Comments on: Finite Focus: Once Upon a Time in The Suburbs (The ‘Burbs) http://www.rowthree.com/2008/05/25/finite-focus-once-upon-a-time-in-the-suburbs-the-burbs/ Where Cinema is more than just $100 Million productions Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kurt http://www.rowthree.com/2008/05/25/finite-focus-once-upon-a-time-in-the-suburbs-the-burbs/#comment-9891 Kurt Mon, 26 May 2008 16:39:50 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=2284#comment-9891 Everything Bruce Dern says is comic gold: "That's about a 9 on the tension scale Rube" "Those have been in your Trousers all Day?" "A Soldiers Way, Saves The Day. I've been trained" "In Southeast Asia we'd call that sort of thing....[pause]....Bad Karma" [After fallin' in a hole in the porch and dropping the plate of desserts] "Ah, there go the goddamn Brownies!" (I personally love the delivery of that line, priceless) Everything Bruce Dern says is comic gold:

“That’s about a 9 on the tension scale Rube”

“Those have been in your Trousers all Day?”

“A Soldiers Way, Saves The Day. I’ve been trained”

“In Southeast Asia we’d call that sort of thing….[pause]….Bad Karma”

[After fallin' in a hole in the porch and dropping the plate of desserts] “Ah, there go the goddamn Brownies!” (I personally love the delivery of that line, priceless)

]]> By: Andrew James http://www.rowthree.com/2008/05/25/finite-focus-once-upon-a-time-in-the-suburbs-the-burbs/#comment-9888 Andrew James Mon, 26 May 2008 16:14:58 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=2284#comment-9888 As a fan of details, watch The 'burbs with a close eye. There is a lot of comedy going on in "the background" of several scenes and joke references to earlier parts in the film. One of the top 5 comedies of the 80's would not be totally out of line. Every character in this film is, as Kurt said, perfect. Most of it is all in the delivery: "I-I've I've never seen that. I've never seen someone drive their garbage down to the street then bang the hell out of it with a stick. I-I've never seen that." As a fan of details, watch The ‘burbs with a close eye. There is a lot of comedy going on in “the background” of several scenes and joke references to earlier parts in the film. One of the top 5 comedies of the 80′s would not be totally out of line. Every character in this film is, as Kurt said, perfect.

Most of it is all in the delivery:
“I-I’ve I’ve never seen that. I’ve never seen someone drive their garbage down to the street then bang the hell out of it with a stick. I-I’ve never seen that.”

]]> By: Kurt http://www.rowthree.com/2008/05/25/finite-focus-once-upon-a-time-in-the-suburbs-the-burbs/#comment-9880 Kurt Mon, 26 May 2008 12:05:03 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=2284#comment-9880 You've underscored points beautifully. a) Tom Hanks should drop crap like The Da Vinci Code and do more things like The 'Burbs, Joe Vs., and LadyKillers (actually Charlie Wilson's War was a good lean in that direction...hopefully more of that) b) Joe Dante should be putting out a film every 18 months or so, there is no reason why this guy should be relegated only to Masters of Horror episodes and whatnot. bonus, c) having watched The 'Burbs last night another thought which I didn't put in the Finite Focus article is that I bet Edgar Wright, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg are huge Dante fans, I saw a lot of techniques and humour in the 'Burbs that is reminiscent of Sean of the Dead, Spaced and Hot Fuzz! You’ve underscored points beautifully.

a) Tom Hanks should drop crap like The Da Vinci Code and do more things like The ‘Burbs, Joe Vs., and LadyKillers (actually Charlie Wilson’s War was a good lean in that direction…hopefully more of that)

b) Joe Dante should be putting out a film every 18 months or so, there is no reason why this guy should be relegated only to Masters of Horror episodes and whatnot.

bonus,

c) having watched The ‘Burbs last night another thought which I didn’t put in the Finite Focus article is that I bet Edgar Wright, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg are huge Dante fans, I saw a lot of techniques and humour in the ‘Burbs that is reminiscent of Sean of the Dead, Spaced and Hot Fuzz!

]]> By: swarez http://www.rowthree.com/2008/05/25/finite-focus-once-upon-a-time-in-the-suburbs-the-burbs/#comment-9878 swarez Mon, 26 May 2008 10:39:48 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=2284#comment-9878 Oh I love this film. Such an over looked classic. Great score by Jerry Goldsmith. Why can't Tom Hanks do these types of films anymore, or just comedy in fact? Joe Dante is shamefully underrated as a director and it's a damn shame he doesn't do more prolific work. Oh I love this film. Such an over looked classic. Great score by Jerry Goldsmith.
Why can’t Tom Hanks do these types of films anymore, or just comedy in fact?

Joe Dante is shamefully underrated as a director and it’s a damn shame he doesn’t do more prolific work.

]]> By: Matt Gamble http://www.rowthree.com/2008/05/25/finite-focus-once-upon-a-time-in-the-suburbs-the-burbs/#comment-9876 Matt Gamble Mon, 26 May 2008 04:21:57 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=2284#comment-9876 It smells like they are cooking a goddamn cat over there! It smells like they are cooking a goddamn cat over there!

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