Recently, I was talking to someone about who I thought were the best child actors when I was also a child. Two that really stood out to me were Elijah Wood and Joseph Mazello, and one film those two were in together was called Radio Flyer. Then I was reminded about the uniqueness of this film. Instead of reviewing the film, I wanted to have an open discussion about the ending. It deals with a tough issue; child abuse. What I’ve noticed is the way that the film ends is interpreted many different ways, and the filmmakers never came forward to say what was right and wrong. I’m interested in hearing everyone’s opinions on it. How did you interpret the ending? Obviously spoiler alerts will follow.. For those of you who haven’t seen the film, the basic premise is this: Two young boys, Mikey (Wood) and Bobby (Mazello) move in with their single mother and her boyfriend, who refers to himself as ‘The King’. It doesn’t take long for The King to start physically abusing Bobby, and the
I, too, want to rewatch The Big Short because I don’t remember her in it or much of anything from this film but I know I liked it. Happy Gilmore is so stupid, well it stars Adam Sandler so..duh..lol. I had fun watching this movie and Bob Barker was funny in it. I have not seen the last film at all.
ReplyDeleteHappy Gilmore IS stupid lol. It's been a while since I've rewatched it.
DeleteI've seen all three but don't remember Margot Robbie in Big Short. I didn't care for Harold & Kumar very much but NPH's segment of the film was one of the funnier bits. Bob Barker's cameo in Happy Gilmore is brilliance! I liked that film far more than I expected to, it's no Wedding Singer but it's still one of my favorite Sandler movies.
ReplyDeleteI had some trouble with this too but did manage to remember three that I thought worked well.
Airplane! -Kareem Abdul Jabar (1980)-Wacky spoof of disaster movies and in particular the 1957 Dana Andrews/Linda Darnell film Zero Hour! Kareem plays himself though for some reason he’s pretending to be co-pilot Roger Murdock leading to many puns.
Wings of Desire-Peter Falk (1987)-Dreamy and cerebral fantasy from Wim Wenders about two angels, Damiel & Cassiel who float above Berlin offering rays of hope for the downtrodden without their knowledge. When Damiel falls for trapeze artist Marion and longs for a non-spectral existence he is given some unexpected advice from Peter Falk (as himself) who harbors a secret unknown to all.
Zoolander-David Bowie (2001)-In this loony satire of the male modeling industry the legendary Bowie appears as the judge of a fashion runway “walk-off” between Ben Stiller’s Derek Zoolander and Owen Wilson’s rival male model Hansel McDonald.
Wings of Desire is the only one of yours I haven't seen. Airplane! and Zoolander are classics, but I like Airplane! a lot more.
DeleteAh, those are 3 great films and those appearances are awesome. Who knew Bob Barker was a bad ass? Plus, I love seeing NPH as a drug-addicted psychopath. Even in the third film as his husband in reality is really his drug dealer. "Fuck Fred Savage"
ReplyDeleteYou have to see Wings of Desire, it is a great film and it will remind you exactly why City of Angels is a fucking piece of shit remake.
I fell asleep during the 3rd Harold and Kumar so I remember nothing from it lol
DeleteI really need to watch The Big Short again. The first time I concentrated way too hard on trying to actually understand the financial parts.
ReplyDeleteOh I know, there was so much information in it. I need to watch again.
DeleteI watched The Big Short but I cannot remember Margot! lol Bob Barker is a fantastic pick!
ReplyDeleteBob Barker was great!
DeleteMargot Robbie's cameo in The Big Short is one of the few things I liked about the film. I've been meaning to rewatch it though to see if I still feel the same.
ReplyDeleteIt was my favorite of the random cameos.
DeleteNPH is pure gold in Harold & Kumar. That's such a great call!
ReplyDeleteHe was. I never watched his old TV show so that was the first time I really saw him in anything memorable.
DeleteSuch cool picks, like.. small but memorable. Even though I can't really remember any of them hahaha. I think I haven't even seen the last one. Whoops. :D
ReplyDeleteThat last one is an acquired taste lol
DeleteNice picks! The most I remember about The Big Short is Ryan's monologue and that terrible fake tan. lol But the celebrity cameos were a nice touch. And that second gif is classic.
ReplyDeleteRyan was good in it but yes that tan was...something lol
DeleteOoooh I completely forgot about Margot Robbie!
ReplyDeleteHer scene is so funny!
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