tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post4377025823921369297..comments2023-11-05T02:01:53.847-06:00Comments on Antagony & Ecstasy: JOHN HUGHES, SCREENWRITER: THE GREAT OUTDOORS (1988)Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-10966676879200757162011-11-04T21:27:00.200-05:002011-11-04T21:27:00.200-05:00I love this movie. Ever since I was a kid, I love ...I love this movie. Ever since I was a kid, I love this movie. I can't justify the love for it today beyond the usual nostalgia type stuff, but I will say that whenever I come across the movie on cable, I have to watch it. Not only do I stop for it, but I notice about 30 minutes into my viewing that the film still goes down incredibly smooth.<br /><br />It's interesting when comparing this to Hughes' other ventures with Candy because here I always found a lot of the stuff that happened to Candy in this movie was just mean-spirited because it was always Akroyd's character doing something to Candy's character rather than the two experiencing things together (until the bear scene, that is). <br /><br />I've always viewed <i>The Great Outdoors</i> as one of <i>the</i> staples of '80s comedies. I think when I watch it now I realize that it doesn't really work as a well oiled machine of comedy or anything, but my memories are so strong of it from when I was a kid (I rented it every year at a little resort video store when my family and I would go on Summer vacation) that I can't help but always think about it fondly. <br /><br />Anyway, I'll always remember this movie fondly. I'll still watch it anytime I see that it's on TV. I love it almost as much as I love <i>Uncle Buck</i> and <i>Planes</i>. I always liked the Hughes/Candy collaborations much more than his films about teenagers -- because, like you, I never felt that much connection to his takes on adolescence. <br /><br />I've really been enjoying this series, Tim.Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.com