wrestling.
I don't know, I give The Importance of Being Earnest a slight edge.

No entire movie can beat the best arm wrestling scene of all-time.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:29 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:47 pm Maybe the mafia got to the guy from the Teamsters.

ETA: 70-to-1 on Hawk. It's not completely farfetched that the mob got a lot of money down and had a Teamster take a dive.

I feel bad about this, it was 20-to-1 on Hawk(s), botched it since Hawk(s) put $7K on himself.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:47 am

So, just to try to come to an agreement on using Tubi for the future for this.

I'm inclined to say we not use it (or any other format with random ads) or at least that I am pretty sure I won't use it in the future. I had two ads in the first 30 minutes, then none after, but the stream also glitched (jumped back to an earlier part) four times. The glitches were all short (the longest was maybe five seconds) and the first one seemed more like a bad edit in the actual movie than anything else (during the playing in traffic scene) until it glitched again.

That said, even though I was just a little behind due to the ads for probably only 15 minutes or so before the collective pause, it does take away from the thread when you're not close to being synced with the rest of the group (and I'm a psychopath who actually looks at the second hand on the clock app on my phone so I can start as close to the correct time as possible). Obviously, we're not really synced, but the additional lag time took a little from my experience because I would refresh the thread and see multiple posts about something yet to come. It made the overall experience less enjoyable, which is not to say I was trying to enjoy the movies on its own merits and the "spoilers" in the thread were the problem.

Obviously, everyone is free to use whatever service they choose. I would opt against a stream with ads in the future, if at all possible.

Post by **brian** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:12 pm

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:01 pm

A thread full of “over the top sarcasm.”

And a thread that is exactly 11 months old today.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Oct 17, 2022 2:28 pm

Post by **brian** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 6:33 pm

Seemed too indulgent to start a new thread and too hilarious to deny the existence of this one so I have to report that starting next week I’m going to truck driving school to get my CDL A license and start a new career as an OTR trucker. (Think Lincoln Hawk minus the arm wrestling and snot-nosed brat of a kid.)

I’m fucking done with office life. I have no significant other or kids, I love to drive and I hate other people. So this is hopefully the perfect job. Wish me well.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:03 pm

Remember, road head is your floor. Don’t open the door for anything less.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:16 pm

My father in law was a trucker and I don’t remember hearing a complaint.

Post by **brian** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:26 pm

mister d wrote: Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:16 pm My father in law was a trucker and I don’t remember hearing a complaint.

This might literally be the kindest thing you’ve posted towards me and it’s appreciated. Yeah it’s out of left field but I also had family members (two of my moms cousins) who loved it. I expect it’s not for everyone but most complaints seem to revolve around time away from home and I pretty much literally don’t have a home at this point so….

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:45 pm

This sounds a bit like my very brief foray (after 35 years in an office) into the world of mail delivery.

Seriously though, I worked for transportation companies most of my adult life, and I can tell you that long haul truck driving is a hard life. And, make sure they only expect you to drive - you don’t want to have to also be humping freight on a loading dock.

Post by **brian** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 8:36 pm

sancarlos wrote: Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:45 pm This sounds a bit like my very brief foray (after 35 years in an office) into the world of mail delivery.

Seriously though, I worked for transportation companies most of my adult life, and I can tell you that long haul truck driving is a hard life. And, make sure they only expect you to drive - you don’t want to have to also be humping freight on a loading dock.

Thanks for that tip and I’ve heard the same.