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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Dazed and Confused was disappointing, as a follow up to Slacker. Other than that it was good, but more as a warm and fuzzy reminder of days when you could rock and roll all night and Party every day! Sort of the thinking man's Detroit- Rock City.
That you find D&C better than Slacker suggests that you will enjoy the Bad News Bears remake, and will someday stand on line to see Mr. Farrell's deft handling of Mr. O'Reilly. Perhaps Str8 can scalp you a ticket to the premiere.
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When did you become such an effete film snob? D&C was a classic. The movie was funny. The cast was great. The writing was fantastic. And it connected because it offered great stylized charicatures of certain types of people we encountered growing up.
Slacker, OTOH, was an annoying piece of shit. Its Linklater's Eraserhead.
Detroit Rock City? Its a cheap rock and roll knock off of D&C.
And I see no reason Farrell could not pull of Ignatius. What I wonder is why Ignatius is such a revered character to so many. He's funny, and the book is terrific, but he's really unlikeable. So if you hate Farrell, then he'd seem to be perfect for the role of Ignatius.
