I'm a Howard Stern fan and became an Artie fan when he replaced Jackie (F Jackie!). I went to this movie with the sole purpose of supporting Artie. The "T&A comedies about drunk party guys" genre is not usually what i PAY to see, but hey, it's either that or pay $13 a month to listen to Artie go crazy from utter failure... (come to think of it, that would have been classic radio!). I was very surprised at this movie! Sure there is the stuff you would expect to see, but I was shocked that some of it was touching. I cared about "Artie" and wanted things to work out with him and his girlfriend! The critics need to lighten up a bit, it never claimed to be Citizen Kane! I think it's far better than most movies of this type, and with the right word of mouth and a wider release(which it's getting thanks to good weekend box office numbers) it could find a place with such classics like Animal House and Caddyshack! I rooted for the good guys and hated the bad guy, and isn't that what going to the movies has been about for a hundred years? Now when is Beer League 2 coming....?
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It's a Holiday Classic!!!
16 October 2005
Throughout the 6 years The Nanny was on TV, it was a tribute to the classic sitcoms that came before it. She's paid tribute to everything from The Dick Van Dyke show..(Ann Guilbert who played Millie on there was Grandma Yetta), to Laverne and Shirley. What sitcom in the '90's featured Ray Charles, Donald O'Connor, Lanie Kazan, Shari Lewis & Lambchop, Carol Channing, Tyne Daley, Twiggy, Milton Berle .. the list goes on and on.
Given all that, it should be no surprise the Nanny Cartoon Christmas Special is a tribute to all the classic Holiday cartoons. In a matter of seconds, Fran (who is walking Chester the dog) gets dragged up and down the stairs, up to the bedroom and out the window, gets blown around outside, and hit on the head by a bell ringer's bell (Dorothy had it easy). This leads to the north pole, where Fran and Brighton (who has lost his Christmas spirit of giving) meet Santa and his elf (Mr. Sheffeild and Niles). The villain, as in the show, is CC the Abombinable Babcock (a big storm cloud).
It has some classic lines and moments.. My favorites.. FRAN: (commenting on everything at the north pole being edible) "It's a test.. I know it's a test" BRIGHTON: "...and it's all FREE!" FRAN: "I fail!"
(Fran sees Santa's castle and is impressed) THE ELF: "Well.. Santa is the second richest man in the North Pole" FRAN: "Who's the richest?" THE ELF: "The dentist" (Rimshot) (Fran and the Elf laugh) FRAN: "Is he single?"
(Fran confronts CC) FRAN: "LISTEN SWEETIE" (CC blows Fran away and into Santa's castle and lands on Mr. Sheffields desk) FRAN: (to CC) "We'll talk later honey"
I loved The Nanny from day one, and this has become one of my favorite holiday specials of all time!
Given all that, it should be no surprise the Nanny Cartoon Christmas Special is a tribute to all the classic Holiday cartoons. In a matter of seconds, Fran (who is walking Chester the dog) gets dragged up and down the stairs, up to the bedroom and out the window, gets blown around outside, and hit on the head by a bell ringer's bell (Dorothy had it easy). This leads to the north pole, where Fran and Brighton (who has lost his Christmas spirit of giving) meet Santa and his elf (Mr. Sheffeild and Niles). The villain, as in the show, is CC the Abombinable Babcock (a big storm cloud).
It has some classic lines and moments.. My favorites.. FRAN: (commenting on everything at the north pole being edible) "It's a test.. I know it's a test" BRIGHTON: "...and it's all FREE!" FRAN: "I fail!"
(Fran sees Santa's castle and is impressed) THE ELF: "Well.. Santa is the second richest man in the North Pole" FRAN: "Who's the richest?" THE ELF: "The dentist" (Rimshot) (Fran and the Elf laugh) FRAN: "Is he single?"
(Fran confronts CC) FRAN: "LISTEN SWEETIE" (CC blows Fran away and into Santa's castle and lands on Mr. Sheffields desk) FRAN: (to CC) "We'll talk later honey"
I loved The Nanny from day one, and this has become one of my favorite holiday specials of all time!
Corpse Bride
(2005)
So far... the BEST!
20 September 2005
I can't claim to be a huge Tim Burton fanatic, I really like his animated films. I think this is his best! Most of my comments will probably make those Burton devotees think about skipping this... DON'T! There's plenty sick corpse humor to keep you happy.
This film is pure artwork. Tim Burton has discovered the other 60 or so crayons in the jumbo box. Very often I found myself thinking it was computer animated! There's almost a Disney feel to the movements of the Corpse Bride... 'til the magical last frame of film. You'll know what I mean when you see it. Where Shrek thought it was hip to do a bit a Disney bashing, this film is a tribute to all that is great about fairy tales. Full of wonder... drama... mystery... humor and love! Every studio who releases animated films should study this one good. Most "family" films are made for kids, with those pop culture references to keep adults from going stir crazy! I sat in a theater where adult couples, twenty somethings and families with kids were all laughing at the same parts! Nothing too scary.. if your kid can handle Beetlejuice, they'll love this! Too bad there's a separate Animation category at the Oscars... This could have found itself the 2nd animated movie in history nominated for Best Picture! Go see it again and again and again!
This film is pure artwork. Tim Burton has discovered the other 60 or so crayons in the jumbo box. Very often I found myself thinking it was computer animated! There's almost a Disney feel to the movements of the Corpse Bride... 'til the magical last frame of film. You'll know what I mean when you see it. Where Shrek thought it was hip to do a bit a Disney bashing, this film is a tribute to all that is great about fairy tales. Full of wonder... drama... mystery... humor and love! Every studio who releases animated films should study this one good. Most "family" films are made for kids, with those pop culture references to keep adults from going stir crazy! I sat in a theater where adult couples, twenty somethings and families with kids were all laughing at the same parts! Nothing too scary.. if your kid can handle Beetlejuice, they'll love this! Too bad there's a separate Animation category at the Oscars... This could have found itself the 2nd animated movie in history nominated for Best Picture! Go see it again and again and again!
Manos: The Hands of Fate
(1966)
I Have All The ANSWERS!!!
15 June 2005
Well... not all the answers. I read in Entertainment Weekly last week all about this movie. Seems it started as a bet. Hal Warren thought directing a movie was easy. Anyone could do it. Hal Warren was given some money and the rest is history. Most of the people working on the film knew something was up. They all agreed to do it in return for shares of the profits. But in Producers fashion, the shares added up to 300%! In the end, the only casts members to be "paid" were the little girl (a bicycle) and the dog (50 lb bag of dog food). They knew they were in trouble, but were assured all the mistakes could be fixed in some magic editing room. Which ceased to be an option when the money started running out. There was a premiere which the casts went to.. all but Torgo, who committed suicide a few weeks earlier (not resulting from being in the movie). It was at the premiere the cast found out their voices were all dubbed! There was silence for about 15 minutes.. then some chuckles.. which evolved into out and out laughter! The producer and director didn't stay, and went to a bar. The place where it was filmed is still around and somewhat of a cult tourist attraction. The little girl remembers the guy who played Torgo as being the nicest, but others thought he was on acid the whole time!. The girl remembered the director as someone who yelled all the time and wasn't very nice. Say what you will about this movie.. it certainly has it's place in history, but people need to stop calling it "genius" or "classic". It's also wrong to compare it this to Ed Wood Jr. At least he had passion about what he was doing.. he thought he was making classics.. Manos: The Hands Of Fate was made on a bet!
Madagascar
(2005)
Another so-so computer animated flick
14 June 2005
Seems they can make them look like Pixar... taste like Pixar... but do they FEEL like Pixar??? Sadly, no. This film is cute, but lacking a lot. Four animal friends in a city zoo get transported to "the wild" through a very thin plot. If it weren't for the penguins and a little old lady in Grand Central Station I wouldn't have laughed out loud. It's a tribute to Disney that I can believe a Fairy Godmother can turn a pumpkin into a beautiful carriage to carry Cinderella to the ball.. but some of the things Madagascar expect you to believe is WAY too much.
Serious animation fans will have a problem with the sudden ending... left me feeling cheated. I'm sure young kids will like this a lot.. so buy it for them when it comes out on DVD.. but save your $10 and skip it in the theater. My hope is someday these sub par computer animated films they crank out at such a fast pace, which seems to make the storyline suffer.. will cause an outcry for the return of classic, hand-drawn animation!
Serious animation fans will have a problem with the sudden ending... left me feeling cheated. I'm sure young kids will like this a lot.. so buy it for them when it comes out on DVD.. but save your $10 and skip it in the theater. My hope is someday these sub par computer animated films they crank out at such a fast pace, which seems to make the storyline suffer.. will cause an outcry for the return of classic, hand-drawn animation!
A Sinful Life
(1989)
My own personal cult classic!
24 September 2004
Shame this is fading... it should get more respect than it does. It's very John Waters, yes... but these people can act. I channel surfed into this one night and couldn't believe it. It's become my own personal cult film. I spring it on the avg. John Waters fan and they like it a lot. The basic storyline revolves around an ex-dancer/present day drunk, Claire Vin Blanc, and her odd daughter "Baby". I say odd because the actress who plays he is at least 20 years old. But the movie is all flashback, so she's done up like a baby doll. Baby is constantly late for school and her teacher decides to visit the home. This leads to a disaster and the teacher threatens to have poor Baby removed from the abusive home. Not much of a plot. But along the way, Claire screws the janitor (come see me tomorrow.. i want you to "snake my tub"), dishes with her rather masculine neighbor, Theresa (the photographer said I look like a young Pam Dawber)... and, in an effort to get a new sofa to make her house more presentable for the teacher, she seduces another neighbor who is a religious nut and the head of the credit dept. at Sears (he has a preference for the grosser passages in the Bible).
It wraps up pretty neat and quick, but i love this movie. My favorite scene...When Claire first has sex with the janitor in her bedroom..
they are blurry "doing it" on the bed, and the camera pans over to 2 cockroaches on her dresser "doing it" also!!! If you can find this check it out!
It wraps up pretty neat and quick, but i love this movie. My favorite scene...When Claire first has sex with the janitor in her bedroom..
they are blurry "doing it" on the bed, and the camera pans over to 2 cockroaches on her dresser "doing it" also!!! If you can find this check it out!
Ziggy's Gift
(1982 TV Short)
A True Classic!!!
6 February 2003
This is a classic Christmas cartoon that deserves to be watched every year. Why it's not shown anymore is beyond me, but I bought this on video YEARS ago. It's a typical feel good story, like Charlie Brown or The Grinch... but it's simpler. Ziggy wants to help others during the holiday season. He takes a job ringing a bell, dressed like Santa and collect for the poor. But the man who hired him is running a scam and keeping the money. There's also a thief, who's after Ziggy and his money. And a cop... who's after the phony Santas. But more than the money, the thief wants the kettle, for it seems to have magical powers. The thief reaches in for something for himself and finds the kettle empty. Ziggy uses it to help others. It will make you feel great and want to watch it every year!
Auntie Mame
(1958)
The best movie ever made!!!
17 January 2003
I love this movie... for so many reasons. The biggest being she reminds me of my Mom-Mom. Always full of love for the ones she holds dear, full of adventure, and full of LIFE! This movie is long... but NEVER boring, as we follow the highs and lows of two lost souls thrown together by circumstance, and how each end up better for knowing one another. If everyone had an Auntie Mame in their life i KNOW the world would be a better place. I'll leave the plot line for others to explain... (and over explain). This is simply a fun movie to watch over and over again. I love the story... sort of a male Cinderella story, as Patrick, a quiet, somewhat neglected boy is sent to live with his free-spirited Auntie Mame. I can sum up this movie with a line from the original trailer... "All the JOY in the world, for all the world to ENJOY"!!!
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