Hilarious movie!
Added 3/11/2010
I am a comedy movie person and watching this I have gotten to the point that I have the signs memorized. GREAT MOVIE!!!
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Rock Me, Rock Me Sexy Jesus!
Added 3/11/2010
I'd think of a better title for this review, but A) this movie isn't the deepest film out there and B) this song continues to be stuck in my head d:
A lot could be said about this film, and a lot of it -- positive or negative -- I would more than likely agree with. This is by no means a great work of cinema, but if you go in expecting that I do believe you'll be pleasantly surprised . . . mildly, at the least . . .
If at a certain point you're not hooked with the film (this could range from the first five minutes to the first thirty), feel free to stop it -- some folks just won't like it and that's perfectly fine.
For me, I can't help but love it in its own strange, demented, and sacrilegious (both literally & religiously) tendencies. In fact, it was one of the opening lines of the film that hooked me: something to the effect of the main character being banished to Tucson, Arizona . . . "Where dreams go to die."
I'm a Phoenix, Arizona native . . . for those in know that fact should explain it. I don't claim it was a brilliant joke and I only laughed because of my personal biases, but hey, it was the last thing I was expecting to hear and once I heard it, I. was. sold.
That's all . . . you've been warned, and I hope you enjoy!
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I bought this movie because...
Added 2/7/2010
This really is a bad movie, although kind of fun in a schodenfroid sort of way. I bought it to do a mini-doc on it as parts of it were filmed in my friend's home. I really love Steve Coogan, he's a comic genius, but his talents were wasted on this wacko character. Oh, and the
Albuquerque Gay Men's Chorus was a hoot too!
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Was an easy purchase
Added 12/16/2009
While I have not opened this dvd, since it is a gift, I can say that it arrived very well packed and very quickly. I look forward to giving as a present.
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Fans of parodies of musicals should not miss this one.
Added 11/30/2009
I love Broadway-type musicals, but I also love when people take the piss out of 'em. Some great Mr. Show sketches ("Jeepers Creepers, Semi-Star", "The Joke") come to mind among others. The performance that climaxes this movie is really great, hilarious and surprisingly moving in moments, as well as very musically enjoyable with some clever lyrics and some actually VERY interesting staging ideas. Coogan's great in this and it's a great subversion of the usual "white teacher saves underprivileged students" cliches -- this character needs the students to save HIM. A very enjoyable film that kinda fell under the radar with all the high-profile comedies released last year.
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Hilarious movie!
Added 3/11/2010
I am a comedy movie person and watching this I have gotten to the point that I have the signs memorized. GREAT MOVIE!!!
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Rock Me, Rock Me Sexy Jesus!
Added 3/11/2010
I'd think of a better title for this review, but A) this movie isn't the deepest film out there and B) this song continues to be stuck in my head d:
A lot could be said about this film, and a lot of it -- positive or negative -- I would more than likely agree with. This is by no means a great work of cinema, but if you go in expecting that I do believe you'll be pleasantly surprised . . . mildly, at the least . . .
If at a certain point you're not hooked with the film (this could range from the first five minutes to the first thirty), feel free to stop it -- some folks just won't like it and that's perfectly fine.
For me, I can't help but love it in its own strange, demented, and sacrilegious (both literally & religiously) tendencies. In fact, it was one of the opening lines of the film that hooked me: something to the effect of the main character being banished to Tucson, Arizona . . . "Where dreams go to die."
I'm a Phoenix, Arizona native . . . for those in know that fact should explain it. I don't claim it was a brilliant joke and I only laughed because of my personal biases, but hey, it was the last thing I was expecting to hear and once I heard it, I. was. sold.
That's all . . . you've been warned, and I hope you enjoy!
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I bought this movie because...
Added 2/7/2010
This really is a bad movie, although kind of fun in a schodenfroid sort of way. I bought it to do a mini-doc on it as parts of it were filmed in my friend's home. I really love Steve Coogan, he's a comic genius, but his talents were wasted on this wacko character. Oh, and the
Albuquerque Gay Men's Chorus was a hoot too!
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