Posted by Drunker than Hell at ac823b25.ipt.aol.com on December 26, 2000 at 17:41:15:
In Reply to: Why posted by CrescentFreshDude on December 26, 2000 at 17:07:08:
: First of all, let me state a few things - It's not 'smart funny', nor is it
: clever. In fact, the commercials made me cringe. But, I found myself at the
: theater over the weekend w/ nothing to watch, so I thought I'd check it
: out. Let's see...How to describe it? This movie is TOTAL nonsense humor.
: VERY funny, as long as you dig things that happen for no apparent reason.
: It's like a movie I would make w/ my friends if we had a big enough budget.
: For those of you who arn't exactly familiar w/ what nonsense humor IS, here
: are some examples - Spaceghost Coast to Coast. SOME of Kids in the Hall.
: Sifl and Olly. The movie Skitzopolis. These are all fine examples. Try to
: keep in mind, though, that this is a mainstream movie, so it's not on par
: w/ other staples of nonsense humor, but I've never laughed at a movie
: harder in my life. Just thought I'd
Yeah it's called stupid Juvenile Humour. My Ex Wife used to love the revenge of the Nerds Movies too. She was also a Big Phony Horror movie fan I.E. all the Friday The 13ths and all the Nighmare on Elm Streets (which I'll admit weren't as worn out).
But she never understood true horror like Kubricks "The Shining". Man that movie still scares the crap outta me
Mike