A Thread about the film JFK

yes. well, no! no, because there were others. there were others: there were admirals.

― difficult listening hour,

great line and delivery

We know Oswald didn't pull that trigger. Castro did.
If it comes out, there'll be a war. Millions of people will die.
That's more important than Jim Garrison.
Look at me when I talk to you! You're too selfish!
Shut up! If you got a brain in your thick skull,
listen to me. Listen real hard.

Get in the car.

that dog don't hunt

You're a goddamn liberal, Mr. Garrison, you don't know shit, cause you never been fucked in the ass.

this film is bonkers. watched it for the first time on saturday night and still reeling from the gay panic conspiracy fever dream.

part of the scenery, right?

Just get me elected.

I'll give you your damn war.

rewatched recently and noticed that the film is essentially structured around a series of breathless monologues delivered by compelling actors - each one gets a turn, and then the film moves on to the next one. The reason the final courtroom scene feels draggy and sorta lame is because instead of getting some fun scenery chewing from the likes of Pesci, Sutherland, Bacon, or Jones, we're stuck with Costner.

DO NOT. FORGET. YOUR DYING KING.

"Stuck with Costner" explains 95% of what's not good about this film, and unfortunately he's everywhere. The rest is fine.

I suppose this is no defense, but consider: Stone needed a box office star dense and impervious to irony enough to play his conception of straight arrow Jim (the real Garrison was closer to Dean Andrews in wiles).

costner's first line in the film - reacting to hearing the president has been shot: "oh no!" - had my gf and i almost in tears.

At the time, for sure; Costner was right up there with Cruise for box-office, I think.

costner's camp atticus finch routine is exactly what this movie about a square tripping needs

Theoretically...but you still have to watch him.

Costner's super-stardom/box office draw seems like such a bizarre aberration.

Costner is the straight guy to all the madness around him, really works. After that the courtroom stuff is just not as fun, there is a drop off.

The recreation of the assassination and Oswald's post-assassination desperation is first-rate!

too much rhyming in that sentence

My Costner impression: "Wait a minute--are you saying that Costner is the straight guy to all the madness around him?"

lol

now say it in a bad southern accent

Sorry can only tell a bad Brit accent!

john candy's accent in this is hilarious. get the guy with the thick ontario accent to try to sound like he's from louisiana, also have him say "daddio" and the like. genius

cashew piece?

^^^ the match cut on this line is a thrill

Good-bye, you sorry bastard! Die!
Shut the fuck up!

God I'm ashamed to be an American today.

I've a class in three minutes and my students are wondering why I'm laughing my ass off

at least your reputation's all right with the ones in math class

I always felt that Costner's monologue, especially his reconstruction of the events of the day, was a breathless high point--it does that thing where it moves too fast for you to say "wait, what?" and all you can do is submit--but then again I've always found Costner sorta weirdly charismatic?

all the bad wigs and worse accents give this the most ‘Max Fischer Players’ vibe of any major Hollywood picture I think I’ve ever seen

I fail to see how any of the above 25 posts or so is a bad thing.

one of my most favorite threads, every revive is a delight

thx everyone itt

you are all diseased

You're as crazy as your mama.
It's in the genes.
Do you know what you're getting into?
The government will jump all over
your head and go cock-a-doodle-doo.
Good day to you, sir.

lmao @ "cashew piece"

how's your mousse

hope you like squab

omar, omar, always one hairbrained scheme after another!

https://i.imgur.com/UY1zqYj.gif?noredirect

triumph on the will on the tv during that scene is a nice touch

Very, very few people know about this, okay

i want the scale model of dealey plaza from the trial scene, w all the painstakingly painted+labeled miniatures-- tiny umbrella man, tiny abraham zapruder holding tiny camera, tiny jackie in tiny pink pillbox hat. more like jf40k

That's some bullet.

Virginia, you're a lucky little girl.
Your daddy's entered you
in a beauty contest. Like to be in one?

^^love that this creepy caller sounds exactly like Clarence from It's a Wonderful Life.

love that this creepy thread suggests you all watch this every week

better that than still defending fking fight club in 2019

i'm so fuckin exhausted i can't see straight

too much rhyming in that sentence

post-assassination desperation, that’s my major aspiration

It went unstated in this thread but I assume this revive was inspired by the Chapo episode on the subject? And tbh their read seemed pretty correct to me: tons of scenery-chewing performances from an all-star cast, compulsively watchable, successfully points out a lot about what was weird about the circumstances of the assassination, while also being totally compromised by hysterical homophobia and an absurdly idealized conception of JFK and his intentions re: Vietnam

Lol this thread does not need a podcast discussion for a revive.