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FilmWise. 6 Insane Fan Theories That Actually Make Great Movies Better. The Little Brother Dies In Radio Flyer In this 1992 film, Elijah Wood and that kid from Jurassic Park play two young brothers who live in fear of their abusive stepfather.

6 Insane Fan Theories That Actually Make Great Movies Better

The non-hobbit son concocts a plan to escape on his Radio Flyer wagon. At the end of the film, he and his wagon careen off a cliff, only to fly up, up, and away from his crappy life. The Theory There are a couple theories floating around here. Furthermore, the narrator's final lines ("Now do you understand what I mean about history being in the mind of the teller? You're a goddamned liar, Tom Hanks! Why does it make the film better? Radio Flyer was panned for its saccharine and frankly retarded ending, and the fan theories give the film a more poignant twist.

Fact: Every movie should end like this. A Shitload Of Films End In The Heroes' Heads Quick quiz: What do Minority Report, Taxi Driver, Total Recall and Observe and Report have in common? Give up? The Theories Paul Blart ends this way too. Latest Film, Movie & DVD Reviews, New Trailers and News - Movies. Twenty Five Rare Pictures of Celebrities. The 50 Greatest Cult Movies of All Time. Widescreen Warrior. Oscar Winners 2009. What's German for funny? The sketch is called Dinner for One, and it is easily described.

What's German for funny?

The curtain opens on butler James laying a lavish dinner table. The lady of the house, Miss Sophie, wearing an elegant evening dress, descends a flight of stairs, and sits at the head of the table. We soon realise that it is her 90th birthday, and that something is not quite right. "Is everybody here? " Miss Sophie asks. The evening continues in this vein. Much of the comedy in Dinner for One is slapstick, knockabout stuff: James spills wine, drops food, crashes into furniture and downs the water in the flower vases instead of what's in the port glasses. "Same procedure as every year, James. " "Well, I'll do my very best. " As he is dragged offstage, James winks at the audience, baring his gappy teeth for a Cheshire-cat grin. On New Year's Eve 1972, NDR, northern Germany's regional television channel, screened the sketch at 6pm, and something clicked.

One reason might be that there is so little talking in the film. SNL Spoofs Verizon’s 4G LTE Ads. Saturday Night Live has been accused by some people these days of not being that funny anymore and that all of its good actors have moved on.

SNL Spoofs Verizon’s 4G LTE Ads

SNL proved last night that they still got it. A sketch last night on SNL spoofed Verizon’s ads where a person walks into a store to look for a new phone while an employee barrages them with specs and technical mumbo jumbo. While the ad would portray this as something that everybody gets, the truth is very different. The sketch portrays what it’s really like for a person, young or old, when they encounter a Verizon salesperson. The sketch may be funny, but it once again shows that SNL can still give us the truth under a veneer of humor. Check it out below: And for those who can’t watch the NBC embed, we’re sorry. SNL Spoofs Verizon’s 4G LTE Ads. Academy Awards® - The Oscars. Academy Awards History (By Decade and Year) A full and complete history and commentary on the Academy Awards from its early beginnings to the present is available, by decade and by individual year.

Academy Awards® - The Oscars

Each year displays the poster for the Best Picture winner. (Note: This is the production year of the films considered, not the year of the awards ceremony. For example, the awards ceremony in early 1965 should be referred to as the 1964 Academy Awards) Background on The Awards: The Academy Awards®, affectionately known as the Oscars®, are the oldest, best known, most influential, most prestigious, and famous of film awards. DIY Glow in the Dark Bubbles. FilmWise. Channel Guide, TV Schedule, & Lineup - DIRECTV.