Wojo 2,453 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Family Guy stopped being relevant or funny before Breaking Bad began. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I would disagree but we'll see. Family Guy will live in syndication far longer than BB and both need heavy editing. The joke was clearly relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 BB needs no heavy editing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 1 hour ago, Woji said: I was going to guess BB but your verb tense of "has" convinced me you meant a current show instead of one that ended. Right now BBC America is the home of Star Trek TNG, which I definitely prefer. We watched BBC for that reason too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 We burned through TNG on Netflix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Back to the Future not a classic? It sure is a brilliantly awesome and entertaining movie! Definitely one of my favourite series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 It's good and a lot of fun. But classic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 17 minutes ago, Pieter_Boelen said: Back to the Future not a classic? It sure is a brilliantly awesome and entertaining movie! Definitely one of my favourite series. Brilliant isn't a word I would use to describe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Back To The Future is definitely a beloved film. Not sure what the definition of classic is for this conversation but everyone knows the Delorean because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Is that really relevant though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 2 hours ago, JoeinAR said: Brilliant isn't a word I would use to describe it. You don't have to. I saved you the trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Whether you like the movies or not, I don't it's debatable that both Ghostbusters and Back to the Future are among the most beloved movies of all time and left a huge mark on more that one generation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I think Back to the Future is, Ghostbusters not so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Do you own physical copies of Back to the Future or Ghostbusters? If so, please donate them to your local homeless shelter for a tax credit. They are wasting space in your collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I do not, but David does and since we are now legally married I suppose what is his is mine. He likes them. and he tolerates my copies of classic B movies. Thing from Another World, and Them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Okay then never mind. I certainly wouldn't want my spouse to whittle down my movie collection without my input. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 7 hours ago, Romão said: Whether you like the movies or not, I don't it's debatable that both Ghostbusters and Back to the Future are among the most beloved movies of all time and left a huge mark on more that one generation Beloved because so many people remember them from when they were a child. Is that a valid way to become a "classic"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 People also remember 'BMX Bandits'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 1 hour ago, Stefancos said: Beloved because so many people remember them from when they were a child. Is that a valid way to become a "classic"? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 So Transformers The Movie is a classic? And Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 To some, I guess. But pop culture saturation also has to do with it. Back to the Future and Ghostbusters are both much more absorbed by pop culture than Transformers: The Movie or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 What does pop culture have to do with quality though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Not that much. But a movie can be a "classic" even if it isn't the best thing ever. But it helps that Back to the Future and Ghostbusters are both very good movies. BttF is one of the perfect fun adventure movies and Ghostbusters is a great high concept comedy. Pieter Boelen and Cerebral Cortex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Both good movies, both overrated because of childhood sentiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 They were both huge hits, critically and commercially. Their popularity is immense. They are constantly referenced and quoted. Their appeal has crossed generations (I wasn't even one year old when they came out). They have been imitated, parodied, homaged. Even the themes are known worldwide. What doesn't make them classics other that your personal opinion of "I don't think they're that good"? Cerebral Cortex and Pieter Boelen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 9 minutes ago, Romão said: They were both huge hits, critically and commercially. Their popularity is immense. They are constantly referenced and quoted. Their appeal has crossed generations (I wasn't even one year old when they came out). They have been imitated, parodied, homaged. Even the themes are known worldwide. What doesn't make them classics other that your personal opinion of "I don't think they're that good"? Exactly this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Yeah, what he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Fifth-ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 10 hours ago, Stefancos said: Both good movies, both overrated because of childhood sentiment. Yes. I was fifteen when I first saw Back to the Future, and in college when I remember finally seeing Ghostbusters in its entirety. Hardly childhood anymore but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 You saw them out of order. Regardless of how I feel about Ghostbusters I will see the new one because of my man crush on Leslie Jones and because David will buy the tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I saw them in the order set forth by the path of my life, which I do not question. I also saw Return of the Jedi first in fifth grade, so for me, Vader was always Luke's father. And my first introduction to Star Trek was the fourth movie, making me more fond of the "Bounty" than either Enterprise. I am glad that I stayed with TNG after seeing Cost of Living first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Already starting to accept these gals as... the Ghostbusters! And seeing that giant No-Ghost-Logo ghost wearing a bowtie stomping through New York, that is just so Ghostbusters! Plus I love this fan edited trailer that includes some of the Bernstein score and the original song tracks. I've been watching it more than the official trailers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Bowtie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Bow-ties are cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Oh I agree. I just watched the posted trailer and didn't see one. The female Ghostbusters logo doesn't even have mosquito bites to suggest it's the female version, let alone a bowtie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Go to 1:41, you'll see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 Wow, awful art! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 I like it - there's something retro about it Reminds me of this other p. cheesy looking cover, tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Exactly! But haters gotta hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 There is so much hate for this film for no reason. It looks no better or worse than anything else out there this summer of mediocrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 I have a completely open mind for the film and intend to sit down with no prejudices and let the film either wow me or not. But the trailers haven't done it any favors so far. And the score could certainly be very good; I'm honestly not that familiar with Shapiro's work. But I think that album cover is silly looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 I've never heard of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 He mostly scores comedy films https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Shapiro_(composer)#Films Mostly scores that leave no impression Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 His score for Dinner for Schmucks is really lovely, and I'd recommend it to anybody. I also like State and Main. A lot of his scores, especially for earlier films, are very brief and not well represented on album (if the movies got albums, they were mostly pop songs). I think he could do a great job on Ghostbusters. He is good with melody, and I trust both him and Feig to play the score straight and not Mickey Mouse the thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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