The Pompatus of Love

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Summary: The Pompousness of Schenkman
Review: A group of idiots hang around to chug beers and engage in "clever" conversation. The shallowness of the characters is belied by the director's resort to making a "political statement" at the end of the film. Add four stars if you're still living in the 60's. ...

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Summary: I Know the Answer!
Review: It appears nobody has chosen to review this movie in a considerable amount of time. I don't know if the dorks in the movie ever figured out what this means, but I can shed some light on it. Between 1956-58, I forget, there was a black singer who had a soulful tune whose name I cannot remember (he may have been a one-hit wonder) but he was trying to use some expression that he did not have the intellect or education for, so he either made up something or mispronounced something and it came out "pompatus". To give it some authority, years later Wolfman Jack (you've heard of Wolfman Jack? As in the movie, "American Graffiti"?) used the expression in a song "Clap for the Wolfman" that he participated in with the Guess Who. (I saw them perform it in person). Steve Miller's use of it came later. Nobody seems sure what that guy back in the 50s meant. I can't see EVERY movie that comes out, though I did see the preview, so I took Roger Ebert's word that it sucks. Five stars, my ***.

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Summary: Good movie about relationships and love
Review: Liked this movie, especially Jon Cryer. It was a good story and very real toward love in the 90's. Not a drowser. All of these guys are good, just a couple are neurotic. Recommended for those that are single and with someone.

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Summary: Why THE POMPATUS OF LOVE is good.
Review: Now you may wonder why i gave this movie a 5 star rating. Well... I rented it thinking it would be another "kitchy" indie movie. I was very suprised to see that this movie had a amazing plot, and the story just make me sit there for around 40 minutes after pondering love and life and all that stuff. It is an amazing movie. Well worth the 5 star. A hip love movie for the 90's

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Summary: Terrific for anyone who has ever dated in the 90's!
Review: The plot, dialogue and acting are the best I have seen in a long time. It's quick and quick-witted. There is not one dull scene in this entire film about men dating in the 90's. Each character is well-drawn and three-dimensional. Each of the actors are excellent and believable throughout the film. Jon Cryer is angst-ridden (as his roles often are) and again he brings a great sense of humor and warmth to the role. Adrian Pasdar portrays a "playboy-type" character but still manages to make him likeable (and also hilariously funny). Mia Sara is beautiful but her part is not large enough! This is an unusually real, yet hysterical "romp" through dating in this 90's.

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Summary: Good start but it tapers off......
Review: The Pompatus of Love is one of my all-time favorite movies. The fast paced dialogue is always entertaining, and this movie addresses an issue everybody has to face at some point: how to attain a fulfilling love life before you go crazy trying. Very funny, and with a light enough touch that it'll make you think without being cheezy. You've got to see this movie!

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Summary: Witty, Funny, and Meaningful
Review: The Pompatus of Love is one of my all-time favorite movies. The fast paced dialogue is always entertaining, and this movie addresses an issue everybody has to face at some point: how to attain a fulfilling love life before you go crazy trying. Very funny, and with a light enough touch that it'll make you think without being cheezy. You've got to see this movie!

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Summary: Good start but it tapers off......
Review: This film starts off well, with witty dialogue and dead-on portrayals of 30 somethings dealing with the urban dating scence. After awhile, though, the film seems overlong and the characterizations run out of steam.

The guys in the film are definitely self-absorbed and verbal in a way that, upon reflection, may be particularly recognizeable to city dwellers. I wonder whether the experiences depicted here will resonate as well with non-urbanites.