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Dean's parents are really modern
Combining nostalgia and racist discrimination is not going to be easy
I was feeling sorry for Rita until...
Johnny Lawrence had a change of heart at the end
The two dogs beating the tiger
I like that they didn't make Coach Orion the villain
Low critical score
So, what was the point of the tribe with the human sacrifices?
Anything worth watching in the Terminator franchise after this movie?
So why did the bad guys think that Thornhill was Kaplan, in the first place?
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More than African American, you need to be woke.
But it's not just race virtue-signalling, the show is just not as well-written as the original. For example, in the latest episode the father becomes a scout-master and immediately puts the scout trope to do his home repairs. That's the kind of cheap sitcom joke that undermines a show seeking some nostalgic remembrance of how things were. No one can take those clownish kind of plots and pretend that they reflect the experience of growing up at that time. The original, on the other hand, got the poignant, nostalgic tone right, and didn't sacrifice it for a cheap laugh.
With the new one, it just doesn't ring true, so it can't be poignant and have emotional resonance.
I don't know. I remember that when I was around 8 I was all about playing soccer (I live in Europe) and I thought girls were silly for liking quieter games.
What need is there of a sequel? This is a character study of a group of people and the interaction between them during a crisis, and a stunning action scene. The story is complete. Making a sequel would be like making a sequel of 12 Angry Men.
I'm not sure what explanation you want. Perhaps a single incident from his childhood that caused him to become the kind of person he was? I don't think it is that neat and tidy. It was just who he was, his character. This restlessness of him is why he took his family west instead of having a comfortable life in the east. He just wasn't happy with a quiet, safe life. He was certainly not a good family man, but in his way he was a great man. It's sometimes like this, the geniuses, the most outstanding leaders, often do not have a happily family life. They have some internal drive that won't let them settle down and be happy.
Yes, it follows the book, but in a much more streamlined way. The book is a sprawling epic. All the big moments in the book are in the movie, but in the movie the story has been shortened and simplified a bit. In the book you have things like the schoolmarm going back to New England and eventually coming back, the romance between the Virginian and her is slower and more gradual... In general, there is more time for character development.
Well, according to the Grail Knight in The Last Crusade, immortality would require remaining within the Great Seal of the Temple.
I agree. The question is not whether they'll eventually try, but whether the reboot will be successful with a different actor. Will it still feel like Indiana Jones when Ford's roguish grin is no longer there?
Also, take into account that because of cultural changes, many of the pulp adventures that inspired Indiana Jones are no longer considered acceptable nowadays. Imagine making Temple of Doom today, there would be controversy because of the stereotypical portrayal of Indian culture. The problem is, pulp adventures were all about that, exotic settings depicted in a very sensational way. Probably they will have to always use the nazis as antagonists.
i loved this movie when I watched it as a kid, and watching it again as an adult the magic is still there. Yes, it is a very good, bittersweet comedy.
He was excellent, full of childish innocence and charm. Perfect for this role.
In The Andy Griffith Show he was the same. In the Opie-centric episodes he really shone. When he had some material to work with he was able to steal the show, surrounded as he was there too by talented adult actors.
And, as others have said, he became a thoroughly good guy, grounded, talented and hard-working. Often I get sad when I hear about child actors whose job I enjoyed doing badly, but that's never the case with Ronnie Howard. It speaks well of the adults he had around him and of his own character.
Apart from boxing, it also happens in chess. The strongest players in the world, excluding the world champion, compete in the Candidates Tournament. The winner of the candidates tournament gets to challenge the world champion for the title.
There is something dramatic about the winning candidate challenging the current champion. It doesn't mean it's a good idea in most sports, though. As others have said, in a team sport it makes less sense, because a team may change a lot from one year to the other. Also, economically it could make more sense to have the current champion play a lot of matches, instead of going directly to the final.
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