FeedYou Had To Have ‘Bean’ There
August 25, 2007 in Section 2
Just got back from taking the kiddies (all four of them - ages 12 to almost 5) to see Mr. Bean’s Holiday over in Pekin. The film is rated G and is supremely appropriate for all ages. (Those G movies are hard to come by these days, especially live-action.)
Dang, this is funny stuff.
Sure, there are three types of people in this world - those that love Mr. Bean (honest, peace-loving folks), those that hate Mr. Bean (commonly known as “the French” as they usually have strong body odor), and people who have never heard of Mr. Bean (ie. the Taliban). If you are in either of the latter two groups - STAY AWAY (unless you have kids, they’ll laugh like crazy.)
Anywho, the story involves Mr. Bean winning a holiday - that’s vacation to us Americans - to Cannes. In typical Bean fashion, his trip is not an uneventful one. Also in typical Bean style, the main character goes through the film with very little dialogue, most of that mumbled.
So, here are five very enthusiastic ‘Thumbs Up’ for Mr. Bean’s Holiday.
August 25th, 2007 at 11:27 pm
Bill - thanks for adding the pic of Rowan Atkinson!
August 26th, 2007 at 10:12 am
I can’t wait to take my kids!
My wife can’t stand him. I think she’s a communist.
August 26th, 2007 at 10:17 am
Mr. Bean is very funny, but I like Rowan’s old series “Blackadder” better. It was a very amusing look at British history with a great supporting cast including Hugh Laurie in many episodes.
August 26th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
My husband and I love Mr. Bean but my kids think they are too cool and adult (they are 10, 9, and 7) to see it.
August 26th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
I read somewhere that Rowan was hired to be Captain Kirk on the Star Trek remake. Maybe I have him confused with Matt Damon.
August 26th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
More importantly, in movie news, Jenna Jameson is quitting the movie side of the business.
August 26th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
I think the movie side of the business is quitting Jenna Jameson.