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Summary: Field of Dreams meets Da Yoopers!
Review: If you have seen the movie and don't understand it then don't bother.If you have seen the movie and have friends or relatives up in da UP eh! You understand! I haven't laughed as much in many years. This movie is a gem that some people will never understand. Jeff Daniels, Thanks for sharing some of the ways of da UP. The people up there are great and they have a wonderful sense of Humor. This film fits right in. If you thought this was an insult to the people of Escanaba you're out in left field! If only more people could sit back and realx and take this film for what it is. I for one will be standing at the door to get my copy when its released! Added: Now that I own the Movie, I changed the Rating to 5 Stars!!!! I love This Movie and I love Da UP Eh!
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Summary: ok hey, this movie was great!!!!!!
Review: i don't think i've ever seen a movie portray a northwoods deer camp better!!! it really gives people a sense of what goes on, no women, hunting, booze, and that relative that watches over you and brings you the thirty pointer!!!!! i recomend this movie to anyone who has ever been hunting in the northwoods of the UP or WI. It'll also teach ya how to run a deer camp!!!!!
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Summary: I tink dis is da funniest movie I've seen, you betcha
Review: Yah hey, dis is a movie bout da real people who live up Nort, even past Lambeau Field. Day is called Yoopers cause day live in nordern Mitchagan in the Upper Pinesula (UP) but day is really Wisconsin cheeseheads in outlook. Da only tings dat matter in life up der is beer and deer huntin and da Packers an dis movie captures dat perfectly. Youse either going ta love da ting or hate it but if youse is from da upper midwest, youse going ta love it but if youse from NYC, or LA youse going ta wonder what it's all bout. I tink dis is da funniest movie I ever saw, you betcha, jeeze Louise, my ribs actually hurt da next day from laffin so mutch.
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Summary: You Don't Have To Be A Hunter....but it might help..
Review: You don' t have to be a hunter to enjoy Escanaba in da Moonlight...but it wouldn't hurt....I came to Deer Hunting via moving back to the state of Minnesota in 1989...my brother in law set me up on his land, with his gun, and his pre-season scouting in 1991. Counting land and equipment expenses....12 years and over a 100,000 dollars later I'm paying a bit more to deer hunt. This movie is a labor of love from Jeff Daniels...and if you think you have to be from "UP NORTD" to enjoy this flick then you probably thought Jim Varney's character of Ernest was from your neck of the woods. The movie is a combination of reality and mythology in the pursuit of the elusive whitetail deer. Its like being a fly on the wall at a reunion of deer tales. I felt the incorporation of Jeff Daniels wife as a native American natural hunter was a nice touch. She helps him with a "magic elixr" that they all drink and it takes them on a fantasmagoric trip though the dreams and nightmares of all deer hunters. The total anti hunting crowd of course won't like it...but there are no actual deer kills or anything like it shown in the picture. There is some guy fart humor...but its awful funny and the dream sequence stuff is pretty wild. I'd call it a PG for 12 and above. Escanaba in da Moonlight should be required viewing for all deer hunters the night before the opener just like Its A Wonderful Life and Christmas Story have been for Christmas. Afterall like one of the characters says... "I love the Deer Opener...its like Christmas with guns!". buy it and pass it on to friends...deer hunter and otherwise!
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Summary: Why so much?
Review: I love this movie! I thought it was great! The only problem is the price. Almost [$$$] for a VHS and less than [$$$]for a DVD? What is going on here? I understand that independent films are not so easy to fund but why is there such a huge difference between DVD and VHS? I hope everyone who really wants to own this realizes that they can take the money they save buying a DVD rather than a VHS, spend a couple more bucks, and buy a DVD player. They aren't that expensive anymore and the quality is better...
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Summary: A Most Unusual Movie
Review: I saw this movie during the spring of last year, during its theatrical run. This show had its hilarious moments, but was one of the most bizarre movies I have ever seen. The characters are believable, but I live among a lot of deerhunters and the deer season is a like a religious experience for many of them. People really do talk like that in the UP and you will either love the movie or hate it. I heard people leaving the theater saying "That was the most disgusting movie I have seen", as well as "That was pretty good." The characters were amazing in their portrayal of deerhunters. It is not for the squeamish of stomach, but portrays a culture that does exist. This movie is targeted to a limited group of people, so it is surprising they actually are releasing it on DVD.
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Summary: King Jeff
Review: Whatta gas.....Jeff and crew bring us right into their deer camp and make us feel as though we're right there with 'em. I'm sure you know the plot, so I won't rehash it... This is a wonderfully refreshing, funny film and I'm ... proud that Jeff hasn't dismissed his Mid-Michigan roots. ... I'll be picking up this DVD as soon as it's out and giving Jeff my congrats. ...
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Summary: Alas, too much forced humor
Review: I had been looking forward to seeing this movie, after seeing a couple clips on TV. It looked very promising. But as it turned out, those two clips were the only affectively witty scenes in the movie. The rest of it just flops. This goofy little play that can play well in unsophisticated little theaters in the boonies just doesn't translate well to the big screen. It tries to be a witty slice of Americana, but its comedic timing is off everywhere. I blame bad coordination among the amateurish production team. It had so much potential, but it almost never clicked. Its half-hearted statement about something having to do with the nature of manhood just doesn't resonate in us. The actors did the best they could in their thankless roles. Maybe if Jean Shepherd had tweaked the script, it could have been much better. If the Coen brothers had produced and directed it, it could have been a masterpiece. But the amateurish production ruined it. Skip this movie, and watch The Red Green Show instead.
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Summary: Shame to all Yoopers
Review: I was extremely excited to see this movie. Having been raised in the UP my whole life I am used to hunting and the woods and all that. I was excited to see that a movie was being made in Escanaba and so i went to the premiere and the filming and the whole nine yards. Sure, there are a few jokes in the movie, but once the "bear walk" spirit alien thingy started, i got so ashamed and bored. This movie was awful. It was just a poorly made movie. In one scene, you can literally see the road blocks on the streets. The acting was terrible, and i was ashamed to see Harve Presnell in it. I like Jeff Daniels and I give him credit for ridiculing a town and making a town fall in love with him and praise him. It got so bad that our Blockbuster and other video stores had "Jeff Daniels sections" in them and they included all his classics like Fly away home and 101 Dalmations. Do not see this movie, this is nothing what the U.P. is like. We do not talk like we live in Fargo and we do not fart on each others head. Deer Camp consists of drinking, playing cards, making loads of eggs and bacon, and sitting in the woods. None of these things were in the movie. This movie is not worthy of dvd or video or anything.
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Summary: i laughed so hard i was crying
Review: This movie brought me into tears when I watched it at the local theater back in 2000. The movie was very funny and portrayed da yoopers perfectly. Now, I only hope Jeff Daniels produces another movie like this in Michigan.
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