tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post3595439581824115056..comments2024-03-22T14:48:09.697-04:00Comments on Dell on Movies: 2017 Blind Spot Series: There's Something About MaryDellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-57885723631229794552017-07-04T01:52:31.495-04:002017-07-04T01:52:31.495-04:00I'm like everyone else. Some movies just manag...I'm like everyone else. Some movies just manage to slip by me. This one gets it right.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-14462057039049485772017-07-03T13:42:25.851-04:002017-07-03T13:42:25.851-04:00You've seen so many films I wasn't expecti...You've seen so many films I wasn't expecting something so high profile. I'm glad you liked it. So many films get it wrong with bad taste comedies. Alex Raphaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080214073517411435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-74769613660696749722017-07-01T10:51:59.378-04:002017-07-01T10:51:59.378-04:00Thanks. It's a very fun film. And no problem. ...Thanks. It's a very fun film. And no problem. We all get swamped sometimes. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-5752219723040687922017-07-01T06:10:04.586-04:002017-07-01T06:10:04.586-04:00Loved the review! I hope to watch it soon. Thanks ...Loved the review! I hope to watch it soon. Thanks for stopping by my blog, I have been busy so I couldn't reply to the comments but I really appreciated them! Shounak Rezahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879636692727061754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-8341296690469919012017-06-29T18:44:44.509-04:002017-06-29T18:44:44.509-04:00Comedy is easily the most subjective genre of them...Comedy is easily the most subjective genre of them all and this movie definitely crosses lines some people might object to. That said, I had a ball watching it. And that dog scene. Yes!Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-74283343372139320172017-06-29T13:10:04.075-04:002017-06-29T13:10:04.075-04:00I think this movie is hilarious but you have to lo...I think this movie is hilarious but you have to love this humour. I find comedy one of the most difficult because what one person may find funny, another finds degrading or simply, not funny. Matt Dillon does steal the show and he should have been up for an Oscar nom in my opinion. I wish he would make more comedies. The whole scene with the dog made me laugh so hard my stomach hurtBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-78139031989767841142017-06-28T19:22:28.871-04:002017-06-28T19:22:28.871-04:00Dillon kills it. And those reactions you mention a...Dillon kills it. And those reactions you mention are priceless.<br /><br />Can't believe I forgot to mention the detectives. They were pitch perfect. <br /><br />The bits with Dom and his wife weren't bad. I'm very glad I got to it.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-68330825934407510712017-06-28T10:38:34.293-04:002017-06-28T10:38:34.293-04:00Comedy doesn't get much better for me. This is...Comedy doesn't get much better for me. This is an all-timer. I love that you placed Matt Dillon as the film's true star. He is. He has the best and most memorable lines in a movie full of great ones, or at least the best set ups, in that Farrelly fashion you mention. Think of the reactions to these Healy lines by other characters. "I'd say about a deuce, deuce and a half." "Have you ever been to...Santiago, Chile?" "Rice-a-Roni." "All I got are these damn Nepalese coins." "You mean to tell me this is a true stalker case." <br /><br />And the police interrogation scene after Ted picks up the hitchhiker. The guys who play the detectives, Farrelly regulars, are unreal great. That scene is slow-burning dramatic irony for humor at its absolute finest. <br /><br />I agree on the ending. It doesn't work perfectly and Favre and Elliott are the weak links, though I like the bits with Dom and his wife. Really over-the-top funny. Such a damn funny movie. Glad you finally got to it. Kevin Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219017960488448934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-6466270474269748832017-06-28T07:36:01.311-04:002017-06-28T07:36:01.311-04:00I only had to do things like that when I visited m...I only had to do things like that when I visited my grandparents, lol. Curious to see how it does for someone who saw it back in the day.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-31741113073479569562017-06-27T15:11:47.831-04:002017-06-27T15:11:47.831-04:00I loved this movie when I was a kid. I remember ta...I loved this movie when I was a kid. I remember taping it off Starz and writing something else on the tape so my parents wouldn't know I was watching R rated movies. (again) I wonder if it would still hold up for me. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-38798804662193126602017-06-27T07:30:02.133-04:002017-06-27T07:30:02.133-04:00That's the way I felt, but there's a lot m...That's the way I felt, but there's a lot more to it. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-31649158525066975122017-06-27T06:42:25.216-04:002017-06-27T06:42:25.216-04:00Great review Dell! My mind likes to tell me that I...Great review Dell! My mind likes to tell me that I've seen this movie, probably just because I know that hair gel scene so well, but I haven't actually watched it. It sounds like it's aged well so I really need to give it a shot soon :)Often Off Topichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683076467959831961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-21826280628154572942017-06-26T23:44:49.882-04:002017-06-26T23:44:49.882-04:00Fair points. I think horror and comedy both genera...Fair points. I think horror and comedy both generally benefit from group viewing. However, I do watch this alone. Then again, I didn't know what was coming. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-48501181096360124442017-06-26T23:39:30.082-04:002017-06-26T23:39:30.082-04:00Had no idea who he was, but all the musical interl...Had no idea who he was, but all the musical interludes were hilarious. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-88097855607168421702017-06-26T23:37:55.119-04:002017-06-26T23:37:55.119-04:00Thanks. I really had a good time watching it. And ...Thanks. I really had a good time watching it. And Dillon...outstanding. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-24230029782784442512017-06-26T23:36:50.435-04:002017-06-26T23:36:50.435-04:00This is the perfect part for her and it shows. This is the perfect part for her and it shows. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-1893243865148651102017-06-26T22:34:55.371-04:002017-06-26T22:34:55.371-04:00I'm of two minds on this one. I saw it in a so...I'm of two minds on this one. I saw it in a sold out theatre during its original run and even though gross out humor isn't my favorite thing I laughed my head off along with the rest of the crowd who found the film riotous. I think partly because of that communal spirit because I attempted to watch it again a couple of years ago alone and it was much diminished. Maybe because I knew what was coming but I think it's one of those films that just plays better with a group like The Rocky Horror Picture Show.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-87032520235730176972017-06-26T16:38:00.459-04:002017-06-26T16:38:00.459-04:00I do like this film a lot as it is just hilarious....I do like this film a lot as it is just hilarious. I also was happy to see Jonathan Richman do the music and appear in the film as he's considered a cult legend among us fans of punk rock. I think this is the best film the Farrely Brothers have done as I think everything else after <i>Me, Myself, & Irene</i> is just bad. This was their peak. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-11004297213843448912017-06-26T14:19:24.348-04:002017-06-26T14:19:24.348-04:00Great review, really glad you were able to see thi...Great review, really glad you were able to see this one. I agree, it is Matt Dillon's movie, and he absolutely kills it. The "twist" in the end is a bit much, but like you said, its a minor qualm. Love this movie to death.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-46071471318491142432017-06-26T09:15:10.105-04:002017-06-26T09:15:10.105-04:00I saw this once a lot of years ago and I remember ...I saw this once a lot of years ago and I remember enjoying it. I never liked Diaz as an actress but she was the perfect cast to play Mary. There really is something about her. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-32325244873071380592017-06-26T00:55:26.416-04:002017-06-26T00:55:26.416-04:00I thought it aged well, but that might just be me....I thought it aged well, but that might just be me. I would love to find out if you agree.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-86193983117255021632017-06-26T00:50:52.528-04:002017-06-26T00:50:52.528-04:00I haven't seen this either, but I wonder if it...I haven't seen this either, but I wonder if it aged well. I might give this a go some time. Great review!Big Screen Small Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047376725272000920noreply@blogger.com