Three Comedies
Film reviews by Roger Snappy Rubio
Copyright 1992 Roger Snappy Rubio
[Yes, I know Roger says one is not a comedy. But it is marketed and perecived by most as one, so .... -Moderator]
MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN
Starring Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, and Sam Neill Directed by John Carpenter
The trailer of this film does its best *not* to make it look like a comedy, but unfortunately, it succeeds. If someone were to go into this film expecting a comedy, they would probably be sadly disappointed. I mean after all, Chevy Chase is in it, right?
I am sad to say, however, that MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN is *not* a comedy. It can be considered a curiosity, and is definitely much better than some of John Carpenter's earlier ventures (THEY LIVE, PRINCE OF DARKNESS, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA). The special effects (done by ILM) are of course first-rate, but I think casting Chevy Chase as an invisible man and not making the film a comedy was a big mistake.
The film is good if it is not considered as a comedy; this is the kind of movie you just go to vegg out for. Just watch as the invisible man eavesdrops on conversations, chews gum, brushes his teeth, and even digests food before your very eyes. Don't pay attention to the story too much--I don't think you will have as much fun. This seems to be a movie that is banking on the "Wow"-factor (like TERMINATOR 2), but I don't think it has the budget nor the story to count on that too much. Nevertheless, it is an interesting movie; worth at least a viewing at the local dollar movie theater.
MY COUSIN VINNY
Starring Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio
MY COUSIN VINNY starts out slow--it's not the most gripping of beginnings. And when Joe Pesci's character comes into the picture, the storyline shifts from Ralph Macchio's character and his buddy directly to Joe Pesci. Okay, we can forgive them a little digression. But once this movie gets going, it's not bad.
I found this movie to be surprisingly funny. Not hilarious, just funny. Joe Pesci hasn't been running a good streak of luck lately (THE SUPER), which is why I was a little adamant about this venture. But I believe he succeeds in this movie, and the supporting cast is really good.
I have to admit that this movie took me by surprise. I thought it would be another run of the mill comedy that Hollywood churns out because it believes it has the right formula. But MY COUSIN VINNY is worth at least a matinee price at the box office, if anything at all.
WAYNE'S WORLD
Starring Dana Carvey and Mike Myers Directed by Penelope Schipps
WAYNE'S WORLD is a wonderfully stupid, offbeat, ridiculous kind of farce that you want to watch at least a hundred times. Given forty days and twelve million dollars to work with, Penelope Schipps and the crew of WAYNE'S WORLD have churned out a consistently stupid movie, one that requires no brains and no intellect.
The cameos in the film a in plenteous supply; some good, some just plain silly. This movie is truly WAYNE'S WORLD, not anyone else's. When to go to see this movie, you are in his world, not your own. And WAYNE'S WORLD may delight you, or just outright repulse you.
I have reviewed movies like this in the past; the kind that are subject to interpretation. Well, if you spend too much time trying to interpret this movie, you'll be expending way too much energy and missing the entire point. This is a vegg-out movie, something so stupid that you don't even have to know how to breathe in order to watch it.
So if you're in that "in-limbo" kind of mood, go check out WAYNE'S WORLD. IMHO, it;s worth full price at the box office. Who knows? You may wind up liking it!
THE SNAPMAN
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(Roger Rubio)
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