Funny
Farm
is
not
even
on
tonight
and
I've
got
a
little
more
to
say
about
that
film.
Because,
it
feels
recently
as
I
get
to
the
movies
in
the
later
80s,
I
end
up
wanting
to
fix
them
(like
Bloodsport)
or
defending
them
inordinately
(like
Willow).
And,
Funny
Farm
is
just
too
easy
to
pick
apart.
So
many
scenes
just
happen
for
no
reason,
no
connection
to
other
scenes,
just
to
get
to
a
punchline.
Characters
decide
they
like
the
small
tow
n
just
because.
I
mean,
imagine
that
Elizabeth's
book
inspires
Andy
to
rewrite
his
and
make
it
better,
or
reading
her
fictional
version
of
him
inspires
him
to
fix
his
life,
befriend
the
locals,
and
figure
out
how
to
actually
live
in
Redbud
instead
of
whatever
permanent
vacation
he
thinks
he's
on...
But,
I
digress
because
Big
is
on
tonight.
And,
right
away
Josh
has
more
personality
and
more
motivation
than
Andy
had
in
the
entirety
of
Funny
Farm.
And,
Tom
Hanks'
physical
comedy
is
far
better
than
Chevy
Chase's.
He
doesn't
catch
a
snake
on
his
hook
for
no
reason.
Seriously,
think
about
that
scene.
Andy
goes
fishing
in
the
back
yard
pond
and
it
doesn't
go
badly
because
of
any
faulty
of
his.
He
just
catches
a
snake
because.
And
the
n
the
fishing
line
gets
caught
because,
why
not?
And
the
snake
gets
inside
the
house
because
we
have
to
suddenly
think
that
Elizabeth
is
having
a
horrible
time
even
though
we
just
saw
her
inside
with
music
in
her
headphones,
cleaning
up
the
place
like
her
life
has
never
been
better.
And
in
the
next
scene,
Andy
is
explaining
that
she's
been
cooped
up
and
he's
been
busy
writing.
He
was
just
fishing
and
she
was
just
not
feeling
cooped
up.
It's
bad
storytelling,
bad
scriptwriting,
and
for
some
reason
back
in
1988
we
loved
it
because
it
gave
us
laughs.
Talking
to
Sarah
today,
I
realized
that
Funny
Farm
is
basically
the
same
movie
as
The
Money
Pit--couple
get
into
a
situation
that
should
be
perfectly
fine,
it
goes
wron
g
because
of
things
out
of
their
control,
their
relationship
is
tested
(or
so
we're
told--and
The
Money
Pit
does
a
better
job
of
this
part,
at
least--and
then
everything
gets
miraculously
fixed
in
the
end.
And,
it's
such
a
basic
story
that
I
lament
today
that
32
years
ago,
I
laughed
and
enjoyed
it
all
and
didn't
care
a
whit
about,
to
quote
Elizabeth
Farmer,
"the
story?!"
I
didn't
care
about
motivation
and,
you
know,
logical
connection
from
scene
to
scene...
But
that's
not
true
either.
I
mean,
I
just
liked
movies.
Good,
bad,
making
sense
or
not
making
sense,
give
me
some
funny
bits,
some
great
action,
give
me
something
to
grab
my
attention
and
hold
me
there,
and
the
details
didn't
matter,
because
what
else
was
there?
I
think
that
problem
was--or
is--that
my
internal
database
of
movies
was
a
lot
smaller
then,
so
I
just
couldn't
be
bothered
to
be
picky.
Now,
I
will
still
watch
anything.
Trust
me,
I
watch
both
award
-
worthy
indies
and
I
watch
low-budget
horror
crap
regularly.
I
watch
big
blockbusters
and
fun
streaming
originals.
Serious
dramas,
comedies,
horror,
action,
sci-fi,
whatever.
But,
I
don't
just
like
all
of
it
anymore.
Big
holds
up
better
than
Funny
Farm
or
The
Mone
y
Pit.
And,
has
a
similar
throughline
as
Mannequin.
Magic
setup,
new
guy
shows
up
the
conniving
regulars
at
his
new
job,
add
some
romance,
some
messaging
about
how
a
more
creative
(youthful)
spirit
is
what
business
needs,
and
don't
try
to
force
your
jokes.
Plus,
Josh's
apartment
is
an
awesome
space.
And,
it
just
reminded
me
of
Three
Men
and
a
Baby..
Because
of
that
great
entryway,
I
guess.
And
I
realize
I
should
h
ave
included
that
movie
on
the
1987
portion
of
my
list,
but
oh
well.
This
deconstruction
is
winding
down
soon.
Can't
be
adding
movies
now.
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