Steve Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 9H5BAjLFvl4 When I praised Adventureland the other day in part because it reminded me of the kind of 80s movies no one makes anymore, I was thinking of Ferris Bueller or One Crazy Summer. Gooby here is the flip-side of that coin, evoking a genre that rightfully died out 20 years ago. It’s about a kid who befriends a teddy-bear like monster and they go on adventures - like a seriously ill-advised mashup of Mac & Me and Harry and the Hendersons. The conflict of course is that he has to keep his monster a secret, because in the 80s it was always bad news when people found out you had a robot, alien, monster, or doll come-to-life for a friend, or when your wife the witch wouldn’t stop using her magical powers. It’s creepy both because of the bizarreness of the plot, and because it just doesn’t seem like a good idea for your kids to watch movies about a special best friend who you can’t tell your parents about because he’s weird. Believe it or not, this is a real movie, it’s playing at Cannes, it cost $6.5 million to make, and the director’s name is the impossible-to-make-up “Wilson Coneybeare.” I need a drink. Ceux qui vont a Cannes, ne le manquez pas PLEEEEASE ! Ca vaut tous les Where The Wild Things Are du monde. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benj Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 comment j'ai le cafard maintenant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guncrazy Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Ceux qui vont a Cannes, ne le manquez pas PLEEEEASE ! Ca vaut tous les Where The Wild Things Are du monde. C'est noté. SWS,CYRIL, ARTUS AVEC MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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