tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post5446194621882610437..comments2024-01-30T04:32:47.585-05:00Comments on The Cooler: Oooh, Baby, Baby: Dirty DancingJason Bellamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-24969093519896566262012-09-12T12:35:04.722-04:002012-09-12T12:35:04.722-04:00Yeah, my siblings and I recently watched "Mr....Yeah, my siblings and I recently watched "Mr. Mom" on DVD again to try and stir up some nostalgia...<br /><br />It isn't very good. jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377590117374193997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-92168939279113355372012-09-11T20:22:53.917-04:002012-09-11T20:22:53.917-04:00Jake: OK, is there a more quintessential '80s ...Jake: OK, is there a more quintessential '80s movie than MR MOM? Holy crap. I forgot about that one. And I don't think I ever watched the whole thing. But somehow it always used to be on. What channel, I don't know. But it was on. So '80s!Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-17410278838524567162012-09-11T20:21:48.195-04:002012-09-11T20:21:48.195-04:00Craig: Wow, I didn't realize Ebert only gave i...Craig: Wow, I didn't realize Ebert only gave it 1 star. I need to go read that review, but it's the kind of thing that makes you think: I wonder if he was having a bad day. That's certainly happened to me before.Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-61466631743576160962012-09-10T12:09:47.622-04:002012-09-10T12:09:47.622-04:00I saw this so many times as a kid on VHS (we'r...I saw this so many times as a kid on VHS (we're about the same age, Jason), that I'm not sure I could go back and watch it critically. <br /><br />It's just lumped in there with "movies I watched far, far too many times as a kid" along with Goonies, Back To the Future, Raising Arizona, The Princess Bride, The Money Pit, Mr. Mom, The Great Outdoors, Breakfast Club, Ghost...you get the idea. <br /><br />I had to crack up at your successful quoting of Dirty Dancing in front of the girls, though. So great. <br /><br />Can't tell you how many times I've quoted or referenced films that I love (or that I dumbly thought would make me seem cool and intelligent) in front of girls that immediately resulted mostly in cricket noises. Maybe I need to lower the bar just a hair. jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377590117374193997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-69588358967633342122012-09-09T10:21:10.513-04:002012-09-09T10:21:10.513-04:00More seriously, I enjoyed your essay. Never unders...More seriously, I enjoyed your essay. Never understood why Ebert gave DD one star. The movie isn't groundbreaking or anything, but it has a quality that's just as elusive: It's charming.<br />Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450775188328918558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-24959958596528699792012-09-08T22:06:57.416-04:002012-09-08T22:06:57.416-04:00Craig: If that doesn't work, take it from me, ...Craig: If that doesn't work, take it from me, the other one that's a real home run is Herzog from GRIZZLY MAN: "I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder."<br /><br />Gets 'em every time.Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-62617442458815086872012-09-08T22:06:05.689-04:002012-09-08T22:06:05.689-04:00Andrew: Yeah, it's gotta be a nod. One of the ...Andrew: Yeah, it's gotta be a nod. One of the strongest scenes in that movie is the one at the breakfast table the night after Baby's father treats Penny. The mother is perfectly oblivious. And the unspoken tension between father and daughter is just right. Lots of wonderful little moments like that. To jump a few scenes back, I also love that when Baby wakes up her dad she doesn't tell him what's wrong, just just picks up his medical bag. Perfect.Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-39486380697792033732012-09-08T17:25:10.544-04:002012-09-08T17:25:10.544-04:00I've tried quoting Haneke, Von Trier, and LaBu...I've tried quoting Haneke, Von Trier, and LaBute with chicks...nothing. I'll give <i>Dirty Dancing</i> a shot.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450775188328918558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-270358488029785652012-09-08T08:48:38.054-04:002012-09-08T08:48:38.054-04:00Kudos on the write-up here and there. I've tru...Kudos on the write-up here and there. I've truly never given legitimate though to how old Johnny was before and it's definitely a sign of the film's charm that I don't.<br /><br />One of my favourite random things about this film is Kelly Bishop's undersung performance as Baby's mother. It's a sliver of a role, but she's continuously charming in it and there's that bit at the end when Baby unveils her dancing ability and her mom says after a particular dace step "She gets that from me" and I always assume that it's an in-joke nod to Bishop's work as a dancer/actor on the stage.Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.com