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Sometimes, stupidity is its own reward. Dude, Where's My Car? is one of the most ridiculous movies ever made--so ridiculous, and so thoroughly cheerful about being ridiculous, that it's thoroughly entertaining. Jesse and Chester (Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott) wake up one morning with absolutely no memory of the night before, but they're confident they must have had a good time. An irate phone call from their girlfriends quickly makes it clear that they may have had too much of a good time, and will be branded as sucky boyfriends unless they set things right. The boys set out to get the anniversary gifts they have for the girls in Jesse's car... only Jesse's car seems to be missing. Which of course leads our heroes on a quest, during which they encounter a pot-smoking dog, khaki-wearing cultists, hot chicks from outer space, a cameo by Fabio, and a herd of wild ostriches. Dude, Where's My Car? lacks the depth of character you might find in, say, a Bill & Ted movie, but the dialogue has an amazing spareness to it that gives it a kind of metaphysical splendor--if absurdist playwright Samuel Beckett had written ludicrous babe & stoner movies, he would have written Dude, Where's My Car? Also featuring a cameo by Andy Dick and more babes in bikinis than you can count. --Bret Fetzer ... Read more

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'Dude,Where's My Car?'(20th Century Fox)Running time:83 min.
Review no.250.I give it 3 1/2 stars.I encourage you to ignore all the negative reviews you might've seen on this movie.It's basically a good stoner movie and if you liked 'Bill&Ted's Excellent Adventure' or 'Road Trip',you should get several repeated enjoyable viewings out of this DVD.Starts out with two stoners Chester(Seann William Scott)and Jesse(That '70's Show's Ashton Kutcher)who awake from a long night of heavy partying that either one can seem to remember.Their girl friends throw them out and that's where the fun begins.The two pot heads have run-ins with several 'alien' visitors that want to get their hands on this 'continuum...'(something or another)gadget that will apparently destroy the entire universe UNLESS it's located by a certain time.I know,the plot isn't the best,but it's the numerous comedy moments in this flick that drew me in.Take,for example the tattoo scene and the scene the blind kid is trying to associate with those alien vixens.A total laugh riot.

WARNING: THIS MOVIE MIGHT MAKE YOU A LITTLE DUMBER
but not in the dumb and dumber kind of way. ashton kusher sucks and is only good in that 70's show. this comedy or lack of comedy proves once and for all that hollywood is lazy. they can't write scripts, come up with a decent story, or produce anything in the least bit worth while. i can tell the people who've seen this and liked it because their i.q.s are faaaaaaaaaaling at a quicker and quicker pace.

I Did Like the "Alien Jumpsuit Chicks"
I liked the "Alien Jumpsuit Chicks" and wish they had been the main focus of this project. Instead we get "Stiffler" (without his mom) and that "Punk'd" guy trying to do comedy. Now "Stiffler" is simply incapable of being funny, but he can be entertaining (when playing "Stiffler") because he is so irritating. Unfortunately in "Dude" his character is not "Stiffler". The "Punk'd' guy is not funny but he is somewhat entertaining because you wonder how someone who should be working at the Topeka Dairy Queen is getting paid for this kind of stuff.

Anyway the movie is incredibly stupid, but it is supposed to be incredibly stupid, and it is intended for a target audience of the incredibly stupid; maybe even less intelligent and discriminating than the folks P.T. Barnum was referring to when he said nobody went broke "underestimating" the intelligence of the American people. Its simple of mind target audience was illustrated at my local Blockbuster where the resident drones and wigger girls were laughing and snorting like pigs as they recounted their favorite scenes.

For me the biggest laugh came from watching a then unknown Jennifer Garner (who was pushing 30-born April-1972) trying to play the uptight "teenage" girlfriend and keep up with Lisa Sokoloff (born Dec-1980 and the only cast member who is actually an acting talent-and she has a lot of acting talent) playing the other uptight teenage girlfriend. Seeing their talent disparity in light of their recent respective career paths was a graphic illustration of the entertainment anti-meritocracy. Although finding Kristy (Dec-1969) Swanson back playing teenage bit parts was some consolation. ... Read more

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Supergirl (Limited 2-Disc Special Edition)
by Faye Dunaway Helen Slater
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
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DVD (21 May, 2002)
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Supergirl qualifies as one of the most bizarre comic book adaptations ever to hit the silver screen. Bereft of logic or sensible plotting, but featuring a strong cast and slick special effects, the film follows Superman's cousin Kara (played by Helen Slater in her film debut) as she leaves Krypton to venture to Earth to retrieve the "Omegahedron," a life-force globe vital to her people's survival. She tracks down the device, unaware that it's fallen into the hands of aspiring black magician Selena (Faye Dunaway), which leads to an inevitable showdown.

All of the strong characters in Supergirl are women, making for a nice change of pace from traditional superhero machismo. However, none of the players seem to notice that many things are left unexplained, including how the naive Kara knows so much about Earth while having never been there, how a novice sorceress can attain power so quickly from something she does not understand, and how hardly anyone notices Supergirl flying around their city! (And hey, where's Superman?)

Taken as a campy 1980s comic book relic rather than a serious adaptation, Supergirl is fun because of its engaging special effects and sets, tongue-in-cheek humor, and Dunaway's truly inspired performance. Look for Marc McClure reprising his Superman role of Jimmy Olsen, while Mia Farrow and Peter O'Toole have small supporting roles as Kara's mother and mentor, respectively. The director's cut DVD features 24 minutes of newly restored footage that has never been seen before, which should enthrall Supergirl aficionados, although the additional material doesn't make thestory any more logical. --Bryan Reesman ... Read more

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Supergirl Director's Cut Is Better
The director's cut of Supergirl on DVD is better than the version I saw on TNT back in '93. Helen Slater was the perfect actress to play the role and Faye Dunaway was hilarious as the archvillainess Selena. This DVD is for those who are fans of "The Last Daughter Of Argo"(even though she passed away in a DC Comics mini-series). It may not be as great as the 2-disc special edition version, but it is enjoyable to watch.

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this film. It was well directed by jeannot schhwarc. Helen slater is perfect as kara/linde lee/supergirl. Brenda Vacarro and
Faye dynaway are wonder ful. Flying ecffects work. The creeplay sucks and that make it hard to watch this movie. Plot sucks and i dont care about th sopporting charcters nit even the Pter oolle guy zaltar

The Limited 2-Disc set is a must-have for Supergirl fans!
Sure, the movie has flaws, and there are plenty of them; the horrible overacting by Faye Dunaway as villainess Selena and Peter O'Toole as Zaltar, ineffective cameos by Mia Farrow and Simon Ward as Supergirl's parents, bad writing, an extremely convoluted plot involving the search for something called an Omegahedron, and a silly love triangle between Supergirl, Selena, and a gardner. But then there are the good things; Helen Slater gives a good, if mannered, performance as Kara/Supergirl, and Hart Bochner makes hearts flutter as her love interest. Brenda Vaccaro, Marc McClure, and Maureen Teefy provide amusing support, and the flying scenes with Slater are great, a combination of flying and ballet and she looks so natural- her first scenes on Earth were the best thing in the movie. But what makes this film a 4-star movie are all the great extras; two versions of the movie, one with nearly 30 minutes of deleted scenes, including a hilarious ad-libbed scene about Jehovah's Witnesses, a great making-of documentary, in which we get a brief look at Supergirl's original movie outfit, headband and all, that was featured in the DC comic book, and insightful and often times funny commentary with director Jeannot Szwarc and Scott Michael Bosco, and a great booklet all combine to make this limited edition of Supergirl a real winner. As good as Superman or Superman II? Of course not! But it is better than Superman III or IV, and it's appropriate for the entire family. ... Read more

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Honey (Widescreen Edition)
by Jessica Alba Lil' Romeo Mekhi Phifer Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott
Director: Bille Woodruff
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DVD (24 August, 2004)
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Jessica Alba swivels and pops her way to the top (or at least into Missy Elliot's heart) in hip-hop dance flick Honey. Honey Daniels (Alba, Dark Angel) dances in nightclubs; when she accidentally gets videotaped, a hip-hop video director spots her unique talent and hires her first as a dancer, then as a choreographer. But when he wants her body as much as her talent, how will she sustain her career? And how will this affect her dream of creating a dance studio for the local street kids? Honey is the usual Hollywood silliness, executed with sincerity but not much imagination. For some reason, Alba's sexy gyrations are supposed to be more empowering than other dancers' sexy gyrations, while being no less titillating. Featuring Mekhi Phifer, David Moscow, and cameos by hip-hop stars like Missy Elliot and Ginuwine. --Bret Fetzer ... Read more

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Damn, This Movie SUCKED
Damn this movie sucked. Why? Lack of talent. Lack of a script. Lack of substance. Lack of intellect. Lack of having a point. Lack of creativity. Lack of acting. Lack of trying. And ultimately, at the end of the movie, it left me with a lack of giving; lack of giving a rat's ass about how it was going to end. At least Jessica Alba could have shown her knockas. Minus 3 stars for this slop.

Cheese comes with this Honey
The cheesy HONEY has all the cliches right.Attractive bargurrrl with stars in her eyes gets discovered by a sleazy mentor who tries to blacklist her when she won't "get with his program".But the girl reaches inside herself, finds her "inner spunk", and shows everyone, including that evil Snidely Whiplash mentor that she has what it takes to make it after all.Add a hip-hop soundtrack featuring a few "I'm gonna live my dream and you ain't gonna stop me" songs, and the ususal "street" choreography, and you've got a movie that can be seen back-to-back with BREAKIN 2:ELECTRIC BOOGALOO.

One of the best movies this year
I thought is was a very good movie that i could watch over and over. I do not care what other people said about this movie, if i were you i would rent it and see if you like it for yourself and if you do then buy it. ... Read more

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Tara Lipinski: Queen of the Ice (Millbrook Sports World)
Library Binding (01 March, 2001)
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Subjects: 1. 1982- 2. Biography 3. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation 4. Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography 5. Children: Grades 3-4 6. Ice skaters 7. Juvenile Nonfiction 8. Juvenile literature 9. Lipinski, Tara, 10. Skaters 11. Sports & Recreation - General 12. Sports & Recreation - Winter Sports 13. United States 14. Women

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Clash of the Titans
by Harry Hamlin Laurence Olivier
Director: Desmond Davis
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DVD (14 September, 2004)
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You have a classic tale full of drama, passion, and adventure. A tale of universal archetypes that speak to everyone. A tale that has remained unfailingly popular for thousands of years. Why not spice it up with a wacky mechanical owl? Such was the thinking behind Clash of the Titans. Maggie Smith, Laurence Olivier, and Harry Hamlin (one of these things is not like the others...) star in a toga-ripper about a valiant hero, capricious immortals, and lots and lots of giant stop-action monsters. Perseus (Hamlin) is the favored son of the god Zeus (Olivier), but he has unwittingly ticked off the sea goddess Thetis (Smith). Just to make things worse, Perseus falls in love with the lovely Princess Andromeda, who used to be engaged to Thetis's son. Soon Perseus is off on one quest after another, with Zeus helping, Thetis hindering, and lots of innocent bystanders getting stabbed, drowned, and squished. Of course, the whole thing is just an excuse to show as much of Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion animation as possible, and good thing too. It's an old technique, but it still looks pretty darn cool, and it means the cast can just relax and do a bunch of reaction shots. Don't use this one to study for that big classical mythology exam, but if you just turn your brain off and enjoy the Kraken, it's pretty good fun. --Ali Davis ... Read more

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Not Olympian In Greatness But Enjoyable Nevertheless
Desmond Davis' 1981 film is certainly not the best collaboration with Ray Harryhausen but it is a treat nevertheless.Even with the mediocre acting and cheap attempt at copying the Star Wars craze of that period, the film holds a special place in the history of fantasy films due to the great stop-motion work of Ray Harryhausen.

The film follows the ancient Greeks epic adventure of Perseus (Harry Hamlin.)King Acrisius puts to sea his daughter an grandson for his daughter's fornication with Zeus (Laurence Olivier.)Angered by his insolence, Zeus curses him and saves his son Perseus from death.Perseus eventually finds himself in the land of Joppa ruled by Cassiopea (Sian Phillips) and her daughter Andromeda (Judi Bowker) who has been promised to Calibos (Neil McCarthy.) Calibos is punished by Zeus and whoever now wants to mary Andromeda must answer a riddle which Perseus solves.But Thetis is angered at Cassiopea and demands Andromeda as a sacrifice to the Kraken.Perseus must then go on a quest to bring back the Medusa's head: the only thing that can stop the Kraken.

Yes, the acting is pretty bad even for the theatrical actors such as Sian Phillips and Laurence Olivier but the film is fun.Unless a better film comes along dealing with this story, this is pretty much the only movie there is.In any case, this film still stands out for the great claymation effects of Ray Harryhausen who was a master of this art.This is a fun film to watch every once in a while and one that appeals to children.

Greek mythology Hollywood style for the 80s.
It was nearly twenty years after I last saw this movie repeatedly on cable premium channels that I heard Clash of the Titans being mentioned, and that was the movie Randall was trying to watch in Jay and Silent Bob but the title characters were making a fuss outside the video store.

The story is about Perseus and his battle with the Medusa, rescuing Princess Andromeda, and marrying her, but inbetween, there are a series of adventures, mostly due to the machinations of the gods and goddesses.It begins with Acrisius, Perseus's grandfather and King of Argos, sending his daughter Danae and her infant son Perseus into the sea, locked in a large ornate box.Perseus grows up gifted, handsome, strong, lucky, all because Zeus is his father-at least the reference to him inpregnating Danae as a shower of light is mentioned.

Part of Perseus's conflict is with Calibos, the son of Thetis (the goddess of the sea, whereas actually she was chief of the sea nymphs or Nereids).Calibos is the opposite of Perseus, killing and despoiling everything, and all but one of Zeus's sacred winged horses, for which despite Thetis's pleas for mercy, he is metamorphosed into a hideous satanic-looking half-human monster.Thetis in turn decides to mess with Perseus, transporting him from Seraphos to Joppa.Perseus meets and is befriended by the playwright Ammon, as well as making allies with Thallo, one of Queen Cassiopeia's soldiers.

Joppa is under a curse by Calibos, whose thrall Princess Andromeda is under.Suitors who fail to answer a riddle end up as barbecue.However, Andromeda doesn't seem to have the body of a lion and this is the story of Perseus, not Oedipus.Indeed, Thomas Bulfinch and Edith Hamilton will have major cows on seeing this mishmash of Greek mythology cranked out by Hollywood.Charon was the ferrymen to the underworld Hades, and not to the Isle of the Dead, and Cerberus, the guardian of Hades loses a head to become the two-headed Dioskilos.The Graea, who had a movable eye and tooth between, lose the tooth to become the Stygian Witches.And Bubo the golden mechanical owl was clearly meant for the kids, its whistling and tooting a reference to Star Wars and R2-D2.

As for Ray Harryhausen's special effects, Bubo, the giant scorpions, and Medusa are best realized, the vulture being another disaster like the baboon in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger.The scene in Medusa's lair and the battle of the giant scorpions are the best.And the gifts Perseus gets from the gods come in handy for the action sequences.But compare Perseus's invisible helmet and golden owl to Harry Potter's invisible cloak and Hedwig-interesting parallels there.Those growing up on Potter and the newer Star Wars films will be disappointed with the dated effects here.

The mostly British allstar cast does well, especially Laurence Olivier giving credible authority as Zeus, angry and yet fatherly.Ursula Andress has only a few lines as Aphrodite, yet it's ironic, that as Honey Rider in Dr. No, she was a modern-day Aphrodite rising from the sea.Maggie Smith (Thetis) is the only other goddess who figures prominently.The mortals do just as well, Judi Bowker radiant as Andromeda, Burgess Meredith (Ammon) coaching someone other than Sylvester Stallone, Tim Pigott-Smith (Thallo).Neil McCarthy's lantern-jawed features and large hands are recognizable behind the makeup of Calibos.

But let's examine the title.The Titans were the primordial deities banished by Zeus and the other deities of Olympus.On one level, the main story involves the battle between Perseus and Calibos, but behind them, it's Zeus against Thetis.And the rows of clay figures in Mount Olympus mirrors how the gods messed with the heads of mortals, due to their whims.The Greek deities were thus no better than the flawed mortals they were supposedly morally superior to.

After finally getting this, I enjoyed it well enough only because I saw it so many times in the 80s, but there are more gripes about it, not from the special effects but because the historian/scholarly part of me frowns when it comes to inaccuracy in Hollywood.3.5 out of 5.

Our hero, Harry'Ham' lin
This flick is over 20 years old and was a favorite when cable TV first went into homes across America. The classic Greek Mythology comes alive with Clash of the Titans.

Perseus is played by Mr. Harry Hamlin, and even though he physically fits the part, his acting is as wooden as the sword he first receives in the theater. I mean he is trying so hard to be so articulate. Every word must be slowed down and each syllable is stressed for maximum effect. I just shudder when he looks in the distance and says "Callibus".

Anyway the rest of the movie is cool. Dated? Oh hell yes, but the big stop motion creatures are part of what gives this movie so much charm, just like the old Sinbad movies. Everyone loves the Medusa scene. The giant scorpions that rise from the blood of Medusa are also cool. I think another reviewer was correct in saying that this film is not entirely accurate. I think Pegasus was born from Medusa's blood and did not originate from a herd that was killed off.

Anyway the Stingeon witches, the gods (espescailly Aphrodite), and the Pesidan (sp) are all a treat to watch again and again. Maybe if you grew up with this movie and remembered the charm it had when you first saw it, you can still watch it and remember the good old days. Kids today who know nothing but CGI will scratch their heads and ask why everything looks so fake and quirky.

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