tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post8367859998819410521..comments2024-03-22T14:48:09.697-04:00Comments on Dell on Movies: Thursday Movie Picks: Movies Set in a High School, Secondary School or the EquivalentDellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-11980391066925481202015-06-17T14:57:03.347-04:002015-06-17T14:57:03.347-04:00Absolutely! Nearly everything about it was genius,...Absolutely! Nearly everything about it was genius, in my opinion.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-82148627744424340742015-06-17T12:19:15.819-04:002015-06-17T12:19:15.819-04:00I love Brick. I love that it was a modern noir, no...I love Brick. I love that it was a modern noir, not only for updating it to the present day but also transposing it to an organised crime ring involving high school students.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-16311724637374910532015-06-12T11:06:13.790-04:002015-06-12T11:06:13.790-04:00Don't feel bad. I worked at Blockbuster when t...Don't feel bad. I worked at Blockbuster when this hit DVD and I heard lots of hate for it by upset customers who read the back cover and thought it sounded good, but had no idea what they were in for.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-71335690509617050162015-06-12T09:45:36.624-04:002015-06-12T09:45:36.624-04:00I seem to be one of the few people around who didn...I seem to be one of the few people around who didn't care for Brick. I haven't seen your other picks, but I am laughing out loud over the way those reform school girls are dressed (or, rather, undressed). :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06574641672605054506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-32792195899622495822015-06-11T19:34:51.699-04:002015-06-11T19:34:51.699-04:00If you're a fan of schlock, please see RSG. Th...If you're a fan of schlock, please see RSG. That's mighty high praise for Elm St. 4. Love it. Hope you give Brick another shot.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-47442627985352760992015-06-11T17:20:10.883-04:002015-06-11T17:20:10.883-04:00You're awesome man! Lol. Fucking Reform School...You're awesome man! Lol. Fucking Reform School Girls. I HAVE TO see that. Surprised I haven't considering all the bullshit I watched on late night cable growing up. Nightmare on Elm Street 4 is maybe the best of the series after the original. That one always stuck with me. Brick's been floating around quite a bit today. I only saw it once and it didn't blow me away. But I have always wanted to go back and give it another try. Kevin Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219017960488448934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-89454175514053089572015-06-11T15:38:29.348-04:002015-06-11T15:38:29.348-04:00No worries. It takes a special kind of weird to ap...No worries. It takes a special kind of weird to appreciate Reform School Girls.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-72426765045252911672015-06-11T15:37:13.757-04:002015-06-11T15:37:13.757-04:00Cool. I will try to check it out soon.Cool. I will try to check it out soon.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-10777158908412682432015-06-11T15:36:13.389-04:002015-06-11T15:36:13.389-04:00Sweet more Brick! I love seeing that one picked m...Sweet more Brick! I love seeing that one picked more than once. Can't say I've seen your first pick though. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-14241247865614345372015-06-11T13:31:03.714-04:002015-06-11T13:31:03.714-04:00I highly, highly recommend Up the Down Staircase, ...I highly, highly recommend Up the Down Staircase, its shown up on TCM a few times recently, not only is it a good film with Sandy Dennis's best work but the supporting cast is loaded with performers who became much better known after the film, for instance Jean Stapleton is the school office secretary. I love when I watch old films and they're full of performers on their way up...or occasionally down.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-8133502502640092182015-06-11T13:09:32.013-04:002015-06-11T13:09:32.013-04:00More love for Brick. Cool. Meant to see School Tie...More love for Brick. Cool. Meant to see School Ties 20 years ago and never got around to it. Thanks for the reminder.same goes for Up the Down Staircase, honestly. Never heard of 2:37, but it sounds really intriguing. Thanks!Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-17527112624257925662015-06-11T12:50:55.964-04:002015-06-11T12:50:55.964-04:00B-movies were a large part of my formative years. ...B-movies were a large part of my formative years. As for the Freddy Krueger flicks, I love them, but it's definitely a case of diminishing returns until we get to that last one. Honestly, I thought I was doing something unique by picking Brick, so I am a bit shocked, too. Love it, though.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-22351270060553648112015-06-11T12:41:14.547-04:002015-06-11T12:41:14.547-04:00Campy amazing is accurate for the first two and Br...Campy amazing is accurate for the first two and Brick is just awesome.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-91831675580512673892015-06-11T09:54:05.199-04:002015-06-11T09:54:05.199-04:00I'm not the Elm Street films audience, I saw t...I'm not the Elm Street films audience, I saw the first and that was more then enough. Reform School Girls is a brilliant pick. Gotta love those high school movies where the stars are 23 at minimum if they're a day, there's a movie I love called Fired Up! about two teen high school jocks who go to cheer camp to score with the girls and the leads were 32 and 27 when it was made...so you know suspension of belief is key. One of our picks match! I think this is the first time I've had something that's been in multiple lists but Brick is such a singular movie for it's time.<br /><br />Here's my picks for the week with a somber extra:<br /><br />Brick (2005)-Attempt to make a modern noir in a high school setting is unique for sure. Laced with deadpan humor and anchored by a strong performance from Joseph Gordon Levitt as a loner who involves himself with a drug ring to try and find out what’s happened to his girlfriend when she disappears.<br /><br />School Ties (1992)-In the 1950's David Greene, a Jewish teen, wins a football scholarship to an Ivy League prep school, advised by the coach he keeps his faith to himself. Despite some cultural differences he is welcomed into the elite group at first, he grows close with the young men, falls for a girl and all is well. However eventually his secret is discovered and along with simmering resentments the prejudice of some conspire to put at risk all he has achieved and his hopes for the future. The cast is filled with actors, Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Chris O’Donnell, who at the time were on the rise.<br /><br />Up the Down Staircase (1967)-Well acted drama of a young teacher's struggle to adapt to a tough inner city school. Some of the sheen has worn off the topicality of the issue since there have been many versions of it but this is a fine rendering of the tale with excellent direction from Robert Mulligan. In the lead Sandy Dennis is the best she ever was on screen keeping her signature flutters and twitches to a minimum.<br /><br />Honorable Mention-2:37 (2006)-Dark complex drama of the interwoven lives of a group of high school students and a horrendous tragedy that binds them together. Small Aussie drama was one of the first credits for currently rising actress Teresa Palmer, has some very unsavory elements and is grim, grim, grim but well-acted.<br />joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-49882469964119949912015-06-11T09:45:36.010-04:002015-06-11T09:45:36.010-04:00LOL at your first pick - love that you are so into...LOL at your first pick - love that you are so into B-level Exploitation movies! I haven't seen any Nightmare on Elm Street films... except (randomly) New Nightmare, which I actually liked for the meta aspect of it. But when I was younger the idea of Freddy Krueger was just WAY too scary for me. But now that I'm getting older and more into horror I'm probably going to watch the other films eventually.<br /><br />In a bit of shock at the love for Brick today! How cool!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-5652436069082397912015-06-11T09:05:17.714-04:002015-06-11T09:05:17.714-04:00I was all "LOL these look campy amazing...&qu...I was all "LOL these look campy amazing..." and then BRICK!!!!, which is just effing amazing (and my pick too this week)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-38789728197872989822015-06-11T08:50:18.218-04:002015-06-11T08:50:18.218-04:00I would suggest seeing part 3 first, since the sto...I would suggest seeing part 3 first, since the stories actually are linked. Just be warned that both of these are as much comedy as horror.<br /><br />That's a great question about HS graduation. Don't know that I have a great answer, but I'll respond anyway. It's viewed as a symbolic passage into adulthood. There was also a time when most people didn't make it that far so it was once seen as a great accomplishment. Not sure if this helps, but that's my best guess.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-81462124189064981952015-06-11T08:28:04.711-04:002015-06-11T08:28:04.711-04:00Cool. There is a more recent movie with a similar ...Cool. There is a more recent movie with a similar title, but I think it's a more serious minded flick. This one is just dumb fun from '86. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-75844212416831369032015-06-11T08:24:28.182-04:002015-06-11T08:24:28.182-04:00Love hearing that Brick had such an impact on you....Love hearing that Brick had such an impact on you. It is an outstanding film.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-39478440341446739642015-06-11T05:08:36.465-04:002015-06-11T05:08:36.465-04:00I went on a Halloween franchise marathon quite rec...I went on a Halloween franchise marathon quite recently, Nightmare of Elm Street was the next one I was going to go on. See 1, 2, New Nightmare and the remake (which is just awful) so I'll watch the fourth shortly. Heard nothing but good things about Brick so I'll check that out.<br /><br />The picture is the school your graduated from? Nice. It's quite interesting how England and America celebrate graduating Highschool, it isn't quite so much a cause for celebration here, why is it so in America?Myerlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772428029534463716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-24595306631969535302015-06-11T02:58:52.865-04:002015-06-11T02:58:52.865-04:00I will check Reform school girl right away!I will check Reform school girl right away!krhhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350716036027710178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-61580586015323964982015-06-11T02:24:04.520-04:002015-06-11T02:24:04.520-04:00Brick of all the films set in high school was the ...<i>Brick</i> of all the films set in high school was the one that connected with me the most. Though it would come out years after I had finished it. There was that feeling where JGL was playing someone I could relate to as the guy that was smarter than everyone else and didn't belong with anything. Plus, seeing his character beat the shit out of the top jock was a YES! moment as I'm sure every geek, nerd, outcast, or kid who wasn't popular in high school and didn't like the social circles around it must've been happy for that scene. I hated high school and I mostly hung out with the Goth and metal kids because we were the people that didn't like Hanson or Puffy at that time. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com