An American Carol
2008 Directed by David Zucker
Synopsis
Laugh like you're country depends on it.
In An American Carol a cynical, Anti-American Hollywood filmmaker sets out on a crusade to abolish the 4th of July holiday. He is visited by three spirits who take him on a hilarious journey in an attempt to show him the true meaning of America.
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not as bad as you'd think
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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american carol is the answer to the people who question if the airplane! movie would came out today, if it would be so funny. i say that it has it's moments but as well some dull parts...
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So David Zucker thinks humor has a liberal bias, and he's here to tip the scales. Well, guess what? Humor does have a liberal bias. Laughter is a defensive reaction, a product of provocation rather than assurance and reverence, standards of "conservative media." That being said, side from sounding like a paranoid rant from a cantankerous blowhard with as little understanding of the world we live in as the strawmen he's conjured up, the film actually has a few pretty good sight gags. I could go on about how it's a bit odd to consider college professors as indoctrinators of children and enemies of free thought while army recruiters are altruistic saints, or to say the best thing about America is how many awesome freaking wars it's been in, but I won't because I don't want to hold back the urgent and necessary business of forgetting this film ever existed.
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Misguided right wing satire devoid of jokes. More heavy handed than the worst left wing satire (WAR INC. and SOUTHLAND TALES). Ignorant. Hypocritical. Often attacks and insults what it defends.
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Some funny bits, but nothing special
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So now it's 1 against about 200. The right wing's first try at a statement in film, and to say it's doesn't succeed is only the beginning. What is most important in a satire is that the message does not get in the way of the humor, of the story, and here, it's happening all of the time; you can't help you're feeling beat over the head constantly. When they had a chance to finally present their side and present something strong, they end up sinking to the depths (bashing and didacticism) of bad filmmaking.
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Bwaaahaha.. Michael Moore bashing is such fun!! It was amazing just how many times the Michael Moore character was beaten up, stepped on, had stuff thrown at him. It was damn funny and satisfying. Sadly, the movie itself is pretty damn awful. Lame jokes, weak production values, bad acting.... yea...not good. So while laughing and enjoying the spanking at the expense of Liberals everywhere I still had to hold my nose.