Do I just have bad taste?? Is Clifford a bad movie? Do people find older actors playing children takes away from the humor of having a child say or perform those actions? I thought this was some revered classic until I actually looked it up earlier tonight.
The entire cast is great and oddly dedicated to what is admittedly not the most unique set up, running with the "person takes on the responsibility of a 'child' to prove they're capable but they end up taking on a child from hell who is extremely charming to everyone but the person they spend the movie torturing," but with the catch of Martin Short (which I admittedly don't know too much about) being 44 and playing a 10 year old.
I think it's genuinely funny from start to finish but also carries that goofy, surreal lighter tone of the '80s/'90s where people would crack the fuck up over someone calling in a bomb threat to get out of something (it reminds of Honey I Shrunk The Kids but more a focus on the comedy than the drama). The gag of Martin Short playing a child holds up through the entire movie and never wears itself out nor does it obnoxiously outweigh the rest of the jokes in the movie in the way of "look!! It's your favorite celebrity but as a child!!", the characters are very engaging to watch and Martin Short as Clifford is so god damn funny and versatile.
That's a lot of me droning on about a movie maybe a lot of people haven't seen but I treasure it. I honestly realize a lot of people might reply "why don't you read through all the reviews" but I really just wanna discuss Clifford with other people that enjoy it.
I have a lot of favorite moments but I think the two that still catch me off guard and bust me up are when Clifford attempts to defend calling out his uncle's bosses wig because "it was the best looking wig I ever saw, it was a compliment!" but then talks about his schoolteacher allows his class to play with his wig. The noise he makes when he mimics using it as a frisbee is too damn funny to me.
My favorite moment is after Clifford edits and re-records the answering machine greeting of his uncle to get him in trouble with the police by threatening to blow up something and when his uncle attempts to call his own home to prove his innocence and getting Clifford's "Hi! This is Clifford! I can't tell you where my Uncle Martin is right now but- KABOOOOM!"
anyway discuss whatever about Clifford (1994) and please don't talk about that god damn big red dog in this thread I'm begging
The entire cast is great and oddly dedicated to what is admittedly not the most unique set up, running with the "person takes on the responsibility of a 'child' to prove they're capable but they end up taking on a child from hell who is extremely charming to everyone but the person they spend the movie torturing," but with the catch of Martin Short (which I admittedly don't know too much about) being 44 and playing a 10 year old.
I think it's genuinely funny from start to finish but also carries that goofy, surreal lighter tone of the '80s/'90s where people would crack the fuck up over someone calling in a bomb threat to get out of something (it reminds of Honey I Shrunk The Kids but more a focus on the comedy than the drama). The gag of Martin Short playing a child holds up through the entire movie and never wears itself out nor does it obnoxiously outweigh the rest of the jokes in the movie in the way of "look!! It's your favorite celebrity but as a child!!", the characters are very engaging to watch and Martin Short as Clifford is so god damn funny and versatile.
That's a lot of me droning on about a movie maybe a lot of people haven't seen but I treasure it. I honestly realize a lot of people might reply "why don't you read through all the reviews" but I really just wanna discuss Clifford with other people that enjoy it.
I have a lot of favorite moments but I think the two that still catch me off guard and bust me up are when Clifford attempts to defend calling out his uncle's bosses wig because "it was the best looking wig I ever saw, it was a compliment!" but then talks about his schoolteacher allows his class to play with his wig. The noise he makes when he mimics using it as a frisbee is too damn funny to me.
My favorite moment is after Clifford edits and re-records the answering machine greeting of his uncle to get him in trouble with the police by threatening to blow up something and when his uncle attempts to call his own home to prove his innocence and getting Clifford's "Hi! This is Clifford! I can't tell you where my Uncle Martin is right now but- KABOOOOM!"
anyway discuss whatever about Clifford (1994) and please don't talk about that god damn big red dog in this thread I'm begging
