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Summary: The New Guy proves only 1 thing...
Review: ...That D J Qualls (co-star in Road Trip) cannot carry a movie. The two stars is here only because any movie with the presence of Eliza Dushku is elevated above one star automatically.
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Summary: Well¿ It may be worth it for the swimsuit scene
Review: What were they thinking?! Do people actually still make movies like this? Do people actually BUY tickets and go see movies like this? This is a relic of the 80s that was made 15 years too late. It's been years since I've seen a movie so predictable, so idiotic and so formulistic. Its concepts of social behavior and teen life are so old fashioned and pathetically prototypical, the makers of Saved By The Bell would have laughed. Fine, you say. It's just a stupid comedy. It doesn't have to be smart. But hell, at least make it funny! There were maybe two or three good jokes throughout the whole thing. A couple of decent actors (Eddie Griffin wasn't bad, and Zooey Deschanel is strangely charming) and some good cameos (Tommy Lee, David Hasslelhoff, Vanilla Ice) don't make up for a lousy script, a pathetic lead actor and bland, uninspired directing (the line - directed by a co-writer of There's Something About Mary should tell you all you need to know).I wouldn't recommend buying this DVD. I wouldn't recommend renting it. If they're showing it on a plane and you haven't got anything to read... get some sleep. And yeah, Eliza Dushko is gorgeous, and there's a scene where she tries on different swimsuits. You can get that kind of stuff on the Playboy channel. And they have better dialogues.
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Summary: The New Guy is one of the worst movies ever.
Review: Don't buy this DVD, The New Guy is one of the worst movies I have seen. I think I laughed once in the entire movie. Do yourself a favor and throw your money into the street instead of buying this crap.
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Summary: Has its moments
Review: I've found that DJ Qualls is genuinely funny given the right script and this one certainly has its moments. The basic plot here is an old favourite as his stereotypical nerd character struggles to re-invent himself as a popular hero. Unfortunately, there aren't enough other funny characters in the movie to back him up and give him something to bounce off of. Likewise, Eddie Griffin seems a bit stale in his role as he struggles to get new life out of old jokes. Even without a strong supporting cast, the movie still manages to turn a few good laughs and is worth watching if you enjoy teen comedy movies.
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Summary: Eliza Dushku = HOT MAMA!
Review: The swimsuit scene is the only reason I even bothered to watch it on tv.
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Summary: ELIZA DUSHKU!!!!!!!
Review: This is an awesome film! I'm a HUGE Eliza Dushku fan and for me her name on the film is a good enough reason to buy it! The film is hilarious.
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Summary: Funny, original piece.
Review: I really didn't expect to like this one but it turned out to be a great, original and really funny show. Great looking girls, a story that just keeps getting better into the movie, a happy ending and some of the freshest pieces in a comedy show I've seen in a long time. Some fantastic cameo appearances too, how'd they get those guys! Did I mention the awesome girls. Check this film out.
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Summary: Rent since Eliza Dushku is in it. Rest is bad, really awful
Review: Well, I was looking for a "no brainer" night, so I rented this movie with UNDERCOVER BROTHER. I have to say that overall THE NEW GUY is better, but both movies are quite pathetic, as far as comedies go. How low has our society sunk when movies have become this lame in quality? Anyway, I knew this was going to be a stinker, but I did end up liking the lead character somewhat and felt enchanted by Eliza Dushku. She is beautiful and plays a particularly likeable character. Most of the other characters, however, are not worth mentioning, and the script was weak and unoriginal (full of references to other current movies and events).
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Summary: Plenty of celebrity cameos, but NEW GUY is old hat.
Review: DJ Qualls (Of "Road Trip" fame) plays Dizzy Harrison, a geeky high school senior afflicted with the demeaning nickname "Bentwood" (See early on in the movie to understand). However a guardian angel of sorts appears in the guise of a prisoner named Luther (Eddie Griffin). With Luther's expert guidance Dizzy gets himself expelled from school (For the mortal sin of purposely snapping a mop in half. Oh my, how anti-social); and with an image makeover Dizzy begins afresh at a new school as "Gil Harris"- the Baddest Mofo on campus- complete with a new 'do that's described by Luther as 'Brad Pitt in "Fight Club" crossed with Anne Heche in "If These Walls Could Talk"'. Scary.
With Dizzy/Gil's revamped image comes a newfound confidence- and what guy wouldn't possess that if he were suddenly warranting the attention of the hottest girls in school?- BUT on the downside shallowness, fakery, and rejection of his old (and true) friends. Any fool can guess what the outcome of this CINDERELLA-esque story will be.
Potential highlights of what could have been a good movie are ruined by feeble execution of the gags; most notably parodies of George C. Scott's PATTON speech and Mel Gibson's BRAVEHEART battle. That just leaves the memorable scene in which Lyle Lovett cops a flaming marshmallow in the eye. Yow!
There are plenty of other cameos, all of them feeble too; which is a shame: Jerry O'Connell (and his twin bro Charlie), Tony Hawk, Tommy Lee, Gene Simmons, David Hasselhoff and (NOOOO!) Vanilla Ice!
DVD extras include subtitles in 8 languages (I had to use these because the sound quality on the DVD I rented was the pits), a Simple Plan music vid and trailers. Watch it if you must.
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Summary: another great teen movie
Review: Critics should definetly lighten up. Why this isn't perfect it's pretty darn funny. I laughed out loud quite allot.
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