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Stanczyk — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 17:10:51 -0800

In the 1970s and '80s, National Lampoon's success and influence creates a new media empire overseen in part by the brilliant and troubled Doug Kenney.

Packed with comics playing comics, this funny and tragic story recreates an important chapter in privileged white guy comedy history.

By: rhizome

rhizome — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 20:41:16 -0800

This was probably the best and least annoying way for the history of this crowd to be told. If it was just a Cavalcade of Stars it wouldn't be as good.

By: Clustercuss

Clustercuss — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 09:18:53 -0800

How different is this from Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead?

By: Stanczyk

Stanczyk — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 14:04:46 -0800

It's not a documentary.

By: Catblack

Catblack — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 14:26:45 -0800

>How different is this from Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead?

This isn't as good. It's not terribly terrible, but it's not a documentary. Probably wouldn't have gotten made unless Netflix was barfing cash on any project it could.

By: rhizome

rhizome — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 17:58:29 -0800

Well dangit, I was thinking "Drunk Stoned," so nevermind me. It's been a few months since I watched it.

By: doctornecessiter

doctornecessiter — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 07:41:19 -0800

I laughed out loud several times watching this, but it didn't really cover any ground that Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (or any other fictionalized movie about any troubled creative genius) didn't do better. So, it works well enough as a David Wain comedy, which was just fine for me.

It's way better than Wired. (Go ahead and quote me on the DVD box.)

By: rhizome

rhizome — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 22:18:13 -0800

OK, I've watched it now and I can't hate this. It's a pretty good and still not annoying way to tell the story. The cast and cameos were perfect and it seems like a labor of love in a way (which may be a synonym for Netflix Cash).

I think this and Drunk Stoned are companion pieces, which I think the topic deserves. Kinda weird how they came out so close to each other.

By: figurant

figurant — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:18:04 -0800

I uh... really enjoyed that? I agree it's probably the least worst version of this narrative that could be told. But I liked it.

By: wheek wheek wheek

wheek wheek wheek — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 04:57:33 -0800

I found A Futile & Stupid Gesture entertaining as a biopic, and Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead fascinating as a documentary. I'd watched the documentary first but wished I'd done it the other way around.

The wigs in the biopic? Horrifying and hilarious....there was not a lot of Netflix cash spent on those.

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