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post #101 of 115
1/29/09 at 6:39pm
It's gotten so much worse over the past couple years with their relentless DTV output. Can anyone recommend anything they've put out recently with any sincerity?

I'm occasionally curious due to the tits plastered on the covers, but I never take the plunge.

EDIT: I own VAN WILDER.
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post #102 of 115
1/29/09 at 6:42pm
I've never seen FLETCH either, but this thread has convinced me. My next rental!

The funniest Cousin Eddie part, from CHRISTMAS VACATION:

Clark: "Hey kids; I've heard reports from the airport that Santa's sleigh was seen heading on its way into town!"

*the kids laugh excitedly, Clark beams*

A suspicious and aggressive Cousin Eddie: "You serious there Clark?"
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post #103 of 115
1/29/09 at 6:46pm
'Morning! Shitter's full!'

Nothing tops that for Cousin Eddie.
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post #104 of 115
1/29/09 at 8:19pm
My favorite Cousin Eddie line is him asking for the cat food dessert. "Pass some more of that; it is gooooooood."
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post #105 of 115
1/29/09 at 10:34pm
I still love the look on Clarkes face when Eddie asks him for money in Vacation, he opens his wallet and asks "Sure Eddie, how much ya need?", pulling out some twenties, and Eddie replies "About fifty-two thousand dollars." The look on Chases face as he tries to cram the money back in his wallet as quickly as possible is one of those under-rated moments of physical comedy Chase was so good at.

Other great Cousin Eddie lines:

"I don't know why they call this stuff hamburger helper. It does just fine by itself. I like it better than tuna helper myself, don't you, Clark?"
"You're the gourmet around here, Eddie."


"How do you like yours, Clark?"
"Oh, medium rare, a little pink inside."
"No, I mean your bun."
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post #106 of 115
1/29/09 at 11:18pm
While it is the worst of the bunch (by far) VV's best moments are Chevy Chase VS Wallace Shawn's Blackjack Dealer

Quote:
Marty: You don't know when to quit, do ya Griswold?... Here's an idea: Why don't you give me half the money your were gonna to bet, then we'll go out back, I'll kick you in the nuts, and we'll call it a day!
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post #107 of 115
1/29/09 at 11:23pm
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Originally Posted by Alanthar View Post
While it is the worst of the bunch (by far) VV's best moments are Chevy Chase VS Wallace Shawn's Blackjack Dealer
It was......okay. Which kinda sums up the whole VV experience for me. There was nothing offensively bad going on. It was just kinda there.

Glad to see so many fans of these movies here. I need to revisit Fletch again soon as I don't remember anything from my first viewing of it....
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post #108 of 115
1/30/09 at 3:28am
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Though you guys may be right about Christmas Vacation being funnier, I think Vacation is a better film overall.
It's hard for me to call on which is the better movie. They both serve their own individual purposes.

By the way another line from Vacation that I never picked up on until a recent viewing but had me laughing my ass off.

Rusty Griswold: That was a crummy Wyatt Earp dad. He was wearing jogging shoes.
Clark: They used to Rusty.

Chase's delivery makes it.
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post #109 of 115
1/30/09 at 6:24am
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Just saw Fletch. Not a bad film at all. Great writing and excellent story. Thanks guys.

And "Bit by Bit" is my new favorite 80's theme song. Damn it's catchy.
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post #110 of 115
1/30/09 at 10:11am
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EDIT: I own VAN WILDER.
Dude, I'm right with you. I thought it got a bad rap. My wife and I pull that out all the time and watch it.

Speaking of Fletch--I used to own the soundtrack on cassette. I liked Faltermeyer's "Fletch's Theme" better than "Axel F". And "Get Out of Town" used to blare in my old Ford Tempo all the time. Unfortunately, I think it's only still available on cassette. I might even have it still buried in my old cassette case.
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post #111 of 115
1/30/09 at 8:54pm
Until I watched again this December, I had sort of forgotten how in "Christmas Vacation" Julia Louis Dreyfus takes a role that is not really that funny as written and makes in into something. I think this film was one of her first big breaks.
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post #112 of 115
1/30/09 at 9:29pm
Whenever I go to a Western-themed bar, I always shout, "Hey, underpants!" at the bartender, hoping he'll blast me with a shotgun. Alas, it hasn't happened yet.
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post #113 of 115
2/11/09 at 5:53pm
When my family returned to America in 1982, we drove from NYC to Alabama ... two adults, two kids and an Old English Sheepdog all in one car. It was a nightmare. Here's a highlight:

Sometime around midnight the engine of our rental car bursts into flames. We pull over to the side of the highway (I think this was in Columbia, S.C.) to avoid getting cooked. My younger brother was asleep and refused to budge, because he thought I was kidding when I told him the car was on fire. We drag his ass out to find ourselves standing in a muddy pasture (remember: sheep dog) and my mom loses her shoes in the muck. A tow truck driver stops to help and takes us to a gas station ... which had just been robbed. We walk into the store and everyone's laying on the floor. It quickly becomes a very dirty floor because of the muddy dog.


The first time I saw Vacation it was like a Vietnam vet seeing Platoon for the first time.
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post #114 of 115
2/11/09 at 5:56pm
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Originally Posted by MSO Major Domo View Post
When my family returned to America in 1982, we drove from NYC to Alabama ... two adults, two kids and an Old English Sheepdog all in one car. It was a nightmare. Here's a highlight:

Sometime around midnight the engine of our rental car bursts into flames. We pull over to the side of the highway (I think this was in Columbia, S.C.) to avoid getting cooked. My younger brother was asleep and refused to budge, because he thought I was kidding when I told him the car was on fire. We drag his ass out to find ourselves standing in a muddy pasture (remember: sheep dog) and my mom loses her shoes in the muck. A tow truck driver stops to help and takes us to a gas station ... which had just been robbed. We walk into the store and everyone's laying on the floor. It quickly becomes a very dirty floor because of the muddy dog.


The first time I saw Vacation it was like a Vietnam vet seeing Platoon for the first time.
Write a script. That's a great story!
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post #115 of 115
2/11/09 at 6:27pm
I might be re-treading too much Vacation territory ... my dad fell asleep at the wheel when we were passing through Virginia (or so I was told, because I was asleep, too) and we got lost in a bad part of some city. Oh, and when we stopped to visit my grandparents, my grandmother fell and broke her leg.

On the plus side, I also saw my first "live" episode of Saturday Night Live that week. It was the episode where Eddie Murphy hosted after Nick Nolte flaked out.

Here's the sequel: after making the trip from New York to Alabama, we had to turn around and drive back. My dad's assignment was in New Jersey. But that might be too much of a downer ending for some people.
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