Comments on: So insufferably precious http://www.statehighwayone.com/2010/07/so-insufferably-precious/ want to ask but afraid to know Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:24:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alana http://www.statehighwayone.com/2010/07/so-insufferably-precious/comment-page-1/#comment-2185 Alana Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:03:15 +0000 http://www.statehighwayone.com/?p=1848#comment-2185 If you ever manage to get a chance to see it you should watch this. <a href="http://www.troubleismybusiness.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.troubleismybusiness.com/</a> Real kids with real problems in our backyard. They aren't doing a general release of the movie because they felt that it would give too much possibly negative attention to the students in it if their mates could hop down to their local video store to watch it. I was lucky enough to catch it during the short time it was at the movies and it only made we want to be a teacher more. If you ever manage to get a chance to see it you should watch this. http://www.troubleismybusiness.com/

Real kids with real problems in our backyard. They aren't doing a general release of the movie because they felt that it would give too much possibly negative attention to the students in it if their mates could hop down to their local video store to watch it. I was lucky enough to catch it during the short time it was at the movies and it only made we want to be a teacher more.

]]> By: Longinius Howard http://www.statehighwayone.com/2010/07/so-insufferably-precious/comment-page-1/#comment-1942 Longinius Howard Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:41:13 +0000 http://www.statehighwayone.com/?p=1848#comment-1942 It makes me think back to a movie from my youth, "Kids". That was a brutal depiction, with the HIV plot, of street life for New York kids. But it seemed plausible because of it was subtle. The early seasons of "The Wire" were the same. Precious had the Oprah -brand seal of approval. That should have been my first warning sign. - L Howard It makes me think back to a movie from my youth, "Kids". That was a brutal depiction, with the HIV plot, of street life for New York kids. But it seemed plausible because of it was subtle. The early seasons of "The Wire" were the same. Precious had the Oprah -brand seal of approval. That should have been my first warning sign. – L Howard

]]> By: Cate http://www.statehighwayone.com/2010/07/so-insufferably-precious/comment-page-1/#comment-1927 Cate Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:04:02 +0000 http://www.statehighwayone.com/?p=1848#comment-1927 Not sure about the Dangerfield part, but otherwise I think you've hit the nail on the head, Longinius. Although Precious is still a better movie than Inception. Not sure about the Dangerfield part, but otherwise I think you've hit the nail on the head, Longinius. Although Precious is still a better movie than Inception.

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