Farting elevators, what is this world coming to.. ...
and it fell with the sound of farting metal
― ul, Thursday, 12 May 2005 05:49 (twenty-one years ago)
I guess none of you saw the 80s movie remake of
Police Squad.
If you think passing gas and Billy Barty are both hot, this is the movie for you.
― donut debonair (donut), Thursday, 12 May 2005 17:53 (twenty-one years ago)
Sorry, the movie was
Night Patrol.
Interested in farting dwarfs? Step right up... - Rating: 3/5
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Okay, let me just say I thought this movie started out pretty good, as it appeared to be just a series of unconnected gags, somewhat funny situations, and random silliness. About a quarter of the way into the film, the plot listed above was more or less introduced, and things seemed to go downhill from there. Now, I do like my movies to have a plot, but in this case, I felt trying to fit this in only hurt the film. I suppose it is difficult to justify making a movie unless you actually have a plot, one that can fill 90 minutes of screen time, but I think they would have been better served here to have had less of a plot and focused more on the random comedic elements. As far as the comedy goes, it was all pretty much toilet humor (the ever flatulent Captain Lewis, played by Barty...I swear, there was a `fart' sound effect like every five minutes throughout the film), feeble sight gags (`She really likes you. She's got it written all over her face.", Cut to Linda Blair's character with the words `I Like You' written on her face), completely cornball jokes, offensive entendres, and just general bargain basement, infantile humor you'd expect to see in a crummy night club. I did find a few things pretty funny, but I felt those moments quickly got bogged down by all the unfunny bits. If you're familiar with The Unknown Comic's routine, you'll have an idea of the caliber of the comedy here. I actually find him pretty funny, but the movie heaped on so much lameness it drew away from the few good parts. Tastelessness abounds as the film sets out to prove itself an equal opportunity offender (I really didn't mind this as I despise `political correctness' in many of its' forms), heaping jokes on gays, lesbians, African-Americans, Asians, sexual assault victims, and just about anyone else you can think of...I didn't get the feeling it was meant to be intentional spiteful or anything like that, just more or less humor served up raw and unfettered. I will say it did seem like the actors were just having a good time with themselves, as the film has not one serious bone in its' body. Night Patrol does share some elements with the classic Zucker /Abrahams Airplane!, but while that film featured a more refined, wry, tastefully (for the most part) done brand of humor, Night Patrol offers a raw, unpolished, often inane sense of humor whose appeal is more or less of the pre-pubescent kind, or to those who appreciate `blue' humor that falls just below the point of actually being funny. I will say there is one good topless scene in here with a blonde actress, another featuring the generously endowed Kitten Natividad, and a last, minor one featuring Linda Blair (use the `pause', that's what it's there for), for those of you keeping score.
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Cookieman108
― donut debonair (donut), Thursday, 12 May 2005 17:55 (twenty-one years ago)
And i know I'm going to hell for mixing "dwarf" and "midget", already. Stop with the protest signs, please.
― donut debonair (donut), Thursday, 12 May 2005 17:57 (twenty-one years ago)