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Destination Earth (1956)
A good time capsule to capture an era but a bad short!
The American Propaganda machine has turned out yet another masterpiece. From the point of view of a martian we learn that oil is the greatest thing ever and American capitalism is the only way to achieve freedom. The leader of the martians is a Hitleresque martian with a 1984 influenced planet, from there the propaganda increases with nationalistic fervor. Also the main character is from the Gomer Pyle school of cliché so be prepared to either A. laugh your ass off or B. shake your head in disgust. By the end of the piece you feel properly indoctrinated but hey the whole short is free on archive.org so there's no money commitment to watch the thing. Bottom line see it once or read the wiki article.
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
I wish I could give it an eleven!
So dry, so funny, but not so so. I have a new appreciation for the color black and I've learned you really can't dust for vomit. On the whole, this film is Heavy Duty. Even though most of the funny stuff is at the beginning the fact that the band is so vain throughout the entire film is comic genius in itself. "I said Spinal Tap and puppet show" One doesn't have to do stand up or Jerry Lewis physical comedy crap to be funny. One look at dwarfs dancing around an 18 inch tall Stonehenge proves this. The three main characters balance themselves wonderfully. One is like fire the other like ice and the middle like Luke warm water. I've got to go now, I think i'll open up a chapeau shop.