1346 Coronet guidance films for adults are few and far between, I never knew they existed. So I was surprised when I viewed 'Build Your Vocabulary' as it presents a Mr Willis, struggling to make a speech at a town hall meeting. He then marvels at his son's term paper (called "Parks, Playgrounds or National Monuments?" and presented in an ugly duotang) He reads the first page and marvels at all the big words his son uses. He learns that NO, his son doesnt use these words every day, but it sure helps to build your vocabulary for when the time sees fit. Seriously, Mr Willis is pushing 50 and he's learning that NOW? Anyways, he learns from his son that it pays to MAKE A LIST (A Coronet staple) of big words he doesn't know, and learn their context. Mr Willis gets exasperated at his attempts at this in a VERY funny scene, throws his pen down and blurts "I'm going to BED!" But soon after, he gives it one more try, and then the audience at the the meetings marvel at his sudden public speaking skills. Reccomended! Use them big words! Spuzz 2003-02-17 16:58:05 2003-02-17 16:57:15 4 6448 Pete's persuasive position paper of plans for public playgrounds provide parent with positive paternal passion. Pete shows Dad his notebook of new words, and Dad follows suit. Soon he'll know what his wife is talking about, if he doesn't get frustrated learning "fancy words." At work he hears his son's soft, lisping voice in his head saying "explicit," and that motivates him to go to the library. Soon he's giving explicit ultimatums to an impressed city council. Feasible allocate anthology ultimatum Steve Nordby 2003-09-27 18:41:47 2003-09-27 18:41:47 4 7937 Pete’s dad, Mr. Willis, has a problem (Pete doesn’t have a problem, which is unusual for a Coronet film). It seems that folks keep usin’ all these high-fallutin’ words around him, words like “explicit” and “anthology.” It darn near drives him nuts (in a very campy scene) until he starts writin’ in one a’ them-there vocabulary notebooks. Now he can finally understand what his wife is talking about! This is a very campy film. Its main character is pathetically stupid, so much so that you get the impression that the only thing keeping him in his job is the fact that he’s a white male. He even gets the book Fundamentals of Printing from the library to read for the first time––considering he works for a printing company this is probably a good idea. Good thing he’s not a doctor. This character, and the fact that an adult is portrayed as the clueless one for once, make this a unique and memorable Coronet film, prime for msting. Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: ****. Weirdness: ****. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: *****. MR. WILLIS ISSUES EXPLICIT ULTIMATUM Christine Hennig 2003-12-08 19:29:29 2003-12-08 19:29:29 5 11537 Some total idiot can't talk and decides that he really should learn some 3+ syllable words. Word Learning turns out to be a frustrating mess, and he almost gives up, tormented by the voices in his questionably schizophrenic head, reciting vocabulary he is unfamiliar with. He finally decides that it's worth learning new words to avoid looking stupid at a town council meeting where he is asking for more parks(?) This film is both condescending and completely implausible. It rocks. English is nearly impossible to master, even as a first language. HuckleberryFinn 2004-04-12 22:53:48 2004-04-12 22:53:48 5 4 4.50