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Summary: Cheper bye the dozon
Review: Thankyou Steve Martin,Bonnie Hunt and Shawn Levy for makeing this movie it is my favorit movie yet! I think you did a good job with this movie that 100 people have seen it all ready!
Thankyou,
Regina Villacci
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Summary: A PIFFLE OF A COMEDY, AND IN THAT IT PROBABLY WORKS
Review: Turn loose some gratingly, implausibly screaming 13-year olds and you've got 75% of your flick. Steve Martin seems oddly miscast - there's a few moments when he goes into his "schtick" that stand out like a sore thumb (like when Mom drives away to New York and he does "mad scientist Steve"). But basically this is a guy running his family into the ground because of putting his personal dreams before his kids. Bonnie Hunt is likeable enough as always - Tom Welling seems pretty much wasted as a sulky teenager who gets picked on and goes through several changes of character for no reason. I'm heading home, Dad. I'm moving out. I'm going to stay. I hate you. You were right. Welling doesn't have that much screen-time and it seems every time he appears on screen he's got a different personality. Hillary and Piper are tolerable. Ashton Kutcher is...well, Ashton Kutcher. He's annoying but since we're supposed to be rooting for the family against him, that's not too surprising. he's a bit too broad, though. The movie probably pivots around the kiddies - Bill Mumy's kid is cute, as is the Landis boy, a newcomer. They're all annoyingly precocious but that's pretty much par for the course with such movies. The supporting cast of non-family members don't have much to do and truth be told, the film is busy enough with the family subplots as it is. By the end the father's learned a valuable lesson (so presumably have we), but one suspects most of the kids would be traumatized for life with such ludicrous parenting antics. Overall, CBTD seems to go a bit too far into the third-act pit of depression and tragedy before pulling it together for an upbeat conclusion. A worthy rental maybe if you have some early teens in the house to "enjoy" the doozy predicament with.
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Summary: Anyone Remember when Steve Martin movies were actually funny
Review: I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but Steve Martin's career seems to be going downhill. His last two movies, "Bringing Down The House" and "Loonie Tunes: Back in Action", had some funny parts, but overall the movies weren't that good. In fact, I wouldn't want to see them again. I hoped "Cheaper by the Dozen" would be better, but I was wrong... Based on a 1950 movie, this remake stared Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hillary Duff, Shawn Levy, and many other popular stars. With an all star cast like that, it seemed hard to mess up, but the it messed up anyway. A lot of the characters seemed to be miscast to the kids they were playing, with the exception of Steve Martin's oldest son in the movie. He was acting was actually believable. The story was about a football coach who lived in the middle of no-where with his wife and 12 kids. Then he got his dream job as a college football coach, and moved everyone to the city, where everyone had to adjust to their live in the suburbs. Then his wife had to go away for a few weeks, and Steve Martin had to take care of all 12 kids, while having the responibilitys of head football coach at a college. Needless to say, he couldn't handle it and problem occured. Besides from some of the people being miscast for this movie, some other problems were that it seemed like it was set in the 1950s. The original "Cheaper by the Dozen" came out in 1950, but it didn't seem like they wanted to update the family that much. An example of this: Do you think a family with 12 kids would have that many family values? I don't think so. And the biggest problem for the movie was that it wasn't really that funny. I think Steve Martin needs to stop playing overworked Dads and animated charcters in movies, and go back to the type of roles when his movies were actually funny.
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Summary: Is this funny or what?.
Review: THE BAKER'S DOZEN A modern version of an old story sometimes adds a message the former lacked. This was no exception, and yet the changes were not for the better.
Expecting a comedy about a loving family and lots of laughs on New Year's Eve. I was in for a big letdown. Some of the theater-goers did have a good time, but the Knoxville humor is crude and I found only one place where I chuckled. Apparently, it was the disastrous move to a different location where the kids could not make the proper adjustments in the new schools, and the move up to a fancy house with an unlucky chandelier, caused unhappiness on the home front. The little demons were destructive heathens as the mother ventures out to fulfill her dream of a career without children. After 23 years of marriage in which twelve children had blessed this union, she was ready to try her wings. Her trip to New York to promote a book she had written about the family was 'heady' with an interview by Regis, so she stays on to
bask in the glory of a book-signing tour. Typical male feels he can handle things at home and on the job (he even brought his football team to the residence) only to make a mess in both endeavors. The older three siblings were fairly typical, but the young ones were totally undisciplined. He tried domestic help and lured his oldest daughter back to help out. Things went from bad to worse. Chaos reigned and everything was quickly out of control. This move up was a complete disaster, so he had to make an important decision: is image more important than a son's problem? Actually, two males had big problems as they simply can't adjust as well as the females to any kind of change. The choice of music for this haphazardly done family film was not so well chosen. Rap music did not fit even this dysfunctional, rambuntious brood. The only good thing was CLASSICAL GAS in the whole of this farce. The cello-chamber music for a birthday party for a preteen boy seemed out of place. I know they use this type of group for formal gatheringss in and around Chicago, but it seemed out of place in such turmoil. Steve Martin was funny in PLANES, TRAINS, etc. and here we go again as the search is on for 'Mr. Fed Ex' who is on a silver Amtrack on his way to Justaski station at Midland. His portrayal of a college football coach turned into a total meltdown. The hyprocrisy of today's life style where the wife is stronger than the man and is completely unfeminine is shown here. The only funny part for me was the preparations for Oprah to interview the wife and mother from the domestic surroundings about her dozen; this was the 'fartherest thing from a happy family and so the Oprah show appearance was cancelled. The family man resigns his lucrative job and goes with a different dream. His tribute to a dead frog with just "thanks" shows the power that one word conveys! He was man enough to admit his mistakes. His fancy Christmas sweater fits the patriarchical pretense after he has chosen to try to lead an ordinary life with a mess of children he loves. The children had accussed him of not keeping his promise; men never do. The number thirteen turns out to be lucky for him -- he'd turned down a dozen job offers before he found one close to home. Everyone knows that home is where the heart is. And sometimes the location of this home is just as important as just being together. A diverse audience seemed to enjoy the antics of this brood bent on hurting each other. _________________________________________________________________
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Summary: Not a Steve Martin fan,but....
Review: Okay, Steve Martin( Bringing Down The House) really bugs me. But, he did a really good job in this movie. I love Bonnie Hunt(TV's Life With Bonnie),Hilary Duff(The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Agent Cody Banks) and that Piper girl(I can't rember her last name) they all were great. This movie is totally a family film. The complete ofopposite "The Cat In The Hat". This movie has clean humor, wonderful acting and wonderfully written. This movie also stars Tom Welling(TV's, Smallville) I had tears coming down my face during this movie. This movie also has frequent appearences by Ashton Kutcher( Just Married, TV's Punke'd, TV's That 70's show, Demi Moore's beau). If you are looking for a good time, go see this movie. This is good for the whole family.
Now, this movie is well worth the money. Go see it and you'll be pleasently surprised!!
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Summary: *~Carissa's reveiw*~
Review: I loved this movie!! It was so good and so hilarious!!
~Carissa Trishelle Baker~
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Summary: Sweeter When You're Dozin'
Review: We wanted to like this movie. We like Steve Martin -- after all, he's everyone's buddy. We love children. But let's face it, minute by minute this movie gets more corny, more predictable, and more boring. Read the book, which actually is witty and enjoyable.
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Summary: Excellent!!
Review: I recently saw Cheaper by the Dozen. I thought it was excellent. It was hilarious starring people like Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt as the parents, along with 12 troublesome kids. There was never a boring scene, and I think all the actors did a superb job, including those under six even. I recommend this for kids of all ages, along with their parents, and perfect for either gender. I highly recommend it, and I simply cannot wait until it comes out on video/DVD. :-)
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Summary: The best family film to see.
Review: Cheaper by the dozen has something for everyone.
A touching, hilarious, realistic, comedy about a family with 12 kids (& then some) & How they cope with different situations life throws at them. With 12 kids things are bound to go wrong!
But, in the end you discover life realy isn't that bad.
Even with 12 kids.
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Summary: Typical Family in Chaos!
Review: I took my daughter to see this and had a great time. Anyone that has kids should see this movie. I love Lizzie McGuire, so that was a bonus. Steve Martin worked well with the kids! The film portrays a typical family that runs into excitement and choas. Thumbs up!
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