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So I saw the British version in a theater and the audience was almost literally rolling in the aisles. Since then, I have forced viewings on family and friends, most of whom enjoyed it, but I guess they didn't find it as hilarious as I did. And I've watched it a couple of more times and caught a few more nuances, like the dead father's favorite Bible verse close to the beginning.
Whether it is the halo effect or not, I find the trailer for the new American version pretty hilarious in its own right. I am sorry indeed that they reveal some of the massive plot surprises in the trailer, and would urge anyone who has not seen the original to avoid the trailer.
But it looks like the same basic debacle, but an American black family instead of a British one. And it looks funny.
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Both the LA Times and NY Times reviews were lukewarm. LA Times said it stepped through the exact same plot as the original but not as well. NY Times said, yes, it's slapstick enough to generate a few laughs, but nothing more. In both cases, the gist was that it is a lazy adaptation of the original material. So I'm skipping it.
I thought the original DAAF was one of the funniest movies I'd seen in years.
People were crying from laughing so hard and falling out of their seats in the theater where I saw it too.
The remake will beat the odds if it's anything close to the original - that was a *crack* cast in the first DAAF, perfect timing.
...an original.
And very funny going where you didn't expect it to.
From the trailers the remake looks pathetic.
dfs
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