Meatballs
1979 Directed by Ivan Reitman
Synopsis
When this lot go back to nature, nature runs for it's life.
Head counselor Tripper Harrison is a fun loving misfit. They are all sick and tired of always losing the Camp Olympics every year, he must encourage all the campers to try their hardest, especially young Rudy so that he might feel better about himself.
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An early showcase for Bill Murray to be Bill Murray, but other than that it's a fairly uneventful film.
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Notable for being Bill Murray's first starring role, Meatballs is a lighthearted movie with a couple great laughs. I actually bought it before having seen it and although I don't really want the dvd anymore because I won't be watching it again, it's still a really fun movie. The plot follows a summer camp and all the crazy things that happen their. Bill Murray is very charming and enjoyable even if he isn't as funny as he is in other movies and I genuinely enjoyed his friendship with the main kid at the camp. That kid is a generic underdog but still likeable and worth rooting for. At the end of the movie, I was satisfied. It's kind of endearing…
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When you compare this movie to other comedies made by the same people at the time, Meatballs is surprisingly sweet and light. It doesn't try to be very outrageous or vulgar, mostly relying on harmless humour. At the same time, it's not particularly funny, only occasionally making you chuckle every time Bill Murray says something. Still, I enjoyed it and it made me appreciate Wet Hot American Summer even more.
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Bill Murray made this worth watching...probably wouldn't be very interested without him.
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Good clean fun. Like Stripes it works best when there is no plot but I guess when a major studio is footing the bill a plot is expected. Murray entirely makes this movie.
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I like it mainly for Murray. It's an easy watch but I don't find it laugh out loud funny. It's not as out there as the sequels. So no aliens or porn star ghosts in this one.
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Bill Murray’s charming friendship with 12-year-old Chris Makepeace and his “It just doesn’t matter” speech highlight the comedic set pieces at Camp North Star, where the counselors fool around and there’s an Olympiad showdown with Camp Mohawk.
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Films with Bill Murray are always fun and this being his 1st film in a lead role you would expect more but sadly this film falls flat. In 1979 stuff like this would be found inappropriate but nowadays this is just classed as a kids/teen film.
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A zany, nonsensical but ultimately fun and good-natured summer camp comedy starring Bill Murray. They definitely don't make them like this any more.
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Somehow I had never seen this one up until now and was surprised that it wasn't at all the film I had thought it was. In my mind, MEATBALLS was a sexy teen summer camp comedy. In reality, it's more of a kid's film with a few comedic moments. Unfortunately they were separated by some surprisingly dull stuff, although Bill Murray is always watchable.