Great movie

Rating: Null/10 (17 October 2004)

Possible spoilers: I have to say, one of the greatest movies of all time. I could watch this a million times, but never get bored of it. The humor is great (Honey, we're dead. I don't think we have much to worry about anymore.) and the tension scenes pull you forward every time, making you doubt your own memory, wondering, Are they gonna make it, are they, are they? I love Alex Baldwin in this movie. He's kind and dorky, but in a cute way. And then there's Lydia, who could be the cynical Goth adolescent we all know, and secretly wish we could be as cool as. There is the high strung mother, whose fashion taste makes you recoil in disgust. Otho is deliciously slimy, who we wish would get the same treatment as John Goodman in "The Borrowers."
Only several things bothered me in the movie. When the couple is digging up Betelguese, you see "Fragile" on a piece of cardboard. If they're in miniature, why would it be that tiny? No moving or shipping crew would see or bother to obey an instruction that small.
The other thing is when Alex Baldwin talks to Lydia when his nose is still elongated. That is the only time i want to punch him very hard.
I also wanted Otho to end up in the waiting room, which he sadly does not. On the other hand, if that were to happen, he would probably have to stay in the house, which would be horrible for everyone, including the audience.
All in all, its a darkly funny comedy, which i would recommend for those above eight, as several scenes, one including a "horny" Betelguese dancing towards a whorehouse, although you don't see anything inappropriate other than scantily clad women giggling on the roof. Another is the waiting room, showing rather graphic death results. There are obviously mature themes (duh! people die!) but i think any normal person older than the prescribed age could deal with them. Five out of Five stars.