1969912 0 #1 March 11, 2007 Anyone seen the movie? Pretty darn funny. Worth watching. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RebeccaW 0 #2 March 11, 2007 Hilarious. But I felt bad for the girl. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
selbbub78 0 #3 March 11, 2007 QuoteAnyone seen the movie? Pretty darn funny. Worth watching. seen it twice while flying... I thought it was going to be stupid the first time I saw it, but it was quite amusing!!! F-U-N-N-Y!!!!!!!!!!!! CReW Skies, bubbles"Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone "The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote) "The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #4 March 11, 2007 QuoteAnyone seen the movie? Pretty darn funny. Worth watching. Saw it twice while on planes. Great movie!! Very funny. Gotta love that family Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #5 March 11, 2007 saw it in the theater. then twice on dvd.... very good study of the intracasies of a not so unsual family.... quite the blend of reality, happiness, sadness, excitement, boredom, aspirations, regrets....and accomplishments. all in one 'blended' family... the spouses were on their second marriage, the step brother and step sister were accurately portrayed as, despondent teen and excited child, the Uncle was 'diagnosed' as troubled, but in fact was quite with it and 'sane', the grandfather WAS offbeat, but his philosphy of life,,, worked for me.... The loyalty, and cohesiveness which was eventually demonstrated by these varying personalities, was heartwarming,,,, in that it gave hope to ALL families, everywhere.... .We all have our share of characters,,,, within our lives and within those around us and often it can be that weird mixture of seemingly incompatible individuals,, which can make for a cohesive UNIT...... Not sure why it has been deemed a comedy,,, though there were many funny , ironic, and humerous parts to it... I would instead call it a "dramedy"... since it touches on many many sensitive subjects...and does so in a light way... i liked that the real 'assholes' were the characters who this family runs into ,,, such as the mass marketing dude,,, who had NO sympathy for the father and HIS dream,,, the hospital lady whose false compassion was palpable,, the pageant director who was a true Bitch,,,and some of the pageant parents.... The cool folks , met along the way, included the VW mechanic who showed them how to push-start the van,,,,the computer GUY, who was willing to register Olive, even though she was 5 minutes late,,,,The father with the headphones,, who stood UP and Cheered for the dancing Family,,,, and yes even that asshole motorcycle cop who fortunately got distracted by the porno mags..... All in all a thought provoking film, which rocked, in spite of the fact that there was not ONE outrageous film set, not one gunfight, and NO computer generated effects..... just good dialouge, and believable acting..... see it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #6 March 12, 2007 Yeah. "Dramedy" is a good description. Lots of real-life problems along with the funny stuff. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #7 March 12, 2007 Meh, I'm glad it lost for Best Picture. It reminded me of crappy road trips in my parent's un air-conditioned car.Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderbow 1 #8 March 12, 2007 That is how I described it, a dramatic comedy. Wasn't sure at first but in the end I really enjoyed it. Especially liked how they made those child beauty pagents look as stupid as they really are.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lord, let me be the person my dog thinks I am. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peej 0 #9 March 12, 2007 I saw on a flight the other day and thought that it was awesome edited to remove a tiny spoiler Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sweetjava77 0 #10 March 14, 2007 I love anything with Steve Carrell in it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
