Dick

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Summary: Movie of the Year
Review: This was one of the most clever movies I have ever seen. I would recommend Dick to those who like to laugh, and occasionally mock politics. Many may miss the clever satire, but I found it truly refreshing. I humor still has me laughing when I think of the movie. The acting is superb.

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Summary: One of the worst movies of 1999
Review: It is difficult to say that this was the worst movie ever made, but definetly easy to say that it was one of the worst movies I've seen in 1999. It is amazing to see that the producer of Armageddon sank all of her earnings into this farce. The movie is not only bad, but also annoying. The only good thing about this experience is the fact that I purchased it from another web store and only paid 16.99 vs. the 17.99 asked by amazon.com

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Summary: Delightful Historical Fantasy
Review: This is one of those movies (Waiting for Guffman, Rushmore) that I absolutely loved, but don't know whether I can recommend it to normal people. It's quirky and edgy, in a soft way, but I thoroughly enjoyed its weaving utter silliness into one of our greatest periods of political angst. If you're a child of the 70's, and enjoy politics and odd comedies, this might be for you. If you like your movies and your politics to be predictable and conventional, this isn't for you.

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Summary: a clever treasure
Review: "Dick" is one of the most clever comedies that has come out of Hollywood in a long time. Perhaps only inside-the-beltway'ers might appreciate the spectacle of Woodward and Bernstein catfighting on a 'Larry King'-type talk show; but much of what is hysterically funny in this film is accessible even to to those who don't know Haldeman, Erlichman or Dean. A delightful and rare film that mixes history and humor.

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Summary: Watergate Mess
Review: "Dick" opened at 1,500 cinemas in August and has grossed to-date $6m. In terms of ranking, it ranks 126 of 257 movies for 1999 (but that includes films released yesterday!). It's going to be a long haul recovering its costs! It's difficult to understand for whom this movies is targeted, but if I were to guess, 11 to 15 year old girls is probably not far off. In which case I am the wrong person to give an objective opinion. However, Dan Hedaya does an excellent parady of Anthony Hopkins' role as Nixon, and his scenes offer some levity to a long 2 hours.

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Summary: Overlooked as one of the smartest comedies of the 90's
Review: I noticed that the reviews for the movie were all by adults. So I thought I'd do this review from through the eyes of a teenager. I just saw this for the first time about an hour ago and am now enjoying 'Teaching Mrs.Tingle'. And I must say, I enjoyed the movie so much. Though I wasn't around during Watergate, I found this movie interesting to watch, especially to see two upcoming teenage stars playing bimbos caught up in something that they can't comprehend. I found myself able to relate to their confusion at why the President would do this, but in the end you know they are much smarter than they were at the beginning. I also liked seeing Will Friel, who's hilarious on 'SNL'. The best part was that it was wicked smart, the way it so well tied in with the actual facts of the scandal. I also enjoyed it's quite 90's type turn when they prank phone called them and named themselves after a porno flick! So from a teenager, this movie is enjoyable from just about anyone's point of view and it was disappointingly overlooked by everyone.

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Summary: I love "Dick"
Review: Dick is one of those movie that you can just watch and a smile comes to your face. Then a laugh comes. Then more and more comes and then you're on the ground laughing your head off. Okay maybe I'm exagerating a tad bit but this movie really is halarious. Its a very smart comedy about the Watergate scandal involving president Nixon. If you loved "Clueless" or "Election" then you will love "Dick".

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Summary: One of This Year's Best
Review: I knew I was probably going to love it before I even saw it. This is just one of those deliciosly quirky films that you have to love. I was happy to add it to my list of interesting movies I like and highly recommend. This one won't let you down.

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Summary: THIS SHOULD RECIEVE THE NATIONAL AWARD FOR FAILING.
Review: ALTHOUGH THERE WERE SOME AND LITTLE WHITE HOUSE JOKES, THE MOVIE IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE WORST PRODUCTIONS I HAVE EVER SEEN. NOT ONLY WAS THE CLUELESS TYPE PLOT UNAPPEALING, BUT IT ALSO WAS JUST PLAIN BORING. WHAT WERE THESE WRITERS DOING WHEN THEY MADE THIS. THEY DEFINITELY CREATED A BLUNT AND A FAILURE. NOTHING INTERESTING EVER HAPPENED. I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THAT THE GIRLS WOULD BE ALLOWED TO GO INTO THE OFFICE AND SEARCH THROUGHT THE PERSONAL THINGS WITHOUT BEING THROWN OUT. THIS PLOT WAS JUST PLAIN DRAGGING. DON'T SEE THIS. YOU HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO WITH YOUR TIME.

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Summary: Even the dog has a bad part.
Review: If you watch this on Video you are probably out of luck, or hard pressed for a laugh. The laughs what there are of them are on the outakes, included in the DVD version under the heading bloopers. I imagine the whole cast, including the dog for heavens sakes, were asked to watch Stone's masterful movie "Nixon" and then told to do a paradoy! The other version of the movie again on DVD is where Andrew Fleming (Director) & screenwriter Sheryl Longin do a commentary of their movie as it rolls - that at least is interesting! Apparantly much of it was shot here in Toronto and I found the photography and sets excellent - but gee where did all the humor go - this is home to Yuk Yuks and you know, Ace Ventura, surely there is some inspiration to be found here? Nixon is played by Dan Hedaya and is genuinly amusing despite the script. The girls are nice, but I doubt they will be nominated. Overall this is a dismal excuse for entertainment and an awful waste of money - production money. I can get over the cost of renting the disc!