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Their oral report was very embarrassing

posted 15 years ago by CasseroleWorshipper
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does anyone else get that feeling?

I thought they made fools out of themselves with the report. the audience was very much into it, but for all they knew the historical figures were just random dickweeds in costumes, and the report overall was just very dumb in the film's context.

I felt embarrassed for bill & ted and that stopped me from enjoying the movie a little.

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[–] denny7777 15 years ago

but it was the climax of the whole movie
didn't it give you that warm cuddly feeling on the inside, like you were a part of something?

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[–] carzy_6 15 years ago

I thought they made fools out of themselves with the report. the audience was very much into it, but for all they knew the historical figures were just random dickweeds in costumes, and the report overall was just very dumb in the film's context.

But I also think that's kind of the point; even with the historical figures as guys in costumes, Bill and Ted's report was more impressive than all the others. Nobody else thought to get guys in costumes.

And generally, it was a fairly dumb movie. Bill and Ted actually bothering to study up enough to provide the information that they did (and learning to pronounce Socrates' name correctly) was actually one of their more intelligent moments.

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[–] Max06 15 years ago

How long is the presentation supposed to be? Lincoln says about "7 minutes ago", but it would seem at a guess more like 17 minutes.

[–] HikerBoy57 14 years ago

He actually says "four score and seven minutes ago", which would be 87 minutes.

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[–] king_of_bob 10 years ago

If only Americans knew what "fourscore" meant. Considering it's the opening line to one of the greatest speeches in their own history. :P

Four = 4
Score = 20
Fourscore = 4x20 = 80

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[–] WorldSacred 9 years ago

Would the 87 minutes refer to Lincoln embarking on the journey with Bill and Ted? So, by the time he got his part on stage, it could have been 30 minutes, for all we know.

[–] jstang411 15 years ago

When is the last time you saw a high school report? Bill & Ted's would be an award winner.

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[–] Lem_Fliggity 14 years ago

This is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen posted on IMDb. Bill & Ted's report had the production values of a show in Vegas. You know how many people go watch live actors play historical figures? It's called theater, retard.

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[–] mikey1969 14 years ago

//"does anyone else get that feeling?"//

Nope, seems like you're the only one.

[–] FrmSyriaWithLuv 14 years ago

^^^I agree!

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Ted: Noah's Wife?

[–] BrainGremlin 14 years ago

I agree that it was a bit awkward. Yes, it was very thorough, kind of impressive, and beyond everyone else's report. But it seemed silly and childish, like they were teaching history to kindergarten kids. It was by far the best, but it was also far from cool. I really think most of the audience would shout "lame!" if this was real life. Especially the sports douches. I highly doubt they would cheer and applaud such a presentation.

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[–] megdownthehatch 14 years ago

I don't think they would be completely annoyed by it, but you're right about the students probably not giving that kind of applause. I thought it helped make Bill & Ted's report look better by showing blips of two others. "Instead of saying, 'Let them Eat Cake', perhaps Marie Antoinette would say, 'Let them eat fast food'" and the other thing about the aristocrats made the report seem overly boring. And of course, "San Dimas High School Football Rules!" doesn't make any of the other students look too smart.

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[–] king_of_bob 10 years ago

But it seemed silly and childish, like they were teaching history to kindergarten kids.

Uhh... It's high school. They are kids.

I really think most of the audience would shout "lame!" if this was real life. Especially the sports douches. I highly doubt they would cheer and applaud such a presentation.

Then you are obviously completely out of touch with youth.

Prof. Farnsworth: Oh. A lesson in not changing history from Mr. I'm-My-Own-Grandpa!

[–] BrainGremlin 10 years ago

Uhh... It's high school. They are kids.

Hence the kindergarten distinction.

Then you are obviously completely out of touch with youth.

Entirely possible. For what it's worth, I was 18 when I wrote that and did have a vivid memory of my time in school. I might have read everyone wrong to begin with, but I do feel an audience of that age would sooner look at each other skeptically than they'd let out cheers and applause, or at least try to hide their enjoyment. I will certainly agree that the "lame!" shout wouldn't occur, though I would expect it from a jock in an '80s film. Ah, whatever. No sense in arguing with Cthulhu.

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[–] king_of_bob 10 years ago

After seeing all the other reports, I would have been super pumped to see someone who actually put effort into their presentation. I don't know if they had this at your school board, but when I was a kid we used to have to write similar oral reports. If ANYONE had ever given a presentation like in this movie, they would have won for sure.

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[–] joe_538 9 years ago

I do feel an audience of that age would sooner look at each other skeptically than they'd let out cheers and applause

They did respond cynically at first, Billy the Kid shooting the light out turned things around.

[–] thepinkrabbit 9 years ago

OMg , "it's high school they are kids " OMg... are you saying americans are total idiots?? I think they are as someone in the reviews said he had to watched this movies because it was showed in his class. ( what kind of teacher would show the student such crap?! it has zero education value on the contrary it depicts completely wrongful character ( oh by the way if you choose a character that is supposed to speak french, then make him speak french! with a budget that high you can afford it.)

Now I read SAT and this is the level we have at the last year of what you call middle school.. Their " report" is actually less than what we learn before middle school. Around 7 years old you know who all theses guys are and when they lived.

This movie is B, Z whatever crap. I'm really shock to see so many people like it and think it has any value at all. That's really scary to think usa have such a low education level. ( it's proved every year in PISA test but still.. to actually see it.. Chineses are going to beat you hard, real hard. so please try to defend occidental values, for god sake work harder !! at 13 I was working 10 hours a day : 8 hours of courses and 1-2 hours of homework.

[–] Lunchbox-3 14 years ago

I think most of the students would like it. All the other reports were probably a bit boring. Bill & Ted's, even if they thought it was cheesy, was at least more entertaining. It was eye candy. Dynamic. The jocks would probably eat up B&T's dumb humor and the honor students (and teachers) would be impressed that B&T knew enough of the subject matter to cover so many historical figures with facts, dates and personalities. The only question the professor should be asking is if two brain-dead F students could have actually accomplished this on their own. The rock-star presentation and somewhat childish grasp of the subject matter might actually convince people that B&T came up with it themselves. All in all, it couldn't have gone much better for them.

[–] Madman-10 14 years ago

Bill & Ted's hamming it up with So-Crates and Genghis Kahn going *beep* with a stick VS 'It's Computers'

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[–] gabby_bm 14 years ago

I believe it was a most triumphant presentation. There is one little problem... they were all about to be dismissed early. That creates a lot of animosity in a high school audience.

Still, the music was rockin' and the presentation entertaining. That may not win their hearts and minds, but it still beats waiting for a school bus in San Dimas in the middle of June.

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