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Fun with Dick & Jane (2005) - 19 Points
Chuckles 19, Laughs 7, Belly Laughs 1 Notes: This movie was leaving Netflix soon so I thought I would watch it for the first time. This movie stars Jim Carrey, Tea Leoni, Alec Baldwin and Richard Jenkins. It was also produced by Jim Carrey so I was pretty excited to watch it. This movie is stressful, maybe more for me than most people because I've hit rock bottom (twice) in my life and I got that horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach when Jim Carrey lost his great job and his world spiraled. I almost stopped watching it because it's like being around someone who has a contagious disease - you don't want to catch the "poor." Yes, there are chuckles and a few funny moments but classifying this movie as a comedy seems like a bit of a stretch. I did enjoy the ending though so there's that.... It's not a fun movie despite the title. Would I watch it again? No, I had a hard time watching it the first time.
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Chuckles 45, Laughs 12, Belly Laughs 5
Notes: John Candy and Macaulay Culkin headline this underrated John Hughes comedy, which again is set in Chicago and it looks like the same house used in Planes, Trains and Automobiles that Steve Martin lived in. I honestly like Macaulay Culkin more in this movie than the Home Alone series and this is one of my favorite John Candy roles as well. Jean Louisa Kelly plays the annoying teenager so well, you honestly can't stand her. My favorite scene is where John Candy goes to visit the principal who has a crazy mole on her face. "My friends call me Melanoma Head!" Ok, Laurie Metcalf plays the nosy neighbor from across the street and she is amazing - very funny as well! Uncle Buck's car is hilarious and my parents had a car like that. It didn't have all the smoke in the back but it made hugely embarrassing sounds in public and I was a teenager at the time so I can totally relate to the horror! It's not my favorite John Hughes movie but I truly did enjoy it. Would I watch it again? Yes. Chuckles 17, Laughs 10, Belly Laughs 2
Notes: This is a weird movie. I saw it was leaving Netflix soon so I rolled the dice and watched it. I'm glad I did! When two aspiring actors meet in an acting class and travel to LA to become stars - sounds like an all-too-familiar story. But in this one, one of them has talent, the other one (without talent who and is from God-only-knows-where-in-the-world with that crazy accent) doesn't make it, he takes things into his own hands and writes a movie. This film stars James Franco in really my favorite role ever. James is also the director. It also stars Dave Franco (who I was not familiar with) and features Seth Rogen. This is an A24 Film. Need I say more? Whowsa! I can see how it created a cult following. Weird. Would I watch it again? Yes. I feel like I need to just to take it all in and see it in all it's splendor. |
AuthorIf there' s one thing I've always been good at, it's laughing and identifying with a remarkable degree of accuracy, the source of that laughter. For I am SKOL; (The) Scandinavian King Of Laughter! 
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