She says a good friend, who is a movie buff, recommended that film. Whether it was a true recommendation, or just desire to see someone else step into it I do not know.The 1999 film tries really hard to raise above your typical high school movie. And let's be frank - given that reference group, anything that is not a complete dreck has a fighting chance.
So does the Election. I would gladly allow that among all high school films this one is by far not the worst. But that alone doesn't make it something really worth spending your money and time.
In that class of films, I still believe the Clueless is an untoucheable leader and try as hard as it might, the Election doesn't even come close to it.
I know some will find elevating things in it... morals... satire... philosophy even, but the fact remains this is a snoozer.
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Topic - Why did my wife rent the "Election"? - Victor Khomenko 06:28:45 07/15/05 (42)
- Re: Why did my wife rent the "Election"? - Analog Scott 08:00:59 07/16/05 (1)
- Re: "American Grafitti" - rico 10:54:48 07/16/05 (0)
- Re: Why did my wife rent the "Election"? - jamesgarvin 17:05:45 07/15/05 (31)
- Would it not be right then to presume... - Victor Khomenko 18:37:59 07/15/05 (30)
- that depends on why you see the film - jamesgarvin 14:45:17 07/17/05 (10)
- Re: that depends on why you see the film - RGA 11:00:25 07/18/05 (9)
- Re: that depends on why you see the film - jamesgarvin 17:38:16 07/18/05 (8)
- Re: that depends on why you see the film - RGA 23:02:00 07/18/05 (3)
- Re: that depends on why you see the film - Victor Khomenko 06:21:29 07/19/05 (2)
- Re: that depends on why you see the film - RGA 12:19:27 07/19/05 (1)
- "I have seen 81/2" That is good start - Victor Khomenko 13:18:12 07/19/05 (0)
- Taking it too far - Victor Khomenko 20:03:39 07/18/05 (3)
- Re: Taking it too far - jamesgarvin 07:12:35 07/19/05 (2)
- I am the most fun loving creature on Earth - Victor Khomenko 10:00:34 07/19/05 (1)
- Re: I am the most fun loving creature on Earth - jamesgarvin 11:01:24 07/20/05 (0)
- Luckily intelligent people understood it... - RGA 23:01:54 07/15/05 (18)
- Name some of these "film historians and critics" that like this mainstream mediocrity. - Donald 07:16:37 07/16/05 (17)
- Re: Name some of these "film historians and critics" that like this mainstream mediocrity. - rico 07:43:07 07/16/05 (16)
- Ebert? Just about the worst of the middlebrow lot. I rest my case. -nt- - Donald 15:27:09 07/16/05 (4)
- Really... - RGA 17:11:25 07/16/05 (3)
- I'm well to the left of everyone on this forum. Why introduce politics into this? - Donald 19:27:55 07/16/05 (2)
- Re: The best film critic? - rico 08:36:14 07/17/05 (0)
- I second J. Rosenbaum... - PCL 05:24:15 07/17/05 (0)
- Re: Name some of these "film historians and critics" that like this mainstream mediocrity. - RGA 11:09:30 07/16/05 (10)
- Re: The most noteworthy film critic in film criticism? - Gee LP 00:51:50 07/17/05 (9)
- Re: The most noteworthy film critic in film criticism? - RGA 10:53:25 07/18/05 (4)
- Re: RGA, just say, "Ebert is the best film critic in MY opinion!" - Gee LP 18:50:19 07/18/05 (3)
- Re: Whoops! My bad on the Pulitzer! - Gee LP 19:02:21 07/18/05 (2)
- Re: Whoops! My bad on the Pulitzer! - RGA 23:32:51 07/18/05 (1)
- Re: Leonard Maltin? Do I have a recommendation for you! - Gee LP 00:17:20 07/19/05 (0)
- A great post. There's more diplomacy there than I'm capable of! -nt- - Donald 04:38:49 07/17/05 (3)
- Re: There is so much more to film criticism than I know! - Gee LP 11:40:24 07/17/05 (2)
- That is well said - Victor Khomenko 18:58:34 07/17/05 (1)
- Re: Thanks, that is why I am here! - Gee LP 19:23:17 07/18/05 (0)
- Try it again, Victor... - Doug Otte 13:24:17 07/15/05 (1)
- It's not a teen flick! - RGA 23:07:26 07/15/05 (0)
- The worst? - Bulkington 11:06:34 07/15/05 (2)
- "A great portrait of suburban, middle America." Yeah. Nothing anywhere like that petty scheming happens in the cities... - clarkjohnsen 11:37:06 07/15/05 (1)
- No, it does, just in a different setting - Bulkington 12:56:43 07/15/05 (0)
- Chris Klein played the only sympathetic character -- and he was great. nt - clarkjohnsen 10:21:24 07/15/05 (0)
- A superb little take on "Lolita." I thought Broderick - tinear 09:04:37 07/15/05 (0)
- Re: Why did my wife rent the "Election"? - rico 08:08:39 07/15/05 (0)