<p>I just saw this last night with my husband. Really, really funny - I recommend it to everyone over the age of 13 (there is some pretty bad language, so I wouldn’t go younger).</p>
<p>I thought, BUSH, is the movie to see.</p>
<p>But it hasn’t even come out yet, so how do you know? This one is a comedy, by the way - light-hearted yet hysterical.</p>
<p>“to see”, future tense. </p>
<p>comedic-tragedy. Laugh or cry.</p>
<p>I’ll have to check out the reviews on Fandango. I waited on American Carol until I read that people who already saw it were giving it a thumbs-up.</p>
<p>The reviews on rottentomatoes.com were, well, rotten, but I plan to see this anyway!</p>
<p>[An</a> American Carol Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes](<a href=“http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/an_american_carol/]An”>An American Carol | Rotten Tomatoes)</p>
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<p>And the most positive review recorded on Rotten Tomatoes:</p>
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<p>I dont have enough time/money to watch bad movies-
haven’t read anything that would make me think this one was even worth the time for a trailer and I can’t stand Michael Moore either.</p>
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<p>WHen I want to see a funny movie I revisit * A Fish Called Wanda*
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<p>Sorry, Bandtenhut! While you man have found a few quotes from those who did not enjoy it, </p>
<p>626 respondents to fandango.com’s reviews collectively gave it a “go”.</p>
<p>To read all reviews, follow this link:</p>
<p>[An</a> American Carol Movie Overview](<a href=“An American Carol Tickets & Showtimes | Fandango”>An American Carol Tickets & Showtimes | Fandango)</p>
<p>Not sure why anyone would scour for the few negs…HMMM.</p>
<p>Not sure why anyone would scour for the few negs…HMMM.</p>
<p>actually since I hadnt heard of the movie all I did was put the title in google and pull up the review from a canadian paper.</p>
<p>^ I meant the list in the post above yours (#7).</p>
<p>I’ll hold out for W. Sunday matinee.</p>
<p>Spideygirl,</p>
<p>I didn’t have to scour for negative reviews. Rottentomatoes.com takes all the reviews from film critics who write for publications and calculates a favorable/unfavorable percentage. An American Carol has a rating of 13%. This movie is being panned by critics across the board. I had to scour for positive reviews. My quotes and the rating are from critics for publications like the LA Times, NY Times, Boston Globe, etc… the actual reviews on Fandango are very negative.</p>
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<p>Nothing like a film that appeals to the lowest common denominator and encourages jingoism and hate! Count me out.</p>
<p>The Dallas Morning News gave it an F. Few movies have this distinction.</p>
<p>Well, I think I would certainly listen to the 600+ people who gave it a collective thumbs up, rather than drive-by media movie critics who have an agenda.</p>
<p>Interesting that someone who didn’t even see it would take the time to create two long posts on this thread to dissuade others from watching a comedy that the vast majority of real people from all backgrounds hugely enjoyed. Talk about having an agenda! This is a comedy. It doesn’t encourage anything but laughter, just like all the other comedies in this genre.</p>
<p>Few movies have the distinction of so may collective thumbs-up on Fandango. </p>
<p>Personally, I always find that the opinions of regular people work much better for me than the snooty film critics (who so, so often get it completely wrong, and are so out of touch with what the public really enjoys).</p>
<p>A group of neighbors just went to see this - people with all different views of life, and laughed their heads off. A couple of them are major former (current?!) “hippies”.</p>
<p>We are planning to see it. My PhD husband has always loved the Airplane movies and this is by the same guys.</p>
<p>Personally, I always find that the opinions of regular people work much better for me</p>
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If “regular” people are the ones who decide what is on network programming- that isn’t something that works for me. Can’t remember the last time I watched TV- but I will rent a movie.</p>
<p>Has anyone seen * Fierce Creatures?*
It is being billed as a follow up to * A Fish Called Wanda*</p>
<p>You love A Fish Called Wanda, don’t you! 
I think I better watch it.</p>
<p>When even the conservative Washington Times, which decries liberal Hollywood, doesn’t like the film, that’s not a good sign. They also talk openly about how the film suffers precisely because it has an agenda. [Washington</a> Times - EDGE: Partisanship at the theaters](<a href=“http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/10/partisanship-at-the-theaters/]Washington”>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/10/partisanship-at-the-theaters/)</p>
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<p>All a matter of taste. We’ve been lucky enough to find movie critics whose taste aligns with ours. Kenneth Turan (LA Times and NPR) is a good match for us. He had a great book on movies that’d been overlooked when they first hit theaters, and are good bets on DVD (Never Coming to a Theater Near You) regardless of political pursuasion. And The New Republic’s Stanley Kauffman may turn up his nose at some things we like, but we’ve never disliked one of his raves.</p>