Comments on: Weird political science http://www.dustbury.com/archives/9447 I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:23:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brett http://www.dustbury.com/archives/9447/comment-page-1#comment-25614 Brett Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:02:02 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=9447#comment-25614 "And a better one than Michael Moore, at that." Low indeed your bar is set... “And a better one than Michael Moore, at that.”

Low indeed your bar is set…

]]> By: Andrea Harris http://www.dustbury.com/archives/9447/comment-page-1#comment-25606 Andrea Harris Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:53:51 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=9447#comment-25606 I've never gotten the thing about John Hughes. His movies were as full of pretty lies any other Hollywood product --even more so, with their 80s faux "alternative" sheen. But <i>Pretty In Pink</i> tried to make us think that 1) a gawky redhead could be transformed into a beauty queen by the donning of a hideous pink dress, and 2) that a weird girl from the uncool neighborhood could capture the high school preppie god's heart. And <i>Ferris Bueller's Day Off</i> tried to pass off yet another cool jerk as a hero, even though he probably ruined his best friend's life (by getting his friend's dad's car smashed to pieces). I was on Ben Stein's side. What other John Hughes movies have I seen... I didn't realize <i>Planes, Trains, and Automobiles</i> was his. That was funny, though it had nothing to do with high school kids so maybe that was why. <i>She's Having A Baby</i> was annoying -- I can't really identify with anyone who falls in love to a Boston song. <i>Weird Science</i> was funny, despite having high school kids as characters. I guess I like his broad farces the best, but I wouldn't say there's any political satire to be found in them. I’ve never gotten the thing about John Hughes. His movies were as full of pretty lies any other Hollywood product –even more so, with their 80s faux “alternative” sheen. But Pretty In Pink tried to make us think that 1) a gawky redhead could be transformed into a beauty queen by the donning of a hideous pink dress, and 2) that a weird girl from the uncool neighborhood could capture the high school preppie god’s heart. And Ferris Bueller’s Day Off tried to pass off yet another cool jerk as a hero, even though he probably ruined his best friend’s life (by getting his friend’s dad’s car smashed to pieces). I was on Ben Stein’s side.

What other John Hughes movies have I seen… I didn’t realize Planes, Trains, and Automobiles was his. That was funny, though it had nothing to do with high school kids so maybe that was why. She’s Having A Baby was annoying — I can’t really identify with anyone who falls in love to a Boston song. Weird Science was funny, despite having high school kids as characters. I guess I like his broad farces the best, but I wouldn’t say there’s any political satire to be found in them.

]]> By: fillyjonk http://www.dustbury.com/archives/9447/comment-page-1#comment-25605 fillyjonk Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:36:42 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=9447#comment-25605 I'd not bet against the statement that someone, somewhere, has done a Master's Thesis examining the sociopolitical ramifications of Hughes movies. And it does make me somewhat sad that it seems that high school (or worse, from my perspective, JUNIOR high school) continues to be played out in adulthood. I’d not bet against the statement that someone, somewhere, has done a Master’s Thesis examining the sociopolitical ramifications of Hughes movies.

And it does make me somewhat sad that it seems that high school (or worse, from my perspective, JUNIOR high school) continues to be played out in adulthood.

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