The Fargo Effect? How to describe movies that are MUCH funnier days(weeks) AFTER you've seen them...
Steve D.
common (and growing?) trend in movies:
"First, a zany, offbeat movie comes out and everyone (except you) goes
to see it. Then for the next several months all you hear are the catch
phrases from the movie. Finally, when it's on DVD, pay-per-view or
HBO, you finally sit down and watch it - and it really seems to
disappoint.
But then it happens...
...you find yourself quoting the movie now, too.
And over time it seems funnier and funnier.
I've had enough conversations to know I'm not alone in this, but I
want to know what you, the great unwashed (and even a few of the
lightly rinsed) feel about it:
Has it happened to you? What movies come to mind?
Which movie was either (1) the first to demonstrate it or
(2) demonstrates the "it'll be funnier later" phenomenon better than
any others?
Shall it be known as...
...'The Fargo Effect?' ...'The Pyhton Effect?' ...'The Napoleon
(Dynamite) Effect?'"
Anyway, weigh in over at
http://lazycomic.blogspot.com/2009/02/fargo-effect-awwjeez.html#amcb
Share your thoughts and *more importantly* nominate the film(s) you
think should be considered (an online survey to follow).
Steve and Patty
"Steve D." <sllr...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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IMO you have it exactly correct. The Fargo Effect is it!!! The more I saw
Fargo, the funnier it got. I've watched it many times. Every scene has a
bit of humor to it. My wife and I use their accents and sayings in out
everyday life-
'What the hec ya mean?' 'Oh yeah, you betcha ya.' 'Yeah think?'(is there a
phone here, you think?)
S