Iambaytor Posted January 5, 2007 Posted January 5, 2007 No I've seen it several times just not bought it and I hadn't seen it in a while so I thought it was overdue for a place in my collection.
JunkerSeed Posted January 5, 2007 Posted January 5, 2007 Very cute movie. On the quirky family movie scale I put it above "The Squid and the Whale" but below "In America." It's very hard not to be laughing by the end. I can see why this is banking so much.
HypnotizinChikns Posted January 6, 2007 Posted January 6, 2007 I rented it christmas eve, my husband and I were supposed to watch it while wrapping presents, we didn't get any wrapping done. Really good movie. I thought the teen brother did a great job, and the daughter. All of the family relationships complemented each despite how different everyone was. I have to agree with the Dakota Fanning comment. I've been hating that twit for years now.
Iambaytor Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 I finally picked this up and no, I wouldn't classify it as a dark comedy. Yes there's some pretty serious subject matter here but I classify dark comedy as a movie that makes a joke out of the pain and suffering of others (I.E. Employee of the Month, Very Bad Things, pretty much every movie that Danny DeVito or Christina Applegate have ever been in) but this one never really cast a humorous light on the serious stuff Except for maybe stealing grandpa's body and putting it in the bus but even that wasn't terribly dark but I did really enjoy this movie, it wasn't as funny as I thought it would be but I still thought it was great. And I think Steve Carrell's character Frank was quite possibly the best gay character in a movie ever because they played him like it should be played, no bringing up the subject every 15 minutes as if we'd forgotten or some shit, no dressing in drag. Frank had to be my favorite character in the movie by far.
Reverend Jax Posted February 2, 2007 Author Posted February 2, 2007 Very cute movie. On the quirky family movie scale I put it above "The Squid and the Whale" but below "In America." I find it odd that you would describe "In America" as quirky. Anyway, Baytor, I think your definition of "dark comedy" is a tad narrow. I mean, most dark comedies are about finding humor is suffering, but I think it can be broader. Anyway, it's just splitting hairs for me.
Iambaytor Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 Yeah I understand where you're coming from but I just always take dark comedies to mean that they have a dark sense of humor which this one didn't really though the subject matter in it was quite dark but no different than say Forrest Gump.
Reverend Jax Posted February 2, 2007 Author Posted February 2, 2007 Forrest Gump was sappy though, bordering on trite (sp?). You have to admit this one was if not dark, then a bit twisted?
Iambaytor Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 A little, but I don't know all the dark subject matter such as Frank's suicide attempt, the son's thing with flying, Grandpa's drug use, etc. was played out pretty serious. Granted the entire pageant was indeed twisted and so were several other moments. I guess it could pass as dark comedy, but just barely.
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