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I have watched "Coupe de Ville" nearly twenty times and I have loved it every single time. This is a textbook example of how great acting, a brilliant screen play, simple dialog, and clever plot twists all work together to form a wonderful movie. Every character is brilliant and original. It is hard to believe that I can still laugh at the same lines long after other more popular movies leave me bored and unsatisfied. The scene with the brothers arguing over the garbled lyrics to "Louie, Louie" has to be one of the best written and inventive five minutes of film ever shot. The relationship between the father and his sons is somewhat akin to that in "Big Fish." And the final scene brings tears to my eye every single time I watch it--the message and the subtle emotion is among the best ever.

I cannot recommend this movie more highly.

Apparently, the makers of this piece of garbage conned all of their family and friends (and investors) to write favorable reviews because I cannot believe a single one of them was an objective viewer after watching this piece of trash. This schlock was well filmed in parts, had a lot of tension, and suspense in places, but there was NEVER any satisfying pay-off. The ending was so confusing and scatterbrained that even after two tortured (sorry) viewings I was hoping Lee Harvey Oswald was behind ME with a rifle to put me out of my misery. Generally i enjoy Japanese horror, but this was simply a waste of time and a loss of two hours that I will never see again. What a galactic disappointment. If this movie were for sale for 1 cent, I would have still felt ripped off. My ONLY consolation is that I did nit rent it myself, my poor friend did. He is the only person more angry than me.

Avoid at ALL costs.

Aunt Bee and Opie are gone for the weekend and Andy is excited to live the life of a bachelor for a few days. However when he meets Howard Sprague at the market and word gets out of his solitary status he receives an unexpected (and unwanted) roommate for the weekend in the form of Goober Pyle. The events that transpire concerning two mixed up phone messages and a spaghetti dinner (with a secret ingredient) make this episode one of the funniest episodes of the color--post Barney--offerings. I must have seen this one thirty times and I still laugh myself silent as the plot unfolds. If you buy season 8 for only this episode it will be well worth your investment. The script is flawless, there are no dead spells, and the spaghetti recipe motif ties this story together in a very "Seinfeld-like" neatness.