Dick

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Summary: Dynomite
Review: This movie rules I felt like I was in the 70s again

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Summary: Dick
Review: I thought this was a really clever comedy. I thought it would be a silly teen flick, but I think the author did a great job of tying all the aspects of Watergate together in a funny way. The best part was the walnut cookies-have to see the movie. Anyway, in the great words of Michelle Williams, "I LOVE DICK!"

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Summary: Hilariously slanted look at history
Review: This movie is great! Highly entertaining, especially for those of us who even know what Watergate was. Though young at the time, this movie brought the times back in a hilarious fashion. I'm suprised at how many kids in school today have never even heard of Watergate. Maybe this funny look at a twisted history will cause them to look back. Oh yeah, great soundtrack. Peace man!

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Summary: Highly overrated and really disapointing
Review: This movie was supposed to be a great comedy but it wasn't that funny at all. I thought the idea was really good but it wasn't executed in an effective way. The only laugh came from Dan Hedaya as Nixon. He was great but nothing elsewas really noteworthy about this film which I feel is highly overrated concerning the positive critism it has gotten.

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Summary: Definitely worth seeing
Review: This movie was one of the best I've seen in years. I rented in recently when one of my friends was coming over and we had nothing to do. Normally, we have an impossible time agreeing on movies, but we both loved this one. It was cute without being obnoxious and funny without being overly slapstick. It's the perfect chick flick for a night with the girls. It's also good for people with a good understanding of the Watergate scandel because of the "explanations" the movie provides. All in all, Dick is now up there in my top 15 favorite movies.

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Summary: A Very Funny Satire
Review: I think this is a very clever & funny political satire that has the courage to make fun of some previously sacred cows. Since the mid-70's, the American government and news media has taken Watergate so seriously. And people have made the Nixon Administration & Washington Post look like brilliant foes who changed history forever.

"Dick" makes all these players look so silly and self absorbed, and I thought that was ingenius. At the center of the film are the naive but dangerous teenage girls played by Kirsten Dunst & Michelle Williams. It is brilliant how these two seemingly insignificant characters are woven effortlessly into scenes of historical importance. The girls fit right in and seem right at home with Nixon, Kissinger, Woodward & Bernstien. That's what's amazing, this story is actually believable!

Some of the funniest scenes come at the beginning of the film when Arlene & Betsy first meet the President. My favorite is when Kissinger & Haldeman start debating the merits of the Vietnom War with the two girls. Later on, the girls get to make Woodward & Bernstien look like grandeous, self-righteous prima-donnas many times. Favorite scene, the "if I count to ten..." parody. Bernstien's face is priceless.

Lots of satires these days don't work because they simply aren't believable. The latest political skits on Saturday Night Live are too unoriginal and the Clinton jokes on Leno are too immature. "Dick" reminds me of the great social satires created by National Lampoon magazine and the Onion. Very clever, very funny & actually strangely educational.

The line at the end says at all. After Nixon's resignation the girls proclaim, "things will be different now... They'll never lie to us again."

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Summary: Good Movie Political Junkies just dont get it
Review: Many Have said this movie makes fun of Nixon and is trying to make him look bad which is untrue.When the first script was they came up with the idea of betsy and lorenzo they decided to put them in the 70s and they figured whats theowrst trouble one could get into then.2nd mayhave said this makes him look mean well he is the president he is not supposed to be nice remember George Bush and Jimmy Carter?Many have said this ruins the rep of how he loves his wife;i dont remember any scene in the movie where they ragged on his wife so Nixon fans lighten up

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Summary: The Funniest Movie of 1999
Review: A movie that was smart, funny and three dimensional. The actors, rather than do outright parodies of the characters they portrayed, which would have been the easiest thing to do, played them with heart. This includes Dan Hedaya's performance as Nixon. The filmmakers did their research and knew when they were taking liberties with history and when they were being truthful. Particularly funny were the Hello Dollies and their influence on history. The extras on the DVD, including the outtakes which emphasized just how much fun the actors had with making the movie, and the running commentary by the director and screenwriter, provide extra chuckles as well as insights. And to anyone who might complain about Nixon's portrayal in this film, they never noticed that Woodward and Bernstein are given a similar treatment. Not all of the jokes will be understood, due to the passage of time. So for a refresher course, a quick screening of All the President's Men right before watching this comic masterpiece is recommended.

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Summary: It's SO easy to pick on Richard Nixon
Review: Richard Nixon is my idol in life. I have been studying the age of Nixon for 4 years so I forced myself to watch this film. It's sad that we have to make a mockery of one of the greatest Presidents in history. This President ended a terrible war in Indochina that his administration didn't start, opened U.S. relations with China, and achieved peace with the USSR in the Soviet Limitations Arms treaty during the Cold War, just to name a few accomplishments. The Watergate cover-up was an attempt to protect the American people from a mistake but unfortunately failed. Also, this film was inaccurate in its portrayal of Nixon and his wife Pat. Nixon cherished nothing in this world besides Pat, not like our current President. Why won't these two girls make a sequel called "Bill". Since they would be older, they could become presidential secretaries that would perform "favors" for the Bill like his infamous intern. They could help Ken Starr with his case. Just a thought - Make fun of a president who deserves it. It's extremely trite to make fun of Richard Nixon.

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Summary: Run Lola Run
Review: Spectacular movie! One of the coolest flicks available