A Lovely Cheese Pizza, Just for Me

I guess I'm making it a tradition to watch this classic John Hughes/Chris Columbus film each holiday season, although, perhaps I've done it too early this year. Thanks to TBS and a weekend without commitments, I had the tube on while this holiday prankster of a flick played. I've seen this, oh, probably a dozen times and still laugh out loud at Daniel Stern climbing through the window and stepping, barefoot, unknowingly on to a carefully arranged assortment of breakable Christmas tree ornaments. Ha!

What makes us watch this movie over and over again? I have no idea, actually. I guess it's not really too dated, but it's not exactly the big-budget extravaganzas that the studios are putting out recently. Perhaps it's just the fun we have with the silliness of it. Goodness, it IS fun, isn't it?

Here's a sign of the times, huh? Fifteen years ago, when this comedy came out, this sort of tagline worked to promote a movie: "When Kevin's Family Left For Vacation, They Forgot One Minor Detail: Kevin. But Don't Worry... He Cooks. He Cleans. He Kicks Some Butt." Yikes! If they used that nowadays, no one would go see it.

That's all. Just a couple of paragraphs about the first movie of the day. Now, A Mighty Wind on Comedy Central. More from Detroit in the coming days.