Juju2bigdog | Friday, August 30, 2002 - 06:51 pm     We saw this one today. It is absolutely hilarious. It is a low budget movie made by Tom Hanks and his wife (I am embarrassed to say I forget her name). Bigdog heard somewhere that this movie is taking off based on word of mouth. Bigdog was chatting up the candy counter girl. She asked him what movie he was going to see, and he said this one. She told him he would love it. She was right. She said it had been showing at a one screen art theater and was sold out at every screening, so Cineplex Odeon brought it to the mall. Definitely worth seeing for a big, rollicking belly laugh. |
Gail | Friday, August 30, 2002 - 07:01 pm     I think Rita Wilson is Tom Hanks' wife. My boss has seen this movie 2 or 3 times and said it was great. |
Juju2bigdog | Friday, August 30, 2002 - 10:58 pm     Yeah, Rita Wilson. |
Hermione69 | Saturday, August 31, 2002 - 12:13 pm     I just heard about this one myself and the person who saw it said it is SUCH a good movie. I will definitely be looking for it. |
Nutsy | Saturday, August 31, 2002 - 02:42 pm     We saw this last night - it's absolutely hilarious. It's definitely a "must see". Completely relatable to any ethnic culture, and laugh out loud funny! |
Alegria | Sunday, September 01, 2002 - 05:40 pm     FUNNY MOVIE. We were laughing from the start of the movie where she sets up the story by telling about her childhood until the end when they walked down the sidewalk to the end credits. There were so many great characters and good natured hilarious situations. It also had the best product placement I have ever seen in any movie - ever. Who would have thunk Windex could come in so handy? I had heard that it was good for bee & wasp stings... I read that the actress who starred in it was originally part of the Second City troupe and she wrote the story as part of a one woman show. It was just wonderful. The movie audience was screaming and on the way out we saw a complete cross section of generations. This is a movie for everyone. Afterwards we all went out for coffee and snorted remembering as many funny bits as we could. What about granny & the sprinklers? The invitations? The women spitting? Lamb for vegetarians? Just too much! |
Rolandcat | Sunday, September 08, 2002 - 11:25 am     I loved this movie. You are ROTFLOL through the whole movie. What makes it even better is that it is based on the screenswriters life. I read that Rita Wilson (tom hanks wife) saw the play. Loved it, brought Tom to see it and they said it had to become a movie. I think they are executive producers. The bridesmade dresses, bunt cake, windex too much to list. A MUST SEE MOVIE. TWICE, THREE FOUR TIMES!! |
Spygirl | Sunday, September 08, 2002 - 12:00 pm     I saw this movie in my hotel room Tuesday night and it is absolutely hilarious! I will be buying this movie when it comes out on DVD and watching it many many more times |
Northstar | Monday, September 09, 2002 - 12:48 pm     Bundt. Bum?. No, Bundt, BUNDT, Ti Ti Ti, BundT. Oh, Bumpt, nice. I grew-up in Minnesota (the cakes were at every potluck for a decade) and this was beyond hysterical for me. |
Spygirl | Monday, September 09, 2002 - 03:12 pm     I love when she puts a plant in the middle of it and someone says, "You fixed it!" HAHAHAHAHAHA |
Alegria | Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 09:31 pm     when the parents were tipsy, couldn't see straight and g'ma was wheeled by shaking her fist roasting lamb on a spit on the front lawn!!! |
Heyltslori | Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 08:33 am     Omg you guys...I LOVED this movie... wasn't it soooooo sweet when he said "I remember you" and she said "I was frump girl" and he said "Well I don't remember frump girl...but I remember you" Awww.... I too will be buying the dvd... |
Ariasmum | Monday, September 23, 2002 - 07:23 pm     and when he says when he met her he came alive. Awwwwww, so sweet. I wish I could sign up for a pottery class like that! Andrea Martin (a Canuck from SCTV) played the aunt. She was fabulous. I heard they were making this a tv series. I hope so. It'd be great. BTW, just what IS a sleeper? |
Lslb | Monday, September 23, 2002 - 08:06 pm     Ariasmum - A sleeper is a very low budget movie that turns out to be a huge hit. Example - Dirty Dancing. |
Dahli | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 02:27 pm     OH the spitting thing - I laughed so hard when that happened at the wedding i lost my breath - it just cracked me UP!!! fabulous film - we loved it! |
Alegria | Friday, September 27, 2002 - 06:32 pm     The whole thing was so heartwarming. Dahli, I spit on you <said in the most affectionate way>  |
Essence | Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 05:44 pm     Just saw this movie today. OMG, I'm still laughing. From beginning to end. I absolutely loved it!! |
Katlady53 | Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 07:13 pm     I saw this movie two weeks ago. LOVED it! My mother is Greek so I recognized a lot of the main characters. Lol |
Dahli | Friday, October 04, 2002 - 11:19 am     shucks Alegria, so darn sweet ...thanks bunches |
Sweetbabygirl | Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 03:45 am     Okay, this is going to be an unpopular opinion but I always go against the grain anyway, so here goes....although MBFGW was sweet, it was worthy of at best a few giggles. In fifteen minutes, we are supposed to buy the sudden transformation of Toula (the wonderful Nia Vardalos) from a frump to a beautiful piece of a$$? Uh, okay. Even Sissy Spacek's Carrie never gained confidence so quickly (if at all) after being invited to the prom. I did enjoy the constant Windex for everything (hmmmmm, I might try that next time I get cut, lol), and I thought John Corbett was great; however, I can't see a sequel to this. |
Ericka1012 | Sunday, December 01, 2002 - 09:48 pm     We finally got around to see this movie...I laughed all the way through it...AND in most of the people in that family I could pick out people from my italian family...worth the time and money to see this film to just make you walk out with the giggles |
Lycanthrope | Wednesday, December 18, 2002 - 06:06 pm     I haven't seen this flick yet, but I saw the actress who starred in it on Letterman last week. She was hilarious on the show and had Dave laughing FOR REAL throughout the entire interview. She was the funniest person I've ever seen on a talk show. And this movie is now officially the highest grossing independent film of ALL TIME. And the story it tells is the true account of the actress's real wedding. I think most of the rest of the cast are actors playing her relatives and such, but she portrayed herself in the movie. |
Alegria | Friday, December 20, 2002 - 03:02 am     I was told that her real-life husband was in the movie (as her fiance's cynical friend) so, lycan, are you going? |
Lycanthrope | Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 08:44 am     Alegria, I will see this movie one way or the other. There are no theatres in my area currently showing it, though. I may have to wait for it to come out on DVD, but maybe not. |
Alegria | Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 07:59 am     it is not a movie that 'needs' to be seen on the big screen. Have fun & LOL when you do get to see it. |