ghost of miles Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 (edited) Thought about this after watching DAZED AND CONFUSED on DVD last night (4th time I've seen it; saw it three times when it was first out in the theater). From the opening, primordial moment of the car circling the high-school parking lot in the morning while Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion" plays, to the last shot of the road opening up at sunrise, I think DAZED nails my high-school experience better than any other film I've ever seen. Richard Linklater somehow worked in more nuance and range than most movies in this genre, which can so easily turn cartoonish. I hadn't seen it in 10 years, and I found myself liking it even more than I did the first time around. I'm sure I've left out a number of worthy candidates, hence the "other" choice. (ROCK 'N ROLL HIGH SCHOOL and MY BODYGUARD are a couple that come to mind immediately.) Edited April 24, 2004 by ghost of miles Quote
Dan Gould Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 I voted for Fast Times, but I think Sangrey's choice is actually better. Anyone who votes for Breakfast Club should be taken out and shot. Quote
Edward Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 (edited) I am going to have to think about this a little before voting. I do think, though, that American Graffiti is the best movie about the transition from high school to the remainder of life. Edited April 24, 2004 by Edward Quote
GA Russell Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 I voted for American Grafitti, but it looks like my vote didn't tally. Not that my life was anything like any of these movies! Quote
ghost of miles Posted April 24, 2004 Author Report Posted April 24, 2004 You forgot Heathers Oops... yeah. Hence the "other" choice, as I knew I'd overlook a few worthy candidates. I loved HEATHERS. Still, in terms of realism and entertainment, DAZED is a hands-down winner for me. Quote
Noj Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 Wooderson: Hey man, you got a joint? Squidly kid: Um, no. Wooderson: Be a lot cooler if you did. Quote
7/4 Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 I don't know a those movies but I bought the Freaks and Geeks box this afternoon. I just watched the 1st one. That was high school. Quote
brownie Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 Die Feuerzangenbowle? Damn you Couw! A film from nazi-era Germany 1944! Never saw that one. Don't tell me it is about some Hitler Jugende pranksters! The only extraordinary German film from that evil time I ever caught is 'Unter den Brucke' by Helmut Kautner. A propaganda-free love story shot during the final stage of the Second World War. Was ready to hate the film but loved it from reel one. My favorite movie about high school (OK about college!) is the Marx Brothers 'Horse Feathers'. Quote
couw Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 It's a german cult classic. Feuerzangenbowle is "social drinking activity" in which a rhum drained sugar cone is flambéd over a wine/fruit bowle, the sugar w/ rhum drips into the bowle as it burns; it's fun to watch and the resulting drink has more merrie making alcyhol in it... *hips* The film is pure escapism, the war was already lost when it was made. It somehow manages to walk the thin line between german ideology and critique of authority. It touches on the essence of the harmless part of the German spirit of that and all time, I guess. There is a lot of ambivalence in it: the teachers are loved and hated at once, both individuality and team spirit/friendship are underlined, much more... Don't know if there is a translated version. The first time I saw it was only after I moved to Germany. Quote
chris olivarez Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 I voted for Risky Buisness but not because of Tom Cruise to hell with him. I voted for it because of Rebecca De Mornay. Quote
Bright Moments Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 I voted for Risky Buisness but not because of Tom Cruise to hell with him. I voted for it because of Rebecca De Mornay. me too in hindsight, if carrie were listed i would have voted for it! Quote
chris olivarez Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 I voted for Risky Buisness but not because of Tom Cruise to hell with him. I voted for it because of Rebecca De Mornay. me too in hindsight, if carrie were listed i would have voted for it! An amusing albeit ill choice. Quote
tjobbe Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 Ferries Buller although "Die Feuerzangenbowle".... a real classic, only one role in there is really "political correct" in terms of 1944's, else only fun... The film is based on a book by Heinrich Spoerl Cheers, Tjobbe Quote
Jazzmoose Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 Anyone who votes for Breakfast Club should be taken out and shot. Gee..I sure wish I'd read the thread before voting... Quote
chris olivarez Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 I'll vote for "High School Confidential" as not the best but perhaps one of the more unintentionally funny high school movies. Quote
Larry Kart Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 Technically a return to high school movie, "Grosse Pointe Blank" definitely has its moments. Quote
ghost of miles Posted April 24, 2004 Author Report Posted April 24, 2004 Anyone who votes for Breakfast Club should be taken out and shot. Gee..I sure wish I'd read the thread before voting... We'll miss ya, Moose! Disparate results in the poll here... very interesting. Quote
ghost of miles Posted April 24, 2004 Author Report Posted April 24, 2004 (edited) I'll vote for "High School Confidential" as not the best but perhaps one of the more unintentionally funny high school movies. Don't forget GIRLS' TOWN! Anybody else ever see the MST3000 send-up of this? Maybe we should start a poll for worst high-school movie of alltime... Edited April 24, 2004 by ghost of miles Quote
chris olivarez Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 Ghost both of those movies had the common element of Mamie Van Doren. Could be telling us something. Quote
ghost of miles Posted April 24, 2004 Author Report Posted April 24, 2004 (edited) Ghost both of those movies had the common element of Mamie Van Doren. Could be telling us something. GIRLS' TOWN also features Paul Anka (who saves Mamie by serenading her with "Ava Maria") and Mel Torme (as a juvenile-delinquent tough guy). Even more bizarrely, I believe that Sheila Graham, who plays one of the nuns, is the same Sheila Graham who was F. Scott Fitzgerald's lover for the last several years of his life (as recounted in her memoir BELOVED INFIDEL). Edited April 24, 2004 by ghost of miles Quote
chris olivarez Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 That Anka story is a hoot. Russ Tambyln was the "tough guy" in "High School Confidential". Quote
RainyDay Posted April 24, 2004 Report Posted April 24, 2004 You forgot Heathers Here, here. First title that popped into my head when I saw the thread. I voted "other." Quote
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