Episode 22 – Movies We’re Embarrassed We Haven’t Seen
After a couple of weeks of tournaments we’re ready to get back to fighting each other with our taste in all things popular. And these movies are still popular aren’t they? Although, I happened to be an a DVD hire store (previously known as a video shop.. ahh, those were the days) at around 10pm last Saturday night and it was dead quiet. And we were being kicked out, so my better half picked up some weird French film so we could get out quickly. Anyway, I thought, how bad could it be? The answer – at the end of the film, the couple in the film encased themselves in concrete so they could be together forever. Seemed a bit strange to me. Anyway, there are other films that we haven’t seen, and we’ll talk about them here. You may think its stranger than love concrete, but I don’t think much is anymore. I’m now what the French would call “damaged goods”. podcast@favouritefive.com
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Re: Napoleon Dynamite.
I’m going to be a podantic fuckwit and say that Napoleon Dynamite is a Gen Y film, and hasn’t been around long enough to gain true cult status (equal to the likes of High Fidelity even).
However, to say it has no plot is a bit simplistic (granted it does kind of plod along). It’s narrative structure is less important than the series of morality tales that make up this film about racism, the domestic and nuclear family, education, and developemt. I reckon it’s quite an achievement given it’s been brought to us by a Mormon film company. I find a certain reassurance that I can still enjoy a film despite the complete lack of violence or swearing.
Anyway – there’s my two cents.
“I’m going to be a podantic fuckwit and say that Napoleon Dynamite is a Gen Y film”
…actually you’re being a pEdantic fuckwit.
Ha ha! I call your well thought out and eloquently put argument and raise you a level of pedantry that completely disregards your point!
dan you are no longer my cousin.. you haven’t seen ferris?