Licorice Pizza - Speculation & General Reactions

Drill · May 05, 2021, 01:30:48 PM

I'm still wincing at "Soggy Bottom".

pynchonikon · May 05, 2021, 01:35:10 PM

He should go to Cannes only if they promise to give him the Palme d'Or.
But I also agree with the distributors that Venice/Telluride/Toronto/NYFF are the golden ticket based on some of the last decade's most prestigious titles/Oscar hopefuls
(it's no coincidence that the last 8 BP winners screened in at least 3 of these 4 festivals)

wilberfan · May 05, 2021, 02:34:06 PM

Quote from: Drill on May 05, 2021, 01:30:48 PM
I'm still wincing at "Soggy Bottom".

I've lived with that title for so long now, that I'll wince if they change it. I've actually become fond of it--I have some positive associations with it.

Drenk · May 05, 2021, 02:52:54 PM

That's what the soggy bottom said.

Rooty Poots · May 05, 2021, 03:48:51 PM

Quote from: wilberfan on May 05, 2021, 02:34:06 PM
Quote from: Drill on May 05, 2021, 01:30:48 PM
I'm still wincing at "Soggy Bottom".
I've lived with that title for so long now, that I'll wince if they change it. I've actually become fond of it--I have some positive associations with it.

I'm personally hoping he ends up going with "Dry Top."

Alethia · May 05, 2021, 04:49:54 PM

No love for the potential "Night of Counting the Years"?

Tdog · May 05, 2021, 04:59:56 PM

Quote from: eward on May 05, 2021, 04:49:54 PM
No love for the potential "Night of Counting the Years"?

Soggy Bottom has definitely grown on me, but yeah I'd rather a different title!

Jeremy Blackman · May 05, 2021, 05:36:27 PM

I remember when we all thought "Phantom Thread" was super dumb. That grew on me. Not sure about this one, though. Does your average modern filmgoer even know what "soggy bottom" means?

For God's sake, not even Google knows. Search "soggy bottom meaning" and you get this, which is definitely not true:

Quotethe term 'soggy bottom' was coined by The Great British Bake Off stars Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry in 2010

wilberfan · May 05, 2021, 06:35:57 PM

Dudes, trust me, "Soggy Bottom" will make sense in the context of the film--just as "Phantom Thread" did to that movie.

I have a couple of theories on what it could refer to--and there's one in particular that just makes me smile. Fingers-crossed I'm correct.

PaulElroy35 · May 05, 2021, 07:27:03 PM

Quote from: wilberfan on May 05, 2021, 06:35:57 PM
Dudes, trust me, "Soggy Bottom" will make sense in the context of the film--just as "Phantom Thread" did to that movie.

I have a couple of theories on what it could refer to--and there's one in particular that just makes me smile. Fingers-crossed I'm correct.

Care to elaborate pal

wilberfan · May 05, 2021, 07:30:52 PM

Quote from: Mattbish19 on May 05, 2021, 07:27:03 PM
Care to elaborate pal

No, sir.

Alethia · May 05, 2021, 09:03:06 PM

Quote from: Jeremy Blackman on May 05, 2021, 05:36:27 PM
I remember when we all thought "Phantom Thread" was super dumb. That grew on me.

I was pro Phantom Thread from the beginning. As for Soggy Bottom, I have a feeling it'll stick (with some *evidence* encouraging my feeling) and I'm here for it.

Heisenberg · May 05, 2021, 09:30:33 PM

I feel like "Soggy Bottom" is meant to refer to some sort of hangout spot or some other kind of fictional place that the main character and his friends frequent regularly. That's my prediction on the meaning of that title. Sort of like "Moonrise Kingdom" or "St. Elmo's Fire".

wrongright · May 06, 2021, 12:39:22 AM

I think using the same pun as the Coen brothers is pretty lame. I just think of the Soggy Bottom boys.

PaulElroy35 · May 06, 2021, 03:14:02 AM

Quote from: wilberfan on May 05, 2021, 07:30:52 PM
Quote from: Mattbish19 on May 05, 2021, 07:27:03 PM
Care to elaborate pal

No, sir.

Do you have inside inside info fo ya?