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Old 07-03-03, 11:09 PM
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Why is Drop Dead Fred #8 on Amazon?

Drop Dead Fred, possibly one of the worst movies ever, is now number 8 on the top ten DVDs of the day at Amazon. Has hell indeed frozen over?

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Perhaps there's some misprice goin' on that the people with good taste on DVD Talk have totally ignored..
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*shrugs* People have no taste? Different strokes for different folks I guess
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Whoa, Drop Dead Fred is coming out? That's a great movie! Rik Mayall rules. I'm ordering now! Thanks for the post!




PS: This might sound like a sarcastic post...but it's not. Yeah, I do like the movie. Some people just do, you know?
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Also a big Rik Mayall fan! Totally missed this coming out. Good post even though you didn't mean it...

"The Young Ones"!!!!!!!!

(oh yeah, and it's only 8 bucks at DDD )

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YES, Drop Dead Fred on DVD!!!
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Old 07-03-03, 11:54 PM
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hey, Mittman, looks like you unadvertantly bumped it up to #7!
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#5 with a bullet, baby ! Yeah!
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Because as shill66 pointed out, Rik Mayall does indeed rule.
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They made that movie somewhere in Minneapolis. I think a friend of mine knows somebody who knows somebody who was in it or something. That's probably why it's selling so well.
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It's down to #21 now.

I saw it on cable a few years back. It was okay, but not one I'd buy.

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The real question is, why isn't it Numero Uno????? I mean c'mon, how could ppl rather by Gangs of New York instead of Drop Dead Fred? Where's the Criterion for this movie already?
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Drop Dead Fred rules. Rik Mayall is a comedy genius.

*Waits for Bottom to come to DVD*
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Ahh, thanks for reminding me that this movie is out... I will need to pick it up!
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Somebody correct me, 'cause I'm just flipping this out there. Was this Phoebe's last movie before her hiatus? I know Princess Caribou was in there, it's nice to see she went out on top...
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http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=B11791~C
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Originally posted by Ozzy's Bat Head
Somebody correct me, 'cause I'm just flipping this out there. Was this Phoebe's last movie before her hiatus? I know Princess Caribou was in there, it's nice to see she went out on top...
No, she also did Bodies, Rest and Motion which just happened to come out on DVD recently. Criterion did a laserdisc on that one.
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Cool, I didn't know she and I had the same birthday.

She's six years older though.

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Bridget Fonda has an uncredited cameo also.
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Originally posted by RobCA
Cool, I didn't know she and I had the same birthday.

She's six years older though.

Rob
Nothing wrong with older women.

Er...make that, nothing wrong with hot older women!
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This was a fun movie. I will pick it up. And one for my sister.
And maybe one for a friend.
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I know, "different strokes...", etc., but I found this movie to be the most annoying movie I have ever seen. I've seen worse movies (heck, I've LIKED worse movies), but I found this excruciating to sit through.

Someone must have liked it, though...
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Old 07-07-03, 04:37 PM
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Originally posted by victant
Nothing wrong with older women.

Er...make that, nothing wrong with hot older women!
You had it right the first time.

Anyway, I loved this movie when I was a kid, but I saw it again about a year ago and couldn't stand it. I think I'll have to pass on this one.
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The only time I saw this movie had to be over 10 years ago on Showtime or Cinemax and once was too much. It also left me with a feeling of extreme annoyance that I carry with me to this day. I think the feeling that comes to mind is not dissimilar to what Alex in A Clockwork Orange must have experienced. The movie struck me as a third rate Beetlejuice knock-off. It's popularity is most definitely a sign of mass psychosis.
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