Canadian Bacon (1995)

Canadian fun

Ok, here's the full disclosure. I grew up in Michigan, so Canada was a 45 minute drive away. If you spent a lot of time in Canada and the USA then you will get a lot of laughs from this clever comedy. However, if you have not spent too much time in Canada, you may not appreciate/get the jokes as much. November 28, 2006

Wow!

This is clearly a true cultural classic! It is also the only Michael Moore film that I could say that I really liked.

I saw it in elementary school and simply had to watch it again recently!

The best acting roles in the film would have to be: the cop, the mountie, and the American president. There are just so many funny parts, but the confrontation with the mountie, the incident with the cop (Dan Akroiyd), and the hockey fight have to be among the best! Some of the jokes may not be immediately funny to one who is not familiar with the basics of Canadian culture, however.

This is definately worth watching and its quite a clean and appropriate film. Its message definately pokes fun at "American foreign policy" and the "let's find an enemy" attitude. October 14, 2006

Much better than I thought

When this movie came out I was turned off by the stupid title and unattractive cast. But when I saw it recently for the first time, I was pleasantly surprised.

It is very funny. The opening voice-over about the presidential motorcade had me laughing uproariously. As a wacky comedy of course it is not weighty, but its political content makes it more serious than I thought. I think those people who say Michael Moore hates America have a point. :-0
August 14, 2006

Michael Moore goes Hollywood? What would Roger Smith think?

Actually, as big a jerk as Smith is,
who cares? Moore peaked with 'Roger
and Me' , though the Cheap Trick-
influenced, The Big One and Fahren-
heit 911 are pretty good too. Alda
is perfect in here as the Clinton-
ESQUE clueless (Sorry Alicia!) US
Pres. who's wily Press Sec. Smiley
(Kevin Pollack, Grumpier Old Men,
others) starts a mock war with 'O
Canada' to improve Alda's ratings!
Candy, Dan Ackroyd and others are
great in here in Canadian and
Anti-Canadian roles! Candy's best
performance and unfortunately
his last. R.I.P!

May 9, 2006

Propaganda? Maybe...but I liked it

I love John Candy comedy and Alan Alda. I've watched this for a third time just recently and realized that despite the obvious propaganda, it's not all that heavy. The film was a great conversation piece for myself and my friends living in Canada when the movie first came out, so I do have fond memories. If you haven't seen it yet, give it a chance. I think you'll find that though it may not be as funny as other John Candy films, it deserves a spot on the shelf for those who collect Candy (or Michael Moore) movies.
Chrissy K. McVay - Author March 25, 2006

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