{"id":790,"date":"2021-06-21T11:57:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T09:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/?p=790"},"modified":"2021-06-21T11:59:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T09:59:39","slug":"radishflix-2021-highlights-of-kw24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/radishflix-2021-highlights-of-kw24\/","title":{"rendered":"RadishFlix 2021: Highlights of KW24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I thought in a heat wave there would be more movie-watching, but Mr Radish has taken over the TV for the 2020 European soccer cup<\/a>. TBF, the flopping is as funny as any slapstick. It is also interesting to watch the fans; non-German soccer fans have some very creative patriotic costumes, hats, and signs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sons of the Desert<\/a> (1933)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cable, original English<\/em>
In Germany, Laurel and Hardy are known as “Dick und Doof<\/em>“–Fat and Stupid–which confused me because Laurel is the small one. Tja<\/em>. In this one, our heroes lie to their wives about not going to a convention<\/s> drinking fest in Chicago with members of their fraternal organization, get caught out by a newsreel, of all things, and have to do some more lying\/sneaking around to cover.

I laughed a bit, but I felt the pacing was off; unfunny gags went on forever. I will give them another try–they’re being shown in cable every Sunday this month–but this movie did not make me immediately long for more, like Abbott and Costello in Hollywood<\/a><\/em> did.

Time-capsule curiosity:<\/strong> The NRA Eagle<\/a> showed up in the end credits. Need to do some more research on that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lego Movie<\/a> (2014)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Netflix, original English<\/em>
I don’t like modern Legos. Six colors of squares and round yellow heads were good enough for me, they’re good enough for everyone else.

Is this the only movie Will Ferrell has starred in where he didn’t take off his pants?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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