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I feel so terrible for laughing...


There were many parts in this movie when I felt soo terrible for ALMOST laughing out loud, in particular there was this one scene where Mama Sunshine talks to Aviva one-on-one

"I'd go to pieces if you decided to leave us...

Last year, our special daughter Monika ran away... and she didn't even have any legs. She wanted to return to her birthplace in India... poor child she didn't even make it as far as India Tennessee"

It was a very sad a emotional moment and Mama sunshine breaks into tears at this point, but I seriously almost cracked up at this moment. Solondz is a bastard, but brilliant at making the audience react this way!


There are so many scenes in this movie that are hilarious yet too sensitive to laugh about... great stuff, but very disturbing as well. Other scenes are: when Peter Paul and Aviva pray at the trash dumpster site with all the aborted babies ("Dear Lord, please make sure the unborn babies are happy in heaven... even the ones that were strangled, limbs pulled apart, head cut off, incinerated... etc.")


soooo *beep* up!!!

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Welcome to world of Todd Solondz...

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:-D

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Funniest parts:

Shazam: Hey Peter Paul, catch any fish?
Peter Paul: You bet I did! *turns to Aviva and winks*

"My name is Skippy, like the peanut butter!"

When Mama Sunshine Aviva screams after PP picks up a bag of *not going to say* in the dumpster.

PP giving Aviva a "sultry" look when they are watching TV.

Joe/Earl accidentally shooting the little girl. It was so sudden, I think I laughed out of shock!

The whole Jesus dance routine, and the Dr Dan song.

At the very end, when the little black girl (the first Aviva) appears.

The family picture of Jennifer Jason Leigh's Aviva and the parents.

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If you feel the urge to laugh, then laugh.

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