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If I have to see or hear another add for that rot Sex and the City starring the Wicked Witch of the West I'm going to Boil My Eyes Out and Stick a Red Hot Poker in my Ears.
DarwinRoo
6 Jun 2008, 17:36
SJP is the exception to the rule that ugly people cant work on television.
The Filth Wizard
6 Jun 2008, 19:46
If I have to see or hear another add for that rot Sex and the City starring the Wicked Witch of the West I'm going to Boil My Eyes Out and Stick a Red Hot Poker in my Ears.
Look on the bright side...
2 1/2 hours by yourself when your lady inevitably goes to see it.
Her or DevilFish.
Can't believe Carrie got married!!
SJP is the exception to the rule that ugly people cant work on television.
Saw her interviewed at the London premiere (I think it was) and she is looking frightful. Has not aged well.
Roobunny
7 Jun 2008, 11:56
I think I'm about the only woman I know who hasn't rushed to the cinema to see it. I have no desire to see it - the series was dull and the movie's the most overhyped film I can recall.
blackshadow
7 Jun 2008, 14:32
If I have to see or hear another add for that rot Sex and the City starring the Wicked Witch of the West I'm going to Boil My Eyes Out and Stick a Red Hot Poker in my Ears.
You're gonna see plenty more ads.
Just make sure that there is footage of you boiling your eyes and sticking the red hot poker in your ears posted on youtube!
fairdinkum
7 Jun 2008, 17:48
Rather pathetic, isn't it? The hype that has surrounded this clap-trap movie. I caught a few minutes of Oprah's 'S&tC' special and it was nauseating.
(Re Roobunny: She's a North supporter and she doesn't like S&tC? Sigh...)
Chadwiko
8 Jun 2008, 12:25
Look on the bright side...
2 1/2 hours by yourself when your lady inevitably goes to see it.
Her or DevilFish.
My girl calls her " the ygly horse face whore".
I love my girl so very much :D
Boozeroo
8 Jun 2008, 17:12
Family Guy puts it best- " Sarah Jessica Parker? Her face looks like a foot..."
The Filth Wizard
8 Jun 2008, 17:31
My girl calls her " the ygly horse face whore".
Why?
Has she had a stroke?
Family Guy puts it best- " Sarah Jessica Parker? Her face looks like a foot..."
Up there with the Gwen Stefani critique...
"I have no idea what a Holler Back Girl is, all I know is I want her dead!"
As for this Sex In The City movie, the one upside is that my mob scored a free product placement at the end of the movie. Ker-ching $$$.
SJP is the exception to the rule that ugly people cant work on television.
I'm glad someone said it before I did. :)
Shockingly unattractive.
Nothing new here. SJP was voted 'World's Unsexiest Woman' by Maxim earlier this year.
Why is there even a segment dedicated to unsexiness? :confused:
Some knob has even gone to the trouble of creating a website sarahjessicaparkerlookslikeahorse.com
Well, I adore SJP. I think she is beautiful. I've declared her Lovely perfume my signature scent. Her likeability and realness in her character Carrie is what I love about Sex And the City. Her comic sidekick persona as Rusty crapped all over Lori Singer in the 1980s pop culture landmark Footloose. Does anyone out there remember her in Square Pegs?
Oh never mind!
Nothing new here. SJP was voted 'World's Unsexiest Woman' by Maxim earlier this year.
It was for a reason. However;
Why is there even a segment dedicated to unsexiness? :confused:
Because some people need something to help them feel better about themselves.
Some knob has even gone to the trouble of creating a website sarahjessicaparkerlookslikeahorse.com
I don't find the woman attractive, but that has serial cyber nerd written all over it. Why would you bother?
Roos4eva
8 Jun 2008, 21:22
Up there with the Gwen Stefani critique...
"I have no idea what a Holler Back Girl is, all I know is I want her dead!"
As for this Sex In The City movie, the one upside is that my mob scored a free product placement at the end of the movie. Ker-ching $$$.
Also up there with the Renee Zellweger as an ant-eater at a picnic skit.
Nothing new here. SJP was voted 'World's Unsexiest Woman' by Maxim earlier this year.
Why is there even a segment dedicated to unsexiness? :confused:
Some knob has even gone to the trouble of creating a website sarahjessicaparkerlookslikeahorse.com
Well, I adore SJP. I think she is beautiful. I've declared her Lovely perfume my signature scent. Her likeability and realness in her character Carrie is what I love about Sex And the City. Her comic sidekick persona as Rusty crapped all over Lori Singer in the 1980s pop culture landmark Footloose. Does anyone out there remember her in Square Pegs?
Oh never mind!
Square Pegs... wasn't that the high school based comedy that was shut down by the network because of rampant cocaine abuse on set?
Square Pegs... wasn't that the high school based comedy that was shut down by the network because of rampant cocaine abuse on set?
You know it!
That show was doing John Hughes themes way before Sixteen Candles or The Breakfast Club.
Roobunny
9 Jun 2008, 10:56
(Re Roobunny: She's a North supporter and she doesn't like S&tC? Sigh...)
:D
Normally any film that is advertised with the words "chick flick" or "heartwarming" make me run a mile.
The Other Dean
9 Jun 2008, 16:34
Up there with the Gwen Stefani critique...
"I have no idea what a Holler Back Girl is, all I know is I want her dead!"
I love The Family Guy, but if Gwen asked me to holler back, I'd be glad to.
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee284/gamasutra/GwenStefani_s.jpg
As for this Sex In The City movie, the one upside is that my mob scored a free product placement at the end of the movie. Ker-ching $$$.
Huh ? You're in the sex toys business these days ?
mighty mick
9 Jun 2008, 18:48
Saw her interviewed at the London premiere (I think it was) and she is looking frightful. Has not aged well.
sex in the city proudly sponsored by polyfilla
Huh ? You're in the sex toys business these days ?
Pays to be diverse
The Filth Wizard
9 Jun 2008, 19:32
Pays to be diverse
I heard that over the end credits, caricatures of the girls faces were superimposed over the heads of superheroes and footballers.
Pharros head was then superimposed over SJP.
Seems fair.
I heard that over the end credits, caricatures of the girls faces were superimposed over the heads of superheroes and footballers.
Pharros head was then superimposed over SJP.
Seems fair.
Not to mention a dramatic improvement.
The Filth Wizard
9 Jun 2008, 21:03
Not to mention a dramatic improvement.
Maybe not for you, but I fear for Matthew Broderick's sense of well-being if he considers it an upgrade.
Maybe not for you, but I fear for Matthew Broderick's sense of well-being if he considers it an upgrade.
With a life long hatred for Ferris Bueller, the only thing that helps me sleep at night is the knowledge that somewhere out there, that little prat has to wake up next to Sarah Jesica Parker. :eek:
trueroo
10 Jun 2008, 18:10
With a life long hatred for Ferris Bueller, the only thing that helps me sleep at night is the knowledge that somewhere out there, that little prat has to wake up next to Sarah Jesica Parker. :eek:
proves god is just .
Its just which god , if there is one ,or if there is some thing just i don't know what......................
fairdinkum
10 Jun 2008, 19:17
With a life long hatred for Ferris Bueller, the only thing that helps me sleep at night is the knowledge that somewhere out there, that little prat has to wake up next to Sarah Jesica Parker. :eek:
I know you're upset right now so I'll pretend you didn't say that. :mad:
roobear
10 Jun 2008, 20:53
I love The Family Guy, but if Gwen asked me to holler back, I'd be glad to.
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee284/gamasutra/GwenStefani_s.jpg
Yep.
I know you're upset right now so I'll pretend you didn't say that. :mad:
Come on, Ferris bites. The most over rated teen movie ever.
The Filth Wizard
10 Jun 2008, 22:44
Come on, Ferris bites. The most over rated teen movie ever.
I present to the audience... 'Pretty In Pink'.
Roobunny
10 Jun 2008, 23:08
I present to the audience... 'Pretty In Pink'.
Hell no, Pretty In Pink is awesome. Though I'm a girl so I may be biased. I've grown to find the Breakfast Club painful, after loving it when I was a kid.
Ferris is fantastic for the first half but then falls off dramatically.
roobear
10 Jun 2008, 23:38
We've had this debate before, and it was established beyond doubt that Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a top flick.
Let's not waste any more time debating the undebateable.
SJP? yep, sorry guys, but any...
And Gwen? where do I sign.
The Other Dean
11 Jun 2008, 01:06
We've had this debate before, and it was established beyond doubt that Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a top flick.
Let's not waste any more time debating the undebateable.
Yep.
As roobear says, pharro, you tried once another time to get us to board your Ferris Hate Train but, IIRC, you had very few people willing to purchase a ticket.
I can't help think that you are sadly, tragically blinded by your love for Some Kind Of Wonderful, a film that has since been blamed as one of the key catalysts for the whole Emo craze. (The seeds just took a while to sprout is all.)
Btw, don't Some Kind Of Wonderful and Pretty In Pink both share a pretty major common plot device ?
Despite the latter featuring the barely tolerable trio of Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy and Jon Cryer, I'm willing to cut Pretty In Pink a little slack on account of three things:
(1) Spader's brilliant turn as rich prick, Steff McKee
(2) Harry Dean Stanton
(3) The killer Psychedelic Furs song
I present to the audience... 'Pretty In Pink'.
Pretty In Pink is not rated. Other than giving us James Spader, it's just a remake of 16 Candles.
Yep.
As roobear says, pharro, you tried once another time to get us to board your Ferris Hate Train but, IIRC, you had very few people willing to purchase a ticket.
I can't help think that you are sadly, tragically blinded by your love for Some Kind Of Wonderful, a film that has since been blamed as one of the key catalysts for the whole Emo craze. (The seeds just took a while to sprout is all.)
Btw, don't Some Kind Of Wonderful and Pretty In Pink both share a pretty major common plot device ?
Despite the latter featuring the barely tolerable trio of Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy and Jon Cryer, I'm willing to cut Pretty In Pink a little slack on account of three things:
(1) Spader's brilliant turn as rich prick, Steff McKee
(2) Harry Dean Stanton
(3) The killer Psychedelic Furs song
Interesting story... well, actually it's not so interesting, but here goes...
John Hughes wrote the script for Pretty In Pink, initially with a different title, except that he had the sexes reversed. In other words, it was about a boy from the wrong side of the tracks who falls in love with a rich girl despite the protestations of her snobby friends. Eventually the boy comes to realise that his best friend, who is in love with him, is a better match than the rich girl. Hughes changed his mind and went into production with a girl in the lead. Then once it was done, he test screened the film to an audience of Pasadena teenagers and they demanded that Molly Ringwald end up with the sooky rich boy Andrew McCarthy instead of Jon Cryer. So they re-shot the ending.
A couple of years later, Hughes realised he'd prostituted himself to a bunch of stupid Valley girls, so he made the original film with a boy in the lead. And thus we have the vastly superior Some Kind Of Wonderful.
Honestly, I pity you people for the poor taste you were cursed with, for thinking Ferris is a patch on Eric Stolz in Some Kind Of Wonderful.
Of course The Sure Thing blows them all away.
Since learning that Pretty in Pink's lead character was originally intended to be a boy, I never understood how it would work out until Hughes wrote this sex reversed remake with the ending he always wanted for Andie and Duckie.
So we have Pretty in Pink with poor girl Ringwald longing for nice rich boy McCarthy whilst being dogged by nasty rich boy Spader with dishonorable intentions. Audience sympathises with outcast poor boy Cryer who harbours secret crush on best friend, poor girl Ringwald. The relationship between McCarthy and Spader was a bit homoerotic for my liking. By dating Ringwald, Mcarthy risks losing his social cred. Cryer need not feel too sorry for himself, with a mentor like Andrew Dice Clay he'll soon be moving to Laguna to share a flat with Charlie Sheen.
Some Kind of Wonderful again presents the point of view of poor girl Stuart-Masterson who realises she digs her best friend, poor boy Stoltz, who crushes on poor chick Lea Thompson who hangs with the rich kids and splits from rich boy, Sheffer, thus relinquishing her social status.
My 3 arguments in favour of SKW:
The main characters have names relating to The Rolling Stones: Amanda Jones, (which is played in the film); Stuart-Masterson plays a drummer called Watts and Stoltz plays a character called Keith; :thumbsu:
Lick the Tins' killer version of Can't Help Falling In Love; :thumbsu:
The confrontation scene at Hardy Jens' party with Charlie Sexton music playing in the background. Stuart Masterson calls on backup in the form of Elias Koteas who goes on to play one all-time wicked psychopath in Fallen. If I'm ever in trouble with rich bully-boys, I want that cat in my corner. :thumbsu:
Of course The Sure Thing blows them all away.
Aaaahhhhh!
"A sure thing, no questions asked, no... no strings attached, no guilt involved, a sure thing!"
Seriously, AS IF you'd pick Daphne Zuniga over a young Nicolette Sheridan. :confused:
Aaaahhhhh!
"A sure thing, no questions asked, no... no strings attached, no guilt involved, a sure thing!"
Seriously, AS IF you'd pick Daphne Zuniga over a young Nicolette Sheridan. :confused:
Yeah I reckon I speak for every straight bloke here in saying I'd choose John Cusack over Daphne Zuniga.
Lick the Tins' killer version of Can't Help Falling In Love; :thumbsu:
Yep that was an awesome end credits track. But otherwise, the only thing PIP has over SKoW is soundtrack. Quite simply, they really pulled the cheque book out for PIP and it was probably only topped by Top Gun for movie soundtrack sales in the 80s. And this is the second time today I have been able to incorporate Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark into a conversation.
Notice James Spader has hardly aged between PIP and Boston Legal?
He was barely believable in his Miami Vice suit playing a high school student. I just checked wiki and he would have been 27 when he played Steff. :(
Remember Tuff Turf?
Notice James Spader has hardly aged between PIP and Boston Legal?
He was barely believable in his Miami Vice suit playing a high school student. I just checked wiki and he would have been 27 when he played Steff. :(
Remember Tuff Turf?
Yep and then straight after that he made the same film from the perspective of the bad guy - Striking Back.
Yep and then straight after that he made the same film from the perspective of the bad guy - Striking Back.
I'm sure I've never seen that one but the title is familiar. I see on IMDB it was titled The New Kids in the US but I'm struggling to find a trailer online.
Roobunny
12 Jun 2008, 23:23
The Sure Thing. Awesome, awesome film. (Again I may have a slight bias due to my very strong fondness for John Cusack)
Again from the girl viewpoint - hated Sixteen Candles while Pretty In Pink is in my Top 10 films (for reference along with films like Casablanca and Singin' In The Rain - so I do have some taste). Also I would have felt seriously cheated if Andie had ended up with Ducky, it just wasn't right. (Says the girl who ended up marrying her best male friend). Have to agree with the homoerotic suggestions between Blaine and Stefan though, and I can only wish that had been taken further.... :D
However of the 80s teen films - there is no better than Say Anything (again with JC).
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk133/Bunnsterwabbit/13135__say_anythiing_l.jpg
However of the 80s teen films - there is no better than Say Anything (again with JC).
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk133/Bunnsterwabbit/13135__say_anythiing_l.jpg
That image gives me chills.
Lloyd Dobler, with Peter Gabriel singing In Your Eyes. ;)
The Other Dean
13 Jun 2008, 00:02
Yep that was an awesome end credits track. But otherwise, the only thing PIP has over SKoW is soundtrack. Quite simply, they really pulled the cheque book out for PIP and it was probably only topped by Top Gun for movie soundtrack sales in the 80s. And this is the second time today I have been able to incorporate Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark into a conversation.
Great soundtrack. Not only did you have Psychedelic Furs' awesome title track (from which the film was inspired....apparently The Furs were pissed that the "Andie" character wasn't named "Caroline"....true story), but you also had such fine offerings as New Order's "Shellshock", Suzanne Vega's "Left Of Centre", Echo & The Bunnymen's "Bring On The Dancing Horses", and The Smiths' "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want".
Oh....and OMD.
And while this is not in any way meant to be taken as some kind of glowing endorsement of Pretty In Pink, I am frankly staggered by people's lack of love for the great Harry Dean Stanton. The man is a god. No-one lies around on a couch with a hang-dog expression like Harry Dean. No-one.
Roobunny
13 Jun 2008, 00:18
That image gives me chills.
Lloyd Dobler, with Peter Gabriel singing In Your Eyes. ;)
We had In Your Eyes as one of the "important" songs in our wedding ceremony as a tribute!
The Other Dean
13 Jun 2008, 00:27
The Sure Thing. Awesome, awesome film. (Again I may have a slight bias due to my very strong fondness for John Cusack)
Again from the girl viewpoint - hated Sixteen Candles while Pretty In Pink is in my Top 10 films (for reference along with films like Casablanca and Singin' In The Rain - so I do have some taste). Also I would have felt seriously cheated if Andie had ended up with Ducky, it just wasn't right. (Says the girl who ended up marrying her best male friend). Have to agree with the homoerotic suggestions between Blaine and Stefan though, and I can only wish that had been taken further.... :D
However of the 80s teen films - there is no better than Say Anything (again with JC).
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk133/Bunnsterwabbit/13135__say_anythiing_l.jpg
Top film. Hold that thought.
Sixteen Candles.....any film starring Anthony Michael Hall should be taken around the back and shot.
I'm another one who agrees with the Blaine and Steff homo-erotic vibe. Can't remember....was there a scene where they wrestled ? There should have been.
I was just Googling some "Best Teen Movies Of All Time"-style lists. Say Anything seemed to come up first on most of the lists that I looked at. As I said, top film. It's third on my favourites list.
My favourite is a film that also made top spot on a few lists.....
http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/1/13839/39_2007/fast_times_at_ridgemont_high.preview.jpg
IMO, the teen flick by which all teen flicks should be judged. Written by Cameron Crowe, Directed by Amy Heckerling, and with a killer cast - Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Phoebe Cates (Mmmm....Phoebe Cates....topless Phoebe Cates), (speaking of which) Judge Reinhold, Ray Walston, and appearances by Nicolas Cage, Anthony Edwards, Forest Whitaker, and pharro's boyfriend, Eric Stoltz.
Second place is Heathers.
While we're on Cusack, I also liked Better Off Dead.
Moving on, I'd rate Dazed And Confused, and Empire Records was ghey, but kinda cool, and it had a decent soundtrack. Election wasn't bad. Mean Girls was surprisingly okay.
And if they qualify for a list of this kind, I'd also chuck in Clerks, The Basketball Diaries, Stand By Me, and of course, The Goonies. (Personally, I don't group them with the above but perhaps someone with a broader definition may. If so, they rate a mention.)
My favourite is a film that also made top spot on a few lists.....
http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/1/13839/39_2007/fast_times_at_ridgemont_high.preview.jpg
IMO, the teen flick by which all teen flicks should be judged. Written by Cameron Crowe, Directed by Amy Heckerling, and with a killer cast - Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Phoebe Cates (Mmmm....Phoebe Cates....topless Phoebe Cates), (speaking of which) Judge Reinhold, Ray Walston, and appearances by Nicolas Cage, Anthony Edwards, Forest Whitaker, and pharro's boyfriend, Eric Stoltz.
While I will always come out to bat for SKoW and The Sure Thing, I have to say your citing of Fast Times is quite simply, no fair.
Obviously the best, bar none.
Hey check it out, while I'm typing this, I'm watching the all time worst teen film - Endless Love. Even in turgid pus, Spader is the bomb!
Anyhow, back to the good stuff... The Outsiders and Rumblefish have to rate a mention just for self indulgence.
And you have to give American Pie a nod. I also love Superbad. For girly films, I rate Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. (yeah, I know - ghey!)
The Other Dean
13 Jun 2008, 01:36
While I will always come out to bat for SKoW and The Sure Thing, I have to say your citing of Fast Times is quite simply, no fair.
Obviously the best, bar none.
Bar none.
Anyhow, back to the good stuff... The Outsiders and Rumblefish have to rate a mention just for self indulgence.
Fair call. Not to mention the wealth of acting talent assembled within.
(Please, no Mickey Rourke jokes.)
Also, on a similar (but not similar at all) note, I saw that American Graffiti made a lot of those Top Ten lists I mentioned earlier, too.
And you have to give American Pie a nod. I also love Superbad. For girly films, I rate Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. (yeah, I know - ghey!)
Really enjoyed Superbad.
The Filth Wizard
13 Jun 2008, 14:17
I have a lot of time for one 80's teen movie that hasn't been mentioned.
Good vs Evil... check.
Panty runs... check.
T & A.... check.
Rousing end anthem by Queen... check.
Off kilter gay and asian stereotypes... check.
Increasingly less relevant sequels... check.
Curtis Armstrong.... check.
Nerds!!!
http://www.grudge-match.com/Images/nerds.gif
I am frankly staggered by people's lack of love for the great Harry Dean Stanton. No-one.
I don't rate him. As far as loser dads in teen angst films, I like Frasier's dad, John Mahoney in Say Anything.
We had In Your Eyes as one of the "important" songs in our wedding ceremony as a tribute!
I hope someone there was holding up a ghetto blaster to keep it authentic. :)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
IMO, the teen flick by which all teen flicks should be judged. Written by Cameron Crowe, Directed by Amy Heckerling, and with a killer cast - Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Phoebe Cates (Mmmm....Phoebe Cates....topless Phoebe Cates), (speaking of which) Judge Reinhold, Ray Walston, and appearances by Nicolas Cage, Anthony Edwards, Forest Whitaker, and pharro's boyfriend, Eric Stoltz.
Haha, I thought for a while there Phoebe's name was pronounced Poo-Bee. How good is Jackson Browne's Somebody's Angel on the soundtrack?
Cameron Crowe, I love him but he lost me at Vanilla Sky.
Say Anything, Fast Times, Singles, Almost Famous.
Clever dialogue, inspired casting, amazing characters.
Intentionally not mentioning Maguire. I have Cruise-phobia (poo-beea). :D
Hey check it out, while I'm typing this, I'm watching the all time worst teen film - Endless Love.
Dude, why?
The Outsiders and Rumblefish have to rate a mention just for self indulgence.
Hey I've still got the notes from a book talk that my bro helped me write in high school for SE Hinton's That Was Then, This Is Now. Arguably the better of her 4 novels, not necessarily the better film adaptation.
My most favourite of the Brat Pack films is this
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I hope someone there was holding up a ghetto blaster to keep it authentic. :)
Which film was it where Cusack rips the car stereo out and throws it out the window of the moving car? Was that Better Off Dead?
Haha, I thought for a while there Phoebe's name was pronounced Poo-Bee. How good is Jackson Browne's Somebody's Angel on the soundtrack?
Cameron Crowe, I love him but he lost me at Vanilla Sky.
Say Anything, Fast Times, Singles, Almost Famous.
Clever dialogue, inspired casting, amazing characters.
Intentionally not mentioning Maguire. I have Cruise-phobia (poo-beea). :D
Poo-Bee? How bizarre.
Hey I've still got the notes from a book talk that my bro helped me write in high school for SE Hinton's That Was Then, This Is Now. Arguably the better of her 4 novels, not necessarily the better film adaptation.
You horde a lot of sh1te. Is that some kind of family trait?
The Other Dean
13 Jun 2008, 22:53
Which film was it where Cusack rips the car stereo out and throws it out the window of the moving car? Was that Better Off Dead?
Yep. From memory, Hall & Oates' "She's Gone" is the straw that breaks the Cusack's back. Understandable on a musical level alone.
The Other Dean
13 Jun 2008, 23:14
I don't rate him.
I'm sorry, I respect you as a poster, and I'm well aware that this is Lidge's Lounge - the home of ridiculous calls - but, sheesh, that has to be one of the worst calls I have ever read on this board.
The man is an acting legend. He's made over a 100 films, a lot of them excellent, and he is widely regarded as one of the finest character actors Hollywood has ever seen. His filmography is just nuts - Kelly's Heroes, Two-Lane Blacktop, Dillinger, Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, The Godfather II, Alien, Last Temptation Of Christ, Wild At Heart.
And, of course, arguably his two finest performances....Repo Man and Paris,Texas.
C'mon, 35eye. Surely you jest.
The Filth Wizard
13 Jun 2008, 23:26
I'm sorry, I respect you as a poster, and I'm well aware that this is Lidge's Lounge - the home of ridiculous calls - but, sheesh, that has to be one of the worst calls I have ever read on this board.
The man is an acting legend. He's made over a 100 films, a lot of them excellent, and he is widely regarded as one of the finest character actors Hollywood has ever seen. His filmography is just nuts - Kelly's Heroes, Two-Lane Blacktop, Dillinger, Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, The Godfather II, Alien, Last Temptation Of Christ, Wild At Heart.
And, of course, arguably his two finest performances....Repo Man and Paris,Texas.
C'mon, 35eye. Surely you jest.
Agreed.
The man has made very little shit.
'Down Periscope' was a black stain on many careers.
C'mon, 35eye. Surely you jest.
Then you'd be appalled to learn I answered a trivia question last week, "Name the actor who played MacGyver" with "Harry Dean Stanton?" Then I said, "..no, Harry Dean Stanton was the guy from Night Court who played the judge that was into Mel Torme."
True story, I kid you not!
By the way, I'm generally not one to tell tales out of school but North Bhoy called Bobby DeNiro a, quote, useless flange on another board. Surely that deserves more vitriol.
The Other Dean
13 Jun 2008, 23:38
Agreed.
The man has made very little shit.
'Down Periscope' was a black stain on many careers.
Famous movie critic Roger Ebert was once quoted as saying - "No movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M.Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad."
He later qualified that comment by saying that 1989's Dream A Little Dream was in "clear violation of this rule".
The Other Dean
13 Jun 2008, 23:43
Then you'd be appalled to learn I answered a trivia question last week, "Name the actor who played MacGyver" with "Harry Dean Stanton?"
How can you get Harry Dean Stanton confused with Richard....Wilkins ?
.....NorthBhoy called Bobby DeNiro a, quote, useless flange on another board.
http://images.google.com.au/url?q=http://rofl.wheresthebeef.co.uk/Pot%2520Kettle%2520Black.jpg&usg=AFQjCNFH5gsf0oqV_hqChbkFBN-32unSeg
He's just bitter that they didn't use him for the gumbo scene in Angel Heart.
If I did a snap poll: Who is the more useless flange, Dennis Hopper or Harry Dean Stanton, which would poll higher?
The Other Dean
14 Jun 2008, 03:55
If I did a snap poll: Who is the more useless flange, Dennis Hopper or Harry Dean Stanton, which would poll higher?
I would abstain from your evil, little poll as I don't think either qualifies.
(Nor does De Niro for that matter.....like, to the power of a zillion.)
But if you asking me who I rate higher between Hopper and Stanton, then Harry Dean wins every time. He is ten times the actor that Hopper is. Lower ratio of duds in his filmography and, more importantly, even when the material is weak, Harry Dean can always be relied upon to give a decent performance. Can't say the same for Hopper who has appeared in some real out-and-out shit, and has himself stunk up the screen on numerous occasions. I'm not one of these people who pray at the altar of the Church Of Hopper. I've always thought he was an average talent at best, and an absolute ******* jerk for the way he brutalised his first wife. He's not quite a useless flange, but he's not too far away.
A summary of how I rank The Hollywood Deans.....
Harry Dean Stanton > James Dean > Dean Martin > Dean Stockwell > Dean-is Hopper > Richard Dean Anderson > Dean Cain