en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1167749 Comments by Landry_Clark http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2011/07/02/review-larry-crowne-provides-holiday-weekend-fun/#IDComment169211473 Oh, it's a suckerpunch. Hanlon, God love him, neglects to go into detail about Crowne's firing, which is wrought with liberal elite condescension and is, therefore completely laughable in all the wrong ways. SPOILER ALERT THAT'S ACTUALLY IN SEVERAL REVIEWS I'VE READ. The store he works at is called UMart, as Hanlon discloses. It's obviously Wal-Mart, and we can tell that they treat their employees like flaming bags of crap. The break room is a couch in the store room -- which rings totally false. I've worked retail. And it sucks horribly. But we had breakrooms. With, like, TV's. And soda machines and bad coffee. It's clear that most of the employees hate it at UMart. But not the irrepressible Larry Crowne, goshdarnit. He loves it. Lives for it. So, they fire him because they say that without a college degree he's unpromotable. Which makes. No sense. They justify the ridiculous policy by saying that they can't offer him anything more, and they don't believe in standing in the way of his career advancement...he's hit a ceiling. in reality, Wal-Mart -- er, UMart -- would love an employee like Crowne, who's good for morale and is unpromotable. And that's assuming that Wal-Mart -- dammit! UMart -- would even have such a policy. I find it very hard to believe that such a policy would exist at a place like UMart. I worked retail, where I often reported to people without degrees. It's a bogus, bullcrap excuse to get the character fired and throw a suckerpunch while they're at it. Mildly diverting movie. Roberts is good, her character is interesting. Hanks' Crowne is just dull and too absurdly likable. He has very little arc to speak of. The story gains some steam by virtue of the likable characters, and Roberts' storyline, but this is the type of movie that you skip now. Skip on DVD. Skip on cable. Then, in ten years, maybe you'll accidentally catch it on TBS, and you'll be pleasantly surprised at best. Sun, 3 Jul 2011 05:09:31 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2011/07/02/review-larry-crowne-provides-holiday-weekend-fun/#IDComment169211473 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/11/20/what-shoulda-won-best-picture-of-1986/#IDComment110911389 Dismissive is the correct word, and exactly what I was going for. It's a joke that only I would get, but it seemed funny to me to be dismissive about a movie like Platoon, which, even though I'm not the biggest fan, did in fact change the face of the Vietnam War movie. Like it or not, it is not the kind of movie one would normally ho-hum, or, dismiss. So I did. Hey -- I never said I wasn't a snarky jerk. Sat, 20 Nov 2010 23:37:14 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/11/20/what-shoulda-won-best-picture-of-1986/#IDComment110911389 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/11/20/what-shoulda-won-best-picture-of-1986/#IDComment110903888 I just realized that, too. What happened was I saw the title on the IMDB page, and instantly dozed off for a good five hours. By the time I woke up, I continued with the column and forgot to go back and fix it. Cam Sat, 20 Nov 2010 22:47:42 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/11/20/what-shoulda-won-best-picture-of-1986/#IDComment110903888 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/11/20/what-shoulda-won-best-picture-of-1986/#IDComment110901967 I don't dislike Platoon, nor do I claim to in the post. There are scenes that I like, the performances are uniformly good-to-kinda-great, the soundtrack is pretty awesome, and the moments of bonding between the soldiers are quite moving. I blew it off, as you say, because in my opinion (maybe one not as valid as yours) when the axe a filmmaker has to grind becomes larger than the story he's trying to tell, the movie suffers. The sparks from Stone's axe are in nearly every frame of the movie. Sat, 20 Nov 2010 22:31:08 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/11/20/what-shoulda-won-best-picture-of-1986/#IDComment110901967 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/11/20/what-shoulda-won-best-picture-of-1986/#IDComment110901131 That was pretty moronic. My bad. Aliens should have merited a mention, and could even bump one of the other four of my "nominees" on any arbitrary day. Thanks for pointing out my grievous error. Cam Sat, 20 Nov 2010 22:23:35 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/11/20/what-shoulda-won-best-picture-of-1986/#IDComment110901131 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/10/10/what-shoulda-won-the-1983-best-picture-oscar/#IDComment103579113 It was a great year, no doubt. This whole series is about the oscars, year by year. And when I look at this list I'm reminded more and more that the 1994 series was a misfire. Thanks for rubbing it in, lol. Tue, 12 Oct 2010 02:46:24 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/10/10/what-shoulda-won-the-1983-best-picture-oscar/#IDComment103579113 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/10/10/what-shoulda-won-the-1983-best-picture-oscar/#IDComment103388583 Nice list and I actually cut out a mention of Mr. Mom, just to cut down word count. But agree to disagree on Terms. I can't pass it up when I flip past it. Cam Mon, 11 Oct 2010 03:12:49 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/10/10/what-shoulda-won-the-1983-best-picture-oscar/#IDComment103388583 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/09/09/roger-ebert-hyperbole-much-hypocrisy-much/#IDComment97906849 Honestly, you are probably that it's too much. My disdain for critics would have gone unmentionted forever had not the most recognizable one on the planet not ventured into political commentary after scolding Medved for doing the same. His commentary reveals even more his desperation for validation the lib elite, so I vented, then submitted, and Nolte posted. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 23:40:50 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/09/09/roger-ebert-hyperbole-much-hypocrisy-much/#IDComment97906849 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/eazlant/2010/08/29/the-critics-favorite-80s-film-raging-bull/#IDComment95838493 You botha me 'bout a steak?! Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:19:57 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/eazlant/2010/08/29/the-critics-favorite-80s-film-raging-bull/#IDComment95838493 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/08/28/maybe-1994-wasnt-the-best-movie-year-ever/#IDComment95775494 <sigh> My bad, dude. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:38:19 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/08/28/maybe-1994-wasnt-the-best-movie-year-ever/#IDComment95775494 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/08/28/maybe-1994-wasnt-the-best-movie-year-ever/#IDComment95775426 That was a great year. Remember my mama dropping me off at the theatre in the morning at picking me up at dark on many a Saturday that year. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:37:35 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/08/28/maybe-1994-wasnt-the-best-movie-year-ever/#IDComment95775426 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/08/28/maybe-1994-wasnt-the-best-movie-year-ever/#IDComment95735516 And yours is to misinterpret things you have read and make absurd assumptions about things you haven't. My bad on the lighten up remark. I myself misinterpreted your post and assumed you were taking my column seriously, which I would never urge. I realize now there's a deeper pathology behind your comments. Good luck with that, dude. Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:20:12 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/08/28/maybe-1994-wasnt-the-best-movie-year-ever/#IDComment95735516 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/08/28/maybe-1994-wasnt-the-best-movie-year-ever/#IDComment95722837 Lighten up, Francis. I've been pretty honest that the best year ever tag was part nostolgia and part hyperbolic from the start. You had obviously already ignored my writing or you'd have gotten that. It's a goof, a way to spark fun talk about our opinions on movies. Awesome that you took it all as a way to judge me as an honest foor or a lying attention hound. Cam Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:00:21 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/08/28/maybe-1994-wasnt-the-best-movie-year-ever/#IDComment95722837 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/08/28/maybe-1994-wasnt-the-best-movie-year-ever/#IDComment95718057 Need to like I'll die if I don't? Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:08:38 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/08/28/maybe-1994-wasnt-the-best-movie-year-ever/#IDComment95718057 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/08/01/the-rise-of-spacey-a-look-back-at-1994-best-year-ever/#IDComment90193406 I actually almost wrote about reality bites this week. That movie embarrasses me. Sun, 1 Aug 2010 20:12:50 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/08/01/the-rise-of-spacey-a-look-back-at-1994-best-year-ever/#IDComment90193406 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2010/07/19/milton-friedman-schools-a-young-michael-moore/#IDComment87611557 He does, however, use his middle finger to gesture as one would normally do with the index. You know, like that waitress did to Costanza that one time. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:22:50 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2010/07/19/milton-friedman-schools-a-young-michael-moore/#IDComment87611557 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/07/10/natural-born-killers-a-look-back-at-1994-most-sensational-year-ever/#IDComment86203574 I appreciate your opinion. Serially, do, even if we don't aggree. Cam Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:30:15 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/07/10/natural-born-killers-a-look-back-at-1994-most-sensational-year-ever/#IDComment86203574 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/07/10/natural-born-killers-a-look-back-at-1994-most-sensational-year-ever/#IDComment86203244 I am not writing about the movies of 1994 in any particular order. It's mostly random. I picked a Stone movie b/c of his chavez movie. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:27:08 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/07/10/natural-born-killers-a-look-back-at-1994-most-sensational-year-ever/#IDComment86203244 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/06/19/speed-a-look-back-at-1994-bestest-year-ever/#IDComment81118428 Thank you for posting this. I absolutely stand corrected and would love to be able to amend the column now that I know this. I never meant to deny someone credit for their work. Cam Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:20:11 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/06/19/speed-a-look-back-at-1994-bestest-year-ever/#IDComment81118428 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/06/19/speed-a-look-back-at-1994-bestest-year-ever/#IDComment81011992 The script I read for the film some years ago had Joss Wedon credited with some revisions. It was my understanding that the story, structure, and characters are all Yost. Some dialogue is Wedon. But I could be wrong, of course. Cam Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:22:37 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2010/06/19/speed-a-look-back-at-1994-bestest-year-ever/#IDComment81011992