Posted by Chiusano at 216.34.56.12 on August 19, 2001 at 12:27:52:
Due to a mix-up that was partially my fault, we got to the movie late, right at the part where the nun boots Jay out of the car. So I missed Jay and Bob as kids, missed Brodie, missed Holden, missed Carlin, missed a new disclaimer, missed B. Buster & Smalls' names, missed EVERYTHING. How much screentime did I miss here? 15, 20 minutes?
Also missed the end credits, thanks to the impatient fucks I was with. To say nothing of The Others. Blast! I'm seriously gonna HAVE to go back on Friday now. Above all else, I missed Brodie! I was so heartbroken when I realized this.
But I liked the movie. It's more a shoot-the-works party than a real movie, but it's a good time (even though I don't even feel like I saw it, due to all I missed). It's not my favorite of the five, but it's a worthy addition. And it must set a record for sheer number of in-jokes in a single film.
Too bad Kev altered Jay's Apes rant with the Statue of Liberty. If he'd stuck with the Ape Lincoln thing, it would've been the best joke in the film.
B. Wolfe