Comments on: Ron Howard’s Parenthood to Become a TV Series… Again? http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/01/29/ron-howards-parenthood-to-become-a-tv-series-again/ Blog and Podcast Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:05:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joel http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/01/29/ron-howards-parenthood-to-become-a-tv-series-again/comment-page-1/#comment-528630 Joel Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:50:06 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=15204#comment-528630 it's been years since i watched it, so i'm willing to give it another chance. i remember thinking it was kinda mediocre. but hey you couldn't go wrong with steve martin in the '80s! it’s been years since i watched it, so i’m willing to give it another chance. i remember thinking it was kinda mediocre. but hey you couldn’t go wrong with steve martin in the ’80s!

]]> By: dirrrtyfrank http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/01/29/ron-howards-parenthood-to-become-a-tv-series-again/comment-page-1/#comment-527903 dirrrtyfrank Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:51:37 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=15204#comment-527903 Parenthood is an excellent movie. There's not a person I know that I have lent that movie to that did not like it or go out and purchase it for themselves. It's funny genuine and embedded in reality, something that few movies are able to accomplish. Now, as for being a "classic", that is debatable (many think it is, Hard Core Logo does not). I think one of the defining qualites of a classic movie is how it stands up to re-watchability, which I think Parenthood accomplishes in leaps and bounds. You can watch that movie at any age and get different meanings and perspectives and more importantly, laugh at so many different things. In this regard I belive Parenthood is the epitome of a classic comedy. Now another consideration is mass appeal and exposure of the movie. Parenthood was released in August of 1989 to a mild 10 mil at the box office and went on to reach the 100 mil plateau, something that was pretty significant in 1989, especially for a movie with comedic and dramatic elements. It was definitely a movie that build on word of mouth and positive reviews. Obviously, I think of this as a classic movie, but I can understand those that don't, but I post this question to anyone reading this... when was the last time you watched it? Give it another spin ... fucking ASAP!!! http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=parenthood.htm http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098067/ Parenthood is an excellent movie. There’s not a person I know that I have lent that movie to that did not like it or go out and purchase it for themselves. It’s funny genuine and embedded in reality, something that few movies are able to accomplish. Now, as for being a “classic”, that is debatable (many think it is, Hard Core Logo does not). I think one of the defining qualites of a classic movie is how it stands up to re-watchability, which I think Parenthood accomplishes in leaps and bounds. You can watch that movie at any age and get different meanings and perspectives and more importantly, laugh at so many different things. In this regard I belive Parenthood is the epitome of a classic comedy.

Now another consideration is mass appeal and exposure of the movie. Parenthood was released in August of 1989 to a mild 10 mil at the box office and went on to reach the 100 mil plateau, something that was pretty significant in 1989, especially for a movie with comedic and dramatic elements. It was definitely a movie that build on word of mouth and positive reviews.

Obviously, I think of this as a classic movie, but I can understand those that don’t, but I post this question to anyone reading this… when was the last time you watched it? Give it another spin … fucking ASAP!!!

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=parenthood.htm

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098067/

]]> By: Joel http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/01/29/ron-howards-parenthood-to-become-a-tv-series-again/comment-page-1/#comment-527883 Joel Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:54:27 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=15204#comment-527883 Hm. The words "classic" and "comedy" are often bandied about these days, eh? ... Hm. The words “classic” and “comedy” are often bandied about these days, eh? …

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