Friday Night Lights

dzandiloo · #1 10-08-2004, 12:03 PM

Who's going to see it this weekend? I can't believe I am as excited about it as I am...it's getting great reviews, and alot of the screenings here in town are already sold out (that's West Texas for you)...

Sister Havana · #2 10-08-2004, 12:10 PM

I am dying to see it. I read the book and thought the book was fantastic, and the movie's gotten great reviews.

smiley21 · #3 10-08-2004, 12:49 PM

i am very impressed by all the good attention that it has been getting

angelic1 · #4 10-08-2004, 03:54 PM

going to see it tonight actually.. hopefully it will be good.. got tickets for it earlier today on my break..

#5 10-08-2004, 04:09 PM

I will be going to see it on Tuesday. I grew up out in that area and remember all of the hype regarding the book! All of the previews seem to portray exactly how high school football is in Texas.

hottytoddy · #6 10-08-2004, 05:32 PM

I'm going to see it on Sunday. I think it'll be cute. But it'll have to be damn good to beat "Remember the Titans"

JennRN · #7 10-08-2004, 11:41 PM

I'm so going to go see it!! MOJO football is legend in Texas! God I miss friday night hs football...

winnieb · #8 10-09-2004, 01:24 AM

We just got home from seeing this.... it was good. The movie was well done.

-- but tim mcgraw looks sooooo much hotter in a cowboy hat!

RedRoseSAI · #9 10-11-2004, 12:47 AM

I read the book about ten years ago and loved it - can't wait to see the movie!

James · #10 10-11-2004, 11:14 AM

I liked this movie .. . but you people from the south scare me.

*Warning, unfair generalization fllows*

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage

I thought this quote by Ebert summed it up really welll:

Quote:

"You have the responsibility of protecting this team and this school and this town." -- Coach Gary Gaines

Protecting them against what? We're not talking about war here, we're talking about high school football. And yet as "Friday Night Lights" unfolds, we begin to understand: The role of the team is to protect against the idea that the town is inconsequential and its citizens are insignificant. If Gaines can lead the Odessa Permian team to a state championship, that will prove that Odessa is a place of consequence, a center of power and glory. Well won't it?

It is frightening that there are significant parts of America where the level of experience and sophistication peaks in the hero worship of high school football players. Ouch.

Also, whenever I see something really wierd on Cops or with police in general, its always in the South.

Patrolmen with assault rifles shooting the family dog. Patrolmen with assault rifles shooting unarmed kneeling black men.

The South must be a scary place to live.

AOIIBrandi · #11 10-11-2004, 11:42 AM

I saw the movie this weekend. I thought it was well done, but it depressed me. Coming from the South I can say that in the smaller more rural towns High School Football is an art form. However, how sad is it to think that for most of these boys the crowning acheivment of their life came in a High School football game - something most people give no thought to 5 minutes after it is over if at all?

PM_Mama00 · #12 11-07-2004, 02:38 AM

I saw it tonight. I know it's a true story, but I felt like I was watching the serious version of Varsity Blues.

You Texans are crazy. I thought my high school was bad. Dayum.

It was a good movie tho. I really liked it.