Road House

Matt Thomas — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:21:01 +0000

Outside the genre of sci-fi, I can’t think of any film less plausible than Road House. Every element of the story is preposterous: the idea of Swayze being a nationally famous bouncer (with a degree in philosophy), the concept of such a superviolent bar having such an attractive clientele, the likelihood of a tiny Kanas town having such a sophisticated hospital, the authenticity of ripping another man’s throat out, etc. etc. etc. Every single scene includes at least one detail that could never happen in real life. So does that make Road House bad? No. It makes Road House perfect.

—Chuck Klosterman

Does America Have Any Culture?

Matt Thomas — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:41:48 +0000

A lack of culture is not our problem. The problem is we’ve become too effective at distributing that culture – at the same time, in the same way, and with the same velocity. It all ends up feeling interchangeable, which makes it all marginally irrelevant.

—Chuck Klosterman

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Road House

Does America Have Any Culture?