Comments on: Hollywood Clip Joint: “Racer” too smart, “Happening” too dumb, new AFI lists, “Bruno” has a date http://www.scene-stealers.com/blogs/hollywood-clip-joint-racer-too-smart-happening-too-dumb-new-afi-lists-bruno-has-a-date/ Movies with Rock Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:47:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: NOYB http://www.scene-stealers.com/blogs/hollywood-clip-joint-racer-too-smart-happening-too-dumb-new-afi-lists-bruno-has-a-date/#comment-7398 NOYB Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:21:36 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/blogs/hollywood-clip-joint-racer-too-smart-happening-too-dumb-new-afi-lists-bruno-has-a-date/#comment-7398 I checked out Reed's blog and it was definitely worth checking out- I agree with him and Eric about how Shrek shouldn't be in there over Ratatouille- or even The Incredibles is beyond me. I was glad to see Reed mentioned The Zero Effect as an omission for a nominee for Mystery. I'm a big fan of that movie, and I make people who haven't seen it watch it with me. Bill Pullman is hysterical. I can't believe Ghandi isn't there under Epic. I know Donnie Brasco was nominated but I can't believe it didn't make the list for Gangster. And what about The Untouchables? The French Connection? (Do the gangsters have to be the central characters?) How the hell did Sleepless in Seattle end up on the Romantic Comedy list? The Apartment, The Graduate, High Fidelity, About a Boy- the list goes on and on- even Clueless and Working Girl are by far superior films. Ugh. Also I don't know what category they could fit under- which I guess explains their omission- but if they changed Gangster to Crime then The French Connection and Cool Hand Luke could've been included- as well as Fargo and Out of Sight. I'd add One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest to your Unclassifiable List. I checked out Reed’s blog and it was definitely worth checking out- I agree with him and Eric about how Shrek shouldn’t be in there over Ratatouille- or even The Incredibles is beyond me.

I was glad to see Reed mentioned The Zero Effect as an omission for a nominee for Mystery. I’m a big fan of that movie, and I make people who haven’t seen it watch it with me. Bill Pullman is hysterical.

I can’t believe Ghandi isn’t there under Epic.

I know Donnie Brasco was nominated but I can’t believe it didn’t make the list for Gangster. And what about The Untouchables? The French Connection? (Do the gangsters have to be the central characters?)

How the hell did Sleepless in Seattle end up on the Romantic Comedy list? The Apartment, The Graduate, High Fidelity, About a Boy- the list goes on and on- even Clueless and Working Girl are by far superior films. Ugh.

Also I don’t know what category they could fit under- which I guess explains their omission- but if they changed Gangster to Crime then The French Connection and Cool Hand Luke could’ve been included- as well as Fargo and Out of Sight.

I’d add One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest to your Unclassifiable List.

]]> By: Eric Melin http://www.scene-stealers.com/blogs/hollywood-clip-joint-racer-too-smart-happening-too-dumb-new-afi-lists-bruno-has-a-date/#comment-7325 Eric Melin Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:49:59 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/blogs/hollywood-clip-joint-racer-too-smart-happening-too-dumb-new-afi-lists-bruno-has-a-date/#comment-7325 RCM- Sometimes you stop the car to see the wreck; I totally understand. Besides (pun intended), sometimes movies reflect what's <i>in the air</i> at the time-- fear of global warming, terrorism paranoia. It's just the bad movies that are completely transparent about it. Reed- What a great post! Everybody should check out the link to his blog above. The genre thing is what really screwed these lists up. Maybe they should have done "Top 10 Unclassifiable Movies." I would suggest "Night of the Hunter" and "Three Kings," right off the top of my head. Chris- You haven't failed me yet. Dollar movie is better than seeing it only on DVD!! You won't be disappointed. RCM-
Sometimes you stop the car to see the wreck; I totally understand. Besides (pun intended), sometimes movies reflect what’s in the air at the time– fear of global warming, terrorism paranoia. It’s just the bad movies that are completely transparent about it.

Reed-
What a great post! Everybody should check out the link to his blog above. The genre thing is what really screwed these lists up. Maybe they should have done “Top 10 Unclassifiable Movies.” I would suggest “Night of the Hunter” and “Three Kings,” right off the top of my head.

Chris-
You haven’t failed me yet. Dollar movie is better than seeing it only on DVD!! You won’t be disappointed.

]]> By: RCM http://www.scene-stealers.com/blogs/hollywood-clip-joint-racer-too-smart-happening-too-dumb-new-afi-lists-bruno-has-a-date/#comment-7316 RCM Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:40:04 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/blogs/hollywood-clip-joint-racer-too-smart-happening-too-dumb-new-afi-lists-bruno-has-a-date/#comment-7316 Wow, I should have listened to Eric's review and not convinced myself that I needed to see "The Happening". Some people where inquiring that the critical backlashing it received was unjustified; kind of like what happened with "Speed Racer", and alas, I saw it (shame). It's as bad as they say (nuff said). “The pic’s soda-pop look might have worked better with older smarthouse audiences.” Hells yeah, take that Roger Ebert; note that I don't hate Roger but, I do think he makes many a critical error in this day in age. The AFI list is a little mixed up in its genres. I mean, isn't Star Wars fantasy and would we call animation a genre or a medium? I don't know (shrug). Abrams and Joss Whedon both have new shows coming out for FOX. I'm aware that it's not a competition but, I never fell completely in love with "Lost" so, I have more faith in Joss's new show; I could easily be wrong though. Wow, I should have listened to Eric’s review and not convinced myself that I needed to see “The Happening”. Some people where inquiring that the critical backlashing it received was unjustified; kind of like what happened with “Speed Racer”, and alas, I saw it (shame). It’s as bad as they say (nuff said).

“The pic’s soda-pop look might have worked better with older smarthouse audiences.” Hells yeah, take that Roger Ebert; note that I don’t hate Roger but, I do think he makes many a critical error in this day in age.

The AFI list is a little mixed up in its genres. I mean, isn’t Star Wars fantasy and would we call animation a genre or a medium? I don’t know (shrug).

Abrams and Joss Whedon both have new shows coming out for FOX. I’m aware that it’s not a competition but, I never fell completely in love with “Lost” so, I have more faith in Joss’s new show; I could easily be wrong though.

]]> By: Reed http://www.scene-stealers.com/blogs/hollywood-clip-joint-racer-too-smart-happening-too-dumb-new-afi-lists-bruno-has-a-date/#comment-7301 Reed Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:12:01 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/blogs/hollywood-clip-joint-racer-too-smart-happening-too-dumb-new-afi-lists-bruno-has-a-date/#comment-7301 Re: The AFI list. I'll have a posting coming soon (I <a href="http://fightingtheyouth.blogspot.com/2008/06/about-those-upcoming-afi-lists.html" rel="nofollow">analyzed the ballot</a> given to the judges last week). Totally agree on Scarface and Shrek, Eric. And for A Few Good Men, it was bound to make the cut because that genre was so damn narrow. More to come on my site once this week calms down a little... Re: The AFI list. I’ll have a posting coming soon (I analyzed the ballot given to the judges last week). Totally agree on Scarface and Shrek, Eric. And for A Few Good Men, it was bound to make the cut because that genre was so damn narrow. More to come on my site once this week calms down a little…

]]> By: ChrisKnudsen http://www.scene-stealers.com/blogs/hollywood-clip-joint-racer-too-smart-happening-too-dumb-new-afi-lists-bruno-has-a-date/#comment-7292 ChrisKnudsen Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:28:14 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/blogs/hollywood-clip-joint-racer-too-smart-happening-too-dumb-new-afi-lists-bruno-has-a-date/#comment-7292 I am going to see Speed Racer when it hits the dollar theater in Topeka. I tried to go see it last week but I missed my chance. I am sorry I failed you Eric. I am going to see Speed Racer when it hits the dollar theater in Topeka. I tried to go see it last week but I missed my chance. I am sorry I failed you Eric.

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