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Post by gareny on Feb 28, 2012 19:00:16 GMT -5
The inclusion of High School Big Shot on some bottom lists really surprises me! Yes, it's a sad, dreary movie, but the short alone kicks it up out of the bottom 5 for sure! ("Then you my friend have - a Specialty Bread!"). That, and what I think are some great riffs. I love when they introduce the two guys in the liqour store, and Mike chimes in "I like this new movie a lot more!".
Marv's path somewhat resembles Jimmy's in I Accuse My Parents, which I think may be one of the seminal episodes of the series ("Hey look! There's stupid - real big!"), except that Jimmy didn't end up with a bullet in his gut. Damned close though.
I was surprised, however, that at no point did the guys make fun of the teachers pronounciation of Marv's name: Mahv. I kept expecting some WASPish imitation from Crow or something, but it never came.
I dunno.. two cents and all that.
Gare
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Post by Mitchell on Feb 28, 2012 19:45:46 GMT -5
I agree that the short is hilarious, but the main thrust of the episode isn't very high on my list. It's not at my personal bottom, but it's certainly lost in the other 50s-era B&W overwrought dramas with so-so riffing.
I don't think it's the episode per-se, just there are so many similar efforts (Daddy-O, Racket Girls, I Accuse My Parents, Teenage Warewolf, Kitten with a Whip, even Teenagers from Outer Space, perhaps) that I think the genre ran its course in retrospect; so a horribly boring movie with so-so riffing and a very dry well I think adds up to where it lands on many lists, even if I don't completely agree with it.
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Post by Torgo on Feb 28, 2012 19:51:38 GMT -5
I only saw High School Big Shot once, and that was a few months back. I think I liked it. I don't really remember. Perhaps a rewatch is in order.
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Post by Mighty Jack on Feb 29, 2012 0:55:31 GMT -5
Well, this oldster loves the ep. Last time I watched it I laughed so hard I soiled my depends.
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