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Summary: Interesting slice of life....
Review: ...I was hedging over 3 or 4 stars, but some of the overblown positives pushed me toward the 3 rating here. Consider it a 3.5 perhaps. Anyway, I enjoyed this quite a bit. Sometimes plays like an Errol Morris film. It was more interesting than hilarious, but satisfying overall. Definitely a one-time film, as a previous reviewer pointed out, but a unique movie to lend to your friends. It reminded me a bit of Survivor!, but I found that the TV show perhaps stole this idea (endurance just standing) for some of the "tribal" challenges. Neither great nor bad, with a few twists here and there.
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Summary: Funniest documentary ever made!
Review: A documentary about a contest to win a hard body pick-up truck - you will laugh until you cry! The film follows the contestants from selection through the end of the contest when the last person still standing with a hand on the truck drives it away. You may think that you have nothing in common with the contestants but as each one gives up and limps away in defeat you will find yourself sad for them while cheering the others on. This is one you must see to believe and you'll want to see it again and again.
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Summary: Hysterical ...
Review: Absolutely the funniest thing I've seen in a long time ... I, too, saw this movie in the theatre and laughed 'til I cried ... it brilliantly captures east Texas (and, indeed, pure Southern) culture as no other film has ... It's brilliant moviemaking, but the fact that it's a DOCUMENTARY makes it even funnier! Buy this movie!
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Summary: Too Much Hype
Review: After reading about this DVD and that it was so funny i sat down to watch it. I thought that it went on and on. I mean the contestans are funny and all but I was completely bored. Not only was it boring, it was lame. It got old after 15 min. It went on and on and 93 minutes later I felt as if I had taken a nap. Don't get me wrong, I love watching funny stuff. I just think this was not funny. I wanted to inform everyone that it is not a 5-star DVD. Definetely a watch once then it will collect dust. Its your money spend it on a pillow instead.
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Summary: Alright, but didn't live up to expectations
Review: After reading all the comments from the people on Amazon.com, I bought the video, expecting to buy a gem that I'd like to watch over and over again. I'm not sure what people found so funny, there were a couple vaguely amusing parts, but the video as a whole wasn't all that funny. What kept my interest was finding out who was going to win. Now that I know who won, I'm not sure I want to watch it again. I give it 3 stars, for being a video that was an interesting one to watch once. If it was one I'd watch over and over again, I would give it more, but I don't think that's going to happen. At $12 for the DVD, it's not a bad deal though.
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Summary: A Human Drama Thing....
Review: Although I can quote the entire documentary, words to describe this intense, comical, touching -- and most importantly real piece of cinematography escape me. Each time I watch Hands on a Hardbody, I come away with a better understanding of two classic struggles in nature - man versus man and man versus himself. Hands on a Hardbody is a journey that explores complex human relations through humbleness - the humbleness of the participants and of their desire to win a Nissan Hardbody Pickup.Hands on a Hardbody uses the ruse of comedy to display what one participant and past winner adeptly describes as "A human drama thing". I strongly recommend this documentary.
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Summary: The Good...The Sad...The Ugly...
Review: At first one might think that "Hands on A Hardbody" might be the title of an adult video to get you in the mood...but really it's the true life story of 23 contestants who are vying for the keys to an ordinary Nissan pickup. The film starts with an experienced contestant and former winner, Benny, talking about what it takes to be a winner of this contest. It moves on and gives a little background information on each contestant through interviews conducted prior to the event. During the contest we see these people stand around this truck for hours and get insight into who these contestants really are. Among the most colorful contestants are Janice...a toothless woman(yes toothles...)with an air conditioner in her house that can cool the place down to 12 degrees below zero, Norma... a very religous lady with the special gift of laughter, and a fast slurring Karnack, Texas local who decides to feast off of Snickers and Oranges in order to maintain the strength that it takes to stay in the race. Hours and hours of footage was shot and we see only 2 of around 90. One can imagine what we didn't see. This film is truly a comedy,the people are real and these people have no idea how funny they really are. You will be entertained all the way through as you root for your favorite. After watching the footage..you tune in again just to laugh and have a great time. Produced by Matthew McConaughey, Longview native himself, this film makes you wonder how we must look to others... Check it out... You'll be glad you did.
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Summary: The Good...The Sad...The Ugly...
Review: At first one might think that "Hands on A Hardbody" might be the title of an adult video to get you in the mood...but really it's the true life story of 23 contestants who are vying for the keys to an ordinary Nissan pickup. The film starts with an experienced contestant and former winner, Benny, talking about what it takes to be a winner of this contest. It moves on and gives a little background information on each contestant through interviews conducted prior to the event. During the contest we see these people stand around this truck for hours and get insight into who these contestants really are. Among the most colorful contestants are Janice...a toothless woman(yes toothles...)with an air conditioner in her house that can cool the place down to 12 degrees below zero, Norma... a very religous lady with the special gift of laughter, and a fast slurring Karnack, Texas local who decides to feast off of Snickers and Oranges in order to maintain the strength that it takes to stay in the race. Hours and hours of footage was shot and we see only 2 of around 90. One can imagine what we didn't see. This film is truly a comedy,the people are real and these people have no idea how funny they really are. You will be entertained all the way through as you root for your favorite. After watching the footage..you tune in again just to laugh and have a great time. Produced by Matthew McConaughey, Longview native himself, this film makes you wonder how we must look to others... Check it out... You'll be glad you did.
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Summary: I couldn't believe I loved it so much
Review: Before I saw 'Hands on' in summer of '98, I wouldn't have believed it could be so compelling. Having grown up in Longview, the setting of the contest, I worried about laughing at my hometown folks. Well, I did start out laughing at these people, but ended up being emotionally invested in their successes and failures. I left the theater thinking, 'I have to own this.' 'Hands on' has been running for over a year here in Austin and I've seen in 3 times. To quote the movie, 'it's a human drama thing.'
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Summary: Try Hoop Dreams- Twice as Long, Three Times More Compelling
Review: Come on. The hick with the winter climate and the summer teeth was amusing, otherwise I felt nothing for any of the contestants. Waiting For Guffman would be a referral that provokes more thought than anything this weak Junior-College- Film-Class project puts forth. I can't figure which was a bigger waste of time, the 70+ hours these losers spent away from their law practice (Isn't that where most of them worked?) or the hour and a half I could have spent watching Best in Show again.
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