Good Wilt Hunting Movie Discussion 11/23/06

[WiltsAKGirl17]

Well, guys, since I've finally seen GWH (this Thanksgiving RULED!), I can finally put my opinion out there: I liked GWH. It was an extremely well-written, well-acted and well-executed episode.

The whole plotline worked very well for me. In case you can't tell * points to username... * I'm a huge Wilt fan, so a major episode focusing on him was gonna be good for me. The idea here-- Wilt looking for his creator and trying to set some things from his past straight-- was brilliant. Nothing in the story really slowed it down-- everything did the two things Kurt Vonnegut suggested should do for a story: reveal character and/or advance plot. The plays on words (ahem, Lawn Ranger) were classic. Kudos to the episode writer here!

The acting was great. The emotion and humor were great, and every line was great. Now that I finally know what the heck the "Cwithmuth?" line is about, it's possibly the greatest line Phil LaMarr ever said for Wilt. Period-- adorable all the way around. (I write quotes on the SubWay cup I drink from at work, and "Cwithuth?" made the cup yesterday and today.) I'd also like to say that I really enjoyed Foul Larry's voice-- yeah, the character was a bit of a jerk, but I liked listening to his voice. Who played him? (Sounded familiar...) Everyone else here was great, too.

In all, the art, acting-- the whole 3.3 yards (ten feet-- Wilt's height! )-- was amazing and touching. Final thoughts: in then end, I was just a teeny bit let down, in part because it was over () and in part because in my mind I was building GWH up to be a Shakesperian thing in one hour. But other than that:

NEW FAVORITE EPISODE!!!