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“Philadelphia has a cool feel to it, man,’’ Papelbon says. “It’s a vibe that the city produces. It makes you feel like you are in Paris. I’ve never been to Paris, but I’ve seen it in a lot of movies. I think [Philadelphia] is going to be a great place to live.”
Wow. That is, that is just, no words. You can't fake that kind of dumb.
The comparison to Paris seems silly but I understand what Papelbon means about it having a cool vibe. I visited Philadelphia (from Oakland) in 2009 and I absolutely loved the place.
“Philadelphia has a cool feel to it, man,’’ Papelbon says. “It’s a vibe that the city produces. It makes you feel like you are in Paris. I’ve never been to Paris, but I’ve seen it in a lot of movies. I think [Philadelphia] is going to be a great place to live.”
The big question is: what movies featuring Paris have Papelbon seen? A guy like him* wouldn't seem to be into highbrow or romantic stuff one typically associates with Paris. Wikipedia has a list of movies set in Paris (of course). Turns out Paris has been destroyed in six movies since 2000, one more than the whole 20th century. If this trend continues, Paris will soon be destroyed in just about every movie.
It makes you feel like you are in Paris. I’ve never been to Paris, but I’ve seen it in a lot of movies.
Like Papelbon, I've never been to Paris. Does it have miles of sprawling slums like Philly?
10.God posted on May 11, 2012 at 05:01 PM #hit 0 | hit 0
Wasn't there some shitty Kate Hudson movie that took place in Paris? I bet that's the one Papelbon saw. I certainly doubt it was Midnight in Paris or An American in Paris or Breathless or Rififi.
He also might have watched The Dreamers just for Eva Green. I know I did.
It's cheap, it's got beautiful, walkable neighborhoods in the center of the city, good museums, well-preserved history, doesn't feel like any other big city in the country, and its native food culture is centered on sandwiches. I went to a fancy cocktail bar near Rittenhouse in Philadelphia, and the drinks were really excellent and affordable. What I loved is that it's in the style of those annoying faux-speakeasies where the door is below street-level and unmarked, but there's a big sign at street level saying "Franklin Mortgage & Investment Company - Cocktail Bar". Philly doesn't do too-cool-for-school fancy, they put a damn sign outside.
While on the subject of The Wire, I recently sat down with my dad who was watching a movie on TV. The guy who played Clay Davis was in it. His character (kind of nerdy) was introducing himself to some folks in a bar and one of the things he said was, "I'm a big fan of the HBO series The Wire." I have no idea what the movie was but that scene was pretty funny.
20.God posted on May 11, 2012 at 05:25 PM #hit 0 | hit 0
It was Cedar Rapids with Ed Helms. And that scene was awesome.
21.God posted on May 11, 2012 at 05:27 PM #hit 0 | hit 0
The nanny was created with Clay Davis in mind, I think, since \"####\" doesn't pass muster but "sheeeeeeiiiiiiiit" does.
22.T.J. posted on May 11, 2012 at 05:28 PM #hit 0 | hit 0
Cedar Rapids. It's a really good movie, much better than I thought it would be. Anne Heche is great in it, and it's my favorite performance by John C. Reilly, who I usually don't like. Ed Helms is solid, too.
23.Lassus posted on May 11, 2012 at 05:30 PM #hit 0 | hit 0
And?
Phrase your answer very carefully there, Jefe.
For all the qualities the name Gunner has it is rather lacking in the subtleness department. If it was a movie set in Paris it would be very much more like "GI Joe: Rise of Cobra" than "Les Amants du Pont-Neuf".
29.God posted on May 11, 2012 at 06:18 PM #hit 0 | hit 0
Gunner is a good name only if your other kids are named Roland and Thompson.
"Taken" was set in Paris too. And one of those "Rush Hour" movies.
But I believe his absolutely favorite movie is the Doris Day-Richard Harris Cinemascope cosmetics-industry caper "Caprice". Ray Walston in drag, the role he was born to play. And those kicky mod skirt ensembles by Ray Aghayan!
When he signs with the Indians, Papelbon will say Cleveland reminds him of Rome.
40.TerpNats posted on May 11, 2012 at 08:49 PM #hit 0 | hit 0
It's unfortunate that Papelbon never got the chance to speak to Ernst Lubitsch:
I've been to Paris France and I've been to Paris Paramount. Paris Paramount is better.
41.TerpNats posted on May 11, 2012 at 08:52 PM #hit 0 | hit 0
Wasn't there some shitty Kate Hudson movie that took place in Paris?
You're probably thinking of "Le Divorce" with Hudson and Naomi Watts, which was actually pretty decent...especially since Leslie Caron had a supporting part.
Definitely by layout. Boston and Paris seem chaotic in design, while William Penn carefully laid out central Philly on a grid.
I think it has to do with designing streets to converge on circles rather than in rectangular grids (I prefer the latter)
47.Hecubot posted on May 12, 2012 at 02:43 AM #hit 0 | hit 0
Are you shitting me? Paris was razed and redesigned from the ground up by Baron Hausmann. It's one of the most famous examples of civic design eradicating the medieval structure of the city and creating the Modern City.
I've spent time in Paris and Philly and here's what they have in common: they're not particularly hilly.
48.Chip posted on May 12, 2012 at 03:08 AM #hit 0 | hit 0
Papelbon, being a renowned authority on the history of city planning, was no doubt referring to the fact that the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia's great civic avenue which broke through William Penn's grid when it was built following World War I, was explicitly modeled on the Champs-Élysées.
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D-cell battery.
I have a hard time believing even this.
Was it "The Young Lions" Paps? "Is Paris Burning"? ...I don't think "Phineas and Ferb: Summer belongs to You" should count.
By whom? A cheese-eating surrender monkey?
The big question is: what movies featuring Paris have Papelbon seen? A guy like him* wouldn't seem to be into highbrow or romantic stuff one typically associates with Paris. Wikipedia has a list of movies set in Paris (of course). Turns out Paris has been destroyed in six movies since 2000, one more than the whole 20th century. If this trend continues, Paris will soon be destroyed in just about every movie.
*) He named his son Gunner!
Like Papelbon, I've never been to Paris. Does it have miles of sprawling slums like Philly?
He also might have watched The Dreamers just for Eva Green. I know I did.
*It has gotten much better over the last 10 years and of course much much much better over the last 40 years.
Wrong.
It has kilometers of sprawling slums.
And?
Phrase your answer very carefully there, Jefe.
It's cheap, it's got beautiful, walkable neighborhoods in the center of the city, good museums, well-preserved history, doesn't feel like any other big city in the country, and its native food culture is centered on sandwiches. I went to a fancy cocktail bar near Rittenhouse in Philadelphia, and the drinks were really excellent and affordable. What I loved is that it's in the style of those annoying faux-speakeasies where the door is below street-level and unmarked, but there's a big sign at street level saying "Franklin Mortgage & Investment Company - Cocktail Bar". Philly doesn't do too-cool-for-school fancy, they put a damn sign outside.
My money is on "The Hottie and the Nottie."
I haven't spent that much time in any of the three cities, but I would have pegged Boston to be more like Paris than Philadelphia is.
One Night in Paris.
Phrase your answer very carefully there, Jefe.
For all the qualities the name Gunner has it is rather lacking in the subtleness department. If it was a movie set in Paris it would be very much more like "GI Joe: Rise of Cobra" than "Les Amants du Pont-Neuf".
I bet he has seen the Bourne Identity (I don't recall whether the other two movies also take place in Paris).
And a girl named Hedy-less?
"Taken" was set in Paris too. And one of those "Rush Hour" movies.
But I believe his absolutely favorite movie is the Doris Day-Richard Harris Cinemascope cosmetics-industry caper "Caprice". Ray Walston in drag, the role he was born to play. And those kicky mod skirt ensembles by Ray Aghayan!
I thought for sure you were linking to this.
Papelbon is probably thinking about Philly's City Hall, which is one of the country's best examples of French Second Empire design.
Definitely by layout. Boston and Paris seem chaotic in design, while William Penn carefully laid out central Philly on a grid.
I think it has to do with designing streets to converge on circles rather than in rectangular grids (I prefer the latter)
I've spent time in Paris and Philly and here's what they have in common: they're not particularly hilly.
I guess you never got to Manayunk or Chestnut Hill. :) But a lot of Philly is flat.
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