Review of An American Carol (2008) by Johnh. — 04 Oct 2008
What an hilarious send-up of right wing comedy! David Zucker really skewed the "silent majority's" lack of a sense of humor with this pitch-perfect impression of what a right-leaning spoof would be like! He lampooned how dated and irrelevant their targets are: Jimmy Carter and Michael Moore? haha, Yeah, and I got a new 8-track you need to listen to.
He showed how contradictory they can be at times. For example, Joe McCarthy is dismissed as a "drunken Senator", and they say McCarthyism "doesn't exist anymore" in a movie that accuses those who disagree of actively trying to destroy the country! Brilliant! He also lampooned the fantasy like nature quality of the "real America" Republicans believe in where everyone is good looking, in shape, and a model of responsible citizenry.
Sound like any red-states you've been to?? Apparently Zucker didn't think so either. On a side note, I watched this movie in a very conservative town, and the stony silence of all of the conservatives sitting around me is ample evidence that the zingers hit their targets.
Hahaha! I do wonder why they would pay 7.50 to see a movie that so thoroughly satires them, though.
This review of An American Carol (2008) was written by Johnh. on 04 Oct 2008.
An American Carol has generally received negative reviews.
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