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jekylljuice · 08-16-2009, 04:03 AM

Mamma Mia!

For the second time. This may well be the silliest, cheesiest musical-to-movie adaptation ever, but ADMIT IT - you liked it! I know I did. In fact, I think I'm going to have to look out for the dvd some time within the near future.

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Home Alone

I watched this last week with my family in honour of the late John Hughes. I remember reading a review of this film many years ago which really stuck with me, suggesting that it might very well have been the "first family movie - certainly the first Xmas movie - about child abuse", and that the sheer brutality which Kevin inflicts upon poor unsuspecting Harry and Marv at the film's climax is, essentially, an outlet for his repressed anger at the negligent adults in his life. Truthfully, I do think that Harry and Marv are considerably less repulsive characters than a lot of the McCallisters themselves - and, of them, Catherine O'Hara's character seems to be the only one who properly atones in the end. As much as this movie has always tickled me, I've gotta admit that that whole element does kind of bother me.

In the film's favour, I do really like the stuff with Roberts Blossom (to see him in a slightly less innocent role, check out the 80s Twilight Zone episode "The Burning Man", which has been on my mind a lot lately since I recently read the original short story) - and the ever-wonderful John Candy. And of course Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern always had terrific chemistry as the "Wet Bandits".

Also to its credit, it does have a very powerful moral - namely, that bad parenting breeds sadistic children. This was even more evident in the sequel.

08-16-2009, 04:03 AM	#1907
jekylljuice Executive Weasel Ball jekylljuice was here. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the 44th floor (not counting the mezzanine) Posts: 1,568	Mamma Mia! For the second time. This may well be the silliest, cheesiest musical-to-movie adaptation ever, but ADMIT IT - you liked it! I know I did. In fact, I think I'm going to have to look out for the dvd some time within the near future. and Home Alone I watched this last week with my family in honour of the late John Hughes. I remember reading a review of this film many years ago which really stuck with me, suggesting that it might very well have been the "first family movie - certainly the first Xmas movie - about child abuse", and that the sheer brutality which Kevin inflicts upon poor unsuspecting Harry and Marv at the film's climax is, essentially, an outlet for his repressed anger at the negligent adults in his life. Truthfully, I do think that Harry and Marv are considerably less repulsive characters than a lot of the McCallisters themselves - and, of them, Catherine O'Hara's character seems to be the only one who properly atones in the end. As much as this movie has always tickled me, I've gotta admit that that whole element does kind of bother me. In the film's favour, I do really like the stuff with Roberts Blossom (to see him in a slightly less innocent role, check out the 80s Twilight Zone episode "The Burning Man", which has been on my mind a lot lately since I recently read the original short story) - and the ever-wonderful John Candy. And of course Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern always had terrific chemistry as the "Wet Bandits". Also to its credit, it does have a very powerful moral - namely, that bad parenting breeds sadistic children. This was even more evident in the sequel. __________________ That's it, The End, But you'll get over it, My Friend. Last edited by jekylljuice; 08-16-2009 at 07:15 AM.