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Wow pretty underated

posted 20 years ago by WJKelly100
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Does anyone else think this movie is extremely underated or is it just me?

[–] balazs_61 18 years ago

It was a bit corny at parts but was generally good. Its fun for light entertainment, but I think how its 'rated' is fine.

[–] georgejgilbert 18 years ago

Everyone should be made to watch this film before they die.

[–] bobatnet 17 years ago

Yup! absolutely cause any one seeing this in his/her last days surely gonna die seeing this...(surely the best way to be dead!!)

[–] MrE2Me 18 years ago

This and War Of The Roses are criminally underrated here at the IMDB. What's up with that?

[–] uncommon_woman 18 years ago

No you're not alone. This is one of my favorite movies. There are people who have never even heard about this film......sadly. I love this movie, and it should be recognized as one of the greatest comedies out there.

[–] poopiscrispy 18 years ago

I haven't see nthis movie in so long.
It's so funny.
In Belgium and trying to find it so my boyfriend can see it.
I love the quotes.
They aren't funny unless you've seen it, but once you have it's fun to yell 'Owen! Get me a Pepsi!!'.

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[–] zeroyear27 18 years ago

definitly one of the most underrated comedies of all time.

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[–] rstonesfan 17 years ago

Ya I think it is underrated here and there. The movie was very original and funny. I liked the dark humor and unique direction of Danny Devito and his homage to Strangers on A train as well. Billy Crystal is at his best in this movie in my opinion. The late 80s was areally cool time for movies of this type. I mean hybrid type movies that included old school direction mixed with new techniques, as well as the amalgamation of comendy, drama and horror. Other movies that have this type of mixture are The Burbs, Joe versus the Valcano, After Hours, War of the Roses

[–] RVD42 17 years ago

*beep* all *beep*

[–] francohic 14 years ago

I think maybe 7.3 would be fair, but definitely not 6,1

[–] TheAnimalMother 13 years ago

Sure it's a parody of a classic film. Nonetheless this film should also be considered a classic in its own right. I'm not sure I've seen many comedies in the last decade plus that is as memorable as Throw Mamma... Enough said.

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