+.5 for incporating Lorne Michaels being cucked by Dan Aykroyd.I was planning on watching this movie later next month, because a friend and I will be talking about it on my radio show, but I just had the urge to rewatch it; there is an 85% chance I'll be watching it again before that.
The 2/5 star review I wrote a year ago is stupid, and I deleted it off the face of the internet. As my weird love for Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi movies progressed, I grew more interested in rewatching this, because of how they got their start on SNL. I also started watching a few full episodes of the first few seasons and a bunch of sketches on YouTube, so I said "why the fuck not" and decided to disucss it on my show with a friend.
I was too hard on this movie, and I now see it as one of Jason Reitman's best movies. Given his personal connection to SNL, with his father Ivan directing many SNL alum in movies like 'Ghostbusters' (oh look, he directed Afterlife, too), his passion for this materiual comes through. The cameraowrk, sound design, production design, and score thrust us into this hilariously chaotic world where drugs are easily accessible, the cast are defiently fucking each other, and Lorne Michael's head might explode.
The cast here thrives, espeically since I knew who they were playing this time around. They all have a good amount of screentime to shine, and Gabriel LaBella does a great job being the anchor for this sinking ship. The pacing is excellent, the dialogue gives us exactly what we need, and its so fucking funny.
I can't wait to talk about this movie soon.
