Willco Watches Emotionally Manipulative, Schmaltzy Films on Hulu: Part 2

[The Fake Shemp]

... 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!

[Eric P]

is that the memoir about the kids who grow up to be nasa people or is that something else?

[The Fake Shemp]

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?!"

[Eric P]

so it's kids of the 60s wish fulfillment?

[The Fake Shemp]

Yes, but inferior to The Sandlot!

[Ichirou]

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[The Fake Shemp]

Did he?  He gets a pass, then.

The Rocketeer isn't really a directorial achievment.

[Eric P]

their selection has grown

it's really weird what's on there.


like quills.


why is quills on hulu?

[The Fake Shemp]

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.

[Robo]

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.

[The Fake Shemp]

Daughters of Satan has nudity within the first sixty seconds.

[Robo]

I'm gonna try to sit through Body Slam later.  It can't be worse than October Sky.

[The Fake Shemp]

U LOVE TEH COAL MINE MOAR THAN U LOVE ME!!!!!111

[TVC15]

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.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

October Sky is a cramagram of Rocket Boys

[Ichirou]

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[Joe Molotov]

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!

[Joe Molotov]

Not that I'm complaining, mind you. I decided to punch up Quills now while I'm posting at the Bore.

[Bloodwake]

October Sky is fucking horrible. Emotional dribble at its worst.

Fuck that film up the ass with a garden hose.