This generation sucks…
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Stand by Me
ryderdvs — 11 years ago(March 31, 2015 05:15 AM)
Four 12-year-old kids sitting in a semi-circle simply throwing pebbles into an old coffee can, and that was their way of passing time. If this film was made today, and set in modern times, the group of boys would have to be constantly f@cking with their smart phones,and trying to get a Google map image of where Ray Brower's body was located. They also wouldn't have the stamina to make the 20+ mile trek to the site of the body, without twelve Red Bulls, and half-a-dozen Starbuck's drinks. Seriously, f@ck millennials - F@cking worthless generation that can't sit still for five minutes.
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frankzappayay — 10 years ago(April 17, 2015 07:36 PM)
Lol. It's Generation A$$:
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theunopeneddoor-697-442391 — 10 years ago(April 19, 2015 12:06 AM)
Every generation thinks the generations past theirs' sucks. There really isn't much of a difference.
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Marquis_Aurelius — 10 years ago(June 17, 2015 07:37 PM)
Exactly. What do you think is going now with the 90's Generation vs. The New Millennium. Every generation (era) lived in a time where they thought they were privileged to experience such greatness in life as opposed to the next generation past theirs.
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fountaincap — 9 years ago(August 13, 2016 05:09 PM)
Every generation thinks the generations past theirs' sucks. There really isn't much of a difference.
I'm technically a Millennial, but old enough to remember when things were different. I despise the culture of my own generation. Maybe it's because I had more influence from my Gen-X siblings and Baby Boomer parents than my peers had, but I often feel more kinship with them than with my fellow Millennials, whether it be with regard to smartphone habits, manners, work ethics or music and film.
That said, I wish certain things could be kept alive from previous generations. For instance, the close friendship between the four boys in
Stand By Me
based on real-life experiences and conversations. Nowadays, whenever I manage to convince my friends to hang out in person, half of them are tuned out, beep around on their iPhones collecting Pokemon pets, not paying attention to the friends around them. -
ryderdvs — 10 years ago(May 28, 2015 03:34 AM)
Tossing pebbles, of course. How is that any different than shooting hoops? It's just on a smaller scale. Oh, but you probably have an "app" for that. I refuse to own a smart phone. I hate those f@ckng things. It doesn't make me "better", or "smarter". I just like to think that I have a wider attention span, and more patience than the average a$$hole. Don't you feel like a $hit being so dependent upon your "phone" to do EVERYTHING for you?
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VianneChocolat — 9 years ago(September 07, 2016 08:51 PM)
I've seen the movie and then I've read the book. Honestly, I would choose tossing pebbles and doing other things they did in the book, like skinny dipping, camping, picking berries etc. Playing with a smart phone is so boring. And
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gabby_bm — 10 years ago(April 27, 2015 07:30 PM)
yeah. Loads of fun having an hour-long discussion about what the f^ck Goofy is.
Now they can use their phones to do an internet search and argue with strangers on IMDB for three months about what the f^ck Goofy is.
I dont need you to tell me how good my coffee is.
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TwoThousandOneMark — 10 years ago(May 01, 2015 06:19 PM)
lols
Every generation is mostly unique to upon itself just as the 1950's teens playing chicken in their cars, that wouldn't happen in the 1910's.
I think if this story was told today, it'd be about some dead politically rogue kid's body that some government hid, & kids from different states &/or countries met online to meet up & investigate its whereabouts. -
osaji922 — 10 years ago(May 31, 2015 10:29 AM)
The generation that was depicted in this movie was the birth of the tv generation. People thought that kids would just sit in front of the tv all day and watch it. Yet, this movie proves otherwise. Yes, there's smart phones and internet and video games and all that stuff but trust me, as a millenial there was always time for adventure and going to places never traveled before.
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euro4569 — 10 years ago(June 12, 2015 04:18 AM)
I think the OP is on to something. I mean, one of the boys was on track to take college prep coursesin Junior High School (AKA Middle School). That goes to show you that education in those days wasn't dumbed down and provided options for people to get ahead, unlike today's dumbed down curriculum. In 1989-91, NO ONE at my Junior High took college prep courses.
Also, there is a lot of evidence to suggest that the more advanced we are in technology, the dumbed we get. Studies show that if you take the time to write something down or look it up in books, you remember it longer as opposed to just whipping out your APP and looking it up.
Text language and writing is commonly used in writing by teens today and teachers are encouraged to not mark it wrong because it is politically incorrect, as it makes the kids feel dumb.
I totally agree with the OP. The more advanced we become, the more of a slave we are to technology. We can't think as much or use our imaginations. And, like the OP, I own a simple mobile phone and that is it. I don't have the latest phone or pad and don't want one. I don't feel the need to ring my friends every time I do something (or text them). I also don't have a Facebook account. -
osaji922 — 10 years ago(June 13, 2015 12:49 AM)
I'm with you on the latest phone thing. I just can't wrap my brain around that and that's my generation. As far as the facebook account goes, I feel like there are people like me that have one and hardly even use it or if we do use it, it's for things like checking up the latest news or nfl.com notifications. I don't even use the thing to talk with anybody. It's just not my style.
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CoraCoraCora — 10 years ago(July 26, 2015 03:39 PM)
If you are going to rant about today's generation, at least get it right. Millennials are in their 20's and 30's now, didn't grow up with smart phones and probably did go outside to play. Today's 12-year-olds would be Generation Z.
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sonofbeach-sheet — 10 years ago(July 30, 2015 02:25 AM)
Let's take it back further. These boys were Baby Boomers. And the oldest ones born 1946-1947. AND in a small town! In the liberal Pacific Northwest, but still a small town. They were poor, by the standards of 1950's suburbanites.
Look at what they lived in. Gordie lived in a wood frame house with no air conditioning (few people had it before then), Chris was from a family with a bad reputation, as was Teddy. And Vern was just a silly, fat goofball.
Those boys were TOUGH! Even the kindly, intelligent, and humble Gordie who pulled a gun on a real a'hole bully.
And for the past 10 years or so, can you imagine four 12 year old boys going missing for a day or two? There would be news reports and search parties all over the place! Kids that age in this day and age can't even be out of an adults sight without someone getting scared! Even with IPhones people would panic!
About the college placement courses, yes, that was a little early to worry about that. But about Teddy and Vern. They graduated high school in the mid-1960's. That means in today's world, they can read, spell, and punctuate properly, unlike most 20-somethings on down!
When I saw this in theaters in 1986, it was a nice piece of nostalgia, since many of us had parents that were around that age then. Now it's pretty corny and outdated for the Red Bull generation.
As for the cast, I only faintly knew about Corey Feldman from Gremlins and Still the Beaver and knew well about Richard Dreyfuss and John Cusack, whose roles were cameos. The rest of the cast, absolutely nothing. This movie made Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Jerry O'Connell, and Kiefer Sutherland stars! -
MiltonWaddams — 10 years ago(July 30, 2015 08:43 AM)
Great post. I think that fear has taken over the new generation, and in a way has taken over most of us in general. We're all just waiting for that next phone update telling us that something bad has happened. Simpler times before all this stuff.
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residentevil6901 — 9 years ago(July 29, 2016 04:00 PM)
I agree, I've talked to so many Millennials who are just complete idiots. The smart phone has made everyone dumb. It's not just the Millennials, so many other people seem much dumber these days. Common sense doesn't seem to be around anymore. But I do agree that Millennials are a worthless generation.
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OmegaWolf747 — 9 years ago(August 02, 2016 03:46 PM)
While I do agree that Millennials are much too soft and coddled, I doubt we would love technology any less had we had access to it when we were growing up.
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