WAAAY BETTER THAN SNL
Added 11/8/2009
Remember the big criticism of movies based on an SNL skit was that the movie was a two hour version of that skit and went no where? Well, Kids in the Hall have made a brilliant film that is funny on so many levels that it cannot fail to please. There is much in this movie that is, both, mainstream funny and wildly inappropriately funny. (Cancer Boy is one of my favourites.) The best thing about this movie is that is sustains multiple viewings, and remains funny with each viewing. I will rank it right up there with "Monty Python's Holy Grail" and one of the funniest movies in existence.
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One of my favorite movies!
Added 9/29/2009
I loved this movie when it came out. I am a huge KITH fan. I wish it were easier to find on DVD, but I am happy to have replaced my disintegrating VHS copy. Hilarious.
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brain candys good for ya
Added 9/8/2009
if you liked kids in the hall this movie is a must see-same humor for the movie screen and the freedom to be more over the top
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great comedy
Added 8/29/2009
This movie was very funny. The comedy team was great. I suspect that the female scientist was played by a male actor.
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Maybe Those Kids Should Have Stayed In The "TV" Hall....
Added 7/13/2008
"Say, if a TV comedy troupe like Monty Python can have a film career, why can't we, the Canadian equivalent?"
Back in the late 80's/early 90's, when you wanted sketch comedy that wasn't live at 11:30pm, you went to HBO's The Kids In The Hall. These five guys hailing from Canada produced some of the best satirical comedy and characters for their time. Filmed before a live studio audience and with pre-planned filmed bits, they gave that generation their own Monty Python of sorts. So when the show ran it's course by 1994, the guys decided it was time to take the plunge into motion pictures like their British heroes. They then wrote a script about a scientist working for a ruthless pharmaceutical company who creates the ultimate in happiness pill with disastrous results, as well as playing the majority of the male and female parts, it was going to be a smash because the TV series was such a big hit with a loyal following, right? Although, when the film was made and released there was one problem.
It's not funny.
Not that they made a serious drama about the subject, it's just that there's not a gut-busting laugh in the entire film. If I had to give it a title, humorous satire would fit the bill. And while they created great long-running characters on the show, none of them are really used here (okay, a couple are, but barely) and the new characters are quickly forgotten once the wig is removed. Of course, the casual fan was turned off by the movie in '96 and so ended the film career of KITH. Looking back, the film hasn't gotten any better, McKinney's Don Roritor is a pale copy of producer Lorne Michaels (done much better by Mike Myers less than a year later), McDonald as the lead character Chris Cooper seems like the wrong actor for the part, and mainstay Dave Foley is barely in the film at all due to his feelings on the script and doing just fine for himself on his own with 90's TV show Newsradio.
Truthfully, the only reason why I picked it up is that recently this film/DVD has gone out-of-print. While I'm not too sure why, lately these guys have reunited together for live gigs even more than The Eagles, so I can only assume that this bare-bones release will soon get an extras-filled/commentary version....maybe with an explaination from the guys as to what went wrong. So in conclusion, if you can see it easily (read:cheap), give it a view, but if you're a fan of the TV show but haven't seen Brain Candy yet, prepare yourself for one bad trip, man.
(RedSabbath Review:7.0/10)
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WAAAY BETTER THAN SNL
Added 11/8/2009
Remember the big criticism of movies based on an SNL skit was that the movie was a two hour version of that skit and went no where? Well, Kids in the Hall have made a brilliant film that is funny on so many levels that it cannot fail to please. There is much in this movie that is, both, mainstream funny and wildly inappropriately funny. (Cancer Boy is one of my favourites.) The best thing about this movie is that is sustains multiple viewings, and remains funny with each viewing. I will rank it right up there with "Monty Python's Holy Grail" and one of the funniest movies in existence.
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One of my favorite movies!
Added 9/29/2009
I loved this movie when it came out. I am a huge KITH fan. I wish it were easier to find on DVD, but I am happy to have replaced my disintegrating VHS copy. Hilarious.
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brain candys good for ya
Added 9/8/2009
if you liked kids in the hall this movie is a must see-same humor for the movie screen and the freedom to be more over the top
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