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Quint at Sundance sees Garth Jennings' coming of age comedy/love letter to '80s cinema SON OF RAMBOW!!!

sounds great! by Talkbacker with no name	Jan 24th, 2007 03:12:21 AM
when is it released?
I have waited a long time to see Plymouth Brethren.... by Kubla_Khan	Jan 24th, 2007 03:28:59 AM
...on the big screen, I went to school with a few and about the only thing they were allowed to do was read Willard Price novels. Most freak out at 18 when they can get some freedom. Overall, nice people though, if disconnected from the rest of us media-loving, sex obssessed, drug-addled muthafuckas.
Ahh 80's cinema je t'aime je t'aime by IndustryKiller!	Jan 24th, 2007 03:39:58 AM
Love letter to 80's cinema you say??? Thank you sir I think I will. I miss the films of the 80's and how liberal parents in general were with what they let their kids see. As a result they didn't have their intelligence constantly insulted. I can't imagine why parents today think they are protecting their child from some big bad world by only letting them watch overly cheesy, terribly unfunny animated bullshit one after the other. Theyh arent sheilding them from anything but having good taste. We are going to have a generation of drones in a few years. With the rise of emo music I can see it's already beginning. it seemed back then horror movies were made just for the kids and everywhere you turned was some ass kicking sci fi classic, not to mention all work of Jim Henson. I didn't think they made fairy tales like that anymore until I saw Pans Labyrinth. There seemed to be an optimism back then that came through in the films that were made, a naivette we don;t have today. it's probably the one good thing that came out of Reagans America. I'll be buying my ticket to this one as soon as I can.
This film looks amazing by Kristian66	Jan 24th, 2007 04:14:44 AM
I just had a look around the internet for it, and I think this looks like it could be my favourite film of the year. As good as Spiderman 3 and the like might be, I cannot take these things too seriously.
androgenoused out by BannedOnTheRun	Jan 24th, 2007 05:06:40 AM
I'm gonna try to use that in a sentence today.
Wow, sounds cool. by Nordling	Jan 24th, 2007 05:30:42 AM
I love movies like this.
I fucking hated hitchhickers and... by Judge Dredds Dirty Undies	Jan 24th, 2007 07:01:44 AM
was already to hate on this but it sounds really cool, cant wait to check it out.
Sounds better than I had expected by Doctor_Sin	Jan 24th, 2007 07:46:30 AM
I will note this one for future viewing.
didnt really like hithchikers either by mutombo	Jan 24th, 2007 07:54:55 AM
but this one sounds promising.
So are the goods... by WildcatWildcat	Jan 24th, 2007 07:55:22 AM
...delivered or not?
IndustryKiller! by benito	Jan 24th, 2007 08:00:47 AM
Don't you worry my friend. As more and more of us eighties kids grow up and are allowed to make films of our own... that sort of movie will return to our screens. Just you wait and watch. We'll get a new golden age as we all enter our late twenties and early thirties. The most formative aesthetic experiences of my life occurred while watching movies like Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, Goonies, Stand By Me, ET, Sixteen Candles and the Breakfast Club when I was a little kid... and I know I'm not alone. All it takes is for one of us to hit the big time and the floodgates will be opened.
Off topic! by Kid Z	Jan 24th, 2007 08:35:39 AM
Forget all this arty crap, let's all work ourselves in to a lather about the goddawful Harry Osborne Green Goblin II costume they've just released pics of. This thing looks like complete ass! Raimi finally drops the ball... big time!
Hammer and Tongs by v for vienetta	Jan 24th, 2007 08:58:11 AM
Rambow sounds great. Was really stoked with Hitch Hikers, but hadn't heard of this til now. Thanks Quint!
sounds great by stvnhthr	Jan 24th, 2007 09:33:43 AM
I can't wait to see this. The 80's rocked and unles you live through them it is hard to descrive what seeing a movie like Rambo on the big screen was like. It is also cool to hear the innocent is not portrayed as some backwards religious type just because he reads his Bible. It will be cool to see an affirming view of religion in the 80's which usually gets schlocked over as some over bearing Jim Baker revisionist fantasy.
Loads of Son of Rambow stuff... by Brendon	Jan 24th, 2007 11:52:36 AM
at my blog, film ick. I've been following this film clsoely for a very long time. I'm massively excited to see it, and I'm not one bit surprised it caused such a sensational bidding war. Jennings is a very, very smart director and it was only a matter of time before he truly smashed a film out of the park. Brilliant. Now - when's it out?
Iggy, the suit blows so bad... by Kid Z	Jan 24th, 2007 12:03:13 PM
... it doesn't matter what they call him! Remember how lame Doc Doom looked in the FF movie? Take that, multiply it by Shaquille O'Neal as Steel, take that sum and put it to the power of Nicolas Cage's Ghostrider and... it still ain't gonna look as mindnumbingly ridiculous as "GG Jr."!
Kid Z by QuinnTheEskimo	Jan 24th, 2007 12:32:37 PM
Where are these pics at?
RAMBOW GOTTA EAT by Pound Sand	Jan 24th, 2007 12:40:28 PM
Although some of the things he eats would make a billy goat puke...,
Benito I like your style by IndustryKiller!	Jan 24th, 2007 01:26:16 PM
Cheers to that my friend. it really is up to us, because it apparently aint gonna be anyone else anytime soon.
I hope the 80s generation of filmakers get on the ball by Neo Zeed	Jan 24th, 2007 02:00:05 PM
...very soon. I miss my R-rated action movies.
well by Deep Roots	Jan 24th, 2007 03:55:19 PM
this sounds very good. that is all.
I WISH.... by The Ghoul	Jan 24th, 2007 04:13:08 PM
it was SON OF NORRIS, so he could remake Missing In Action and save his Dad. It would be cute. They could put a Happy Meal box with a gerbil in it over the kids' head.
Breakfast club by JohnRevik	Jan 24th, 2007 04:21:31 PM
The 80's did produce great cinema my favorite being 'The Terminator' however, The Breakfast Club is awful. It starts off good and edgy then degenerates into schmaltzy 'watch Anthony Michael hall cry' dog shit. Suck it John Hughes. Thank you.
The word 'hood'... by jimmy_009	Jan 24th, 2007 06:03:20 PM
...When describing a disreputable person is so outdated. It would be appropriate if this was the '50's. Also outdated is calling someone a 'tough' or 'goon'. This movie sounds cool though.
I'm all for the 80's... by SK229	Jan 24th, 2007 10:44:53 PM
but I personally hope that this generation of filmmakers explores some of the things they did AFTER childhood and adolescence. Maybe that's just me and I'm wrong in assuming any of them ever grew up.
Son of Rambow one-sheet by SkinJob69	Jan 25th, 2007 01:14:54 AM
http://tinyurl.com/2jdg6o Great flick!
I shit you not... by v for vienetta	Jan 25th, 2007 03:06:28 AM
This is the actual headline of the news story on empireonline: "Meet Son Of Rambow It's next year's Little Miss Sunshine". It's catching on in the UK!
The 80's sucked. by Dr Eric Vornoff	Jan 25th, 2007 05:56:39 AM
Get over it. Nostalgia is for morons. I too grew up in the Eighties and had formative cinema experiences with many of these so-called 'classics'. I am, however, able to look back at them objectively and see that most were in fact crap. Gross sentimentality, jingoism/anti-commie propaganda, obnoxious brats, the rise of MTV-styled editing, corny one-liners in place of a decent script: all hallmarks of 80's cinema. True cinephiles know the golden decades of mainstream movies were the 40's and 70's. However, having said all that, Son of Rambow actually sounds pretty good.
Rambow best film I saw at Sundance. by jaqusto	Jan 25th, 2007 09:01:20 AM
I saw the premier of Son of Rambow film at Sundance. In the lobby I was standing 2 feet from Harvey Weinstein talking with other buyers (didn’t recognize them) so I knew this film had some potential. The film was shown in the Eccles theater that holds about 1500 people and it was packed. Before the movie started the room popped and crackled like a transformer about to explode. I love films, but I have to say I was not familiar with Garth Jennings or the fact that he did the REALLY CRAPPY Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. When they introduced Garth with that credit my heart dropped but it wasn’t long before I was treated to one of the best films I have seen all year. My guess is that this film will be and instant classic for anyone who was seeing films in the 80’s. It will be the movie that the 10 to 15 year old of today will remember in the future as something that defined their childhood. No joke, this film is going to inspire a whole new generation of filmmakers. Having recently watched The Goonies along my kids it showed it’s age and I was surprised that the acting was so bad. Son of Rambow captures the same sense of adventure of The Goonies, but takes it to a whole new level. The other point is that the two lead actors can ACT! Garth Jennings told the audience to our collective surprise that they found these two kids after an exhaustive search and that neither of them had acted except it some school plays. Will Poulter who plays Lee Carter in the film makes an entrance that is more charismatic and full of life than actors 3 times his age. This kid is a NATURAL and I am predicting huge success for him. He steals the movie (he IS the movie) and his charm and raw acting talent his going to make this kid a household name. Regarding his entrance; I’ll just say that the kid should be pitching for the major leagues. I saw several films at Sundance this year. Frankly, many were just plain bad. From the weird and monotonous “Drained” from Brazil (Have you smelled your sewer lately?), to the artsy and boring China / UK entry “How is your Fish Today?” (Smelly if you ask me.) Even John Cusak’s (love this guy) touching “Grace is Gone” misses the mark. Son of Rambow is, for me, what going to the movies is all about. A great story told well told. The story is tight, no fat, no preservatives, and it will make you feel good about going to the movies again. Way to go Garth!
re: the 80's by benito	Jan 26th, 2007 01:17:09 AM
"True cinephiles" Eric? Try not to make me puke on my keyboard next time. ...In other news, a clarification. I'm not saying that I expect nor want the eighties generation to simply make the same films they saw growing up all over again. Far from it. What I hope for and expect is far more interesting. The eighties, which is when many of the next crop of filmmakers will have first fallen in love with movies, was a time that had a very distinct aesthetic. I expect much of that aesthetic to cross over into the films we'll be seeing in the next few years. What will make it worth it will be seeing what those kids make of it now that they're adults. It's precisely the fact that we're gonna get to see this stuff grow up that is gonna make it so cool. You know?
wow by macgruder	Jan 26th, 2007 10:40:36 AM
this movie sounds amazing. I am excited to see this.

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