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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 2:30 am
Finally saw this tonight, and loved every minute of it. I did love her, the little one, but didn't get quite what I expected out of her based on what I'd read here. I thought the teenage kid and Steve Carrell were the best, by far. But I'm still grinning over this one, and I plan to add it to my owned collection, so it must have done something right.
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Sheilaree
Member
07-19-2002
| Sunday, January 21, 2007 - 4:32 pm
I liked this movie, but couldn't understand why it was rated R, because I have seen worse in pg13 movies. Unless it was what she did in the beauty pagent?
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Sunday, January 21, 2007 - 6:46 pm
I think the rating was because of the language and the drug references. Not sure, that's my guess.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 9:54 am
It won some big producers award this weekend, apparently a harbinger of good things for Oscars, etc. CNN
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 4:28 pm
I was sick at the thought of a the little girl actor making this movie with that language flying around. I'm hoping she wasn't really in those scenes in person...and that it was done by 'movie magic'. Otherwise, IMHO it would rank right up there with child abuse.
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Westtexan
Member
07-16-2004
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 4:50 pm
I saw this movie this weekend. I was really looking forward to it because it has such rave reviews. I guess I was in a weird mood because I didn't really care for it. I mentioned at work today that I saw this show and others chimed in to comment on how much they liked it. I didn't say anything. Just smiled. I feel so alone. I did laugh out loud a few times but the language bothered me--or the content of what Grandpa said--or it being said in front of the grandkids. I hate it when I don't get the hype of a movie! Maybe a second viewing will change my mind.
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Monday, January 22, 2007 - 10:01 pm
He mother made her wear those headphones, listening to music, while riding in the van just so she couldn't hear the language from Grandpa and brother. I guess it worked because she said that she wasn't subjected to the language.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 1:15 am
There are tons of movies out where kids swear for shock value.
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Westtexan
Member
07-16-2004
| Sunday, January 28, 2007 - 7:12 pm
I saw this movie for a second time and I liked it much better on the second viewing. I actually am not sure why I didn't like it the first time. Bad mood, I guess.
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Sunday, January 28, 2007 - 10:10 pm
West, I liked it the first time I watched it, but liked it even more after watching it a second time. I watched it this past weekend with my mother. Wasn't quite sure what she'd make of it, but she really enjoyed it too. It was such a great surprise to see it win the SAG award tonight. I do think the movie has such a great ensemble cast!
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Monday, January 29, 2007 - 9:24 am
LOVED LOVED LOVED this movie!!
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Monday, January 29, 2007 - 9:31 am
I just found out that my 10 year old son saw this movie on an airline trip recently. Should I be concerned??? 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, January 29, 2007 - 10:02 am
Vac, I haven't seen the movie, but I just read an article about some movie or other that was sent to an airline. Some editor had gone nuts editing it to be acceptable to all audiences (which I guess is standard procedure to bleep out dirty words and edit out sex scenes?) Oh! It was the Queen of England movie! The editor had removed every instant of God in the movie, so it was "Bleep save the Queen." I don't know if that helps you any, but the article cracked me up for some reason. Here it is.
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Monday, January 29, 2007 - 10:45 am
until reading through this thread i thought this movie was about Jon Benet Ramsey. glad to know it isn't. so, how does it compare to what we have discussed about the child pageantry circuit?
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Monday, January 29, 2007 - 11:19 am
Thank you War!! I certainly hope it was watered down. That does make me feel better!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, January 29, 2007 - 11:43 am
Glad I could help. I'd never have thought about it til I saw the article, but it kinda makes sense airlines would have movies edited for all audiences. It's not like you could step out with your kids if what they were showing wasn't appropriate for them.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Monday, January 29, 2007 - 1:28 pm
I loved the movie, but know some people that I would never recommend it to because I figured they would not like it. To me, the son was the best, although they were all really good. Greg Kinnear did a wonderful 'cringe-factor' role. That is, if I was related to him, I would just cringe at some of the things he said/did. Glad to see it win the SAG award. I would like it to win an Oscar, but not sure that it will.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 12:11 am
I finally watched this tonight. Loved it. It really was a very sweet movie about family.
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 - 4:29 pm
I really liked it also. I was happy that it won Best Picture at the Independent Film Awards yesterday. I'm pulling for it tonight at the Academy Awards, but figure one of the other "bigger" films will still take Best Picture.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, February 26, 2007 - 2:30 pm
I just saw this too and was pleasantly surprised. I really didn't think I'd like a quirky picture about a disfunctional family goign to a beauty pageant. And while I don't think it was "best picture", I did enjoy it and found myself laughing out loud during the ending. Two thumbs up from me.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, February 27, 2007 - 4:51 pm
The dancing was hillarious.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Sunday, March 18, 2007 - 1:54 pm
Loved it. Colossus and I put this on a 24-hour load on digital tv while we played canasta. We had to go back through and watch it a second time immediately because we wanted to catch what we missed the first time around. Even if you don't laugh much at the rest of the movie, it's worth watching the whole thing just for the last scene where Olive is competing in the Little Miss Sunshine talent portion. I split a gut when they left Olive at the gas station and swung around to pick her up without stopping. Really really enjoyed it, the cast was great and Alan Arkin was just a hoot an'a holler. I could easily picture Ruth Gordon doing such a part back in the day.
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