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September 28, 2005

Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story! - 6

I have a confession to make. I love the show Family Guy. This film is a spinoff focusing on the character of the baby Stewie who wants to kill his mom and take over the world, and is intelligently funny. My initial response to this film is that it is pretty funny, but that it has too much plot to keep the jokes coming. That may not make sense, but if you ever see episodes of the show you'll know what I mean. The show runs at a record pace from offensive joke to offensive joke, mocking even the TV etiquette of some coherent plot. It is also really good at showing the past or peoples imagination when they mention something (it cuts away shows something and sometimes returns to what was originally going on). As my former roommates used to say the show is like The Simpsons on crack. The stories revolve around the Griffin family who live in Quahog, Rhode Island. The family is Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Stewie, and Brain. Other significant characters are the other people that live on Spooner Street with the Griffin's. This film has less cultural references than the show but is still able to maintain the crassness and offensiveness and stay funny. Family Guy is sort of love/hate thing, so if you like the show this film fits well with it.

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