http://www.altfg.com/blog/european-cinema/welcome-to-the-sticks-french-box-office-record/ The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:29:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.altfg.com/blog/european-cinema/welcome-to-the-sticks-french-box-office-record/#comment-338588 Lorraine Tue, 20 May 2008 08:25:20 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=2537#comment-338588 It's not a bad movie, but even OSS 117 was funnier. It's not a bad movie, but even OSS 117 was funnier.

]]> http://www.altfg.com/blog/european-cinema/welcome-to-the-sticks-french-box-office-record/#comment-325786 Boyd Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:15:13 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=2537#comment-325786 The film is really fun if you understand French, but I'm still sort of baffled by its success. I guess what makes it work so well is that it is a regional comedy that is inclusive, i.e. it uses a southerner that goes north to appeal to people everywhere. Still, the film is nowhere near as good as <i>La grande vadrouille</i> or <i>Titanic</i>. The film is really fun if you understand French, but I'm still sort of baffled by its success. I guess what makes it work so well is that it is a regional comedy that is inclusive, i.e. it uses a southerner that goes north to appeal to people everywhere. Still, the film is nowhere near as good as La grande vadrouille or Titanic.

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