It is unfortunate that Ches and Betty Fulton did not enjoy Death at a Funeral, but to condemn the movie as “common trash” and “not in keeping with what is expected in Huntsville” is, I believe, unfair.  

Will they now describe Horton Hears A Who as a movie based on a book by an atheist, a book which subtly mocks McCarthyism?

I check reviews before I see a movie, and Death at a Funeral (rated 7.3 out of 10 on average by more than 11,000 voters) was described in one review I read as “laugh out loud brilliant British comedy. . . dark humour.”

Another review called it “a real gem of a comedy . . . a must see. Great performances, hilarious storyline developments, and several unforgettable moments make this Brit pic one of the funniest movies . . . in a long time!”  

The last review I read described the movie as “Monty Pythonesque” (I prefer Alec Guinness comedies).

Reel Alternatives has offered me alternatives to such “action packed thrillers” as 10,000 BC, Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, Vantage Point, Iron Man and dozens of other shoot-em-up, blow-em-up films, which seem to be the only films the Capitol Theatre screens in its regular showings.  

Thanks to Reel Alternatives I have been able to see many Oscar-nominated films such as La Vie En Rose, films which do not draw a mass audience, films which I would otherwise have to travel to Orillia, Barrie, or Toronto to see. Thank you, Rob and Kareen.

Joy Salmon Moon
Huntsville