tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post6847105277785906433..comments2024-03-05T17:26:44.559-08:00Comments on Roman's Movie Reviews and Musings: American Graffiti (1973)Roman J. Martelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-1792661711089627222016-05-09T20:48:00.267-07:002016-05-09T20:48:00.267-07:00I think that is basically right: nostalgia peaks a...I think that is basically right: nostalgia peaks at 20 years. There are inklings at 10 and lingering effects at 30, but 20 is the peak. 10 for many has the "that's soooo last decade" response you mention though. The Animals did a reunion album in '77 for example that was as good as anything they did in the '60s, but it wasn't different from their old style and not enough time had passed to make the sound retro in a good way. So, critics liked it but sales were dismal.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-15937324705003144882016-05-09T20:17:29.019-07:002016-05-09T20:17:29.019-07:00One of my teachers in college felt that twenty yea...One of my teachers in college felt that twenty years went by before the decade was really popular. I remember experiencing that in the 90s for certain. The 80s were considered completely lame, but man the 70s were awesome and pretty much the entire first half of "Boogie Nights" right?<br /><br />Currently I'm seeing a huge 90s nostalgia kick, especially on the internet. 90s television shows, movies and video games seem to be all the rage with a lot of folks. But interestingly the 70s nostalgia of the 90s doesn't seem to be making a come back. Odd.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-52155069385957661322016-05-09T20:15:02.259-07:002016-05-09T20:15:02.259-07:00Yeah I've never seen the sequel, but I heard t...Yeah I've never seen the sequel, but I heard the same thing you did, it wasn't too good. <br /><br />Yeah I was struck by how much "Dazed and Confused" owed this this movie. I still like "American Graffiti" more. :)Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-54677528079493489932016-05-06T18:24:56.822-07:002016-05-06T18:24:56.822-07:00Nostalgia is often a winning formula after a decad...Nostalgia is often a winning formula after a decade passes, e.g. “The Roaring Twenties” (1939). But few movies subordinate the plot to it so thoroughly as does “American Graffiti.” The overlapping vignettes evoke a time and place and aren’t intended to do much else. Fortunately, they evoke a time of life as well as a specific year, so the movie still works for those who don’t remember the summer of 1962. (I do, but I was 9 – Mackenzie Phillips’ character would have been too old for me.) Great soundtrack.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-90179849305772078292016-05-06T08:25:54.230-07:002016-05-06T08:25:54.230-07:00For sure, it's an enjoyable film. I finally f...For sure, it's an enjoyable film. I finally found a copy pretty cheap paired with the sequel, More American Graffiti, which I haven't watched yet. The sequel has a few of the original actors in it, but I imagine it's no where as good as the original. <br /><br />But if anything Lucas was able to capture the feel of that era, particularly in California, but really during that time, cruising, movies, reading, etc. was about the only pastime for teens. You're right too in that it was an early influence in some of the other coming of age films.El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.com