tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725975489373372070.post7685334327290917688..comments2024-03-02T17:35:58.818-08:00Comments on Spike is Best: Movies that people love but which I hatePaul Stilwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446241126728692642noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725975489373372070.post-79079423147613637762010-02-16T00:45:55.850-08:002010-02-16T00:45:55.850-08:00That's good to hear about The English Patient!...That's good to hear about The English Patient!<br /><br />And that's one fine list. Though I have not yet seen Interview with the Vampire.<br /><br />I really liked Dreams. I did a short post on it not too long ago:<br /><br />http://spikeisbest.blogspot.com/2009/10/kurosawas-dreams.htmlPaul Stilwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446241126728692642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725975489373372070.post-7846669368715302532010-02-15T23:17:05.802-08:002010-02-15T23:17:05.802-08:00+JMJ+
I didn't even make myself watch The Eng...+JMJ+<br /><br />I didn't even make <i>myself</i> watch <i>The English Patient</i>! <br /><br />Movies I Inflicted on My Hapless Pupils:<br /><br />1) <i>Spider-man 2</i><br />2) <i>The Empire Strikes Back</i><br />3) <i>The Breakfast Club</i><br />4) <i>Apocalypto</i><br />5) <i>Dreams</i> (Kurosawa)<br />6) <i>Interview with the Vampire</i>Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725975489373372070.post-74497822914668127302010-02-15T10:48:03.869-08:002010-02-15T10:48:03.869-08:00I'll admit, if I was to repent of any of these...I'll admit, if I was to repent of any of these choices it would be Spider-man 2. Hands down, the movie is very well made and loaded with Christian morals and symbolism. And I did enjoy it very much when I first saw it. No, that you would make your English students watch it doesn't make me cringe at all; actually I think that's kind of awesome! We need more English teachers like you. There are some who would inflict The English Patient or some such thing on their students if they could...(I hope you didn't make them watch The English Patient)<br /><br />I find I can't get to liking Leo in Scorcese's films either (and Scorcese is another topic altogether). He reminds me of that guy from Silver Spoons trying to toughen himself up too much on NYPD Blue.<br /><br />Mac and Me! I never saw it, but remember seeing images of the film. You got to love those 80's spin-offs.<br /><br />Long live Chunk!Paul Stilwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446241126728692642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725975489373372070.post-66443214798460695372010-02-15T05:10:25.814-08:002010-02-15T05:10:25.814-08:00+JMJ+
I'd steal this for a meme (and maybe ad...+JMJ+<br /><br />I'd steal this for a meme (and maybe adapt it to "Women in Horror" Month, to get even more Horror Blogger credit!) . . . but at the moment I'd rather respond to you on your own ground. =)<br /><br />On #1: I saw this for the first and only time the year it came out and now I have only one thing to say . . . So <i>that</i> is what was going on with the baseball glove! =S<br /><br />On #2: You'll probably cringe at this: I made all my students watch <i>Spider-man 2</i> in English class.<br /><br />On #3: Leo's bits don't age well, do they? Cameron's script is horrible, too. When I caught it again a few years ago, I couldn't believe the tripe Winslet was spouting.<br /><br />On #4: I haven't seen either of the new <i>Batman</i> movies!<br /><br />On #5: <i>E.T.</i> never did anything for me, either. I have warmer memories of <i>Mac and Me</i> (which is, by all standards, clearly the inferior film). I totally agree about <i>The Goonies</i>, though! =DEnbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.com