tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post1644866220460027375..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Netflix pick of the month: MEATBALLSBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12200926735536025732010-07-09T00:16:19.768-07:002010-07-09T00:16:19.768-07:00One of the fondest movie memories of my youth, sti...One of the fondest movie memories of my youth, still one of my all time favorites and I feel it's a bit under rated overall. I can remember seeing some of the other actors in subsequent years in various projects, especially Spaz and exclaiming, "Hey, they were in Meatballs!"<br /><br />Also, I remember trading quotes from the movie with Liz Ross who sat next to me in 8th grade math.<br /><br />I'll definitely have to show it to my kids when they get age appropriate.Joel Godwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447038492910822573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47251914810200438122010-07-07T17:32:53.063-07:002010-07-07T17:32:53.063-07:00I saw it in a theater back in 1979,,,,the theater ...I saw it in a theater back in 1979,,,,the theater is gone, but I'm still here.<br /><br /><br />"That's the 14-year-old girls cabin...they've got the drive and the equipment, but not the experience--and you're not going to give it to them"Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80099546841905398602010-07-07T11:40:10.468-07:002010-07-07T11:40:10.468-07:00Ken, I'm THRILLED to see you feature MEATBALLS...Ken, I'm THRILLED to see you feature MEATBALLS as a classic summer movie. I have loved this movie since I first saw it back in the 80's when I was a kid (yes, I'm giving away my age), and there was a time in my life when I could recite the ENTIRE bloody movie line for line. :-) Just a couple of weeks ago, I showed it to my 14-year-old twin sons, and they were delighted with it. Bill Murray is hysterical in this film. I still think it's one of his best roles.Rosehttp://www.vandeneynden.biz/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15462903406328628912010-07-07T09:06:22.036-07:002010-07-07T09:06:22.036-07:00Kate Lynch went to the same high school (Michael P...Kate Lynch went to the same high school (Michael Power/St Joes) as me and was two year ahead of me. I saw her in our school plays.<br /><br />What makes Meatballs so different from every other camp film made since then is that the teenage campers are actually played by teenagers! These kids are really 13-16 not 18-28 trying to look like teens. It adds an innocence to the film that none of the others capture.Rockgolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57113339401940248302010-07-06T20:49:41.909-07:002010-07-06T20:49:41.909-07:00Time to rent it and share it with my kids. They wi...Time to rent it and share it with my kids. They will finally know why, when my wife occasionally cooks, I am want to say, "And the winner of the mystery meat contest is Arthur who guessed 'some kind of beef.'"Dave Scharfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634065562686415414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-53063257382479593572010-07-06T17:32:26.945-07:002010-07-06T17:32:26.945-07:00Janet T, that was "NOOKIE", not "no...Janet T, that was "NOOKIE", not "noogie."<br /><br />Matt Tauber, Roxanne was played by Canadian actress Kate Lynch, who was definitely an attractive woman. Tripper's challenge was to break down her facade of reserve.Refnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58128384456726825902010-07-06T14:44:11.841-07:002010-07-06T14:44:11.841-07:00Meatballs has been parodied by Family Guy. I'...Meatballs has been parodied by Family Guy. I'm often amazed by the wide frame of reference that show has.<br /><br />Also, there was a great camp movie parody on Mr. Show where the monks take on the rich snobs from the fat camp. It all ends in a rap off. You can see it on YouTube as "Mr. Show - Camp Monk Academy."Larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76742640009208426812010-07-06T14:23:21.825-07:002010-07-06T14:23:21.825-07:00I also like its way..I also like its way..dvestvhttp://www.dvestv.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33782065266524752852010-07-06T13:53:50.296-07:002010-07-06T13:53:50.296-07:00The Jerry Aldini speech alone is worth it.The Jerry Aldini speech alone is worth it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84745462987852116272010-07-06T12:52:32.337-07:002010-07-06T12:52:32.337-07:00LOVE this movie! I remember seeing it in the movi...LOVE this movie! I remember seeing it in the movie theatre as a kid and just laughing through the whole thing. I now own it on DVD and still laugh! <br /><br />I used the "It just doesn't matter" chant over the weekend!Frasier Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66931931277907060642010-07-06T12:03:06.393-07:002010-07-06T12:03:06.393-07:00I love this movie and to top it off, my friend, Ma...I love this movie and to top it off, my friend, Mary MacGregor sings one of the songs in the soundtrack. It doesn't get better than that!Jeffrey Leonardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6240887555430859482010-07-06T11:48:35.383-07:002010-07-06T11:48:35.383-07:00One aspect I like that I think is overlooked is th...One aspect I like that I think is overlooked is the plain-Janeyness of Bill Murray's love interest. The movie poster would have you believe he's getting it on with the hot young counselors, yet in the movie he relentlessly pursues tomboyish Roxanne.Matt Tauberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336379337777188738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80688732571025853812010-07-06T11:04:43.250-07:002010-07-06T11:04:43.250-07:00Not sure, but on IMDB they show a "Meatballs&...Not sure, but on IMDB they show a "Meatballs" as being "in developement" in 2010. PLEASE let it not be a remake of the 1979 classic!YEKIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921751875397071034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25640043590096776902010-07-06T11:03:58.063-07:002010-07-06T11:03:58.063-07:00"... the Swiss taught me to kill with this kn..."... the Swiss taught me to kill with this knife."Tednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86393818683081946212010-07-06T10:05:22.073-07:002010-07-06T10:05:22.073-07:00'Meatballs' is one of two summer camp movi...'Meatballs' is one of two summer camp movies that I love. The other is 'Camp'. In 'Camp' kids perform in musicals during the summer. These kids would be more likely to know Michael Jeter than Derek Jeter and 'Albert' as the first name of the lead character in 'Bye Bye Birdie', not the first name of the Cardinal 1st baseman. The film features 'Up In the Air' co-star Anna Kendrick, with a notable cameo by Stephen Sondheim.scottmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69662528321498561322010-07-06T10:04:07.475-07:002010-07-06T10:04:07.475-07:00Good speech, "It just doesn't matter.&quo...Good speech, "It just doesn't matter." <br /><br />I put it up with Belushi as Bluto near the end of Animal House, "Nothing is over until we decide it is!"Max Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706524941272103444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26856023515786118432010-07-06T08:46:48.319-07:002010-07-06T08:46:48.319-07:00We are the CIT’s so pity us
The kids are brats, th...We are the CIT’s so pity us<br />The kids are brats, the food is hideous<br />We’re gonna smoke and drink and fool around<br />We’re noogie bound<br />We’re Northstar CIT’s<br /><br />(CIT’s are counselors in training- basically the teenagers in charge of the younger campers)- this song will be in my head all day now<br />and any time someone says "it just doesn't matter" I start the "it just doesn't matter, it just doesn't matter" chant in my head<br />I too loved this movie-a wonderful blast from the past this morning- thanks KenJanet Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-53463968256462007672010-07-06T08:45:19.439-07:002010-07-06T08:45:19.439-07:00I always wanted to know more about Chris Makepeace...I always wanted to know more about Chris Makepeace. He was an unusually good juvenile actor in this and, a year later, in <i>My Bodyguard</i>. As he grew up he would get only occasional roles (often in the sort of movie one never hears of till it's all over HBO for 3 months and then vanishes again, like <i>Aloha Summer</i> or <i>Captive Hearts</i>) -- but enough to show that he hadn't lost his acting chops and had become an exceptionally handsome young man. And yet the roles almost stopped around 1990, and completely stopped in the last decade. I wonder what else he was doing all that time, and what he's doing now. He "coulda been a contender."Rinaldonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30759602899432251492010-07-06T08:31:35.458-07:002010-07-06T08:31:35.458-07:00Bill Murray's "it just doesn't matter...Bill Murray's "it just doesn't matter!" speech delivered to the campers remains one of my all-time favorite scenes.Joey Smallwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297615516580216446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40231288289846697192010-07-06T08:02:06.273-07:002010-07-06T08:02:06.273-07:00I always wanted to know more about Chris Makepeace...I always wanted to know more about Chris Makepeace. He was an unusually good juvenile actor in this and, a year later, in <i>My Bodyguard</i>. As he grew up he would get only occasional roles (often in the sort of movie one never hears of till it's all over HBO for 3 months and then vanishes again, like <i>Aloha Summer</i> or <i>Captive Hearts</i>) -- but enough to show that he hadn't lost his acting chops and had become an exceptionally handsome young man. And yet the roles almost stopped around 1990, and completely stopped in the last decade. I wonder what else he was doing all that time, and what he's doing now. He "coulda been a contender."Rinaldonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19069635423340326442010-07-06T07:57:56.970-07:002010-07-06T07:57:56.970-07:00Seth Rogen is no Bill Murray. Seth Rogen is a sel...Seth Rogen is no Bill Murray. Seth Rogen is a self-absorbed guy who will never be as funny as he thinks he is.<br /><br />Bill Murray may be a pothead and drinker, but he does it in the shadows, relatively.<br /><br />I heard that a bunch of Meatballs was re-written and shot after Murray came aboard. Without him, it is real dull, I bet.Dan Serafinihttp://serafinisays.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20439050108290287692010-07-06T07:33:44.243-07:002010-07-06T07:33:44.243-07:00"...and there are a large pair of pants on th..."...and there are a large pair of pants on the flag pole."<br /><br />A great nostalgic summer movie. And Murray's interview where he talks about Camp Mohawk's summer activities is priceless.danrydellnoreply@blogger.com