Buffy11bnl
Buffy11bnl t1_iu981oj wrote
Reply to comment by AmeliaMangan in Sleepaway Camp (1983) (possible spoilers) by emmerliii
It’s so surreal! and yes that’s exactly it - somehow it pulls together go form something that goes well beyond the concept of “good” movie Vs “bad” movie, it’s truly a spectacle in the best possible way!
Buffy11bnl t1_iu97kf2 wrote
Reply to Sleepaway Camp (1983) (possible spoilers) by emmerliii
I saw this movie for the first time in 2019 and I fluctuate between thinking it’s unintentionally brilliant and not good.
Like, as someone who grew up on Long Island in the 80s/90s both the accents and the straight up asshole nature of the kids is spot on, and I think it’s a very unfiltered/honest look at how awful kids can be with little to no provocation but at the same time the decision to film 3 innings of a pickup baseball game (in real time) is one that has me scratching my head, even if it does give us one of the best comeback lines of all time (Eat shit and *live*, Bill)
Thats not even getting into whatever wackiness is going on with the aunt (i can’t imagine that she has an actual medical degree right?) and the completely out of left field dream /flashback scene at the end of the movie.
Two fun facts, the head of the kitchen staff (not the gross pedophile) is played by James Earl Jones’ father, Robert Earl Jones, and “young Peter“ was played by Maximo Gianfranco Sorrentino aka, the brother of “the situation” from The Jersey Shore!
Decided it’s time for a rewatch - it’s streaming for free right now (with ads) on Roku, Pluto, Tubi and Peacock (among other places) in case anyone else wants to do the same!
Buffy11bnl t1_iu95gcr wrote
Reply to comment by toofarbyfar in Sleepaway Camp (1983) (possible spoilers) by emmerliii
The aunts performance alone is incredible enough to be the topic of an in-depth analysis - like, there were a lot of *choices* made and I’m still not entirely sure I believe they had seen the whole script?
Buffy11bnl t1_irxp6e6 wrote
Reply to comment by PikesPique in TIL about Ragamuffin Day, a celebration in the New York metro area in the late-1800s and early-1900s in which children wore costumes and went door-to-door asking for candy or money on Thanksgiving. It fell out of favor as trick-or-treating on Halloween gained acceptance in the 1940s and '50s. by PikesPique
It’s one of my all time favorite books and of the few stories I’ve ever read where the movie adaptation really gets the “feeling” of the characters - my recommendation would be to read the book first but then watch the movie if you can.
I’ve always considered it an “autumn” book for some reason (and usually reread it in September) so if you’re interested now is a great time to check it out!
Buffy11bnl t1_j6wynnp wrote
Reply to George Santos' campaign spent more than $26,000 at an Italian restaurant in Queens. That's enough to buy 1,131 orders of the rigatoni bolognese. by MrKleen10
Yeah, that’s called money laundering and it’s an old story - especially with restaurants that are “cash only”