The Onion AV Club presents Classic Movies it's okay to hate.
Let the nitpicking begin!
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Jessica - Dec 07, 2006 5:34:48 am PST #6220 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Strega - Dec 07, 2006 6:02:53 am PST #6221 of 10001
The very last line cracked me up.
My nitpick: I don't think Shawshank Redemption should be in there at all. Being on TNT a hundred times a year does not automatically make something a classic. And, okay, Big Lebowski shouldn't be included either, but the punchline was worth it... so I guess my nitpick is that they shouldn't have used the word "classic" in the first place.
bon bon - Dec 07, 2006 6:07:26 am PST #6222 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Shawshank, ok, at least it has a high rating in IMDb. Exorcist? Fantasia? Who is afraid to insist they dislike those two? If you're going to have highly personal reasons to dislike it and a defense, put Kane in there! Godfather! Wizard of Oz! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!
Fred Pete - Dec 07, 2006 6:17:47 am PST #6223 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
First off, what bon bon said -- I also don't think of most of those movies as sacred cows.
And movie Carrie's prom night and after is far, far inferior to book Carrie.
Hayden - Dec 07, 2006 6:19:10 am PST #6224 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
That article's been around a little while. But hating Network is a-ok with me. What a load of crazappy.
Jessica - Dec 07, 2006 6:28:23 am PST #6225 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't think Shawshank Redemption should be in there at all. Being on TNT a hundred times a year does not automatically make something a classic.
I agree, except it's also the only one on the list that, IMO, will truly bring down the wrath and shock of your peers if you admit you don't like it. Lots of people don't like Fantasia, and even more have never seen Network or Carrie. But admitting to disliking Shawshank is like admitting you kick puppies and then put their heads on spikes. (It's right up there with admitting you thought Bull Durham was a tiresome bore.)
bon bon - Dec 07, 2006 6:33:10 am PST #6226 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I've always thought liking Shawshank was a guy thing. Because I don't get it.
Polter-Cow - Dec 07, 2006 6:38:01 am PST #6227 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I didn't think it really lived up to the hype, but it was all right.
Strega - Dec 07, 2006 6:49:23 am PST #6228 of 10001
I agree, except it's also the only one on the list that, IMO, will truly bring down the wrath and shock of your peers if you admit you don't like it.
Really? I don't think I know anyone with passionate feelings about Shawshank. I'm not passionate about disliking it. It's just there. Being ploddingly inspirational at me. It's a thing you watch sometimes on a Sunday afternoon when there's nothing else on.
I'd think Star Wars would be a bigger deal among my peers. I've never been more frightened for my life than after I saw the re-release.
megan walker - Dec 07, 2006 7:01:13 am PST #6229 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Really? I don't think I know anyone with passionate feelings about Shawshank.
I think it's one of those feel-good classics that people who aren't into movies actually buy. If I know someone who owns just a dozen or so movies, that is usually one of them. It's like Forrest Gump that way.