DOAKS

I have a conservative friend. Not a conservative Jew. He’s actually an Orthodox Jew with a conservative viewpoint on the world and society. For example, he believes that bestiality is wrong. Yes. He is somewhat narrow minded. But he is still my friend.

A few weeks back, this conservative friend, begins to noodge me about a soon to be released film called “American Carol”.

First off, the term “noodge” is Yiddish for “bugging”. For example, “My friend Alison would not stop noodging me to give her a foot massage“. Disclaimer: I don’t have a friend Alison and she has never requested a foot massage. And even if I did have a friend Alison, there is ZERO guarantee that she would ask me to massage her feet.

Noodge can also be a noun. For example, “This guy who works in the cubicle next to me is a such a noodge“. In this context, the term “noodge” means a “pain in the neck”. Another disclaimer: I do not work in a cubicle.

Anyways, my friend really wanted to see this movie. An American Carol is supposed to be a first of its kind; a comedy from the right that lampoons the political left. So, I acquiesced to see the movie with him. From the get go, the trailer didn’t seem that funny. And, the WSJ weekend edition did not review the movie. So, those were two red flags.

An American Carol is directed by David Zucker, a Jewish ex-Democrat. More here. Zucker worked on spoofs like Airplane, The Naked Gun, Scary Movie & Kentucky Friend Movie.

We arrived late to the theater. I was expecting the theater to be barren and desolate. Surprisingly, it was not. My friend was upset we were late. He whispered in my ear “I’m going to kill you”. Luckily, he didn’t mean it seriously. I hope.

An American Carol has an impressive list of comedy actors including Kelsey Grammer& Leslie Nielson. Plus, Jon Voight, Paris Hilton, James Woods, Gary Coleman and Bill Oreilly make cameo appearances. The movie makes fun of Michael Moore. What could go wrong? Pretty much everything.

For one, the script was awful. The gags made me gag. The jokes were sparse. And it felt like a drawn-out infomercial for the Republican party and the neo-conservatives.

Most of the movie is spent making fun of documantarian (a humanitarian who makes documentaries; my concoction!) Michael Moore, aka Michael Malone. The guy who plays Malone does not have a single humorous cell.

Instead of actually making fun of the “radical left”, the bulk of the movie is dedicated to ridiculing Michael Moore. Here’s the jokes used to make fun of director Moore/Malone:

1- He is fat. Haha!
2- He only makes documentaries. LOL
3- He likes to eat. Hehe!
4- He has bad hygiene. OMG. SO FUNNY!
5- see #2
6- see #1
7- see #5
8- see #4

And over and over again. What a shame. Not sure what the heck the producers of this movie were thinking.

Even my ultra-conservative/red-Republican friend who thinks that incest isn’t right, did not enjoy the movie!

Here’s the trailer:

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