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Thursday, January 9, 2020

In the Army Now (1994)

An American war comedy directed by Daniel Petrie Jr., starring Pauly Shore, Lori Petty, David Alan Grier, Andy Dick and Esai Morales.
A failed electronics salesman and his best friend join the army reserves. They attend boot camp and are immediately shipped to Chad for active duty.
Most people would not agree, but I think Pauly Shore is funny. In fact, everyone seems to hate this movie. Maybe it's because I watched it when it first came out on VHS rental, but I like it. The jokes are not quite funny enough, but it follows the standard comedy format established in the '70s and continued through the '80s into the early '90s. Skwisgaar Skwigelf from Metalocalypse would say "little laugh, ha.". Sometimes it's nice to watch something with sentimental, but not intellectual value. The addition of Lori Petty (of Tank Girl (1995) fame) adds to this. I can't think of anything really wrong with this, but there was also nothing besides casting done really well. I rate it adequate. You might want to watch it.

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