Cameron H.

I never realized it, but is Raffi a Canadian thing? I moved to America from Canada when I was only 6 months old, but my sister and I grew up listening to him. "Baby Beluga" was, and continues to be, the shit. It sounds like you've got a group of really fantastic kids!

I don't know. What would Tommy do? Nevermind, he'd probably just hang glide and do shirtless cartwheels on the beach... Go ahead and say what you want. ETA: Do you want us to pencil you in for a pick, Cam?

Hey man, if you want to make requests you've got to put a ring on it.... After Tom we have Taylor's pick. Cakebug is after that. If you want, you can join in the rotation after that...we'll watch anything you want to recommend. This isn't HDTGM where all you have are pipe dreams that they'll eventually get to one of "your" movies. We get shit done around here. Everyone leaves satisfied!

Oh! I agree. Conner isn't exactly an innocent. Everyone has an ulterior motive--not that that's a totally bad thing. I also agree that you should totally watch it again to purge Tommy from your brain. And get the soundtrack...like me.

So, aside from keeping up with HDTGM movies and Musical Mondays, because I'm crazy, every Sunday night my family is also going through Disney's Animated Filmography in as close to chronological order as their "Vault" will allow. Tonight we watched Pinocchio. Ho-Lee Shit! Do you guys realize that there is a whole herd of little boys that are turned into donkeys, and subsequently carted off to the Salt Mines and other terrible places, and the movie never resolves this!!!

Nope. That's the specific reason she won't watch it.

This is one of the reasons I like this movie so much though. The truth of the matter is that she isn't really a model and all he has under his belt is one live performance and a couple of demo tapes--which I don't believe are as polished as the movie would have us believe. We only see them being awesome, because they feel like they are awesome (e.g. "Drive it Like You Stole It" scene). His brother even tells him about one of the music videos something like, "No, it's not great, but it's something you can build off from." And that is, to me, what this movie is about. There isn't a promise of a better life in London for either our heroes or any of the people on the ferry, just the hope of a better life. I think this is illustrated in a beautiful visual metaphor in the last few shots. As they race across the water the water gets rough, the rain begins to pour. Their laughter fads. The crossing will not be easy--if they can make it at all. Suddenly, the ferry appears, nearly crashing into them. However, this near disaster becomes a beacon of hope they can follow it all the way to England. I'm afraid I have to disagree with you here as well. In terms of "agency" I think she has just as much as anyone in the movie. Just because she doesn't always make the best decisions doesn't mean that they aren't her own. More so than any other character in the movie, her future looks pretty bleak. Sure, she leads Conner on, but I feel like she was using the other guy she was seeing just as much as he was using her. Had Conner presented a better prospect, she would have jumped ship in a heartbeat. At this point in the movie, there isn't a romance at all. She doesn't love either of them, although she kind of "likes" Conner. However, she know that liking him isn't going to get her out of her current situation. It's when her pragmatism starts to falter (specifically when she jumps into the water despite not knowing how to swim for the sake of, I believe she says, "our art") that the romance tentatively begins. Something in Conner makes her want to believe in a better future, but the cynicism that has calcified within over the past seventeen years of endless bullshit won't allow her, at that moment, to abandon what appears to be a legitimate way out. To me, as opposed to two people falling into each other's arms, their relationship is just as complex as any real relationship and reinforces that love (whether true or not) isn't without its hurdles and without its imperfections.

GET HER!!! No, we don't all have to like the same things all the time. My wife didn't like the romance stuff either...

Like, I get that, but I feel like that was kind of the point. She was his muse, and usually, a muse is someone unattainable, and that's because real life can too often shatter the perception of perfection. He even brings it up at some point when he's explaining one of his lyrics. He says something like, "Before you get to know someone, they can be anything. Getting to know them them ruins that illusion because you realize that they are just people with their own problems." I like her journey as someone who is closed off, but eventually allows him in as being quite genuine. I also appreciate how he grows from "she's perfect," to "ugh-she's not perfect," to "she's not perfect, but I love her anyway." The way I read it, the movie essentially saying that to have a muse is pretty selfish because it confines the person of your affection into an unreasonable mold.

What was wrong with the romance?

No, the answer I was looking for was "Possum Kingdom." I mean, I'm sure I heard hundreds of songs before "Karma Chameleon," that's just the first song I have any memory of knowing. I was basically just wondering, why this specific song? What was it that made my tiny brain say, "This memory is a keeper?"

It's the kind of thing I wish I had written. It's just so full of joy without being saccharine or schmaltzy. It meant a lot to me as a father with two boys (the "happy-sad" ending totally made me cry), as a teenager who was more interested in reading and writing than football, and as a kid who started a band with other like-minded individuals. I'm also a sucker for, "The World-Be-Damned, I'm doing this," underdog stories. I abjure thee, Lucifer!

Sing Street is the kind of movie that makes me jealous. Tom, do you want me to create tomorrow's thread or do you want to? I don't want to step on your toes.

So, after watching the movie Tommy yesterday morning I felt the need to cleanse my palate a bit and listen to the actual album while I was doing the dishes. My wife walked just as "Pinball Wizard" was starting and said with a smile, "That's the first song I ever remember hearing!" I thought that was an interesting little bit of trivia. I'm not sure if it really gives any insight into a one's personality or not, but I thought I'd ask the question: what is the first song you remember hearing? This has nothing to do with whether or not you like the song, just when you think back, what was first song that made an impact? Mine was...

I just can't forgive the amount of times Cyclops misses his target considering all he has to do is look at it. He has also suffered a ton of Editorially mandated character assassination. However, over the past year or so, I've been reading basically everything from Giant Sized on, and before the whole Madelyne Pryor stuff, he was pretty rad. Oh, and if i were able to extend my pick beyond X-men to all X characters, I think my number one might be Madrox (written by Peter David, of course)

I've watched that twice in the past couple weeks! It is currently my favorite movie!

Hey, when the dude learns how to respect boundaries and flirt without being a huge sleeze ball, I'll apologize.

You two should have went ahead and watched Hedwig

Must...resist....urge...to..discuss...until...Monday....

Nope.

*splutter, splutter* *righteous indignation* Can't see the point--?!? Can you see the point of having a compassionate leader who is self-disciplined and cool under pressure? A masterful tactician and strategist? Donatello might be able to build shit like he's the Professor on Gilligan's Island, but Leonardo is the one who knows how to deploy that shit. He's effective. He's a teenager who's had responsibility thrust upon him far too early in life. You know what that gives him? Depth of character. What does Donatello have beyond a limp stick and a computer? So, yeah. I guess, I'm sorry. I'm sorry he's a "wet blanket." That while Raph is being "rude," Mikey is being "a party dude," and Donatello "does" his machines, Leo is in the dojo, every day, working out. Because when it comes down to it, and The Shredder comes a-callin', he's going to be the one who's going to keep the other three chuckledicks alive. Also, my beautiful wife says that Donatello makes her "nauseous." My son's favorite is Raph as well. I think it's because kids are assholes.

I want it to be Monday so we can talk about this. I..I...just don't know what to say. Oops. I turned away for a second and now something 70's and weird is happening. Is that a sex robot? Better get back to it...

"None" is a better answer "Donatello." The amount of nerdery in this place is embarrassing. It's like I'm seeing you all for the first time...