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Summary: JANE WHITE IS JEJEUNE AND BANAL
Review: I can't believe the packaging on this DVD actually had a blurb comparing it to BEING THERE. Actually, I can't believe anyone would compare JANE WHITE to much of anything other than maybe some would-be teenage cineaste's awkward first attempt at filmmaking. Painful to watch! I did not laugh once. My friend only rented it because she likes Colin Mochrie. I've only seen WHOSE LINE IS IT? once and scarcely remember it, so he wasn't a draw for me. And like every other actor in this disaster, he is ill served by the script, by the direction and by the awful cinematography (well, it looks like it was shot on video, so I'm not sure you can talk about genuine "cinematography"). I see that some reviewers find this a clever spoof on TV and the TV obsessed mind. And some just seem to like it because it's "cult." I dunno, you reach a point in life, I guess, when a bad film is just a bad film. And I guess at age 51, I've finally reached that point. If this is camp--well, send me HOME! OK, bad reviews are almost never voted "helpful" on Amazon. That's understandable, I guess. People want to believe the best about a movie (or book or CD) that they're kinda sorta interested in. Or maybe they're already fans, and they're looking for validation. Well, here's some advice that should prove "helpful" for anyone who has yet to see this film. Rent it first. Or better yet borrow it from the library. Plunk down as little money as possible before you decide whether you might be one of the rare, uh, discriminating few who might actually enjoy JANE WHITE IS SICK IS TWISTED enough to want to own it.
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Summary: Very "out there"
Review: I wanted to see this movie for Danica McKellar ever since I saw a photo of her character. She has done a bunch of small stuff recently, but none of it's on DVD. Anyway, she only had about 2 minutes screen time (counting the bonus stuff), but it was worth it. "Winnie" she is not, here. Her character appears on a Jerry Springer show equivalent as a gum-smacking, stretch-pant wearing, sexually starved wife of a black man who thinks he's the son of God. He then proceeds to french kiss Maureen McCormick's character, who is wearing a plastic bird on her head. Alley Mills was a welcome addition as the alcoholic, smoking mother. Again, not "Norma Arnold" at all. She had a good sized role and was great. The movie is definitely "out there". I'm not one for goofiness or silliness, but this made me laugh a bit, regardless. Worth renting at least - and buying of you are a fan of Kim Little, Wil Weaton, or even Alley Mills. Lots of other TV people in supporting roles.
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Summary: Twisted Fun
Review: Jane White is Sick & Twisted is a treat to anyone who considers themselves a "real" film buff (ie, probably NOT for everyone)! It's the kind of comedy that lets you in on the joke and winks at you from time to time. Wil Wheaton (Stand By Me) is funnier here than Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler's last few performances put together! It's great fun to spot ALL the cameos : Squiggy, Screech, Marsha Brady, the chicks from The Wonder Years, etc. Get twisted and see this movie!
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Summary: Sick & Twisted Fun
Review: Jane White Is Sick and Twisted has just hit the video stores and rental palaces. A film that already has a cult following, it was not easily found in theaters. Those who did wander across it and stayed to watch realized that this is a truly subversive gem. It has, as they always say, a star-studded cast. Well, they were stars at one time or another and mostly on television in many cases, but they are all recognizable faces and names for avid viewers That's probably appropriate since this film ponders what a life completely shaped by television might be like. Who can resist seeing a great many familiar faces like Maureen McCormick and Wil Wheaton act themselves into a corner from which their careers may never recover. Just kidding but it is a hoot to watch though since none of the characters are anywhere near sane in Jane's world. ....
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Summary: The Funniest Film EVER!
Review: The perfect movie for today's stressful times. This film is funnier than 'THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY!
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Summary: GUILTY PLEASURE!!!
Review: The perfect movie for today's stressful times. This film is funnier than `THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY!
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Summary: Good parts, an overall disaster
Review: This movie has a number of little gems - the soundtrack, typecast-bending casting of Dustin Diamond, Danica McKellar, Maureen McCormick, Alley Mills, and Michelle Phillips, and great performances from Colin Mochrie and Wil Wheaton. It's fun to watch the references to television shows that pop up in titles, credits and dialogue. So why is it so awful? I mean really, really, unwatchable. Part of it may be due to the fact that Kim Little (the eponymous Jane White) is not funny. At all. And the writing is painfully bad. It should be played, as Wil Wheaton and Colin Mochrie do, with a full knowledge that it is bad, but so pop-culture referential that it should not matter. But when most of the film concentrates on the main character and she is just so dreadful, well... it's just awful. If you're a fan of Wil Wheaton or Colin Mochrie, rent it. But don't buy it.
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Summary: sick & twisted & brilliant
Review: This movie made me laugh harder than anything has in a long time. Some of the lines are absolutely precious. "I will handcuff you to my heart, and stab you repeatedly with my love." It's relevant and irreverant and hilarious - everything a good indie comedy should be.
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Summary: sick & twisted & brilliant
Review: This movie made me laugh harder than anything has in a long time. Some of the lines are absolutely precious. "I will handcuff you to my heart, and stab you repeatedly with my love." It's relevant and irreverant and hilarious - everything a good indie comedy should be.
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Summary: sick & twisted & brilliant
Review: This movie made me laugh harder than anything has in a long time. Some of the lines are absolutely precious. "I will handcuff you to my heart, and stab you repeatedly with my love." It's relevant and irreverant and hilarious - everything a good indie comedy should be.
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