tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post5035185407730758014..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: Mock Squid Soup: Stand by MeThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-10780517278634081112014-08-10T15:25:10.196-04:002014-08-10T15:25:10.196-04:00Thanks, Cyg! If watch it again, let me know what ...Thanks, Cyg! If watch it again, let me know what you think.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-70608962445850783512014-08-09T18:41:08.708-04:002014-08-09T18:41:08.708-04:00Wow, Squid, I'm late to the party so I can onl...Wow, Squid, I'm late to the party so I can only repeat what others have said: what a wonderful post.<br /><br />I think I saw E.T. with my grandmother when it first came out, but I was in college by the time Stand by Me was released. I recognized it as an excellent movie, but I was out of that target age bracket. I don't know if I've seen it all the way through since... I should remedy that! :-)Cygnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394890573443379954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-81362698024507865892014-08-08T22:12:37.070-04:002014-08-08T22:12:37.070-04:00With the mouths on those boys? Not my grandmother...With the mouths on those boys? Not my grandmothers!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-66634586876290118242014-08-08T16:49:31.721-04:002014-08-08T16:49:31.721-04:00Seems like a movie grandmothers would love! But I...Seems like a movie grandmothers would love! But I can see why they wouldn't, too.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-57060712338188509112014-08-08T16:40:26.275-04:002014-08-08T16:40:26.275-04:00Cool.
Parents still don't come off too well...Cool. <br /><br />Parents still don't come off too well in the movie. But it speaks to something that gets tossed around in child psych a lot these days: all a kid really needs is a positive relationship with one adult outside of the immediate family. It can be the bus driver, even.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-7655999083318236112014-08-08T16:31:15.672-04:002014-08-08T16:31:15.672-04:00It was the first... well, anything... that helped ...It was the first... well, anything... that helped me to appreciate my ability to teach and inspire. I started doing speaking stuff while I was still in high school (a lot of it, actually), but it wasn't something I felt was really worthwhile, and I was pretty constantly being pushed into math and science, which I no longer enjoyed by the time I was graduating, so it felt like I had two bad choices as my options. DPS helped me to confirm the English path I wanted to start on.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-11515127920772156532014-08-08T16:07:45.470-04:002014-08-08T16:07:45.470-04:00I was just thinking about Dead Poets Society recen...I was just thinking about Dead Poets Society recently, in a light I'd never considered before. So many of the teen movies (including this one, if you can think of it as a teen movie) of the era defined all adults as evil at worst or a nuisance at best. The idea that a grownup - a teacher, no less - could be a role model and an inspiration was different. I think DPS had a more profound effect on my own life path than I could have appreciated at the time.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-1785021447418957072014-08-08T15:24:20.559-04:002014-08-08T15:24:20.559-04:00I love Stand By Me. It's unfortunate that the ...I love Stand By Me. It's unfortunate that the movie was rated R. I didn't get to see it until well after it was out of the theaters because of that.<br />For me, the movie that had a similar effect was Dead Poets Society.<br />The life changing movie my grandmother took me to see was Star Wars. She didn't "get" it, but I was only 7, so we didn't have any kind of conversation about it.<br /><br />My River Phoenix movie was The Mosquito Coast, and I loved that he was young Indy in Last Crusade.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-12010644843264179582014-08-08T15:10:03.175-04:002014-08-08T15:10:03.175-04:00Well, it's not my real name anyway. Call me w...Well, it's not my real name anyway. Call me whatever you like, just don't call me late for dinner.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-51770631108880807812014-08-08T15:08:38.257-04:002014-08-08T15:08:38.257-04:00Absolutely. It's really a story about a stage...Absolutely. It's really a story about a stage of life rather than a specific historical era.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-8591313535769246332014-08-08T14:22:08.166-04:002014-08-08T14:22:08.166-04:00I keep wanting to cs you A.C. Instead of A.S. So I...I keep wanting to cs you A.C. Instead of A.S. So I'll just stick with that. :)Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-61745826909043709112014-08-08T14:21:00.486-04:002014-08-08T14:21:00.486-04:00I love reviews that tell a story A.C. and this is ...I love reviews that tell a story A.C. and this is a great one. Being accepted as a grownup is a very special time in a kids life.Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-24611727609379744642014-08-08T13:55:13.649-04:002014-08-08T13:55:13.649-04:00Stand by Me brought back memories of childhood bef...Stand by Me brought back memories of childhood before 1986--boys never change. They still fought the same battles, had the same brutalities back in the 50s and 60s. But their friendship held them together.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-8676797201129835072014-08-08T11:56:18.828-04:002014-08-08T11:56:18.828-04:00I picked up the soundtrack at the earliest possibl...I picked up the soundtrack at the earliest possible opportunity. It was a fine complement to my Beatles discovery summer (big year for me, '86).The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-56972091105001020952014-08-08T11:52:39.954-04:002014-08-08T11:52:39.954-04:00Your story was very touching. I still have soundtr...Your story was very touching. I still have soundtrack from that movie in my CD collection that I never listen to. Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-67868629798427537302014-08-08T11:39:20.443-04:002014-08-08T11:39:20.443-04:00My pleasure!My pleasure!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-83100645064026520072014-08-08T11:00:43.742-04:002014-08-08T11:00:43.742-04:00Lol. Thanks for sharing. Lol. Thanks for sharing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304701332216772385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-13137828888794588902014-08-08T10:53:04.259-04:002014-08-08T10:53:04.259-04:00Well, yeah, okay... It's not like the casting...Well, yeah, okay... It's not like the casting director's going to be texting me for advice anymore than Buck Showalter's going to call to ask me who should lead off for the Orioles tonight (Nick Markakis). But speculation is fun, Veronica!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-56447227587325771732014-08-08T10:45:17.494-04:002014-08-08T10:45:17.494-04:00Now, when I think of O'Connell I remember his ...Now, when I think of O'Connell I remember his smarmy athlete in JERRY MAGUIRE and I think, What happened to Vern?<br /><br />I'm perhaps too complacent when it comes to casting, but I figure they pay people gobs of money to find the right people for a movie, and they're gonna make the best choice they can. I never would have picked Robert Downey Jr for Iron Man, mostly because I never thought he'd overcome his drug issues, so yeah. I'm unqualified. My role, in movies, is to fork out some cash to watch one. <br />V:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-17974350603096990282014-08-08T09:54:49.858-04:002014-08-08T09:54:49.858-04:00Judging from your review, too, I think the fact th...Judging from your review, too, I think the fact that we saw it at the right age was extremely meaningful for both of us.<br /><br />Following up on my Han Solo post yesterday, Jerry O'Connell was actually one of the first people to come to mind for me. Like Fillion, he's too old but he could definitely pull off a cad role like Han. River Phoenix, of course, would have been perfect. He was Young Indy. He could have been Young Han, too. Sigh... poor Chris...The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-31569935190770057832014-08-08T09:50:15.744-04:002014-08-08T09:50:15.744-04:00!!!
I'm totally in for that one! Please let...!!! <br /><br />I'm totally in for that one! Please let me know if I can be of any help setting things up, promoting, what have you.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-60881425279711657852014-08-08T09:41:44.095-04:002014-08-08T09:41:44.095-04:00I loved your post! How funny that we both think of...I loved your post! How funny that we both think of this movie in terms of how our world was changing at the time. As a girl watching a "boy movie" I was, perhaps, shocked at how much I enjoyed it.<br /><br />Thanks for getting this going. Looking forward to next month's movie!<br />Veronica (née Vern ala STAND BY ME) and yes, people from my childhood years persist in calling me Vern. I have grown to accept it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-65757455359159366712014-08-08T09:39:32.706-04:002014-08-08T09:39:32.706-04:00This style of writing suits you, Squid. MORE. This...This style of writing suits you, Squid. MORE. This was a beautiful, personal piece that delivered far more than a movie review. Dern it, now I like you twice as much. There's only so much my heart can take... (I'm a sap).<br /><br />I'm thinking about doing a humorous blog hop about recasting movies with uniquely inappropriate choices and how that would affect the flow (it's not all script, ha ha).<br /><br />Cherdo<br />www.cherdoontheflipside.comCherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-86133221399588084072014-08-08T09:38:29.791-04:002014-08-08T09:38:29.791-04:00Thanks, Toi! I'm so glad you've joined us...Thanks, Toi! I'm so glad you've joined us and am equally glad you intend to continue. I'll post the sign-up list tomorrow morning.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-28618629811844367862014-08-08T09:25:34.550-04:002014-08-08T09:25:34.550-04:00Wow Squid, that was simply lovely. You provided a ...Wow Squid, that was simply lovely. You provided a good assessment of the movie while also spinning a tale of your own coming-of-age trails. Very well crafted. <br />See you next month.Toi Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493934864387695248noreply@blogger.com