Every time I watch the Burbs! The COUNT thread...

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Perfect!

Btw: Going to watch the Burbs again this weekend, think I'm going to haul out that old projector of mine, and carry down the stereo from the computer to "up" the experience

(have a cellar full of beer now...yay)

quote:JoOngle wrote:

+1

Perfect!

Btw: Going to watch the Burbs again this weekend, think I'm going to haul out that old projector of mine, and carry down the stereo from the computer to "up" the experience

(have a cellar full of beer now...yay)


Sounds awesome!

quote:Rays Yard wrote:

quote:JoOngle wrote:


(have a cellar full of beer now...yay)


Sounds awesome!

All gone.... (*Burps*)

I screened the Burbs movie (amongst 2 others) to a school of 5th graders today.

It was a TOTAL HIT!

The kids went crazy with the movie, they eagerly asked questions and loved every single detail. I've never seen such attention to detail in a special movie like this....from kids...nevertheless!

Amazing, here's what some of them said:

"That Rumsfield military dude, totally OWNS!"

"He SO OWNS!" (kids look in awe over the things he does in the movie, and frequently say this!)

"They didn't really kill walter, did they?" (kids are smart, can't fool these 5th graders!)

"Ahahaha, they're like kindergardeners" a kid pointed this out during the scene when they rang the doorbell and ran (Yeah, kids would KNOW about that!)

This movie totally rules!, why haven't my dad shown me this one?"

"Woah, look at that, they're gonna spy on their neighbors, cooool!"

(you have to understand...these kids saying these things above, are in fact suburbanites themselves, so I really shouldn't be that surprised, it hit a HOME RUN with them.)

That was an amazing day at the school, the other two movies screened was: The Coneheads, and Nothing But Trouble. These didn't even receive any noteworthy comments, or special attention, 4 students out of 25 where left during the break to watch them...

...watching the BURBS however...EVERYONE STAYED TO WATCH!

quote:JoOngle wrote:

I screened the Burbs movie (amongst 2 others) to a school of 5th graders today.

It was a TOTAL HIT!

The kids went crazy with the movie, they eagerly asked questions and loved every single detail. I've never seen such attention to detail in a special movie like this....from kids...nevertheless!

Amazing, here's what some of them said:

"That Rumsfield military dude, totally OWNS!"

"He SO OWNS!" (kids look in awe over the things he does in the movie, and frequently say this!)

"They didn't really kill walter, did they?" (kids are smart, can't fool these 5th graders!)

"Ahahaha, they're like kindergardeners" a kid pointed this out during the scene when they rang the doorbell and ran (Yeah, kids would KNOW about that!)

This movie totally rules!, why haven't my dad shown me this one?"

"Woah, look at that, they're gonna spy on their neighbors, cooool!"

(you have to understand...these kids saying these things above, are in fact suburbanites themselves, so I really shouldn't be that surprised, it hit a HOME RUN with them.)

That was an amazing day at the school, the other two movies screened was: The Coneheads, and Nothing But Trouble. These didn't even receive any noteworthy comments, or special attention, 4 students out of 25 where left during the break to watch them...

...watching the BURBS however...EVERYONE STAYED TO WATCH!



That, dear JoOngle is a wonderful message. These young people clearly have some good taste. I generally believe that "The Burbs" should be implemented in curriculas all around the world. And as a teacher with an educational and pedagogical mission you made them acquainted with one of the best movies ever made. I'm sure you enjoyed their reactions as well.

I don't know if I already mentioned it but here in Germany the film is not suitable for persons younger than 16 (no joke) so you'd probably loose your job if you were showing this movie to some 5th graders. How did they react to the more darker parts like Ray's nightmare for example?

Did they suspect the Klopeks of being murderers or did they initially believe they were innocent? How did they react when it was disclosed that the Klopeks were really psychos?

How does that continue? Are there further schoolworks intended or did you "just" show them the movie? I mean come on, let them write down some of their thoughts about the movie, let them write a little short story with regard to what happens after the movie ends, let them write down their own experiences with weird neighbours and so on and so on!

They do indeed have good taste (and a wonderful suburbian sense of humor) Hence why I work there, I love these kids, they're awesome.

I admit I was a bit irresponsible (don't have to confess that here, but what the heck...lying isn't my strong side), so I didn't check the AGE restrictions at all.

But I did, and it turns out I can breathe with ease and keep trusting my instincts, I felt it was pretty much a childish (but awesome) movie, so I couldn't even imagine it having a high age-limit, it's very childish and very "obvious" fake when Ray dreams, even a kid could spot that...but just in case - I did in fact inform the kids that RAY was ABOUT to Dream something that may seem horrible.

No one was even remotely affected, tough Swedish Suburbian kids...what can I say?!
Don't mess with suburbanites, they are pretty darn tough. Unlike the BIG City (where I also have worked as a teacher), kids out here don't cry if you say something that might seem a bit harsh, here they just laugh like crazy instead!)

Oh the age limit, I checked online (and my box) as well, it's 11 in Denmark, and according to Swedish pages - it's also 11 in Sweden, and that fits the 5th grade just SPOT-ON as they're born in 2000. So no worries at all.

As luck (or maybe faith) would have it, I got an SMS from my Substitute hiring agent that they want me to Sub for them ALL WEEK this week (same class), so it's obviously gone down real well with them, and RAY (you) came up with a WINNING idea here....why not use their Swedish Language Classes to WRITE an ESSAY about the MOVIE?

Excellent Idea Ray, thanks! It'll cover a few hours for me in the unplanned hours for this week.

quote:JoOngle wrote:

They do indeed have good taste (and a wonderful suburbian sense of humor) Hence why I work there, I love these kids, they're awesome.

I admit I was a bit irresponsible (don't have to confess that here, but what the heck...lying isn't my strong side), so I didn't check the AGE restrictions at all.

But I did, and it turns out I can breathe with ease and keep trusting my instincts, I felt it was pretty much a childish (but awesome) movie, so I couldn't even imagine it having a high age-limit, it's very childish and very "obvious" fake when Ray dreams, even a kid could spot that...but just in case - I did in fact inform the kids that RAY was ABOUT to Dream something that may seem horrible.

No one was even remotely affected, tough Swedish Suburbian kids...what can I say?!
Don't mess with suburbanites, they are pretty darn tough. Unlike the BIG City (where I also have worked as a teacher), kids out here don't cry if you say something that might seem a bit harsh, here they just laugh like crazy instead!)

Oh the age limit, I checked online (and my box) as well, it's 11 in Denmark, and according to Swedish pages - it's also 11 in Sweden, and that fits the 5th grade just SPOT-ON as they're born in 2000. So no worries at all.

As luck (or maybe faith) would have it, I got an SMS from my Substitute hiring agent that they want me to Sub for them ALL WEEK this week (same class), so it's obviously gone down real well with them, and RAY (you) came up with a WINNING idea here....why not use their Swedish Language Classes to WRITE an ESSAY about the MOVIE?

Excellent Idea Ray, thanks! It'll cover a few hours for me in the unplanned hours for this week.


Good to know. I'm already looking forward to hearing from you what they were writing about The Burbs.

I can't possibly reproduce all they wrote, but they wrote a LOT today

quote:JoOngle wrote:

Do you have some kind of projector you can set it up with?

I find it more exciting to see it on a projector when all the lights are turned down, I have an really OLD crappy low-res projector I found defective (the optics inside had come off) on the flea marked for 20 bucks, but its lamp is weak, and I had to work nearly a DAY to get the 3-Color merging cube glued to the socket, man that was hard work...but it kind of works in the dark....now...the surround is needed



I bought a used digital media projector earlier this year. It's a Panasonic from 2002, DVD looks decent on. All I need is a screen so I can set it outside under my car-port. It's coming up on summer here in Australia so I really should get that done.
Watching The 'Burbs outside on a summers night would be a real treat.

quote:DrHasslein wrote:

I bought a used digital media projector earlier this year. It's a Panasonic from 2002, DVD looks decent on. All I need is a screen so I can set it outside under my car-port. It's coming up on summer here in Australia so I really should get that done.
Watching The 'Burbs outside on a summers night would be a real treat.


Congrats! Sounds you're in for a real treat then, Panasonic are known for their better projectors, their black is just "blacker" than the rest of the projectors, hope you got some good life in the projectors Bulb as they're fairly expensive to replace.

Outside in the summer heat, eh? Sounds like a good time down under then, better gather all your neighbors then and throw a few on the barbie (Aussie TV-stereotype humor).

quote:JoOngle wrote:

quote:DrHasslein wrote:

I bought a used digital media projector earlier this year. It's a Panasonic from 2002, DVD looks decent on. All I need is a screen so I can set it outside under my car-port. It's coming up on summer here in Australia so I really should get that done.
Watching The 'Burbs outside on a summers night would be a real treat.


Congrats! Sounds you're in for a real treat then, Panasonic are known for their better projectors, their black is just "blacker" than the rest of the projectors, hope you got some good life in the projectors Bulb as they're fairly expensive to replace.

Outside in the summer heat, eh? Sounds like a good time down under then, better gather all your neighbors then and throw a few on the barbie (Aussie TV-stereotype humor).



Maybe we can celebrate the next Burbs Day in Australia. Say, how's the weather in Australia in July?

The weather in Australia during July is horrible, cold and wet. We're in the middle of spring at the moment; we had a real hot day last week. You that heat that makes your underwear craw up.... anyway it was hot.