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> patient zero for a generation of kid’s films whose humor is more directed at their parents than them. This. There are just so many "kids" movies which Nixon
by dmitriid 5y ago
> patient zero for a generation of kid’s films whose humor is more directed at their parents than them.
This. There are just so many "kids" movies which Nixon impersonations, or 80s trivia, or 70s nostalgia in place of actual content or humour.
> Why do I know what “extra-textual intertextual Easter eggs” are and not how to shampoo a carpet?
Don't we all :)
- NavinF 5y ago> and not how to shampoo a carpet? Because carpet is out of style. Engineered hardwood is where it’s at. And besides, nobody shampoos carpet. People just let it soak up our dead skin cells, oil, and the occasional spill. Spraying an equal amount from each of the unidentified bottles found under the sink aught to clean the apartment right up. She’ll never know
- amelius 5y ago> Because carpet is out of style. Engineered hardwood is where it’s at. Perhaps carpet in the "rug" sense then.
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- dylan604 5y ago>> patient zero for a generation of kid’s films whose humor is more directed at their parents than them. >This. There are just so many "kids" movies which Nixon impersonations, or 80s trivia, or 70s nostalgia in place of actual content or humour. Isn't the reasoning obvious? Rugrats cannot go to the movies on their own. In order to entice the parental units to take the rugrats to the movies, then the producers attempt to make their movie tolerable for the parental units.