Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Vice Condemns Comedy Classic, Insults Fans: 'Animal House Will Never Die...Should It?'
newsbusters.org ^ | 7/29/2018 | Clay Waters

Posted on 07/30/2018 8:14:37 AM PDT by rktman

From the “Liberals Spoil Everything” department, where everything is a problem, here’s Vice writer Harry Cheadle: “Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of 'Animal House' by Tossing It in the Trash -- Drunken frat boys don't seem so charming anymore, and the film's gender politics are 'xxxxx'd' beyond repair.”

From his 2018 perch, Cheadle tears into the offensive, vulgar, and extremely hilarious college comedy hit for its lack of wokeness:

It’s difficult to imagine what it was like when Animal House dropped into theaters on July 28, 1978, exactly 40 years ago. It landed like the opening of a revolution and spread through the country like a virus, eventually grossing over $500 million in today's dollars and becoming part of the DNA of every campus comedy for the next few decades....Animal House will never die. The question is, should it?

After listing the antics of John Belushi’s character, Cheadle quickly got to the more “problematic” scenes, while insulting fans.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: animalhouse; comedic; hollywood; irreverence; moviereview
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 61-8081-100101-120121-127 next last
To: mplsconservative

I’ll look those up. I’m not sure if my Hulu trial is over, I only got it to watch one documentary (forget what now). We don’t have cable, don’t watch teevee, but I do like a channel (app) called “Film Struck” for classic/foreign films. I have an app for film noir, which I love, but it never seems to work.


81 posted on 07/30/2018 9:38:31 AM PDT by mrsmel (I wonÂ’t be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 47 | View Replies]

To: mplsconservative

Good to know.

Thanks for posting.


82 posted on 07/30/2018 9:38:48 AM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler (Liberalism is the philosophy of sniveling brats. - P.J. ORourke)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 72 | View Replies]

To: bk1000

Yep, my mistake it was otter’s chick.


83 posted on 07/30/2018 9:40:26 AM PDT by Rebelbase ( Tagline disabled.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 53 | View Replies]

To: PlateOfShrimp

I see what you did.


84 posted on 07/30/2018 9:41:02 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 71 | View Replies]

To: Vlad The Inhaler

I imagine they’ll take my husband’s complete set of “Amos & Andy” from one cold, dead hand, while the other is clutching a gun.


85 posted on 07/30/2018 9:43:27 AM PDT by mrsmel (I wonÂ’t be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 66 | View Replies]

To: rktman
Hillary is Dean Wormer. Liberals hate that Dean Wormer loses, even though he won the expulsion vote.

“I’ll take 10,000 marbles please.”

86 posted on 07/30/2018 9:43:28 AM PDT by dead
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Clutch Martin
You sound like you chickened out over macho grande 😁
87 posted on 07/30/2018 9:44:49 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 26 | View Replies]

To: mrsmel

I’ve been watching the wonderful and funny, and sometimes brilliantly hilarious Lum And Abner movies from 1942 to 1946 over the last few days. They are free on YouTube or archive.org, and are a real hoot. There are hundreds or thousands of great old movies out the in the public domain for your enjoyment.


88 posted on 07/30/2018 9:46:52 AM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: dead

Ah, Dean Wormer, we hardly knew ye. With apologies to the the good Dean: Fat, drunk and liberal is no way to go through life, son.


89 posted on 07/30/2018 9:47:35 AM PDT by p. henry
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 86 | View Replies]

To: DesertRhino

LMAO.


90 posted on 07/30/2018 9:48:33 AM PDT by TADSLOS (If YouÂ’re Gonna Do Me Wrong, Do It Right...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 74 | View Replies]

To: Rebelbase

“Yep, my mistake it was otter’s chick.”

See post 54 & 64.


91 posted on 07/30/2018 9:49:13 AM PDT by bk1000 (I stand with Trump)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 83 | View Replies]

To: PlateOfShrimp
Well played, Sir!


92 posted on 07/30/2018 9:54:00 AM PDT by TADSLOS (If YouÂ’re Gonna Do Me Wrong, Do It Right...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 71 | View Replies]

To: lefty-lie-spy

Yes indeed, both movies and books, and what’s great for me, is that they’re usually the older ones, and those are my favorites :) I found some Russian site that has older movies, tons of them and adding more every day, online to watch for free. I love silent movies, and so many of those are public domain.

And books! When I discovered the Gutenberg sites, and then others, I thanked God for this aspect of living in the 20/21 centuries.


93 posted on 07/30/2018 9:57:07 AM PDT by mrsmel (I wonÂ’t be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 88 | View Replies]

To: Opinionated Blowhard

That’s correct


94 posted on 07/30/2018 9:59:01 AM PDT by wardaddy (Hanged not hung.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies]

To: laweeks

Not exactly. McHale’s Navy and Hogan’s Heroes are on every day in Denver on the rerun channels. And I recently saw an abridged version of Blazing Saddles on free antenna TV.


95 posted on 07/30/2018 10:02:57 AM PDT by Trumpet 1 (US Constitution is my guide.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 46 | View Replies]

To: Senator_Blutarski

I never caught that and Ive seen it a dozen times since 1978 I think


96 posted on 07/30/2018 10:03:17 AM PDT by wardaddy (Hanged not hung.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 41 | View Replies]

To: Trumpet 1
Not exactly. McHale’s Navy and Hogan’s Heroes are on every day in Denver on the rerun channels.

Sorry, I have DirectTV, and I'm very unhappy with the amount and kinds of stations I get.

97 posted on 07/30/2018 10:08:38 AM PDT by laweeks
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 95 | View Replies]

To: rktman

The libs have taken four decades to figure out that they’ve become the punchline.


98 posted on 07/30/2018 10:09:06 AM PDT by Billthedrill
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Billthedrill

Yes, without even realizing it, even today, that is what they are.


99 posted on 07/30/2018 10:14:53 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 98 | View Replies]

To: Trumpet 1
Abridgrd version is what, 5 minutes? 🍿🍻👹. We saw part of that version and it just wasn't funny then.
100 posted on 07/30/2018 10:16:56 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 95 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 61-8081-100101-120121-127 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson