The Graduate

[Rongi]

The best movie I've seen in years. I dont think the movie could've had a better ending.

[pjalne]

It really is awesome, I've been wanting to watch it again for a while.

It's funny how you grow up with actors like Hoffman, DeNiro, Voigt, Newman and Pacino already being established and respected, and you watch the movies they star in and think "yeah, I guess these guys are good." And then later you go back and check out the stuff that gave them their status and you're completely blown away. Like Hoffman/Voigt in Midnight Cowboy. Holy shit.

[Jeff The Ninja]

The same can be said for John Travolta in his Welcome Back Kotter Role. Now his movies blow chunks.

But back on the topic at hand here. I havent seen the graduate, Its not in stock at any of the Video stores in my area and its never on the HBO-type movie channels. I Feel deprived of a great movie.

[sadie]

i've been needing to rent is because kevin has never seen it. you can't not have seen this movie!

[Sethomas]

All I know about the movie is that I want an Alfa Romeo badly.

[Ninjavenom]

wtf is the graduate about?

[Esuohlim]

My mother loathes the Graduate, and I don't understand why. It's a great movie, mom, geez.

[GADZOOKS]

She's probably jealous.

[Womti]

Originally Posted by Ninjavenom

wtf is the graduate about?

it's about this guy who has an affair with his girlfriend's mother, "Mrs. Robinson". it wasnt that great in my opinion, but Simon and Garfunkel made an especially great song for it AND it made Dustin Hoffman famous. but Simon and Garfunkel broke up (one of them died I think), and Dustin Hoffman is just an old, faggish douchebag now. I guess times change.

[GADZOOKS]

God dammit Simon and Garfunkle are still alive don't spread that kinda bullshit.

[Womti]

sorry.. I thought art died. but they really arent together anymore. Simon went solo.

[GADZOOKS]

You are thinking of Garfield AKA Lorenzo Music, HE'S DEAD.

[Womti]

whatever, at least I know Dustin Hoffman is still a faggish douche despite all this.

[sadie]

just zip it up and free your mind.

[Rongi]

dale go away

seriously the ending is just so damn perfect. it's like the characters are just realising what they've done and are like "oh shit we fucked up".

and after i saw it i realised that the simpsons parodied the ending on the episode were grandpa falls in love with marge's mom AND family guy parodied it on When You Wish Upon a Weinstein

[Rongi]

Originally Posted by pjalne

Like Hoffman/Voigt in Midnight Cowboy. Holy shit.

i saw that movie over the summer and was constantly listening to "everybody's talkin" for weeks afterwards. man that was a great fucking movie too. it's funny to see Hoffman go from playing an attractive young college student to the hideous and pathetic Enrico Rizzo.

[pjalne]

Originally Posted by Rongi

and after i saw it i realised that the simpsons parodied the ending on the episode were grandpa falls in love with marge's mom AND family guy parodied it on When You Wish Upon a Weinstein

Also, Wayne's World 2. And I remember Will Farrel did a parody of the Sound of Silence sequence (the pool one) in that pretty crummy comedy he was in a couple of years ago. Old School, I think.

It's just one of those movies who have permeated pop culture to such a degree that it's been referenced and parodied in every direction. So when you finally see it, all the references fall into place. Same goes for Citizen Kane, Wizard of Oz, The Godfather and to a surprising degree Deliverance. Which is also awesome, by the way, in case you haven't seen it. Voigt is good in it, and it's one of the very few movies where Burt Reynolds doesn't play Burt Reynolds.

[Esuohlim]

Originally Posted by GADZOOKS

You are thinking of Garfield AKA Lorenzo Music, HE'S DEAD.

Oh shit when I heard that on the radio like 5 years ago it ruined my day

[mburbank]

ELAAAAAAAAAAAAINE!

[executioneer]

Originally Posted by pjalne

Will Farrel

Originally Posted by pjalne

in that pretty crummy comedy he was in

lol that could be any number of movies

[Rongi]

lool

[Zebra 3]

The Simon and Garfunkel music really stands out and the church scene is a classic - one of my favourite 60s movies!

[sadie]

"the sound of silence" stands out a bit too much, according to kevin, who didn't fall asleep, at least!

i loved it on rewatching. i hadn't recalled mr. roper as braddock's berkeley landlord (typecasting?!). and the two aunts from "bewitched" were in the private party at the hotel! also, it struck me that braddock seemed almost christlike through the high glass in the chapel. excellent scene, agreed.