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I remember when Cameron first reviewed the movie he mentioned there were only two girls in Girls! Girls! Girls! Well, need I remind us that boats and ships are female and his true love was his boat so I guess that makes it the third girl in Girls! Girls! Girls!

I liked the movie overall. It's strange but this had more of a "believable" plot for me than Blue Hawaii. I could see him working on a boat and wanting his own someday to the point of trying any moneymaking venture in order to fulfill his dream. I liked Laurel in general when she was taunting him or keeping him at bay but I didn't see her as a lover. That this was her first film wasn't obvious but showed here and there. According to the IMDB trivia Stella Stevens refused (maybe refuses?) to watch this film. I can sympathize. She was wasted and should have had the bigger part and she lost out to the ingenue.

He’s horny for that boat. It’s actually kind of crazy he gives it up in the end. Like the moral isn’t “It’s okay to accept help from time to time to achieve your dreams” but “If your dreams require someone else then it’s better to just let them go.”

My favorite line is from Laurel when she’s mocking Elvis and says, “I hope you’re not dreary about money. ‘We’ll go where I can afford or we won’t go at all!’” Um...yeah. We’re going to go where I can afford because I’m fiscally responsible.

I get that. I mean the story is rather simple and straight forward and I think when you put that aside you can focus on the weirder aspects of the story which makes it a bit more enjoyable. For example, he's like a son to TWO families? Which one do you think he loves more?

I'm sure Irene Molloy will be able to answer any questions you may have. All it will cost you is a dinner at the Harmonia Gardens.

It was weird how much more I enjoyed this on my second viewing. I even ended up bumping it up a few notches on my Elvis List. I’m also fascinated by the idea of hat stores offering to set up accounts. That is intriguing...

OMG! I forgot about the Greek family! They just disappear after the party, don’t they?

Plus, with the Greek family there is a work side to it as well. I find thunderstorms to be exciting. Walks in the rain, only if voluntary. Trying to get from the station to my house on a rainy day is annoying, but if I'm at home and it starts sure sounds like fun.

Not to be argumentative I would put the boat first and the actual girls jockeying for second.

I think it’s equal. I mean, the Chen’s took him in after his father died so I’m sure he really cares for them. BTW - does anyone else like going outside and watching thunderstorms? I love the rain (I just realized I was beginning to write the lyrics for “Escape (The Pina Colada Song”))

My only real critical note is Mr. Johnson. (Surprisingly his character was a dick. A triumph of nominative determinism.) I didn't mind the plot overall and liked his "He reminds me of me" shtick but the turn at the end was too abrupt for me. It was part of the deus ex machina thrown in near the end to bring the plot to a conclusion.

More like, Boats! Boats! Boats! amiright? We watched:

Speaking of second viewings I will do a Rabbit showing at 9 p.m. Eastern tonight if anyone missed the movie. I also am apologizing for missing Friday night.

I don’t have any particular issue with that. Ghost is in Norway too. He might be back by next week. Is the 12th cool with everyone?

On the Graceland tour they have (or had - I went in 2009) a model of that home.

I’ve never heard of any particular weirdness between him and his mom, but like I said in the mini side thread, my kids come into my room nearly every night. Most kids want to sleep in their parents’ bed. It feels safe. I know a lot of parents where they experience the same thing. It’s like when you had a nightmare as a kid, you would maybe crawl into your parent’s bed. For me, it’s not really weird until it’s weird, if you know what I mean? I would have to hear more species to be really weirded out about that. Also, speaking as a parent, it’s hard to not want to keep an eye on them at all time. I drive my son to school, but if he had to walk, I would walk with him. And if he said that it embarrassed him and asked me to stop, I can’t say I that wouldn’t still follow him.

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?

The part where Moshe stops talking

Canon.

This thread terrified me, it made me think someone greenlit a sequel or remake with Jamie Kennnedy and my mind almost exploded.

This is the worst movie I have ever seen and you should be made to endure the horror of watching it aswell.

I'm so sorry for everything you're about to go through.

Oh sweet Jesus is this flick abysmal. One of the worst things I've ever seen. I still have waking nightmares about that turtle shit.