Reviews by Tag: comedy

Home Alone is a timeless and thoroughly entertaining Christmas comedy that follows eight-year-old Kevin McCallister, who's accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a holiday trip. Forced to fend for himself, Kevin brilliantly defends his home against two bumbling burglars, Harry and Marv, using a series of increasingly elaborate and hilarious booby traps.

Five teenagers from different backgrounds end up in Saturday detention for misbehaving in The Breakfast Club.  Despite their differences, they gradually open up and form a genuine bond of friendship. The film shows that connection and understanding can occur even among people who seem vastly different from one another which is a relevant topic even in today's society. They have to write an essay about themselves and their aspirations as part of their punishment.

Elf is a classic Christmas comedy about a human baby (Will Ferrell) mistakenly ending up at the

North Pole and growing up amongst the elves. It isn’t until many years later, after not fitting in

with the elves and being named Buddy, that he finds out from Santa that he’s just an ordinary

human. With this news, Buddy travels to New York to search for his real father. But this journey

would not come easy for Buddy as he gets tangled with a raccoon, ran over by a cab, and fired

Billy Madison is a hilarious movie about a grown-up immature person named Billy. Who, in order

to inherit his father’s hotel, must repeat all twelve grades of school again. But this is no easy

task for someone as stupid as Billy, for he almost loses the second-grade spelling bee. My

favorite scene, however, was when Billy threw dodgeballs at all the kids during recess. While

the adult audience may not be fan of the slap-happy Billy Madison, the younger audience, like

Haylah Swinton is a sweet daughter and a fiercely loyal best friend. But most importantly, she can make anyone laugh. When she finds herself with a guy stepping into the spotlight, she jumps at the chance of ghostwriting for his sets.

Loved the book. Very bright. Rebecca really captured the ups and downs of this girl Haylah. I'm excited for Pretty rude for a girl to come out.