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Published: 2012-05-29 07:59:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 3191; Favourites: 41; Downloads: 32
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Description Due to overwhelming fan requests, (thank you Josh!) this week's awesomely bad movie is none other than Mac and Me. In the summer of 1982, a magical family movie called E.T. came out, and won the hearts of children everywhere. The moment was now for an enterprising filmmaker to ride the wave of success that followed. Too bad Mac and Me limped into theaters FIVE years after ET. Oops. This movie is so hilariously bad, it's tough to describe. No, wait, it's not. Just picture E.T., but with WAAAAAYYYY more McDonalds ads. The movie was produced by the McDonalds Company thinking that if kids associated "Mac" in the same way they associated E.T. with Reeses' Pieces, they would have a marketing bonanza. Too bad no kids saw Mac and Me, and the ones that did were scarred for life. "Mac", named after a Big Mac sandwich, presumably, is the most repellant, creepy little alien ever made. Possessing no other expression other than wide eyed and slurping, he is only slightly more expressive than Jade Calgary, who plays his human friend. The highlight of the movie for me is a truly jaw-dropping scene of Mac dressing up like a teddy bear (to escape the government, duh!) to perform in a massive dance off in a local Micky D's. This is one of the most WTF moments ever caught on film. Check out this movie right after watching E.T., and drinking half a gallon of White-Out, and you will probably be entertained. Somewhat.
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Comments: 20

girlyvanellope5772 [2015-02-20 23:32:57 +0000 UTC]

The Water Horse was released 25 years after ET. A Tie-in product placement for some company joined in.

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SupahKidRobot [2013-10-27 23:37:56 +0000 UTC]

Paul Rudd always trolls Conan with a clip from this movie.

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wyldflower [2013-10-24 05:30:19 +0000 UTC]

The poor man's ET

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girlyvanellope5772 In reply to wyldflower [2015-02-20 23:21:59 +0000 UTC]

Water Horse - The book-based ET. Based on book by Dick King Smith.

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gwalla [2013-03-16 03:01:32 +0000 UTC]

Oh god, the movie so bad even John Egbert can't defend it. I had the misfortune of seeing part of this turkey once.

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JeffVictor In reply to gwalla [2013-03-18 16:46:02 +0000 UTC]

I've sat through it about 3 times-and it just gets funnier

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haius [2012-08-31 20:18:40 +0000 UTC]

I feel like I need to watch this now...

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JeffVictor In reply to haius [2012-09-01 03:05:21 +0000 UTC]

don't do it!

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Nbbren [2012-07-17 21:47:22 +0000 UTC]

hello ET I mean Mac I mean generic ET ripoff

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JeffVictor In reply to Nbbren [2012-07-18 03:51:10 +0000 UTC]

heheh, you mean AWESOME ET ripoff!

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Nbbren In reply to JeffVictor [2012-07-18 11:22:12 +0000 UTC]

yeah it was funny

do you ever wonder if Mcdonalds ever regrets that product plug?

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JeffVictor In reply to Nbbren [2012-07-18 16:32:43 +0000 UTC]

I don't think it hurt them in the long run. Super Size Me affected them much more, i would guess.

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RemLezar [2012-06-05 05:22:39 +0000 UTC]

Yep, that's mac all right. Not as heartwarming as E.T., and not as jaw-droppingly terrifying as Nukie. Just kinda there amongst all the gross product placement and high-tension wheelchair stunts. Your loving portrait is immaculately rendered as always and has much more reason to exist than the movie itstelf.

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girlyvanellope5772 In reply to RemLezar [2015-02-20 23:18:33 +0000 UTC]

Better go rent/watch The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep instead. Water Horse has the same heartwarming plot as the 1982 film. Released by Columbia Pictures Industries. Also, rent The Baby-sitters Club: The Movie (along with 17 Again, Isabelle Dances into the Spotlight, Nancy Drew, Grace Unplugged and Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess) on DVD from Netflix.

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JeffVictor In reply to RemLezar [2012-06-05 17:26:00 +0000 UTC]

That is indeed a high compliment. Thanks for writing!

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oezo [2012-05-29 14:46:38 +0000 UTC]

I used to watch this movie as often as it was on tv!

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JeffVictor In reply to oezo [2012-05-29 17:45:23 +0000 UTC]

My condolences

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oezo In reply to JeffVictor [2012-05-29 21:55:08 +0000 UTC]

lol, I got bored with everything REAL easy when I was a kid........... so shit like this would be like "ok, I can spend some time watching THIS..."

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Kenji-Seay [2012-05-29 08:15:57 +0000 UTC]

I was one of the kids scarred for life after watching this way back in the 1900's... Love the drawing--you're both awesome and horrible for this.

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JeffVictor In reply to Kenji-Seay [2012-05-29 17:45:31 +0000 UTC]

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