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CityOfAngels · 08-22-2005, 07:56 PM

Has anyone seen this movie? I know it's old but it's HILARIOUS! I can't believe I went all this time without seeing this movie. Given I was a bit baked when I saw it kinda added to the experience, too. But you gotta love Edward Norton in a pink rhino suit singing kids' songs.

shazbotus · 08-22-2005, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by CityOfAngels

But you gotta love Edward Norton in a pink rhino suit singing kids' songs.

Umm...that sounds super bizarre. I suppose it could be funny, but I think this makes me NOT want to see it now. Glad I haven't yet.

Jeff · 08-22-2005, 08:50 PM

I saw it awhile ago, don't remember much 'cept it was really boring.

Would have helped if I had been baked, I'm sure.

ColonelSpecial · 08-22-2005, 09:05 PM

This movie was quite funny! Edward Norton who usually plays serious characters, went out on a limb and plays a hilariously riotous character who is marketed towards children but really shouldn't been seen by anyone under 13. I highly recommend this movie (cliche, I know).

aberkok · 08-22-2005, 09:09 PM

This was definitely worth seeing and completely bizarre. One of those movies which you sit there and wonder how it actually got made because you're amazed at how far the actors go outside of their normal range. I think it had trouble finding a target audience - probably why it's been overlooked.

Also Catherine Keener is always a hottie.

pan6467 · 08-22-2005, 11:09 PM

I loved the movie, thought Robin Williams played his part to perfection. The whole cast did actually.

RogueHunter65 · 08-23-2005, 03:53 PM

This movie is great. The opening scene with Robin Williams made the movie, it just made me wonder if Mr. Roggers and Barney are like that behind the scenes. Plus, the movie has the Irish Mafia and a semi-mentally handicapped retired boxer...who wouldn't like it.

thatoneguy · 08-23-2005, 05:27 PM

Hahaha wow, I'm going to go out and get this movie to watch just because of this thread. Edward Norton is great and from the sounds of it, I need to see this movie. It better be good!

Anxst · 08-24-2005, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by thatoneguy

Hahaha wow, I'm going to go out and get this movie to watch just because of this thread. Edward Norton is great and from the sounds of it, I need to see this movie. It better be good!

Oh, it is!

Bizarre and incredible, this movie is a must see.

thatoneguy · 08-24-2005, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Anxst

Oh, it is!

Bizarre and incredible, this movie is a must see.

Haha, indeed it was. I just got done watching it, I thought it was great.

the_ref · 08-24-2005, 09:04 PM

wow, this is considered old? I'm a fossil now...

Okay, I saw it and I felt the movie, while funny, pulled too many punches. This should have been a film on the over-the-top level of something like Dr. Strangelove or maybe Bad Santa. As it is, the movie is funny, but nowhere near as funny as it could have been.

I kinda expected more from Danny DeVito...

Moskie · 08-25-2005, 03:33 AM

maybe i'll have to give this movie another shot sometime. I saw it in the theater and I remember thinking that it should have been so much better, considering the talent that was attached to it.

It was vulgar and kinda funny... but not nearly has darkly-themed as Danny DeVito's other work. Throw Mama... and War of the Roses are super twisted movies and the crazy stuff that the characters do in them is hilarious. But the things that they pulled off in Death to Smoochy don't really live up to it.

BigBen · 08-25-2005, 08:56 AM

I remember how when you looked under the surface and saw all of the metaphors that they were working with and how it was a social commentary about mainstream media.

Then I realized that I just overanalyzed everything and appreciated it for what it was.

Kalnaur · 08-25-2005, 09:02 AM

That movie is great for what it is, a fair dark comedy about what you see not always being what you get.

Bacchanal · 08-25-2005, 02:42 PM

I saw it a couple years ago when I was staying with a friend out of town. I couldn't believe I hadn't seen it before that. I loved it, and still do (thankfully, now I own it).

I just wish it had gone more into Edward Norton's character's past. He said something about having been in anger management and I really wanted to know why, especially with how "goody goody" he acted in the movie.

Either way, it's definitely something I'd recommend seeing. It isn't the best dark comedy ever, but it is very, very good.

08-22-2005, 07:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
CityOfAngels Oh shit it's Wayne Brady! Location: Passenger seat of Wayne Brady's car.	Death to Smootchie Has anyone seen this movie? I know it's old but it's HILARIOUS! I can't believe I went all this time without seeing this movie. Given I was a bit baked when I saw it kinda added to the experience, too. But you gotta love Edward Norton in a pink rhino suit singing kids' songs.

08-22-2005, 08:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jeff And we'll all float on ok... Location: Iowa City	I saw it awhile ago, don't remember much 'cept it was really boring. Would have helped if I had been baked, I'm sure. __________________ For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command or faith a dictum. I am my own God. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us. --Charles Bukowski

08-22-2005, 09:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
ColonelSpecial Insane	This movie was quite funny! Edward Norton who usually plays serious characters, went out on a limb and plays a hilariously riotous character who is marketed towards children but really shouldn't been seen by anyone under 13. I highly recommend this movie (cliche, I know). __________________ "Mommy, the presidents are squishing me!" "Using the pull out method of contraceptive is like saying I won't use a seat belt, I'll just jump out of the car before it hits that tree." Sara

08-22-2005, 09:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
aberkok “Wrong is right.” Location: toronto	This was definitely worth seeing and completely bizarre. One of those movies which you sit there and wonder how it actually got made because you're amazed at how far the actors go outside of their normal range. I think it had trouble finding a target audience - probably why it's been overlooked. Also Catherine Keener is always a hottie. __________________ !check out my new blog! http://arkanamusic.wordpress.com Warden Gentiles: "It? Perfectly innocent. But I can see how, if our roles were reversed, I might have you beaten with a pillowcase full of batteries."

08-22-2005, 11:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	I loved the movie, thought Robin Williams played his part to perfection. The whole cast did actually. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

08-23-2005, 03:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
RogueHunter65 Insane Location: Boston, MA	This movie is great. The opening scene with Robin Williams made the movie, it just made me wonder if Mr. Roggers and Barney are like that behind the scenes. Plus, the movie has the Irish Mafia and a semi-mentally handicapped retired boxer...who wouldn't like it. __________________ I suffer from amnesia and deja vu at the same time... I think I have forgotten this before

08-23-2005, 05:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
thatoneguy Crazy Location: Omaha, NE	Hahaha wow, I'm going to go out and get this movie to watch just because of this thread. Edward Norton is great and from the sounds of it, I need to see this movie. It better be good! __________________ "Thank you for flying Church of England, cake or death?"

08-24-2005, 09:04 PM	#11 (permalink)
the_ref Upright	wow, this is considered old? I'm a fossil now... Okay, I saw it and I felt the movie, while funny, pulled too many punches. This should have been a film on the over-the-top level of something like Dr. Strangelove or maybe Bad Santa. As it is, the movie is funny, but nowhere near as funny as it could have been. I kinda expected more from Danny DeVito... __________________ "Jack! You've debauched my sloth!"

08-25-2005, 03:33 AM	#12 (permalink)
Moskie Pure Chewing Satisfaction Location: can i use bbcode [i]here[/i]?	maybe i'll have to give this movie another shot sometime. I saw it in the theater and I remember thinking that it should have been so much better, considering the talent that was attached to it. It was vulgar and kinda funny... but not nearly has darkly-themed as Danny DeVito's other work. Throw Mama... and War of the Roses are super twisted movies and the crazy stuff that the characters do in them is hilarious. But the things that they pulled off in Death to Smoochy don't really live up to it. __________________ Greetings and salutations.

08-25-2005, 08:56 AM	#13 (permalink)
BigBen Comedian Location: Use the search button	I remember how when you looked under the surface and saw all of the metaphors that they were working with and how it was a social commentary about mainstream media. Then I realized that I just overanalyzed everything and appreciated it for what it was. __________________ 3.141592654 Hey, if you are impressed with my memorizing pi to 10 digits, you should see the size of my penis.

08-25-2005, 09:02 AM	#14 (permalink)
Kalnaur Psycho Location: Portland, Oregon	That movie is great for what it is, a fair dark comedy about what you see not always being what you get. __________________ PC: Can you help me out here HK? HK-47: I'm 98% percent sure this miniature organic meatbag wants you to help find his fellow miniature organic meatbags. PC: And the other 2 percent? HK-47: The other 2 percent is that he is just looking for trouble and needs to be blasted, but that might be wishful thinking on my part.

08-25-2005, 02:42 PM	#15 (permalink)
Bacchanal Laid back Location: Jayhawkland	I saw it a couple years ago when I was staying with a friend out of town. I couldn't believe I hadn't seen it before that. I loved it, and still do (thankfully, now I own it). I just wish it had gone more into Edward Norton's character's past. He said something about having been in anger management and I really wanted to know why, especially with how "goody goody" he acted in the movie. Either way, it's definitely something I'd recommend seeing. It isn't the best dark comedy ever, but it is very, very good.