Cabin
Boy
I
just re-watched this strange little comedy movie. When I first
watched it by in the day, I hated the movie and found it rather lame.
Now that I am older, I actually get what the movie was going for.
And, I learned that this was supposed to be a Tim Burton movie, so
the humor and look makes sense today. The mixture between the dark
humor and sight gags makes it feel more like a Burton film.
It
actually reminds me of Pee Wee's Big Adventure with the strange and
outlandish scenes and I watched Big Adventure recently too. Big Adventure fits
right in with Cabin Boy. I know a lot of people still shit on this
movie, but I found it rather funny today. And, I REALLY hated this movie back then.
This
is one of those movies that's improved with age.
-Floating-Talking
Cupcake: This is one of those Tim Burton things that fits right in
with Big Adventure. I laugh every time I see its twisted angry face
and the spitting tobacco.
-Chris
Elliot isn't that bad: He's in almost every scene, but he's
tolerable. He becomes a better character later in the movie once he
sheds his “pretty boy” wig. I do like that his character
indirectly kills the original cabin boy early in the movie.
-Melora
Walters
in a
swimsuit: She
spends half her scenes in a swimsuit and that's not something to
complain about. I also like that she seems to be from a different
era from the rest of the characters, but no one really notices that.
By the way, she has aged extremely well, wow.
-The
fishermen crew is full of character actors: Brion
James Brian
Doyle-Murray James
Gammon are the crew
members you will recognize in other movies. They're all great too.
-David
Letterman
cameo:
I really never found it that funny. He's the reason the adventure
happens, but I don't really see the humor that everyone else says
about him cameo.
-Shark
Man aka Chocki: Okay, I am down.
-Ricki
Lake, that annoying talk show host, was the figurehead in the front
of the ship: I looked it up, because I didn't recognize her in the
heavy wooden makeup.
-The
giant played by Mike Starr: He's a salesman that works with
other mythical creatures. Seeing him in a suit and a pocket
protector makes me laugh every time. He's the one that gets killed
by the dumb and dumber guys early in that movie. Why is his six armed wife so tiny? How do they "do it"? Answer...carefully.
He dresses like a dandy boy, but this style of clothing doesn't match up the modern Hawaii and that's part of the joke.
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Ricki Lake, everyone.
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I'd give it a whirl.
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Chris: "One day there will be a 4th network and that network will cancel a show created by one of my ancestors."
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Chris: David, I saw a big-chinned raven haired fellow heading this way asking about your job. And, his breath reeked of Doritos and no talent.
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See, I told you Jay Leno was in this movie...
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