Well yeah it's more than just a comedy, it definitely has some deep routed connections with teenagers at the time (and now), you can see this in all the characters, worries and problems about the present and the future, about sexuality and love, about friendship, it's actually a very complete film/movie/cinema/talkie/moving picture show.
"Americans should know the universe itself as a road, as many roads, as roads for traveling souls."
-Walt WhitmanThey have their worries, they’re counting the miles, they’re thinking about where to sleep tonight, how much money for gas, the weather, how they’ll get there—and all the time they’ll get there anyway, you see.
-Jack Kerouac
Yeah, "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" is one of the best recent films. Wes Anderson is a very good director, I prefer his older film "Rushmore" though.Originally Posted by bluevictim
Anybody here seen or even heard of Jonathan Caouette's autobiographic documentary "Tarnation"? I highly recommend it to anyone who's interested in cinema, I'd rate it as one of the most important films of the last ten years.
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The rugged ladder of your spine"
Whereas Burton's Ed Wood is fine indeed.
i can still remember the girls in the theatre going wild during the volleyball scene to Top Gun. the movie seemed to draw far more females than jocks from what i recall at the time, but still received mediocre reviews. Cruise's love interest in the film was terrible.
quintessential 80s flick would probably go to The Breakfast Club, also known for its most quoted script. but my vote goes to The Last American Virgin and Valley Girl (starring Nicholas Cage). Back To The Future is up there too.
"He was nauseous with regret when he saw her face again, and when, as of yore, he pleaded and begged at her knees for the joy of her being. She understood Neal; she stroked his hair; she knew he was mad."
---Jack Kerouac, On The Road: The Original Scroll
I think the 80's fashions are back in a way -- maybe updated a little but I keep seeing these little teeny boppers wearing leggings under skirts and sweaters cinched with belts. I seem to remember big belts being a big thing in the eighties. I don't know if the weird perm will make a comeback, but I do see tight jeans and furry boots....
"...if you weren't smart enough to get a pedophile in a dress to put a small amount of water on the child’s forehead, then what the eff did you think was going to happen?
Personally, I can't stand big hair. The leggings are actually ok. Remember when leg warmers were "in" again for about a month?
There aren't many 80's movies I like, but Aliens is my favorite movie of all time. I can watch that over and over and not get tired of it! Funny, my mom introduced me to it; it's her favorite movie too, that and Predator.But she also loves Pretty in Pink, so it all balances out.
'...A cast of your skull, sir, until the original is available, would be an ornament to any anthropological museum. It is not my intention to be fulsome, but I confess that I covet your skull.' --Dr. Mortimer, The Hound of the Baskervilles
Hey I was your's and Higley's age in the 80's. I lived with all that. At least from the male point of view.
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Sorry I missed thatHey I was your's and Higley's age in the 80's. I lived with all that. At least from the male point of view.
"Americans should know the universe itself as a road, as many roads, as roads for traveling souls."
-Walt WhitmanThey have their worries, they’re counting the miles, they’re thinking about where to sleep tonight, how much money for gas, the weather, how they’ll get there—and all the time they’ll get there anyway, you see.
-Jack Kerouac
Yah, but do you want to live through it again?Hey I was your's and Higley's age in the 80's. I lived with all that. At least from the male point of view.
Virgil, your new nickname is AquaNet.
'...A cast of your skull, sir, until the original is available, would be an ornament to any anthropological museum. It is not my intention to be fulsome, but I confess that I covet your skull.' --Dr. Mortimer, The Hound of the Baskervilles
Why worst thing to ozone? And why Aquanet?Yah, but do you want to live through it again?
Virgil, your new nickname is AquaNet.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
There is a highly accurate way to settle this: by Google Fight!
So, here are results for the nominations so far for quintessential 80's movie (keyword: "X" movie):
Top Gun 1,210,000
Wall Street 1,580,000
The Breakfast Club 738,000
Fast Times at Ridgemont High 502,000
The Last American Virgin 41,200
Back to the Future 1,300,000
Valley Girl 277,000
Aliens 1,840,000
Predator 1,690,000
It looks like Aliens wins.
Another 80's movie I loved was Better Off Dead. Two Dollars!
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I haven't seen Rushmore, and I haven't even heard of Tarnation.
One scene that really sticks out in my mind from Life Aquatic is when Seu Jorge is singing Space Oddity while the pirates come from behind. For some reason I really liked the effect.
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Hairspray! Lots and lots of it. I think AquaNet's one of the brands that essentially converts your hair into an army helmet you could crack a bottle on. Fess up Virg, did you have big hair?Why worst thing to ozone? And why Aquanet?
'...A cast of your skull, sir, until the original is available, would be an ornament to any anthropological museum. It is not my intention to be fulsome, but I confess that I covet your skull.' --Dr. Mortimer, The Hound of the Baskervilles
Don't you mean "Virgy"? I was so happy when they came out with a pump spray for AquaNet. Helmet hair and ozone safe.
What is the most disgusting film that you guys couldn't even sit through? I saw 10 minutes of Blood Sucking Freaks and well, freaked out. Just nasty.
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Hmmm... The only movie I didn't sit through that I remember was "Scream". It wasn't because it was too disgusting, though, I was just really tired and I fell asleep. I do seem to recall some gross scenes at the beginning.
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