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Comedic Genius Gene Wilder Dead at 83
Well, the sad thing was that he lost his wife Gilda Radner so early to cancer; living to 83 would be pretty nice, except for that sadness.
He talked this year about making Willy Wonka ("No, stop, go back") and Young Frankenstein (which he co-wrote with Mel Brooks). In his honor, I'm going to watch Silver Streak this week, if I can find it. That to me was my first Hitchcock movie. I know it wasn't really Hitchcock, but it was plainly Hitchcockian, with its barely-plausible (but energetic) plot and mistaken identities and dead people coming back to life. When I saw the Brooks Hitchcock parody "High Anxiety," I had no idea who Hitchcock was. What I figured out from that movie was "Oh I guess Hitchcock made movies like Silver Streak." To this day I still want to ride in the sleeper car of a train, and that's less because of James Bond or Murder on the Orient Express than it is because of Silver Streak. Great movie. I'm hearing the soundtrack in my head as I write this.Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Lizzy at August 29, 2016 03:46 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: NCKate at August 29, 2016 03:46 PM (Tetbj)
Posted by: profligatewaste at August 29, 2016 03:46 PM (+yY4e)
Posted by: garrett at August 29, 2016 03:47 PM (0vI5X)
Sucks to be a millenial with the likes of Amy Schumer and Seth Rogan as comedic "talent."
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 03:47 PM (1ZOkK)
yes, being 29 years old I remember that all too well.
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 03:47 PM (dciA+)
Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at August 29, 2016 03:48 PM (t5zYU)
And let perpetual light shine upon him.
May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace.
Amen.
Posted by: 80's music fan at August 29, 2016 03:48 PM (PHcLa)
Posted by: garrett
i never loved that one. I loved Young Frankenstein. Blazing Saddles just seemed too silly to me.
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 03:48 PM (dciA+)
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 03:47 PM (dciA+)
You must be planning a major blowout for your 30th.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 03:48 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 03:49 PM (dciA+)
You could use a little more silly.
Posted by: garrett at August 29, 2016 03:49 PM (0vI5X)
Posted by: Chupacabra at August 29, 2016 03:49 PM (vdTWa)
Posted by: garrett at August 29, 2016 03:49 PM (0vI5X)
We all could
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 29, 2016 03:50 PM (zp+j1)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 03:50 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 03:50 PM (dciA+)
HBO did show it an awful lot, I agree.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 03:50 PM (39g3+)
I have a feeling if I watch it now, I won't have the fond memories of it I did way back when.
Posted by: Tami at August 29, 2016 03:50 PM (Enq6K)
Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 29, 2016 03:50 PM (wtvvX)
was that a Gene Wilder movie? Never heard of it.
Wilder was in a segment of Woody Allen's Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex.
He had sex with a sheep.
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 03:51 PM (dciA+)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 03:51 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: garrett at August 29, 2016 03:51 PM (0vI5X)
My wife and I rode on an Amtrack Sleeper car for a vacation once. I will say that the actual clackity clack is pretty good to fall asleep. But its not a trip if you want to get anywhere fast.
RIP Gene.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at August 29, 2016 03:51 PM (ODxAs)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 03:51 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: POTUS at August 29, 2016 03:51 PM (FXW24)
Posted by: Chupacabra at August 29, 2016 03:51 PM (vdTWa)
Posted by: Kreplach at August 29, 2016 03:51 PM (s7tob)
Nowhere special.
Nowhere special?
I always wanted to go there...."
Wherever he goes, it's pretty special.
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at August 29, 2016 03:51 PM (C9pBZ)
Posted by: Keith at August 29, 2016 03:52 PM (nFB1w)
Posted by: Baron Von Ottomatic at August 29, 2016 03:52 PM (fn3+8)
i just saw most of it this year, maybe six months ago. I thought it held up reasonably well. What didn't hold up so well was the famous blackface bit with Richard Pryor -- not because I was offended, just because it was a bit silly.
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 03:52 PM (dciA+)
Posted by: Wayne M at August 29, 2016 03:52 PM (WFJyJ)
>>>15 C'mon ace, who didn't love "The French Mistake?"
That was the show tune being rehearsed near the end of Blazing Saddles.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 03:52 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 03:53 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Chupacabra at August 29, 2016 03:53 PM (vdTWa)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at August 29, 2016 03:53 PM (7ZVPa)
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 03:53 PM (dciA+)
And what a hell of a life it was. RIP, Leo Bloom. You don't have to be so anxious anymore.
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 03:53 PM (kumBu)
Willy Wonka was a sort of creepy movie somehow. Another oddly creepy movie was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at August 29, 2016 03:54 PM (t5zYU)
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 03:54 PM (C6xeQ)
He was a great funny man, I especially loved 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Blazing Saddles' not to mention he got married to Gilda who I loved to watch perform too.
Posted by: Gmac- 'All politics in this country now is dress-rehearsal for civil war' at August 29, 2016 03:54 PM (isOXu)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 03:54 PM (1ZOkK)
First role I remember her in was that really weird 2nd season Star Trek episode where they were trying to pitch a spin off with a time traveling scientist on earth preventing disasters, and she was his ditzy secretary.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 03:54 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Brad at August 29, 2016 03:55 PM (arypP)
Posted by: Barack Obama at August 29, 2016 03:55 PM (4e+hS)
By the way, some of the best out takes and bloopers are from the movies he made with Pryor. They are almost more funny than some of the movie content.
Posted by: Marcus T at August 29, 2016 03:55 PM (GUWFN)
Posted by: steevy at August 29, 2016 03:55 PM (fA75F)
Posted by: Tami at August 29, 2016 03:55 PM (Enq6K)
Posted by: Chupacabra
--
I'm still miffed that the Academy totally stuffed that movie when it came to awards.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at August 29, 2016 03:55 PM (7ZVPa)
Posted by: Chupacabra at August 29, 2016 03:55 PM (vdTWa)
Died too young. Brilliant as Sheriff Bart.
Madeline Kahn and Marty Feldman also died young...
Posted by: donna at August 29, 2016 03:55 PM (O2RFr)
Posted by: Dr. Shatterhand at August 29, 2016 03:55 PM (Uy8SG)
I had to sit through that in college because a bunch of buddies wanted to go. Kelly LeBrock was hot though.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 03:56 PM (39g3+)
Those who are tardy do not get fruit cup.
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 03:56 PM (kumBu)
Posted by: Killerdog at August 29, 2016 03:56 PM (0JWGH)
He was in the original 1963 stage production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Kirk Doulgas played RP McMurphy and Gene Wilder played Billy Bibbitt.
Let's not forget the original Producers.
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 29, 2016 03:56 PM (r1fLd)
Posted by: washrivergal at August 29, 2016 03:56 PM (CFc5L)
Posted by: steevy at August 29, 2016 03:56 PM (fA75F)
Posted by: Wayne M at August 29, 2016 03:52 PM (WFJyJ)
dated? Shit you would not be able to make that today. Too much PC crap around
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 29, 2016 03:56 PM (zp+j1)
RIP Gene.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 29, 2016 03:56 PM (tbKrr)
oh right. I don't think that was originally intended as a spin-off -- they shot the pilot having nothing to do with Star Trek. It was rejected. So I think they just wrote a wrap-around story with Kirk and Spock to interact with the characters a little.
They had previously done that "wraparound an abandoned episode" thing with The Menagerie, of course (recutting the original pilot, The Cage, with the original captain, Pike).
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 03:56 PM (dciA+)
Ah....that thrusting bosom in a nightgown gave the movie another layer...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 29, 2016 03:57 PM (Zu3d9)
Her dad also worked with Mel Brooks.
She has some funny stories.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 03:57 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Marcus T at August 29, 2016 03:57 PM (GUWFN)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 03:57 PM (39g3+)
Play chess.
Screw.
.
So I played a lot of chess thanks to Mr Wilder..
Posted by: BumperStickerist at August 29, 2016 03:57 PM (om8sC)
Posted by: Puddin Head at August 29, 2016 03:57 PM (oDCMR)
Posted by: Lance McCormick at August 29, 2016 03:57 PM (u0s1P)
Which I now feel slightly bad about since I believe he got remarried and leaves a widow and that's a bit in bad taste to be all oh at least he's with who he really loved.
You could never make the movies for which he is remembered now. No way.
I just checked and it looks like Silver Streak isn't on Netflix or Amazon streaming. It is in Netflix dvd.
May God bring as much peace to his family as he has brought joy to the world.
Posted by: alexthechick - Skittle fueled Godzillette at August 29, 2016 03:58 PM (mf5HN)
You may be right, I know Roddenberry want to make it but it never went anywhere. Very odd episode.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 03:58 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Moki at August 29, 2016 03:58 PM (VnCI9)
Posted by: krakatoa at August 29, 2016 03:58 PM (RCS9o)
You know. Weiner prolls knows a lot. Too much. He literally has nothing to lose
A guy like that would talk. A guy like that has to be dealt with
Posted by: ThunderB at August 29, 2016 03:58 PM (SXpbd)
Blazing Saddles.
Posted by: WisRich at August 29, 2016 03:59 PM (hdpay)
See. This right here.
Could be completely replaced with some silliness.
Posted by: garrett at August 29, 2016 03:59 PM (0vI5X)
A comedic actor most keen
Gene Wilder could sure steal a scene
His broad overacting
Was truly exacting
(By the way, it's pronounced Fronk-en-shteen!)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 29, 2016 03:59 PM (wPiJc)
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at August 29, 2016 03:59 PM (C9pBZ)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 03:59 PM (1ZOkK)
Lesser noted, but favorites of mine:
Working with Brooks spurred Wilder to write and direct his own comedies, though none reached the heights of his collaborations with Brooks. The first of these was The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes Younger Brother (1975), in which he included such Brooks regulars as Madeline Kahn and Marty Feldman. It was followed by 1977s The Worlds Greatest Lover, which he also produced.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 29, 2016 04:00 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: Guest of the Scotts at August 29, 2016 04:00 PM (BzoMf)
oh right. I don't think that was originally intended as a spin-off -- they shot the pilot having nothing to do with Star Trek. It was rejected. So I think they just wrote a wrap-around story with Kirk and Spock to interact with the characters a little.
Nah, it's called a 'backdoor pilot.' An episode of an existing series that showcases the characters and ideas of a proposed series.
'Assignment: Earth' is an original episode made to feature Gary Seven and Roberta Lincoln as part of its plot.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 29, 2016 04:00 PM (uz/Pv)
Posted by: Dr Spank at August 29, 2016 04:00 PM (4e+hS)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 04:00 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 29, 2016 04:00 PM (uz/Pv)
Posted by: josephistan at August 29, 2016 04:01 PM (7HtZB)
There's a great part in Silver Streak where he realizes the cops believe he's responsible for multiple murders and, well, I don't want to give it away, but he freaks out so much he goes beyond fear right into Purposeful Action.
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:01 PM (dciA+)
"Which I now feel slightly bad about since I believe he got remarried and leaves a widow and that's a bit in bad taste to be all oh at least he's with who he really loved. "
I know what you mean, AtC, but he loved Gilda so very much, and was so devastated by her loss, that I would like to think his current widow would be happy for them. He and Gilda will probably greet her when it's her time, and Gilda will hug her neck for taking care of the man she loved so very much.
At least, in my happy little world/heaven, that's what happens.
Posted by: Moki at August 29, 2016 04:01 PM (VnCI9)
Posted by: washrivergal at August 29, 2016 03:56 PM (CFc5L)
Yes. He seemed very, very genuine in a town full of fakes.
Posted by: Tex Lovera at August 29, 2016 04:01 PM (wtvvX)
They actually wrote the Gene Wilder role as if for John Wayne, and offered the Duke the role. He passed but said he'd be the first to buy a ticket.
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 29, 2016 04:01 PM (r1fLd)
I think they already did that with Bad Girls (1994, Drew Barrymore, etc). Although that wasn't meant to be a comedy.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:01 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 04:02 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 29, 2016 04:02 PM (uz/Pv)
Posted by: that guy that always thinks it's beginning at August 29, 2016 04:02 PM (evdj2)
Yeah, along with cartoon superheroes, pretty much.
Posted by: Reggie1971 at August 29, 2016 04:02 PM (DDM7c)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 29, 2016 04:02 PM (Zu3d9)
Imma gonna set my dvr.
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 04:02 PM (C6xeQ)
Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Soothie! at August 29, 2016 04:02 PM (evdj2)
Fast forward to Johnny Depp doing Edward Scissorhands owning a candy factory in the remake and you will see just how damn fine of an actor Wilder was.
Also, I would have loved to see more of he and Gilda in movies more.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper formerly MrCaniac, at August 29, 2016 04:02 PM (1JnAL)
Posted by: Emmett Milbarge at August 29, 2016 04:03 PM (nFdGS)
Wilder says it in a freak-out when they're in a plane without a pilot.
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:03 PM (dciA+)
Posted by: ALH at August 29, 2016 04:03 PM (uLuPn)
Seriously. Weiner should be careful
Posted by: ThunderB at August 29, 2016 04:03 PM (SXpbd)
They actually wrote the Gene Wilder role as if for John Wayne, and offered the Duke the role. He passed but said he'd be the first to buy a ticket.
And they cast Gig Young in the role, who turned up on the first day of filming on the set with a debilitating case of the DTs.
Brooks scrambled, called Wilder, and the rest is history.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 29, 2016 04:03 PM (uz/Pv)
Posted by: Biblio at August 29, 2016 04:03 PM (7o8VY)
Posted by: Reggie1971 at August 29, 2016 04:03 PM (DDM7c)
>>To this day I still want to ride in the sleeper car of a train, and that's less because of James Bond or Murder on the Orient Express than it is because of Silver Streak.
Santa Fe Super Chief, Chicago to LA. Traveling through the desert in the Southwest at night in the "observation" car was so cool.
If you do it, make sure they give you the engineers hat and kerchief so you are official. I loved mine.
I was 5 but don't let that stop you.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 29, 2016 04:04 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:04 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 04:05 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Howard Hughes at August 29, 2016 04:05 PM (HtL8O)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 29, 2016 04:05 PM (cB1y7)
If she'd been taller, she'd have lived longer.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 29, 2016 04:06 PM (uz/Pv)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:06 PM (39g3+)
There's a great part in Silver Streak where he realizes the cops believe he's responsible for multiple murders and, well, I don't want to give it away, but he freaks out so much he goes beyond fear right into Purposeful Action.
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:01 PM (dciA+) "
Also masterful freak-outs as Leo Bloom and, of course, Willy Wonka.
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 04:06 PM (kumBu)
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:06 PM (dciA+)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 29, 2016 04:06 PM (Zu3d9)
Posted by: Goomba at August 29, 2016 04:06 PM (5ThVX)
============================
saw an interview somewhere about the first time you see Willy Wonka in the movie. He comes limping out of the factory with a cane, looking scary and then does a forward somersault and ta -daa!! up to the front gate. That was Wilder's ad lib. he wanted to establish that Wonka was not necessarily to be believed. So that in the final scene, its a bit scary what is he up too . . .
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 04:06 PM (C6xeQ)
At least, in my happy little world/heaven, that's what happens.
Posted by: Moki at August 29, 2016 04:01 PM (VnCI9)
I bet that's exactly what will happen.
I remember when Gilda died and it was incredibly obvious that Gene just wasn't that same after that.
I'm very glad that he had someone with him all these years and you know that Gilda was up there watching over them and so happy he had someone who cared for him.
Damn you 2016. You can stop it any time now.
Posted by: alexthechick - Skittle fueled Godzillette at August 29, 2016 04:07 PM (mf5HN)
that sounds cool.
Um, oddly enough, i'm 99% certain that Silver Streak was about the Chicago to LA run.
(OR LA to Chicago -- but I think it was the former.)
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:07 PM (dciA+)
He had sex with a sheep.
Posted by: ace
--------------------
Heh.
What Is Sodomy?
(All before the big Islamist revival)
Posted by: Roy at August 29, 2016 04:07 PM (VndSC)
Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Soothie! at August 29, 2016 04:08 PM (evdj2)
what a great run.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at August 29, 2016 04:08 PM (WTSFk)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:08 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: JeffreyL at August 29, 2016 04:08 PM (mXv3y)
Damn you 2016. You can stop it any time now.
Posted by: alexthechick - Skittle fueled Godzillette at August 29, 2016 04:07 PM (mf5HN)
Well, I'd be happy for Soros to assume room temp, and a few other worthless skin suits I won't mention.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 04:09 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Dr Spank at August 29, 2016 04:09 PM (4e+hS)
Posted by: JackStraw at August 29, 2016 04:04 PM (/tuJf)
Remember looking back and seeing the train on those grand curves?
We took the same trip....mid 1960s.
And in Los Angeles I tripped the fire alarm in a big department store.
My parents were not amused.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 29, 2016 04:09 PM (Zu3d9)
Mr Wilder definitely made my childhood a lot happier.
We would sneak up to catch Stir Crazy on HBO. Oh those were the days!
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz The Main Dude My Man Esq at August 29, 2016 04:09 PM (gIYPV)
Posted by: josephistan at August 29, 2016 04:09 PM (7HtZB)
Posted by: Guest of the Scotts at August 29, 2016 04:09 PM (BzoMf)
It was great fun, with a nice dinner in the dining car, and turn-down service in the private sleeperette compartment.
They were kind enough to stop the train just west of Utica, so we enjoyed an uninterrupted night of sleep.
Of course, waking up in the morning just west of Utica, instead of in Cleveland, meant we were 7 hours late getting to Cleveland for Thanksgiving...
Posted by: Slash_Buzz at August 29, 2016 04:09 PM (qlty1)
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:09 PM (dciA+)
9 >>>4 I'll be watching Blazing Saddles.
Posted by: garrett
i never loved that one. I loved Young Frankenstein. Blazing Saddles just seemed too silly to me.
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 03:48 PM (dciA+)
BURN THE WITCH
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 29, 2016 04:09 PM (xxSK3)
Posted by: Lizzy at August 29, 2016 04:10 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Jill Clayburgh at August 29, 2016 04:10 PM (FXW24)
Still hilarious though. "Sounds like steam escaping"
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 29, 2016 04:10 PM (cB1y7)
Posted by: ThunderB at August 29, 2016 04:10 PM (SXpbd)
I know there were official rules, but there was also a lot of horse-trading done to get movies rated a certain way, so I guarantee there exist exceptions.
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 04:10 PM (kumBu)
Well, I'd be happy for Soros to assume room temp, and a few other worthless skin suits I won't mention.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 04:09 PM (1ZOkK)
Yeah but that's not whom 2016 is reaping.
Also I am ashamed of me for not remember that today is Judgment Day.
WHY HAS THOU FORSAKEN US SKYNET!
Posted by: alexthechick - Skittle fueled Godzillette at August 29, 2016 04:10 PM (mf5HN)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at August 29, 2016 04:11 PM (WTSFk)
It's Pryor, later riffing in _Live On The Sunset Strip_, about filming with Wilder, inside a real penitentiary with real convicts all around them.
Pryor observed to Wilder that several of the jailbirds seemed unusually... _interested_ in the two of them, and warned him about getting caught while away from the rest of the crew.
Gene said, "Oh, don't worry, Rich. I'm not homosexual."
Pryor: "Not homosexual? Man, to those guys, we would be pussy on the hoof."
Posted by: torquewrench at August 29, 2016 04:11 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: jwest at August 29, 2016 04:11 PM (Zs4uk)
December is so very far away.
And I believe that 2017 is warming up some nasty stuff in the bullpen.
Posted by: Mortimer at August 29, 2016 04:11 PM (zu88C)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 29, 2016 04:12 PM (uz/Pv)
Posted by: ThunderB at August 29, 2016 04:10 PM (SXpbd)
Absolutely.
Posted by: washrivergal at August 29, 2016 04:12 PM (CFc5L)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 29, 2016 04:12 PM (BC5E+)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 04:12 PM (1ZOkK)
I still love it.
There are some great flicks that are groundbreaking in some way and then get copied so much that the original doesn't seem so fresh. There are a lot of comedies that take from The Producers/Blazing Saddles/Young Frankenstein. Including anything Harold Ramis, who I love.
Another example is The French Connection, which launched many gritty police movies and TV shows.
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 29, 2016 04:12 PM (r1fLd)
My favorite PG exception in my youth was Sheena, Queen of the Jungle when Tanya Roberts walks out of a lake buck naked, full frontal. That was a welcome surprise to my teenage self.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:13 PM (39g3+)
+++++++++++++++++++
hey that's funny, I thought they did the big fight scene because like every western ends with a big fight scene. Its like the only way you could end that movie, break the third wall and have the fight carry over onto the backlot.
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 04:13 PM (C6xeQ)
Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Soothie! at August 29, 2016 04:13 PM (evdj2)
Posted by: Weasel at August 29, 2016 04:13 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: Jill Clayburgh at August 29, 2016 04:10 PM (FXW24)
My guess is Luna didn't help.
Posted by: Emmett Milbarge at August 29, 2016 04:13 PM (nFdGS)
"It's twu! It's twu!"
"Flames! Flames...on the side of my face!!!"
Posted by: Lizzy at August 29, 2016 04:13 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Goomba at August 29, 2016 04:13 PM (5ThVX)
Posted by: Subterranean JT at August 29, 2016 04:13 PM (aMNsq)
Are you doing the Vineyard Race this weekend? Will be doing the local round-Jamestown race on Sunday, but have done several Vineyard races, too (2nd in class 2014, 1st in class 2015)
Wishing you fair winds and following seas!
Posted by: Slash_Buzz at August 29, 2016 04:14 PM (qlty1)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 29, 2016 04:05 PM (cB1y7)
***
Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein are "classics" and I can watch them once a year, no problem. Along with My Cousin Vinny. Some other old and even new movies are just not worth watching more than once, if that. Whatever Wilder was in was "classic."
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 29, 2016 04:14 PM (tbKrr)
Posted by: ThunderB at August 29, 2016 04:14 PM (SXpbd)
Yeah, its tough these days to get young people to enjoy older films like that. Unless you really understand film history and filmmaking, you'll never comprehend what a masterpiece and groundbreaking film Citizen Kane was.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:14 PM (39g3+)
Ace, we should do a live blog of one of Wilder's movies. That would be cool-except that they're not awful movies to make fun of. A number of them couldn't be made today-Wilder in blackface?!!-VERBOTEN
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 29, 2016 04:14 PM (6HqlZ)
It was. I still remember it so vividly and I'm old now so you know it must have been fun.
My grandfather hated to fly and he had to go to LA so he and my grandmother took my mother, sister and me. We had to drive to Chicago to get the train. I remember we stopped in Sante Fe for a brief trouristie thing but one of my favorite memories was going to dinner at coming back to the cabin after he porters had transformed it from a couple of couches to beds. It was kind of magic. And then being lulled to sleep with the rhythmic click clack of the wheels on the track.
When you're a kid that stuff seems like the greatest adventure ever.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 29, 2016 04:14 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: Colin at August 29, 2016 04:14 PM (hIWCG)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 04:14 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 04:15 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:15 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: ThunderB at August 29, 2016 04:16 PM (SXpbd)
Posted by: JEM at August 29, 2016 04:16 PM (o+SC1)
Great minds Jane. Plus. I'm tired
Posted by: ThunderB at August 29, 2016 04:16 PM (SXpbd)
Me too.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 04:16 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Goomba at August 29, 2016 04:16 PM (5ThVX)
Posted by: Lizzy at August 29, 2016 04:13 PM (NOIQH)
I love that so very very much.
That and I. Am. Your singing telegram!
Posted by: alexthechick - Skittle fueled Godzillette at August 29, 2016 04:17 PM (mf5HN)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:17 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:17 PM (dciA+)
Yes sir. I wish you best of luck in your race as well!
Posted by: JackStraw at August 29, 2016 04:18 PM (/tuJf)
coldness despite his dancing and singing and candy. The man was living
by himself for decades, he was not normal.
Yes! The way he just turned on Charlie at the end, dismissing him.
That really upset me the first time I saw it (as a kid).
Posted by: Lizzy at August 29, 2016 04:18 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: ThunderB at August 29, 2016 04:18 PM (SXpbd)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 04:18 PM (1ZOkK)
>> if it weren't so silly
which I'm sure Brooks would say is exactly the point.
Posted by: JEM at August 29, 2016 04:18 PM (o+SC1)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at August 29, 2016 04:18 PM (6Ll1u)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 29, 2016 04:19 PM (cB1y7)
That was ad libbed. Sounded like the whole movie was them doing stuff like that and then ROTFL.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 29, 2016 04:19 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: ThunderB at August 29, 2016 04:19 PM (SXpbd)
Posted by: Alana at August 29, 2016 04:19 PM (ASfgM)
Posted by: Mortimer at August 29, 2016 04:19 PM (zu88C)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:13 PM (39g3+)
Beastmaster was good for two reasons.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 04:20 PM (WV3Yp)
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:17 PM (dciA+)
They got the look of those 30s/40s Universal Horror movies down even using some of the original props from the Frankenstein movies which is what made it such a good spoof
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 29, 2016 04:20 PM (493sH)
Posted by: Hamilton at August 29, 2016 04:20 PM (TlNDs)
Posted by: Patrick Henry at August 29, 2016 04:20 PM (15q3x)
"You remove the candle, and I will block the bookcase with my body."
One of the best lines, delivered soooo seriously, and EVERYONE knew what happened next, no need to see it.
Posted by: Blue Hen at August 29, 2016 04:20 PM (326rv)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:20 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Mortimer at August 29, 2016 04:21 PM (zu88C)
Posted by: Sheriff Bart at August 29, 2016 04:21 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Epobirs at August 29, 2016 04:21 PM (xwSAY)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 29, 2016 04:21 PM (zp+j1)
Posted by: Goomba at August 29, 2016 04:22 PM (5ThVX)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 29, 2016 04:22 PM (zp+j1)
How does Charlie enter the kingdom of Wonka at the end? He confesses his sin.
then they take an elevator up to the sky
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:22 PM (dciA+)
The whole audition scene is gold, really. "Chewing gum on line, eh? I hope you brought enough for everybody."
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 04:22 PM (kumBu)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:22 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 29, 2016 04:22 PM (zp+j1)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 29, 2016 04:23 PM (uz/Pv)
My cartoon fetish demands that I tell you about 'Jakers - The Adventures of Piggly Winks' as a sweet and very funny cartoon. Of course, the highlight is the herd of sheep led by the voice of Mel Brooks.
Posted by: mustbequantum at August 29, 2016 04:23 PM (MIKMs)
Posted by: Elizabeth at August 29, 2016 04:23 PM (8ZskC)
One of the things that trips me out about Blazing Saddles is that all the racial humor DIDN'T come from Richard Pryor. Pryor's main contribution was Mongo.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 29, 2016 04:23 PM (xxSK3)
Posted by: ajmojo at August 29, 2016 04:23 PM (1H9ox)
Yes. Like John Ritter and Robin Williams, he seemed like he genuinely was in it to make people laugh. That was his "success."
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 29, 2016 04:23 PM (9ym/8)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 29, 2016 04:24 PM (zp+j1)
Hey, where all da white wimmen at?
Posted by: Sheriff Bart at August 29, 2016 04:21 PM (8ZskC)
Damn. It "only" took 192 comments to bring up that gem. The horde is getting slow.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 04:24 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 04:25 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: josephistan at August 29, 2016 04:25 PM (7HtZB)
He voud have an enormous schwanzstucker
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 29, 2016 04:25 PM (493sH)
Posted by: Dr Spank at August 29, 2016 04:25 PM (4e+hS)
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 29, 2016 04:25 PM (JO9+V)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 29, 2016 04:25 PM (uz/Pv)
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:25 PM (dciA+)
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:22 PM (dciA+) "
And in a way he's looking for someone fit to 'inherit his kingdom.' I can definitely see it.
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 04:26 PM (kumBu)
Posted by: Mortimer at August 29, 2016 04:26 PM (zu88C)
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:26 PM (dciA+)
Posted by: John Kerry at August 29, 2016 04:26 PM (g6yUI)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 04:26 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 29, 2016 04:27 PM (9krrF)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 29, 2016 04:27 PM (493sH)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 29, 2016 04:27 PM (uz/Pv)
Posted by: Mortimer at August 29, 2016 04:27 PM (zu88C)
I've been convinced that the script for 2016 is being written by George R. R. Martin, and EVERYONE YOU RESPECT DIES.
Posted by: Qoheleth at August 29, 2016 04:27 PM (iIzG7)
Posted by: Colin at August 29, 2016 04:27 PM (hIWCG)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at August 29, 2016 04:28 PM (qCMvj)
Madeline Kahn: 17 years dead
Peter Boyle: 10 years dead
Gene Wilder: Freshly dead
Posted by: weew at August 29, 2016 04:28 PM (EaEMG)
Posted by: ajmojo at August 29, 2016 04:28 PM (1H9ox)
"Woof."
Just try making a rape joke in a movie today.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 29, 2016 04:28 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 29, 2016 04:28 PM (j4+BF)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 29, 2016 04:28 PM (tbKrr)
And I'd say you boys had enough.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:28 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Jay in CDA at August 29, 2016 04:28 PM (xGt2P)
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:29 PM (dciA+)
Posted by: mustbequantum
Someone else saw that! An Irish cartoon with Mel Brooks as a sheep.
Posted by: Blue Hen at August 29, 2016 04:29 PM (326rv)
--------------------------
Yep. The movies used to be fun. Was something wasn't it.
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 04:29 PM (C6xeQ)
They don't make countries like they used to.
And RIP Gene Wilder. You could just see the man had a good soul
Posted by: xnycpeasant at August 29, 2016 04:29 PM (c0/+W)
I've been convinced that the script for 2016 is being written by George R. R. Martin, and EVERYONE YOU RESPECT DIES.
Posted by: Qoheleth at August 29, 2016 04:27 PM (iIzG7)
Hey, that's not fair. GRRM doesn't kill everyone. Some characters that you used to like just become insufferable twits.
Actually, yeah. This year was written by GRRM.
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at August 29, 2016 04:29 PM (KUaJL)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 29, 2016 04:29 PM (zp+j1)
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:29 PM (dciA+)
Posted by: Oedipus at August 29, 2016 04:29 PM (CXLVd)
Once upon a time adults made comedies in Hollywood. They weren't always masterpieces, but they appeared to consider the audience to be adults too.
Part of what we lost... for reasons I don't understand.
RIP, Mr. Wilder. You were one of the best.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 29, 2016 04:30 PM (TOk1P)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 29, 2016 04:30 PM (6HqlZ)
Just watched Key Largo for the first time. I don't know how I missed it this many years.
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 29, 2016 04:30 PM (j4+BF)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 04:30 PM (1ZOkK)
brooks thought the putting' on the ritz scene was too over the top and wouldn't film it, but wilder fought for it, throwing a tantrum of sorts apparently and walking out. after it went in, brooks realized its brilliance.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at August 29, 2016 04:30 PM (WTSFk)
Posted by: Mortimer at August 29, 2016 04:31 PM (zu88C)
Posted by: Dr Spank at August 29, 2016 04:31 PM (4e+hS)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 29, 2016 04:31 PM (6HqlZ)
And I'd say you boys had enough.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:28 PM (39g3+)
What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is a goin' on here?! I hired you boys to get some track laid not dance around like a bunch of Kansas City F*ggots!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 04:31 PM (WV3Yp)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at August 29, 2016 04:31 PM (7ZVPa)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:31 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 04:32 PM (XGqPs)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 03:54 PM (39g3+)
Garr got nekkid in a movie early in her career, I think it was called 'The Moonshine Wars'.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 04:32 PM (sZ8UC)
http://tinyurl.com/zd2nghz
Posted by: josephistan at August 29, 2016 04:32 PM (7HtZB)
i don't remember them being a store detective or servant. I just remember they were actors.
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:32 PM (dciA+)
They don't make countries like they used to.
And RIP Gene Wilder. You could just see the man had a good soul
Posted by: xnycpeasant at August 29, 2016 04:29 PM (c0/+W)
Or the train entering the tunnel at the end...most probably never understood the meaning of that scene.
Posted by: Colin at August 29, 2016 04:32 PM (hIWCG)
I once saw it as part of an (no kidding) African American Heritage Network package on an independent channel once.
The edits included editing dialogue to "I don't pay you to jump around like a bunch of Kansas City *HORSES*!" That's almost hilarious for the sheer failure of it all.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 29, 2016 04:32 PM (uz/Pv)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at August 29, 2016 04:32 PM (WTSFk)
Posted by: Dr Spank at August 29, 2016 04:33 PM (4e+hS)
....
I don't think as a film it is on par with Blazing Saddles, Silver Streak, or Young Frankenstein. But Gene and Richard were awesome in it. It was like a twisted modern day Laurel and Hardy.
If they were teamed together today in any equivalent of the buddy cop movie...they would have slayed. Way better chemistry than Jackie Chan and that other dude or whatever crap Kevin Hart is putting up now or the ones with the Fresh Prince and Martin Lawrence or any other slop that has been put up.
Posted by: ajmojo at August 29, 2016 04:33 PM (1H9ox)
But it was the one where Inspector Jacque is disquised as Toulese Le Trac and an explosion blows his costume off.
He is wearing red long johns underneath that say BALLS costume rental.
The theater was completely a madhouse. You could not hear anything over the laughter.
Hardest I laughed in a movie theatre.
Also, "does you minky bite?"
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 04:33 PM (C6xeQ)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 29, 2016 04:33 PM (bzd8I)
So the danger must be growing...
That whole scene is pretty mesmerizing, especially from a guy known for doing over the top freak-outs. His delivery isn't over the top at all. It's a tad mellow, with just the right bit of malice. And it hits you out of nowhere.
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 04:33 PM (kumBu)
Posted by: Slash_Buzz at August 29, 2016 04:33 PM (qlty1)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 29, 2016 04:33 PM (9ym/8)
Apparently the main theme for Blazing Saddles was written and performed straight up and serious by Frankie Lane, who thought it was for a regular cowboy flick. After "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling" its his best western song.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:33 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Dr Spank at August 29, 2016 04:34 PM (4e+hS)
Posted by: Oedipus at August 29, 2016 04:29 PM (CXLVd)
Yeah, I noticed that. Did he serve?
Posted by: BurtTC at August 29, 2016 04:34 PM (TOk1P)
Gene Wilder was great in The Man With Two Brain.
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 04:34 PM (XGqPs)
My ex loved old Hitchcock movies. So I got to like them. Even named my first sailboat after a Hitchcock movie.
I miss that boat.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 29, 2016 04:34 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 29, 2016 04:30 PM (j4+BF)
***
ALL the movies are like that for me! I asked my Mom if she had seen this or that film, and she gently reminded me that they were too poor to go to many movies back in those days.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 29, 2016 04:34 PM (tbKrr)
Part of what we lost... for reasons I don't understand.
RIP, Mr. Wilder. You were one of the best.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 29, 2016 04:30 PM (TOk1P)
Once upon a time they made movies that adults could understand and enjoy now it's all CGI crap or kiddie cartoons.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 29, 2016 04:34 PM (493sH)
...
Chicken mascots for a bank?
Posted by: ajmojo at August 29, 2016 04:35 PM (1H9ox)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdDZqkDMCv8
There's a Roy Rogers song called Blue Shadows that it's obviously inspired by
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:35 PM (dciA+)
...
Gene was a writer I think. Pryor I don't remember.
Posted by: ajmojo at August 29, 2016 04:36 PM (1H9ox)
Along with "Smokey and the Bandit" and "You Light up my Life".
Posted by: roadgeek at August 29, 2016 04:36 PM (grC7t)
Phil Rizutto got tricked into doing his bit in Meatloaf's Paradise By the Dashboard Light without his knowing the full context.
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 29, 2016 04:37 PM (r1fLd)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:37 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:29 PM (dciA+)
*****
Promoters in a bank. (Yeah, I cheated).
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at August 29, 2016 04:37 PM (KcI5m)
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 04:32 PM (XGqPs) "
*throws some salt in his honor*
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 04:37 PM (kumBu)
Posted by: Vertov at August 29, 2016 04:37 PM (yq7ZR)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 29, 2016 04:37 PM (uz/Pv)
Weed scene : http://tinyurl.com/zdepypb
Posted by: Dr Spank at August 29, 2016 04:38 PM (4e+hS)
"Wilder was drafted into the Army on September 10, 1956. At the end of recruit training, he was assigned to the medical corps and sent to Fort Sam Houston for training. He was then given the opportunity to choose any post that was open, and wanting to stay near New York City to attend acting classes at the HB Studio, he chose to serve as paramedic in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology at Valley Forge Army Hospital, in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. In November 1957, his mother died from ovarian cancer. He was discharged from the army a year later and returned to New York."
Posted by: BurtTC at August 29, 2016 04:38 PM (TOk1P)
Along with "Smokey and the Bandit" and "You Light up my Life".
HBO also ran "Zapped!" and "Foul Play" on a loop. It was maddening. 1981, I think.
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 04:38 PM (XGqPs)
Both of them went through a heavy cocaine use stage, and both of them beat up their health pretty badly.
Carlin: "So Rich had a heart attack. Then I had a heart attack. Rich had another heart attack. So I had to have another heart attack. Keeping up with the guy. Then Rich set himself on fire. I said, 'Fuck it, I'm having another heart attack!'"
Posted by: torquewrench at August 29, 2016 04:38 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 29, 2016 04:38 PM (k/wT0)
well, they were actors. There's a scene in a bar (which doesn't really fit with the rest of the movie that follows) where I think they're getting in touch with their agent back east.
they take the chicken job because they have no work
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:38 PM (dciA+)
We'd like to extend a laurel and hardy handshake to our new...
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 29, 2016 04:39 PM (493sH)
So the danger must be growing...
That whole scene is pretty mesmerizing, especially from a guy known for doing over the top freak-outs.
--
I have won a few bets due to people not noticing the chicken getting its head cut off.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at August 29, 2016 04:39 PM (7ZVPa)
Well at least Zapped had spectacular hooties from Jewel Shepard.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:39 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: roadgeek at August 29, 2016 04:36 PM (grC7t) "
And "Beastmaster." Hence the joke that HBO stood for "Hey, Beastmaster's On."
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 04:39 PM (kumBu)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:37 PM (39g3+)
Well, considering the kids are pretty much embodiements of the Seven sins, he probably did. For my part, the entire tour is a setup for Charlie to be tested.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 04:39 PM (WV3Yp)
Posted by: J Kerry & SJ Parker at August 29, 2016 04:39 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 29, 2016 04:40 PM (j4+BF)
Trump just tweeted: Great Actor Gene Wilder died. Sad. Told you it would happen. Black people will vote Trump!
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 04:40 PM (XGqPs)
Well, close enough. Theater people.
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:40 PM (dciA+)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 29, 2016 04:41 PM (1ZOkK)
There used to be a bar in Brookline, MA called Play It Again Sam's. You can probably figure out where the name came from.
They used to show old flicks and specials but it was a full bar and restaurant so you could eat and drink although people generally kept it down so you could hear the movie. I saw a Richard Pryor special there years ago but after he lit himself on fire. Had me crying I was laughing so hard.
Posted by: JackStraw at August 29, 2016 04:41 PM (/tuJf)
Only did it once, but I think that sleeper cars are a great sleep because of the constant movement and the clickety-clack of the track.
Posted by: Speller at August 29, 2016 04:41 PM (EZW3b)
Wilder hated the remake of Willy Wonka and called it an insult. Good. That thing was an abomination. That whole dentistry story line was beyond stupid. Shame on Tim Burton and Johnny Depp for ruining a perfect movie with that disgraceful remake.
Posted by: L, Elle at August 29, 2016 04:41 PM (6IPEM)
It's amusing but way more $ than regular Amtrak.
Posted by: DaveA at August 29, 2016 04:41 PM (8J/Te)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 29, 2016 04:41 PM (9ym/8)
realize as a kid that there are no empty seats in that tram ride
through the tunnel. He expected at least a few of the kids to die or be
removed by that point.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:37 PM
Dahl had issues...
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 29, 2016 04:42 PM (bzd8I)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:42 PM (39g3+)
I fuckin hate what is happening to America
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 29, 2016 04:42 PM (zp+j1)
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:40 PM (dciA+)
Is that like Carnies?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 04:42 PM (WV3Yp)
"Little bastard shot me in the ass!"
"Yeah, but this is the hand I shoot with!"
Posted by: Hurricane LaFawnduh at August 29, 2016 04:43 PM (laMCB)
Gene was a real Idol for me.
Posted by: Chi at August 29, 2016 04:43 PM (1frQp)
How can you carry on an intelligent dinner conversation if you've never seen "Blazing Saddles"? Or "The Godfather" or "Gone With the Wind"?
Just as a "liberal" college education used to include reading the classics, there needs to be a definitive list of movies and even some tv series episodes that are required viewing for someone to be considered "well rounded".
Posted by: jwest at August 29, 2016 04:43 PM (Zs4uk)
It's a heluvadrug - for a short time.
Posted by: DaveA at August 29, 2016 04:43 PM (8J/Te)
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:40 PM (dciA+)
Is that like Carnies?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 04:42 PM (WV3Yp)
Kaboom Kids
Posted by: Hurricane LaFawnduh at August 29, 2016 04:43 PM (laMCB)
Clint Eastwood sings too, he's not horrible. Just not a voice for music, really. Lee Marvin is a truly underestimated talent.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:44 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:40 PM (dciA+)
***
Don't worry, Ace. These mistakes are made when you are *only* 29! (wink)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 29, 2016 04:44 PM (tbKrr)
========================
the undefended city
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 04:44 PM (C6xeQ)
I have not seen it for a long time, but I remember it being very funny
Posted by: Bruce at August 29, 2016 04:44 PM (8ikIW)
Posted by: Knights Who Say "Ni!" at August 29, 2016 04:44 PM (7HtZB)
So was he about to be cut too?
Posted by: donna at August 29, 2016 04:44 PM (O2RFr)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at August 29, 2016 04:44 PM (WTSFk)
"Little bastard shot me in the ass!"
"Yeah, but this is the hand I shoot with!"
Posted by: Hurricane LaFawnduh at August 29, 2016 04:43 PM
"Are we awake?"
"We don't know....are we black?"
"Yes"
"Then we're awake, but we're very confused..."
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 29, 2016 04:45 PM (bzd8I)
I, really no one, thinks of Marvin as a singer. But, he did that perfectly and it sticks in my head.
Like now, since you brought it up.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 29, 2016 04:45 PM (9ym/8)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:42 PM (39g3+)
Eh, Citizen Kane is one of those movies where I can appreciate that it is perfect, but it is not an enjoyable movie to rewatch. Like Schindler's List, it gets praise, but it is not beloved and watched ad nauseam- like Blazing Saddles or Airplane.
And yes, I just managed to compare Airplane favorably to Citizen Kane, what do I win?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 04:45 PM (WV3Yp)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 04:39 PM (WV3Yp) "
Well, not quite enough kids to be all 7. But some pairings are pretty obvious, like Augustus as Gluttony, Veruca as Greed and Mike as Sloth.
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 04:45 PM (kumBu)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:44 PM (39g3+)
Woody Allen has a musical where he made all the actors do their own singing and as I recall Drew Barrymore point blank refused to do it. She won on that point, presumably because she proved that it would be a mercy to us all if that happened.
Posted by: alexthechick - Skittle fueled Godzillette at August 29, 2016 04:46 PM (mf5HN)
278 "3 In the early years, I think Silver Streak was the only movie HBO had to show. Seems like it was on every day. "
Along with "Smokey and the Bandit" and "You Light up my Life".
Posted by: roadgeek at August 29, 2016 04:36 PM (grC7t)
And that Sylvia Plath-y young love flick where Susan Dey showed her boobies.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 29, 2016 04:46 PM (xxSK3)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:44 PM (39g3+)
Not as a singer he wasn't. They let him sing. Which means, by definition, he was overestimated.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 29, 2016 04:46 PM (TOk1P)
And you'll be
In a world of pure imagination
Take a look
And you'll see
Into your imagination"
Posted by: goodluckduck at August 29, 2016 04:46 PM (yqvys)
Yeah... as lovely as the young ladies are, I can't imagine any kind of time spent with anyone under 40 for me now. Their memories and foundational events are so different and meaningless to me. I remember lines to get into Star Wars. They remember Justin Bieber's first album. I remember the Berlin Wall falling. They remember Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston breaking up.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:46 PM (39g3+)
And that Sylvia Plath-y young love flick where Susan Dey showed her boobies.
she showed 'em in Looker, another HBO mega-rotation favorite.
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 04:47 PM (dciA+)
I fuckin hate what is happening to America
Which is why I watch Tommy Sotomayor videos. He's a sane voice among crazies and evil people.
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 04:47 PM (XGqPs)
Posted by: grammie winger at August 29, 2016 04:47 PM (dFi94)
Well, screw him too.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 29, 2016 04:47 PM (9ym/8)
Posted by: Skip at August 29, 2016 04:47 PM (0G2eQ)
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 04:45 PM (kumBu)
Violet would have been Pride I suppose.
Posted by: Insomniac at August 29, 2016 04:47 PM (0mRoj)
Yeah, there are some truly magnificent films that once is enough, and Schindler's List is top of that list. Never again. Citizen Kane is re-watchable, but mostly from a technical sense, watching the master at work.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:48 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 29, 2016 04:48 PM (30XnT)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at August 29, 2016 04:49 PM (WTSFk)
Posted by: Skip at August 29, 2016 04:49 PM (0G2eQ)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:42 PM (39g3+) "
Casablanca is certainly up there for me. But Kane isn't even my favorite Welles movie - I prefer Touch of Evil. The Third Man might have his best acting performance, but he didn't have much input into anything but the famous 'cuckoo clock' speech.
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 04:49 PM (kumBu)
Gone with the wind? Once was enough for me...
Posted by: donna at August 29, 2016 04:49 PM (O2RFr)
Deserved an Oscar!
Posted by: Sort-of-Mad Max at August 29, 2016 04:49 PM (nd1zx)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:49 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Colin at August 29, 2016 04:49 PM (hIWCG)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 29, 2016 04:48 PM (30XnT)
I hate Gone With The Wind.
Hate.
Haaaaaaaaaaattttttttttteeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
I hate the book even more than that.
Posted by: alexthechick - Skittle fueled Godzillette at August 29, 2016 04:49 PM (mf5HN)
Posted by: setnaffa at August 29, 2016 04:49 PM (jl6Ly)
Gene Hackman will be missed.
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 04:50 PM (XGqPs)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at August 29, 2016 04:50 PM (tbKrr)
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 04:47 PM (XGqPs)
Indeed. He also doesn't hesitate to call out the cultural rot in the black community (not that there isn't cultural rot in the country at large, but that's his main focus).
Posted by: Insomniac at August 29, 2016 04:50 PM (0mRoj)
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So we had this kind of conversation with a 30 year old female coworker. She got the sense that she was missing out on cultural history and asked what movies she should rent. Me and other old guy suggested a Burt Reynolds movie as part of the culture touchstone project . . .
Deliverance.
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 04:50 PM (C6xeQ)
Posted by: Don Q. at August 29, 2016 04:50 PM (qf6WZ)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:50 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 29, 2016 04:50 PM (30XnT)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 29, 2016 04:51 PM (V3IFq)
328 Lee Marvin is a truly underestimated talent.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:44 PM (39g3+)
Not as a singer he wasn't. They let him sing. Which means, by definition, he was overestimated.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 29, 2016 04:46 PM (TOk1P)
Lee Marvin is fantastic in Point Blank. It's his stillness in certain scenes contrasted with testosterone-soaked explosive violence in others. Great stuff.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 29, 2016 04:51 PM (xxSK3)
Also, no one even mentioned Haunted Honeymoon. Rotten Tomatoes didn't like it, but they're dumb.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at August 29, 2016 04:51 PM (wB8Tg)
Another obscure one was "Haunted Honeymoon".
I used to have his 'freak out' from "Silver Streak" as my text message alert 'You stupid ignorant son of a bitch dumb bastard!'.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at August 29, 2016 04:51 PM (QUtQ6)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at August 29, 2016 04:51 PM (hqZPQ)
Well, not quite enough kids to be all 7. But some pairings are pretty obvious, like Augustus as Gluttony, Veruca as Greed and Mike as Sloth.
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 04:45 PM (kumBu)
Hard to do Lust and Wrath as kids, although Veruca could be kind of wrathish. Also Envy. She is the spawn of Satan.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 04:51 PM (WV3Yp)
Posted by: Weasel at August 29, 2016 04:51 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 04:51 PM (XGqPs)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:49 PM (39g3+)
Well plus that whole being dead now thing.
I'm a huge Crichton fan but I thought State of Fear the book was very weak. The appendix with his speech ripping global warming to shreds? Now that was great. The book itself was too didactic for me.
Posted by: alexthechick - Skittle fueled Godzillette at August 29, 2016 04:51 PM (mf5HN)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 29, 2016 04:52 PM (30XnT)
Deliverance.
Did she ever speak to you again after that?
I hated Gone With The Wind as well. That bitch got what she deserved, in spades. What an unending, boring, lousy film. So over rated. Top grossing film of all time by several times over, adjusted for inflation. Eclipses Star Wars by several magnitudes.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:52 PM (39g3+)
Like now, since you brought it up.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 29, 2016 04:45 PM (9ym/
Whenever the name Lee Marvin comes up, I like to note that a recent edition of the movie, "The Killers" includes interviews with the now aged Clu Gulager.
Clu says Lee was just the biggest a-hole on that set, drunk a lot of the time, but really negative toward the other actors, although not necessarily to their faces.
This was Reagan's last film, and Marvin was talking about what a hack he was, and how Lee could act circles around Reagan. So to prove it, one particular scene they had together, EVERY take, Marvin would change up his line just a little, either a word here or there, or the voice inflection... something.
The plan was to throw Reagan off, again, so Marvin could show what a superior performer he was.
Well, ol' Ronnie... Mr. Reagan that is, with EVERY freakin' take Marvin did, with all the little nuances of changes he made... managed to deliver his line, EXACTLY the same way, each time.
Pissed Marvin off to no end, but Gulager, he said it was one of the most impressive acting job he's ever witnessed.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 29, 2016 04:52 PM (TOk1P)
Skip will also be missed.
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 04:52 PM (XGqPs)
Posted by: gNewt....panhandlers never seem to not have their hands out ~ at August 29, 2016 04:52 PM (yqOhE)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 29, 2016 04:52 PM (9ym/8)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 29, 2016 04:48 PM (30XnT)
That's like saying guys might not need to watch "My Fair Lady" or "Oklahoma". It may not be the movies of choice for them, but if they're never exposed to the storylines and styles of the movies, they will not understand certain references that derive from them.
The whole point is to have less ignorant people walking the streets.
Posted by: jwest at August 29, 2016 04:52 PM (Zs4uk)
Heard on radio the State Department is letting in 10,000 "Syrians ".
Posted by: Skip at August 29, 2016 04:53 PM (0G2eQ)
under 40 for me now. Their memories and foundational events are so
different and meaningless to me. I remember lines to get into Star
Wars. They remember Justin Bieber's first album. I remember the Berlin
Wall falling. They remember Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston breaking
up.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:46 PM (39g3+)
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So true, there has to be some common memory, a common set of experiences. I remember the first time the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan. Oddly enough, 50 years ago today the Beatles did their last live concert. The audience at Candlestick Park didn't know it was the last one, but the Beatles did, and had it recorded. After the last song, George Harrison reportedly said, "Well, I guess I'm not a Beatle anymore".
Do millenials know who the Beatles are? And if they don't, do I need to talk to them?
Posted by: grammie winger at August 29, 2016 04:53 PM (dFi94)
Whoa, you're a whippersnapper. How young are you?
Posted by: olddog in mo at August 29, 2016 04:53 PM (Dhht7)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 29, 2016 04:53 PM (9ym/8)
Posted by: Pepe at August 29, 2016 04:53 PM (uG7LM)
Wearing a US Flag themed outfit.
Yeah.
Want to see into the mind of a Hillary voter? Here ya go.
Tantrums are like breathing to these folks.
Posted by: Mortimer at August 29, 2016 04:53 PM (zu88C)
Heard on radio the State Department is letting in 10,000 "Syrians ".
Posted by: Skip at August 29, 2016 04:53 PM (0G2eQ)
Great. From mourning to rage.
Posted by: Insomniac at August 29, 2016 04:53 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: DonS at August 29, 2016 04:53 PM (Q2pWM)
(BTW, it took me multiple viewings to catch the 'Laurel and Hardy' reference in that line. I know, I know - I'm slow. But man, Mel Brooks certainly knew how to layer jokes.)
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 04:53 PM (kumBu)
Posted by: ajmojo at August 29, 2016 04:54 PM (1H9ox)
Posted by: Skip at August 29, 2016 04:54 PM (0G2eQ)
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 04:54 PM (XGqPs)
Did she ever speak to you again after that?
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Yes. She is an extremely credulous young person, and it is part of our duty to help her understand that she is surrounded by wolves in sheep's clothing.
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 04:54 PM (C6xeQ)
Posted by: Skip at August 29, 2016 04:53 PM (0G2eQ)
They let in their 10,000 th Syrian... 24 being Christian...
Posted by: donna at August 29, 2016 04:54 PM (O2RFr)
Posted by: Weasel at August 29, 2016 04:54 PM (Sfs6o)
I wonder how many Trump votes each of these assholes helps lock in? Keep it up guys. Lets have even more as the season gets underway.
Posted by: Keith at August 29, 2016 04:54 PM (nFB1w)
Posted by: Skip
Let in. Past tense.
It's on Dirge-report.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 29, 2016 04:54 PM (V3IFq)
Posted by: jrg at August 29, 2016 04:55 PM (IyWct)
Posted by: Skip at August 29, 2016 04:54 PM (0G2eQ)
Apparently off to visit buzzion.
Posted by: alexthechick - Skittle fueled Godzillette at August 29, 2016 04:55 PM (mf5HN)
Does anyone else remember Skip saying he hated dark chocolate?
Posted by: Weasel at August 29, 2016 04:51 PM (Sfs6o)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I do. That was right before I blacked out.
Hazards of day-drinking.
Posted by: Mortimer at August 29, 2016 04:55 PM (zu88C)
My Fair Lady, of course.
The Music Man
Singin' In The Rain
The Sound of Music
Mary Poppins
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:55 PM (39g3+)
Blackduff (played by Colin Kaepernick): yo, sucka, I ain't white. My father is a brotha, yo!
Blackbeth: fo shizzle.
Posted by: Orson Welles at August 29, 2016 04:55 PM (g6yUI)
Gene Wilder was also good in 52 Pickup.
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 04:55 PM (XGqPs)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 29, 2016 04:55 PM (uz/Pv)
several times over, adjusted for inflation. Eclipses Star Wars by
several magnitudes.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:52 PM (39g3+)
Almost as overrated as "Citizen KAne."
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 29, 2016 04:56 PM (Zu3d9)
Posted by: Skip at August 29, 2016 04:56 PM (0G2eQ)
Posted by: Weasel at August 29, 2016 04:51 PM
Yes. It was on the Food Thread yesterday. IIRC.
Posted by: olddog in mo at August 29, 2016 04:56 PM (Dhht7)
Posted by: Pepe at August 29, 2016 04:57 PM (uG7LM)
It put the zither on the map! Anton Karas is a saint!
Okay, it's a tad annoying, but come on - it's a marvelous movie. A true collaboration as well. Graham Greene with the writing, Carol Reed directing, great performances from an ensemble cast, and Orson Welles fucking killing it once he actually gets on screen.
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 04:57 PM (kumBu)
Silver Streak
Posted by: IanDeal at August 29, 2016 04:57 PM (teGBX)
I'm a huge Crichton fan but I thought State of Fear the book was very weak. The appendix with his speech ripping global warming to shreds? Now that was great. The book itself was too didactic for me.
Posted by: alexthechick - Skittle fueled Godzillette at August 29, 2016 04:51 PM (mf5HN)
Aw c'mon. The evisceration of the Laurie David character is great, and having Martin Sheen dismembered and eaten by cannibals? Pure dramatic genius.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 29, 2016 04:57 PM (xxSK3)
I love dark chocolate... Or is this a trick question?
Posted by: donna at August 29, 2016 04:57 PM (O2RFr)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 29, 2016 04:57 PM (9ym/8)
I had no idea the NTA gave Sullenburger a hard time after successfully landing the plane in the Hudson.
Am I the only one that didn't know that? Or is the movie taking 'liberties' with the truth?
Posted by: Tami at August 29, 2016 04:57 PM (Enq6K)
Posted by: Zombie Richard Pryor at August 29, 2016 04:57 PM (3b9U4)
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 04:57 PM (XGqPs)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 29, 2016 04:53 PM (9ym/
Good! I think I speak for everyone here when I say how glad I am Skip is...
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Posted by: Skip at August 29, 2016 04:54 PM (0G2eQ)
Oh hey, Skip! Nice seeing you here!
Posted by: BurtTC at August 29, 2016 04:57 PM (TOk1P)
I don't remember where I read it now, but that's a key point in the movie; Bart's been positive in the face of everything the townspeople have thrown against him until the old lady. It's finally gotten to him. Jim sees it and decides to use humor to get him out of his funk. Both actors play the scene very well, and you're firmly on both their sides at the end.
Posted by: El Skippito Friskito at August 29, 2016 04:57 PM (sPO/s)
man who brought them closest to winning the superbowl in ...forever...is coaching a
college team
Posted by: runner at August 29, 2016 04:57 PM (c6/9Q)
Posted by: Locke Common at August 29, 2016 04:58 PM (CZCmp)
Deliverance.
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 04:50 PM (C6xeQ)
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You're mean. Expect a harassment charge.
Posted by: bluebell at August 29, 2016 04:58 PM (805dc)
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 29, 2016 04:59 PM (j4+BF)
Posted by: Weasel at August 29, 2016 04:59 PM (Sfs6o)
I had no idea the NTA gave Sullenburger a hard time after successfully landing the plane in the Hudson.
Am I the only one that didn't know that? Or is the movie taking 'liberties' with the truth?
Posted by: Tami at August 29, 2016 04:57 PM (Enq6K)
I suspect liberties. Even so, good to see them make a movie about a seemingly solid man.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 04:59 PM (WV3Yp)
man who brought them
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He keeps this up and he may earn my respect even if he is the coach of Michigan.
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 04:59 PM (xVRrG)
"I don't remember where I read it now, but that's a key point in the movie;"
The Big Joke is that it's making fun of white people.
Another classic is Huck Finn, which uses the n word, but ridicules lots of white people.
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 29, 2016 05:00 PM (r1fLd)
Posted by: Carmen at August 29, 2016 05:00 PM (RHjCR)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 29, 2016 05:00 PM (uz/Pv)
Posted by: Tami at August 29, 2016 04:57 PM (Enq6K)
I noticed that too.
It's the first I have heard of it. I doubt very much that it is true.
Probably had a blood test immediately afterward and some standard and comprehensive questions.
But I have spoken to a few pilots, all of whom were rather impressed with his skills.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 29, 2016 05:00 PM (Zu3d9)
Posted by: Skip at August 29, 2016 05:00 PM (0G2eQ)
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 29, 2016 05:00 PM (j4+BF)
Posted by: Weasel at August 29, 2016 04:59 PM (Sfs6o)
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Oh, I remember. I was the one who suggested we take away all his chocolate before we escorted him out.
Posted by: bluebell at August 29, 2016 05:01 PM (805dc)
Who else wants to admit to liking "Fletch"...a lot?
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 04:57 PM (XGqPs)
Chevy Chase never clicked for me (and as I get older it just gets worse. The guy is a douchebag.) As a kid, I did like Spies Like Us (Vanessa Angel in the snow. Mmmmmmm) and Christmas Vacation.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 05:01 PM (WV3Yp)
Go Hawkeyes.
Posted by: Mister Christopher (who went to Iowa) at August 29, 2016 05:02 PM (e9mZG)
I had no idea the NTA gave Sullenburger a hard time after successfully landing the plane in the Hudson.
Am I the only one that didn't know that? Or is the movie taking 'liberties' with the truth?
Posted by: Tami at August 29, 2016 04:57 PM (Enq6K)
I didn't know that either but that very very much has the ring of truth to it.
It's insanely dickish enough to be a government agency.
How do you know that you are an American hero? Clint Eastwood directs a movie in which you are played by Tom Hanks.
Posted by: alexthechick - Skittle fueled Godzillette at August 29, 2016 05:02 PM (mf5HN)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 04:59 PM (WV3Yp)
Well I hope they didn't. Yeah it is good and I like Tom Hanks.
Please, no one tell me something bad about him, k?
Posted by: Tami at August 29, 2016 05:02 PM (Enq6K)
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 29, 2016 05:02 PM (j4+BF)
Posted by: Weasel at August 29, 2016 05:02 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at August 29, 2016 05:03 PM (WlQGZ)
Posted by: ace at August 29, 2016 03:48 PM (dciA+)
Sounds like someone needs a Number 6 dance.
http://tinyurl.com/aromydz
Posted by: Slim Pickens at August 29, 2016 05:03 PM (960oq)
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 05:03 PM (xVRrG)
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 29, 2016 05:00 PM (j4+BF)
When people would say, "See you soon", I used to like to respond "As far as you know". It was fun to watch their reactions.
Posted by: El Skippito Friskito at August 29, 2016 05:03 PM (sPO/s)
Foul Play
"Kojack, bang bang!"
Posted by: Lizzy at August 29, 2016 05:03 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at August 29, 2016 05:04 PM (7ZVPa)
There are many NFL players who are patriots. I wonder if shitweasels like Tavarres and Kaepernick are going to find themselves tackled extra hard this year.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:04 PM (sZ8UC)
I still use ' put it on the Underhill's tab' quite often.
Yeah, "How much for zee leetle gurl?" really isn't a line you can use in many places, unfortunately!
(Wait, is that from Fletch? Or from a John Candy movie?)
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 05:04 PM (XGqPs)
Posted by: Skip at August 29, 2016 04:53 PM (0G2eQ)
No, it is as of today yesterday or soon, 10,000 will have arrived...only a handful are Christian, the rest are Mormons I guess
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 29, 2016 05:04 PM (zp+j1)
My sentiments as well, and I would even add I wasn't a huge fan of the Vacation movies. Liked Spies Like Us despite Chase being in it... And yes, Vanessa Angel
Posted by: Keith at August 29, 2016 05:04 PM (nFB1w)
Posted by: Weasel at August 29, 2016 05:02 PM (Sfs6o)
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Let's not be picky. Who's to know what he really had?
Posted by: bluebell at August 29, 2016 05:04 PM (805dc)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 29, 2016 05:04 PM (uXxP0)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at August 29, 2016 05:04 PM (WlQGZ)
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 05:04 PM (xVRrG)
Both movies are important in their own way.
The telling factor is that if someone references a situation or famous line from one of these movies (or any of dozens of other "classics") in a conversation, if the listener doesn't catch the significance, how would that person be viewed?
Posted by: jwest at August 29, 2016 05:04 PM (Zs4uk)
Am I the only one that didn't know that? Or is the movie taking 'liberties' with the truth?
Posted by: Tami at August 29, 2016 04:57 PM (Enq6K)
I didn't know, either. Is there any doubt he's a big f*in hero?
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:05 PM (sZ8UC)
Posted by: Weasel at August 29, 2016 05:05 PM (Sfs6o)
There are many NFL players who are patriots. I wonder if shitweasels like Tavarres and Kaepernick are going to find themselves tackled extra hard this year.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:04 PM (sZ8UC)
All to many are MLB assholes or cowards...many are supporting those fucks...Fuck the NFL and the NBA and ESPN
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 29, 2016 05:05 PM (zp+j1)
(Wait, is that from Fletch? Or from a John Candy movie?)
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 05:04 PM (XGqPs)
Belushi... Blues Brothers...
Posted by: Don Q. at August 29, 2016 05:05 PM (qf6WZ)
Ace probably doesn't care for Airplane, either. Probably a Shemp fan, too.
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 05:05 PM (XGqPs)
There are many NFL players who are patriots. I wonder if shitweasels like Tavarres and Kaepernick are going to find themselves tackled extra hard this year.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:04 PM (sZ8UC)
Not so much Kaepernick since he's not so much going to be playing a lot this year.
Posted by: alexthechick - Skittle fueled Godzillette at August 29, 2016 05:05 PM (mf5HN)
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 04:59 PM (xVRrG)
UNPOSSIBLE
Posted by: Spartan Nation at August 29, 2016 05:05 PM (dQJCS)
Anyone else consider it funny that while tanneries are supposed to be some of the foulest smelling things on the planet, real leather smells just right?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 05:05 PM (WV3Yp)
(Wait, is that from Fletch? Or from a John Candy movie?)
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 05:04 PM (XGqPs)
Blues Brothers.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:06 PM (sZ8UC)
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 05:06 PM (XGqPs)
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 29, 2016 04:57 PM
*raises hand*
And I liked Spies Like Us, too. There. I said it.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 29, 2016 05:06 PM (bzd8I)
Please, no one tell me something bad about him, k?
Posted by: Tami at August 29, 2016 05:02 PM (Enq6K)
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Then don't ever look at anything he has said about politics, and you'll be okay.
Posted by: bluebell at August 29, 2016 05:06 PM (805dc)
Posted by: donna at August 29, 2016 04:49 PM (O2RFr)
For me as well. I *hated* Scarlet as a character. She was the prototype for all of the narcissists of today.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 29, 2016 05:06 PM (GDulk)
Posted by: Weasel at August 29, 2016 05:06 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: ajmojo at August 29, 2016 05:07 PM (1H9ox)
Posted by: Skip at August 29, 2016 05:07 PM (0G2eQ)
Hi-freaking-Larious.
Posted by: Weasel at August 29, 2016 05:05 PM (Sfs6o)
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Mighty Wind is better.
Posted by: bluebell at August 29, 2016 05:07 PM (805dc)
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Posted by: Skip at August 29, 2016 04:54 PM
Skip is..... the hater of dark chocolate?
Posted by: olddog in mo at August 29, 2016 05:07 PM (Dhht7)
Posted by: josephistan at August 29, 2016 05:07 PM (7HtZB)
Posted by: jwest at August 29, 2016 05:04 PM (Zs4uk) "
I dropped a super clunky Rosebud reference to an acquaintance of mine, and he didn't get it. I tried to walk him through it. You know, Rosebud? From Citizen Kane? Usually ranked as the best movie ever by polls of experts? Any of this clicking?
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 05:08 PM (kumBu)
....
Says you.
Posted by: Mr Rodham at August 29, 2016 05:08 PM (1H9ox)
Ace probably doesn't care for Airplane, either.
I can't believe that. Everyone loves "Airplane".
Posted by: jwest at August 29, 2016 05:08 PM (Zs4uk)
Hi-freaking-Larious.
Posted by: Weasel at August 29, 2016 05:05 PM (Sfs6o)
I love that movie so much.
That's a movie that gently mocks characters that it likes underneath it all, except for the uptight yuppies who have no sense of humor about themselves.
Plus all the wonderful doggies.
Posted by: alexthechick - Skittle fueled Godzillette at August 29, 2016 05:08 PM (mf5HN)
Posted by: donna at August 29, 2016 05:08 PM (O2RFr)
Posted by: Weasel at August 29, 2016 05:08 PM (Sfs6o)
Hi-freaking-Larious.
Posted by: Weasel
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Go find "Waiting for Guffman". Same cast
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at August 29, 2016 05:08 PM (7ZVPa)
Man, I'm not sure how. He was only at fairly low altitude when he that flock. Al you got at that point is momentum. Basically, what you can see in front of you are your options.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 29, 2016 05:09 PM (9ym/8)
Anyone else consider it funny that while tanneries are supposed to be some of the foulest smelling things on the planet, real leather smells just right?
Possibly because the smell goes back 10,000+ years.
We're soaking in it.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 29, 2016 05:09 PM (JtBPN)
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Contrast with Usain Bolt, who's not even American, yet stops what he's doing when our Anthem is played
Posted by: josephistan at August 29, 2016 05:09 PM (7HtZB)
Hope the news inspires some youngins to see his films and see comedic brilliance.
RIP.
Posted by: LizLem at August 29, 2016 05:09 PM (hvf9s)
Posted by: donna at August 29, 2016 05:08 PM (O2RFr)
seconded, that one is really good
Posted by: runner at August 29, 2016 05:10 PM (c6/9Q)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 29, 2016 05:06 PM (GDulk) "
Yup. I was with Rhett - I didn't give a damn either.
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 05:10 PM (kumBu)
Am I the only one that didn't know that? Or is the movie taking 'liberties' with the truth?
It seems there was a minority opinion at the NTSA that he could have made it back to La Guardia. But even they admit that trying to do that and not making could have caused a huge loss of life.
http://tinyurl.com/gvurv7t
Posted by: JackStraw at August 29, 2016 05:10 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at August 29, 2016 05:08 PM (7ZVPa)
We want you to live, Corky!
Posted by: josephistan at August 29, 2016 05:10 PM (7HtZB)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 29, 2016 04:13 PM (39g3+)
There used to be a Moron-level movie reviewer named Joe Bob Briggs (is he still around?) and I will always remember how his review of 'Sheena' started out: "OK, I'm going to spend this entire review talking about Tanya Roberts' breasts."
Apparently, Tanya Roberts' breasts were the most perfect in all creation.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:11 PM (sZ8UC)
I always regretted the fact that Brooks and Wilder never collaborated again after that. Together, they were both far better than they were separately. (and I'm referring specifically to their writing talents)
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 29, 2016 05:12 PM (tTvvm)
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 05:08 PM (kumBu)
Imagine that exact scenario if the boss dropped the Rosebud reference in front of two prospects for a promotion.
One gets it and the other doesn't.
Which one is viewed as the more intelligent and well informed?
And of course, bosses are mostly of the "Rosebud" era.
Colleges need to require a certain amount of 20th century U.S. culture knowledge.
Posted by: jwest at August 29, 2016 05:12 PM (Zs4uk)
It's in The Simpsons, FFS. So are a lot of other calssic flick references
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 29, 2016 05:12 PM (r1fLd)
Am I the only one that didn't know that? Or is the movie taking 'liberties' with the truth?
Posted by: Tami at August 29, 2016 04:57 PM (Enq6K)
I didn't know, either. Is there any doubt he's a big f*in hero?
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:05 PM (sZ8UC)
I'm guessing there are some liberties taken. But I thought someone here mentioned that they did have other pilots test it in a simulator and it was determined that he could have made it back to the airport. Of course that's hindsight as well and when you are in the moment and don't know that you can what are you gonna do?
Posted by: buzzion at August 29, 2016 05:13 PM (z/Ubi)
Joe Bob Briggs FTW! He's 63.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 29, 2016 05:13 PM (JtBPN)
They think old black and white movie this will be boring. Then the shock kicks in . . .
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 05:13 PM (xVRrG)
Posted by: setnaffa at August 29, 2016 05:14 PM (jl6Ly)
Posted by: ajmojo at August 29, 2016 05:14 PM (1H9ox)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 05:01 PM (WV3Yp)
Agreed. And let's be honest, his role in Caddyshack, he pretty much just phoned it in. The movie is great, but would have been better with somebody else playing that part.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 29, 2016 05:14 PM (TOk1P)
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:11 PM (sZ8UC)
"Joe Bob says, 'check it out.'"
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 29, 2016 05:14 PM (Zu3d9)
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:11 PM (sZ8UC)
i think he might have switched his allegiance to Winona Ryder and now post here under a screen name "Banana Splits Guy"...but I could be wrong
Posted by: runner at August 29, 2016 05:14 PM (c6/9Q)
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 29, 2016 05:12 PM (r1fLd) "
I mean, it's basically in *everything*. One of the most frequently parodied scenes in movie history.
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 05:14 PM (kumBu)
It's in The Simpsons, FFS. So are a lot of other calssic flick references
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 29, 2016 05:12 PM (r1fLd)
Its in the Simpsons, from 20 years ago. Name a truly memorable Simpsons moment from the last 10 years, not counting the movie, and that only has Homer singing "Spider Pig"
Posted by: buzzion at August 29, 2016 05:14 PM (z/Ubi)
Posted by: setnaffa at August 29, 2016 05:14 PM (jl6Ly)
God bless you both.
Posted by: alexthechick - Skittle fueled Godzillette at August 29, 2016 05:15 PM (mf5HN)
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:04 PM (sZ8UC)
Not so much Kaepernick since he's not so much going to be playing a lot this year.
Posted by: alexthechick - Skittle fueled Godzillette at August 29, 2016 05:05 PM (mf5HN)
I suppose that depends on what team picks him up after he gets cut.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:15 PM (sZ8UC)
Posted by: bluebell at August 29, 2016 05:07 PM (805dc)"
Both excellent, but you are correct. I think Mighty Wind does it for me because my dad was really into folk music, listened to a ton of that stuff growing up, the movie just absolutely nails the spoof. We're not really dog people, so best in show is side splitting funny, but Mighty Wind I seemed to have a personal connection to.
Might Wind soundtrack is really excellent. I wanted to have "Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" as our wedding song, but wife wife vetoed. I believe it was nominated for an oscar, for best song the year it came out.
Posted by: Dr. Shatterhand at August 29, 2016 05:15 PM (Uy8SG)
Posted by: setnaffa at August 29, 2016 05:14 PM (jl6Ly)
God bless you both.
Yes...
Posted by: donna at August 29, 2016 05:15 PM (O2RFr)
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 29, 2016 05:12 PM (r1fLd)
That's a good point.
Without a decent knowledge of the essential movies, a person would have a hard time getting a lot of jokes the Simpsons make.
Posted by: jwest at August 29, 2016 05:15 PM (Zs4uk)
Posted by: ajmojo at August 29, 2016 05:14 PM (1H9ox)"
Haven't seen it in years, but I remember enjoying it when I watched it with my dad back when I was in HS.
Posted by: Dr. Shatterhand at August 29, 2016 05:16 PM (Uy8SG)
'Where's Busy bee!?'
Posted by: garrett at August 29, 2016 05:16 PM (0vI5X)
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I think you meant to add:
GO BROWNS!!
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 05:16 PM (xVRrG)
It slid into mediocrity years ago, but the first ten years were great. Conan O'Brian and Brad Bird involved. There was one writer -- forget his name -- who wrote a lot of those scripts.
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 29, 2016 05:16 PM (r1fLd)
Tim Burton *can* make a decent film. He's done it before - I really like Big Fish, I think his version of Batman was good, Beetlejuice was good, Ed Wood was good. But he also sometimes just..."Burtonizes" movies, for lack of a better word. Tries to make them creepy, throws Johnny Depp into the cast, and voila - you get a shitty movie. So I wouldn't call him a hack - but he's not a *great* filmmaker, either.
Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 05:17 PM (kumBu)
Posted by: runner at August 29, 2016 05:14 PM (c6/9Q)
I do not think that JBB had quite that level of monomania.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 05:17 PM (WV3Yp)
It got me thinking.
If Star Trek is Wagon Train in the stars, then Galaxy Quest is Three Amigos in the stars.
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at August 29, 2016 05:17 PM (0KfYo)
Posted by: olddog in mo at August 29, 2016 05:18 PM (Dhht7)
Posted by: setnaffa at August 29, 2016 05:14 PM (jl6Ly)
I hope everything works out, man. God Bless you.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 05:18 PM (WV3Yp)
Posted by: garrett at August 29, 2016 05:18 PM (0vI5X)
Posted by: buzzion at August 29, 2016 05:13 PM (z/Ubi
Right. That reminds me of the investigative committees that second-guess a police officer's split-second decision whether to shoot or not after it turns out that the 6' perp turns out to be a 13-year old with a toy gun.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:19 PM (sZ8UC)
It got me thinking.
If Star Trek is Wagon Train in the stars, then Galaxy Quest is Three Amigos in the stars.
*golf clap.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 29, 2016 05:19 PM (JtBPN)
the chemo worked in a month) and losing folks like Gene Wilder, I'm
ready for the year to turn out better...
Posted by: setnaffa at August 29, 2016 05:14 PM (jl6Ly)
Praying for good news for you.
Posted by: Tami at August 29, 2016 05:19 PM (Enq6K)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at August 29, 2016 05:04 PM (7ZVPa)
As it should be! Lightning in a bottle where all the elements come together perfectly is hard to capture, should be celebrated.
Posted by: LizLem at August 29, 2016 05:19 PM (hvf9s)
Posted by: setnaffa at August 29, 2016 05:14 PM (jl6Ly)
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I will keep you and your wife in my prayers. Glad she is cured, and hoping for the same for you!
Posted by: bluebell at August 29, 2016 05:20 PM (805dc)
GO BROWNS!!
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 05:16 PM (xVRrG)
Wait, don't the Browns have Johnny Football? How could they possibly lose?
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:20 PM (sZ8UC)
Posted by: garrett at August 29, 2016 05:18 PM (0vI5X)
Come on now. The "In-famous" scenes are worth the price of admission alone. Martin Short does a good job. I also like the "I like the kind of stupid one."
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 05:21 PM (WV3Yp)
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:20 PM (sZ8UC)
I only passivly pay attention to football anymore, but I thought he got cut for the whorin and the drinkin?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 05:22 PM (WV3Yp)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 05:22 PM (WV3Yp)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 29, 2016 05:14 PM (Zu3d9)
Yes. Of course, in the case of Ms. Roberts, he'd have to say 'Check them out.'
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:22 PM (sZ8UC)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 05:22 PM (WV3Yp)
Posted by: garrett at August 29, 2016 05:22 PM (0vI5X)
Posted by: Dr. Shatterhand at August 29, 2016 05:15 PM (Uy8SG)
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Oh my. Your wife is a smart lady. You didn't want the Sure-Flo jingle?
And yes, that movie was especially funny to me because my dad had all those old folk records and used to play them on Sunday mornings while he made breakfast for us after church. It was the one meal a week that my mom didn't have to make. We got to hear a lot of folk music, Glen Campbell, and Tijuana Brass. I still love Tijuana Brass to this day.
Posted by: bluebell at August 29, 2016 05:22 PM (805dc)
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Yes. Our friend Oregonmuse is slicing like a hammer.
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 05:22 PM (xVRrG)
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:20 PM (sZ8UC)
They cut Johnny Rehab. And currently he is not on any team. And
Posted by: buzzion at August 29, 2016 05:23 PM (z/Ubi)
GO BROWNS!!
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 05:16 PM (xVRrG)
Wait, don't the Browns have Johnny Football? How could they possibly lose?
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:20 PM (sZ8UC)
The quarterback is the most important player on a team, right? Well, let's have a team of nothing but quarterbacks! Super Bowl, here we come!
Posted by: Cleveland Browns Management at August 29, 2016 05:23 PM (7HtZB)
I really liked it from seeing it on tv so I got the disk from Netflix to show the kids. Yeah, that didn't go well at all (or at least that's how i remember it almost 15 years later).
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 29, 2016 05:23 PM (GDulk)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at August 29, 2016 05:22 PM (WV3Yp)
You may be right. I don't follow NFL all that closely in the off-season, either.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:23 PM (sZ8UC)
Posted by: Tami at August 29, 2016 05:24 PM (Enq6K)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at August 29, 2016 05:24 PM (WlQGZ)
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 05:22 PM (xVRrG)
Heh.
( *moons simplemind* )
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:25 PM (sZ8UC)
My son-in-law quotes and makes reference to it often, though he also had never seen it or knows much about it.
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Yep. There's a whole different thing when you know what you're talking about, as opposed to when you THINK you know what you're talking about because you heard some other people talk about it . . .
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 05:27 PM (xVRrG)
There are many NFL players who are patriots. I wonder if shitweasels like Tavarres and Kaepernick are going to find themselves tackled extra hard this year.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 29, 2016 05:04 PM (sZ8UC)
Kaepernick will most likely be released before the start of the season and Tavarres is a small school prospect who might not make the Eagles roster
Posted by: Flawless Male Logic at August 29, 2016 05:27 PM (lKyWE)
Posted by: Rhett Butler at August 29, 2016 05:28 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: Tom Servo at August 29, 2016 05:12 PM (tTvvm)
Tim Burton...sometimes just..."Burtonizes" movies, for lack of a better word. Tries to make them creepy, throws Johnny Depp into the cast, and voila - you get a shitty movie. So I wouldn't call him a hack - but he's not a *great* filmmaker, either. Posted by: broseidon king of the brocean at August 29, 2016 05:17 PM (kumBu)
Combining these two comments...one of the best films Burton ever did is Nightmare Before Christmas, and it's because he combined with the genius of Henry Selick (who also did Coraline.) Selick helped channel Burton's vision into a compelling story. Corpse Bride was proof to me Burton needed Selick to properly tell a musical story. Wish those two would pair up again.
Posted by: LizLem at August 29, 2016 05:29 PM (hvf9s)
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If any other players pick up on this and join it, it'll be an epic $hi+storm.
Posted by: simplemind at August 29, 2016 05:30 PM (xVRrG)
My favorite: "Nurse Diesel, Nurse Diesel!"
Posted by: PJ at August 29, 2016 05:30 PM (cHuNI)
Yep. There's a whole different thing when you know what you're talking about, as opposed to when you THINK you know what you're talking about because you heard some other people talk about it . . .
I suspect he got what he previously knew from Family Guy. He's a pretty level-headed young man. I'll blame FG on leftover stupidity from his youth.
Posted by: katya the designated driver at August 29, 2016 05:31 PM (WlQGZ)
Posted by: Lincolntf at August 29, 2016 05:33 PM (2cS/G)
Posted by: Eromero at August 29, 2016 05:33 PM (zLDYs)
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 29, 2016 05:37 PM (j4+BF)
Posted by: Fritz at August 29, 2016 05:50 PM (HVQlX)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SL1A2d2e7M
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 29, 2016 06:00 PM (6HqlZ)
"Eagles LB Myke Tavarres Reportedly Changes Mind, Will Stand for National Anthem"
Posted by: Uma Thurmond's Feet at August 29, 2016 06:14 PM (glWEh)
Posted by: ScottInMiami at August 29, 2016 06:16 PM (6pKhD)
Posted by: Sam at August 29, 2016 06:24 PM (x15d2)
Posted by: An Observation at August 29, 2016 06:40 PM (3ONeX)
I don't like all the swearing
If it means something then fine
But from beginning to end
I like writing books
That's the 5th book
I have a 6th but it's waiting
Oh go fuck yourself *click*
Posted by: bour3 at August 29, 2016 06:50 PM (lO896)
Richard Pryor was comic genius.
And Gene Wilder's films removed the real genius of Richard Pryor and turned to diluted mush in his films.
He was not that funny. He was trite.
Know who else is comic genius? Cloris Leachman, that's who. Her, coffee, tea? hot milk? Ovaltine
NO!
*wince* Now THAT woman can crack you up. Gene Wilder cannot.
Posted by: bour3 at August 29, 2016 06:54 PM (lO896)
Posted by: bour3 at August 29, 2016 06:54 PM (lO896)
Cloris and Madeline Kahn were both brilliant at comedy, yes.
I loved Gene's delivery of lines though, and his playing off other actors. I remembered reading once about the fact that he made up the bit in Charlie and Chocolate factory where he walks out old man like, then does flip and walks normally. Did to instantly throw the audience off their game. Inspired bit of ad libbing.
Posted by: LizLem at August 29, 2016 06:59 PM (hvf9s)
Seriously, be there or be square. Ave atque vale, Gene.
Posted by: Beverly at August 29, 2016 07:12 PM (UJv5T)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 29, 2016 07:12 PM (9ym/8)
But I think two of my Gene Wilder favorites were "Young Frankenstein" and "Sherlock Holmes' Younger Brother." Both with Madeline Kahn, both endlessly entertaining.
RIP, Gene, and say hello to my Timmy for me.
Posted by: Miley's Bone Booth at August 29, 2016 08:20 PM (L2UGl)
Posted by: Miley's Bone Booth at August 29, 2016 08:23 PM (L2UGl)
He always seemed like a genuinely nice guy, too; I can only imagine how much joy he must've brought to the lives of those people who were lucky enough to know him personally.
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler... Ask not for whom The Donald Trumps. at August 29, 2016 08:26 PM (0OG8D)
And Wilders' overblown screed against Charlie and his uncle near the end of Willy Wonka was scarily perfect. You could hear his body dehydrate during that bit.
He always gave it 110%. Amazing.
Posted by: Corona at August 29, 2016 08:45 PM (ragzU)
of Willy Wonka was scarily perfect. You could hear his body dehydrate
during that bit."
Oh, yeah! I just saw that again a few times recently, as my little nieces have just really gotten into that movie. It's the first non-cartoon they've really liked, too.
That was indeed a great performance! "You get nothing! Good day, sir! I said, good day!"
Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler... Ask not for whom The Donald Trumps. at August 29, 2016 09:41 PM (0OG8D)
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