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Kicking and Screaming (1995)
Watch it twice, laugh twice as hard.
Upon writing, deleting, and re-writing comments, one thing has become clear to me. The movie is funny. It twist sharp wit with comical character mannerisms. The first time, watch it to appreciate a well written and acted film. The second time, watch it to catch all the subtle passing background humor.
From the last days of college to whatever waits ahead, anyone who has had anxiety about getting older and finding a... job, career, wife, anything. I disagree with the previous poster, who said its only for the graduating and recently graduated. I first saw this movie when I was 16, and loved it. I'm 20, and I still love it, my friends love it, even the ones that said "indy-film? no thanks." If you like wit, cleverly developed characters, and well written scripts, you can't go wrong.
Hudson Hawk (1991)
Somewhere between Moonlighting and Armageddon
If you were expecting "Die Hard", go see "Die Hard". This is an absolute slapstick, from start to finish. The movie doesn't take itself seriously for even a moment. For me it's a guilty pleasure, it is so terrible that I can't help but to love it.
Hudson Hawk is released from jail, only to be blackmailed back into the business of stealing. Only this time, he's the pawn of a crazy Euro-trash couple. Hilarity ensues... if you can call it that, and there is a happy ending.
The pleasure of this movie is in the, "Are you f'ing kidding me" factor. Falling from a 30 story building they have just robbed and somehow landing in a lazyboy... that happens to be their meeting point with the boss. Segue? What's a segue? Flying off a cliff in a limo and surviving. Plungers with bombs on them. Don't believe it? Then don't bother. "Hudson Hawk" will only appeal to you if you are stoned or can otherwise laugh at hoeky and slapstick humor. I love it and at the same time can say that it might be the worst movie ever made.