Movies 52 - 1917: Sonic the Bad Boys of Prey

[Proud2baLaker]

Steve Zahn as Lenny is absolutely hilarious with some great lines:

"Know what that is?"
"Presidential flashcards?"

"Are you crazy? A man in a really nice camper wants to put our song on the radio! Gimme a pen; I'm signin', you're signin', we're all signin'!"

"Oh I'm not here with these guys. I got a pig in competition over in the livestock pavilion and I tell you...I am going to win that blue ribbon!"

"Who are your influences?"
"Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters."

[state of hockey]

"Oh I'm not here with these guys. I got a pig in competition over in the livestock pavilion and I tell you...I am going to win that blue ribbon!"

"Who are your influences?"
"Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters."

"Oh, there he goes off to his room to write that hit song "Alone in my principles.""

[Handyman]

Watched That Thing You Do! for the first time in a while last night. Still surprised at how little fanfare it gets compared to other Tom Hanks films, especially it being his directorial debut. It has a good cast, good soundtrack, and there aren’t many, if any, scenes that don’t move the story along. I wouldn’t call it underrated, because it gets praise by most critics and reviewers, but it’s mostly just sort of forgotten. Probably doesn’t help it gets sandwiched between Forest Gump, Apollo 13, and Saving Private Ryan in his filmography.

Also learned there’s a directors/extended cut that adds about 45 minutes to it, but the consensus seems to be that while it does add
background to some characters, it ends up bringing down the film as a whole.

I am actually watching the extended cut as we speak. (I watch it in parts while I walk on my treadmill) and some of the scenes explain the gap in scenes that can be jarring. (including why they all of a sudden don't work at Villapianos and how they all knew Guy before he played in the band) It is good stuff but not needed.

Steve Zahn went to my rival HS Cooper (a few years before me) and he was very close to the drama teacher there who my girlfriend knows very well. (his daughter is her best friend) Zahn never lost touch with them and wrote something really awesome when the teacher died like 7 years ago. Same teacher also taught Mo Collins though she went to my high school Armstrong. (again before me) Not too bad a run for that guy!

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Love Steve zahn, was just surprised to see his balls in White Lotus.

watched Nobody on hbo max. Enjoyable because it was Bob Odenkirk

[Handyman]

I liked Nobody...not great but a lot of fun and worth the watch.

[French Rage]

Probably doesn’t help it gets sandwiched between Forest Gump, Apollo 13, and Saving Private Ryan in his filmography.

I think that's exactly it. Those were a bunch of blockbuster big-budget epics and people were expecting another one of those, so a nice little story got overlooked. But it's a solid movie that does a great job telling its story.

[geezer]

I’m glad I watched Kimi last night. A simple story, neatly concluded (and yes, the final tool used by the hero wouldn’t actually work in the way depicted) but I’m still thinking about the issues it raised, today. Very pleasing entertainment to the jet-lagged mind.
And the best thing about it, is how it didn’t end (who ends up saving the day)

[Kepler]

Love Steve zahn, was just surprised to see his balls in White Lotus.

I have several questions.

[aparch]

I have several questions.

An answer to one of your many questions is: HBO. It's on HBO.

[Kepler]

An answer to one of your many questions is: HBO. It's on HBO.

Actually that answers all of them.

[Jimjamesak]

Having finally watched the first Fantastic Beasts movie (because my daughter insisted that we watch it) and read into some of the lore, I can finally understand where the whole “JK Rowling is a TERF” thing came from: She has zero understanding of how the real world works. Her depiction of the US in the “Wizarding World” makes zero ****ing sense. Actually, her entire “Wizarding World” makes zero ****ing sense, even the British part.

[ScoobyDoo]

Having finally watched the first Fantastic Beasts movie (because my daughter insisted that we watch it) and read into some of the lore, I can finally understand where the whole “JK Rowling is a TERF” thing came from: She has zero understanding of how the real world works. Her depiction of the US in the “Wizarding World” makes zero ****ing sense. Actually, her entire “Wizarding World” makes zero ****ing sense, even the British part.

Makes perfect sense to me. It's fiction. I have a hard time with it as well because they never write the story I want to hear, or the story I want told. But, I'm not the author.

[unofan]

Her depiction of the US in the “Wizarding World” makes zero ****ing sense.

Because American depictions of other countries in movies are always accurate? Especially in the speculative fiction arena?

I mean, I get it, but there's some "what's good for the goose" in play here, too.

[Jimjamesak]

Because American depictions of other countries in movies are always accurate? Especially in the speculative fiction arena?

I mean, I get it, but there's some "what's good for the goose" in play here, too.

I mean, she’s too kind to the US to be honest. No racism, no problems with Native Americans (which is the hardest part to believe)? You’re telling me there’s no southern, aristocratic wizarding families kinda still PO’d about the civil war?

That’s the big thing with her world: all the witches and wizards are so concerned about keeping secret from the muggles that things like racism or imperialism don’t exist? In world where this whole “blood purity” thing runs rampant? Really?

[Kepler]

That’s the big thing with her world: all the witches and wizards are so concerned about keeping secret from the muggles that things like racism or imperialism don’t exist? In world where this whole “blood purity” thing runs rampant? Really?

IMO, the entire idea of wizards / muggles is that an intelligent and kind minority have to stay hidden from the stupid and violent majority. Our "magic" is our ability to think clearly, which to the majority is so mysterious (and threatening) they see it as supernatural. The villains are the intelligent people who lack kindness and abuse their gifts to harm.

Almost all of fantasy is metaphors for being a human born among apes. It is the perennial dilemma of the smart person.