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Summary: Rock bottom as it gets!
Review: A friend had recommended this film as a "must see". I have to admit that after finally watching it, I now consider any movie advice from this friend as totally worthless. Underneath all the sludge there may have been a tiny glimpse of a somewhat interesting storyline, but who wants to bother looking for it when there are so many mundane, overdone, tiresome "heard that one years ago in high school" failed attempts at humor to cover it up.
Sorry, but this this one just plain stunk up the place!
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Summary: waooow !! really great !!
Review: Really a great, well-balanced movie; I just lack words to express my feelings about it; in fact I liked it all, it is very well done, very witty, there is great quality everywhere and a lot of depth in the story. There are many extremely funny sequences, especially near the beginning of the story, but there are also more serious passages about real issues and calling for reflexion. The actors are all doing great, especially so because they are playing very difficult parts (the characters themselves and their interactions are complex and deep). Ted, Woogie, Pat Healy, Warren, Joe Montana are all interesting characters, and of course Mary is part of them ; Cameron is really superb and is just perfect as the central character of the story; she has an aura and her beautiful smile simply casts tons of light out of the screen !!
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Summary: very funny movie
Review: this movie contains lots of humor, and lots of many good things anyways -- also the cast is really great. I like most of Mary-Cameron's character, especially her smile, and also the way she caters for Warren, however, unfortunately, there are too many bees bites on Dan Wooganowski (but that is just before the happy end so it is ok)
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Summary: There's Something About Mary
Review: The best romantic comedy I've ever seen! THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY is not only totally hilarious, witty and all out funny but it's so wrong, it's funny!Ben Stiller is Ted and after pining over the girl he fell in love with over 10 years ago, Mary (Cameron Diaz), he finally decides that enough is enough and that he should find her just so he can see how she's doing. Needing some help, he hires Pat (Matt Dillon), a collector and a guy who's pretty good about finding people. Pat comes through for Ted but then he realizes that he has another agenda with Ted's girl. Now it's a total brawl for all just for Mary's affection. This is still one of my favorite movies of all time and probably my favorite from the Farrelly Brothers. Chris Elliot, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz are hilarious in this one. The sexual humor in this is a bit on the cheap side but it is funny as hell (ex: Ted in the bathroom at Mary's house before the prom). And of course who could forget the hair gel scene? This is a big thumbs up! Out the Farrelly Brothers movies, in my opinion, this one tops the list. Plus there are some pretty cool features on the DVD as well like outtakes, the end credits music video (in both regular music video style and in karaoke) and also some behind the scenes stuff as well. Seriously, check out THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY and if you're looking for another good one from the Farrelly Brothers, check out KINGPIN. FRANKS and BEANS!!!! = )
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Summary: Funny - Funny and Even More Funny!
Review: SOMETHING ABOUT MARY - is one of those farce films that uses sight gags and wit to get some comedy across. The Farley Brothers (Dumb & Dumber, Me Myself and Irene) took a simple concept and made it absurd. I am not a big Ben Stiller (Zoolander, Mystery Man) but this movie had my sides aching in certain sequences. Even Cameron Diaz (Charlie's Angels, Vanilla Sky, Shrek) has a few shinning moments. The story is about a kid who grows up with a crush on the most popular girl and then keeps that crush into adult hood. Through the suggestion of a friend played by Chris Elliot (The Abyss, Cabin Boy, Groundhog Day) he makes the suggestion of hiring a detective to find her years later. This detective is hysterically played by Matt Dillion (In and Out, To Die For, A Kiss Before Dying) and boy does he make you laugh. The funniest scene stealer is that of a terrior dog who first get put on qualudes to be slowed up and then on speed to be more aggressive. Both scenes are hysterical and they are obvious "dummy" dogs, but Matt Dillion really plays the comedy to the hilt. The DVD extra's include a funny and insightful commentary by the directors, a music video, a karaoke video and the outtakes from the film. Even the end credits are hysterical. To me a very light-hearted and enjoyable film. Some may not like the crude humor in it, but others may enjoy the slapstick. Have fun with this one. (12-10-02)
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Summary: Humor that will connect with boys aged 12-15
Review: Although I would not my boys to see this movie, this movies humor will titlate their senses. Very poorly directed, drags in places. Basically, a simple plotline with a series of gutter scenes and heavy use of the F-word to make the film seem real world. Cameron Diaz and cast have some chemistry. Ending is really stupid with Oscar caiber performance from Bret Favre... Not!
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Summary: Sweet-natured gross-out
Review: There's Something About Mary is probably the most famous gross-out comedy of them all, and certainly influenced the rest that came along in its wake, namely the American Pie movies. At the end of the day you either like this kind of movie or you don't, and usually I don't but even for me this was good fun. The story has three guys (Stiller, Dillon and Evans) in love with one girl, Mary (Diaz) and will do anything to get her. The Farelly brothers have always revelled in being completely politically incorrect and crossing the boundaries of taste as often as they want to, something that is all too evident in There's Something About Mary. However, it's definitely important that whilst these jokes might not be tasteful they are for the most part funny. Whether they're laugh-out-loud funny or just raise a little smily depends on how much you go in for this kind of comedy or not. Personally, I loved the scene where Matt Dillon tries to resuscitate Mary's dog with mouth-to-mouth and then with cords from a nearby lamp. Of course the most famous scenes will probably be what most people look out for - Mary's mistake over the hair gel and Stiller's infamous zipper sequence - and they won't disappoint. The only thing that provides the difficult point in this movie though is the ending. It's sweet. Now this will either appeal to you greatly, proving that the Farrelly brothers aren't afraid of sensitivity, or it will annoy you because it seems incongruous to the rest of the movie. I'd probably go for the former, despite it being fairly predictable. The acting is very good though, especially Diaz, who proves herself to be a real sport and again makes a statement that this is an actress of amazing versatility (just see Being John Malkovich) who can be light and funny or serious in equal parts. There's Something About Mary might not be as quirky as it wants to be, but it was still very influential in its field and is way ahead of any other Farrelly brothers production to date. Comedy with a twist it might not be but it's still well worth watching.
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Summary: There's Something BAD About Mary
Review: This is one of the worst "comedy's" i've ever seen. I've watched it twice and i still can't find anything funny about it. Everything that may have been funny was shown in the previews, and everything else was predictable. You can guess everything that's going to happen. The directors should have just made Dumb and Dumber and stopped, that's their only funny movie so far.
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Summary: Hair Gel Anyone?
Review: SOMETHING ABOUT MARY is an uproarious comedy that doesn't apologize for itself. Directed by the Farrelly Brothers, Peter and Bobby, the film follows in the grand tradition of AIRPLANE, or the brother's own DUMB AND DUMBER. Ted (Ben Stiller) has been in love with Mary (Cameron Diaz) since High School. At the urging of a pal (Chris Elliot), Ted decides to hire a Private Investigator named Pat Healy (Matt Dillon) to track her down so that he can visit her. Problems arise, when Pat finds her and falls in love with her, himself. Often criticized for its lewd and crude humor, ...MARY works because of the fact that the film takes humorous aim at many things. People and situations that are usally considered off limits, take it sqaure in the movie. The film is concerned only with making us laugh. It wouldn't work if it had to worry about being PC. Sometimes, I think folks can get carried away with stuff like that. If you see the film for what it is...you can appreciate that all it really does is make you laugh. Stiller is great as the hapless Ted, who can't seem to catch a break. Dillion surprised me with his comedic timing and he pulls off true smarmyness as Healy. Diaz plays it straight as the film's center, while at the same time, winking at the audience the entire time. The extras on the DVD are pretty solid. The commentary track with the director's, is at times, as funny as the film itself. The outtake reel offers a few laughs too. There's also a music video from the soundtrack, and a sing-along Karaoke style with cast and crew. Finally, as you might expect, there is of course, the theatrical trailer. **** and a half stars and recommended
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Summary: I'm going to Florida for a Rice-a-roni offer!
Review: What a pure delight! This film has so many funny gags. This is by the Farrely's, who also made Dumb and Dumber and Kingpin (As far as I'm concerned, they didn't make Me, Myself, and Irene and Shallow Hal). This film isn't a love triangle, it's more of a love dodecagon. All the characters are quirky in their own little way, which makes a film great. This is on the AFI's top 100 list, along with comedy classics, such as a Fish Called Wanda, or Animal House. This is very funny. I love the hitchiker guy, who appears through many Farrely films. He is developing "seven minute abs." The motto is: "If your not satisfied with the first seven minutes of this tape, we'll send you the 8th one free." That's his "motto, prase, what he's getting at. Think about it; your at a video store, and you see 7 minute abs next to six minute abs. Which one will you chose?" Ben stiller, or Ted, who picks him up says, "That's fine until someone invents six minute abs." The hitchhiker responds, "NOOO! You can't get a workout in six minutes, that's just a warm up. Are you crazy. Seven. Seven doors. Sevn jars of peanut butter. SEVEN! Seven is the key number. Remember, "Seven little chimpmunks sitting on a brach, playing arond at their uncles ranch. SEVEN!" This is just one of the halarious parts in this unforgettable film. Warren is funny, Magda is funny, the scene where their tyring to drug up the dog, and the scene after that, and all other scenes after that with the dog are funny, also woogie. It's just a laugh a minute, or even more. This is just amazingly funny. Oh yes, and seven is the key number.
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