Comments on: One Good Thing, One Bad Thing http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/one-good-thing-one-bad-thing/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:24:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: 1,001 Reasons I Love Movies: (#8) Cheesy ‘80s Comfort Food Flicks : You Offend Me You Offend My Family http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/one-good-thing-one-bad-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-9507 1,001 Reasons I Love Movies: (#8) Cheesy ‘80s Comfort Food Flicks : You Offend Me You Offend My Family Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:07:40 +0000 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/?p=7133#comment-9507 [...] fellow Offender Alfredo recently wrote about how Jaws is one of his favorite “comfort food” flicks—those movies you can watch over and over and [...] [...] fellow Offender Alfredo recently wrote about how Jaws is one of his favorite “comfort food” flicks—those movies you can watch over and over and [...]

]]> By: Simon Tsui http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/one-good-thing-one-bad-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-8438 Simon Tsui Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:16:41 +0000 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/?p=7133#comment-8438 Update on bad: I went out twice in the past four hours to shovel snow and there's no sign of the weather letting up. I expect to be shoveling another 2 times before midnight. 7:16pm EST Update on bad:

I went out twice in the past four hours to shovel snow and there’s no sign of the weather letting up. I expect to be shoveling another 2 times before midnight. 7:16pm EST

]]> By: Simon Tsui http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/one-good-thing-one-bad-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-8431 Simon Tsui Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:22:29 +0000 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/?p=7133#comment-8431 My favorite comfort flick would be The Hustler (1961). At a time when chain-smoking on screen was acceptable and Hollywood was transitioning over to color film, The Hustler was one of the last of the great black and whites. The movie moves fluidly in many aspects, from the scene transitions to the memorable quotes: "<i>Boy, he is great! Jeez, that old fat man. Look at the way he moves: like a dancer... And those fingers, them chubby fingers. That stroke... it's like he's, uh, like he's playin' the violin or somethin'.</i>" The acting was spot-on and the characters were real. Towards the end of the film, there was an overwhelming sense of loss that echoed outside of the boundaries of the movie, perhaps as a statement: of Hollywood, about black and white media, about the end of the 1950s, about America maybe. Unfortunately, it was released during the same year as West Side Story (1961) so it basically lost all of its nominations: best lead actor, 2 best supporting actors, best lead actress, best director and best picture. I would strongly recommend this film to anyone who's interested in watching something different from today's crappy movies. --- I don't have anything good or bad today, other than the fact that I'm going to be outside shoveling snow for the first time this winter (good?), and it's like brick outside (bad) My favorite comfort flick would be The Hustler (1961). At a time when chain-smoking on screen was acceptable and Hollywood was transitioning over to color film, The Hustler was one of the last of the great black and whites.

The movie moves fluidly in many aspects, from the scene transitions to the memorable quotes: “Boy, he is great! Jeez, that old fat man. Look at the way he moves: like a dancer… And those fingers, them chubby fingers. That stroke… it’s like he’s, uh, like he’s playin’ the violin or somethin’.”

The acting was spot-on and the characters were real. Towards the end of the film, there was an overwhelming sense of loss that echoed outside of the boundaries of the movie, perhaps as a statement: of Hollywood, about black and white media, about the end of the 1950s, about America maybe.

Unfortunately, it was released during the same year as West Side Story (1961) so it basically lost all of its nominations: best lead actor, 2 best supporting actors, best lead actress, best director and best picture.

I would strongly recommend this film to anyone who’s interested in watching something different from today’s crappy movies.

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I don’t have anything good or bad today, other than the fact that I’m going to be outside shoveling snow for the first time this winter (good?), and it’s like brick outside (bad)

]]> By: RWB4 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/one-good-thing-one-bad-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-8430 RWB4 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:45:30 +0000 http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/?p=7133#comment-8430 Jaws is indeed one of the best movies of all time, if not the best. Robert Shaw was one of the greats of his time, and few actors compare. Jaws is indeed one of the best movies of all time, if not the best. Robert Shaw was one of the greats of his time, and few actors compare.

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