Great Movie for Kids and Adults (on two different levels)

Rating: Null/10 (23 May 2004)

While I was in college, and oblivious to what was happening in the "real world" , I could never understand why my sister's children loved this movie, and re-enacted it over and over and over again. Suffice it to say, I had never watched the movie myself--I prided myself on only watching art flicks, and didn't have a TV in my apartment--so I really didn't have a good basis for judgment. Then, ten years later (and a new mom), I again attempted to watch the movie, but couldn't get beyond the first few moments. Now, more than 12 years later, with my daughter a pre-teen, we sat down to watch this movie (which just happened to be showing on our local TV station), and both of us were in hysterics the entire time.
I believe this show is one of those cult classic movies and it takes a certain attitude or ambiance to be in the mood to appreciate it, but once you get it, you get it. The humor is on two different levels and there are double entendres everywhere to delight the adults.