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RockyBalboa · 02-24-2007, 06:26 AM

So I begrudginly watched this tonight....and I've not been more pleasantly surprised by a movie in ages.

I laughed as hard as I have in a long time. The ending was pure gold....I could barely breathe I was laughing so hard.

One of those movies that when you're done your smiling cause you can't help it.

Wow....I usually can't stand most Independent garbage films,,,but this one is a jewel.

non sequitur · 02-24-2007, 02:21 PM

Alan Arkin was hilarious in this movie. He's one of my favorite comedic actors. He was hilarious in his small part in So I Married an Axe Murderer, and I still think The Inlaws is the funniest movie ever made. Little Miss Sunshine ranks right up there as one of his best performances ever.

UteStar · 02-24-2007, 03:13 PM

It is a terrific flick. All of the actors do a well done. Steve Carrell is subtle and very good...and the little girl rocks as well. Depressing, fun and uplifting. I liked it quite a bit.

MikeWaters · 02-24-2007, 04:49 PM

I didn't like it that much. I was expecting something great, and it didn't resonate with me very much.

Although I did like the dirty old man part played by Arkin.

danimal · 02-24-2007, 05:23 PM

It was one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. It was nice to see Steve Carrell play a different kind of role -- he pulled it off well. The little girl was adorable and her strip tease at the end was classic.

BarbaraGordon · 02-24-2007, 05:32 PM

I don't understand how you guys get to see so many movies!?

I can't remember the last time we saw a movie that didn't involve animated rodents.

RockyBalboa · 02-24-2007, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

I don't understand how you guys get to see so many movies!?

I can't remember the last time we saw a movie that didn't involve animated rodents.

I'm not married and don't have any children.

There you go.

il Padrino Ute · 02-24-2007, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by non sequitur

Alan Arkin was hilarious in this movie. He's one of my favorite comedic actors. He was hilarious in his small part in So I Married an Axe Murderer, and I still think The Inlaws is the funniest movie ever made. Little Miss Sunshine ranks right up there as one of his best performances ever.

I agree with you about Arkin's role in So I Married An Axe Murderer and I think that The In-Laws is absolutely hilarious. I refused to see the remake, as I feel it was an abomination to do that. It would be like a remake of Animal House or Caddyshack.

Have yet to see Little Miss Sunshine as like Barbara, most films I've seen the last several years have been CGI with animals and cars and things like that.

YOhio · 02-24-2007, 07:24 PM

A zany family adventure involving vehicle troubles, personality conflicts, and beauty pageants. Now that's some fresh material.

I laughed a few times, but the movie was largely unmemorable.

cougjunkie · 02-24-2007, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by YOhio

A zany family adventure involving vehicle troubles, personality conflicts, and beauty pageants. Now that's some fresh material.

I laughed a few times, but the movie was largely unmemorable.

Thank you Simon Cowell.

02-24-2007, 06:26 AM	#1
RockyBalboa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 7,297	Little Miss Sunshine So I begrudginly watched this tonight....and I've not been more pleasantly surprised by a movie in ages. I laughed as hard as I have in a long time. The ending was pure gold....I could barely breathe I was laughing so hard. One of those movies that when you're done your smiling cause you can't help it. Wow....I usually can't stand most Independent garbage films,,,but this one is a jewel. __________________ Masquerading as Cougarguards very own genius dumbass since 05'.

02-24-2007, 02:21 PM	#2
non sequitur Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,964	Alan Arkin was hilarious in this movie. He's one of my favorite comedic actors. He was hilarious in his small part in So I Married an Axe Murderer, and I still think The Inlaws is the funniest movie ever made. Little Miss Sunshine ranks right up there as one of his best performances ever. __________________ ...You've been under attack for days, there's a soldier down, he's wounded, gangrene's setting in, 'Who's used all the penicillin?' 'Oh, Mark Paxson sir, he's got knob rot off of some tart.'" - Gareth Keenan

02-24-2007, 05:23 PM	#5
danimal Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Your mom's house Posts: 588	It was one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. It was nice to see Steve Carrell play a different kind of role -- he pulled it off well. The little girl was adorable and her strip tease at the end was classic. __________________ Tobias: You know, Lindsay, as a therapist, I have advised a number of couples to explore an open relationship where the couple remains emotionally committed, but free to explore extra-marital encounters. Lindsay: Well, did it work for those people? Tobias: No, it never does. I mean, these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but...but it might work for us.

02-24-2007, 03:13 PM	#3
UteStar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,817	It is a terrific flick. All of the actors do a well done. Steve Carrell is subtle and very good...and the little girl rocks as well. Depressing, fun and uplifting. I liked it quite a bit.

02-24-2007, 04:49 PM	#4
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	I didn't like it that much. I was expecting something great, and it didn't resonate with me very much. Although I did like the dirty old man part played by Arkin.

02-24-2007, 05:32 PM	#6
BarbaraGordon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Gotham City Posts: 7,157	I don't understand how you guys get to see so many movies!? I can't remember the last time we saw a movie that didn't involve animated rodents.

02-24-2007, 07:24 PM	#9
YOhio AKA SeattleNewt Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,055	A zany family adventure involving vehicle troubles, personality conflicts, and beauty pageants. Now that's some fresh material. I laughed a few times, but the movie was largely unmemorable.