Just Can't Get Enough: The True Story of the Chippendales' Murders

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Summary: gem in the rough
Review: Didn't know what to think when I saw the box, but this is one fun little movie. Can't believe this is all true! Very funny with some fine performances, notably the guys who play Nick and Steve. A bit raunchy, so this may not be for everyone.

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Summary: Worth watching once...maybe twice...
Review: For the hot guys only.

Sadly the film doesn't stand up to much critical scrutiny. The acting is uneven with some performances being good and others laughable. The script is also uneven, laden with cliches. The costuming and make-up is far worse. I know that this is a period piece set in the early 80's, but the wigs look atrocious -- exactly how they shouldn't -- like wigs!

Yeah, the guys are hot enough and there is even some (but not enough) full frontal male nudity, so it might be worth a second look, but overall the production qualities leave much to be desired.

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Summary: Doing It The American Way
Review: Given the subject matter, you expect this independent film by director/writer David Payne to be full of naked bodies gyrating to the beat of club music--certainly not a serious movie with plenty of bite. But JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH scores in both directions, and in spite of the abundance of skin on display it is the story rather than the bodies that linger in mind after the movie ends.

As seen through the eyes of club worker Chad (Johnathan Abue, playing a role loosely based on real-life Dan Peterson), JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH is surprisingly dark and surprisingly factual. Steve Banerjee (Shelley Malil) is just another club owner until he stumbles into the idea of male strippers playing to a women-only audience, and the ringing cash register attracts ambitious and obnoxious choreographer Nick Denoia (Peter Nevargic). Once Denoia gets wise to Banerjee's shady dealings he quickly blackmails the club owner into signing away the touring rights to the show. But when it comes to underhanded manipulations, Banerjee proves Denoia's equal and then some: the sex, drugs, and rock and roll atmosphere of the club quickly gives way to a headlong rush into murder, and the ride is straight down all the way.

Payne's script isn't as tight as it might be, and it sometimes goes off on tangents that add little to the overall impact of the film, but the actors are first rate all the way and increasingly convoluted nature of the conspiracies and counter-conspiracies make for a fascinating ride. And to up the ante, Payne endows the entire film with an unexpectedly dark humor and sense of irony that rings true even in the movie's weaker moments.

Yes, there are plenty of naked bodies (both male and female) on display, but ultimately JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH is less about sex than it is about an extremely unsavory and seldom acknowledged side of the American dream, a drive for success that flattens every moral obstacle it meets. In one particularly memorable scene, Banerjee snarls that Joe Kennedy built his fortune on illegal bootleg liquor and even sitting President Reagan lied to congress to finance a secret war; bending the law is the American way. But not every one can get away with it--and even for those who do there is a price. In this instance the price ranges from emotional deadness to drug addiction to accidental incest to blood. And every one has to pay.

GFT, Amazon Reviewer

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Summary: Amazing Soundtrack
Review: Just Can't Get Enough is a story, I guess, about the creator of the Chippendale's, and his struggles with the man that took the show on the road. The creator has that man killed, why, nobody knows. The guy running the touring show was making his company a lot of money. Then 3 strippers break off from the Chippendales, and the creator wants them killed. Why? He can't take the competition. Well. Who cares about this dreadful story anyway. There are holes in it bigger than J.P. Pitoc's hair. So with a movie like this, with no plot, shouldn't we at least see what we expect to see, some manhood? Well, no, the guys are dancing in the 1980's, and their hair is awful, and costumes are tacky. Their bodies are okay, but come on, that hair, and those mustaches? Good grief. And we get to see one piece of male equipment. And it's tiny. This movie is so not good.

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Summary: 95 minutes of my life I'll never get back
Review: Just Can't Get Enough is a story, I guess, about the creator of the Chippendale's, and his struggles with the man that took the show on the road. The creator has that man killed, why, nobody knows. The guy running the touring show was making his company a lot of money. Then 3 strippers break off from the Chippendales, and the creator wants them killed. Why? He can't take the competition. Well. Who cares about this dreadful story anyway. There are holes in it bigger than J.P. Pitoc's hair. So with a movie like this, with no plot, shouldn't we at least see what we expect to see, some manhood? Well, no, the guys are dancing in the 1980's, and their hair is awful, and costumes are tacky. Their bodies are okay, but come on, that hair, and those mustaches? Good grief. And we get to see one piece of male equipment. And it's tiny. This movie is so not good.

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Summary: Amazing Soundtrack
Review: There's something charming about this movie. It's scrappy, rough around the edges, and fun. I wasn't sure what to think with the lame o box, but it's full of surprises. For one, the music. Who knew this movie was packed with wall to wall 80s gems like Wall of Vodoo and Flock of Seagulls? And also, the humor. You couldn't tell by the cover, but this is a really funny story, especially if you appreciate odd human behavior. The marketing guys should be slapped silly, because I passed by the movie a dozen times before finally deciding to purchase it, and I'm glad I did.

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Summary: Entertaining movie, but these Mens bodies are way better!
Review: To be honest the main reason i got this movie is because of John Paul Pitoc who stares in this movie. He was such a great actor in TRICK that i had to get this one. Just Can't Get Enough is a entertaining movie but its not much more than that. This movie is about the original Chipppendale dancers and how greed ends up coming back to haunt them. Very dark at times but in the tradition of most true stories many details are left out. The beautiful mens bodies in this movie are alone worth checking this flick out.

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Summary: really, really bad
Review: Wow, what a piece of work - this movie is even worse than "The Chippendales Murders" on USA. The guys aren't that hot, and the film just drags on and on. A rental might provide some amusement, but this is most definitely not a purchase-worthy DVD.

Rating:
Summary: really, really bad
Review: Wow, what a piece of work - this movie is even worse than "The Chippendales Murders" on USA. The guys aren't that hot, and the film just drags on and on. A rental might provide some amusement, but this is most definitely not a purchase-worthy DVD.