Saturday, October 08, 2005
13 videos for 16 quid
Just bought 13 used videos' for £16...not bad. They include some of those I've been considering for movie clips: Big Fish, Starsky and Hutch, Elf, Die another day.
Anyways, I've also been checking out some of the other videos for ideas (I have over 350 videos / DVD's). Here're some conclusions:
- I was thinking that we might be able to use this for some discussion about drugs / booze...after flicking through it this morning, I don't think that it's that suitable...the story is basically about the day after the night before...they can't remember a thing, but it goes around the houses and through a few strip clubs on the way etc.!
- There's a great scene near the end of the film (1 hour 16 ish) where Angus (the king of the winter ball) who is considered 'fat' stands up to the class pretty boy...basically he tells him that he doesn't want to be like anyone else, he wants to be himself...I might used this for the Pathfinders talk: Standing up for yourself
I love this film...I think Steve Martin is actually quite funny in some of his older films like these. Anyway, it's a story about a guy called Dell with a big nose...there are three clips worth noting:
- 38 - 44 mins from the start of the film...Dell is in the bar and this guy comes up to him...he ends up saying 'big nose'...the room fall silent...there's going to be trouble. Dell responds: can't you do any better than that? Anyway Dell ends up taking the mick out of himself...thus humiliating the guy who called him 'big nose'. As Dell leaves, they other guy goes to attack him...Dell decks him...another option for the Pathfinders talk: Standing up for yourself
- 57 mins into the film Dell goes into the chemist shop and tells the woman the he has a female 'friend' who has a facial feature that they'd like to de-emphasise...what cosmetic would you advice...etc...he is of course talking about himself. An option for a future talk on body image.
- 1 hour 7 mins - 1 hour 13 mins. Chris goes to see Roxanne for the first time...he is trying to impress her with poetry etc. and the messes up when he tells her he wants to get off with her...if you extend the clip you'll see he does eventually seduce her...it could lead to a discussion about dating...romance...what's it about? Is it acceptable to jump into bed the first time you meet etc.
- I did a talk called What does God think about me? You could maybe use the same clip for the Pathfinders talk: Standing up for yourself
Matilda - Chloe suggested these...
- 8 mins 30 sec - 14 mins 30 sec. Harry, Matilda father is giving her a hard time about been smart / wanting to go to school etc. Anyway, she decided to get her own back by putting some peroxide into his hair cream. I think this is more about revenge than standing up for yourself...but worth noting.
Drop Dead Gorgeous - Finished watching this film last night...it's actually quite a dark film...and quite funny. Basically it about a beauty pageant...and one by one the contestants get bumped off. Themes include: competition, rivalry, tragedy. A couple of ideas:
- When Amber is about to be disqualified from the local pageant (her dress was stolen) one of the other girls steps down so that she can use her dress
- There's also a scene where Amber swaps numbers with another girl...she would have gone on first...this girl end up getting killed by a falling light...an idea for a talk on luck?
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