TV/Movies Megathread

[Admiral Yi]

What would be good films to show my students?
Back to the Future and Harry Potter work but they've seen them a bazillion times.

Faris Beuhler's Day Off.  Caddyshack.  Animal House.  Groundhog Day.

[FunkMonk]

Armageddon.

[Ed Anger]

Killer Klowns from Outer Space.

[Tonitrus]

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo

Now you know for sure that we're no longer serious. 

But I actually think "Gung Ho" would be good...you got the Japanese/American cultural clash, examples of confusion from awkward english usage ("between a rock, and a hard on"), etc.

[CountDeMoney]

But I actually think "Gung Ho" would be good...you got the Japanese/American cultural clash, examples of confusion from awkward english usage ("between a rock, and a hard on"), etc.

If he's going to do that, might as well go with "Mr. Baseball".  No Pearl Harbor references. 

[sbr]

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo

Now you know for sure that we're no longer serious. 

But I actually think "Gung Ho" would be good...you got the Japanese/American cultural clash, examples of confusion from awkward english usage ("between a rock, and a hard on"), etc.

That was on over the weekend and I caught the end of it.  I really like that movie. 

Gung Ho that is, not Electric Boogaloo.

[Syt]

What would be good films to show my students?
Back to the Future and Harry Potter work but they've seen them a bazillion times.

Withnail and I

[Ideologue]

What would be good films to show my students?
Back to the Future and Harry Potter work but they've seen them a bazillion times.

Oldboy.  The lesson is to not be a gossip.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo

Now you know for sure that we're no longer serious. 

But I actually think "Gung Ho" would be good...you got the Japanese/American cultural clash, examples of confusion from awkward english usage ("between a rock, and a hard on"), etc.

Ramen Girl.


Midway.

[Josquius]

Groundhog Day is actually a pretty good suggestion. Quite universal humour- I loved it as a kid and as an adult.
I'm just looking for good films that immature teenagers would like in general, not something especially relevant to Japan. :p
I'm wondering if they would get Scott Pilgrim, I do talk about video games with them....

[CountDeMoney]

I'm wondering if they would get Scott Pilgrim, I do talk about video games with them....

That's an interesting choice, but would a lot of the references from an earlier generation of gamers translate well?  "Hey, it's that one guy", etc.

[Josquius]

I'm wondering if they would get Scott Pilgrim, I do talk about video games with them....

That's an interesting choice, but would a lot of the references from an earlier generation of gamers translate well?  "Hey, it's that one guy", etc.

Yeah, thats the thing, its probally a bit much my generation. Though they do play SNES emulators and of course a lot of stuff is timeless.
They wouldn't get the music side of things at all though.

[viper37]

Coming soon to a theater near you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robopocalypse
Only disapointment: Anne Hathaway. 

edit: spelling mistake.

[Eddie Teach]

Only disapointment: Anne Hattaway.

Homo.

[garbon]

Only disapointment: Anne Hattaway.

Homo.

Unlikely. She was in Devil Wears Prada & Brokeback so we know how to spell her name.