Comments on: Meme City http://chained.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/meme-city/ This blog belongs to Xander Bennett, writer of words for film, TV and comics Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:36:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: ed http://chained.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/meme-city/#comment-96 Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:20:50 +0000 http://chained.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/meme-city/#comment-96 I would eliminate the Godfather and King of New York. Add Major Dundee. I would eliminate the Godfather and King of New York. Add Major Dundee.

]]> by: Dave http://chained.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/meme-city/#comment-95 Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:15:47 +0000 http://chained.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/meme-city/#comment-95 Surely The West Wing must make the list - 95% of the show is "explain America". Surely The West Wing must make the list - 95% of the show is “explain America”.

]]> by: MaryAn http://chained.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/meme-city/#comment-94 Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:47:06 +0000 http://chained.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/meme-city/#comment-94 Did my list. It looks nothing like yours. Didn't duplicate a single one of your films. Sure to get blasted for some of my choices! Did my list. It looks nothing like yours. Didn’t duplicate a single one of your films. Sure to get blasted for some of my choices!

]]> by: Xander Bennett http://chained.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/meme-city/#comment-92 Mon, 23 Jan 2006 01:46:11 +0000 http://chained.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/meme-city/#comment-92 Crap. The Searchers was actually supposed to be on that list. Either that or The Wild Bunch. They may be a quintessential genre, but I'd argue that most musicals - given that they're highly character-driven - don't really explain America too well. I'm not sure that Citizen Kane does either. You're right about Goodfellas and Once Upon A Time in America, though. But not ET. Spielberg can go to Hell. Crap. The Searchers was actually supposed to be on that list. Either that or The Wild Bunch.

They may be a quintessential genre, but I’d argue that most musicals - given that they’re highly character-driven - don’t really explain America too well. I’m not sure that Citizen Kane does either.

You’re right about Goodfellas and Once Upon A Time in America, though.

But not ET. Spielberg can go to Hell.

]]> by: Tony Coca-Cola http://chained.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/meme-city/#comment-91 Sun, 22 Jan 2006 23:16:07 +0000 http://chained.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/meme-city/#comment-91 Didn't you pay attention in Style and Genre? No Westerns? No musicals? Only one film noir (and it's contemporary)? These are THE American genres. Tut tut. Can't believe I'm sticking up for old films. Glaring omissions - Citizen Kane, The Searchers, All That Heaven Allows, It's A Wonderful Life, Once Upon A Time In America, ET, GoodFellas, either Scarface, any 1940-58 film noir really, any MGM musical. This is pretty easy. Didn’t you pay attention in Style and Genre?
No Westerns? No musicals?
Only one film noir (and it’s contemporary)?
These are THE American genres.
Tut tut.
Can’t believe I’m sticking up for old films.
Glaring omissions - Citizen Kane, The Searchers, All That Heaven Allows, It’s A Wonderful Life, Once Upon A Time In America, ET, GoodFellas, either Scarface, any 1940-58 film noir really, any MGM musical.
This is pretty easy.

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