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Title: Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 24, 2008, 07:10:01 PM
... This time, the feature is October Sky.  It was so overly sentimental I actually seriously thought it was a Ron Howard film.  But it turned out to be the Joe Johnston, the director of such genre classics as Jurassic Park 3 and something else!
Title: Re: Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2
Post by: Eric P on March 24, 2008, 07:12:21 PM
is that the memoir about the kids who grow up to be nasa people or is that something else?
Title: Re: Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 24, 2008, 07:14:01 PM
Only one of them grows up to work at NASA.  One becomes a chemical engineer.  The other two stay rednecks.  And the main character went to work at NASA after he was in the armed forces and stuff.  It's not like, "HAY U BUILT TEH ROCKETS SO U WANT TO WORK AT TEH NASAS?!"
Title: Re: Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2
Post by: Eric P on March 24, 2008, 07:22:07 PM
so it's kids of the 60s wish fulfillment?
Title: Re: Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 24, 2008, 07:25:00 PM
Yes, but inferior to The Sandlot!
Title: Re: Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2
Post by: Ichirou on March 24, 2008, 07:25:09 PM
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Title: Re: Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 24, 2008, 07:25:45 PM
Did he?  He gets a pass, then.

The Rocketeer isn't really a directorial achievment.
Title: Re: Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2
Post by: Eric P on March 24, 2008, 07:27:47 PM
their selection has grown

it's really weird what's on there.


like quills.


why is quills on hulu?
Title: Re: Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 24, 2008, 07:31:23 PM
WHY NOT?

Yeah, it's a totally weird selection.  A lot of crap, still, but - hey! - good stuff to play in the background while you play WoW.
Title: Re: Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2
Post by: Robo on March 24, 2008, 07:32:12 PM
I'm surprised by some of the dreck they're unloading onto Hulu.  Empire of the Ants was pretty awesome, but I'm really wary of watching Body Slam, Daughters of Satan, or The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave.  

I guess it was expected that they were going to dump B and C features that they couldn't possibly make any money from anyway, but so early on?  The worst is yet to come, I suppose.
Title: Re: Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 24, 2008, 07:38:02 PM
Daughters of Satan has nudity within the first sixty seconds. :bow
Title: Re: Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2
Post by: Robo on March 24, 2008, 07:40:33 PM
I'm gonna try to sit through Body Slam later.  It can't be worse than October Sky.
Title: Re: Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2
Post by: The Fake Shemp on March 24, 2008, 07:41:18 PM
U LOVE TEH COAL MINE MOAR THAN U LOVE ME!!!!!111 :maf
Title: Re: Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2
Post by: TVC15 on March 24, 2008, 07:53:11 PM
Quote from: RoboJ on March 24, 2008, 07:32:12 PM
I'm surprised by some of the dreck they're unloading onto Hulu.  Empire of the Ants was pretty awesome, but I'm really wary of watching Body Slam, Daughters of Satan, or The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave.  

I guess it was expected that they were going to dump B and C features that they couldn't possibly make any money from anyway, but so early on?  The worst is yet to come, I suppose.

I applaud the selection of crap.  They have TEAM KNIGHT RIDER in the TV section.
Title: Re: Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on March 24, 2008, 07:55:15 PM
October Sky is a cramagram of Rocket Boys
Title: Re: Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2
Post by: Ichirou on March 24, 2008, 10:14:34 PM
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Title: Re: Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 25, 2008, 12:59:23 AM
Quote from: Eric P on March 24, 2008, 07:27:47 PM
their selection has grown

it's really weird what's on there.


like quills.


why is quills on hulu?


Hey, remember that movie that came out a few years ago and forgot you totally forgot that it even existed? It's on Hulu now!
Title: Re: Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 25, 2008, 01:45:46 AM
Not that I'm complaining, mind you. I decided to punch up Quills now while I'm posting at the Bore.
Title: Re: Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2
Post by: Bloodwake on March 25, 2008, 02:51:42 AM
October Sky is fucking horrible. Emotional dribble at its worst.

Fuck that film up the ass with a garden hose.