I laughed once


was it funny for u?!

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I agree. My wife and I watched this for the first time about a week ago -- big yawn, except for a couple of scenes.

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It's one of my favourite black comedies.






'Then' and 'than' are completely different words and have completely different meanings.

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I thought it was a great movie, and it did make me laugh a couple of times, but overall I didn't think it was literally "funny". It was just so goddamn dark and absolutely fcvked up that it kinda went beyond "comedy" and into uncharted territory.

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I laughed a few times, but the act grew tiresome quickly.

I wouldn't call this a dark comedy though. It lacks the dry wit - that's my thought at least.

A dark comedy to me is a movie like Royal Tenenbaums where there's an underlying seriousness but also a quick-witted, intelligent writing style.

Bad Santa is just a scumbag drunk and a midget ripping people off and dropping F bombs at kids. It doesn't take a lot brain power or imagination to write that crap... To me it's just a transparent cheap laugh grab.

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They missed the mark. The performances were funny, and Billy Bob could've really killed it, but the script just isn't sharp and the jokes are cheap.

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It has one of the sharpest scripts of any movie of it's genre. It's a genius script, and perfectly delivered.

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I agree, its a great witty creative movie! The kid gives one of the greatest performances in a comedy out there. Royal Tenenbaums btw the way is hugely overrated. Its comedy for pseudo intellectuals. Bad Santa is comedy for people not afraid of laughing at massivley non-PC humour.

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It was funnier than you are OP.

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My friend and I laughed so hard our stomachs hurt for days!

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I laughed once - when Marcus told Gin to "draw me a sketch Leonardo da Vinci." Otherwise I found no humor in this profanity filled movie.

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Agreed...that was pretty much the only funny scene in the movie.


"You are in China. Get out, go see the sights, climb the great wall, stand in front of a tank."

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Unmute your televisions. That might help













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