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BrainGremlin — 9 years ago(August 09, 2016 12:31 PM)

"Sometimes it's better to keep the genie in the bottle."
"Sometimes when you're haunted it's like stepping in gum - it stays with you."
Both of these make me cringe. I
almost
wish they'd do a bunch more just to make it an obnoxious characteristic, but it's clear that he's meant to be likable. Which he is, for the most part.
Sad story. You got a smoke?

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I loved the gum analogy.
You've seen Guy Standeven in something because the man was in everything.

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Now they know, and Knowing is half the battle! G.I. Joe!
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haa yeah he did sound like Mike Brady talking to one of his kids about learning their lesson

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/454402https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/454402Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:13:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Sometimes it's better to keep the genie in the bottle." on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:13:09 GMT]]>thebigmouth — 9 years ago(August 20, 2016 11:31 AM)

Fair enough. I can't argue with your subjective perception except to say I had the opposite experience, particularly with the gum analogy. I actually thought to myself, "Huh, that's a nifty bit of writing there."
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]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/454401https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/454401Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:13:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Sometimes it's better to keep the genie in the bottle." on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:13:09 GMT]]>BrainGremlin — 9 years ago(August 19, 2016 05:53 PM)

The delivery. The lines were too silly, however effective as analogies, for the intense srsface going on. Didn't work for me!
Sad story. You got a smoke?

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/454400https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/454400Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:13:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Sometimes it's better to keep the genie in the bottle." on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:13:09 GMT]]>thebigmouth — 9 years ago(August 19, 2016 03:53 PM)

So then what's the problem? What made you cringe?
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I mean, it gets the point across. The genie one did too. It's more that he's saying these with a totally straight face.
Sad story. You got a smoke?

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/454398https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/454398Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:13:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Sometimes it's better to keep the genie in the bottle." on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:13:08 GMT]]>thebigmouth — 9 years ago(August 19, 2016 10:02 AM)

Funny, I thought the gum analogy was a good one.
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Lmao I agree, the gum analogy was especially cringeworthy though, I couldn't believe it made the final cut.

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