After revisiting the original trilogy over the past few weeks it is pretty entertaining to look at it that way. But I wonder if it's a sign of Lucas' storytelling genius or a sign of plot holes all over the place. And admittedly I've never seen prequel #3 and don't have plans on doing so anytime soon, so my view is pretty well skewed.
AJ, I wanted to thank you for your great review of Freaks & Geeks. In regards to the bullying aspect, I can say that it was definitely like that in 1980. And not just in Michigan, but where I was at in rural northern California as well, when I was just starting junior high. And it was the same in Illinois a couple of years later, going into high school. In fact, the show feels about 90-95% true to my experience from the time, which is one reason I love the show as much as I do. Times do change, and so do students, so hopefully it's gotten much better since then. But yes, I was picked on in 1980, and probably did my own little bit of bullying, but it did occur.
Ever seen the movie My Bodyguard from 1980? That was about as bad as it usually got (the bullying, that is, not the film itself).
Damn, I tried to preview all my discs before sending them out, too. If anybody else is having the problem, let me know and I'd be glad to replace your disc, or at the very least upload the affected tracks somewhere for you guys.
I'm really glad you enjoyed the mix, AJ. Regarding the Nat King Cole song, I always find it fascinating to hear the old guard take on modern pop music. Seems like the same things Nat said would be echoed some twenty years later in regards to the rising of hip hop.
With all apologies, Odysseus, I sent out all the discs that I did have last Friday. But if yours just happens to be on its way to me as we speak, I'd be glad to send you my mix as a consolation prize (or as punishment, depending on its quality).
Good luck getting out from under that snow! The PacNorWest has had about as much but hasn't had the power problems.
1. Joel Coen: The Big Lebowski (it alternates with Miller's Crossing)
2. Wes Anderson: Rushmore
3. Hal Ashby: Harold and Maude (why the major dislike for it? I love it, personally)
4. Kevin Smith: Clerks (out of default)
5. Quentin Tarantino: Pulp Fiction
6. Stanley Kubrick: 2001: A Space Odyssey
7. P.T. Anderson: Boogie Nights
8. Errol Morris: The Fog Of War
9. David Lynch: Mulholland Drive (the only "difficult" Lynch movie I've enjoyed, actually)
Can you add me in again this year? http://www.listology.com/imposter/list/imposters-movielog-2012
Caldicot and Charters, the cricket-loving travelers in The Lady Vanishes. The characters appeared in a few more wartime films in the UK.
I'm guessing Lifeboat, where he appears in a before/after weight loss ad in a newspaper.
You can add me once again:
http://www.listology.com/imposter/list/imposters-movielog-2011
As a comparison, here's his list from 2009:
http://www.slashfilm.com/quentin-tarantinos-top-8-movies-of-2009/
After revisiting the original trilogy over the past few weeks it is pretty entertaining to look at it that way. But I wonder if it's a sign of Lucas' storytelling genius or a sign of plot holes all over the place. And admittedly I've never seen prequel #3 and don't have plans on doing so anytime soon, so my view is pretty well skewed.
Can you add me on? Hopefully whatever problem plagued my list last year won't happen again.
http://www.listology.com/imposter/list/imposters-movielog-2010
I'm not too active on twitter, but my handle there is lpstd.
Kaplan, are you not seeing all the numbers? It's showing that I'm at 182 now.
And here's the list.
AJ, I wanted to thank you for your great review of Freaks & Geeks. In regards to the bullying aspect, I can say that it was definitely like that in 1980. And not just in Michigan, but where I was at in rural northern California as well, when I was just starting junior high. And it was the same in Illinois a couple of years later, going into high school. In fact, the show feels about 90-95% true to my experience from the time, which is one reason I love the show as much as I do. Times do change, and so do students, so hopefully it's gotten much better since then. But yes, I was picked on in 1980, and probably did my own little bit of bullying, but it did occur.
Ever seen the movie My Bodyguard from 1980? That was about as bad as it usually got (the bullying, that is, not the film itself).
I'd like to play again. I don't have a list ready to go yet, but I will before the first update, if not tonight.
Thanks for doing this again.
Damn, I tried to preview all my discs before sending them out, too. If anybody else is having the problem, let me know and I'd be glad to replace your disc, or at the very least upload the affected tracks somewhere for you guys.
I'm really glad you enjoyed the mix, AJ. Regarding the Nat King Cole song, I always find it fascinating to hear the old guard take on modern pop music. Seems like the same things Nat said would be echoed some twenty years later in regards to the rising of hip hop.
With all apologies, Odysseus, I sent out all the discs that I did have last Friday. But if yours just happens to be on its way to me as we speak, I'd be glad to send you my mix as a consolation prize (or as punishment, depending on its quality).
Good luck getting out from under that snow! The PacNorWest has had about as much but hasn't had the power problems.
Right-o, I'll play.
1. Joel Coen: The Big Lebowski (it alternates with Miller's Crossing)
2. Wes Anderson: Rushmore
3. Hal Ashby: Harold and Maude (why the major dislike for it? I love it, personally)
4. Kevin Smith: Clerks (out of default)
5. Quentin Tarantino: Pulp Fiction
6. Stanley Kubrick: 2001: A Space Odyssey
7. P.T. Anderson: Boogie Nights
8. Errol Morris: The Fog Of War
9. David Lynch: Mulholland Drive (the only "difficult" Lynch movie I've enjoyed, actually)