Terminator Is Out There

[luka]

The Politics of Envy

 

[woops]

Make America Ghostbusters Again / Book Lives Matter

 

[woops]

Easy Riders and Raging Bulls

 

[luka]

Three Amigos

 

[luka]

All the kids used to do the salute

 

[Corpsey]

I love the Three Amigos.

On the subject of Steve Martin, I've not seen most of his famous films (The Jerk, Roxanne, LA Story) but I caught the second half of Planes, Trains and Automobiles the other day which is a great movie more or less up to the closing scene – which is so terrible and saccharine it's perversely quite enjoyable to watch.

 

[luka]

Can't believe Craner told you you'll never find love. He really is a sadist and no mistake.

 

[craner]

On the subject of Steve Martin, I've not seen most of his famous films (The Jerk, Roxanne, LA Story) but I caught the second half of Planes, Trains and Automobiles the other day which is a great movie more or less up to the closing scene – which is so terrible and saccharine it's perversely quite enjoyable to watch.

Ffs. Without that scene the film has no point!

 

[Corpsey]

It hurt because it's true.

 

[craner]

Can't believe Craner told you you'll never find love. He really is a sadist and no mistake.

It's because of things like his reaction to the end of this film.

 

[Corpsey]

Ffs. Without that scene the film has no point!

It's not the content of the scene I object to, nor to its character, but to the colour of its skin.

 

[luka]

Now to add insult to injury he's telling you you're media studies homework is not up to scratch

 

[luka]

It's not the content of the scene I object to, nor to its character, but to the colour of its skin.

Racist.

 

[Corpsey]

I admit this scene gets a lot better when you read it as Steve Martin's character never quite getting over his hatred of John Candy and seeing that this was a golden opportunity to rub his amazing life in the man's face.

 

[craner]

It's not the content of the scene I object to, nor to its character, but to the colour of its skin.

I mean, Cocoon, right, raises some really fascinating and fundamental questions about age, time, fate and the ethics of living a good life, but then it ruins all this by sending all the wrinklies up in a space ship where they can live forever. Planes, Trains and Automobiles basically fucks around for the whole film, dropping little clues to the ultimate emotional pay-off which comes like a kick in the face in the last five minutes.

I just had to scroll back through this thread to find this.

Now go and watch the film again.

 

[Corpsey]

White privilege

 

[luka]

That, right, wedged between commas is very Craner

 

[luka]

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There was a thread on Twitter from an Englishman about Hollywood representations of 'normal middle class homes' point being they're all colossal mansions

 

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Yeah, Steve Martin is a millionaire. John Candy has been homeless since his wife died.

 

[luka]

Part of what I mean when I say in the eighties cinema is an advertisement for America.