Comments on: The Sure Thing (1985) http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/05/11/the-sure-thing-1985/ Film reviews and commentary tonight, before I forget tomorrow Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:14:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jim http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/05/11/the-sure-thing-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-8103 Jim Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:55:32 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/05/09/the-sure-thing-1985/#comment-8103 This is a great movie. I agree When Harry Met Sally might be the gold standard for comedies, this one is terrific. I first saw this movie when I was in college, and it was one of the more accurate depictions of college life. I was not a partier, but I had to chuckle when the guy puts the speaker in the window and screams, "It's Friday night." That's, in many respects, how I remembered my university being. This is a great movie. I agree When Harry Met Sally might be the gold standard for comedies, this one is terrific. I first saw this movie when I was in college, and it was one of the more accurate depictions of college life. I was not a partier, but I had to chuckle when the guy puts the speaker in the window and screams, “It’s Friday night.” That’s, in many respects, how I remembered my university being.

]]> By: Stacey http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/05/11/the-sure-thing-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-491 Stacey Mon, 14 May 2007 05:55:38 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/05/09/the-sure-thing-1985/#comment-491 Great movie. It is a small step down from Reiner's masterpiece of romantic comedies, When Harry Met Sally. The reason Reiner is so wonderful is that his movies feel so real. The people, the stories aren't contrived. My favorite scene, strangely enough, in this is when they get jealous over each other at the punch bowl near the end. Just reminds me of a typical college student's dialogue and emotions. Great movie. It is a small step down from Reiner’s masterpiece of romantic comedies, When Harry Met Sally. The reason Reiner is so wonderful is that his movies feel so real. The people, the stories aren’t contrived. My favorite scene, strangely enough, in this is when they get jealous over each other at the punch bowl near the end. Just reminds me of a typical college student’s dialogue and emotions.

]]> By: Piper http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/05/11/the-sure-thing-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-481 Piper Thu, 10 May 2007 16:43:02 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/05/09/the-sure-thing-1985/#comment-481 Loved and love this movie.While it's a bit cringeworthy at the beginning when the teacher says that students should make love in a hammock and Cusak high fives someone, and the bar scene where Cusak is supposed to be drunk still makes me want to crawl out of my own skin. Yet the scenes with his roommate, the crazy scene with the truck driver that tries to attack Daphne and mostly the car scene with Tim Robbins are among my favorite scenes. And this still holds one of my the best exchanges and I often replay it to friends. The scene where they have no car, it's raining and they find some shelter only to find that it has no roof. Daphne: Wait, I have a credit card. Oh, but I'm only supposed to use it for emergencies. Cusak: Maybe one will come up. Loved and love this movie.While it’s a bit cringeworthy at the beginning when the teacher says that students should make love in a hammock and Cusak high fives someone, and the bar scene where Cusak is supposed to be drunk still makes me want to crawl out of my own skin. Yet the scenes with his roommate, the crazy scene with the truck driver that tries to attack Daphne and mostly the car scene with Tim Robbins are among my favorite scenes.

And this still holds one of my the best exchanges and I often replay it to friends.

The scene where they have no car, it’s raining and they find some shelter only to find that it has no roof.

Daphne: Wait, I have a credit card. Oh, but I’m only supposed to use it for emergencies.

Cusak: Maybe one will come up.

]]> By: Becca http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/05/11/the-sure-thing-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Becca Thu, 10 May 2007 03:14:56 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/05/09/the-sure-thing-1985/#comment-478 Oh dear god I hated this movie...still your post was interesting! Oh dear god I hated this movie…still your post was interesting!

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