Runtime:
91 minutes
Directed
by: Howard Deutch
Starring:
Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening, Robert
Prosky
From:
Universal
What
a past couple of days I had. In short, a tooth got infected and this
morning the side of my face with the tooth was really swollen. I went
to the dentist for an unplanned visit, and yeah I got medication to
deal with it for today, but tomorrow I'll have to visit a specialist
and likely I'll be getting a root canal soon, which I am not thrilled
about... but, if it makes the toothache go away, I'll be thankful for
it.
I
could have watched several different things today, but as I am really
tired from the past few days and not getting as much sleep as usual,
I figured I should watch a comedy, and one that I enjoyed as a kid
along with the rest of my family and thankfully I still enjoy the
movie as an adult. It is a nice reminder of the 80's and early 90's,
where John Candy was awesome and he appeared in many memorable films,
and where John Hughes wrote and produced many memorable films, as he
did here. What great memories.
The
plot: Common man Chet Ripley (Candy) and his family go up to rural
northern Wisconsin for a retreat in a quaint small resort town.
Unexpectedly, Chet's brother in law Roman Craig (Aykroyd)-the most
stereotypical yuppie Mercedes-Benz driving know-it-all and his family
decide to stay with the Ripley family, leading to arguments, wacky
moments, tales of killer bears that are actually true, raccoons that
speak in subtitles, and even some romance.
This
is simply a fun and entertaining movie with physical comedy and funny
lines/situations (such as learning that hot dogs are made from lips
and assholes), such as water skiing gone wrong and what happens when
a bat enters a cabin and the men of the families try to get rid of
the critter. Seeing how yuppies deal with a rural town in the woods
goes about how you'd expect. If you enjoy the comedies from the 80's
and you haven't seen this, you should, and not just for the nostalgic
memories. A bear gets the hair on the top of his head shot off by a
shotgun! If you don't laugh at that description, you probably
shouldn't see this; however, I imagine that many will at least get
some laughs from it.
I'll
be back Wednesday night, or at least I hope to be. If I don't post
until after that, I'll be fine but the oral surgery thing got in the
way.
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