Comments on: “Wet Hot American Summer” (2001) http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1826 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Thu, 14 May 2026 19:50:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1826&cpage=1#comment-16414 girldetective Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:04:54 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1826#comment-16414 I think I'd like a little distance, but I would watch it again. Meloni was very funny, and Garofalo, in an extra, said that all the other actors would always attend his scenes and David Hyde Pierce's--those two were the venerated comedians on the set. My favorite Meloni part was as the pediatrician with a puppet, Mr. Cookiepants, on Scrubs. Brief, but memorable. I think I’d like a little distance, but I would watch it again. Meloni was very funny, and Garofalo, in an extra, said that all the other actors would always attend his scenes and David Hyde Pierce’s–those two were the venerated comedians on the set.

My favorite Meloni part was as the pediatrician with a puppet, Mr. Cookiepants, on Scrubs. Brief, but memorable.

]]> By: dawn http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1826&cpage=1#comment-16401 dawn Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:02:42 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1826#comment-16401 this is one of my all-time favorites, but i didn't fall in love with it until the second viewing. it's also responsible for my unshakable 'thing' for chris meloni. this is one of my all-time favorites, but i didn’t fall in love with it until the second viewing. it’s also responsible for my unshakable ‘thing’ for chris meloni.

]]> By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1826&cpage=1#comment-16394 girldetective Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:24:43 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1826#comment-16394 Haven't seen the ten--they don't have it at our library, but I wanted to. My favorite part was the talking can of veg--for that alone, I think it was worth it. Haven’t seen the ten–they don’t have it at our library, but I wanted to. My favorite part was the talking can of veg–for that alone, I think it was worth it.

]]> By: Steph http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1826&cpage=1#comment-16393 Steph Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:45:02 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1826#comment-16393 I think this movie is fairly polarizing - you either love it or hate it. I think it tends to sit better with people who have actually spent time at summer camps (Jewish or otherwise), although that may just be based on the limited sample of people I've encountered who loved this movie. I thought it had it's moments, but ultimately, this was one of those movies that I felt had a lot of hype (again, based on my friend circle) that didn't pay off for me. I preferred Wain's "The Ten", although that wasn't a homerun for me either. I think this movie is fairly polarizing - you either love it or hate it. I think it tends to sit better with people who have actually spent time at summer camps (Jewish or otherwise), although that may just be based on the limited sample of people I’ve encountered who loved this movie. I thought it had it’s moments, but ultimately, this was one of those movies that I felt had a lot of hype (again, based on my friend circle) that didn’t pay off for me. I preferred Wain’s “The Ten”, although that wasn’t a homerun for me either.

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