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I hadn't read the whole thing when I wrote the last post. They talk about it down towards the bottom.
Also, I found that my friend Scott wrote about this only yesterday on the Screengrab: [link]
Yeah, I love those guys, too. Even though EM sorta pissed me off with Vernon, Florida.
Even though EM sorta pissed me off with Vernon, Florida.
Why's that?
Even though EM sorta pissed me off with Vernon, Florida.
but..but...the Double Gobble!
Maybe I'm a little sensitive about Morris's tone in the movie. The family farm is near Vernon, FL on the Alabama side, and I grew up around people like those in the movie (and, for all I know, I'm related to half of them). I can't help but read a certain "look at the rubes" tone throughout, and I'm not sure if the movie has any other point.
I get that. I did like Vernon, but not as warmly as Gates of Heaven or the Thin Blue Line. His last four movies have not been nearly as dear to me -- ISTR being really offended by Mr. Death, but can't remember what it was about it. Maybe it was too over the top.
I loved Gates of Heaven and The Thin Blue Line, too. Liked Mr. Death and Fast Cheap etc. Never saw the Fog of War (although it's languishing on my Netflix queue), and I can't remember what else Morris did since Thin Blue Line.
Escape to Witch Mountain remake.
Man. I had the hugest crush on Tia when I was a kid...
...I wonder what she's done since.
Strangely enough, I just read this on The Screengrab: [link]
Also, I’m confident I was not the only seven-year-old on my block with a big crush on Tia, the girl witch played by Kim Richards. (Fun IMDb fact: Kim Richards is Paris Hilton’s aunt.)
...and my pre-pubescent crush crashes and dies.
Such is my loathing for the Paris Hilton Phenomenon.
Damn you, Corwood!
I am damned!