tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14881545.post4138604350193597358..comments2023-10-05T11:32:51.221-04:00Comments on Waiguoren Critic of South China: Review: The Onion MovieMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13661968297027198340noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14881545.post-15191996473883340702008-07-10T12:26:00.000-04:002008-07-10T12:26:00.000-04:00In the seventies these sketch flicks had a healthy...In the seventies these sketch flicks had a healthy birth. Oddities (well worth seeking out) include THE KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE (from John Landis and the Zucker Bros.), TUNNELVISION, THE PRIME TIME, THE GROOVE TUBE, CAN I DO IT... TILL I NEED GLASSES?, and AMERICAN TICKLER. It petered out around the time LOOSE SHOOES was released. Cable of the early-to-mid-eighties adored them. So did I, growing up. Some aged well, some did not.<BR/><BR/>AMAZON WOMEN ON THE MOON (with participation from John Landis) had the spirit right but failed to reignite the sub-genre. <BR/><BR/>Apparently THE ONION movie sat on a shelf for nearly two years. I believe David Zucker was even brought in to help whip it into shape for theatrical release. It was quietly released straight-to-video a couple of months ago: kind of like Steven Segal films produced post Y2K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14881545.post-17281765158513190562008-07-05T02:59:00.000-04:002008-07-05T02:59:00.000-04:00This is what you did with your 4th of July? I'm tr...This is what you did with your 4th of July? I'm trashed, been at bbqs for 12 hours now. I'd invite you to my leftover one tommmorow but don't think you'd show up. No burgers in China?CountLubinsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00048683241014853416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14881545.post-64688118941241794912008-07-04T21:53:00.000-04:002008-07-04T21:53:00.000-04:00Hmm, may have to check it out. Didn't know the fl...Hmm, may have to check it out. Didn't know the flick existed!jhuber7672https://www.blogger.com/profile/18416207369827729263noreply@blogger.com