Terrible Song, Great Car Chase

"Jonee" (Jonee) 12/09/2015 at 21:21 • Filed to: None

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Here is the music video for Graham Gouldman’s theme song to the positively lousy 1979 Farrah Fawcett movie, Sunburn . Graham was famous for being a member of 70’s soft-rock band, 10cc and this song is basically as unlistenable as Mr. Gouldman’s face is unlookable. But, there are clips of a really entertaining car chase where Farrah is driving (sometimes flying) an early Datsun 200SX while being pursued by a Plymouth Scamp, I think. Things don’t go well for the American car when it follows her into a bullfighting ring. I recommend Graham’s cover of the Yardbirds’ For Your Love as a better soundtrack. Seriously. I can’t get that damn Sunburn song out of my head.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > Jonee 12/09/2015 at 21:30

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The 70s.... I mean really.

Jonee > Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius 12/09/2015 at 21:34

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It could get ugly.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > Jonee 12/09/2015 at 21:36

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It WAS ugly

I was there.

Jobjoris > Jonee 12/10/2015 at 02:55

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A car chase at a Marina and a market. That should be fun. Need to see this movie now.

Mr. Gouldman’s face is unlookable alright. But... It’s the ‘70’s!

Jonee > Jobjoris 12/10/2015 at 03:16

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By all accounts, it’s terrible. But, I love that Datsun, and it does have Charles Grodin who is one of my all-time favorite actors. I don’t know if he ever got too popular outside the States.

Maybe a little too much 70’s. I am a sucker for I’m Not In Love , though.

Jobjoris > Jonee 12/10/2015 at 06:06

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That Datsun is sweet. I can’t imagine what’s so great about Charles Grodin, we know him over here for Beethoven and Filofax I suppose. He wears a sweater in the latter, that I remember. So what made him so special/great to you?

10cc’s I’m not in love? I might have heard that one too much as a kid. Great song but a bit depressing.

Jonee > Jobjoris 12/12/2015 at 00:04

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Those aren’t the best Charles Grodin movies. I’m not actually sure what Filofax was. (I looked it up. That was a terrible movie.) He was hilarious. I actually think you would like him because he’s very dry. And, wry. He made some great movies in the 70’s and 80’s. Didn’t you ever see Midnight Run with him and De Niro? It’s a classic.

It’s a very depressing song, but it gets me every time. Haunting in a cheesy 70’s way.

Jobjoris > Jonee 12/12/2015 at 05:42

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Yes, I remember Midnight Run . Which was nice. Great typecasting with DeNiro, Grodin and John Ashton.

Well, the spin-off from Godley & Creme resulted in an even more depressing song. Cry .

Shisadog > Jonee 12/13/2015 at 07:17

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3 minutes of my life wasted.

Jonee > Jobjoris 12/13/2015 at 23:24

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Nice? That might be my favorite DeNiro movie. Grodin is also great in the original Heartbreak Kid which is kind of a nastier version of The Graduate .

I used to love that Godley & Creme song as well! I remember buying the cassette tape. Weird video, though. Those guys weren’t exactly handsome.

Jobjoris > Jonee 12/14/2015 at 04:39

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Nice indeed. DeNiro has a few better movies if you ask me...

Cape Fear

Godfather II

Taxidriver

The Deerhunter

Goodfellas

To name a few... I love Goodfellas. And I’m afraid to mention Jackie Brown actually, because he’s got a small part in that. And his comedian skills are awesome as well, Analyze This , Meet the Fockers , wasn’t he in SNL as well?

Didn’t the video show all kinds of faces including Godley and Creme? This definitely was was no boyband created by some marketing god, no.

Jonee > Jobjoris 12/15/2015 at 01:58

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I like all those movies, too (except Cape Fear). But, he’s most likable in Midnight Run. And, he and Grodin make a perfect team.

I love Goodfellas, too. Amazing movie. I’ve always thought that Ray Liotta got screwed with that film. He never got recognized for it. Everyone always talks about De Niro and Joe Pesci, and even Lorraine Bracco got nominated, but Ray Liotta is in every single scene and he’s terrific. I think De Niro did do SNL once or twice. I don’t remember anything about it, though.

Yeah, there were all these faces singing that song, but Godley and Creme were in it, too. I think they wrote a lot of songs for other people. And, for good reason.

Jobjoris > Jonee 12/15/2015 at 06:02

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What was wrong with Cape Fear ? Nick Nolte? I’ll re-check Midnight Run to verify your claims.

Ray Liotta is amazing. Whatever happened to the guy, he seemed to be in a lot of late ‘90’s movies but recently I haven’t seen anything of ‘m.

Haha, for a good reason. They could have done a Milli Vanilli or something.

Jonee > Jobjoris 12/16/2015 at 03:17

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I just didn’t find Cape Fear all that interesting. It was silly, but not in a good way.

I don’t know what happened to him. He doesn’t do big movies. Maybe he’s an asshole and no one wants to work with him. Do you remember Something Wild ? He’s incredible in that movie.

Jobjoris > Jonee 12/16/2015 at 07:28

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But the way DeNiro acted in Cape Fear was quite frightening I would say. Back then. And to me that is.

I do seem to remember it. Didn’t realize Liotta was in it though. How come you, with all of your network in Hollywood, don’t know more of this “we’re missing Ray” thing?

Jonee > Jobjoris 12/17/2015 at 01:19

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De Niro is kind of hammy in that movie. Which is fun sometimes, like in Meet the Parents, but it bugged me in Cape Fear.

I’ll ask around. I’ve seen him on t.v. a couple times. And, it looks like he’s done some low budget stuff. He’s a good actor, but I guess he always plays the same kind of tough guy.

Jobjoris > Jonee 12/17/2015 at 04:27

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What do you mean with “hammy”?

He has such a mobster-head now. In Dutch we call it the “Swiebertje”-effect: when you’ve played a decent amount of typical characters you’ll fail in acting other roles.

Jonee > Jobjoris 12/18/2015 at 14:31

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Hammy is like overacting. Or, acting for the audience where you get all the attention. He’s kind of like a cartoon character in that movie.

We call that “typecasting.” Hollywood like to typecast because it makes things easier. The audience doesn’t have to think. You see De Niro and you know exactly what his character is like because he always plays the same character. It can get pretty annoying both for the actor and the audience.

Jobjoris > Jonee 12/19/2015 at 06:38

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Ah, get it. It’s been too long, I’ll re-check Cape Fear as well.

Yeah, typecasting. But some actors break out of this, do other stuff and are known as actors. And some end up being seen for one thing only, whatever they do/try. That’s the Swiebertje-effect to us. Like Peter Falk. He’s Columbo. Whatever else he did.

Jonee > Jobjoris 12/21/2015 at 21:53

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God I love Columbo . He was a quite a good actor, too. He’s incredible in those Cassavetes films. Funny enough, I think a lot of younger folk probably know him better now as the grandfather/storyteller from The Princess Bride .

Jobjoris > Jonee 12/22/2015 at 03:41

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Haha, I love ‘m as well. But for the love of God: I can never see the guy doing anything else than Columbo . What Cassavetes-films do you mean? I only know John “Rosemary’s Baby” Cassavetes. God I love Ira Levin.

Jonee > Jobjoris 12/23/2015 at 03:06

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The films Cassavetes directed. Some of them are brilliant. A Woman Under the Influence, Husbands, Mikey and Nicky. More to add to your list. Ira Levin was the king back in the day. Stepford Wives, Boys From Brazil.

Jobjoris > Jonee 12/23/2015 at 04:33

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Can’t say I do know these no. Except for Boys from Brazil of course. But that one I’ll see pretty soon as well, been too long.

Jonee > Jobjoris 12/24/2015 at 02:13

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You never saw Stepford Wives ? You’d like that one. It’s about a town where all the women have been replaced with robots. They did a movie of it a few years ago with Nicole Kidman, but the one from the 70’s with Katharine Ross is better.

Jobjoris > Jonee 12/24/2015 at 03:19

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Nope, can’t say I did. I might have seen the Kidman-one but it certainly didn’t made an impression.

Jonee > Jobjoris 12/26/2015 at 00:21

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It wasn’t very good, but the original is fun. And, Ira Levin’s book is great. It may be dated now, but I think that makes it interesting.

Jobjoris > Jonee 12/26/2015 at 03:42

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Well, Rosemary’s Baby certainly is outdated. But somehow I want Hollywood to create good remake of that one as well. The Boys from Brazil stays untouched I hope.

Jonee > Jobjoris 12/27/2015 at 15:46

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I could see them remaking Rosemary’s Baby . If they cast it right, it would be interesting. The husband-wife relationship in the original is definitely outdated, but that is what would make it worth updating. Yes, Boys From Brazil is a classic. You could never replace Peck and Olivier and those Dobermans.

Jobjoris > Jonee 12/29/2015 at 14:41

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Good point. An update regarding the way people in such a building interact could use an update as well. Go do it.

We could try Jürgen Prochnow for Peck. Laurence Olivier is a bigger problem. We could go bananas and use Adam Sandler for the Jewish connection? It would end up being a parody anyway...

Jonee > Jobjoris 12/31/2015 at 00:11

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I’m surprised someone hasn’t done it already. I bet someone does have the rights to remake it somewhere. They’ll remake everything with a familiar name eventually.

I haven’t seen Prochnow in a long time. He would be good for Peck. Clooney could do it, too, if you wanted to go mainstream. Olivier is tough. Sandler is too young, but interesting. It would be pretty spoofy if you made it today. Ben Stiller is another choice along those lines. Christoph Walz could also work. I’d actually like to see him as Olivier in a Marathon Man remake even though he’s already played a Nazi.

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/01/2016 at 08:23

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I haven’t seen Prochnow for quite a while either. And I’m not sure if a white suit would suit him actually. Clooney ain’t terrifying enough I’m afraid. He’d get quite some female audience for the movie though.

WalTz is awesome, I really loved him in Inglorious Basterds . I still have to watch Spectre. He’d be an excellent Weisse Engel, not sure if he’d be a good Liebermann. He’s a villain. Stiller would be an excellent Barry Kohler. Still working on Liebermann. What about Jack Black?

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/03/2016 at 20:14

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Well, I think a folks would have said Peck wasn’t terrifying enough. For a lot of people, he was the friendly father from To Kill a Mockingbird . I’m thinking it would be unsettling to have Clooney in the role. I was disappointed in Spectre, but it’s not bad. Jack Black is a good idea. He kind of has Olivier’s twinkle in the eye. Steve Coogan could be interesting, too.

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/04/2016 at 05:25

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Steve Coogan with the somewhat longer hair would suit a Liebermann perfectly. Just not sure if Hollywood is ready for ‘m. Or will this be a European production?

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/05/2016 at 02:20

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He’s done a few movies over here. He’s definitely not famous by any means, but I think it could be the role to break him. I’m a big Alan Partridge fan. That show has a cult following here, so some people know him.

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/05/2016 at 09:50

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Or we could try Hollywoods most expensive actor (costs vs. revenue): Will Ferrell. Did you ever see Semi Pro?

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/06/2016 at 01:49

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Haha. That song. Yeah, I love Semi-Pro. I love basketball and I especially love reading about that league, the ABA, which only existed in the 60’s and 70’s, so that movie checked all my boxes. Not as much of a classic as Anchorman, though.

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/06/2016 at 04:54

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Let’s fill a bathtub full of sweat ! Those lyrics are so awesome. How come it never was banned over there? There’s not much that nears Anchorman . Old School maybe?

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/07/2016 at 02:52

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We only ban the video if it’s too sexy. The lyrics can be as dirty as you want. I’m not the biggest fan of Old School . Step Brothers is probably my other favorite Will Ferrel movie. And, I like Stranger Than Fiction a lot. That one’s a different type of role for him.

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/07/2016 at 07:18

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Step Brothers is awesome as well: but you knew about my adoration for John C. Reilly already.

Stranger than Fiction I’ve never seen. Which is weird because I know of it’s existence. And I liked the trailer. Thanks for reminding!

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/08/2016 at 02:43

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It’s really good. It’s a sweet movie. And, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Dustin Hoffman are great in it.

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/08/2016 at 04:25

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Yeah, I’ll check it out. Did you check out Daddy’s Home yet?

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/12/2016 at 01:25

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No, I have not checked out Daddy’s Home. Is that out over there? I don’t think it looks like a very good movie. It reminds me of those Wild Hogs movies.

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/12/2016 at 09:38

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I saw some commercials for it online. So I suppose it’s out now. But first I’m gonna see Spectre. Or Star Wars. Or the hateful eight. This Friday!

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/13/2016 at 23:26

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How exciting. You’re finally allowed to watch movies again? I liked both Star Wars and Hateful 8. Not the best Star Wars movie, or Tarantino movie, but both are really entertaining. The Force Awakens made me feel like a little kid again. I watched the originals countless times and this one has the spirit of those. It’s not mind numbingly dull like the prequels.

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/14/2016 at 07:13

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Yes! Had to negotiate a lot to accomplish this but it is finally happening: Another night out with the boys!

Just one more day...

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/15/2016 at 02:40

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Congratulations. Did you decide on a movie?

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/15/2016 at 08:47

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Star Wars it’s gonna be. Beer afterwards. No Corry.

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/16/2016 at 01:43

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Who’s Corry? How’d you like the movie?

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/16/2016 at 04:50

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Corry Konings!

We ended up not seeing it! Two of the guys were running late so we ended up in a bar an hour later. Damned.

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/19/2016 at 01:22

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Oh, that Corry. Did you call her?

Somehow that doesn’t surprise me. Did you enjoy your night with the boys anyway?

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/19/2016 at 04:57

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Nope. I sent the picture to Wout though. Wout is the greengrocer I used to live above when I lived in the citycenter of Breda. He knows Corry personally and had great stories about her last wednesday when I went for a cup of coffee at his little store.

It did surprise me! Next Monday we’re trying again. A non-typical day for a night out so less risk for ending up drunk ;-)

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/20/2016 at 02:19

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Oh, that sounds like fun. I love tales of old celebrities. Was she wild in her day?

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/20/2016 at 04:21

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Not really wild no. Wout is over 70 years of age (we call him “Opa Wout” with Josje: a substitute grand-dad for Josje) and he is the sweetest. So no wild stories from him over Corry. She did an amazing song 4 years ago.

Try and Google Translate that!

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/21/2016 at 01:55

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Haha. What the hell is going on there? Where are the whores? Who are the New Kids?

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/21/2016 at 05:16

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New Kids started as a bunch of internet sketches surrounding a group of lowerclass dudes from Brabant (where I live!). They only hang out all day. Have a green Opel Manta. Drink beer. And order Chinese. Ended up shooting two movies, New Kids Turbo and New Kids Nitro . In the latter they ended up saving the Netherlands from Zombies. Hysterical. And Corry did the soundtrack with that Ronnie-character. Who was a friend of the mother of one of the main characters, Richard Batsbak . I’ll see if I can find some of those sketches. It’s so dumb you don’t even have to speak Dutch to enjoy it. Or not.

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/22/2016 at 03:05

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That sounds totally hilarious. That video is funny even without me knowing the words. They’re kind of like a Dutch Young Ones.

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/22/2016 at 04:03

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I just shared one of the sketches in another thread. Here’s the trailer for the 2nd movie:

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/23/2016 at 03:13

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Damn you, Dutch comedians! Always hiding your shit from me.

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/23/2016 at 06:30

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Does Vimeo work or is that the same issue?

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Jonee > Jobjoris 01/25/2016 at 00:00

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That worked. Man, that movie looks insane. The New Kids don’t know subtlety, to they? Why was the commercial in English?

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/25/2016 at 04:00

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For the international market of course! No, I guess it looks even more serious with an English trailer. Just our national inferiority complex.

The guy from Eyeworks (producer of the Movie) lived nearby you for years, not sure if he’ll ever return. He has sold the company to Warner Bros a few years ago.

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/26/2016 at 03:51

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Interesting. I wonder if they ever thought about bringing them to the U.S. I see they were on Comedy Central I assume over there. That’s a big cable network here. Have they done anything recently?

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/26/2016 at 04:34

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New Kids Nitro was the last thing they did. Tim Haars (the one playing Gerrie , the short one with red hair) is quite active on tv, both in acting and presenting. His brother Steffen (playing the big red haired Robbie, yes the lowerclass names often are ending with “ie” or “y” over here) came up with the idea of New Kids and directed it all: both sketches and movies. Directed some other movies/tv-series as well but he hasn’t been very active lately.

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/27/2016 at 03:13

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Why are they called the New Kids (On the Block)? Do they move to a high class neighborhood, or something?

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/27/2016 at 04:54

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No, they don’t! They’re just anti-social guys on the streets of their own little town. It started on an Internet-channel, went to a digital tv-channel and ended up at Comedy Central which made ‘m quite big. Nice theme song as well.

A family moving from the ghetto to a villa park is in Dick Maas’ (we’ve discussed him before, de Lift ) Flodder .

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/28/2016 at 03:53

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I still don’t know why they’re called the New Kids. That is an excellent theme song. Not available in my country, of course, but I finally got a Chrome extension so I can trick them into thinking I’m Dutch. I also like Me Nikes . They kind of remind me of a bunch of Dutch Ali-G’s.

Is Flodder a comedy? I feel like it’s sometimes hard to tell with Dick Maas’s movies.

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/28/2016 at 05:53

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Haha, it is! I really like it. It’s lyrics are awesome as well: about food you get at the local snack bar and driving your moped or Manta around town. No wonder it was a success. Sorry, can’t help you on the New Kids -part. The opposites are quite popular in Belgium, I think I heard Broodje Bakpao first on Studio Brussels . Me Nikes !

Flodder is definitely a comedy. Known for one of the best sentences ever in Dutch film: “Maar buurman, wat doet u nu”. Google that and your Chrome extensions will explode!

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/29/2016 at 02:28

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Haha. That scene features nice breasts and a Citroën. It’s perfect. Now I have to watch the rest of that movie.

The Opposites seem pretty cool. Are there many Dutch hip-hop groups?

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/29/2016 at 06:18

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Haha... Back then it was quite a movie. Dutch movies have a lot of nudity. But Tatjana Simic really got a career out of those two units. Last time she was in the Playboy (I lost count how many times she was) was not that long ago. She’s like in her ‘50's now, aging well I suppose.

You can try De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig . They’re quite popular.

Jonee > Jobjoris 01/31/2016 at 04:14

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I’ve noticed you like your naked people on screen. We’ve gotten really prudish about that. Back in the 70's, every movie had nudity. Good for Tatjana. It’s a lovely rack. She should show them off as much as possible.

They are pretty good. It’s really interesting to hear rapping in Dutch. And this Manon video with the cats is great.

Jobjoris > Jonee 01/31/2016 at 16:14

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It still is. And she sure did. Even in America .

Manon is awesome. Manon, ik wil met jou een blokje om . Lyrics from a god! They’ve got a few great songs. Watskeburt . Sterrenstof .

Best of all is from the Opposites though. Licht uit . So much ‘80's!

Jonee > Jobjoris 02/02/2016 at 02:50

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It seems like every European comedy series had an ...In America episode.

I wish I understood all the lyrics. They have a pretty unique sound. I like it.

And this Opposites song is terrific. That 80's synth really makes it. There’s a whole new genre of bands that make 80's synth music. Some of it’s really good.

Jobjoris > Jonee 02/02/2016 at 04:25

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They really all had. Going to the US is one big adventure for us. EVERYTHING IS SO BIG!

Don’t know if they’re still together. Broodje Bakpao (from New Kids) was a side project from one of the Opposites dudes.

I know! Lazer Hawk , Out Run Europa -project, did you ever hear Hugo Rancho ?

Jonee > Jobjoris 02/03/2016 at 03:03

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And actually, we’ve had a lot of ... Go To Europe movies and t.v. shows, which is the same thing. That was more an 80's and 90's phenomenon. European Vacation and the like.

No, I hadn’t heard of Hugo Rancho. Good one. I also like Tobacco, and Black Moth Super Rainbow. And, I just watched this awesome movie which is a cinematic culmination of that whole scene.

Jobjoris > Jonee 02/03/2016 at 06:48

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Yeah, and for you it’s like traveling to the middle-ages! Fellow LaLD’er Fintail visited the German town of European Vacation recently. I’m not sure if he mailed me the pictures or if he shared it somewhere, he’s a movie location nut. Like in this post .

Hugo Rancho has titles referring to cars (Sierra, Quattro) and the covers belonging to those songs also display ‘m. Awesome.

How does one run into those movies hahahaha!

Jonee > Jobjoris 02/04/2016 at 03:06

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I know, it’s like real life Game of Thrones over there. That’s a cool post. I’d love to see the European Vacation ones. L.A. is amazing like that. I like finding really old locations for like Buster Keaton, or Laurel & Hardy movies. My ex-girlfriend lived right near the stairs from this very famous L&H short.

I also drive by here a lot.

That cover is epic. The Quattro one is great, too. They perfectly mimic those old posters.

That movie I just ran into on Netflix. I had no idea what it was, but it’s totally rad. Over the top, and silly like it looks, but it works for some reason. I really got into it. You totally root for that Turbo Kid.

Jobjoris > Jonee 02/04/2016 at 04:51

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Can’t find it just. It could be in the replies somewhere as well, fintail and I “discussed” a lot for his then upcoming trip to Munich/Austria/Italy. Gave him some great tips for mountainroads.

It’s a bummer Netflix is different locally, I’d be surprised if I could see this over here. Awesome they put it on anyway!

Jonee > Jobjoris 02/05/2016 at 03:24

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Yeah, I give Netflix credit for offering that one. It’s not for everybody. They do have some weird stuff buried deep. I’ve made you a long enough watch list anyway. At the rate you get to see movies, your schedule is full for the next decade or so.

Jobjoris > Jonee 02/05/2016 at 06:28

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Believe me: With the list you got me it’s a schedule for life!

I really just need to take some time of anyway.

Jonee > Jobjoris 02/06/2016 at 03:15

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You do and it’s a good excuse. Just tell your clients you have a lot of movies to catch up on. They’ll understand.

Jobjoris > Jonee 02/06/2016 at 05:13

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It’s not the clients I’m worried about ;-)