# Yes, GRIND does looks like the next CITIZEN KANE **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 13, 2003, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856 "2003-08-13T07:32:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MrSarcasticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@MrSarcasticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSarcasticus)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/1 "2003-08-13T07:32:52Z")
I don’t care what happens to me. You can boil me in oil and flay my skin slowly for months. It will all be worth it if you take that little bastard who keeps saying “Releasing those twins!” in the GRIND ad and make him pay. God! Please make him pay! Some people just need punishing. HARD. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/2 "2003-08-13T07:40:45Z")
Yeah, doesn’t he just look like one of those obnoxiously ‘cool’ idiots that you just want to take aside and slap silly? ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/3 "2003-08-13T08:02:23Z")
Some studio exec’s kid stole a tonne of money and made a movie with his stoner pals. I can’t wait. And just think. That “release the twins” exchange was in the previews, so it must be one of the funniest parts of the film. The rest of it must be golden. ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/4 "2003-08-13T08:06:13Z")
I hate that line and that skeevy little fuck! I’d rather sit at home and stare at the four walls than go see that pile of suck!! ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/5 "2003-08-13T13:02:21Z")
But… but… somebody knocks over a whole row of porta-potties with a skateboard! And there’s a fat guy in the last one! Don’t you people know comedy gold when you see it? [sub]seriously, though: ack.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/6 "2003-08-13T14:59:51Z")
This ‘film’ is going to set back my beloved sport of skateboarding by 10 years at least. I get the impression that **Gleaming the Cube** will look like a masterpiece in comparison. ---
**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/7 "2003-08-13T15:30:34Z")
Gigli Grind Uptown Girls Open Range Are they _trying_ to get people to kill themselves during the previews? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/8 "2003-08-13T15:54:42Z")
Does anyone have a link? I have no idea what you’re talking about. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/9 "2003-08-13T16:04:49Z")
Don’t forget to vote with your wallets folks. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/10 "2003-08-13T16:09:43Z")
Did someone poison the filmmakers’ water bottles? Every time I see that commercial I want to dive under my desk and cry. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/11 "2003-08-13T17:58:55Z")
Hey, I like **Gleaming the Cube**! ---
**Author:** ![Avumede](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/avumede/32/7235_2.png) [@Avumede](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avumede)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/12 "2003-08-13T18:04:35Z")
I like **Gleaming the Cylinder** , if you know what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/13 "2003-08-13T18:12:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by World Eater \* > \*\*Don’t forget to vote with your wallets folks. \*\* [Oh, we are.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51814-2003Aug12.html) > [@](#): > > (This just in: According to data published at [Movies.com](http://Movies.com), “Gigli” continued to run in 2,215 theaters this past weekend but pulled in a three-day total of only $678,640, which appears to translate to something on the order of three people in the theater per screening – two of them making out in back.) Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/14 "2003-08-14T01:39:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dalovindj \* > \*\*Gigli > Grind > Uptown Girls > Open Range > > Are they _trying_ to get people to kill themselves during the previews? \*\* What have you heard about Uptown Girls that would make you include it in this list? Uptown Girls is directed by one of the most interesting and unique directors working today, and I have very little doubt that however thin the previews make it look, that’s the fault of the marketing people and not the director: I expect the movie will be a great deal better than the previews. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/15 "2003-08-14T01:54:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lissener \* > \*\*What have you heard about Uptown Girls that would make you include it in this list? Uptown Girls is directed by one of the most interesting and unique directors working today, and I have very little doubt that however thin the previews make it look, that’s the fault of the marketing people and not the director: I expect the movie will be a great deal better than the previews. \*\* Gee, I sure hope Brittany Murphy and that little girl “learn something about themselves” by the end of the movie. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/16 "2003-08-14T01:56:56Z")
> [@](#): > > Gigli > Grind > Uptown Girls > Open Range What have you got against **Open Range**? By all accounts so far, this may be one of the best movies of the year. Anyway, while we’re talking about people who need to die, can I nominate EVERYONE in those stupid Juicy Fruit commercials? ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/17 "2003-08-14T01:58:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Blue Sky \* > \*\*Gee, I sure hope Brittany Murphy and that little girl “learn something about themselves” by the end of the movie. :rolleyes: \*\* So . . . you’ve seen it then? Or you’re saying that it’s IMPOSSIBLE to make a good movie in which somebody learns something about themselves? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/18 "2003-08-14T02:02:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lissener \* > \*\*So . . . you’ve seen it then? Or you’re saying that it’s IMPOSSIBLE to make a good movie in which somebody learns something about themselves? \*\* No, haven’t seen it. Don’t plan on it either, since it’s been done to death. No, it’s not impossible to make a good movie with this worn-out plot, but this ain’t gonna be the one. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/19 "2003-08-14T02:18:28Z")
MAN that kind of bullshit really pisses me off. Get back to us after you’ve seen his other films– **Fresh A Price Above Rubies Remember the Titans** –all astonishingly original and well made films–and then we can talk. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856/20 "2003-08-14T02:22:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lissener \* > \*\*MAN that kind of bullshit really pisses me off. > > Get back to us after you’ve seen his other films– > > **Fresh > A Price Above Rubies > Remember the Titans** > > –all astonishingly original and well made films–and then we can talk. \*\* And Speilberg did _1941_. Every director has a clunker on his resume. He wrote _The Punisher_? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-grind-does-looks-like-the-next-citizen-kane/194856.md?page=2)