AdrianVomBaur

I didn't see this one until I was in my 20s, but I still thought it was terrific! The Henson creatures alone are utterly fantastic, and then there's Bowie doing awesome songs! Yes, the plot is maybe not the greatest thing ever, but it's still a YES for me. I actually like it a lot more than The Dark Crystal, which I saw around the same time and mostly failed to connect to. Technically, it's similarly impressive as Labyrinth, but the story feels like the most generic "chosen one" fantasy drivel, and the lack of facial expressions on the puppets made it hard for me to care about the characters.

How have they not done this one on the podcast yet?

Favorite in the Canon: ALIEN Least Favorite: ANIMAL HOUSE Favorite that didn't make it: THE FLY

Would they make us choose just one of the three movies, though? That seems wrong. In my opinion, the whole trilogy belongs in the canon.

The podcast gave me an excuse to finally check out Slacker last week and I like it quite a bit! It's not my favorite Linklater movie (I looove the Before trilogy and Boyhood) and it maybe kind of suffers from the wooden amateur acting in places, but it's really interesting, has a great concept, and still works really well 25 years later. And I'm not even talking about its cultural significance. So, yeah, it's a pretty easy YES.