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Summary: Undercover Sleeper
Review: Marshall Fine's blatant bashing of this movie is snobbery at its best. This movie you will notice from all the REAL people show it to be a entertaining romp with Dennis Quaid, Kathleen Turner, and Stanley Tucci at their best. If Quaid beating the tar out of Tucci with a baby stroller doesn't make you laugh, then the reparte between Quaid and Turner or the inept often funny remarks by Obba Babbatunde and Larry Miller should.
My wife and I love this movie and wish they had done a sequel to it. If you like movies like "True Lies", "The In-Laws", or any other comedy spy movie that includes funny family relations you will enjoy this movie. It is deifinitely a few notches above "Spy Kids" for adults but even kids should enjoy it.
The DVD quality is excellent. Picture and sound are sharp. Anyone that likes comedies should add this to their collection.
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Summary: Soooooooooo smart and funny!
Review: Don't heed Marshall Fine's review of Undercover Blues; he's wrong! This movie such a hidden gem it's sick! I'm a reasonably savvy moviergoer and I know what I likes. And I likes this movie. I've never been a huge Dennis Quaid fan but I gotta admit, he rocked in this film. Stanley Tucci is absolutely hilarious in his ridiculous and somewhat loveable badguy role. Kathleen Turner is also excellent, as is the perennially funny Larry Miller (I love that dude!). Honestly, rent or even buy this movie. Good for kids AND adults, and smart in a subtle manner. A truly good comedy that curiously slipped through the cracks.
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Summary: I Got a Right to Sing the Blues
Review: I love this movie, and it is with great reluctance that I'm rating the DVD with fewer than five stars. However, it seems that little work was done digitally mastering the film: there's a lot of grain and artifacting on the DVD (to be fair, the VHS doesn't look great either, but the blur of the tape reduces the grain in the image; on the DVD you get nice, crisp speckles and blotches). Basically this is a 5-star movie with 2-star production values, split the difference and round up, you get four stars. The plot provides a so-so post-Cold War backdrop for the actors to do their thing. There hasn't been such a breezy, fun-loving, crime-fighting couple since Nick and Nora Charles. Dennis Quaid's dazzling smile and cheeky attitude brighten up the film, and Kathleen Turner provides a street- and book-smart turn as the brains of the operation. Add in Larry Miller's supporting role as the lisping, soft-spoken Detective Sgt. Halsey (that'th eth-ee-why, not eth-why), Stanley Tucci's shrieking tough guy, Muerte, and Fiona Shaw's devilish Paulina Novacek and you've got ninety minutes of comedic gold. Unfortunately, along with the straight-from-video transfer, no expense was spent in providing extras on the DVD. There are a handful of trailers and that's about it. The menu screens look good, but if you go to a restaurant and the best thing you can say about it is "nice menus," odds are you won't be eating there very often. That's a shame really, because this is a good movie that's getting a raw deal from poor packaging and a lousy transfer. If a remastered version of this disc comes out - with or without all the bells and whistles in the bonus department - swoop on it without delay. In the meantime, VHS is actually your best bet: the film's flaws aren't as noticeable and you've been making allowances for such things for years now anyway.
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Summary: Undercover Excellence
Review: I have rented this movie on more than one occassion and have loved it every time. I am fixing to buy my own copy from Amazon within the hour. I would definitely have this film on the top of my list of recommended movies. It's funny, romantic, full of good ol' fashioned action, and it's something anybody can watch. There's really only one word of profanity in the entire movie. The cast is incredible and I don't think you could find that kind of chemistry in just any movie. Quaid and Turner are fantastic together, and Tucci makes the most of a character that most people would blow off. I don't think the original critic watched the same movie I'm praising (the couple has an 11 month old girl, not a one year old boy, for clarification). Definitely one of the best and one of my absolute favorites!
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Summary: glad it's finally on DVD!
Review: Wow, this is one of my favorite funny movies, no matter what the critics say!! It's obvious that other viewers feel the same. I've watched it many times since the first time I saw it 9 years ago, and always laugh 'till my sides hurt. The way Turner and Quaid interact is great, and I love the people they meet throughout the movie (such as Morty I mean Muerte). The music is great, and I like the New Orleans scenery. I'm always quoting these lines:
"That's funny"
"Funny ha-ha or funny strange?" Buy it and enjoy!!
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Summary: I love this film. Stanley Tucci plays a great loser!
Review: I happened across this film on a cable network that will remain anonymous. I saw that Kathleen Turner and Dennis Quaid were in it, and it was a comedy, so I watched it. All I can say is....I laughed my butt off! I was shocked because I had never heard of this film. It must have been made and send directly to video, although that's no indication of it's quality. "My name...is Muerte!" The supposedly streetwise thug played by Tucci says when he mugs his victims. Morty, as Quaid calls him, meets his match when he meets ex-CIA, ex-FBI agent Jeff (played by Quaid). On vacation after the birth of their first child, Quaid and Turner go to New Orleans to enjoy some good food and music, but end up getting pulled back into service of the government when a terrorist organization is trying to buy up a lot of an experimental high explosive. The action is good, and the comedy even better. There is no adult humor in this film, so it's suitable for even younger children, although the fight scenes might be a bit much for very young kids. If you like any of the actors in this film, or just like comedy, you should pick this up, it's one of the best comedies out there.
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Summary: One of Our favorite funnies
Review: Finally it is out on DVD. Our VHS copy is worn out.
I had a feeling there were others out there like us who just love this movie.
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Summary: Romance and espionage with an explosive plot
Review: Undercover Blues is one of those movies that are the first of its genera; so you are pleasantly surprised the first time you view it. Later you will want to view this movie again to pick up on the hints that tell you what is to come next. Kathleen Turner and Dennis Quaid are the perfect couple on maternity leave in New Orleans. They do everything together and even involve their baby daughter (Louise Jane or Jane Louise.) They are so perfect that the local bad guy (Stanley Tucci) is constantly trying to get even with them. They are so perfect that the local authorities suspect them of being there on business. Are they and what business might that be? This movie has lots of action and takes many unexpected turns. It is tightly made and every action has implications later in the movie. Oh, did I mention that it is down right funny?
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Summary: My name is muerte . . . Morty.
Review: I have been waiting for a long time for this movie to come out on DVD. I almost gave up hope but then, it is here. As the other reviews have already said this movie is incredibly funny. But what brings it home to my kind is the references it makes towards the LARP group out thier. Come on you have all met the "Mr. big shot" who has based everything on his name. In this case we have Meurte (it means death, I kill you) Who is tron to pieces by a non-chalant Blue. The comedy is intense, so get out of the hollow mountain and buy yourself a copy.
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Summary: A Movie that is Pure Fun
Review: This may be the perfect combination for a fun VCR or DVD movie.
Adventure, suspense, humor, great writing, a cast that clicks with a director that helps them click, and a situation not often seen in a movie--Spies who have married and have a baby. They are not allowed to retire due to circumstance, but the baby goes with them -- at least most of the time. Compared to this, Spy Kids is a real disappointment. The villians do not have to be that believable for this movie to be enjoyable. The main villain could have been better. The secondary villain -- Morte -- was good.
What man with a new baby in a strange city has not wondered what he would do if a couple of thugs tried to mug him? The best parts of the movie are the small scenes and situations, not the main climax. This is a movie to sit back and enjoy. And the lines really ARE that funny!
"You took our baby into a knife fight?"
"It was a fair fight -- two against two!" "Don't worry about my wife. Jane is a master of martial arts I can't even pronounce." "Kill the light." He does. I am glad it is now on DVD.
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