This whole movie reminds me of those propaganda bits from "Starship Troopers", with these people talking about weed the same was the people in "Starship Troopers" talked about how "The only good bug is a dead bug."
I love how into this song everybody is! It's a tie between the original lecturer (guy between Jimmy and Ralph) singing "Darwin and Sigmund Freud" and Mae singing "Communists and Queens" for the "Most Enthusiastic" award. I know it's supposed to be creepy, because it's mob mentality and paranoia, but their faces still make me giggle!
Special mention to Jack on "justify the means..." who is way too happy about this whole thing.
The look on Alan Cumming's face as he transforms from kindly FDR into the evil lecturer is incredible--it's like that of a certain actor at the end of The Usual Suspects. The director of this movie did a fantastic job opening it up.
It's well-done, and agreed, the black family's response is perfect. Am I the only one who laughs through this whole thing, though, and then realizes that if this really is set in the 1930s--all the 50s allusions aside--these sinister anti-pot people will actually be sending their kids in a few years to save the damn world? Yeah, they're narrow-minded and fearful of sex and drugs. They're also going to defeat the Nazis.
Maybe putting it solidly in the 50s would have worked better.
Thank you for posting the ending. I just makes the song "tell Em the truth" that much more meaningful! I love the part of the black family running from the crazy white people. Friggen genius!
This whole movie reminds me of those propaganda bits from "Starship Troopers", with these people talking about weed the same was the people in "Starship Troopers" talked about how "The only good bug is a dead bug."
jackedsamurai772 1 month ago
I love how into this song everybody is! It's a tie between the original lecturer (guy between Jimmy and Ralph) singing "Darwin and Sigmund Freud" and Mae singing "Communists and Queens" for the "Most Enthusiastic" award. I know it's supposed to be creepy, because it's mob mentality and paranoia, but their faces still make me giggle!
Special mention to Jack on "justify the means..." who is way too happy about this whole thing.
taureleafsilver 2 months ago
The look on Alan Cumming's face as he transforms from kindly FDR into the evil lecturer is incredible--it's like that of a certain actor at the end of The Usual Suspects. The director of this movie did a fantastic job opening it up.
InspectorHound2 4 months ago
Blame Canada!
WonderfulLizardOfOz 4 months ago
"When danger's near exploit their fear - the end will justify the means!"
Best exit line ever :)
mehja1 4 months ago in playlist reefer madness
It's well-done, and agreed, the black family's response is perfect. Am I the only one who laughs through this whole thing, though, and then realizes that if this really is set in the 1930s--all the 50s allusions aside--these sinister anti-pot people will actually be sending their kids in a few years to save the damn world? Yeah, they're narrow-minded and fearful of sex and drugs. They're also going to defeat the Nazis.
Maybe putting it solidly in the 50s would have worked better.
maydeleh 5 months ago
Beautiful movie/musical. I love how (the producers) took one exploitation film and made another one out of it.
chib1 1 year ago 6
@chib1: Frack. I meant to uprate your comment, because I agree, but I think I accidentally downrated. Apologies.
InspectorHound2 4 months ago
@InspectorHound2 Haha no worries friend.
chib1 4 months ago
Thank you for posting the ending. I just makes the song "tell Em the truth" that much more meaningful! I love the part of the black family running from the crazy white people. Friggen genius!
Boudiga 1 year ago 9
@Boudiga I love that moment too! Absolutely superb!
wazzuk3000 1 year ago