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VHS, mon amour
"Be Kind Rewind" is no rib-tickling pop-culture mashup, but a loving tribute to all that is antiquated, homemade, lost or forgotten.
Andrew O'Hehir [2008-02-22]
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  • Rip Off

    To bad this was done 8 years ago on the "Amanda Show".

    http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1803223

    -- ChillyDogg
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    Friday, February 22, 2008 12:30 AM

  • A rip off eh?

    There 's very little substance, and not much style to that "Amanda Show" skit. It got old after the first "This movie.. better", and may have been greying well before then.

    In any case, O'Herir praises the sentimentality of the movie, while dismissing the remakes as "pretty funny in small doses". A skit show can't be "an achingly sweet, shambling creation that takes its time." That's just not the nature of the medium.

    -Jeremy

    -- mte
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    Friday, February 22, 2008 12:53 PM

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