Blast from the Past

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Blast from the Past is available on streaming right now. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. With 1,237 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Brendan Fraser is the obvious draw, but the whole ensemble earns its laughs. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Blast from the Past earns its spot. Blast from the Past does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webbers into their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam now ventures forth into Los Angeles to obtain food and supplies for his family, and a non-mutant wife for himself. Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 1999. Blast from the Past earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Blast from the Past is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Brendan Fraser's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.