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Summary: Prepare to Laugh Your Socks Off:)
Review: I've seen this movie several times, not only in the theatre, when it was out, but on video as well. This movie gets funnier every time that I see it, because there's a lot of talent in this movie, like Patrick Swayze, Robin Williams and Denzel Washington. If anybody hasn't seen this movie and wants to, it's a good movie to watch with some good friends, and be ready to laugh really hard at the mistakes that Chi-Chi makes as he tries to be more like his two mentors.
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Summary: Ya gotta love it!
Review: I'm usually a very conservative person, but I thought this movie about DRAG QUEENS (of all liberal things) was one of the best comedies I have ever seen. Not only was the acting excellent, the music totally grooves you (though I was hoping the soundtrack would have more of the songs they used in the movie), and the whole movie is very quotable. It's not for children or people who can't see the humor in things that they might not like, but for those who are open-minded, I recommend this movie enthusiastically.
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Summary: Don't listen to the Amazon.com Review
Review: This movie is funny, fresh, and fabulous! I can watch this film over and over again. There's no beating the music, the acting. It's too, too fierce! It's a comedy. It was never made to impress reviewers. It was made to be light and funny - and it definitely succeeds.
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Summary: Gets-under-your-skin Entertainment
Review: This is a totally hysterical movie with best acting ever done by Westley Snipes and Patrick Swazie. It is a social comedy that makes us laugh at ourselves as much as at the antics of the characters. A must see.
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Summary: drag queens are awesome
Review: this movie is the funniest ive ever seen. to see three male actors dressed up as women is surely something to see. if you want to see patrick and wesley in dresses this is the movie for you.
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Summary: Wonderfully fun and heartfelt film!
Review: I was hesitant to see this film, because I thought it would be an Americanized version of "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert," which was a wonderful film in itself. But "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar" was so much more! It was a delightful piece of heaven with three charming angels! :) Initially, I really didn't think such macho men like Patrick Swayze and Wesley Snipes could pull off playing refined ladies of drag, but they were FABULOUS! And John Leguizamo was great - as anticipated - such an incredibly talented actor! And the story, was charming. Such heart!
While most of the film was fun-loving and light-hearted, I was moved by some of the "heavier" issues as well: Rich boy Swayze is rejected by his family because of his drag life; Swayze is almost molested by a bad cop, who thinks to take advantage of a "lady" on the road; Snipes' character inadvertantly reaches out to a withdrawn woman, a small town turns a blind eye to a battered woman, but Swayze's "queen" cannot; and all three queens help the women of a small town to empower themselves and play in a world of glamor and beauty. It was very empowering to watch these men dressed as women make such a wonderful statement for so many communities (whether they intended to do so or not). As someone else posted here, it's mainly about acceptance and love and the power those things can have in one's life. "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything!"
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Summary: As they say, you can never be too rich, or too beautiful!!!
Review: It's been quite a few years since I've seen Too Wong Foo, but I was estatic when I found a copy of it at bargain bin at Wal-Mart. It truly was a bargain for one of the most engaging, and delightful movies I've ever had the opprotunity to see. Ten years was way too long to wait for me!!!
I think it's incredibly fantastic that these three A-List actors had the courage to take on the roles of drag queens, because it takes alot to fill such glamorous shoes, especially when two of the three actors are known for playing such macho roles! Kudos to Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Leguizamo for making this movie.
I strongly suggest that if you're looking for a movie with glamour and giggles, I suggest you pick up this DVD. It's well worth it!
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Summary: It's as enjoyable as Priscilla, Queen of the Desert!
Review: This film, with an intriguing but somewhat unwieldy title, tends to be compared with another film with a very similar plot: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Critics (especially Australian ones) love to point out similarities in plot, except that Priscilla does it so much better, and in a less sentimental, hackneyed and cliché-ridden way. However, I really enjoy To Wong Foo..., and don't necessarily think of it as being inferior to Priscilla.
Two drag queens, Vida Boheme (Patrick Swayze) and Noxzeema Jackson (Wesley Snipes) jointly win the first prize in a local drag queen beauty contest in New York City - this wins them the cost of the travel expenses to Hollywood, California and back to allow them to participate in a national competition.
Another contestant, Chi Chi Rodriguez (John Leguizamo) is devastated that she did not win. Taking pity on her, Vida convinces Noxzeema to let Chi Chi accompany them - by trading in the plane tickets for a used car. Through the help of a cameo appearance by Robin Williams, they obtain an old Cadillac convertible with more style than substance (which you just know will break down in the middle of nowhere).
On the way, the stop by at Vida's hometown, join a ladies' basketball convention, and have a very close encounter with a red-necked highway cop - Sheriff Dollard (Chris Penn)! Then, as you would have guessed, the car breaks down and the queens are left stranded until they get rescued by a "knight in a shiny pickup truck" - innocent wide-eyed Bobby Ray (Jason London) who hails from the small town of Snydersville.
Unable to get spare parts for the Cadillac over the weekend, the trio are stranded in Snydersville over the weekend. Gradually, they get to know the inhabitants of the hamlet, but will the local folks ever find out that the three "career girls" from New York City are not quite what they seem? In turn, how will the trio affect the lives of the various people, including local hotel owner Carol Ann (Stockard Channing) who is being abused and beaten by her husband Virgil (Arliss Howard)?
Part of the film's charm (or irritation, depending on your point of view) is its relentless "wholesomeness." Indeed, apart from a minor plot detail (cross-dressing), this could have been a Doris Day film. It seems eager to preach a message of tolerance and goodwill: tolerance/acceptance of alternative lifestyles, racism, small town vs. big city prejudices, relationships between men and women, and even differences across the generation gap.
I'm sure some people went to see this film just to find out how (through the magic of film-making and lots of make-up) three rather butch and handsome actors look dressed up as women. I must admit, they look darned good - and of course the film helps by making the "real" women in the cast look as dowdy as possible.
Many critics have commented on how studiously the plot avoids any hint of sex on the part of the three main characters, to the point where the film got awarded a PG-13 rating in the US (PG in Australia). We are supposed to believe that three red-blooded drag queens go on a road trip and ... nothing happens, apart from a bit of coquettish flirting from Chi Chi. Instead, the three somehow turn into relentless do-gooders that transform the lives of those they come into contact with.
Then again, maybe the critics are just simply not reading the sub-text of the plot hard enough. After all, the film pretty much articulates what I suspect is a typical male cross dresser's fantasy - to be able to dress as a woman 100% of the time in public, to actually look beautiful and draw the attraction of passing males, and finally to be accepted by society.
There are some nice cameo appearances by real life drag queen RuPaul, supermodel Naomi Campbell, plus the real Julie Newmar.
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Summary: A little off the mark, but still a fell-great movie!!
Review: "Sometimes it just takes a fairy..." Let's be honest - this movie wasn't going to win any oscars, but...it's still a fabulous movie! It's funny how most of the movies that are near and dear to my heart were viciously carved to pieces by the critics. I can watch this movie over and over because it is a feel good movie. Sure, it's a bit far fetched...calling these "girls" drag queens is not correct, they are transvestites or transgenders. I guess you can tell the producers of this movie weren't "that way". Hehe Bottom line is: it's a great movie that you can watch over and over. The storyline is great, humor and wit is great, musical numbers are great, costumes are good and the overall message is awesome. "I love you Miss Vida Boheme". "I've waited a lifetime to hear those words spoken to that name." Need I say more?
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