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Little Miss Sunshine

Submitted by enpen on Tue, 11/21/2006 - 3:37pm.

Ignorant Movie Review: Little Miss Sunshine

Response to title: This just has to be sarcastic. I can’t see any way around reading sarcasm into this title. I’m expecting biting social commentary.

Response to curbside poster: I like the yellow VW bus. The peace loving 60’s connotation is almost immediate, and the family(?) chasing after its open side door is a nice visual allusion to the idea of chasing after peace and sunshine.

Response post-credits: Wow, I love this movie. There’s something about seeing a giant canvas Nietzsche mural on a teenager’s wall within the first five minutes of a film that settles me in for Quality entertainment. The movie is definitely a comedy, and it definitely provides biting social commentary (think Ramsey). I don’t personally know anyone to whom I would refrain recommending this movie. I think everyone in Olympia who has the time and financial resources to go to the Capitol Theater over the next couple of nights should go see this movie.

Rating: 4.975 out of 5 Oly Stubbies

Film Haiku: Yellow bus wild ride
“look around, this place is fucked.”
Misery for smiles.

Can be seen: Olympia Film Society
                         206 5th Ave N
                     Olympia, WA 98501

             Tuesday, November 21, 9pm
         Wednesday, November 22, 6:30pm
             Thursday, November 23, 9pm

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Saw it tonight

Submitted by Jade on Wed, 11/22/2006 - 10:18pm.

Cried like a little baby.

Jade

empathy

Submitted by enpen on Fri, 11/24/2006 - 12:36am.

It's because you can't wait to do some ron in a nursing home, isn't it.

"Anybody who doesn't know that politics is crime has got a few screws loose."

Loved it

Submitted by Sarah on Fri, 11/24/2006 - 9:05am.

see this movie
see this movie
see this movie

go, see this movie!

woo

Submitted by enpen on Fri, 11/24/2006 - 4:22pm.

Record rainfall in Olympia but we all got some sunshine!

"Anybody who doesn't know that politics is crime has got a few screws loose."

Hmmm

Submitted by Norm on Fri, 11/24/2006 - 5:01pm.

If it made Jade cry I don't think I could handle it. I'll stick to cartoons.

crying

Submitted by enpen on Fri, 11/24/2006 - 5:07pm.

My baby cries when she laughs hard enough, too.

"Anybody who doesn't know that politics is crime has got a few screws loose."

I cried

Submitted by Sarah on Fri, 11/24/2006 - 6:10pm.

I laughed so hard I cried, several times. I also cried during that one scene, you know, that one. I also delighted in the variety of laughter that rippled through the audience. During that other scene (you know the one) when they did that thing, so many of us laughed our way through several emotional states, including you know what.

I'm too much of a sap, I

Submitted by Norm on Fri, 11/24/2006 - 8:16pm.

I'm too much of a sap, I don't like movies that are sad enough to make someone cry, because usually I'm in there somewhere and doing the whole, "Must be my allergies" bit or "Gosh it's dry in here".

Its not actually a

Submitted by Jade on Fri, 11/24/2006 - 9:51pm.

Its not actually a depressing film at all. Its just so funny, and so life-affirming, and touching that its cry-worthy.

I don't know. Maybe its only the freaks that cry in a movie like that. You might be safe, Norm.;) Jade

Jade is right

Submitted by Sarah on Sat, 11/25/2006 - 8:25am.

Movie isn't depressing at all. Very funny and touching. And you'll leave smiling and possibly dancing.

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