A (funny quotes) Review Of Napolean Dynamite

March 10th, 2010 admin Posted in comedy |

By Guillermo Summers

One of the more absurd movies of the decade, Napoleon Dynamite nonetheless manages to be a hilarious comedy in its own right. Featuring a unique brand of alienated-teenage humor, the film relies more on its well-timed pauses and character body language than on zinging one-liners. If you enjoy its subtle humor, then Napoleon Dynamite is a film you’ll find utterly hilarious. Otherwise, it might cause boredom or outright confusion. The film has a near non-existent storyline, but what it lacks in plot, it makes up for with its witty and hilarious comedy sequences…

Jon Heder plays the title role of Napoleon Dynamite, an estranged and nerdy high school youth living with his grandmother and older brother, Kip (Aaron Ruell), in Preston, Idaho. Sporting a clueless, unchanging facial expression throughout the movie, Napoleon simply glides through life, getting kicked around, pushed into lockers, and watching life pass by. When a Spanish student named Pedro (Efren Ramirez) moves into town, Napoleon befriends the social outcast. The two drone on and on about myriad subjects, such as who to take to the upcoming dance. Fellow socially-challenged student Deb (Tina Majorino) becomes the object of their affections.

Meanwhile, Kip trolls the Internet chat rooms in search of women, and Napoleon’s Uncle Rico (Jon Gries) moves in with the boys while their grandmother is away. Uncle Rico’s own exploits add to the hilarity of a film with little in the way of substance, at least until Pedro decides to run for class president against the school’s most popular girl, Summer (Haylie Duff). Now, Napoleon and Pedro must work against all odds to win the school election…

The true strength of Napoleon Dynamite is its clan of outrageous characters, characters that are so outrageously ridiculous that every viewer can point out the mirror image of that character from his own high school yearbook or current life experience. The arrested social development of Napoleon and his friends are amplified for effect within the film’s context, drawing the viewer into a Lord of the Flies world of Darwinian adolescence. The humor is sometimes subtle, and Napoleon Dynamite is not to be confused with an Academy Award winning drama. But if you like stupid movies such Dumb And Dumber, then this is the film for you.

Napoleon Dynamite is a unique comedy which pushes the boundaries of plot-challenged, immature filmmaking. In short, you’ll love it. Most of the characters are so pathetic, you’ll find yourself laughing at them simply because they exist. One of the biggest surprises of 2004, Napoleon Dynamite is an oddball comedy that definitely ranks as a must-see movie…

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COMMERCIAL BREAK, A Great New Advertising Novel by Keith Harmeyer

By Jamie London

The most popular show on television now is Mad Men. Not only are devotees captivated by the complex characters and the captivating storyline - they love the series insider look at the intriguing world of advertising. The crazy creatives, the back-stabbing and politics, the demanding clients.

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A chain of unpredicted obstacles makes the set up even more difficult than Adam imagined. There’s Harry Steck, an unsavory private investigator, hired by a disgruntled former employee to dig up dirt on Adamwith life-threatening consequences. And Samantha Winningham, the attractive young art director whose affair with Adam may cause the whole plan to fall apart, and land Adam in prison.

Eventually, the pieces are in place. All that is left on Super Bowl Sunday are a group of eager clients, a very nervous would-be con man, and one burning question : can he get away with it?

COMMERCIAL BREAK is MAD MEN meets THE PRODUCERS - unpredictable, fast-paced, and sometimes laugh-out-loud hilarious, with the type of out of the ordinary storyline and rich characters enjoyed by readers of Carl Hiaasen and Elmore Leonard.

COMMERCIAL BREAK is highly recommended reading. It just might be the best novel you read this year. Give it a look!

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