My wife and I like to play a little game when we go on long drives. It's called "let's name horrible movies made by Saturday Night Live cast members". It seems to last for hours as we name stinker after stinker (such as Dr. Detroit or A Night at the Roxbury) and ultimately it boils down to two movies as the worst ones we can think of: Neighbors and Nothing But Trouble. It's funny, but if we play the same game but make it to name the BEST of their movies we have a much harder time unless we remember to include Bill Murray's movies (and he's done some wonderful ones).
So, why is Neighbors one of the two worst SNL movies? Well, first I must admit there MAY be worse ones but we have actually tried to avoid most SNL vet movies, so our base is not exhaustive. Second, it is one of the few movies that made me physically sick (the other being Jerry Lewis' CRACKING UP). It simply had NOT one funny line of dialog, no funny scenes and featured two men who I know CAN be funny--I do still recall seeing John Belushi in Animal House and Dan Aykroyd in Trading Places (not GREAT but a good flick).
So what is the plot? From what I can remember, Belushi plays his role VERY STRAIGHT as a dull suburbanite and Aykroyd as an obnoxious neighbor. THAT'S ALL THE PLOT!!!!! Nothing more. THAT'S IT!! Next time, at least try to write a script and make SOME efforts for humor! I WANT MY MONEY BACK!
So, why is Neighbors one of the two worst SNL movies? Well, first I must admit there MAY be worse ones but we have actually tried to avoid most SNL vet movies, so our base is not exhaustive. Second, it is one of the few movies that made me physically sick (the other being Jerry Lewis' CRACKING UP). It simply had NOT one funny line of dialog, no funny scenes and featured two men who I know CAN be funny--I do still recall seeing John Belushi in Animal House and Dan Aykroyd in Trading Places (not GREAT but a good flick).
So what is the plot? From what I can remember, Belushi plays his role VERY STRAIGHT as a dull suburbanite and Aykroyd as an obnoxious neighbor. THAT'S ALL THE PLOT!!!!! Nothing more. THAT'S IT!! Next time, at least try to write a script and make SOME efforts for humor! I WANT MY MONEY BACK!