Re: BRIDESMAIDS
Posted: April 3rd, 2012, 6:08 pm
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I just feel I have to add one more bit in my own defense. I went back and read the article again and nowhere did the man state that he did NOT like the movie. Michigan, I think you have his comments mixed up with mine. In accord, I did not say I did not like the movie, but I did not like the type of comedy that was offered. I agree Kristan Wiig cannot be compared to the Lucy Balls, Roz Russells, etc. of old which is why I used Holiday as an example of today's possible comedy. The writers did not feel obligated to sink to bodily functions for laughs as most of today's writers do. You see that kind of scene in almost every comedy that comes out today, including Disney. My point was that the writers were able to find comedy in the situations his stars found themselves in. e.g. Cameron's relief at finding the two women's names were his daughters and not girlfriends. Jack Black acting out a whole movie in one minute at the rental store. These are 'feel good' moments. Comedies don't have to make you roar with gusto every time, a 90 or 120 minute flow of charm and smiles will also improve your bad temper. Neither Mr. Farr, nor I said we did not like the movie, I said, and he implicated we were disappointed in the comedic aspect after months of advertising that promised wild hilarity, but, as usual, the trailer/ads/promos all showed the few funny scenarios. So, if you've seen the trailer or ad, you've seen all the true comedy offered in the movie.
I love comedy, but I don't like slapstick which is why I don't care for the 3 stooges, or the Marx Brothers, but a My Girl Friday, A Glass Bottomed Boat and others of that type are what I wait for.
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I just feel I have to add one more bit in my own defense. I went back and read the article again and nowhere did the man state that he did NOT like the movie. Michigan, I think you have his comments mixed up with mine. In accord, I did not say I did not like the movie, but I did not like the type of comedy that was offered. I agree Kristan Wiig cannot be compared to the Lucy Balls, Roz Russells, etc. of old which is why I used Holiday as an example of today's possible comedy. The writers did not feel obligated to sink to bodily functions for laughs as most of today's writers do. You see that kind of scene in almost every comedy that comes out today, including Disney. My point was that the writers were able to find comedy in the situations his stars found themselves in. e.g. Cameron's relief at finding the two women's names were his daughters and not girlfriends. Jack Black acting out a whole movie in one minute at the rental store. These are 'feel good' moments. Comedies don't have to make you roar with gusto every time, a 90 or 120 minute flow of charm and smiles will also improve your bad temper. Neither Mr. Farr, nor I said we did not like the movie, I said, and he implicated we were disappointed in the comedic aspect after months of advertising that promised wild hilarity, but, as usual, the trailer/ads/promos all showed the few funny scenarios. So, if you've seen the trailer or ad, you've seen all the true comedy offered in the movie.
I love comedy, but I don't like slapstick which is why I don't care for the 3 stooges, or the Marx Brothers, but a My Girl Friday, A Glass Bottomed Boat and others of that type are what I wait for.
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