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Good analogy. Also, I thought that Couples Retreat was not as good as Jurrassic Park and here is one reason.

The characters in this film were so annoying that I did not care if they got eaten by dinosaurs by the end of this movie. This is despite the fact that dinosaurs are extinct first and foremost.

On the other hand, Jurrassic Park is a scifi/action film with real live dinosaurs. I found myself rooting for the two main velociraptors to end up together and was quite sad when their relationship fell apart midway through the film.

Great points Also Couples Retreat is not as good as The Shawshank Redemption and here is one reason.

The characters in this film are so annoying that I did not care if they salvaged their relationships by the end of this movie. This is despite the fact that Couples Retreat is a romantic comedy first and foremost.

On the other hand, The Shawshank Redemption is a Drama/Suspense film first with some romantic elements. I found myself rooting for the two main characters to end up together and was quite sad when Red was denied parole and their relationship fell apart midway through the film.

Couples Retreat is not as good as Star Wars Episode I and here is one reason.

The characters in this film are so annoying that I did not care if they salvaged their relationships by the end of this movie. This is despite the fact that Couples Retreat is a romantic comedy first and foremost.

On the other hand, Star Wars Episode I is a scifi/action film first with some romantic elements. I found my self rooting for Anakin and Padme to end up together in the next movie and that was happened in the end.

Friends are the family that we choose

Thank you. Finally, a thread on IMDb actually worth reading. Funner than Couples Retreat; it completely fell apart after the opening credits.

Couples Retreat is not as good as A Christmas Story, and here's why:

Ralphie really wanted a Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle, but froze up when he was on Santa's lap and agreed that a football was okay for a gift. Santa's helper then rudely put Ralphie on the slide to exit Santa's area when Ralphie got his composure and remembered what he wanted and stated he wanted a Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. However, Santa told him what his mother and everyone else told him throughout the movie, "You'll shoot your eye out!". Then Santa pushed Ralphie down the slide with his big, black boot.

So I HAD to finish the film to see if he got the Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. It's not a romantic comedy like Couples Retreat is, but boy, was I relieved that he DID not only receive a Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle from Santa, but that he proved everyone wrong and though he broke his glasses with the first shot, he didn't shoot his eye out as predicted.

You can check out A Christmas Story Marathon on TBS all day Christmas Eve and Christmas Day this year.



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Wonderful, but forgettable. It sounds like a film I've seen. I probably wrote it.