Bengies Top 10 for 2023, Barely

O, 2023, what happened?

Besides getting older and slower, the Bengies drive-in movie theatre had bad weather (fog, in December?) and a slew of R-rated flicks we skipped and a few kiddie flicks also given the slip. Still, the Scout Camp-In continues despite the usual suspect challenges (high staff turnover, slow tech progress).

Here are my annual "10 Best Movies I Watched At The Bengies" where "watched" is at least part of the film, if not the whole thing. 

Yes, let's start at 

Number One,

a Ten in Ten of Ten, including the crowd on a weeknight. For fun, we printed our pre-paid ticket order on pink paper. Plenty of folks dressed up, and the happy crowd made for more fun. The snickering jokes about Ken 

Hocus Pocus, in the rain, a second time on the big screen, is Number Two.

Number Three

Guardians 3

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The sequel to the sequel, which seemed almost like the same plot, with ennui for the raccoon that doesn't know it is a raccoon. Self -denial runs deep.

Four, and Counting

Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny

Phoned in...

Whatever "The Boogeyman" was. we skipped it. PG-13 or no.

And 5 Through 10

The Flash and the Spider Verse

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First time I recall a double feature with DC and Marvel! The Flash didn't bring back sixth-grade memories of science lab as I expected. (5,6)

Wonderful Life / Elf

Of these two, let's say I split the difference arriving late and leaving early. Elf was not as much of a wince as I recalled, though minimal dosing helped. And because I had other plans, did not stay through It's A Wonderful Life once the alternate reality began. Seemed a bit like now, sadly. (7,8)

Rebel Without A Cause / Forbidden Planet

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To round out the 10, two movies from the 1950s, around the time the Bengies opened, shown on their Drive-In Anniversary special--"FORBIDDEN PLANET" stars Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen AND Robby the Robot.

The Under 11

TMN Turtles, unshelled. All right, the Scouts liked it I guess.

Last, and Twelfth, like Iscariot:

Gran Turismo. I definitely asked for Barbie to play, but instead of a somewhat socially conscious show, we got another salute to burning petroleum and continuing our carbon dioxide emissions.

2022 (last year's write up, and links to past Top Tens)

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