Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
Amazon Prime is now carrying a movie I haven't seen in over 40 years, American Pop. I clicked 'Watch Now' almost immediately.
For me, the years 1978-81 still have a certain feel to them as a specific era, and I miss them terribly. Video arcades, midnight movies, becoming old enough to be left at the mall/wander outside my neighborhood without my parents, and a pop culture that was fresh and innovative to me, like Larry David and Michael Richards on the TV show Fridays, for example. The world felt appealing, and I was just getting to the age where I was old enough to be a part of it.
American Pop as a movie has its limitations; the plot played on common tropes, didn't really tell any new stories and spent most of its budget on the animation. Nevertheless, it had one moment that stuck with me over the years and I while I forgot most of the events/scenes of the movie itself, I always carried with me the idea that I liked this movie and wanted to see it again. Maybe I'm just not cultured enough, but I enjoyed it more this time than I did the first time, mainly because I appreciate now the work that went into the animation this time as well as the animation itself. Also, as a fan of at least one of director Ralph Bakshi's other movies, Wizards, I probably had a soft spot for it going into it this time.
I don't know if anyone else has seen or even remembers this movie, but I'd love to hear from those who do, and/or have similar feelings about that time frame.
For me, the years 1978-81 still have a certain feel to them as a specific era, and I miss them terribly. Video arcades, midnight movies, becoming old enough to be left at the mall/wander outside my neighborhood without my parents, and a pop culture that was fresh and innovative to me, like Larry David and Michael Richards on the TV show Fridays, for example. The world felt appealing, and I was just getting to the age where I was old enough to be a part of it.
American Pop as a movie has its limitations; the plot played on common tropes, didn't really tell any new stories and spent most of its budget on the animation. Nevertheless, it had one moment that stuck with me over the years and I while I forgot most of the events/scenes of the movie itself, I always carried with me the idea that I liked this movie and wanted to see it again. Maybe I'm just not cultured enough, but I enjoyed it more this time than I did the first time, mainly because I appreciate now the work that went into the animation this time as well as the animation itself. Also, as a fan of at least one of director Ralph Bakshi's other movies, Wizards, I probably had a soft spot for it going into it this time.
I don't know if anyone else has seen or even remembers this movie, but I'd love to hear from those who do, and/or have similar feelings about that time frame.