From NYT: Truth Stranger Than 'Strangelove'
"Dr. Strangelove," Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film about nuclear-war plans run amok, is widely heralded as one of the greatest satires in American political or movie history. For its 40th anniversary, Film Forum is screening a new 35 millimeter print for one week, starting on Friday, and Columbia TriStar is releasing a two-disc special-edition DVD next month. One essential point should emerge from all the hoopla: "Strangelove" is far more than a satire. In its own loopy way, the movie is a remarkably fact-based and specific guide to some of the oddest, most secretive chapters of the Cold War.
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What few people knew, at the time and since, was just how accurate this film was. Its premise, plotline, some of the dialogue, even its wildest characters eerily resembled the policies, debates and military leaders of the day.
Last night, after taking 8 teenagers to an amusement park all day, we bought pizza and THEY chose to rent/watch Pretty in Pink. It was bizarre watching this with a bunch of 14 year olds. The basic analysis from them was that Andrew McCarthy was hot, James Spader was an ass, and "the dress" was UGLY. Oh, and "it sucks" to be "the best friend".
The dress WAS ugly.
Pretty in Pink makes me angry. I find the message it gives repulsive, find the best friend in need of a severe bitch slapping, and think Andrew McCarthy didn't become hot until sometime mysteriously in the last five years when age added some character, a fact that continues to kind of squick me.
Plei - I just thought it was hilarious that these kids picked a movie that was almost 20 years old, sat rapt watching it, and made almost exactly THE SAME comments my friends and I made "back in the day". Personally, I'd have had more fun watching Sixteen Candles if we were going to have to pick a Molly Ringwald movie.
Plei - I just thought it was hilarious that these kids picked a movie that was almost 20 years old, sat rapt watching it, and made almost exactly THE SAME comments my friends and I made "back in the day". Personally, I'd have had more fun watching Sixteen Candles if we were going to have to pick a Molly Ringwald movie
That is funny.
I think our comments, back in the day, were closer to acute horror at the ruin of a vintage dress and the notion that to get a guy (which was required to be happy or some crap), you had to de-quirk yourself.
Which is what happens when you watch the movie with the quirky, vintage clothing collecting set. I watched it again a year or two ago to see if my reaction was any different, but nope. Still hated it.
However, I still like The Breakfast Club.
Anyone ever seen The Sender?
No, but I've seen Returner.
However, I still like The Breakfast Club.
A friend of mine sang
Don't You Forget About Me
at her secondary school graduation last year. The whole year had rehearsed a little air-punch thing for the end of it.
The Breakfast Club will never die.
Re: The Breakfast Club - I had such a crush on Allison (the quirky girl played by Ally Sheedy) and I was so pissed when they made her over at the end. And it's annoying how the movie tries to be more serious and important than what it is. But overall I still love it.
I believe I've somehow managed not to see any of the movies mentioned in the last several posts.
