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Summary: Bob is the man!
Review: Orange County is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen.All of the charecter's played a good part and my favorite charecter was Colin Hanks step dad Bob.He is an old man that is abused by Jack Black but it was all an accident.Jack Black is so funny in this movie and he plays a lazzy drunken 25 year old that only wears his under wear.Colin Hanks plays a good part as a tennager tring to get into Stanford Univercity.John Lithgow plays Colin Hanks father that has a popped blood vesel in his brain and he only cares about himself so when Colin Hanks asks to call Stanford he refuses and I can't tell the end but it is really funny.I hope you see this movie.
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Summary: Pretty good
Review: Jack Black of Tenacious D. makes this one worth it with just his comedy alone. Although he isn't the main actor, he still performs extremely well with his high and stupid role. One of the funniest parts is where Ben Stiller (as a firefighter) queries Jack Black as to how the fire in the admissions building got started. That entire segment of the movie from breaking into the building for the...what's that thing called...DIRECTORY...to the part where Jack and Colin go pick up Colin's girlfriend is freakin' hilarious!! All in all, the plot is good and the acting is alright. Check it out, even though it isn't nearly as good as 'Saving Silverman.'
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Summary: Killa Kali with a story
Review: Orange County is about a teeenager trying to get away and start a better life. Colin Hanks is the teenager trying to get away from his family and the suburban life to study at a college outside of Orange County. What makes him want to leave is a writer's work he finds on the beach. He learns a very important lesson when he finally meets the writer, who he wanted to study under. It is an entertaining movie, and it is funny at some parts, but don't expect this to be really humorous or a teen flick like most movies are these days. Orange County is a good DVD to buy, especially for the extra stuff. Watch this movie!
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Summary: Carly Pope in Orange County
Review: Carly Pope, from Paper, Scissors, Stone (2003) and tv's "Popular", plays Tanya, girlfriend of the lead character's dead friend. Carly plays this shallow but well-connected character as a hilarious caricature, using a recognizable Carly Pope sense of humor. This fits a movie that has Jack Black's marvellous work of parody.
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Summary: Carly Pope Appearance in Orange County
Review: She has a small role in "Orange County" as a very shallow girl with useful connections. She's Tanya, the ex-girlfriend of the central character's dead friend. She plays the part as a hilarious caricature, using a recognizable Carly Pope sense of humor. This fits in very well in a movie that has Jack Black's marvellous work of parody.
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Summary: HORRIBLE!!!!
Review: I am a Jack Black fan, I love Tenecious D, and think he was great in Saving Silverman. So I was looking forward to seeing this movie. I don't know what happened. Jack Black comes across more annoying than funny. And Colin Hanks better get another carrer, cause he cant act. The story is really bad also, there are scenes that make NO sense whatsoever. Whats up with the 10 minutes they spent when Collin Hank's girlfriend saves the dog she see's in the road? It has NOTHING to do with the movie, and there is no punch line at the end of the scene, and no mention of it in the rest of the movie. And they spend alot of time in the parents, who cares what happens to the parents?? This was just a horrible movie all around. I hope it dosent ruin Jack Black's carrer. ...
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Summary: You've seen it all before...
Review: Colin Hanks? I didn't even know that Tom Hanks had a son, much less that he was an actor. In Orange County, Colin does display some of the early comedic mannerisms of his father such as his high pitched banter and facial expressions. Hanks does a decent job as the male lead but the story line is weak. As a film, Orange County is rather bland family entertainment. The only two characters really explored are hanks and his girlfriend. Jack Black, who was heavily touted in ads as having an expanded role is scattered throughout the film at best. Every town has it's own version of Lance, the kid who doesn't work or go to school, parties hard and has no ambition. Some of his lines are funny and he truly carries the film in the scenes he is in. But they are few and far between. Clocking in at just over 82 minutes, Orange County is a journey to be taken only by the cable viewer. Not Recommended.
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Summary: Well-intended but undercooked
Review: "Orange County" tries to walk a line between trash comedy and The Thinking Teen's Independent Film - which is apt, considering it deals with a young man choosing between Orange County and the hallowed halls of Stanford. It's well-intentioned, but it doesn't entirely work. The main problem is an insubstantial screenplay, which even at a mere 82 minutes feels long. The setup is good and the characters are interesting, but it never really achieves lift-off - mainly because we're never allowed to feel the emotions which a story about finding your place in the world actually requires. Perhaps nervously, Director Kasdan too often goes for the slapstick laugh, and that feels out of place in a story dealing with something more serious. It comes across as cartoonish. Which is interesting, because the one film this compares very unfavorably with is Terry Zwigoff's "Ghost World", a movie which proves you can make a laugh-out-loud teen comedy with a very serious social bite - the humor just has to be of a different, more subtle kind. Those wanting another take on the "writer finding his voice" type of story should check out Curtis Hanson's "Wonder Boys", or "Finding Forrester" if your taste runs more towards schmaltz.
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Summary: It's a state of mind!
Review: Orange County is a great movie with a funny cast and the charactors are very cartoony! The movie is funny till the very end where it becomes serious and you feel a little disappoined.
Excellent movie to watch!
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Summary: Enjoyable Romp
Review: "Orange County" offers us something already done, but something wonderfully refreshing: a teen-ish film that is genuinely funnyI think I avoided seeing this film for months on end because of the reason that may have drawn so many people to it: an all-star stellar cast that drips with many wonderful cameos. It seems, in the past, that a film that brought in major stars only did so to bring in the crowds because the script lacked something. Not here! This script carries a wallop of laughs from the moment it starts until the end, and the cameos only add a wonderful surprise element to this film. Colin Hanks wonderfully struggling college student trying to fulfill a dream of attending Stanford is a role particularly suited to some wonderfull comedic talents. He plays straight man to a cast of totally insane characters that orbit his life, sometimes unfortunately, to dire results. Two of my favorite: Jack Black's older, oft digusting brother, and Catherine O'Hara's drunken mother both left me laughing out loud, as I watched this movie alone. In fact, the strength of this piece is not really the story, which is strong, but those characters as they begin to realize their potential throughout the film. It's been a long time since I've met so many memorable characters in a film. These ones will be staying with me for a long time. Looking for a fun, goofy movie to put you in a good mood? Toss "Orange County" in your cart, and settle down for a great giggle.
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