Wenton
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Post by Wenton on Dec 28, 2013 21:57:40 GMT -4
The original Vacation only retains some of my affection because the scene where Clark Griswold finally snaps and screams at his family has always seemed to me like one of the earliest on-camera hints at Chevy Chase's true nature. It was like his human mask slipped and we saw the true maniac held within.
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Post by Mugsy on Jan 6, 2014 22:20:07 GMT -4
Late to this party, but I know lots of people who like Christmas Vacation, including me. It's a Christmas staple in our house to watch it every year. Sure Clark is an entitled ass, that's the point. It's very quotable, too.
If a pet is horking on something, we say, "He's just yakking on a bone." During many meals, my husband has said, "I'll have me some more because it is gooo-ooood!" When serving turkey, someone will drawl, "Save the neck for me, Clark." If an annoying person is prattling on, we'll mutter, "Can I get you some more egg nog? Can I get you something to eat? Drive you out to the middle of nowhere, leave you for dead?"
I can't even reference how many times we've inserted a "Squirrel!" yell into a conversation, and of course, if the toilet is plugged it's because the shitter is full. We're klassy.
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Post by Atreides on Jan 7, 2014 0:21:01 GMT -4
I love Christmas Vacation. The scene where he lights up the house and blinds Elaine Benes is a classic!
My unpopular opinion is that I like Pearl Harbor. I fully embrace its epic spectacle and its aspirations to be the next Titanic. Now, I will say that neither Ben Affleck or Josh Hartnett (and whatever happened to him, anyway?) have any chemistry with Kate Beckinsale and the whole love triangle thing is kinda dumb but I overlook it. The attack scene is incredibly well done. The director's cut is much more violent and explicit and serves the movie well. For once, Michael Bay held back from most of his crazy camera tricks and it's a big improvement. Big props to the production design and the beautiful score by Hans Zimmer too.
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Post by narm on Jan 7, 2014 5:11:31 GMT -4
Hee! Sorry to go OT, but your mention of Pearl Harbor made me think of Armageddon. I distinctly remember seeing it in the theater with my starter husband (then boyfriend) and when the time comes for either Bruce Willis or Ben Affleck to die, I remember thinking there is no way I'd let my dad go before my boyfriend (later ex-husband) at the time. I was so bummed Bruce died and not Ben. I should have known then that the relationship was not long for this world...hahah!
Armageddon was not good, but I am pretty sure that is not an UMO.
My strongest UMO has already been stated here- I HATE Pulp Fiction. HATE. Not funny, not cool, just tedious and bursting with self-importance and self-congratulations. I do like Reservoir Dogs- go figure. I also love Walk on the Moon and will not hear a bad word against it. I don't know that it fared well, critically... Mmm, Viggo!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2014 18:25:35 GMT -4
I thought Fired Up! was funny.
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Post by MrsCatHead on Mar 27, 2014 0:16:40 GMT -4
Frozen was meh. One good song and pretty to look at. Liked the sister love but that's it. Lazy writing with really dumb dialogue. Bad songs. Parts meant to be funny fell flat.
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Post by chonies on Apr 13, 2014 8:15:45 GMT -4
Hee! Sorry to go OT, but your mention of Pearl Harbor made me think of Armageddon. I distinctly remember seeing it in the theater with my starter husband (then boyfriend) and when the time comes for either Bruce Willis or Ben Affleck to die, I remember thinking there is no way I'd let my dad go before my boyfriend (later ex-husband) at the time. I was so bummed Bruce died and not Ben. I should have known then that the relationship was not long for this world...hahah! Armageddon was not good, but I am pretty sure that is not an UMO. My strongest UMO has already been stated here- I HATE Pulp Fiction. HATE. Not funny, not cool, just tedious and bursting with self-importance and self-congratulations. I do like Reservoir Dogs- go figure. I also love Walk on the Moon and will not hear a bad word against it. I don't know that it fared well, critically... Mmm, Viggo! This is hilarious. I had a coworker who LOVED Armageddon, and not ironically. Worse, it was in a peculiar, film student-at-art school way. He had some complicated argument about something and since I hadn't seen it (still haven't) I just nodded and said, okey dokey. I don't particularly care for Tarantino. I didn't like Reservoir Dogs or anything else I've seen, and I go out of my way to not not see his movies (excepting Django Unchained, which I had mixed feelings about). I don't 'like' Pulp Fiction, but when I saw it in high school, it was the most unusual movie I'd ever seen, and I was a junior film snob. There was something so unsettling about it that it slightly affected the way I watched movies (and movie soundtracks). |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2014 19:02:58 GMT -4
Did not like The Lego Movie -- I thought it was okay, for a kid's movie, and then was pretty surprised by the almost universal love from both kids and adults for it. I read the handful of negative reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and found them for the most part to align with what I hadn't liked about the movie, and then read the comment sections and saw the reviewers just eviscerated. Don't get it  |
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Post by americanchai on Apr 15, 2014 14:49:19 GMT -4
I have a hate-on for the Coen brothers for no particular reason. I find their movies okay, at best. One of their least popular movies (Burn Before Reading, or whatever it was called) is the only one I found mildly amusing and I'm perplexed at Fargo's popularity (cannot believe it's being turned into a TV show!). Frances McDormand is a fine actress but she's so plain and dull (like Holly Hunter, who I also can't stand) that I want to punch her in the face. I know, what's my problem?! Oh yeah, also hated Raising Arizona! I'm a maniac!
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Post by chonies on Apr 15, 2014 17:58:14 GMT -4
I have a hate-on for the Coen brothers for no particular reason. I find their movies okay, at best. One of their least popular movies (Burn Before Reading, or whatever it was called) is the only one I found mildly amusing and I'm perplexed at Fargo's popularity (cannot believe it's being turned into a TV show!). Frances McDormand is a fine actress but she's so plain and dull (like Holly Hunter, who I also can't stand) that I want to punch her in the face. I know, what's my problem?! Oh yeah, also hated Raising Arizona! I'm a maniac! I'm mixed on the Coen Brothers, too. I love love love O Brother but I'm indifferent to most of their other works, when I'm not wondering what I've missed. I'm also baffled by Fargo's popularity--I saw it after it had been out a while, and I assumed the whole movie was an excuse to either use wacky accents or a challenge to build a story around a woodchipper. I was interested in seeing the Ladykillers for a few reasons, but it was forgettable. I loved their take on True Grit. I haven't seen Raising Arizona and nothing really compels me to, but I did want to see Inside Llewyn Davis. On a related note, I'm indifferent to the Big Lebowski because it violates my rule of knowing too much about it before I see it. |
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