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they say good fences make good neighbors but a nice shed makes the best neighbor in my humble opinion. love to look out the window over the sink while i sip my coffee in the morning and admire my neighbor's shed. ive never been inside and lord willing i never will but just knowing its there keeping his lawn mower out of the rain fills me with ineffable joy

I was at this show and wanted to raise my hand and ask a question but chickened out and didn't, so I'm going to say my piece here. I really wanted to know more about that nun. Where was she flying to with that loaf of bread and other groceries? Did the car bring her to her plane after it dropped off Giorgio or did she get stuck there on the tarmac next to his plane? I would have preferred a movie about her travels. It was bound to be better. Also, Paul's Italian accent in this episode was flawless.

My new favorite quote...

There were only two joys I got from this film... the first was perking up towards the end of the film and exclaiming... "Is that my boy blue?" Sure enough, the old man on the gurney is the same actor who portrayed Blue in Old School. The second joy I had, is knowing the editor warned us at the very beginning of the film that this was going to be a painful watch. Right after Giorgio's first song in the church, we cut to a little boy yawning. If that isn't a sign to the audience that they better buckle up for this horrendous experience... I don't know what else would be.

"I like a bigger boy." ... "I like a bigger boy."

What would be really interesting but painstakingly hard to put together is a series of sequels dedicated to maybe just the top 10 films of different countries based on that country's AFI equivalent or critics circle chosen greatest films. Not only do you cover the classics of various countries but it is an interesting look into what each country values in their films and what films other nations overlook.

I feel like I should have remembered that but once the Japanese version finally got a US release around 2003, I never needed to go back to the Raymond Burr version. There are a few really good lists like the BFI Sight and Sound, Cahiers du Cinema that include US films alongside foreign films (and have a lot of overlap). If you want a really daunting task, try 1001 Movies To See Before You Die or They Shoot Pictures Don't They. I don't think any of these lists have the really weird rules to include or exclude certain movies that AFI has either.

Here's what I would like: once they're done with this list, I would like them to cover the movies that got booted off from the 98 list. Then, if they're up to it, I'd love for Amy and Paul to dive into World cinema. I'd love to hear their take on Bergman and Kurosawa et al. I know Unspooled was always meant to be a macroseries, but the fact that they are already 12% done makes me anxious Of course, I don't actually expect this will happen, but a boy can dream, can't he?

For sure. At the end of this pod, I’m absolutely going to be digging through a ‘best foreign film’ list or two.

1. I think you mean Raymond Burr version of Godzilla unless the is a Steve Martin version I don't know about. If there is a Steve Martin version, I definitely want to see that. 2. I'm sure I've complained about it before but I agree that I wish non American films were represented. I get why the AFI limited it to American films but there is a literal world of cinema. For a number of these movies, I can point to a foreign equivalent that is debatably as good. And if we needed to include an influential, giant monster/kaiju movie, Godzilla over King Kong all day every day.

After a brief hiatus, I got so excited to catch up on HH when someone told me that there were lots of Chef Kevin bits and segments on the show now. Imagine my disappointment when I tuned in to find out that he had NOT actually been dismembered.

And to think, all those chumps on the street got to see his carcass for free!

So if you account for inflation a $20 show in 1933 would be the same as paying $387.68 today to see a show. And what exactly does that money get you? You see Kong on stage chained up and barely able to move while you have a movie director doing a lame one man show in front of it. Not to mention for two cents the next day you could see a picture of Kong and not have to listen to the Denham.

For me personally, even though I don't love King Kong, I think the technical side of things are so impressive that it deserves to be on the list. This movie was doing things effects wise that even twenty or years later they weren't doing as well. It was really ahead of the curve on that kind of stuff. The easiest parallel I can think of is if you think of modern actors working on a green screen reacting to tennis balls that will be a monster. That's basically this movie, but eighty plus years ago. These were pioneering effects and ways of making a movie, not to mention the score. Therefore it deserves a spot. However, if we were allowed to put on non-American films I would say the originally Japanese non-Steve Martin version of Godzilla is the better example of a monster movie with a complex story. If your only familiar with the later versions of Godzilla as in the "Godzilla vs" movies the original is a completely different thing. On the surface you think it is just a movie about a giant lizard destroying a city, but there is much more to it than that. It is a movie with a lot of subtext about post war Japan and the sometimes obvious but sometimes subtly done fear and destructive power of radiation and nuclear weapons. Of course you can choose to ignore that as Toho did going forward as well.

There was some question about why Peter Jackson decided to tackle a remake of King Kong, but the discussion of the meta-filmmaking aspects of the original movie make me think this fits right in with his thematic interests in much of his non-Tolkien stuff. I'll also note that I can't take all credit for this stuff, as I first read this analysis of Jackson on the old (now defunct) Rotten Tomatoes forums. Jackson is interested in the idea of fantasy storytelling and how it interacts with reality (or "reality" as individuals perceive it). Heavenly Creatures - about two girls who live out a secret fantasy world that morphs into a real-life murder Forgotten Silver - mockumentary about a fake Kiwi filmmaker that aired on New Zealand television and fooled a lot of people into thinking it was real The Frighteners - story about a guy who can actually see and speak with ghosts but uses this ability to fake hauntings and get people to pay for his "exorcisms" In that context, remaking a movie about a film production turned frighteningly real like King Kong fits right in. He even cast Jack Black as Carl Denham, and Black is a fairly decent on-screen counterpart for the then-portly and scraggly Jackson. Anyway, it was divisive, but I also quite liked the Peter Jackson version of Kong, though it is certainly too long and seemingly the beginning of Jackson overstretching his narratives to their detriment.

Kevin's mom is definitely a MILF. Mom I'd Like on Forums.

Sorry, but I just don't see an argument for leaving it off. It's way too iconic and influential. Personally, I find it very entertaining. Some of the racist/sexist stuff I largely chalk up to being a product of its time, and on the other hand the movie also has hints of progressivism in how it gets you to sympathize with the creature. As a thrill ride I think it holds up marvelously. The characterization/dialogue only needs to be good enough to serve as scaffolding for the adventure spectacle, and IMO it does.

White privilege in action: Bring a monster to New York, have it escape, eat/kill lots of people, cause billions of dollars in structural damage, require air force assistance, and no one says a goddamn thing. Denhem wants to get to the front of the crowd to view the carcass, and everyone is just like "Ooh! That's Mr. Denhem. He caught the creature you know..." Not a single person is like "A car was thrown through my living room window and my wife was dropped to her death you shit-stain!" Honestly, I think Denhem should have seen some repercussions in the film as it would have made his journey would have somewhat mirrored that of Kong's. That way, when he says"It was Beauty that killed the Beast," he's not just talking about Kong, but the nature of obsession. (i.e. how Kong's obsession over Wray was just as self-destructive as Denhem's obsession with fame and fortune.)

It’s RAINING! It’s going to get out of control! Damn you, Zephryus! Why must you curse my curb appeal!

(I hope no one minds that I’ve been creating these threads.)

I am not a fan of the new multiple emoji response system. As the current #8 top poster for "most reputation" I need to know if a trophy earns more reputation than a "huh?" face.

some good diversity in the forums this week, folks. nothing like an all-timer to bring the fans together.

Not over Purple Noon*, you heretics. *Which was not even mentioned! For shame.