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How can you not enjoy this movie? The makers of Nickelodeon's "Adventures of Pete and Pete" strike gold again. Hilarious, with a particularly humorous performance on the part of Claire's dumb boyfriend.

If you have a sense of humor, and if you remember being a child, you should like this movie. If you don't laugh even once at this, check yourself because you may be dead inside that adult body.

Originally I went to see this movie because I like Jean Smart and have missed seeing her on film or on the small screen -- "Designing Women" just doesn't do it anymore.

Even though her role is not pivotal to the story line she is still great to watch.

Chris Elliot essentially reprises his role from "There's Something About Mary" as a "cosmetically impaired" misfit. While not being a great fan of Mr. Elliot he did fit this particular character perfectly.

There is a very nice ending to the movie -- predictable as it may be -- but with a very pleasant twist that is a welcome change from the usual.

Iggy Pop as a skating rink DJ that only plays romantic ballads is a great bit of casting genius -- he is so believable that you wonder if being a DJ at an ice skating rink may have been his dream job when he was younger -- he certainly has the perfect velvety tones for it.

There are few laugh-out-loud jokes here -- but there is a lot of clever writing, good acting and great characters which is what really makes a movie enjoyable after all, isn't it?

Snow Day (2000) is a movie that I recently rewatched on HBOMAX. The storyline follows a meteorologist in heavy competition with the other local meteorologist. Meanwhile the kids in town are desperately waiting for a snow day so they can enjoy a day off from school. The meteorologists compete to be the first one to identify and report a snow day and once it's arrives, the neighborhood kids start a series of hijinks.

This movie is directed by Chris Koch (A Guy Thing) and stars Chevy Chase (National Lampoon's Vacation), Chris Elliott (Scary Movie 2), Jean Smart (Watchmen), Pam Grier (Coffy), Iggy Pop (Cry-Baby), John Schneider (Dukes of Hazard) and Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas (Marshall).

I really loved the cast of this movie and this is way more entertaining than it gets credit for. This has a National Lampoons feel to it in a lot of ways. The kids and their storyline is a bit cheesy, but the forts, the "begging you" scenes and sledding sequences were awesome. Chase was hilarious and the various hijinks bring a smile to your face.

Overall, this movie is cheesy but fun. I would score this a 7-7.5/10 and definitely recommend seeing it once.

"Snow Day", Nickelodeon's latest effort at a live-action feature film, falls short from "Harriet The Spy". This film takes place around the ever-popular snow day, when kids and parents get the day off. Oh yeah, and anything can happen. The younger set face off against the "Snowplow Man", who can keep them from getting the second snow day, a rarity. The adults do their job, to an extent, and the teen set deals with crushes and life lessons. Since this is a family film, the snowplow story gets more attention, as seen in the commercials, but the teen bits should have got more focus. Anyone over 12 would be bored to tears with this one, but under 12 would have a blast. Actually, I just watched this one at home. On a snow day. Really.

Having seen Schuyler Fisk as little tomboy Kristy in "The Baby-sitters' Club" five years ago, I knew Schuyler was talented. (Especially by such poor acting by the rest of the BSC cast in comparison) Even though I had my doubts about "Snow Day", I waited until it came out on DVD so I could rent it. The story involving the little kids was kind of cheesy (that is being kind) but since I'm a teenager, I won't come down too hard. The Hal / Lane story was pretty cute though. Even though it's been done, it was refreshing to see the two friends that were falling for each other in the movie really weren't super models. "Snow Day" could have easily pulled a "She's All That" trick. (The "outcasts" could be on the cover of "Seventeen" in a heartbeat) But you won't find that here. Schuyler Fisk and Mark Webber both shine without looking gorgeous or being a heartthrob. They just looked like regular kids. I wish we would find that in more films.

Since then, I've looked out for Mark Webber too. We'll see Schuyler and Mark both in the future. All in all, "Snow Day" wasn't total fluff. It's not as bad as the trailers make it seem. And if you don't like the story, at least you can end the movie listening to Schuyler's song "It's Not Her" on the closing credits. (I now officially have that song stuck in my head) The verdict: I give this a 6 out of 10.