Napoleon Dynamite

[Lorena]

Originally Posted by cartman

Yep, I made it through the movie. It was ok, but it didn't match the expectations I had with all of the chatter about the movie. Maybe if I watch it again I'll pickup things I missed, and have an EaglesFan type reaction.

The more I watch it, the more I enjoy it... but that's just me. When a movie gets incredible hype, one expects a certain something and often gets letdown. That's how I felt with Titanic.

[astrosfan64]

Originally Posted by Farrah Whitworth-Rahn

Can someone please explain to me the appeal of this movie?

I don't get it.

Thanks in advance.

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[cthomer5000]

Originally Posted by Shorty3281

Quoting Roger Ebert gives you no credibility to me. He only likes movies that have a nice moral of the story (read Blow's review). Of course he wouldn't like this movie. And to justify a movie's appeal by using 'professional' reviews, come on, no one cares.

Blow was just an awful movie. Disliking it on any grounds is fine... the movie sucked.

And shorty, obviously you care. You're running to the defense of a movie you like just because some critics don't.

[Draft Dodger]

Haven't seen it. I'm a bit gun shy on the silly comedies after seeing the abomination called Super Troopers, a movie that was so horrendously awful I couldn't finish watching it. Then again, I also recently saw Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle ("shotgun anus") and it was one of the funniest things I've seen in a while. It is weird how some comedies work for some people and some don't. (I also liked Dude, Where's My Car?)

[ISiddiqui]

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

Huh. Well, fair dues to you. I guess I feel the same way about folks who dare to think the Star Wars "prequels" are as good as or better than the Original Trilogy.

You know who you are.

Bah... if you see my first post and your first post on their thread, they almost exactly the same (with the exception that I thought it was ok and you loved it). So nyeh.

[ISiddiqui]

Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

Haven't seen it. I'm a bit gun shy on the silly comedies after seeing the abomination called Super Troopers, a movie that was so horrendously awful I couldn't finish watching it. Then again, I also recently saw Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle ("shotgun anus") and it was one of the funniest things I've seen in a while. It is weird how some comedies work for some people and some don't. (I also liked Dude, Where's My Car?)

Harold and Kumar is a comedy masterpiece. I'm with you man! (Oh, and I also laughed at "Dude, Where's My Car". You can make a drinking game where you take a shot every time the movie because even MORE dumb... but that's part of its charm, well, if that's the proper word to use)

[Raven]

Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

Haven't seen it. I'm a bit gun shy on the silly comedies after seeing the abomination called Super Troopers, a movie that was so horrendously awful I couldn't finish watching it. Then again, I also recently saw Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle ("shotgun anus") and it was one of the funniest things I've seen in a while. It is weird how some comedies work for some people and some don't. (I also liked Dude, Where's My Car?)

I hated Super Troopers too. Yet I know some people who think I am crazy for saying that because they think it was hilarious. I thought Harold and Kumar was a bad movie. I laughed at maybe one part. I know someone who loved the movie though, and we completely disagree on it.

Napoleon Dynamite I loved. I had no desire to see it in the theaters, because I didn't know what the movie was supposed to be about. I finally rented it one day and realized it wasn't about anything. I watched it by myself and laughed my ass off. The next day, I watched it with my girlfriend, and it was even funnier.

It's just a hit or miss movie. For every person I know that absolutely loved it, I also know someone who thought it sucked.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Bet I hold out longer than you do.

no way! i'm like that with a lot of this "critically acclaimed movies" too.

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

Haven't seen it. I'm a bit gun shy on the silly comedies after seeing the abomination called Super Troopers, a movie that was so horrendously awful I couldn't finish watching it. Then again, I also recently saw Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle ("shotgun anus") and it was one of the funniest things I've seen in a while. It is weird how some comedies work for some people and some don't. (I also liked Dude, Where's My Car?)

Harold and Kumar was a movie that kept me laughing throughout it the first time I saw it. It really is a great comedy

[Lorena]

Another stupid ass comedy that had me rolling was Ace Ventura Pet Detective. I saw it on TBS (could have TNT) today and couldn't stop laughing.

[ISiddiqui]

The first Ace Ventura actually was pretty funny. The 2nd one sucked, however.

[Lorena]

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

The first Ace Ventura actually was pretty funny. The 2nd one sucked, however.

Yup, I totally agree... the only funny part was the beginning where it spoofed Cliffhanger. The rest was just plain stupid.

[ISiddiqui]

The surprise ending to Ace Ventura 1 had me howling.