tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post3771744778141271367..comments2024-02-16T14:01:23.523-05:00Comments on THE B-MOVIE CATECHISM: EAT MY DUSTEegahInchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-71714818932263322632007-09-10T12:51:00.000-04:002007-09-10T12:51:00.000-04:00Probably thinking they have good eats at Craft ser...Probably thinking they have good eats at Craft services.<BR/><BR/>and possibly a stairstep to Airwolf...Mr. Doobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05243753981681832348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-17183272457575273602007-09-07T19:16:00.000-04:002007-09-07T19:16:00.000-04:00Believe it or not, I've got that on my Netflix que...Believe it or not, I've got that on my Netflix queue, but they show it as "availability unknown". I may have to cave in and buy it off ebay or something. What was Borgnine thinking?EegahInchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-61781944637338506722007-09-07T00:02:00.000-04:002007-09-07T00:02:00.000-04:00That's what I meant. Grand Theft Auto.car Chase mo...That's what I meant. Grand Theft Auto.<BR/><BR/>car Chase movies. They all merge together.<BR/><BR/>Now bring on the review of Super Fuzz!Mr. Doobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05243753981681832348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-78767412370722549072007-09-04T23:50:00.000-04:002007-09-04T23:50:00.000-04:00Really? No one else mentioned that they were on t...Really? No one else mentioned that they were on top of a living car? I thought it was obvious. And kind of funny. And besides that, those actors had no chemistry. Even Shia LeBouf, who has chemistry all by himself, had no chemistry with Megan Fox. I was sort of like, "Why are they kissing?"D. G. D. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346583340543997976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-40836080310822437862007-09-04T09:39:00.000-04:002007-09-04T09:39:00.000-04:00According to the Roger Corman interview on the dis...According to the Roger Corman interview on the disc, Ron Howard agreed to do this if he could direct the next one which was Grand Theft Auto. Maybe you were thinking of that one?<BR/><BR/>I really don't think there was any intentional meaning in this movie. I just think it's one of those unconscious reflection of the times that shows up in popular arts.EegahInchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-53376202680447689932007-09-04T08:20:00.000-04:002007-09-04T08:20:00.000-04:00I actually always assumed that Eat My Dust was the...I actually always assumed that Eat My Dust was the sequel to this movie. Hmmm...guess not.<BR/><BR/>Oddly enough, I never dug that deeply into this flick. At some point in your youth...you just want to see cars crash.Mr. Doobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05243753981681832348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-55326169395000991642007-09-03T13:45:00.000-04:002007-09-03T13:45:00.000-04:00histor,I actually searched and couldn't find the o...histor,<BR/>I actually searched and couldn't find the origin of that old saying, so I just went with the red-headed Irish thing. Don't worry, even though we can only trace actual ancestors to England, my family name seems to have originated in Wales, so we've got that Celtic thing going too.<BR/><BR/>d.g.d.,<BR/>I have to admit I almost never go out to movies anymore. Cell phones and yammering teenage girls have driven me away. So now I live out new releases vicariously through other people's reviews. I loved the fact that you seemed to be the only person to catch that the teenagers were making out on top of a sentient being at the end of the movie. Yech!EegahInchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-35788633857212952602007-09-01T17:10:00.000-04:002007-09-01T17:10:00.000-04:00I feel bad for Darlene. Maybe Hoover got out of t...I feel bad for Darlene. Maybe Hoover got out of the miserable solipsistic world of self-absorbed car misuse, but what about her? If there had been a sequel, the next movie would inevitably have been her tragedy.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and you didn't mention the Return of the Camaro. We've got a new 2008 model and unfortunately it already has its guy-getting-a-girl smash-up movie. Even more unfortunately, that movie is <EM>Transformers</EM>D. G. D. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346583340543997976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-86774323076254768042007-08-31T20:40:00.000-04:002007-08-31T20:40:00.000-04:00Unimportant note: You still have one Irish-America...Unimportant note: You still have one Irish-American readership...<BR/><BR/>Nice review, though I doubt Hoover is going to be happy with his job from what little you told us.<BR/><BR/>HistorHistorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06566476650295000486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-37846641031420858492007-08-31T16:55:00.000-04:002007-08-31T16:55:00.000-04:00Now now, they can't all be The Stuff. Besides, whe...Now now, they can't all be The Stuff. Besides, when you run a movie review blog where the film with the biggest name stars was Satisfaction and the film with the biggest budget was probably Dracula 2000, there's bound to be some clunkers in there. The fact that I don't even bother with a ratings scale should be a dead giveaway.<BR/><BR/>And as for the ending, I believe the director of Eat My Dust intended to make a social statement about as much as I believe George Lucas intended for Luke and Leia to be siblings from the very beginning. Trust me, I had to drag some meaning out of this one kicking and screaming.EegahInchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-11850208614957677762007-08-31T13:04:00.000-04:002007-08-31T13:04:00.000-04:00I rented said movie and was fairly disappointed. B...I rented said movie and was fairly disappointed. But I stand by me earlier statement that it looked better than Death Proof was. (Indeed it was.)<BR/><BR/>I thought Hoover being offered a job at the end was just the cherry on top of the whole teenage fantasy. You know: "I can get paid by you stupid adults for indulging myself?" But you make a very convincing argument for this sea change in the attitudes of seventies youth (I'll see your paradigm shift and raise you a sea change.)<BR/><BR/>How you see this stuff in these movies is a mystery to me. Whether it's what the filmmaker intended or not you gleen some really wonderful insight. But polish it all you want, Eat My Dust is still just a turd.Wm.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05320867312408810276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-16844701279568930602007-08-31T09:21:00.000-04:002007-08-31T09:21:00.000-04:00Excellent piece."Hah! Ridicule me all you want, bu...Excellent piece.<BR/><BR/>"Hah! Ridicule me all you want, but I believe that in the sub-genre of car movies, Eat My Dust represents the first shot fired against the spiritual malaise of the early 70s. (And the New York Times said it didn't matter.)"<BR/><BR/>Hey. That's as good a conlcusion as any and better than most. Now when someone points to <I>Star Wars</I> as the overthrow of the 70's anti-hero, I can counter with <I>Eat My Dust</I>. :)Scott W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16864993877758217399noreply@blogger.com