Film Reviewsblack comedy / Christmas Stories / Friday Film Review / spoof25 Comments
Blackadder’s A Christmas Carol (1988) Genre: Spoof Grade: A “Bad guys have all the fun.” No, right now I’m not in a very serious Christmas mood. Let’s have some fun with it, I say. And what better way than with Edmund Ebneezer Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson), his trusty sidekick Baldrick (Tony ... more >
Film Reviewsblack comedy / Christmas Stories / crime / Friday Film Review11 Comments
Bad Santa (aka Bad(der) Santa) (2003) Genre: Holiday/Crime/Comedy Grade: B “Can I at least take the hat off?” – Willie “No, I love the hat!” – Sue Don’t get me wrong. I love Christmas. I love decorating my trees and the outside porch. I love it when someone opens my ... more >
Film Reviewsblack comedy / Friday Film Review / revenge-plot25 Comments
Ruthless People (1986) Genre: Crime Comedy Grade: B+ It’s hard for me to believe this film is 25 years old now. Time flies…But while the styles and fashions are (thankfully) long gone, I still laugh my head off at the funny lines, great performances and intricate plot. Most of the ... more >
Film Reviewsblack comedy / Friday Film Review / second chances13 Comments
Undertaking Betty (aka Plots with a View) (2002) Genre: Romance/Black Comedy Grade: B- I like Brenda Blethyn, Alfred Molina, Christopher Walken and Robert Pugh and the premise sounded fun so I rented this from Netflix not expecting more than an enjoyable hour and a half of entertainment. That’s about what ... more >
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(National Lampoon’s) Vacation (1983) Genre: Spoof/Dark Comedy Grade: B Back in 1983, a friend and I had nothing better to do one Saturday than catch some movies. We chose “Krull” and “National Lampoon’s Vacation.” You can see which movie I’ve chosen to review. [nggallery id=102] When Clark W. Griswold (Chevy ... more >
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Raising Arizona (1987) Genre: I can’t categorize this one. Comedy, drama, screwball? Grade: A My initial exposure to “Raising Arizona” was in the theater when it was first released. A friend talked me into going to it and thus I had no clue what I was getting myself into. At ... more >