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Summary: A fine comedy
Review: Roy Munson (Woody Harrelson) is a former state bowling champion whose hand was destroyed by gamblers. Years later, broke and down on his luck, he gets a second chance when he meets an Amish bowling whiz named Ishmael (Randy Quaid). The two head for a million-dollar bowling tournament in Reno. Bill Murray is excellent in a small role as Munson's nemesis. The Farrelly brothers are quite good at making raunchy, disgusting films with characters that we can still care about. This film also boasts an excellent soundtrack.
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Summary: The funniest movie you've never heard of!
Review: If you haven't heard of Kingpin it came to theaters in 1996, but didnt exactly hit a strike in box offices (you could say it got ''munsoned''.). Directed by Peter Farrelly, director of such hillarious hits as ''Dumb and Dumber'', ''Theres something about Mary'', and the upcoming movie, ''Shallow Hal'', and co-directed by his brother Bobby, Kingpin stars Woody Harrelson as Roy Munson, a former state bowling champ, whos on the way to be the world champ, until his bowling hand is destroyed, and Roy is forced to live life with a hook on his arm. After an epilouge explaining that, the movie blasts back to the present, were Roys a 40 year old nobody, struggling to pay his rent. But Roys life is about to change when he meets Ismael (played by Randy Quaid), an amish bowler who is cluless about the real world. Roy is impressed by Ismaels bowling, and invites him on a trip to Reno, Nevada, where Ismael would compete for the bowling championship. At first Ismael turns it down, but after Roy follows Ismael back to the plantation, disguised as an amish man named Hessiciah, Roy convinces him to travel to Reno, one problem, there flat bloke. After surviving on illegal games to make money, Roy and Ismael must team up with an attractive rich woman named Claudia(played by Vannesa Angel.) Roy, Ismael, and Claudia have one hillarious adventure as they try to get to Reno, to defeat heavy favorite, Ernie ''Big Ern'' Mckracken(played by Bill Murray), Roys former rival. There are plenty of laughs in Kingpin as Quaid and Harrelson are hillarious, and the Farrelly brothers have proven to create another comedic hit to follow up ''Dumb and Dumber''. The Farrelly Brothers have bowled a perfect game, this movie shouldn't be missed.
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Summary: Too Crazy
Review: Mix a mormon, a tough woman, a failed former bowling champ and a smarmy bowling rival, and this hillarious film is the result. Just as gross, juvenile, and tasteless as you would think from reading the description, but don't let that put you off!
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Summary: Funniest movie by Farrely brothers ever!
Review: Has to be the funniest movie the Farrely brothers have made-- the movie that started it all for them. Much better than "Dumb and Dumber" and "There's Something About Mary" (both of which are funny). Ok...its jokes are what you would consider "toilet humor," but who's complaining? If you dont't believe me, rent it. Once you watch it, you'll want to own it.
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Summary: An Underrated Comedy
Review: Kingpin is not great art. It is pure tasteless trash. But, gosh, it's actually pretty funny!. The Farrelly Brothers make a movie out of a very un-funny subject: bowling. Yes, bowling. That's what makes it even funnier. Woody Harrelson stars as a bowling pro whose bowling hand is cut off from some thugs. It's years later and he's a balding, fat bum with no life. He sees Randy Quaid, who plays an amish, bowling a perfect score. He plans on turning this guy into a star!. Bill Murray co-stars as a bowling rival with the world's most horrendous comb over. You gotta see it to believe it. This kind of film is an acquired taste. It's not for everybody. There are some huge knee slapping moments that will make you almost ashamed that you were laughing. The film also has hot babe Vanessa Angel. Wow. I'm not a Woody Harrelson fan. In fact, I can't stand him. But I do give him credit for this. He's quite funny. Bill Murray is another acquired taste. He can be really funny when he wants to be. He's exceptionally funny here in a smaller role. This is definitley his best role to date. This is an offensive film. That's to be expected from the Farrelly Brothers. But, man, if I didn't laugh my you know what off!. See this...if you dare.
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Summary: The funniest Farrely Brothers movie
Review: This is hands-down the funniest movie the Farrely brothers have made - and that's saying a lot considering Dumb & Dumber and There's Something About Mary are both hilarious movies. Roger Ebert gave an excellent review of this movie (3 1/2 out of 4 stars) and he was right on this one.
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Summary: Who wrote this? What were they thinking?
Review: O.K. i'm a huge fan of the Farelly Brothers. I loved "There's something about Mary", "Dumb and Dumber" is my favorite comedy of all time "Me, Myself and Irene" was not bad either but what the ... were they thinking here? This movie is not funny. It has a horible cast. Besides "White Men Can't Jump" Woody Harrelson is just a waste in every movie he makes, Bill Murray is another overrated un-funny actor. This plot is so stupid, bowling ladies and gentleman the Farelly Brothers did a movie about frikkin bowling. Haven't seen it? Don't bother.
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Summary: Crude, hilarious, and somewhat...touching?
Review: The primary purpose of this movie is to garner laughs, even at the expense of believability and reality. Nevertheless, "Kingpin" holds a certain visceral appeal that is not necessarily related to humor and that "Dumb and Dumber" and "There's Something About Mary," two other Farrelly Brothers movies, while also funny, do not have. Maybe "Kingpin" has - dare I say it? - heart. First, the laughs, of which there are plenty. In the tradition of "Airplane!" this movie is spilling over with gags and also in the tradition of that seminal movie, some of the gags are funnier than others. A couple of the weak ones: the urinal scene, the s**t storm. The wince inducing one: poor Buttercup (what is it with the Farrelly Brothers and animals?). The funny ones however more than compensate. My personal favorite is the depiction of the drunken, down on his luck Munsen done to "It's a Beautiful Morning." by the Rascals. I can never hear that song in the same way again! The jokes are audacious but not mean spirited, suprisingly enough. Then there are the characters! Bill Murray as Big Ern McCracken is a comedic classic, a character of unprecedented arrogance and unctiousness. The directors were wise to let him ad lib. The landlady is wonderfully grotesque. Stan, the psycho boyfriend, deserves kudos just for the way he pulls money out of his pocket. Those shady characters in the bowling alley the night Munsen loses his hand. Second, the heart, or the je ne sais quois, or whatever. I guess it has to do with the main characters, Roy and Claudia for being downtrodden but still kicking, Ishmael for his naivite. Even though the movie never passes up a chance to exploit Roy's prosthetic hand for a laugh, I felt sympathy for him. He actually is a three dimensional, evolving character. You want him to succeed even as you laugh at his expense or at Ishmael's expense when Roy corrupts him with non-Amish ways. The movie is shot in a lovely way what with the rolling bucolic farmlands as Roy, Claudia, and Ishmael wend their way to Reno. The generous use of rock and pop tunes interspersed with the original music paces the movie nicely. It is these ingredients - characters, scenery, music, not to mention a strong plot - that bolster the movie several notches above 90 or so minutes of mere laughs. [A few words about the DVD itself: I bought it because it contains footage not previously shown but I wonder about the wisdom of including it in the movie itself. Some of the extra gags did not seem to fit. They struck me as jarring. Perhaps if I had seen it in this way first. My major complaint is that the footage I really wanted to see, that which is shown in the trailors, was NOT included. Ah well. It's still worth owning. One nice little feature enables one to watch the movie while listening to the directors' commentary throughout.]
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Summary: The best film of the Farrely brothers
Review: There's something about Mary probably is the most movie from the Farrely brothers and also the most successful but Kingpin is the best. It is very funny with wonderful casts (Woody Harrelson, Bill Murray, Randy Quaid and the lovely Vanessa Angel). About down on his luck bowler(Woody) who coach a naive amish bowler (Randy Quaid) to win $1,000,000 winner takes all bowling tournament in Reno, Nevada. It is non-stop laugh for 2 hours. Bill Murray is especially good in the role of a sleazy bad guy and Vanessa Angel deserved to be a major star. She is both beautiful and talented. The DVD gave you both full screen and Wide Screen versions of the movie with enough extra features. The picture is very good and The Dolby 5.1 is fair. Get this DVD. You won't be sorry. Highly recommended.
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Summary: KINGPIN IS THE KING OF POTTY HUMOR COMEDY!!
Review: Hey, All of you wet blankets out there who gave this movie a bad review. I got a little tip for all of ya, get a F****** sense of humor! And if you really disliked the movie that much then why take the time to write such detailed and lengthy reviews! hmmmmm...........
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