(I know I missed the chance to get this in as a new Oscar category - maybe next year)
It seems that there's a growing trend in comedy movies.
First, a zany, offbeat movie comes out and everyone (except you) goes to see it.
Then for the next several months all you hear are the catch phrases from the movie.
Finally, when it's on DVD, pay-per-view or HBO, you finally sit down and watch it - and it really seems to disappoint.
But then it happens...
...you find yourself quoting the movie now, too.
And over time it seems funnier and funnier.
I've had enough conversations to know I'm not alone in this, but I want to know what you, the great unwashed (and even a few of the lightly rinsed) feel about it:
Has it happened to you?
What movies come to mind?
Which movie was either
(1) the first to demonstrate it or
(2) demonstrates the "it'll be funnier later" phenomenon better than any others?
Shall it be known as...
..."The Fargo Effect?"
..."The Python Effect?"
..."The Napoleon (Dynamite) Effect?"
Anyway, weigh in. Give examples, discuss the abstractions of the whole thing, or just throw in the name of the movies that you think fit. Leave them as comments here, over at the facebook fan page, or - if you're really secretive - e-mail me.
I'll post a survey with the front runners to see which film gets the great honor.
UPDATE: Current films under consideration...Get your nominations in now - first round voting starts soon!
- Fargo
- Napoleon Dynamite
- Step Brothers
