Hello! Welcome to my 100th blog. Yes, after 4 years of blogs with topics including talking, animated dinosaurs that should have went extinct 20 years ago, literally yelling at the academy, through the worst movie of the 21st century Cool Dog, one of Dr. Seuss’s weirdest projects The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T (which is saying a lot ), and essays about Douglas Fairbanks and the definition of a blockbuster, and my end of the year polls but we have been through it all together. What topic do I have planned for this momentous occasion ? Well I will be officially starting my Ernest reviews which will probably take me to my 200th blog 4 years from now at the rate I go! Lets begin with the 1st movie in the Ernest franchise (if you can call this an actual Ernest movie). Shall we begin?
Background :
Just to let you know , I found very little behind the scenes facts on this movie but I will share with you what I did find so this section won’t be in “earnest“. The movie was directed by John Cherry (get used to hearing the name as he has directed all but one of the Ernest movies). The movie was apparently released in 1986 but it was not released on video until 1992 by Good Times Home Video. The funny thing is , I found no mention of it being in Theaters! So what happened during that 6 years is a mystery. Was it only shown to a select group of people? Was it shown on TV? I never found any evidence of it airing . Did they have trouble finding a distributor? Was it only in a very limited release or were Varney and Cherry embarrassed by what they made so they locked it away for 6 years? Or perhaps they just misplaced it! We just don’t know!
Plot:
Dr. Otto is a mad scientist with a hand on his head (Why is there a hand on his head? It is never quiet explained). He created this machine that will warp matter and the only one that can stop it is a rather stupid hero, Lance Sterling. Armed with a riddle that reads "When the money is scrambled to the very last cent, riots and hatred soon will commence. When all the world's commerce will be put in a bind, from the evil that lurks where the sun never shines. It is I, Dr. Otto von Schnick-ick-ick-ick, who has played on you this trick-ick-ick-ick." 'But who's Dr. Otto?' you may well ponder, while all your magnetic cash is squandered. It's he who had an eye, and yet couldn't see. It's he who served bouillabaisse, when he was a she. It's he who gambled with brains, and a gun. It's he who had all, and yet had none. And to stop this horrible twisted trick, just exchange the poles of old Saint Nick. And if that doesn't do to save the day, put another quarter in and try another play." Our hero meets some of Dr. Otto’s disguises, and that includes a pirate, and a classic impression of an old lady.
Opinion:
This movie is rather weird and bizarre. The movie feels really episodic. In the theoretical sense, it might work well as a mini series. But there is several scenes that just feel rather forced and not really that funny. On the other hand, there are also some things that are just hilarious. Overall, the acting is good. Jim Varney is of course putting his all into it. On the technical level, the movie is pretty good. Everything in it on a technical level is good, there is nothing in that sense that I can really criticize. With the exception of the cinematography, they could get a rather weird shot. By the way, Ernest did not appear until the very end of the movie, so if you are coming there for Ernest, you are going to be rather disappointed. Overall, I’m going to have to give Dr. Otto a 3 out of 5 star rating.
There is still time to vote it the run off of my end of the year poll. Thank you everyone for reading, whether this is your first blog or you started with my first one, I am forever grateful that you’ve taken the time to read any of my 100 blogs. Thank you and goodnight and Happy Holidays!
Mr.Bee
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