Mixed Nuts

Pros: Steve Martin in a quirky entertaining movie.  Great cast.
Cons: Will be too different for some people.

I love Christmas and I tend to also enjoy Christmas movies, even a few that many people seem to not like.  Several of the Christmas movies that I really like are funny or even a bit twisted, like Bad Santa or ...

Pros: great cast, some funny and touching moments
Cons: very chaotic, not as funny as I would expect with that cast

I’ve been counting on Netflix to give me some new Christmas movies to watch this season. So far, the results have been less than inspiring; that continued last night when I watched Mixed Nuts, a 1994 Nora Ephron movie starring Steve Martin ...

Pros: It's always neat to see a huge cast like this one.
Cons: How can so many talented people combine to make junk like this?

OK, first off allow me to explain that I am a monumental Steve Martin fan. I used to dance around my basement to his comedy albums as a kid, and I've seen all of his movies several times. Whenever you see a Steve Martin movie, it's best if its one that...

Pros: Good actors.
Cons: Bad movie.

My bags are packed. I'm ready to go. I just have time to tap out this little missive to all my faithful fans before the limo comes to take me to the airport so I can wing off to Salina, Utah. I'm looking forward to this, the next stop on my 'Sink For...

Pros: Most of the people in this movie have been in better, funnier movies. 
Cons: 90 ninutes of this 97 minute movie.

Mixed Nuts is one of the worst Christmas movies and comedy mis-fires of the last 20 years. I started watching it again last night on Comcast Cable because I have a head cold and wanted something to fall asleep to. (it was free, proving you ...

Pros: ummm...it wasn't longer?
Cons: boring, poor acting for such big-name stars, played off like a low-budget film

Philip (Steve Martin) is gearing up for the holiday season. He manages a crisis hotline, so business is really booming because everyone thinks of suicide right before Christmas. On his way to work this particular night Philip is stopped by his ...

Pros: Makes the real Christmas season seem serene
Cons: It may take time to grow on you

With the holiday season drawing nearer, I want to alert e-pinioners to a fun-filled old video which has become a yearly "must" for our family. "Mixed Nuts," starring Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Robert Kline, Adam Sandler, and a host...

Pros: Good Cast
Cons: Lacked the makings of a Great Holiday Movie

I am not a huge fan of Steve Martin.... usually, I like the stuff he is in, but not necessarily him. But, what with the holiday season upon us and the picking at the video store pretty slim, I decided, what the hell.

I was surprised.
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