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Summary: Fall down funny
Review: JOhn Cady is awesome. THe funniest movie of the DECADE
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Summary: John Candy is hot
Review: I want to get all over that phat man. Hottie. when I meet him, i want to take him to the nearest bed.
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Summary: Smart, funny, Briallant filmmaking
Review: Michael Moore is known for his documentary work like Roger and Me and the new The Big One. But in candian bacon michael proves he can be just as brilliant with a fictional comedy. Wonderful casting and acting...specifically how so many canadians are in the movie as a type of ironic tribute. Fantastic
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Summary: Yes!
Review: Ah, the Cold War. As we stare wistfully back at that half-century of empty threats and balks from the Soviet Union that let our nation prosper so, employing so many Americans, singlehandedly defeating the looming specter of poverty through the massive peacetime military buildup that was our citizens' collective meal ticket, we can't help but worry about how we'll fare economically now that we've been forced into autonomy from the federal government...And so begins "Canadian Bacon", Michael Moore's 1994 fictitous laff riot. It's an amazingly astute and hilarious look at how beneficial cold wars really are to a country; and Moore doesn't let up in his continuing crusade against the downsizing enigma, setting the movie in Niagra Falls, New York, a city ravaged by unemployment, suicides, and crime, due to the closing of (you guessed it) a cold war arms plant. The American characters, John Candy in paticuliar, are all perfect, and the Candian mounties had me rolling on the floor. Michael Moore's first foray into fiction is utterly flawless.
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Summary: Candy's best role is his last role
Review: John Candy is as funny as ever in one of the funniest movies of the decad
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Summary: Even Robin Hood misses his target once in a while
Review: I'm sad to say that I thought Michael Moore's first stab at fictionalized satire is a far cry from the brilliance of everything else he has produced to date. Perhaps someone who doesn't already share Moore's passion for social and economic justice might find the humor in "Canadian Bacon" less obvious than I, but I saw most of the jokes coming from miles away (or kilometers, in the case of the Canadian segments). If you're looking for political satire that is both dangerous AND funny as hell, check out anything else Moore has done, as well as "Bullworth," "Bob Roberts," and the Citizen Kane of all political satires, "Network."
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Summary: Pretty hilarious, eh?
Review: If you've ever wondered what distinguishes Canadians from Americans, just watch this film and you will find out. I'm not sure who he is lambasting more, us or them, but the results are hilarious. Having lived in the "Great White North" for ten years growing up, I found Moore's satire particularly poignant. Especially lines like "We're your worst nightmare: citizens with the right to bear arms!" All-in-all, a pretty good laugh.
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Summary: One of the best John Candy films out there
Review: This is definately one of the best works of John Candy since his SCTV days. The jokes are mainly aimed at people who live along the border, and at Canadians who know live in the US (snowbacks). Scenes to watch for include Dan Akroyd as a RCMP constable pulling them over and asking for the grafiti to be written in both English and French, and for the opening auction scenes at the defense plant. Definately a great film.
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Summary: Is it safe to have this much fun?
Review: I love this movie! The picture it paints of our military industrial complex is all too accurate. My favorite part is the "Ballad of the Green Berets", the dime-a-dozen militia. What a scream!
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Summary: Everyone should see this film
Review: Political Conspiracy, Disgruntled Citizens, and slapstick comedy, this combination makes "Canadian Bacon" a must see film. John Candy plays Niagra County Sheriff Bud Boomer, who was laid off at a weaponry plant which had to cease production because of government defense spending cutbacks after the cold war.The owner of the plant, billionare R.J. hacker is out of production and conspires with white house insider, Stu Smiley (Bill Nunn) to have the President (Alan Alda) restart a cold war. With the shambled Russians unable to "Sissy Slap" the americans, the President is desparate to find an enemy in order to raise his approval rating. Eventually Smiley twists some FBI information about Canada into an anti-maple leaf media blitz. After seeing propoganda about "The Canadians, they walk among us", Boomer is so terrified that he, his significant other (Rhea Perlman), and other Niagra citizens are scared silly into defending themselves from the Maple Leaf Meanace. Michael Moore ("The Big One", "Roger and Me") directs this film and combines his political undertones with non-stop laughter. "Canadian Bacon," is such a unique film, it could be classified beyond a standard comedy. In my opinon, "Candian Bacon" is one of the best films of all time.
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