Kimberiey Versteeg THE lights dim in the theatre, you can hear the few “Brady Fans” crunching their but- tered popcorn and you think to yourself, “Why am I here?” A greeting of “Here’s a story ofa lovely lady...,” is followed by two hours worth ’ of lively singing and dancing that will leave you wanting to throw up. The story of a family from the °70s living in the ‘90s was far-fetched and unrealistic the first time; however, in. this movie it somehow gets even Worse, The commercials lead you ty believe that young chil- dren will enjoy this movie, when in fact they won’r see the-humor that only older people can understand. The movie uses vague sex- ual innuendo and puns from the television shows that ran __., © The movie uses. “» vague sexual innu- endo and puns from the television shows... in doing | so, they eliminate any understanding “of the comedy for people in their teens _ or younger. ” .on ABC during the late 60s to early *70s, In doing so, they eliminate any under-" , standing of the comedy for people in their teens or younger. : , + Por example, incest becomes an issue between Greg (Christopher Daniel Barnes) and Marcia ' (Christine Taylor), when they |’ are forced to share the attic "for their “groovy pad.” Through a curtain that, . separates their space they __. watch each other change asa saxophone plays “sexy” music: in the background. Following this, Greg unsuspectingly-. tries to “pick'tup” his sister Marcia at the pool he works at. ‘ no Further still, when they. are in Hawaii something “comes itp”, as Marcia gives Greg mouth to mouth. resus- citation. However, the real ‘story behind this twisted - |, "comedy (6f errors), is that’! during the television sitcom, the original Greg and Marcia actually had a relationship. If you didn’t know that the avo ° went out in real life, you'd walk away from the movie sick:to your stomach, - Another example is when the jeep runs over'a Hawaiian voodoo relic which pops the tire. Roy (Tim Matheson) © + _ throws the relic, which lands), | “son a tarantula. What non- ».. Brady fans wouldn’s know is ACCORDING to youth critic Kimberley Versteeg, a poor script and only tolerable acting. powers, The next morning Perer wakes up with a taran- tula on him, As for sexual innuendos, the movie is chock-full of suggestive lines that occur that in the Hawaiian vacation episode of The Brady Bunch Show, Bobby finds the relic that is actually bad Juck. Peter is given the relic because he doesn’t believe in the relic's Compare that to.yonr chances of winning most other lotteries and these #8 no comparison. 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