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Caddyshack II (1988)
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A self-made blue-collar millionaire (Jackie Mason) is snubbed by the snobs when he tries to join a...
Chuck - Season 2
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When a twenty-something computer geek inadvertently downloads critical government secrets into his...
Andy K (10821 KP) rated Fletch (1985) in Movies
Jun 6, 2018
He is actually six-five, with the afro, six-nine.
Every scene is a complete classic.
One of my favorite comedies of all time and my favorite Chevy Chase film shows him as a newspaper reporter who is hired by a man to kill him. Through Fletch's enterprising investigation, he discovers all sorts of things about his employer, none of which are good.
Chase's many disguises, iterations and quips makes this film a true classic and a movie I could watch over and over again.
So glad they never made, "Fletch Won."
One of my favorite comedies of all time and my favorite Chevy Chase film shows him as a newspaper reporter who is hired by a man to kill him. Through Fletch's enterprising investigation, he discovers all sorts of things about his employer, none of which are good.
Chase's many disguises, iterations and quips makes this film a true classic and a movie I could watch over and over again.
So glad they never made, "Fletch Won."
Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985)
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Big Bird (Caroll Spinney) loves spending his days on Sesame Street with all of his different...
LoganCrews (2861 KP) rated Fletch (1985) in Movies
Mar 9, 2021 (Updated Mar 9, 2021)
𝘋𝘢𝘥 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦. This does what it does fine enough but has been essentially rendered obsolete by even the weakest entry of the 𝘕𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘎𝘶𝘯 trilogy (2 1/2, btw). Surprisingly I think this works better as a crime film than a full-on comedy; it's just so damn atmospheric what with the fun-as-hell (very) 80s synth soundtrack, intriguing mystery, kicky cinematography and all - qualities that all the best crime thrillers of the era have. But the comedy is shockingly inconsistent, you'd think having Chase as essentially a mile-a-minute quip machine for his signature dry smugness would be shoe-in but the jokes work at about a 40/60 hit-to-miss ratio. Maybe a generous 50/50? And there's a fine line between deadpan and downright dull - speaking as a usual Chase defender I find this performance leans to the latter a little too much, there's just not a lot to value in it over the countless other renditions of this character out there. Also it's an automatic crime that a movie in which Chevy Chase dons a metric ton of comical disguises and fake identities actively chooses not to lean into his legendary physical comedy. He only does like one funny dance and one paltry pratfall... what the fuck is up with that? Somehow still a blast in what should be its mediocrity. Utter fluff, but it'll do.