Don’t think twice, it’s all right. The following set of questions require nothing more than your gut answers. There’s no right or wrong answer, but some answers may be correct. What’s most important is that you answer. Are you ready? Let’s roll!
Name an album you frequently dismiss or lampoon, despite the fact that you have never heard it!
Excepting your own band’s releases or releases you have recently received as a critic, do you own any unopened albums or CDs?
Have you ever purposely placed a certain lp at the front of a stack minutes before rock-nerd company arrives, you know, to impress them? Similarly, have you ever filed away an album that you’d rather not have your company find sitting in front of your stereo?
Honestly, do you get the slightest charge out of an lp’s surface noise?
What’s your favorite record that’s set at the “wrong” speed (ie, a 7-inch at 33 1/3 rpm or an lp at 45 rpm)?
What’s the first lp you remember buying with your own money?
What’s your favorite record label – not as in “record company” but the sticker on the record itself, be it a 45 or an lp. The graphics on a CD itself will be allowed as an answer only if you’re younger than 40.
Have you ever worn a record sleeve on your head, Pope’s mitre-style?
Whatever you do, please don’t…
I have never heard that Huffamoose record with the terrible cover, but I cannot imagine how good it is. Yes, I know you can’t judge a book by its cover, but I firmly believe that you can judge a record. I also love to make fun of Greg Allman and Woman and couldn’t tell you if I’ve heard a note.
When I was working at the recco sto, a local artist cleaned her closet full of her unsold CDs. She brought about ten cases to the store. I took a case of them for the sole purpose of using the jewel cases for replacement. I open everything I buy.
My bandmate Danny once remaked that he hides all of his AC/DC records and openly displays his Philip Glass. We also posed for a picture at the mixing board with the Big Star CD in plain view (It did happen to besitting there, we just placed where it could be seen). I don’t think I have ever done this, personally.
I enjoy the sound of an LP just before it starts. The warm crackle.
I loved turning my favorite records into instant Chipmunks records.
That’s a tough one. The first LP I remember owning was Kiss’ Love Gun. However, I think the first thing I purchased with my own cash was Metallica’s And Justice For All. That’s the first one I remember.
I like the Apple label. I’m also a fan of the various Columbia labels.
I don’t think I’ve ever worn an LP hat, but I’m still young…
TB
Whatever. Here’s a better question that I wanted to throw into the ring yesterday, but my laptop ran out of juice. I defy any RTHer to name a single movie that succeeds despite having major characters with southern accents. I can think of only two: “The Last Picture Show” and “Tender Mercies”. I’m standing up for “The Last Picture Show” even though Timothy Bottoms and Jeff Bridges lose their accents completely when they’re fighting with one another. And as far as “Tender Mercies” is concerned, don’t bother participating at all if you’re not moved to tears at the very mention of the title.
Know that a free VG- Hot Tuna LP is on the way to any RTHer who can change my mind about all this.
Your friend forever and ever,
E. Pluribus
P.S. Come back, Gentle Ben! Come back!
Name an album you frequently dismiss or lampoon, despite the fact that you have never heard it!
I do this with all Talking Heads albums.
Excepting your own band’s releases or releases you have recently received as a critic, do you own any unopened albums or CDs?
– Yes, there’s an extra copy of my brother’s big band cd lying around. I think I also have a cd I got in a mail order by mistake by Aliyah or some such person. My girlfriend refuses to believe this story. Perversely, I have not disposed of this item yet.
Have you ever purposely placed a certain lp at the front of a stack minutes before rock-nerd company arrives, you know, to impress them? Similarly, have you ever filed away an album that you’d rather not have your company find sitting in front of your stereo?
– Kinda, but it was a jazz nerd coming. I probably did this in college sometimes, but I bet I more likely left it out there to instigate something rather than impress anyone. I always have to remember to refile that Cars Candy-O album away quickly.
Honestly, do you get the slightest charge out of an lp’s surface noise?
– A little noise makes me feel like the record has a history. There was a skip on the second side of my White Album vinyl that was caused by my mom storming into the house one time (the stereo was near the door on uneven floorboards). I don’t miss that.
What’s your favorite record that’s set at the “wrong” speed (ie, a 7-inch at 33 1/3 rpm or an lp at 45 rpm)?
Is Project Mersh by the Minutemen one of these? I think it’s a 12″ set to 45 rpm.
What’s the first lp you remember buying with your own money?
Revolver by the Beatles. Still money well spent.
What’s your favorite record label – not as in “record company” but the sticker on the record itself, be it a 45 or an lp. The graphics on a CD itself will be allowed as an answer only if you’re younger than 40.
I like that MGM lion on the Cowsills 45 of Hair I swiped from my mom. Is that what you mean?
Have you ever worn a record sleeve on your head, Pope’s mitre-style?
Not that I can remember, but I did the shaving cream under the door trick freshman year of college, and narrowly escaped retribution. The water fight wiped away all evidence eventually.
Yes, Mockcarr, the MGM lion label is a good example of what I am asking for.
Fuck the MGM lion!
Again, to all those who have gum stuck in their ears, I AM GIVING A FREE VG- HOT TUNA LP to any RTHer who can point out a sole example of an artistically successful movie featuring a majority of characters with southern accents. I repeat, the lucky winner receives a FREE VG- HOT TUNA LP.
Waiting,
E. Pluribus
Just for the record, it would be less embarrassing for me to have Carly Simion’s “Playing Possum” LP at the front of my record stack than any Costello LP after “Imperial Bedroom”.
And for that matter, know that I’ve been to Hrundi’s house to examine his record collection. In his listening room, one is immediately confronted with three horizontal columns of LPs, looking not unlike three strategically placed cannon barrels. The selections at the front of the columns are as follows: “Soundtrack to Purple Rain”, “Rio Grande Mud” by ZZ Top, and “Out of the Blue” by ELO. I’m told that the selections at the front of the columns never change, and if one attempts a change, the changer is warned that a serious ass kicking will most probably occur.
E. Pluribus
Name an album you frequently dismiss or lampoon, despite the fact that you have never heard it!
I’ve never heard Sgt Pepper all the way through.
Do you own any unopened albums or CDs?
Nirvana – In Utero I’m not really a fan but I bought it on vinyl when it came out with the vague notion that it would be worth something to someone someday.
Have you ever purposely placed a certain lp at the front of a stack minutes before rock-nerd company arrives, you know, to impress them?
No, but I did get a bunch of old records once that contained oddities from the 50’s and 60’s like “Italian Dinner Music”. I made sure that “Johnny Puello’s Harmonica Gang” was the last one on the shelf so that it could be admired by all.
Honestly, do you get the slightest charge out of an lp’s surface noise?
Yes, there was a blob of beer on my Eddie Cochran album from a particularly out of hand party from 1986 or so. It always reminded me of the party.
What’s the first lp you remember buying with your own money?
Alice Cooper’s Greatest Hits
What’s your favorite record label – not as in “record company” but the sticker on the record itself, be it a 45 or an lp.
The old R&B labels like Specialty and King and Atlantic.
Have you ever worn a record sleeve on your head, Pope’s mitre-style?
I’m certain I must have at one point.
What about Robert Altman’s “Nashville”?
How about To Kill A Mocking Bird?
You can keep the Hot Tuna, though. I don’t need yet another thing to hide before the guests arrive.
Cape Fear?
Paris TX?
Smokey and the Bandit 3?
I knew that was coming. And that’s a very good answer, mostly because I didn’t clarify the challenge enough. The movie has to be a straightforward drama, not intending to be insulting to Southerners. I strongly believe that was one of Altman’s goals, despite the fact that others may think differently.
No Hot Tuna LP is coming your way. That said, you’re more than deseving of an honorable mention. Should it come to pass that I find a VG- Papa John Creach LP in the netherlands of my basement, know that it will be making it’s way to your door.
Nice answer,
E. Pluribus
I got it: Cool Hand Luke.
Gone with the wind?
CDM,
Paris, Texas doesn’t hold up for me regardless that is indeed a noble effort. You’re good. As far as Cape Fear is concerned, I’ve never seen the first one (although I hear it’s a masterpiece), and the second one objectively sucked.
You win with “To Kill a Mockingbird”. It’s also one of the few occasions where the movie is even better than the book. And your wish is my command. I’ll save the LP for another enlightener.
God bless you,
E. Pluribus
EPG wrote:
Do you still regret not filing that fourth REM album so that I wouldn’t see it the first time I flipped through a pile of records at your old apartment on Greene Street? You know, you could have bought that song “Superman” as a single. Don’t keep blaming that purchase on the strength of the single!
CDM,
You win again. “Cool Hand Luke” rules as does “Hud”. And for that matter, I’m ruling out any Paul Newman movie because he can take any turd, and polish it into something worthwhile. That’s not saying “Luke” and “Hud” are turds, it’s just that Paul Newman has it all: good looks, talent, and charm in spades. I recently watched “The Verdict” again with the ball and chain and was pleasantly surprised at how well that movie held up.
Wanna go drinking with me and Art?
Hope to hear from you soon,
E. Pluribus
Some may opt for “Gone with the Wind”, that it is still one of this country’s finest moments in cinema, but I, for one, find it an insufferable three hour ride of sheer boredom. Don’t get it and probably never will.
Unfortunately, it matters not one whit that others may appreciate the film chosen by the participant. What matters is that I, my dear friends, find the movie sincere and engaging.
Nice try, but no special fourth class rate delivery of a VG- Hot Tuna LP will be coming your way.
You’re welcome to try again.
E. Pluribus
P.S. For those that are paying attention, our list of acceptable southern dramas are as follows: 1-To Kill a Mockingbird, 2-Cool Hand Luke, and 3-Hud. Tellingly, 2 out of 3 predominantly feature Paul Newman.
“Wanna go drinking with me and Art?”
Not until you’ve seen the original Cape Fear. Sorry but I have my standards…
And I’m going to need some assurance that you’ve seen Night of the Hunter, while we’re on the subject of Robert Mitchum.
I saw the Verdict again about 4 months ago and I agree, it holds up really well. Fantastic movie. What movie isn’t made better by the presence of Jack Warden? The one downside: it could be the only movie in her career in which Charlotte Rampling keeps her clothes on. Other than that, flawless.
CDM,
Who the hell are you??!! You’re dead on once again. “Night of the Hunter”, Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling -all examples of the Almighty’s presence. Know that I’ll be summoning you for support should I need to build an alliance to defend myself against unenlightened RTH bozos who just never seem to get it.
For the sake of alliance building, I need your opinion on the following three titles: “You Can Count on Me”, “The Squid and the Whale” and “Sideways”. Know that I need it as soon as possible. I foresee an assault on the RTH philistines unlike anything ever seen at either the piss poor Mercury or solid as a rock CHESS RTH sites.
E. Pluribus
Kanye West – Hate him but never played a CD..so I could be totally wrong…but I doubt it
No unopened CDs, but plenty of downloaded but not listened to records
I make a “too cool for the room” ipod mix that I play when people come over..you got me
Sound of an LP gives me wood
Wrong Speed Record – Chipmunk Punk. The voices are normal but the music is slow and low (plus they somehow recorded “Good Girls Don’t” for kids and got away with it. Also thier “Let’s Go” by the Cars sounds cool this way
1st LP with my own money? Tattoo You. Played it at my 5th grade birthday party and the other children looked at me like I was crazy
Label? the Capital one that The Beach Boys and the american Beatles singles had that was yellow and orange
I’m too slow on the draw. I thought sure I could win with Steel Magnolias.
But seriously, how about All the King’s Men? A Streetcar Named Desire? Bull Durham?
Say what you want, but “Streetcar” doesn’t hold up. And if anybody tells you differently, they’re lying. Everything is way too forced. And pushing that one step further, it’s a rare occasion when a play as a movie. At the present time, the only title I can come up with is “Picnic”.
Send me your address. “All The King’s Men” is definitely a winner. Let me know beforehand, though, which Hot Tuna LPs you already have. I’m guessing you most probably have nearly all of them because your taste in music sucks. What I should do is send you a hammered copy of “England’s Newest Hitmakers: The Rolling Stones”. Might as well try and educate you given the opportunity.
4 titles so far.
E. Pluribus
Name an album you frequently dismiss or lampoon, despite the fact that you have never heard it!
Chess by Murray Head, I’ve only heard the hit single, One Night in Bangkok
Excepting your own band’s releases or releases you have recently received as a critic, do you own any unopened albums or CDs?
No
Have you ever purposely placed a certain lp at the front of a stack minutes before rock-nerd company arrives, you know, to impress them? Similarly, have you ever filed away an album that you’d rather not have your company find sitting in front of your stereo?
Yes, I put American Stars N Bars at the front of the pile because it is an album that a lot of folks don’t know about and it has a weird album cover and it looks like whoever owned it before me put a sticker on it, then peeled the sticker off, leaving a torn white section on which they drew a dick rocket with USA on the side as if it were owned by the kid from Superbad. All of these things make it a real conversation starter.
Honestly, do you get the slightest charge out of an lp’s surface noise?
Yes.
What’s your favorite record that’s set at the “wrong” speed (ie, a 7-inch at 33 1/3 rpm or an lp at 45 rpm)?
Under The Bushes, Under the Stars by GBV
What’s the first lp you remember buying with your own money?
Thriller and Metal Health at Clover.
What’s your favorite record label – not as in “record company” but the sticker on the record itself, be it a 45 or an lp. The graphics on a CD itself will be allowed as an answer only if you’re younger than 40.
I like the Apple Corps logo.
Have you ever worn a record sleeve on your head, Pope’s mitre-style?
Yes. at the same time I wore a box of spagetti as sunglasses.
i just looked up and read your answers.
latelydavidband, my first LP was Love Gun too! I got it for christmas, which is why I didn’t list it.
we also answered Apple Corps the same!
Epluribus, meet me at the football field this weekend. We’re setting up a game and I need somebody to move the goalposts. Thanks.
😛
1. …album you frequently dismiss or lampoon, despite the fact that you have never heard it!
Nothing in particular comes to mind…
2. …do you own any unopened albums or CDs?
No but I have a few CDs that I bought but haven’t listened to completely: “Meet the Eels” – an Eels collection, “Shadow Cat” but Robyn Hitchcock, and “Live at Montmartre vol. 2” by the Stan Getz Quartet…
3. …ever purposely placed a certain lp at the front of a stack to impress…? Similarly, have you ever filed away an album that you’d rather not have your company find sitting in front of your stereo?
Nothing in particular comes to mind…
4. …do you get the slightest charge out of an lp’s surface noise?
I never had many LPs but will say that I love the studio noises and any between song banter you might find, say on a Spoon release or home recorded demos and such.
5. What’s your favorite record that’s set at the “wrong” speed (ie, a 7-inch at 33 1/3 rpm or an lp at 45 rpm)?
I seem to remember playing Ozzy’s “Crazy Train” with Dave Blood at the wrong speed and we were totally digging it. Older Meat Puppets releases are cool at the wrong speed too.
6. …the first lp you remember buying with your own money?
Probably some really bad prog release like ELP or something.
7. …favorite record label – not as in “record company” but the sticker on the record itself, be it a 45 or an lp. The graphics on a CD itself will be allowed as an answer only if you’re younger than 40.
Maybe the old Beatles Capitol Records labels. Or an old RCA Victor release…
8. Have you ever worn a record sleeve on your head, Pope’s mitre-style?
C’mon! Of course!
I got you covered for the “The Squid and the Whale” and “Sideways”. They both had some decent moments but overall watching them was like listening to Easy Like Sunday Morning and waiting for the guitar solo to roll around.
I never saw “You Can Count on Me” but it sounds like one of those Diane Lane movies that my sister loves so I’ll say, based on the title alone, “ugh”.
I was actually serious about Bull Durham. The question was artistically successful, not great artistic achievement. I like small movies that succeed because they’re not swinging for the upper deck. Like that early Billy Bob Thornton movie One False Move that was set mainly in Arkansas. Another really good one is John Huston’s film of Flannery O’Connor’s Wise Blood.
I disagree about Streetcar. It’s not supposed to be naturalistic. Vivien Leigh’s Mississippi accent is super fake but convincing in its dreaminess all the same. And Brando pulls off what I often point to as the most convincing New Orleans accent from a non-native ever filmed (though John Goodman has lived there long enough now to do a good one).
I’m guessing epg is a big Thelma & Louise fan too.
Does Lonesome Dove count?
an album you frequently dismiss or lampoon, despite the fact that you have never heard it!
Quadrophenia.
ever.. placed a certain lp at the front of a stack minutes before… company arrives… ever filed away an album that you’d rather not have your company find?
The former: Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus; the record I was trying to cover up: Stone Temple Pilots. (Screw you, they’re actually underrated.)
Honestly, do you get the slightest charge out of an lp’s surface noise?
(bracing for righteous backlash) Physical media is dead to me.
What’s your favorite record that’s set at the “wrong” speed (ie, a 7-inch at 33 1/3 rpm or an lp at 45 rpm)?
Either the 33 1/3 of “Girls” by Beastie Boys at 45 rpm or the 45 of the Chipmunks’ Xmas song at 33 1/3 (a bunch of bored guys singing slowly.)
What’s the first lp you remember buying with your own money?
Duran Duran – Seven and the Ragged Tiger.
favorite record label
I always liked Matador for the “All Rights Reserved, All Wrongs Reversed” line.
I’ll play.
Bill Wyman’s Monkey Grip.
Yes. My stepfather, who loves music and enjoys sharing his love for it with me, gave me an Andrea Bocelli (or whatever his name is) CD a couple of years ago. I have not yet opened it. I should before he sees it sitting on a rack unopened. He’s probably noticed by now. He’s a really a great guy, and this is yet one more example of how I’m not.
Here’s yet another example of my shortcomings. To this day I’ve been known to do both of these things now and then, especially if I have a heavy-hitting rock nerd friend coming over. When Gergs is coming over, for instance, I know he’s going to be looking for dirt on me. I usually try to clean up the evidence of having played an – I don’t know – Kate Bush album. Then I’ll be sure to load the front of my “now playing” stack with something cool that’s not quite up his alley (because I am my own man) but his respect and curiosity.
Definitely. As someone mentioned, it points to the record’s history and I sincerely think it adds a little more excitement to the listening experience. Music should be physical.
Is it one side of Pere Ubu’s Songs of the Bailing Man that’s at 45, or is that David Thomas’ first solo album – or both? I’m not sure that I can think of the converse, a 7-inch that runs at 33 1/3.
That’s a good question. It probably would have been some Beatles album that my uncle had not already bought me, probably The White Album. My uncle showed good judgement in not rushing to buy me that one.
The Apple label is hard not to love. Right up there is the kick I still get out of the old Buddha label.
Definitely, and I look forward to doing so again in the coming weeks.
Name an album you frequently dismiss or lampoon, despite the fact that you have never heard it!
If Kiss can be said to have an oeuvre, Kiss’s entire oeuvre.
Excepting your own band’s releases or releases you have recently received as a critic, do you own any unopened albums or CDs?
The only thing I can think is some of those CDs that come with my Mojo subscription. I think the British folkie one will not get a listen, though I’m glad I listened to the recent one called All the Young Dudes. I’m not supposed to like early 70s British hard rock, but that one was excellent.
Have you ever purposely placed a certain lp at the front of a stack minutes before rock-nerd company arrives, you know, to impress them? Similarly, have you ever filed away an album that you’d rather not have your company find sitting in front of your stereo?
No, my hard drive keeps its own counsel.
Honestly, do you get the slightest charge out of an lp’s surface noise?
None at all. And I’m so sick of CDs that begin with the sound of a needle drop. The only thing worse than that is a pretend needle drop signaling a pretend sided two.
What’s your favorite record that’s set at the “wrong” speed (ie, a 7-inch at 33 1/3 rpm or an lp at 45 rpm)?
I used to have a Pylon 12″ with a dub B-side that I thought was at the wrong speed. It turned out to sound cool no matter what speed I played it at.
What’s the first lp you remember buying with your own money?
Rubber Soul I think may have been a Xmas present. With my own actual money may have been Having a Rave-Up with the Yardbirds.
What’s your favorite record label – not as in “record company” but the sticker on the record itself, be it a 45 or an lp. The graphics on a CD itself will be allowed as an answer only if you’re younger than 40.
For singles the old Capitol yellow/orange swirl is hard to beat. Actually the old Capitol LP label with the black in the middle and the color spectrum around the rim of the label was pretty cool too. But I’m going to have to go with the early to mid 70s Island label, the one that was kind of orangey green with the little palm tree above the hole, because it sends me back to my college years, discovering reggae, John Cale albums, Eno and Roxy side projects etc.
Have you ever worn a record sleeve on your head, Pope’s mitre-style?
No, but if epg carries through and sends me a Hot Tuna LP I might as well, because I don’t have a turntable. Actually I always kind of liked Hot Tuna. Until Jorma starts singing.
Name an album you frequently dismiss or lampoon, despite the fact that you have never heard it!
Already answered with Wakeman, but here’s another: “Music From the Elder” by Kiss.
Excepting your own band’s releases or releases you have recently received as a critic, do you own any unopened albums or CDs?
No, I don’t think so.
Have you ever purposely placed a certain lp at the front of a stack minutes before rock-nerd company arrives, you know, to impress them?
I had a burlesque artist friend stop by recently, and wanted to be sure she saw my copy of “Billy May Today!,” cadged for 50 cents at a thrift store, front and center. I’m trying to get her to do a routine to one of the May originals on that album. Plus, it makes me feel good to have a Billy May LP out on display when so many of my hipster friends would choose some Les Baxter or Esquivel mediocrity instead. May rules!
Honestly, do you get the slightest charge out of an lp’s surface noise?
No.
What’s your favorite record that’s set at the “wrong” speed (ie, a 7-inch at 33 1/3 rpm or an lp at 45 rpm)?
There’s a lot of fairly turgid 33 RPM Cheap Trick that sounds *awesome* at 45 RPM.
What’s the first lp you remember buying with your own money?
Elton John’s Greatest Hits. Honestly not a bad first purchase.
What’s your favorite record label – not as in “record company” but the sticker on the record itself, be it a 45 or an lp. The graphics on a CD itself will be allowed as an answer only if you’re younger than 40.
Oh, man — I could go all EPG nerdy on you with some of the weirder labels I find every now and then, but at the end of the day, it’s gotta be the original robin’s egg blue Stax label. Though I admit I have a soft spot for the “End” label, featuring a weiner dog on it.
Have you ever worn a record sleeve on your head, Pope’s mitre-style?
Yeah, but for maximum effect, I strongly prefer tennis racket sleeves. Makes your noggin look like an overgrown, upside-down nutsatchel.
HVB
p.s.: Gergs, good to see you donning the RTH codpiece once again. But lay off my man Oats. He may speak softly, but his balls are as big as cantaloupes. You could learn a thing or two from him.
First question: No
Second question: I have a copy of The Stiff Generation that I bought 3 yrs. ago & never played
Third question: No
Fourth Question: No
Fifth Question: I just bought a vinyl EP set of Cleaners From Venus singles from Martin Newell himself which are all 7 in., but play at 33 1/3 r.p.m. It’s the most hodpoge set I’ve ever bought.
Sixth Question: December’s Children by the Rolling Stones in 1978 from the Record Exchange here in the Witch City that’s still here.
Seventh Question: I have to go w/the Capitol swirl 45 label & rainbow album label.
Eighth Question: No
Charlotte Rampling drops her top in the magnificent “Zardoz”. A GREAT film. Which has nothing to do with anything except bringing up Zardoz.
I talk down Kiss all the time and know 3 songs of theirs. I figured I knew enough based on that.
Matt Pond PA unopened.
Ever warn an album cover on your pope’s nose?
CDM,
I’m very disappointed with your take on three movies which resonate deeply with me. I’m not going to shit around with any sort of “you’re entitled to your opinion” nonsense because you’re clearly in the wrong. Go back and watch the movies again, keeping in mind that my opinion of you rests in your reassesment.
I’m a big deal around here. Why? Because I’m the real deal. Tried and true. I never went through any stages like the moderator went through, looking for attention, saying things like “Between the Button is my favorite Rolling Stones album”, “Check out a guy called Hal Hartley”, “Don’t dismiss ‘Kundun’ until you’ve really taken the time to revisit it.”, etc. The choice is simple. Continue to follow his lead and learn nothing or join me on the path to enlightenment. If you’re the least bit concerned about his opinion of you after your assessment of the movies, know that you have no business partaking in activities found in my garden. I don’t provide accomodations for charlatans.
Mull all this over, and try to get back to me in the morning.
E. Pluribus
Gergs, did I tell you I watched You Can Count on Me a second time a couple of months back, got over how much I disliked the guy, and just let it flow? I knew it was a good movie the first time, but I hated it. The second time I saw the movie it moved me.
Please don’t put me in an anti-Squid and the Whale camp. That movie was really good.
I forget, what’s your take on Sideways? Are you one of those people like my lovely wife, who laughed throughout the movie and then said, “It was OK” afterward? She did that to me again last week, when we saw The Merry Gentleman. It was her idea to see the movie. I loved it, and it seemed like she was as engaged as I was throughout. The movie ends and she says, “It was OK.”
epg,
That’s cool. I sense a lot of your strong opinions are stemming from some deep rooted insecurities but I won’t tear these movies down because they have obviously struck a chord with you.
Please know that I found Squid and Sideways to be entertaining enough while I was watching them. It’s just that ultimately I prefer my movies a little less manipulative.
I acknowledge that it could be a failing on my part. Perhaps I’m just too cynical and insensitive to appreciate a finely nuanced story. I didn’t like Crash either, which I assume was in your top three for that year (based on the fact that you’ve never seen Cape Fear but still managed to find the time to watch Sideways).
As for You Can Count On Me, I simply refuse to watch it because of the title.
Instead of going out drinking, why don’t you and Art want to come over? We’ll watch It Happened One Night or Double Indemnity depending on the mood, and throw back a couple of ice cold PBRs.
Sideways is a liitle too much of a “nice guy” movie for me.
I do like You Can Count on Me and Squid and the Whale.
Has anyone seen Margot at the Wedding? I think that film does a good job of exploring family dynamics. Also worth checking out: Rachel Getting Married, Old Joy.