tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post1977460198547556492..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-69368531383007687062013-12-04T11:19:32.824-05:002013-12-04T11:19:32.824-05:00It's only a movie, and an entertaining one at ...It's only a movie, and an entertaining one at that. Lighten up FrancisKevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-89971949537753347202013-12-04T09:11:38.129-05:002013-12-04T09:11:38.129-05:00Kept on working after a fashion, but look again at...Kept on working after a fashion, but look again at that IMDb page: after the book came out in 1988 the prestige of his feature assignments dropped off dramatically into dreck and dreck sequels. He's also done some episodic TV, mostly on shows he was also producing.Adam C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-80538064710412176512013-12-03T18:52:33.302-05:002013-12-03T18:52:33.302-05:00That's actually what caused me to pose the que...That's actually what caused me to pose the question.Jordannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-86670273267532021802013-12-03T16:45:44.521-05:002013-12-03T16:45:44.521-05:00I had forgotten about it until we got to that poin...I had forgotten about it until we got to that point in the movie. Think I fast forwarded and explained why.Genevievenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-5631573077338326112013-12-03T16:29:06.910-05:002013-12-03T16:29:06.910-05:00Wow. And yet Landis kept on working. If you look a...Wow. And yet Landis kept on working. If you look at his imdb page, he appears to only have taken the time for the trial. There were clearly people who were still eager to work with him.Beccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-29673194080103640872013-12-03T16:11:01.155-05:002013-12-03T16:11:01.155-05:00I read "Outrageous Conduct" a while back...I read "Outrageous Conduct" a while back too. There's no way to come away from that book, which I believe came out around 1988, and then look at Landis's career from that point forward (roughly after the release of Coming to America) and wonder what the hell happened to this guy -- you can pretty well guess that studio execs must have decided he was poison. That said, Murphy wound up working with him again just 6 years after CtA, in Beverly Hills Cop III.Adam C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-88628274096308220812013-12-03T16:06:14.968-05:002013-12-03T16:06:14.968-05:00I don't believe my girls have ever seen Peter ...I don't believe my girls have ever seen Peter Pan -- "What Makes the Red Man Red?" is indefensible.Adam B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-36810447547535439762013-12-03T15:34:04.933-05:002013-12-03T15:34:04.933-05:00Holy cow.Holy cow.Genevievenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-82064071088866561982013-12-03T15:33:02.596-05:002013-12-03T15:33:02.596-05:00For things like "Peter Pan" where it'...For things like "Peter Pan" where it's unmistakable, I discussed it with the kiddo when we came to those scenes. For subtler things like the bad role models, I think I brought it up after the movie - didn't feel the need to interrupt the movie for it, but mentioned it. At age 4, the kiddo one day said it wasn't fair that all the movies and books only had boys doing the rescuing, so I started looking for books/movies/TV where girls rescued someone (or at least were independent), which he liked. The Paper Bag Princess, Petronella, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Mulan, the Brandy version of Cinderella (where she was about to leave her stepmother's house for good when the prince found her), etc.Genevievenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-80857383158148677752013-12-03T14:15:27.518-05:002013-12-03T14:15:27.518-05:00It's not necessarily misogyny as much as it is...It's not necessarily misogyny as much as it is bad role models -- princesses who are beautiful objects saved by men, rather than heroines saving themselves. The answer is ... focus on the better movies, which which the marketing is more everpresent anyway.Adam B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-45480762658530269212013-12-03T13:46:43.590-05:002013-12-03T13:46:43.590-05:00During a press conference in New York to promote “...During a press conference in New York to promote “Coming to America,” Mr. Murphy was asked if he would ever work with [director John] Landis again. Without hesitation, he said: “Vic Morrow has a better chance of working with Landis than I do.”Adam B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-87527683828532837822013-12-03T13:34:57.575-05:002013-12-03T13:34:57.575-05:00This is only tangentially related: I recently read...This is only tangentially related: I recently read "Outrageous Conduct" as research for the show I'm currently working on. It tells the story of the Twilight Zone helicopter crash court case. It is also, in its own way, a searing indictment of John Landis', well, outrageous conduct. I've never seen Animal House, but I don't think I'll ever be able to, now.Beccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-85380219766300347722013-12-03T13:26:54.304-05:002013-12-03T13:26:54.304-05:00I totally agree with this. And I went to Dartmout...I totally agree with this. And I went to Dartmouth (which is where the writers went), and I always want to emphasize that MY Dartmouth experience was NOTHING LIKE THIS.carriednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-89836913000566500592013-12-03T11:51:24.994-05:002013-12-03T11:51:24.994-05:00How do you (or anyone else with young kids) deal w...How do you (or anyone else with young kids) deal with pre-Lasseter Disney movies? Every kid watches them, but there's a long line of misogyny and racism that runs from "they're young, it'll go over their heads" to "I'm physically uncomfortable sitting here watching this"?Jordannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-21517025672242817392013-12-03T10:51:42.075-05:002013-12-03T10:51:42.075-05:00I will cease feeling like a prude for never wantin...I will cease feeling like a prude for never wanting to watch this movie - I've tried a few times and couldn't stand it. (This doesn't mean other people are wrong who find it funny and have fond memories of it, just that it's nice to have a little validation for being someone who never liked it when everyone said it was a comic masterpiece.)Genevievenoreply@blogger.com