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Where I live, there are a TON of late night greasy-spoon places, and those that serve a mushroom swiss burger with fries are all tied for my favorite late-night takeout drunk food. At home, I think my favorite drunk-snack is to just roll up pieces of bread and dip them in random condiments. I try hard not to judge Canadian food on sight, or even on description. I tried poutine for the first time two years ago because my friends were raving about it and I was in Ontario. It's fine but it doesn't read well. The smell won me over enough to try it, I think. Do you think balls of crumpled up wheat bread dipped in honey mustard or sriracha would play up there? If so, I've got a proposition for you ... Thanks Winning the nothing-prize for the most contentious episode ever with a throw-away comment like that might make one hesitant to celebrate a meaningless victory, but ... Although, assist goes to gigitastic, since it was a reply to their post, so ... I like basketball, I love Looney Tunes, and I'm okay with Mike, and I was never compelled to see it.

You are only a few posts old but already bringing the heat. Bless you. Fun fact, me and some other bad-movie-loving friends went to see Crossroads in the theatre when it came out. All of us were well into our twenties (at least) and we laughed and mocked the film among ourselves at the back while some poor twelve-year-old girls and their moms tried to enjoy it. We were dicks, basically.

I can see that. It's that general vibe of "Let's take this old thing and make it a camp musical" that made it feel Rocky Horror to me. That and Christopher Lee's number with the dancers.

For me it's Hudson Hawk. I love that movie so much, in a similar way that people love Spice World. I can recognize that it's not a GOOD movie, but it is a movie that I absolutely love.

Oh! And I totally forgot, now that the first leg of the tour is over, I would like to hear a “baggitry” update about Jason’s bags and June’s opinions thereof. Just wanted to put that out there.

I think this is kind of confirming what I'm saying. There are certain movies that just work for kids of a very specific age that don't work outside of that age range. Goonies seems like one where, if you were born 1974 to 1981, you get it completely. If you're not in that window, it might as well never have been made. Space Jam feels like Goonies to me for a younger group. Doesn't mean people outside the target audience can't love them, but seems like a much stronger cultural experience for those in it.

2:22, Fateful Findings, and the Visitor. Oh i thought it was the one with Roberto Benini when I saw the poster. I haven't seen the JTT version but the donkeys in the Disney version scared me as a kid so I am not a Pinocchio fan. You're spot on about it being a commercial. I just learned today from Google that it was originally a commercial but it got too long and they, like ended up making it into a movie. I sort of wish they made the Larry Bird/Jordan McDonald's commercials into a movie. I did rewatch it like a year ago, and it is like watching a Looney Tunes cartoon, but I loved Tiny Toons and Animaniacs too so maybe I just liked that shit. Also I did go see Hobbs and Shaw today and I have a lot to say about Vanessa Kirby's eyeliner so get ready for that.

I really hate to be "lol millennials" but does anyone actually like Space Jam who wasn't born between (approximately) 1982-1992? It is its generation's Goonies where everyone in a certain age saw it and loved it but it's appeal seems lost on everyone outside of that general age range (unless maybe you really love Looney Tunes or something).

Lol, just remembered the time I told my wife we should watch Muriel's Wedding (with Bill Hunter playing Toni Collette's dad, of course) because it was such a great comedy. I guess the years glossed over how dark that effing movie is...

Nice, i bet they do it to coincide with the release of Space Jam 2.

Yes, I believe there were 4 TV movies that are sold as a separate DVD from the series set. There are a bunch of tie-in novels as well, and pretty sure those are still coming out. There was a novelization of the Magnum pilot too which I used to own but as I recall it was not great.

(You take care)

I never heard of Neil Breen until last week and now I have seen Fateful Findings. How I miss those innocent days. Speaking of, I love coming of age films, but the ones I probably recall the most fondly from the 80s are a pretty mixed bag. I loved the Scottish classic Gregory's Girl (by Bill Forsyth, director of Local Hero) and an early John Cusack screwball comedy called Better off Dead. I'm actually hard-pressed to think of a film that primarily starred pre-teens that I really loved from that period. I didn't even like ET that much. Stand By Me is great of course, but not your typical adventure film.

I have tickets to the Seattle shows and this post made me concerned. Are there any other disclaimers I should be made aware of? What are the side effects of Neil Breen? Should I abstain from alcohol before viewing? Also, re: the discussion of The Goonies, I was born in 1974 so I was 10 when it came out. As a kid, I loved it because Spielberg could do no wrong in my eyes (even as an executive producer. I also loved Explorers, Young Sherlock Holmes, etc.). I rewatched it on Netflix when it had just started as a streaming service and it did not hold up at all. It was just grating. If you’re feeling nostalgic for 80s movies with kids, watch Big or Stand By Me.

Whew, man, poutine is a bigger topic than you might expect. There are some who would argue that the only place to get real poutine is in Quebec, and they are right in the sense that you are more likely to get one made with the best ingredients, ie. proper Belgian style frites topped with squeaky cheese curds (which you can buy as a snack in little bags in every corner store in Quebec) and gravy. And of course there are butthole chefs out there trying to "elevate" the dish by topping it with shaved truffles or some shit and sell it for $20 from a food truck. Edited to add: if you go somewhere that advertises poutine and they serve you something that uses like shredded or cubed marble cheese instead of real curds, it is legal in Canada to burn that place to the ground. Those of us who live outside of Quebec have some decent chain poutinerie options like Smokes, which has pretty decent traditional style poutine plus a bunch of options for topped versions with assorted meats and so on. Definitely a good post-drinking meal, in fact that is probably the only time you SHOULD eat it. A tip for those who don't speak French: make sure you pronounce it "poo-tin", not "poo-teen" and especially not "poo-tan", the latter of which means "whore" in French (and I think Spanish). Finally, I thought you might enjoy this photo that just came up on my Instagram feed this morning from my friend Tim: a local lottery corporation scratch ticket promising poutine for life. I may just have to start playing the lottery. Note to self, make "Poutine Pour la Vie" my new personal brand. I would certainly eat that, but more likely torn up pieces of baguette or cuban bread. Not a big wheat bread eater.

40 minutes into it now. I can see the comparison to Tommy Wiseau but so far it feels a lot like a Gary Shandling impersonator made a Twin Peaks Season 3 episode.

Even that wasn't enough to prepare me for that movie.

I'm concerned people aren't going to be fully prepared for Neil Breen's Fateful Findings. For Paul, June, and Jason, and everyone else, please watch a trailer or something before diving right in so you have at least some kind of handle back into the sane world.

I definitely get this. If there's a specific bit that speaks to you like basketball, it is probably a really fun watch. I can watch The Wizard because I love Nintendo but it really sucks as a movie.

I was born in '76 and I like it a lot, but I'm also a giant NBA fan and have been since I was little and think it's fun for that. I haven't seen it in a little bit though. It's definitely just a product placement commercial at its core, though - but certainly there are worse offenders at that too.

(I loved the episode, I love the show, but I’m so fucking glad we can finally stop talking about Drop Dead Fred) Congrats to Triple Lindy for the win! 🥳

I would say Demolition Man. I think it's a legitimately entertaining film, and a lot of its satirical and comedic stuff lands pretty well. The central idea of the violent angry male archetypes 9f yesterday being a shock to the system of future society has pretty much come true.

By far the biggest problem is that Venom clearly doesn't belong in the movie, and by now everyone knows the studio forced Raimi to write him in. It really shows. They have to devote so much time to explaining the character's origin that all the other storylines get short shrift. Sandman + Green Goblin 2 were enough on their own.

Are we to believe that you don't want them to cover Double Impact, wherein JCVD plays both one character and said character's twin brother? It has some good JCVD in gratuitous spandex and flexibility shots. https://www.wikiwand...n/Double_Impact

I bet the final twist will be the cat banging that kid's girlfriend. Toonces no!