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  1. Posted

    22 hours ago, WatchOutForSnakes said:

    Finally making some time to comment on my own pick :) I had some oral surgery last Friday and was a bit knocked out with pain meds, and was probably thinking about Johnny's soliloquy from Dirty Dancing about how hard it was to have women throwing themselves at him and no one genuinely cared at him. That was my take on Russ. He was a man with a goal to get the ship he and his dad built together, and girls were a distraction. I do think all of the married women hit on him, and some of the guys too! I wondered why he was so hesitant to sing at the club. He could totally bank on his sex appeal and his talent without actually having to sell his body. Did working on the boat make more money? My first thought is, no, but that he just loved being on it so much. 

    I'm so glad you all enjoyed this as much as I did. What did you all think of the song with the two girls at Paradise Cove? 

    Oh, also, I was really surprised by how much I loved Laurel. Given the opening song, I really wasn't sure how much sexism I had signed up for. Not so . much, it appears. 

     

    I really enjoyed the lack of sexism and yellow face! * Glares at Breakfast At Tiffany's*.  In fact I was so happy that the Asian actors were allowed to portray pretty much normal people who just were living their life. I was on the fence about the song with the little girls but I think in the context of the story of  two little girls excited  to teach Elvis  and it's ok in context? Ish.  

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  8. Posted

    7 hours ago, Cameron H. said:

    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...

    Most stores had accounts back t hen. They were the precursor to a credit card. Women in that era wore a lot more hats than women do now.  So it's understandable that you would have an account when you need multiple hats to go with your outfits.

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  9. Posted

    32 minutes ago, Cameron H. said:

    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. 😬

    I slept in my mom's bed on and off until middle school.  My poor mom! I'm not a silent sleeper by any means, I thrash around like a wild beast and talk in my sleep. I refuse to sleep over at partners homes or let them stay at mine because I'm such a bad sleeper. However it was like well into high school for Elvis though from what I remember hearing.

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  10. Posted

    2 hours ago, grudlian. said:

    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.

    They covered him on the awesome podcast Big Gross Movies as well which is how I know he had creepy mommy issues. Every episode covers the highest or second highest grossing film of a particular year and the first half covers news and one specific deep dive on an interesting story from the year of the movie in question. Plus a "Canada Corner" segment because they're Canadian. The episode I'm thinking of did a deep dive on the Elvis hip shaking on tv scandal.

     

    I learned Elvis and his mom shared a bed for like... Ever. Partly because they were dirt poor and partly because she was OBSESSED with him. She used to walk him to school and when he made her stop she would still secretly follow him. 

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  11. Posted

    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!

     

     

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  12. Posted

    15 hours ago, WatchOutForSnakes said:

    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.

    Oh yeah no he's full on a creep. He got involved with her when she was like 14 and he was 24. As you do .  Also not his fault but he had a real weird relationship with his mom.  Since we don't have to pay for it I don't have a problem with seeing it.  Plus as you said he's dead and has been for a while.

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    Hey so a fellow fan in the Facebook group had asked me to reach out and see if anyone knows how to maybe get a download of Not The Bees songs that was on the mini because it's a pure GIFT from heaven above! Does anyone know if Nate ( I couldn't hear all of his last name) is on the boards and might be willing to give his fans what they crave? 

    if it makes him more inclined  the song reminded me to get my Epi pen script for the year so that my last words won't be " Not the bees! "

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  17. Posted

    So are these bears eating enough? In order to find out we need to know if the bears in this world hibernate. If they do they need to be eating A LOT to put on the much needed weight to survive the winter months. If they are are brown bears then according to the National Park Service Alaskan brown bears eat up to 80 to 90 pounds of food a day in the summer and fall. They can gain anywhere from 3 to 6 pounds A DAY. 

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  18. Posted

    2 hours ago, Cinco DeNio said:

    Well, folks, I'm back.  The foot is 99% healed and things are starting to turn around.  I've missed you and look forward to sharing movies and conversation again.  The BIG news is I'm flying to Wales this fall!  My BFF lives there and it's our 50th birthdays this year so I'm going to mark the occasions with him.  The trip coincides with the halfway point between our birthdays so celebrating won't lean too much in one direction or the other.  Only staying a week this time but will do a bigger trip later.  (I have friends in Scotland and Bulgaria and have a standing invite to visit them.  MY BFF says if I go to Bulgaria I go alone. 🤣)

    Welcome back!!! You've been missed. I'm so happy to hear that you are doing better! Happy very early birthday in advance I hope you have an amazing time and get to do ... I'm honestly not sure what there is to do in Wales. I honestly only know of Cardiff and a vague sense that Wales was somehow important in the War of the Roses... I clearly need to read up on Wales. Whatever fun things that the Welsh do I hope you get to do and more importantly that you get to enjoy spending time with your friend!

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  22. Posted

    12 hours ago, devscoots said:

    Don't have an observation about the movie, but its fun that Kulap's the guest since her husband, Paul's boss Scott Aukerman, played a Country Bears character when he worked at Disneyland. He's told a story of getting lost in the park and nearly passing out while in the full Country Bears mascot costume.

    Are you telling me that we have a lead in getting Paul a Country Bear Costume? Surely Scott must know someone from his bear days!

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  23. Posted

    2 hours ago, Cameron H. said:

    You know, I can accept a lot from movies. Like, I really don’t have a problem with a kids movie about country music singing bears living among us and everyone in the world just accepting that as normal. As long as the movie abides by its own logic, I’m happy to go along for the ride. No, what bugs me is when a movie just expects to swallow a whole bunch lunacy without explanation. For example, at the end of the movie, they arrive at Country Bear Hall to discover that it empty and that their promoter, Rip, has been cahooting with Christopher Walken. Everyone is suitably bummed, but then Big Al says that people are there they just parked in back to keep off the grass. And they all just kept quiet out there in the dark...because Al likes to play cruel, soul crushing practical jokes on his friends, I guess. I mean, it really doesn’t even bother me why their fans were happy to sit outside and wait as much as, if as the movie states, there has been zero promotion, how the fuck did they know to be there in the first place? In the movie’s universe, no one has spared a thought for the CB’s in ten years, and the first time they are brought back into the public’s consciousness it’s in connection to kidnapping and child endangerment. Nothing on the news ever clarified that this was all in service to a show meant to save their music hall. The movie should either never have brought up the notion of show promotion or those bears should have been playing for a room full of goddamn crickets.

     

    So I think that the only explanation ( and it's a weak one at that) is that they've been driving all over the South getting the band back together and having adventures so the people around them are now aware of the event. However they never tell those people when or where the band will be playing just that they're getting the band back together. The only other exposure they had was that news warning to be on the look out for them because they supposedly KIDNAPPED A CHILD

    2 hours ago, Cameron H. said:

    I still don’t understand why Beary, or the Country Bears, can’t just explain what they’re doing. It’s weird, yes, but no one has actually been kidnapped. As far as I can tell, no crimes have been committed. I’m not even 100% sure the CB’s even know Beary has a family at that point. I think they just assume he’s an orphan or something. Once that news report came on they should have been like “What the fuck, Beary?” They could have the whole thing explained and sorted out in less than 30 minutes. Their behavior makes absolutely no sense. The only reason the Country Bears are treated like dirty, kidnapping deviants is because they act like a bunch of dirty, kidnapping deviants.

    Which leads me to this. Not ONCE did they question what Beary was doing with them or where his parents were. They didn't even ask him to explain the kidnapping thing. They have to understand that a random child showing up with no parents or adult supervision is suspect.  There's something wrong with that picture. Even if they had explained to the cops that Bery wasn't kidnapped they are still driving around God knows where, possibly across state lines, with a runaway minor. Taking kids across state lines is a big deal apparently because of anti trafficking laws. Even if they were in the clear the end result would be Beary having to go home ( as it should be). 

    What exactly was the plan here anyway? Were they adopting him? Is he going back after the concert? Is he becoming a child hobo? 

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  24. Posted

    3 hours ago, DannytheWall said:

    Although the only other non-Country Bear we see was working the car wash waving down customers after drying their car. So, hmmm. 

    By the way, the Disney wiki lists the Country Bear Hall in Pendleton, Tennessee. Since Ted the Bear is crashing at Elton John's place, it could be any of his two homes that are in the US-- Atlanta or Los Angeles. The four-day time frame makes the LA home difficult to believe (in a movie of talking bears) so I'll assume it's Atlanta. Still weird that Beary can RUN HOME but take a bus to and from the Country Bear Hall.  

    Anyway...

    My observation was about the all-signing diner, which obviously is just too trippy to put into words. But really, why did Beary freak out when the police arrived there? He didn't have any reason to think they were looking for him. I'm thinking there must have been some REALLY dark scenes in the director's cut that we're missing. 

    The real movie I want to see was the animated version that features the Bears versus aliens bent on dominating the world through mind control. That sounds like a WAY better movie. 

    And for how old are the Bears, there's not that many clues from their time as a band. They presumably formed before 1972 (the date of the Disneyland attraction), had Rolling Stone interviews in 1983 and broke up in 1991 according to the movie. The 1972 date makes sense if the movie takes place in 2002, but Christopher Walken says they ruined him 30 years ago, which would be earlier than '72, wouldn't it? In any event, according to bearlife.org, a bear's life span is about 20-30 years, so proportionately, these Country Bears are pushing 80 in human years. So just picture Mick Jagger or Paul McCartney instead of anthropormophic bears. Likewise, even tho Beary is in fourth grade, in bear-years, that's like 20 or something.

    Was the whole "protecting the grass" thing a Willie Nelson reference? 

    If anyone like tabletop roleplaying games, check out Honey Heist, a one-page storytelling game. https://www.docdroid.net/KJzmn5k/honey-heist-by-grant-howitt.pdfwhich clearly points out that there should have been MORE hats on bears. 

    the reason Beary freaked out was because they had just seen a breaking news piece claiming  that police were looking for the Country Bears ( and Mr. Chicken) in connection to his kidnapping.

    I don't know much about tabletop role-playing games but I do know I love a bear in a hat ( except in this movie)!

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  25. Posted

    49 minutes ago, Elektra Boogaloo said:

    Apparently Krystal Harris is a real person. She is a singer but her credits seem to be like “the Legally Blonde” soundtrack and the “Princess Diaries” soundtrack. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krystal_Harris

    Oh yes! Loved that song from Legally Blonde !

    The diner waitress is Jennifer Paige who was a one hit wonder I think. I know her one song Crush I loved as a kid in like 1999/2000.

     

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