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I...I don't have much. This was awful. Probably the least I've ever liked a HDTGM movie. I watched it at 12:00 AM and could not wait for it to be over. I took very few notes. But here's a few things: 1. This movie was based on a song. It actually said in the opening credits, "Based on the song Rhinestone Cowboy" by whoever-the-hell wrote it. 2. At some point with the really, really, painfully unfunny comedy I realized that it reminded me of a parody segment from an awards show. Like if you took some scenes and told me that it was the cold-open for the CMAs hosted by Stallone and Parton I would believe you. 3. This. I saw this just now when I googled Dolly Parton and it made me laugh.

June Pilkington: "It's dangerous, innit?" Paul Gervais: "What do you mean?" June Pilkington: "I mean, when it comes to monkey actors, do we need 'em?"

That drawing on the wall...

So many things! My favorite thing I saw was at the welcome home party in the beginning. Maggie from Northern Exposure goes into the bathroom to freshen up and there is a framed drawing of a butt hanging on the wall. Not somebody drawn from behind...just a disembodied butt. I'll post a screenshot when I get home from work. Second, on the subject of Maggie, here's something crazy. She never visited him in the hospital! He was there for months presumably! There was also a part where someone was just eating a huge piece of bread, but I can't remember who. And a parting thought. What if this movie was framed as a supervillain origin story? Then it might be a little more interesting.

I...I kind of enjoyed this movie. Not all of it. But it was fun.

I don't know why I never realized this show, of all shows, had t-shirts. Bought three.

June loves Madea though...

"Did you know MC Hammer had a cartoon?" Sick ep of "Abrupt Facts," bro. Joking aside, I just realized I've never actually watched a Tyler Perry movie, so this is gonna be good.

Was this not a horror movie?

Boy oh boy! This was weird! Figured I'd post some of my notes, just for the heck of it.

Jason mentioned this scene. But the whole thing is crazy. This is not a perfect copy of the script, just what I could find. Read that and tell me Tony isn't a creepy stalker rapist. ....................... Tony enters Laura's dressing room unannounced. Tony: Hi. Laura: Yes? Tony: I wanted to tell you I think you're an incredible dancer. Laura: Thank you very much. Tony: I'm a friend of Jackie Coll's. Tony Manero. It's important to have friends. I was saying that over breakfast. Laura: Did you want something? An autograph, or something? Tony: I'd like to get together and talk some time. Would that be possible? Laura: About what? Tony: About how incredible you are. Laura: Thank you, but I already know that. Tony: Say what? Laura: I already know. Tony: I used to be incredible myself when I lived in Brooklyn. Laura: Really? What happened? Tony: I moved to Manhattan. So, where exactly are you imported from? The vicinity of England? Laura: So what do you do? Tony: I'm sort of into telling the future. Great things will happen for you. Laura: Oh, really? What great things? Tony: You're going to meet this really, really sensitive, nice type of guy. Once you get to know him, you're going to be crazy about him. Laura: I am? Tony: Yeah! Laura: So where is he? Tony: I'll go get him. You just wait here. You'll love him. He's great. She slams the door in his face. He throws it back open. Tony: You nearly broke my face with the door! I'm giving you my best come-ons and you try to mangle my face. Laura: Whatever. You seem to take pleasure in treating women as incredibly stupid. Tony: If you're mad at me, I apologize. I thought I was being charming. You did try to damage my head. But the thing is that I amazingly respect your dancing talent. And your womanhood. I didn't always respect womanhood, but since I moved to Manhattan, I got this new, mature outlook. I don't smoke, I don't drink, I don't curse. Anyway, I would like to take you out. Maybe we could have a drink, maybe have some dinner. But someplace informal, because my suits are all being pressed. Laura: Well, thank you but I have to go home early tonight. ............................ Why she didn't mace him and call the cops, I don't know.

James Oil Jerns

Paul and June's in memorium for botched names is now one of my favorite moments from the show. Everyone at work was looking at me weird as I cried laughing in my office.

I think the Statue of Liberty's severed head had a shark inside it. It is rolling towards their car from the side (perpendicular to it). They drive straight, out of the path of said head. In the next shot it is rolling behind them, chasing them. Conclusion: the head made a 90° turn to chase their car. Thee only way I can see that happening is a shark inside it, driving.

You can write a totally accurate logline that makes it sound like a horror movie. "Following his family moving to a new house, a troubled child with a history of hallucinations is haunted by a seven foot tall stuffed bear (Robbie Coltrane). 'Gooby' slowly starts to unravel the lives of this broken family, bringing back emotional baggage long since forgotten." Feel free to amend and add on.

Nobody mentioned the disturbing metal head-buffing scene. He seemed to be getting some sort of illicit gratification from it.

You didn't mention that Ernest managed to make a frighteningly accurate replica an assault rifle. The guards did not seem at all scared of the prisoner pointing a gun at them.

The, "I'm not interested in your sex life," line confused me too. Then I realized he was actually responding to Rodman's line, "the last guy who made fun of my hair is still trying to pull his head out of his ass." So I don't think it was a random comment on Rodman's sexuality, it was just a really poorly written joke with a pointless pause for laughter.

Watched this for the third time. It's one of my favorite good bad movies.