Diner (1982)
Director: Barry Levinson
Watched: 11/14/18
Rating: 6/10
{Clue: Film's setting OR First film in Levinson's "____ Trilogy"}
Barry Levinson's semi-autobiographical film, inspired by the defunct Hilltop Diner, filmed in real life Hollywood Diner, and named Fells Point Diner for the big screen.
Another New England state 80s coming-of-age film centered around an eating place and loosely centered around a Catholic wedding is "Mystic Pizza" and I loved that one much more- maybe because that is the female version?
Luckily, some great musical tracks and hilarious scenes-
The penis in popcorn ploy, the requisite football test for marriage, an unnecessarily protracted roast beef sandwich conversation, memorization of the flip side of records,
Indeed, more mature and meaningful than most adolescent comedies, but that bar is pretty low!
Might contain a few clever quotes, witty one-liners, funny moments, but without fully developed characters that we can truly care about, it feels like almost two hours of nothing.
Ostensibly, this is the film that inspired future generations of "nothing" films that made gold, including director Apatow, writer Hornby, the series Seinfeld, even Pulp Fiction-
Rated higher than deserved for its usefulness in waxing fifties era nostalgia for that enviable group of close testosterone friendships that hold such promise-
Even though it featured some admirable performances and started the careers of some comedy greats, was ultimately left feeling unfulfilled.
Acrostic is a form of poetry where the first letters in each line, paragraph, or word are doubly used to spell a name, phrase, or word. The word "acrostic" comes from the Greek words "akros" (outermost) and "stichos" (line of verse). Read the appropriate letters in the poem vertically to reveal the extra message, called the "acrostich"! #Acrostic #PoemReview#Christmas #ComingofAge #CreativeCredits #Diner #DirectorialDebut #Ensemble #FiftiesEra #Food #Gambling #GroupofFriends #NewEngland #Overrated #RomanticComedy #Wedding
{Clue: Film's setting OR First film in Levinson's "____ Trilogy"}
Barry Levinson's semi-autobiographical film, inspired by the defunct Hilltop Diner, filmed in real life Hollywood Diner, and named Fells Point Diner for the big screen.
Another New England state 80s coming-of-age film centered around an eating place and loosely centered around a Catholic wedding is "Mystic Pizza" and I loved that one much more- maybe because that is the female version?
Luckily, some great musical tracks and hilarious scenes-
The penis in popcorn ploy, the requisite football test for marriage, an unnecessarily protracted roast beef sandwich conversation, memorization of the flip side of records,
Indeed, more mature and meaningful than most adolescent comedies, but that bar is pretty low!
Might contain a few clever quotes, witty one-liners, funny moments, but without fully developed characters that we can truly care about, it feels like almost two hours of nothing.
Ostensibly, this is the film that inspired future generations of "nothing" films that made gold, including director Apatow, writer Hornby, the series Seinfeld, even Pulp Fiction-
Rated higher than deserved for its usefulness in waxing fifties era nostalgia for that enviable group of close testosterone friendships that hold such promise-
Even though it featured some admirable performances and started the careers of some comedy greats, was ultimately left feeling unfulfilled.
Acrostic is a form of poetry where the first letters in each line, paragraph, or word are doubly used to spell a name, phrase, or word. The word "acrostic" comes from the Greek words "akros" (outermost) and "stichos" (line of verse). Read the appropriate letters in the poem vertically to reveal the extra message, called the "acrostich"! #Acrostic #PoemReview#Christmas #ComingofAge #CreativeCredits #Diner #DirectorialDebut #Ensemble #FiftiesEra #Food #Gambling #GroupofFriends #NewEngland #Overrated #RomanticComedy #Wedding