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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Still way OT Ramos/SCTV |
| Date | Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:59:14 -0500 |
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At Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 16:30:35 Steve D. wrote:
>Bill Murray when he still had the Caddyshack-funny-era schtick
>going.....and
>a very young, and green, Rick Moranis.
>
>Fair enough. It's been a long time since I've seen it (when it was released
>actually). In fact, I had forgotten Moranis was even in it.
Funniest movie role, ever, with Moranis in it was his take as a vertically
challenged Darth Vader in the Mel Brooks groaner "Spaceballs". The movie had
two truly funny scenes in it....both featuring Moranis as "Big Helmet".
>On the other side SCTV comedy spin off successes or lack there of....and
>still staying
>way off topic still (sorry)...Remember when "Strange Brew" came out? It
>was pretty much >panned left and right. I have a friend who's taste's I
>tend to trust, swears it's hilarious. I somehow >have not taken the
>"daring" plunge to rent it...Is this a misunderstood gem? I know, it's
>SUCH a >risk I'd be taking to rent it and find this out for myself but
>somehow I've never pulled the trigger....
I don't know that I'd use the word "hilarious" for 'Strange Brew'. If you're
Canadian it's quite self-reverential -- which I always felt made it funnier
than it really was to, say, somebody from Scotland. 'Strange Brew' is truly
Canadian whereas Mike Myers was able to take something like his Canadian
experiences as a teenager and make the situations more universally
appealling in "Wayne's World" (i.e. Stan Mikita donuts was Tim Horton's
donuts moved to Illinois).
Still, Bob & Doug's album "The Great White North" on Anthem WAS truly
funny....taking the best parts of the TV skits and adding an element of
improv.
>Yeah, SCTV was a great show. Later Kid's in the Hall was a very funny too.
>The Chicken Lady is one >of the many oddly fascinatingly funny characters
>from that show. You darn Canadians!! ;)
Our latest hilarity is called "This Hour Has 22 Minutes"....very Canadian
politics-based, but undeniably brilliant week after week (it's like the
Royal Canadian Air Farce for MY generation!).
Jaimie Vernon,
President, Bullseye Records
"Not Suing Our Customers Since 1985!!"
http://www.bullseyecanada.com
Author, Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia
http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/
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