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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2015 15:39:59 GMT -5
It was on This TV, the digital syndication movie channel, this morning.
For those who don't know, it's the infamous E.T. knockoff where people assumed that it was nothing but a tool of product placement, because you see McDonalds, Coca-Cola, Skittles, Sears, and other things play a big role in the movie.
It was as bad as advertised.
For starters, Mac is so hideous. E.T. was ugly, but it was in an endearing way because the character was so innocent. Mac is an unlikable scrotum who looks like something that should be put out of its misery. Ditto with the family. Also, while E.T. was a sympathetic character that tried to socialize and made an effort to "phone home", Mac just sits around and wastes space. In fact, the one time in the movie where the character actually does something (the infamous McDonalds scene), it's actually being an asshole in a way because its dancing with everybody except the wheelchair kid, who's stuck having to sit and watch.
I was already prepared because one of my favorite How Did This Get Mades was about Mac & Me, and having known its infamy and knowing about all of the meaningless driving sequences, I knew that it was something that should be mocked.
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Post by Push R Truth on Dec 17, 2015 15:40:51 GMT -5
You poor bastard
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Post by agent817 on Dec 17, 2015 15:46:07 GMT -5
I remember seeing a good portion of it on Showtime back in the 1990's. Man, it was bad.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Dec 17, 2015 15:46:30 GMT -5
I saw it in the theater when it came out.. so there  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2015 15:48:13 GMT -5
One of the unintentionally funny elements is the fact that the film was heavily hyped by having Ronald McDonald be part of the trailer, which helped lead into the myth about it being a vehicle for McDonalds. When he's actually in the movie, he's just doing parlor tricks for 3 seconds, runs off after giving the girl a bouquet, and had the voice of a birthday party Batman who doesn't even know what a Utility Belt is.
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 17, 2015 15:50:04 GMT -5
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Post by Hit Girl on Dec 17, 2015 16:08:04 GMT -5
Mac looks like something that would pull you down the toilet bowl, followed by a huge fountain of blood exploding from it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2015 16:09:17 GMT -5
You f***ed up! you f***ed up! you f***ed up!
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Post by Some Guy on Dec 17, 2015 16:13:52 GMT -5
Hi Paul Rudd.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2015 23:12:32 GMT -5
Classic Movie.
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Post by bob on Dec 17, 2015 23:26:02 GMT -5
you poor bastard
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Dec 18, 2015 10:17:03 GMT -5
See, I can put up with subliminal advertising in films to an extent, but the key word there is "subliminal". Mac and Me didn't even give a crap, it's like "you enjoying this movie, right? No, neither are we. Hey, isn't McDonald's the BEST? Boogie boogie!"
That dance scene probably accidently turned a lot of kids into anti-corporate anarchists when they grew up.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Dec 18, 2015 19:20:24 GMT -5
It's a miracle that Paul Rudd survived this movie to go on to be a big star, and retain a youthful appearance.
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Post by Brood Lone Wolf Funker on Dec 18, 2015 19:50:54 GMT -5
This still freaks me out  |
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Post by agent817 on Dec 18, 2015 19:58:57 GMT -5
 I really wonder how much the producers thought that this would do well enough to warrant a sequel. Thank goodness it never happened. |
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Post by edgestar on Dec 18, 2015 20:38:58 GMT -5
I haven't seen that movie since I was maybe 4 years old. I remember nothing about it  |
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Dec 18, 2015 20:50:49 GMT -5
I haven't seen that movie since I was maybe 4 years old. I remember nothing about it That happens to most children who experience trauma |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Dec 18, 2015 23:46:10 GMT -5
It's a miracle that Paul Rudd survived this movie to go on to be a big star, and retain a youthful appearance. I love that during Ant-man hype he made a fake clip of Ant-man pushing the kid in the wheelchair. |
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Post by Some Guy on Dec 19, 2015 1:20:23 GMT -5
It's a miracle that Paul Rudd survived this movie to go on to be a big star, and retain a youthful appearance. I love that during Ant-man hype he made a fake clip of Ant-man pushing the kid in the wheelchair. He does that during every movie on Conan. Studios probably get angry at him but I doubt he gives a shit. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Dec 19, 2015 1:34:30 GMT -5
I love that during Ant-man hype he made a fake clip of Ant-man pushing the kid in the wheelchair. He does that during every movie on Conan. Studios probably get angry at him but I doubt he gives a shit. He made a special one for Ant-man. Instead of just doing the wheelchair scene. |
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