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Summary: Not Murphy's Best...
Review: This comedy about a professor named Sherman Klumps in love with a beautiful girl who just happens to have an alter ego named Buddy Love whom he can't deal with wasn't very funny. I've seen much better Eddie Murphy movies such as Beverly Hills Cop but the plot is good. Eddie Murphy and Janet Jackson are good actors that escalate the movie from a 2 to a 3 stars. Rent before you buy.
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Summary: A Great Movie!
Review: I loved this film, which included superb acting, great music, and a hillarious story. It seemed that the movie was rushed. If the movie had not been crammed into such a short time space, it would have been much more enjoyable, and I would have rated it five stars.
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Summary: One of the most wretched films of Y2K
Review: During the 3-4 months prior to Academy Award voting, the studios sponsor for the various industry guilds an abundance of free screenings of the movies thought eligible for Oscar nominations. Such screenings give the guilds' voting members, as well as the memberships at large, an opportunity to view the fruits of their labors. Each guild member can bring one guest to a screening. It was as a guest that I attended a showing of NUTTY PROFESSOR II - THE KLUMPS. The circumstances allowing me to see this movie are irrelevant, except as I refer again to the studio screenings towards the end of this review. The plot of this comedy verges on incoherent, so please bear with my poor attempt to summarize it. Eddie Murphy plays several roles as the grossly overweight members of the Klump family, including the brilliant Professor Sherman Klump, and the professor's mother, father, grandmother and uncle. Janet Jackson, playing a professorial colleague of Sherman's at a small, private college, serves dubiously as his love interest. Sherman has developed a potion that restores youth, a discovery of potentially great wealth for the college. Unfortunately, his persona also harbors his alter ego, Buddy Love, also played by Murphy, who forces him into periodic obscene or otherwise inappropriate outbursts at awkward moments. The bulk of the film - the incoherent part - revolves around Sherman's attempt to eradicate Buddy from his personality by genetic manipulation, woo the Jackson character, and win a lucrative pharmaceutical contract for his Fountain of Youth. Now, I'll be the first to admit that Eddie Murphy has great talent. In THE KLUMPS, his ability to assume multiple roles is unquestionably demonstrated. And, the costuming and make-up enabling him to pull this off are first rate. However, the plot, which relies heavily on over-the-top bathroom humor to get the laughs, is loud, chaotic and positively moronic. As I've indicated in the first paragraph, the studio, Universal in this case, apparently thinks this film of Oscar caliber by the very fact of its free screenings. Considering the evident target audience (pre-pubescent juveniles?), I cannot imagine who they think would even be available to nominate in any award category, much less vote for, this work of crude nonsense. What could they've possibly been thinking in Universal's corridors of power? The movie's strong points (costuming and make-up), even assuming that they're equal to or better than those in Y2K's truly great films, are positively swamped in the swill. Do not buy or rent THE KLUMPS. Thank goodness I didn't pay good money to see it!
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Summary: One of the few SNL stars that can still make a good comedy.
Review: The Klumps is just as funny as the first Nutty Professor. One aspect of the movie I enjoyed was that Eddie Murphy broadened his portrayal of the Klump family (Which, if you're not aware, every family member except the boy are Murphy. His talent is unbelievable.) and gave them larger roles in the sequel. Unlike most comedies from previous or current SNL stars nowadays, this movie is more than an extended 10 minute skit. It has a human side that draws your sympathy for The Nutty Professor (Sherman Klump) and a decent love story with Janet Jackson who is a better actress than she gets credit for. The Collector's Edition has the standard 10 minute clip on brief tidbits that went into making the movie. It's interesting to see the make-up and special effects that went into making this movie. All in all, a fun movie to watch the first time but I'm not sure about owning the movie. If you are a big Eddie Murphy or comedy fan, you'll enjoy this in your collection, but for the rest of us, it might be better just renting.
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Summary: Not the second one!
Review: The first movie is great. Funny as heck! One of Murphy's best. BUT, not the second movie. Parts were over-played. The plot...forget it...LoL. You're better off renting these first before you buy.
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Summary: Eddie at his best!
Review: One of his best works yet! He headlines a all-star cast as the Klumps. From Mamma Klump to the grandmother, it shows why he is the best actor ever. And it adds the beautiful Janet Jackson to take Jada Smith place in the movie. From beginning to end will have you rolling in your seats. Watch out for the part when the family are at the buffet resturant. If that doesn't show Eddie's talent, I dont know what will. Better than the first. Hope that it's not the last we see from him.
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Summary: A sequel that I think is better than the original
Review: Now, I know what you're thinking. How can a sequel be better than the original? Well, it rarely happens that a sequel is better than the original, with THE KLUMPS it has. THE KLUMPS is a hilarious film, that will leave you laughing for a while after you see it. It picks up where the original left off, to expand on Sherman Klump's family. This time around, the plot is better, as is the quality of the film. Thus, I think it was better than the original. THE KLUMPS was not as groundbreaking as the first installment. However, it shows just how talented Eddie Murphy really is. Talented enough is he to play all the members of the Klump family (save the little boy) and a white exercise guru. Each character is wonderfully played and is unique. Also, as Sherman's love interest, we see the amazingly talented Janet Jackson. She is incredibly beautiful and adds real sparkle to the film. Her chemistry with Sherman is extremely believable, making the romance part of the film great. In essence, THE KLUMPS is a great film with a great plot and cast. If you love very very funny comedies, with great plots and a sparkle of romance, then THE KLUMPS is a film you should have. You won't be disappointed. Enter the very funny Klump family today!
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Summary: Sequal bites the BIG one!
Review: This movie proves, once again, that the sequal never lives up to the original. The Klumps, trying to ride on the tails of its predecessor, attempts to give the one-dimensional Klump family a second dimension to their characters. FAILED! While the movie is very funny (why it got a second star in my opinion), it tried to take on a more serious family aspect which left the film dragging slowly to the next punch-line delivered by Eddie Murphy in any of his hilarious disguises. If you want a funny movie, I suggest going with the first Nutty Professor where the one-sided Klumps are more suited for their roles, though less present in the overall story line. If you're an avid fan of Grandma Klump and her "Cletus-cutdowns," then this is your movie... though I could have done without seeing her making moves on Buddy Love. Enjoy your movie experience! :)
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Summary: Not as groundbreaking as the first movie, but just as funny
Review: "Nutty Professor II - The Klumps" is a hilarious sequel to the first movie in the series that starred Eddie Murphy. This movie isn't anything like the first one though. In "Nutty Professor II - The Klumps," you better believe the title because that's what you're getting in this sequel is more of the Klumps, you'll get to know each one of the Klumps that you saw at the dinner table in the first movie a lot better and in more detail this time around. Professor Klump has invented a new formula that will make whoever or whatever drinks it, a lot younger. But this new invention won't go through without any competition because (yep you guessed it), Buddy Love is back in this sequel to try and meddle around with Professor Klump's genius ideas. "Nutty Professor II - The Klumps" is just as funny as the first movie, and maybe even a little bit funnier. To say the least, Eddie Murphy did a great job portraying every member of the Klump family. Janet Jackson also does a good job in her role. The only downfall to "Nutty Professor II" is that it isn't as groundbreaking or as original as the first movie, but it is just as entertaining and just as hilarious. It also has good special effects. If you liked "The Nutty Professor" or if you like hilarious comedy movies, I definitely recommend getting "Nutty Professor II - The Klumps."
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Summary: The Klumps (and how!)
Review: Hey, I like vulgarity just like the next person. But this movie was basically a stream of vulgarities running through the most transparent of see-through plots. Highly recommend you rent it before buying (if you know what I mean.) I think you should see the movie once just to say you saw it, then save yourself some money and send them a message by not buying it.
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