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BurtReynolds · **Posted:** Tue March 21, 2023 4:20 pm

The Tarantino book was nice, though he doesn't talk about his movies in that one. But if you want a good rundown of grindhouse stuff, its a good one.

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36213

I always loved the William Goldman book. Thats a keeper. I should read it again someday.

The Argonaut · **Posted:** Wed March 29, 2023 6:18 pm

BurtReynolds wrote:

Read this and it was pretty good:

I'm through the pre-production section and about to get to the filming section. It's really good, a very enjoyable read and a cool story. Thanks, Burt

BurtReynolds · **Posted:** Sat April 01, 2023 11:24 pm

Is "somehow Palatine returned" the worst line in movie history?

Jorge · **Posted:** Sat April 01, 2023 11:34 pm

Definitely not. It's funny at least.

Ello Sailor · **Joined:** Sun March 12, 2017 3:06 pm **Posts:** 11850

epilogue · **Posted:** Sun April 02, 2023 12:24 am

BurtReynolds wrote:

Is "somehow Palatine returned" the worst line in movie history?

If not even the worst line in that movie, let alone all of Star Wars, let alone movie history.

Monkey_Driven · **Posted:** Sun April 02, 2023 1:05 am

What's a worse line from the movie?

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36213

BurtReynolds wrote:

Is "somehow Palatine returned" the worst line in movie history?

its one of the laziest for sure

BurtReynolds · **Posted:** Sun April 02, 2023 3:25 am

It perfectly encapsulates a lot of the things wrong with that movie so I guess it has that going for it.

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36213

BurtReynolds wrote:

It perfectly encapsulates a lot of the things wrong with that movie so I guess it has that going for it.

feels like a tag line for promotion of the movie too

Jorge · **Posted:** Mon April 03, 2023 4:58 pm

There's an EEAAO line making the rounds these days ("In another life, I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you") that strikes me as more annoyingly banal and fake-profound, consciously engineered for maximum retweets. It's like a distillation of everything I dislike about the whole movie. I'm sure there are much worse lines in movie history but that's the one that's been grating on me lately

Ello Sailor · **Joined:** Sun March 12, 2017 3:06 pm **Posts:** 11850

You really think script writers have retweets in mind? That's wild.

Jorge · **Posted:** Tue April 04, 2023 1:13 am

Uh yeah. They absolutely do in many cases. I've seen it firsthand.

Whether that's the case with this line or not I don't know, very likely not, but it's how the writing comes across to me.

96583UP · **Joined:** Sun September 15, 2013 5:50 am **Posts:** 22323

"In another life, I would have really liked just doing CLICK ON THIS NOW"

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36213

Jorge wrote:

There's an EEAAO line making the rounds these days ("In another life, I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you") that strikes me as more annoyingly banal and fake-profound, consciously engineered for maximum retweets. It's like a distillation of everything I dislike about the whole movie. I'm sure there are much worse lines in movie history but that's the one that's been grating on me lately

yeah, feels like someone from an ad agency did it

" imagine all the memes!!"

lennytheweedwhacker · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 3:21 pm **Posts:** 42179

Please calm down.

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36213

im calmer than you

The Argonaut · **Posted:** Tue April 04, 2023 2:09 am

Guys, please.

The end of The Graduate is iconic, right? He steals her from the altar and they run off together, gleeful and enthusiastic. They jump onto the bus and their whole life is ahead of them. But the shot lingers and we see reality creep in. We realize as they realize the all-important question: OK, now what?

But we know "now what", don't we? They're going to bang.

Ello Sailor · **Joined:** Sun March 12, 2017 3:06 pm **Posts:** 11850

The scriptwriters definitely had Fleshofthestars in mind, yes.

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