Liked it as a kid, but I haven't seen it in some time, so I don't know how well it would hold up for me.Heston wrote:Any love for the 1983 movie? I loved it as a kid.
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I hear ya, but in real life good/ordinary people get fucked over every day.Dr. Medulla wrote:Pretty sure I've mentioned this before, but I really don't like "Time Enough At Last." It's a wholly mean-spirited, unjust story. Burgess Meredith is a decent guy, whose chief failing is that he loves to read. More than anything else. He's surrounded by assholes who pick on him because of this. Then, huzzah, the world is wiped out and he can read all he wants. And his glasses break. What did he do to deserve that? A frequent theme of TZ is that assholes get their comeuppance in the end. But BM wasn't a bad guy, yet even when he gets a chance to live his life free from assholes, he gets fucked over. One can appreciate the twist, I guess, but it's still really fucking cruel.
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some personal faves of mine that haven't been mentioned are the Shelter, Steel, the Grave, Obsolete Man, Nick of Time, just off the top of my head
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Monsters are Due, Rip Van Winkle, and Two are great, so is Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up
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Not well.Dr. Medulla wrote:Liked it as a kid, but I haven't seen it in some time, so I don't know how well it would hold up for me.Heston wrote:Any love for the 1983 movie? I loved it as a kid.
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What You Need.
Twenty-Two isn't wasn't the one of the best best, but he way the chick delivers the line "Room for one more, Honey" is classic.
I like Midnight Sun. The one where the asshole sells the old Mexican man magic dust, I can't think of that title.
A Most Unusual Camera is fun.
The one where the antique dealers find a genie.
The Fever and Prime Mover are very good
Twenty-Two isn't wasn't the one of the best best, but he way the chick delivers the line "Room for one more, Honey" is classic.
I like Midnight Sun. The one where the asshole sells the old Mexican man magic dust, I can't think of that title.
A Most Unusual Camera is fun.
The one where the antique dealers find a genie.
The Fever and Prime Mover are very good
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I really would have expected Doc to have loved that episode for the same reason I do: it's hilariously bleak. It's one of the most nihilistically black comedies of the century. All that poor bastard needed to do was divorce his shrew bitch of a wife and pick up a sexy little librarian, and join the burgeoning bohemian movement. Bang!tepista wrote:I hear ya, but in real life good/ordinary people get fucked over every day.Dr. Medulla wrote:Pretty sure I've mentioned this before, but I really don't like "Time Enough At Last." It's a wholly mean-spirited, unjust story. Burgess Meredith is a decent guy, whose chief failing is that he loves to read. More than anything else. He's surrounded by assholes who pick on him because of this. Then, huzzah, the world is wiped out and he can read all he wants. And his glasses break. What did he do to deserve that? A frequent theme of TZ is that assholes get their comeuppance in the end. But BM wasn't a bad guy, yet even when he gets a chance to live his life free from assholes, he gets fucked over. One can appreciate the twist, I guess, but it's still really fucking cruel.
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Seriously, what on earth could happened once upon a time that those two would get married?Silent Majority wrote:I really would have expected Doc to have loved that episode for the same reason I do: it's hilariously bleak. It's one of the most nihilistically black comedies of the century. All that poor bastard needed to do was divorce his shrew bitch of a wife and pick up a sexy little librarian, and join the burgeoning bohemian movement. Bang!tepista wrote:I hear ya, but in real life good/ordinary people get fucked over every day.Dr. Medulla wrote:Pretty sure I've mentioned this before, but I really don't like "Time Enough At Last." It's a wholly mean-spirited, unjust story. Burgess Meredith is a decent guy, whose chief failing is that he loves to read. More than anything else. He's surrounded by assholes who pick on him because of this. Then, huzzah, the world is wiped out and he can read all he wants. And his glasses break. What did he do to deserve that? A frequent theme of TZ is that assholes get their comeuppance in the end. But BM wasn't a bad guy, yet even when he gets a chance to live his life free from assholes, he gets fucked over. One can appreciate the twist, I guess, but it's still really fucking cruel.
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Same thing for the Willoughby train episode. He has a 100% unlikeable wretch of a wife.tepista wrote:Seriously, what on earth could happened once upon a time that those two would get married?Silent Majority wrote:I really would have expected Doc to have loved that episode for the same reason I do: it's hilariously bleak. It's one of the most nihilistically black comedies of the century. All that poor bastard needed to do was divorce his shrew bitch of a wife and pick up a sexy little librarian, and join the burgeoning bohemian movement. Bang!tepista wrote:I hear ya, but in real life good/ordinary people get fucked over every day.Dr. Medulla wrote:Pretty sure I've mentioned this before, but I really don't like "Time Enough At Last." It's a wholly mean-spirited, unjust story. Burgess Meredith is a decent guy, whose chief failing is that he loves to read. More than anything else. He's surrounded by assholes who pick on him because of this. Then, huzzah, the world is wiped out and he can read all he wants. And his glasses break. What did he do to deserve that? A frequent theme of TZ is that assholes get their comeuppance in the end. But BM wasn't a bad guy, yet even when he gets a chance to live his life free from assholes, he gets fucked over. One can appreciate the twist, I guess, but it's still really fucking cruel.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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No, I don't like stories where the little guy keeps getting kicked, especially in the context of TZ, which is all about somehow setting the universe right.Silent Majority wrote:I really would have expected Doc to have loved that episode for the same reason I do: it's hilariously bleak. It's one of the most nihilistically black comedies of the century. All that poor bastard needed to do was divorce his shrew bitch of a wife and pick up a sexy little librarian, and join the burgeoning bohemian movement. Bang!tepista wrote:I hear ya, but in real life good/ordinary people get fucked over every day.Dr. Medulla wrote:Pretty sure I've mentioned this before, but I really don't like "Time Enough At Last." It's a wholly mean-spirited, unjust story. Burgess Meredith is a decent guy, whose chief failing is that he loves to read. More than anything else. He's surrounded by assholes who pick on him because of this. Then, huzzah, the world is wiped out and he can read all he wants. And his glasses break. What did he do to deserve that? A frequent theme of TZ is that assholes get their comeuppance in the end. But BM wasn't a bad guy, yet even when he gets a chance to live his life free from assholes, he gets fucked over. One can appreciate the twist, I guess, but it's still really fucking cruel.
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Excellent story, but being shot on video tape just ruins it for me. B&W video tape is without a doubt the most unwatchable format.tepista wrote:Twenty-Two isn't wasn't the one of the best best, but he way the chick delivers the line "Room for one more, Honey" is classic.
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It's fair enough that his boss wouldn't let him read at the bank - you're here to work, Hollis! - but the wife was just awful.matedog wrote:Same thing for the Willoughby train episode. He has a 100% unlikeable wretch of a wife.tepista wrote:Seriously, what on earth could happened once upon a time that those two would get married?Silent Majority wrote:I really would have expected Doc to have loved that episode for the same reason I do: it's hilariously bleak. It's one of the most nihilistically black comedies of the century. All that poor bastard needed to do was divorce his shrew bitch of a wife and pick up a sexy little librarian, and join the burgeoning bohemian movement. Bang!tepista wrote:I hear ya, but in real life good/ordinary people get fucked over every day.Dr. Medulla wrote:Pretty sure I've mentioned this before, but I really don't like "Time Enough At Last." It's a wholly mean-spirited, unjust story. Burgess Meredith is a decent guy, whose chief failing is that he loves to read. More than anything else. He's surrounded by assholes who pick on him because of this. Then, huzzah, the world is wiped out and he can read all he wants. And his glasses break. What did he do to deserve that? A frequent theme of TZ is that assholes get their comeuppance in the end. But BM wasn't a bad guy, yet even when he gets a chance to live his life free from assholes, he gets fucked over. One can appreciate the twist, I guess, but it's still really fucking cruel.
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It's OK. I remember watching the news that Vic Morrow and 2 kids were killed during filming.Heston wrote:Any love for the 1983 movie? I loved it as a kid.
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That was terrible. I read up on it a few years back.BR16ADE_R055E wrote:It's OK. I remember watching the news that Vic Morrow and 2 kids were killed during filming.Heston wrote:Any love for the 1983 movie? I loved it as a kid.
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The one with Talky Tina, I don't remember the name of the episode though.