There's Something About Mary

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Summary: An All-Time Masterpiece!
Review: My only complaint with "There's Something About Mary" is the liberal use of the f-word. Otherwise, this is the most perfect comedy since the glory days of Monty Python.

There are so many wonderful things to say about this movie. Peter and Bobby Farrelly not only produce their funniest moments ever (i.e. Ted in Mary's bathroom, Pat setting a dog on fire,7-minute abs, Ted's "hair gel", and one of the greatest endings ever.) but also slide in a heartwarming romantic story. The direction is also superb, as the brothers capture the important stuff in every scene.

A film like this requires a sterling cast, and the Farrellys deliver on this too. As Ted and Mary, Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz are perfect straightmen(women) in a world inhabited by jokers. I mean, you wouldn't let Matt Dillon, Lee Evans, and Chris Elliot in your house at all after seeing them bring total hilarity and/or panic in every scene they appear in, and no other characters appear to be taking anything seriously.

And did I mention that Johnathan Richman writes and sings five brilliant songs as the film's musical Greek chorus before the film's finale when he...but I can't give that away.

So if you're looking for a film that will eternally bust your gut while at the same time reaffirm the power of true love, buy "There's Something About Mary". Unless you have zero sense of humor, it will be a film you'll never forget.

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Summary: Farrelly Brothers' Rule
Review: Look wherever you want; research long and hard and keep looking and you won't find a movie funnier than this that isn't from the Farrelly Brothers'. By now, you should know that their movies contain about a handful of sex-related jokes. But, they are undeniably the funniest movies in the galaxy. I love how, in the beginning of Farrely brothers' movies, the first few scenes are from years back and they eventually go to the present day. Seeing the main characters' develop as funny then and are still presently funny is a gem. The way it is done in "There's Something About Mary" is brilliant and, I think it teaches a very good lesson. The character Ted (Ben Stiller) is overall, a "loser", but he is a nice person and a kind person and he ends up getting the prom date with the prom queen. That teaches a lesson in addition to being hilarious. The plot of this movie is very good and it is not very far-fetched, fortunately. The only complaint is that the ending is very predictable. But, every joke is original and that makes this a comedic masterpiece.

Rating:
Summary: Disappointed
Review: One problem is that the best parts were in the previews (as usual). So if you've never seen any previews for it, you might enjoy it more than I did. Another problem is that, as with Blazing Saddles and Animal House, it's a reputedly hilarious and raunchy movie that had too many psuedo-sweet or simply dull moments in it that slowed the essential comic pacing. I really think Kingpin is the Farrelly brothers' most successfully funny comedy.

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Summary: Do I have to give it a star?
Review: Are there words to even describe how much I hate this movie? I know it had a lot of hype. I know it had a great cast. Unfortunately, they must have grabbed high school freshmen off the street to write the script---and that's probably an insult to freshmen! It was like someone had taken the worst of human nature, thrown in a liberal dose of very immature bathroom humor, and then tried to shore it up with sight gags and cliches. Please! It was a waste of good talent. What's more, I felt slimed afterward. Whatever previews I saw on TV were the funniest and cleanest part of the movie, and the rest was just a big, big disappointment.

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Summary: One of the funniest movies of the last few years
Review: "There's Something About Mary" is a good example of a hilarious comedy movie. Cameron Diaz is Mary, who every man wants. Ben Stiller plays as the guy who has had an infatuation for Mary for years, and still does, and now he's trying harder than ever to get her attention. But he has some obstacles to overcome in the form of a number of other guys who are also trying to get a date with Mary.

This movie is funny just about all the way through. Some of the funniest parts are when you see the dog that is bandaged up like a mummy, and when Cameron Diaz puts a different kind of hair gel in her hair and makes it stand straight up. Unlike a lot of comedy movies, this movie has an understandable plot, while it's hilarious at the same time. If you like great comedy movies, I recommend getting "There's Something About Mary."

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Summary: Best comedy in a long time!
Review: This movie is just too much. Non stop laughs with a real plot(a pretty good one at that). Ben stiller plays the bashful loser who actually gets asked to the high school prom by mary(diaz) the hottest chick in school. Problem is he hilariously never actually gets to go to that prom and now 13 years later he is still in love with mary. So much so he hires a slimy private eye named healy wonderfully played by matt dillon to go down to miami and find out what mary is up to. Problem is the slimy healy decides that he wants mary for himself and he isn't alone. Seems that there are many psychos who think that there is something special about mary.

The humor in this film just non stop. A little rauchy at times but never too much so and it never seems to grow old. I've seem my video at least 10 times and still laugh at almost every line.

...................socks

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Summary: There's something about this movie... Something good.
Review: When I saw the previews to this movie, I really hesitated in seeing it.

Then everyone I knew went to see it... some repeatedly... most bought the video, as well.

Then I saw it and bought it in DVD format, myself.

I was amazed. It wasn't nearly as stupid as I thought it would be... it was truly a hilarious romp... funny love story.

It's a date movie, and something you can enjoy with your older kids. If you really want to laugh hard...

Get this one!

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Summary: Hilarious! Another comedy classic
Review: Mary is a very very funny and entertaining film. The Farelly Brothers are hilarious. The film tells the story of Mary(Diaz) who is the most popular girl in high school. Ted(Ben Stiller) falls for her and after defending her retard brother goes to the prom with Mary. But before the prom Ted has a little accident and they dont go and he never hears from Mary again. Now fast foward 13 years to 1998. Ted is still living in Rhode Island and Mary has moved away to Florida. Ted's friend Dom(Chris Elliot) tells him to hire a private eye to find her. Thats all ill tell cause i dont want to ruin it for anyone. But just see this. Its so very funny and good. But if you are offended by crude humor or silly stuff, you may not like it. Rated R for language and silly, crude, sexual humor.

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Summary: taste--how low can you go?
Review: you've got to hand it to the farrelly brothers. they've built this film around tired old movie melodrama clichés, 3rd grade bathroom humor, and a narrative as simplistic and smarmy as the retards and geeks from which they derive most of their comedic capital. and they made this rancid concoction into a huge hit. if i had any humanistic impulses left i might weep for the state of contemporary cinema or decry the culture that produces such effluent for the sake of a quick buck. the intrinsic comedic value of scatology notwithstanding, we should at least expect some equal parts wit and satiric aptitude. without it, i suspect that the film's fans could save themselves 10 bucks, just go to the local elementary school and watch the kids eat their boogers during recess. maybe the partially touching lost love theme saved tsam from the critical savaging it deserved, astounding considering that there's barely any qualitative difference between this film and a host of straight-to-video dreck. the farrelly bros may be romantics at heart, but the problem is that they're far too crude and emotionally retarded to express their sentimentality in terms other than lame brained platitudes. well financed production values and johnathan richman's geek chorus (scattered throughout the film) are the only things that save this movie from the worthless vat. well crafted garbage, trash is too elevated a description

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Summary: OH MARY! WHAT WILL THEY DO NEXT?
Review: This is a funny, hilarous movie. Mary the dream girl, (Cameron Diaz) pursued by a litany of admirers who all want to make her "Mrs". But, Mary comes with a package, her brother. It's love me, accept my brother too ,folks. The length to which these love sick gentlemen go to prove their worthiness to Mary makes this a razzle- dazzle, gut wrenching, belly laughing film. Pure fantasy and funny.