okie2 Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 I was walking through the family room last night on my way upstairs to fire up a Party No.4. I looked at the tv on the way by as the movie Fried Green Tomatoes was starting. I took a quick right and parked my butt in the recliner. It has been years since I have seen this movie. It stars Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy and Mary Stuart Masterson (1991). The story takes place in Alabama during the 1930s. A good story about two young women growing into adulthood in a rural whistlestop town. Lots of personal tragedy and triumphs in the Old South. Good supporting cast. It was a delightful way to spend a couple of hours without a smoke. I just wish I'd had a plate of those fried green tomatoes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokum Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 That was a great flick.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Nice to see there are some members who aren't afraid to get in touch with their feminine sides. What's next, a Terms of Endearment / Ghost double feature? Well, I'm off to a triple feature of Terminator I, Kill BIll I, and Bad Boys II......... P.S. Welcome to FOH, Okie2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokum Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Sure you are Colt....what you are really going to see is Butt Boys and Dinettes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Maduro Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 One of my favorites. The musical score is so haunting, I can hear it right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfe Tone Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 No offense intended, but I can't believe I'm reading a thread about this movie on a cigar board. What's next? The Oprah forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Twain Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 » No offense intended, but I can't believe I'm reading a thread about this » movie on a cigar board. What's next? The Oprah forum? The lesbian subtext makes this one suitable even for macho guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 » Sure you are Colt....what you are really going to see is Butt Boys and » Dinettes... I'm actually afraid to do a search for this title......... and even more afraid to ask how you know such a movie exists....... Anyone up for a midnight screening of The Crying Game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anacostiakat Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Unfortunately one (among many) of my wife's favorite movies. I have seen it ad naseum... :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiley Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 I love that movie! How can anyone not like the parking lot scene? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Twain Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 This article will help you decide whether a movie is a chick flick or a macho movie. The Chick Flick approach is shown first, then the Macho Movie approach. Chick Flicks vs. Macho Movies Can You Tell The Difference? by: Kathy Shaskan The Chick Flick: The main relationship is between a man and woman The Macho Movie: The main relationship is between a man and his sworn enemy (or sometimes his sub-machine gun and/or sports car). There are lots of close-ups so you can see every emotion on the character’s face. There are lots of long shots so you can see every bit of blood, bone and grey matter that explodes from the character’s face. The villains are people you see everyday, like cheating husbands and nasty bosses. The villians are people you’ll probably never see in a lifetime, like heads of cocaine cartels and man-eating aliens. The villain’s worst act is something awful like sleeping with her best friend’spouse. The villain’s worst act is something awful like stealing a nuclear weapon. A chick flick always includes child actors so they can add humanity and warmth to the story. A macho movie includes child actors so they can be kidnapped and add suspense to the story. The characters learn to respect one another through long talks and thoughful actions. The characters learn to respect one another by beating each other up. If someone gets a disease, it's inevitably cancer or heart failure. If someone gets a disease, it's inevitably a rare form of radiation poisoning or an exotic parasitic infection picked up in space. There will be at least one emotional death There will be at least 20 unemotional deaths There will be at least one grunting, gooey depiction of childbirth. There will be at least one grunting, gooey scene of hand-to-hand combat. The chick flick will feature at least one scene where the lead character interacts with her mother. The macho movie will feature at least one scene where the lead character interacts with a digital readout counting down to zero. The climactic scene involves an explosion of passion. The climactic scene involves an explosion of a car, bridge or other man-made structure. A happy ending is when the lead character finds love. A happy ending is when the lead character finds the villain and blows him to smithereens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 the scary thing is i'm with colt. but if blokes want to watch chick flicks... not that there is anything wrong with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 » the scary thing is i'm with colt. » The devil is wearing a down parka...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuma Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 » the scary thing is i'm with colt. » but if blokes want to watch chick flicks... not that there is anything » wrong with that. Pleeeease don't tell me that you will also start smoking cigars with essential oils and botanicals, just to go with the chick flick vibe... that'd be real scary (as would be Rob becoming a purveyor of Lars Teten and Acid cigars)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 » that'd be real scary (as would be Rob becoming a purveyor of Lars Teten » and Acid cigars)... have you learnt nothing? rob would happily 'purvey' chemical weapons and dirty bombs to bin laden, as long as there was a profit in it. the man is textbook capitalist. not that there is anything at all wrong with that. the good thing about that is you know that rob would be ripping bin laden off something wicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuma Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 » have you learnt nothing? » rob would happily 'purvey' chemical weapons and dirty bombs to bin laden, » as long as there was a profit in it. the man is textbook capitalist. not » that there is anything at all wrong with that. » the good thing about that is you know that rob would be ripping bin laden » off something wicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 » have you learnt nothing? » rob would happily 'purvey' chemical weapons and dirty bombs to bin laden, » as long as there was a profit in it. the man is textbook capitalist. not » that there is anything at all wrong with that. » the good thing about that is you know that rob would be ripping bin laden » off something wicked. That hurts Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuma Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 » » have you learnt nothing? » » rob would happily 'purvey' chemical weapons and dirty bombs to bin » laden, » » as long as there was a profit in it. the man is textbook capitalist. » not » » that there is anything at all wrong with that. » » the good thing about that is you know that rob would be ripping bin » laden » » off something wicked. » » That hurts Ken Yo Prez... I am sure that if you were the capitalist that ken caricatures you to be you'd be in the arms and drug trade, or working for Macquarie or B&B. Though smoking cigars is a truly decadent past-time, selling them is hardly a quick money venture... and I salute you if you can become immensely wealthy while providing us with top-quality well-priced cigars and service... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 » » Yo Prez... I am sure that if you were the capitalist that ken caricatures » you to be you'd be in the arms and drug trade, or working for Macquarie or » B&B. Though smoking cigars is a truly decadent past-time, selling them is » hardly a quick money venture... and I salute you if you can become » immensely wealthy while providing us with top-quality well-priced cigars » and service... rob, when you finally stop laughing, you can get up off the floor (polished italian marble, is it?) and head home at midday a=in the new roller (car variety). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuma Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 » have you learnt nothing? as you said it earlier, Ken... perhaps, I am too bloody naïve for my own good... ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 I am a simple man of simple tastes Ken. For me, greatest utility comes from family, friends and simple past times. Profit in nothing but a by product from the road to temperance....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anacostiakat Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 » I am a simple man of simple tastes Ken. » » For me, greatest utility comes from family, friends and simple past times. » » » Profit in nothing but a by product from the road to temperance....... I thought it was the road to perdition? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freefallguy Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 I've never seen the movie, but I love fried green tomatoes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 » I've never seen the movie, but I love fried green tomatoes! For those how have not seen the movie let me say that it is a chick flick. To be balanced I have to say also that it is still a good movie and can entertain a "real man". Don't you just love they idea of eating the victum and feeding him to the DA? They also talk openly about vaginas and that always is a good thing.;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quint Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Not one for chick flicks but this is a great movie, certainly a classic........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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