Per usual, I watched a few movies over the holiday. Some for the first time. Others again.

First, we watched Steve Carrell in “Get Smart,” and while I don’t think the family totally dug it, I enjoyed the movie adaptation of the 1960s TV hit. Started slow but picked up steam.

Carrell was perfect for the part of Maxwell Smart, and Anne Hathaway was great as Agent 99.

Then, I wanted my brother to watch the original “Death Wish,” the first of five Charles Bronson vehicles, which were at once campy but fun and completely violent.

Now, I’ve seen the entire series, and it gets better with each viewing. It’s like you can totally make fun of it while watching, like this could and should become something a la the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Friday night saw a couple of romantic comedies, the first of which was “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” which Toad and I had tried to watch several months back.

Turns out, we were seconds away from hilarity when we originally decided to turn it off. Nevertheless, the movie is completely bi-polar, with very funny scenes combined with a ton of mania. Long story short, Jason Segel plays a guy who gets dumped and goes on vacation only to find his ex at the same hotel.

The breakout star of this movie, I think, was British comedian Russell Brand, who I sort of loathe in real life. But, I have to give it up to him. He was funny, and his character was oddly likeable (given that he was a complete womanizer).

It’s not the smartest movie on the planet, but I think its undercurrent of break-up depression kind of made the movie painfully funny.

Lastly, we watched “Singles,” which is kind of what early 1990s comedies were all like. Dry. Funny, but not dependent on crudeness. As a side commentary, I’d just note that compared to “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” this Cameron Crowe movie was super dry, like we were watching a foreign film.

It has dialogue. And not everything is a sex joke.

I’ve seen this movie 20 times, and while I wouldn’t say it’s GREAT, I would say that it’s still very enjoyable.