Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)

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10 Most Depressing Holidays in ...
by SpoutBlog in SpoutBlog on spout.com

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"I saw Christmas decorations in a storefront Sunday, so I guess it’s already time to break out the holiday movies. And it’s evidently time for distributors to release holiday fare to theaters, even if Desplechin’s A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël), which hits theaters this Friday, isn’t exactly the latest crowd-pleasing installment of the Santa Clause franchise. In fact, with such ingredients as estrangement, mental illness, alcoholism and cancer, it doesn’t seem like a very happy holidays kind of film. Even if it is actually a comedy. But then how many holiday movies are completely void of depressing themes and scenes? I’m sure to have grown up thinking more about the homeless, suicide and family dysfunction from films set at Christmas and Thanksgiving than I did thinking about the happiness that comes with these holidays. One of the most tearjerking moments for me as a kid was certainly seeing Mickey Mouse crying over his dead son in [More]

Steve Martin + John Candy = Humor
by JakeStevens in JakeStevens Blog

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"Having never seen this all the way through (and it also being a required film to watch for school), I rented this today. I liked it. I'm a little embarrassed I haven't seen this all the way through before. My favorite scene is when Steve Martin has to walk back to the car rental place and assaults the annoyingly effervescent Edie McClurg with F-Bombs. I also laughed at the scene in the airport where Steve Martin finally recognizes John Candy. Funny stuff. I'm looking forward to owning it. " [More]

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"I feel like this is a criminally underrated movie. It’s your typical buddy road trip flick, but when the buddies are Steve Martin and John Candy it can’t help but be funny. Watch for a quick cameo by Kevin Bacon (that guy is everywhere!!). The ending is a little too sappy for me, but there is too much other goodness before that to let the last 5 minutes ruin it. This one needs to be watched on cable or rented….the sanitized TV version weakens a rather raunchy but hilarious scene in an airport. " [More]

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