Rating: Summary: Staggeringly Underrated Review: I despise Goldie Hawn usually, and I found her very funny and touching in this movie as a supportive wife who's sacrificed her career for her children and now hopes to "suck the marrow" out of life. Steve Martin, as always, is hilarious. He is partially reprising his role in the BRILLIANT "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" with a vengeance in this film. His attempt at controlling his demeanor at the car rental place by keeping a big smile on his face was really funny. "This sign should say 'We have car.' honey!" The homage to "Mrs. Robinson" looking through Goldie Hawns' legs at a sheepish looking Steve Martin took me by surprise as well. And, what more can you say about John Cleese? The man is nothing if not funny in everything he does. He is the anti-Fawlty in this movie, and he has a fairly juicy part as well, so look to him for some great laughs as well. Anyone who has the most recent release of Fawlty Towers on VHS will recognize at least one joke which Cleese himself brought to the movie--note: the scene about the bellboy knocking on the door with the "Do Not Disturb" sign up, to see if the guest really meant to have the sign up. This isn't a classic film, but it's MUCH better than people have been saying. A little cheesy, a lot of fun.
Rating: Summary: Staggeringly Underrated Review: I despise Goldie Hawn usually, and I found her very funny and touching in this movie as a supportive wife who's sacrificed her career for her children and now hopes to "suck the marrow" out of life. Steve Martin, as always, is hilarious. He is partially reprising his role in the BRILLIANT "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" with a vengeance in this film. His attempt at controlling his demeanor at the car rental place by keeping a big smile on his face was really funny. "This sign should say 'We have car.' honey!" The homage to "Mrs. Robinson" looking through Goldie Hawns' legs at a sheepish looking Steve Martin took me by surprise as well. And, what more can you say about John Cleese? The man is nothing if not funny in everything he does. He is the anti-Fawlty in this movie, and he has a fairly juicy part as well, so look to him for some great laughs as well. Anyone who has the most recent release of Fawlty Towers on VHS will recognize at least one joke which Cleese himself brought to the movie--note: the scene about the bellboy knocking on the door with the "Do Not Disturb" sign up, to see if the guest really meant to have the sign up. This isn't a classic film, but it's MUCH better than people have been saying. A little cheesy, a lot of fun.
Rating: Summary: As good as the original Review: I just saw this for the first time today and I had no idea it was a remake of the 1970 movie of the same name. It wasn't until about 20 minutes in that I noticed similarities to movie I had already seen not to long ago. Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn are very funny in this movie and I recommend it to anyone! This was probably as good, if not better than the original.
Rating: Summary: Fun at the Big Apple Review: I liked this film a lot! Hawn and Martin are just the perfect match in this movie. Lots, lots of humor, see it!
Rating: Summary: Hawn and Martin shine in this fun amusing flick Review: I LOVE THE FILMS OF STEVE MARTIN AND GOLDIE HAWN! I've watched this movie 3 times and each time I noticed more things to love in it! I love Goldie's character. It is full of witty lines like, "you're just hungry. i'll find you a cracker and you'll be filled with hope again" Hawn and Martin just glow together, I first saw them paired in the hilarious movie Housesitter. I would highly recommend this film to anyone who likes the stars and fun comedies
Rating: Summary: Hawn and Martin shine in this fun amusing flick Review: I LOVE THE FILMS OF STEVE MARTIN AND GOLDIE HAWN! I've watched this movie 3 times and each time I noticed more things to love in it! I love Goldie's character. It is full of witty lines like, "you're just hungry. i'll find you a cracker and you'll be filled with hope again" Hawn and Martin just glow together, I first saw them paired in the hilarious movie Housesitter. I would highly recommend this film to anyone who likes the stars and fun comedies
Rating: Summary: Great comedy! Review: I never laughed so hard in my life! I rented this movie figuring it would be O.K. It was so funny. You know a movie is funny when you break out into uncontrollable, eye-watering laughter just remembering a scene from the film, even after you've finished watching the movie. Goldie Hawn and Steve Martin are a classic comedic duo. I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to lift their spirits and see something lighthearted, not too serious, and hysterical.
Rating: Summary: Not just for old grand-pa and grand-ma Review: I thought that this movie was for people who are like 106 years-old, but its really very modern and funny!!! I never saw the 1970 version but I can honeslty say that this is a Steve Martin classic. This is much, much, much better than the last movie he made in 2003.
Rating: Summary: Wonderful for those with a sense of humor! Review: I thought this was clearly a funny, enjoyable movie. All the characters played off of one another brilliantly. I highly suggest this movie to anyone with a good sense of humor! Wonderful!
Rating: Summary: Stick to the Original Review: If you've seen the original "Out-of-Towners" with Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis, there's really no reason to see the remake. Jack was so funny and put everything into his performance, but this time the humor just isn't there. The story is very rushed and it hurts the movie. For example, the couple leave Ohio, get on a plane, it can't land in New York, they can't find their luggage and are rerouted to Boston all in the first 20 minutes of the movie! And they altered the story a little, which cuts even more of the humor out of it. Like, instead of the hotel giving their room away, their credit card was decined. There's just nothing funny about that. Nor do I remember their going to a group in the hotel to talk about sex in the original movie! Making a remake of this incredible movie was a mistake. Or if they did want to do it, they could've taken the time to do it right.
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