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Summary: Whoopie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Burglar is your typical D movie. It has more bads than goods. Actually, it has a ton of bads. When I sat down to watch this film, I didn't expect Oscar worthy material. But, I did expect something that would at least halfway amuse me or even keep my interest. I didn't get either of them. Yes, the acting was all right. Whoopie Goldberg is a great comedic actress, but she should really be a little choosier when it comes to picking what movies to be in. Burglar moved at a snails pace, and that is putting it lightly. There were way too many coincidences. There would just happen to be a bag with valuables in it laying around, or there would just by pure coincidence be a motorcycle with the keys in it parked in an alley practically yelling at you to be stolen. Also, the directing was terrible. The director did not explain things well at all. The only reason I stuck around to the end was because to see if my prediction of who the killer was right. And of course, I was right. The plot was paper-thin. I don't like a movie when I know the ending a quarter into the film. Overall, Burglar is a definite waste of time that now has the title of "most predictable movie ever." 1 Star
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Summary: Robbed my time
Review: Burglar is your typical D movie. It has more bads than goods. Actually, it has a ton of bads. When I sat down to watch this film, I didn't expect Oscar worthy material. But, I did expect something that would at least halfway amuse me or even keep my interest. I didn't get either of them. Yes, the acting was all right. Whoopie Goldberg is a great comedic actress, but she should really be a little choosier when it comes to picking what movies to be in. Burglar moved at a snails pace, and that is putting it lightly. There were way too many coincidences. There would just happen to be a bag with valuables in it laying around, or there would just by pure coincidence be a motorcycle with the keys in it parked in an alley practically yelling at you to be stolen. Also, the directing was terrible. The director did not explain things well at all. The only reason I stuck around to the end was because to see if my prediction of who the killer was right. And of course, I was right. The plot was paper-thin. I don't like a movie when I know the ending a quarter into the film. Overall, Burglar is a definite waste of time that now has the title of "most predictable movie ever." 1 Star
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Summary: Please arrest Whoopie and Bobcat too
Review: Had to include this just to balance out the morons who gave it five stars. Give me a break. Thouroughly forgetable though mildly amusing rainy day movie at best.
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Summary: Not bad for a movie that's supposed to be about a Jewish Man
Review: I don't have anything against this movie -- it's a pleasant little romp. I just remember that I was sorely disappointed when it came out because I'm a fan of the series of books that it's based on. I suppose I should say "loosely based on," because this doesn't even come close to the books. The books were written by Lawrence Block and featured an aging Jewish man named Bernie Rhodenbarr. Rumor has it that Bruce Willis bailed on the production, so it was given to Whoopi. Not a bad decision, I suppose. But not a good one, either. If you like harmless mystery/comedies from the decade of The Mullet, then you will enjoy this.By the way, the books are also available here at Amazon, so you ought to do yourself a favor and pick them up, too.
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Summary: Not bad for a movie that's supposed to be about a Jewish Man
Review: I don't have anything against this movie -- it's a pleasant little romp. I just remember that I was sorely disappointed when it came out because I'm a fan of the series of books that it's based on. I suppose I should say "loosely based on," because this doesn't even come close to the books. The books were written by Lawrence Block and featured an aging Jewish man named Bernie Rhodenbarr. Rumor has it that Bruce Willis bailed on the production, so it was given to Whoopi. Not a bad decision, I suppose. But not a good one, either. If you like harmless mystery/comedies from the decade of The Mullet, then you will enjoy this. By the way, the books are also available here at Amazon, so you ought to do yourself a favor and pick them up, too.
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Summary: It's not Whoopi's best, but it's still quite funny
Review: I remember when this movie came out - on the tail of "Jumpin' Jack Flash". People expected it to be as good as that, because Whoopi was the flavour of the month. It was a disappointment in some ways, yet contained some hilarious moments. Scenes include the female policewoman falling backwards after attempting to kick in Whoopi's front door. The best scene is when Whoopi, disguised as a home maid, breaks into the rich man's home and steals his goodies - and nearly gets caught.
DVD EVALUATION: Warner have released this in Full Frame which is a disappointment. A Widescreen version is, of course, preferred by DVD fanatics! Sound is 2.0 Dolby Digital. No special features are included on the disc.
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Summary: It's not Whoopi's best, but it's still quite funny
Review: I remember when this movie came out - on the tail of "Jumpin' Jack Flash". People expected it to be as good as that, because Whoopi was the flavour of the month. It was a disappointment in some ways, yet contained some hilarious moments. Scenes include the female policewoman falling backwards after attempting to kick in Whoopi's front door. The best scene is when Whoopi, disguised as a home maid, breaks into the rich man's home and steals his goodies - and nearly gets caught.
DVD EVALUATION: Warner have released this in Full Frame which is a disappointment. A Widescreen version is, of course, preferred by DVD fanatics! Sound is 2.0 Dolby Digital. No special features are included on the disc.
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Summary: One of Whoopie's Best
Review: My favorite Whoopie movie. Even better than Jumpin' Jack Flash. It's a fun movie which doesn't take itself too seriously, yet remains a believeable mystery which leaves you asking, "Who did it?" I won't say who did, but if you use your ears, they tell you twice who the killer is. Any Whoopie fan must see this movie. If for no other reason than it's a great movie, Bobcat has his funniest movie scene to date in here. I need to get this sampled for my MP3 collection.
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Summary: One of Whoopie's Best
Review: My favorite Whoopie movie. Even better than Jumpin' Jack Flash. It's a fun movie which doesn't take itself too seriously, yet remains a believeable mystery which leaves you asking, "Who did it?" I won't say who did, but if you use your ears, they tell you twice who the killer is. Any Whoopie fan must see this movie. If for no other reason than it's a great movie, Bobcat has his funniest movie scene to date in here. I need to get this sampled for my MP3 collection.
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Summary: BURGLAR....
Review: Some reviewers like Leonard Maltin have one problem... They tend to over analyze some films. Especially Comedy films. Burglar was not made to be an award winning film. It's for one of those friday evenings after a stressed out week at work and all you want to do is put your feet up have a drink, and pop a tape into the vcr. Well in those situations Buglar is the perfect film to chose. It's about a theif (goldberg) that is just trying to cut clean and just run a used bookstore. But a Cop has evidence that will convict her and put her away for a long time. So he wants her to pay him off which send her into another spree of theft. But she witnesses a murder and everything points to her.... All Whoopie fans will enjoy it.
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