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Sweet made it to the mini! Also got to see this live in Austin. I ended up liking the movie the second time around. A lot of the cringe dialog made more sense knowing a child wrote it haha

Thanks for playing my corrections and omissions song. More on the way.

I love the discussion, and I'll add my interpretation of the title, which is a bit more cynical. In terms of fixing what needs to be fixed, there isn't a right thing to do. MLK approached the problem one way, and Malcolm X approached it another way, and while there has been progress made in the 50+ years since their deaths, we still have militant racists marching in American streets, Confederate flags flying over government buildings in the south, and some politicians making every effort to ensure that as few people of color as possible are able to easily vote. None of the efforts by any leaders of any movements in the last 50 years have prevented this. So when Da Mayor tells Mookie to "Always do the right thing," well what is it? If only it were that simple. So in that light, I don't know if any character in the film does the "right thing," because there is no magical "right thing" to do. So all the characters do some shade of a wrong thing, even if it's the best thing they can do in the moment. The destruction of Sal's won't fix anything. It won't bring back Radio Raheem or curb the epidemic of racial police violence. In fact, if anything, it only "justifies" a racist police officer's fears. It probably won't even get rid of Sal, since the insurance money will let him rebuild, and he'd already laid out a convincing argument over why he can make more money there than in a different neighborhood with an oversaturated pizza market. But while what happened doesn't improve anyone's situation, it was still the only thing that made sense to do. One thing I love about Spike Lee (and it was delightful having him on the show) is that I'm sure he has given an interview where he denies this interpretation and clearly states that his intention was that Mookie did the right thing, but what does he know as the writer, director and actor?

I'll say it, then. I think it was the right thing. Or more accurately, I don't think it was misdirected, nor pointless. I get the argument that it wasn't proportional, and that's probably true, but Sal was the power there for them to fight - a white business owner who yells at the kids, uses slurs, has a badly racist son, and thinks he is in charge just because he's been feeding everyone the longest. I mean, I guess they could've gone over to Trump Tower and burned that down instead. But the store's crime wasn't murder, it was arrogant whiteness (further symbolized by it's Wall Of Fame). That's what "Fight The Power" is about, and that's what Do The Right Thing is about. It's not about fighting authority, it's about fighting abuse of or misappropriated power. That's the self-defense that, for me, meets Malcolm X's quote. I love the discussions inherent in this movie--it's truly thought-provoking from every angle.

I'm definitely fine with paying a couple bucks for a Musical Mondays movie.

Hi guys! So this is my first time making a topic I hope that I did right. So I'm up next after @WatchOutForSnakes on the Musical Monday rotation and I have a few ideas but so far nothing I want to do is streaming for free. I wanted to ask if you would be ok with renting a movie? I would be willing to pay someone to get it to Rabbit( because I don't know how to) if need be. If that's too much trouble I can pick something else. I'm just trying to get ready in time because I always forget until that Monday. Both ideas are two of my favorite classic films and I think we should have fun with either but I have some others as well I can look for!

Minor detail that I’ve been too lazy to see if it’s been mentioned-the Simpson’s reference Amy gave seems to be to the movie A Letter to Three Wives (1949). Three women receive a letter from a frenemy who tells them she’s run away with one of there husbands. They are at a picnic type event volunteering and no one knows whose husband has left them. They all think about the problems in their marriage. I think they even take a ferry home.

Yeah, it’s nbd. Every thing is supposed to be super casual. If people need to miss a week it’s cool. Also, sometimes people are willing to set up a rabbit viewing for people who need it/want it. I say pick what you want. People can work it out.

It’s come up before and several people were ok with paying for a rental.

I don't know if anyone listens to the Punch Up The Jam podcast but Elvis is featured pretty heavily in their song this week. This comes up in their discussion.

Yeah, bread shark! For those with a cable subscription, right now all the Jaws movies are free on demand with STARZEncore.

I just want to say, one or both of my boys sneak into my bed almost every night (usually around 2:30 AM). I feel that caller’s pain. I have woken up screaming the last two nights in a row. Literally screaming. Last night to my eldest son staring at me creepily in the dark, and the night before when my three year old ran in like he was goddamn Chucky or something. I also 100% agree with Paul, anytime after 6AM is fine. Before that though is rough. I’ve actually gotten out of bed to sleep in their car beds a few times. #parentinglife

If Curiosity killed the cat, then how did the cat get to Mars?

Oh shit! I own this movie!

I saw Jaws 3-D in the theater when I was 7. It was a fun experience (3-D movies were a rare novelty in '83) but a lackluster movie. Haven't seen it since. I can't imagine how bad it is NOT in 3-D. Can't wait to get re-acquainted.

Yeah there was some legitimate work in this movie to make the video game connections, but it's just fucking stupid to see in real life. It works in a game because you are suspending a bit of disbelief but investing yourself into your character and anything the NPCs are doing is just frosting on the cake if it's done well or a Youtube video if it's glitchy and done poorly.

I'm saving my reaction for Monday, but I have to say I had never seen an Elvis movie before, and I was pleasantly surprised by how charming he was. Then I watched a 1985 Barbara Walters interview with Priscilla Presley, and I had a few second thoughts about recommending. But he's long gone, and this was an ....interesting watch.

gird your loins gentlefolk. this may be a sex-positive forum now, but it looks like we've caught something. first a spammer bounced the hayes b-day thread (wow, this forum used to actually get some traffic back in the doodle!) and now i'm getting private messages with information that is both serious and urgent. and i'm not the only one. (this thing shows who is browsing the person's profile at the same time as you for some reason? like one night werewolf for creepy forum stalkers): -- I think that's Sonic the Hedgehog's wife in which case I would surely write back, but I just don't know for sure... it might be an impersonator?

Loads of good episodes in these past couple of years. Keep Going!

So yeah, Tim's show is fucking great.

Tim and his shattered knees problem had me in stitches, especially at the end, great banter with Scott!

Still chuckling over the Nikkis, they were a riot. Hope they come back sometime