Stupid movie guilty pleasures
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One of the funniest we have seen is Death at a Funeral, the original English version. It brought tears to our eyes with non-stop craziness evolving every minute.
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Death At A Funeral (2007)
After the unexpected death of a British patriarch, the dead man’s secrets leave the rest of his family with comical complications.
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johneh
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Was watching that one today with my daughter. Classic! We watch it every year, with fewer "deleted scenes" by dad, we're pretty much down to just fast-forwarding past the car rental desk scene at their current ages.
It always bugs me that they chopped out a key part of the story, which left the movie not really making sense. Neal's wife thought he was having an affair, and knowing this is key to making sense of the phone calls, and all the drama of the scene when they arrived home. I think that's why John Candy's character got a sexually-ambiguous name ("Del"), as part of the plot was to have Neal's wife wondering if he was hopping around the country with a woman.
I just watched a limited series that I really enjoyed, but I’m sure history won’t treat kindly: “All the light you can’t see”, on Netflix.
Another is Jamestown on PBS, which started strong. But it got so stupid in season 3, that I don’t know how the director even managed to look at himself in the mirror, each day. Talk about totally ruining a great franchise…
Another is Jamestown on PBS, which started strong. But it got so stupid in season 3, that I don’t know how the director even managed to look at himself in the mirror, each day. Talk about totally ruining a great franchise…
Good tip, looks like it's based on the Anthony Doerr book. He's a good writer. I read Cloud Cuckoo Land last year.
Agreed. It ended up a disappointment after a good start. Too bad.
We recently watch a Netflix movie that sounded interesting and had a great cast of actors but turned out really bad, in spite of all the promo hype. My suggestion for Leave the World Behind is to leave the movie behind instead. It's poorly directed and loses all credibility about halfway through. Though it maybe fodder for preppers and conspiracy theorists, this one is a dud.
I never pay enough attention to credits, but I would have to assume there were some major changes in writing staff between seasons 2 and 3? Or were they following some book series for the first two seasons, and then had to start making up their own plots for season 3?
I guess it'd be fair to say there was still plenty to enjoy in season 3, especially my favorite character (James R.) finally getting some more plot attention. But I could've done without the entire episode dedicated to chasing a mystical horse, and all of the governor's silly dream sequences.
I guess it wasn't that season 3 was terrible on it's own, but that it was just so much "less great" than the prior two.
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yooperdave
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We haven't watched it this time around yet so I'll have to let you know. There is that possibility for sure. That movie has so much to make the weak cry. Humor has been lost it seems.