Rating: Summary: The Governator shows his soft side Review: This movie gets spoofed in JibJab's short film "Ah-nold for Governor" in which the Governator cites the movie as evidence of his gubernatorial political qualifications. Hey, it's a lot more convincing than John Kerry's. Especially since this movie is so irresistible.
You just have to see the scene in which John Kimble reads the kids a poem about clouds. (Incidentally, it's Spring Morning" from A.A. Milne's book, "When We Were Very Young.") Schwarzenegger displays a Richard Belzer kind of tenderness. Then he will turn around and beat the living daylights out of the abusive father in the film ("He fell down. You all say the same thing.")
Kimble's relationship with Grace is moving and convincing and his camaraderie with his female partner Phoebe is evocative of Detectives Benson and Stabler in "Law & Order: SVU". I love the scene in which he makes up an entire background (something cops are used to doing) and Phoebe pretends to have an Austrian accent (she's almost more convincing than Ah-nold.)
The childrens' loyalty and response to Kimble is a joy to see. Schwarzenegger's work with children and his natural charisma make this fish-out-of-water story work. Anyone who's ever taught children will empathize with Kimble's disastrous first day.
There are great villains in this piece too, including a mother-in-law from hell.
My favorite lines...
Phoebe: You're not so tough without your car, are you?
Detective John Kimble: There *is* no bathroom.
Joseph: Boys have a penis, girls have a vagina!
Detective John Kimble: Thanks for the tip.
Tina & Rina: Our mom says our dad is a real sex machine.
Joseph: My dad's a gynecologist. He looks at vaginas all day long.
Detective John Kimble: I Have a headache.
Lowell: It might be a tumor.
Detective John Kimble: It's not a tumor!
Miss Schlowski: What did it feel like to hit that S.O.B.?
Detective John Kimble: It felt great.
(I love how the principal then starts practicing her right hook once Kimble leaves her office. You don't want to mess with this woman anyway, right hook or no.)
Detective John Kimble: Just don't throw up on me.
Phoebe: Nah, it's OK, I'm not gonna throw up on you. But I am gonna kiss you!
Detective John Kimble: I really appreciate your honesty. You happen to know someone that is not better than me?
Dominic: I don't know that many people.
Detective John Kimble: They're 6-year-old kids. How much trouble can they be?
Phoebe: On second thought, take the gun.
Crisp's mother is buying a heap of pediatric medication
Cullen Crisp: The boy's not sick.
Eleanor Crisp: Doesn't hurt to take precautions.
Cullen Crisp: Mother, you are going to make him sick. You stuffed all this crap down my throat for years, and there was nothing wrong with me!
Eleanor Crisp: That's why there was nothing wrong with you.
Cullen Crisp: Now, how can you argue with that?
Great comedy.
Rating: Summary: TERMINATOR WITH KINDERGARTENER'S!!! Review: This movie is action packed and hillarious!Arnold plays an under cover kindergarten teacher.He pulls it off well!A madman is trying to find his son after his ex-wife moved to Oregon with him.It is very cool that finally a movie is filmed in Oregon!Arnold and his partner Phoebe must find the madman and his mother before they get their hands on the child.There's only one problem,they don't know who the child is!Anyone who loves comedies will love it
Rating: Summary: CLASSIC ! Review: THis movie is better than "JUNIOR"; there are more jokes. BUt it's not a Arnold's classic, no!
Rating: Summary: im a cop you idiot! Review: This movie is so funny. I remember the part in the lunchroom when one of the student was eating other peoples lunchs and Arnold told him to stop it. Remember thge game they played? No im not talking about when they had to get a toy & bring it the carpet, Im talking about when they played Who is my daddy? And what does he do. That was in his crank call to gatorlodge. If you like Arnold Schwarzenegger get his movie.
Rating: Summary: a fair comedy Review: This movie teams up Arnold Schwarzenegger and director Ivan Reitman (they were first together in Twins) in a fairly successful comedy. Arnold's acting is still a little wooden, though better than his Commando days. And it gets a little cheesey with the love and the children and all, but it is a PG-13 film and from the director of Twins. Still, even with its minor faults, it is still a movie I enjoy. Unfortunately the dvd contains no extras.
Rating: Summary: Entertaining, but not for young kids..... Review: This story is engaging. Arnold is appealing. You will not be surprised or disappointed if you usually like his movies. Parents should consider the graphic violence before their kids see this movie. Additionally, the plot involves a mom and her 5 year old son who are running away from "bad people" who are trying to steal the child away from his mother. Some sensitive kids could be disturbed by this part of the story. Despite the fact that it was advertised as a comedy and that it does have many comedic and touching aspects, I would not recommend it for the kindergarten set. Otherwise, this is good entertainment for Arnold fans.
Rating: Summary: Very Entertaining Review: This was a change for Arnold, but not a bad one. I found this movie to be warmly amusing. It was actual nice to see a softer side of the Terminator.
Rating: Summary: Classic Ahnold with classic lines Review: While I agree that some scenes are definitely not for young children, This film contains some of the funniest lines in Arnold's film history: E.G. "I'm da party poopah", "Their Howrible" Their is a seamless transition from serious drama to comedy. (e.g. the classroom scenes are hilarious)
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