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Summary: Cottage Humor
Review: There never is a farm unless a couple of ducks in a nearby pond qualify. It's about a couple of city folk who decide to live in a cottage in the country and find things different. Throw in some screwball incidents like the corpse buried on their plot and turning the whole local village into a Norman Rockwell picture and you have the gist of what this is all about! Naturally, Chevy Chase plays Chevy Chase the writer with a writers block, or a journalist with writer aspirations and wife who can, write, which busts his ego. There are two dogs which have minor parts. The scenary is nicely captured in film and there is a Christmasy feel towards the end - 'tis the season!
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Summary: Funny farm a load of bull
Review: This film is just plain unfunny. I missed the opening credits, but after 5 minutes I suspected it was one of those terrible comedies that Warner Bros spewed out with alarming regularity in the 80s and 90s. A check on IMDB confirmed this. Chevy Chase moves to the country looking for inspiration to write a book, cue tired comedy set pieces and dull dialogue uttered by stereotypes of the ilk you'd find on UPN or the WB. Avoid avoid avoid!
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Summary: PRETTY DARN FUNNY...
Review: This is definitely one of the better Chevy Chase vehicles, as it does not go too far off the beaten path and is handled with a lighter touch than many of his other films. It is funny, wry, and deftly humorous.The plot is simple. A sportswriter from New York, Andy Farmer (Chevy Chase), and his wife, Elizabeth (Madolyn Smith-Osborne), decide to move to the country so that he can write his great American novel. They move to rural Redbud, Vermont, and instead of a bucolic, pastoral setting with friendly, kindly, country folk, they find snakes, a postman who maniacally drinks and drives, a sheriff who can't drive a car, a corpse in their back yard, and a whole slew of the weirder than weird. Instead of writing the great American novel, Andy only manages to turn out some useless drivel, while Elizabeth turns out a charming children's book. This causes great friction between the two, and it looks as if their sojourn in the country, as well as their marriage, is to be a brief one. They decide to move back to New York and inveigle the entire town of Redbud to assist them in selling their house, by turning the town and its environs into a warm and cozy setting out of a Norman Rockwell painting. What happens next is quite funny. Just about every one in the film is a little wacky, with the exception of Andy's wife, Elizabeth, who is the one sane, grounded character. Madolyn Smith-Osborne gives an excellent performance as the wife. She is a perfect comedic foil. Chevy Chase as Andy is well...Chevy Chase and, as always, funny. The supporting cast is likewise excellent and contribute to the many humorous moments in the film. All in all, this is an enjoyable comedy that is fun for the whole family.
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Summary: my favorite movie of all time
Review: This is just plain good entertainment. I never get tired of it. I love the town of REDBUD. Too many classic scenes to mention. Okay I'll mention one. "gotta love the mailman". They don't make movies like this anymore that you can share with your whole family and laugh.
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Summary: If you like this kind of movie...
Review: This isn't the kind of movie I would choose for myself from the video store, but I've seen it a few times, and it's not like torture or anything. There are some amusing moments. For example, I laugh at the mailman every time. And I know for a fact there are people who like these mediocre screwball comedies -- my mom loves movies like this. So, to each his own.
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Summary: Funny Farm A Great Laugh Anytime
Review: This movie doesn't get a lot of love but through repeated showings on the Comedy channel I have grown to really appreciate it. Chevy Chase is a big city sports writer who decides to give up city live and move to the quaint New England town of Redbud, Vermont to write a crime novel. He's accompanied by his wife played by Madolyn Smith. Well in classic Murphy's law, everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. They get to their new house and find that their furniture is late arriving, they have no phone, their mailman is a nut who tosses the mail out as he speeds by, and they have a body buried on their property. Chase tries to acclimate himself to the new townfolk by filling in in a fishing contest...promptly hooking one of his partners in the neck with the fishing hook. In an attempt to remove the hook Chase punches the hapless man to try and knock him out. This prompts one of the other men to say, "you're not knocking him out, you're just beating the Sh*t out of him!" Throughout, Chase battles the crazed mailman as well as the rest of the nutty townfolk who are like demented members of Hooterville. Later they decide and sell their dreamhouse and offer to pay the townspeople to act normal for just one day to impress the prospective buyers. They put on a show right out of a Norman Rockwell painting as its now during the Christmas season. funny stuff. Chase is at his finest as the put upon writer, becoming slightly more crazed himself with everyday he spends in redbud. The townspeople are tremendous. Pick this one up
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Summary: FUNNY...AND VASTLY UNDERRATED MOVIE
Review: This movie doesn't get a lot of love but through repeated showings on the Comedy channel I have grown to really appreciate it. Chevy Chase is a big city sports writer who decides to give up city live and move to the quaint New England town of Redbud, Vermont to write a crime novel. He's accompanied by his wife played by Madolyn Smith. Well in classic Murphy's law, everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. They get to their new house and find that their furniture is late arriving, they have no phone, their mailman is a nut who tosses the mail out as he speeds by, and they have a body buried on their property. Chase tries to acclimate himself to the new townfolk by filling in in a fishing contest...promptly hooking one of his partners in the neck with the fishing hook. In an attempt to remove the hook Chase punches the hapless man to try and knock him out. This prompts one of the other men to say, "you're not knocking him out, you're just beating the Sh*t out of him!" Throughout, Chase battles the crazed mailman as well as the rest of the nutty townfolk who are like demented members of Hooterville. Later they decide and sell their dreamhouse and offer to pay the townspeople to act normal for just one day to impress the prospective buyers. They put on a show right out of a Norman Rockwell painting as its now during the Christmas season. funny stuff. Chase is at his finest as the put upon writer, becoming slightly more crazed himself with everyday he spends in redbud. The townspeople are tremendous. Pick this one up
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Summary: FUNNY STUFF!!!
Review: This movie is hilarious! Anyone that puts Chevy Chase into a movie is just a pure genious!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Funny movie on an average DVD
Review: This movie may be quite flawed overall, but it has many huge laughs, and should not fail to entertain for an hour or so. The DVD is very average. It has no extras other than a French language track, and scene selection. The picture is in full screen format only, but good quality (4). The sound is okay but crackles at times (3). I am happy to own the disc myself, but it may be for fans only.
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Summary: Norman Rockwell meets Steven King!
Review: What always gives me a chuckle is the town of Rosebud, a beautifully quaint village populated by such despicable people! Not the best comedy in the world, but underrated.
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