This is National Lampoon; it's what they do.
Off-beat comical cynicism - a satirical attack - which probably doesn't appeal to most, so it's no surprise that so many people think so poorly of it. It's not meant for most people.
Dated? Has it "aged well"? I think it has not, so this presents another stumbling block in the path of the viewer.
I'm not a follower of National Lampoon - I don't really expect anything great coming from them, but we shouldn't completely dismiss the juvenile mind's penchant for poking fun at the world around it.
In three skits - NL pokes fun at three movie genres:
#1 - "Growing Yourself" A silly, impulse driven, narcissism - a study in self-help extravagance.
#2 - "Success Wanters" - For all those movies about the protagonist - clawing their way to the top in a dog-eat-dog - shark-tank world.
#3 - "Municipalians" - Our brave blue clad centurions; cop movies - in particular, the partnered cops - one old and wise and the rookie.
National Lampoon looks at these three tired; tried and true clichés and pokes fun at them - lampoons them without mercy (cause that's what NL does).
I only gave it a 5 star rating, because, well ... as cinema goes - it's not very good, but for those rare few who enjoy lampooning the status quo, I encourage you to give it a try.
I watched it on commercial TV; edited. I let it play in the background while I did other things (chores, internet surfing, etc). And, from time to time, my attention was drawn to some very clever dialogue and very fun character performances (actually well acted).
If I had the time and expertise, I'd be tempted to edit the movie down to the funniest scenes - might just be a very fun (though short) and entertaining film (though a lot of the gags benefit from the lengthy setups).
Like most comedy - some scenes work and some don't, but some of the gags were "laugh out loud" - VERY funny. And, for me they were worth the price of admission (which was virtually free and took the tiniest bit of my time).
Off-beat comical cynicism - a satirical attack - which probably doesn't appeal to most, so it's no surprise that so many people think so poorly of it. It's not meant for most people.
Dated? Has it "aged well"? I think it has not, so this presents another stumbling block in the path of the viewer.
I'm not a follower of National Lampoon - I don't really expect anything great coming from them, but we shouldn't completely dismiss the juvenile mind's penchant for poking fun at the world around it.
In three skits - NL pokes fun at three movie genres:
#1 - "Growing Yourself" A silly, impulse driven, narcissism - a study in self-help extravagance.
#2 - "Success Wanters" - For all those movies about the protagonist - clawing their way to the top in a dog-eat-dog - shark-tank world.
#3 - "Municipalians" - Our brave blue clad centurions; cop movies - in particular, the partnered cops - one old and wise and the rookie.
National Lampoon looks at these three tired; tried and true clichés and pokes fun at them - lampoons them without mercy (cause that's what NL does).
I only gave it a 5 star rating, because, well ... as cinema goes - it's not very good, but for those rare few who enjoy lampooning the status quo, I encourage you to give it a try.
I watched it on commercial TV; edited. I let it play in the background while I did other things (chores, internet surfing, etc). And, from time to time, my attention was drawn to some very clever dialogue and very fun character performances (actually well acted).
If I had the time and expertise, I'd be tempted to edit the movie down to the funniest scenes - might just be a very fun (though short) and entertaining film (though a lot of the gags benefit from the lengthy setups).
Like most comedy - some scenes work and some don't, but some of the gags were "laugh out loud" - VERY funny. And, for me they were worth the price of admission (which was virtually free and took the tiniest bit of my time).
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