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Edel's avatar

Oh no, now I want to watch Hot Frosty? This was hilarious. The inappropriate font! (Would Brendan Fraser's George of the Jungle or Encino Man count as Born Sexy Yesterday? I want to say yes, but maybe they're better classed as himbos? Hmm.)

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Karyn's avatar

Oh great shout! My god, is Brendan Fraser the patron saint of the Born Sexy Yesterday boys?! A big part of the trope is that they don’t know how hot they are so I’m gonna say yes 😆

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Alessandra's avatar

Celeste is home for Christmas and we have been bingeing. Consuming Hallmarkesque Christmas is an official family pastime, we I have a spreadsheet and elaborate rating system. this one was 6/6 trees- it had all the tropes: fantastic, implausible plot, dead parent/soouse, Christmas is a supporting cast member, there's a holiday miracle. We also clocked the absurd font and creepy veiny arms (someone give that man water before he passes out!) And agree Ted's face was weird, like it should be handsome but maybe because they're withholding fluids, something looks distractingly askew .

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Karyn's avatar

Oh my god I love this ratings system so much! And a spreadsheet too, so organised! 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

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Alessandra's avatar

it was out of five trees but we had movie that broke the metrics, so it's 6 now but also it's actually a dual ranking system because we couldn't agree so my ranking is 6 trees and Celeste's is 100 jingle bells. all this to say this movie was 6/6 trees, 90/100 jingle bells.

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Karyn's avatar

Incredible 🤣

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Alessandra's avatar

also the horny women, my God.

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Megan Maurice's avatar

Perfect review, I can’t wait to make my husband watch this very silly movie. And thanks for the G Flip shout out, it’s always very exciting for Australians to be perceived

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Karyn's avatar

Hah you’re welcome, as an Irish person I can relate to that 😆

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Steph Curtis's avatar

Hysterical, thanks. Can't wait to watch it!!

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Cethan Leahy's avatar

I feel like Joey by the end of Friends had evolved into a Born Sexy Yesterday despite being a fully grown adult we watched for a decade.

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Karyn's avatar

God they really assassinated him altogether by the end of that series. Although a crucial part of the Born Sexy Yesterday character is that they don’t know they’re hot, so I’d argue it was more like he went full himbo to the point of genuine concern

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Cethan Leahy's avatar

Oh yes, that's fair! Towards the end, I had serious questions about the morality of the women dating him.

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Kate Bradbury's avatar

Completely out of season but I happened upon this by way of your Meghan post and it had me properly laughing just now. I might have to watch the Chad Michael Murray one in order to fully appreciate your review!

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