Maybe it would be funnier if I was Swedish



I downloaded a Swedish comedy called Kopps yesterday and watched it before work this morning. It's basically like Super Troopers, but in Sweden. The premise is that this police department in a small town is going to be closed down because there isn't any crime and it's a waste of the government's money to keep it open. In desperation the four officers start committing crimes themselves to make them seem necessary. It was sort of funny, but I think I missed a lot of the jokes. I'm pretty sure the majority of the "funny" is based around the kinds of things people say or the way they say them, and homebrew subtitles just can't convey that.



If you have nothing else to do for 90 minutes, it's not a complete waste of time, but I can't say I wouldn't have rather watched Meatballs (the first one, not the third one where an over-the-hill Sally Kellerman plays the ghost of a dead porn star who is sent to help a teenaged nebish lose his virginity. Speaking of terrible USA Up All Night movies, when was the last time you saw Hot Times at Montclair High? It might be the worst movie ever.)


but you get a total chubby for this 4-wheel drive volvo sport wagon with a total racing package.
- posted by Mason @ 11:36 PM