May I be the first to say that, although The Money Pit is an interesting movie at times, it is not the least bit funny. Every time I have seen this film it has become an absolute anxiety-ridden experience.
Nobody really should ever have to go through what happens to Long or Hanks in this film (and can I say that the idea of them starring in a movie together is all that I find funny about this film). That movie makes me want to hunt down that scamming old lady, where ever she is vacationing, and toss a toaster into the pool. I hate it.
I realize that the situation portrayed is not happening or has never happened to me and for that reason I am supposed to take some kind of enjoyment out of watching. I realize that it is all in good humor and really just a movie. Everytime I see it, I still just get really pissed.
In my mind this movie compares with Pacific Heights and just absolutely tips my unfair quotiant in a film too darn high. I watch this movie and become my own version of Woody Allen, raving and pacing all over the place.