tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380946854105905251.post2652493358884113642..comments2024-03-05T02:32:55.943-08:00Comments on AlmostSideways.com: Power Rankings: Telling off Your Boss and/or Quitting Your JobAlmostSideways.com Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08672858658801711392noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380946854105905251.post-20841463822295350522011-08-18T18:17:27.971-07:002011-08-18T18:17:27.971-07:00"Simmons is old! He shoulda been out of the g..."Simmons is old! He shoulda been out of the game years ago but he can't go home cuz he hates his wife!" That is a great one!<br /><br />But I don't think the other three qualify. The judges aren't their bosses, and in neither of the court scenes are they really quitting. I guess Fletcher implied that he was quitting by not shaking his boss's hand, but not quite. And the filibuster I don't think would work either, but that one is clsoer than the other two. Good ideas, though.<br /><br />But hey, I think you might have found your next power ranking with the top 10 courtroom scenes. That could be a good one.Todd Plucknetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10682024154899135277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380946854105905251.post-7266880087471629282011-08-18T17:43:17.246-07:002011-08-18T17:43:17.246-07:00Though of another one. Liar Liar!!! Both the boa...Though of another one. Liar Liar!!! Both the board scene and the courtroom scene. "I'M JOSE CANSECO!!!"<br /><br />Speaking of courtroom scenes, how about ...And Justice For All. "This whole courtroom is out of order!!!"<br /><br />Or Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and his filibuster. Just some thoughts.Terry Plucknetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054251813261872717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380946854105905251.post-65808562202761403522011-08-17T19:03:37.255-07:002011-08-17T19:03:37.255-07:00Terry-
I did not even think of that! See this is w...Terry-<br />I did not even think of that! See this is why we need to put our heads together sometimes...our movie memory is so much different than each other's. Might be the only area of life that is the truth. But yeah, at the very least Shelley's rant should have defintiely been on there.<br /><br />Zach-<br />Yeah, that is not quitting. I already expanded the criteria, so getting fired wasn't going to be included. That would have been a much easier list. I actually did think about Vol. 2, but it was more trying to figure out a way to put in quitting by running away with your boss's unborn child, but there wasn't really a good scene for that.<br /><br />And I haven't seen Spinal Tap in forever, so I wouldn't have remembered those. Same goes for You Can Cuont on Me. And yeah, as I said in the opening paragraph, The Truman Show would have been on there, butI would have not thought of it like that if I hadn't seen it on someone else's list. It wasn't my idea. I dunno.<br /><br />And I know we will always disagree on this, but The Apartment is a pretty well-written, totally solid 3 star comedy, and not really anything more.Todd Plucknetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10682024154899135277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380946854105905251.post-82976292425642806292011-08-17T15:35:21.123-07:002011-08-17T15:35:21.123-07:00Todd.
I am disappointed.
No MENTION of Budd at t...Todd.<br /><br />I am disappointed.<br /><br />No MENTION of Budd at the strip club in "Kill Bill: Volume Two?" Unforgivable. <br /><br />Although I guess he was getting fired technically. But still.<br /><br />Other honorable mentions would include: Ian quitting as band manager after the Stonehenge debacle in "This is Spinal Tap" (or, for that matter, Nigel's meltdown in the studio); any scene at the bank between Laura Linney and Matthew Broderick in "You Can Count on Me"; and the final scene of "The Truman Show."<br /><br />Great pick at #7 -- but not overrated in the least!!Zach Saltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15798264454945245748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380946854105905251.post-17960793830435975642011-08-17T15:17:01.498-07:002011-08-17T15:17:01.498-07:00Seeing the Charlie Wilson's War quote on there...Seeing the Charlie Wilson's War quote on there made me think of Glengarry GlenRoss. There are at least three or four speeches on there of employees telling off Williamson.<br /><br />"GUSTAPO TACTICS!!!"<br /><br />"YOU OWE ME A CADILLAC."<br /><br />Classic . . .Terry Plucknetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054251813261872717noreply@blogger.com