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Summary: Nic Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker shine in this comedy!
Review: "Honeymoon in Vegas" is Cage's comedy that takes place in Las Vegas, and is not to be confused with "Leaving Las Vegas". Cage plays a neurotic bachelor who has promised his dying monther that he will never get married. His long-time girlfriend (Parker) is getting impatient with his excuses and when he finally commits to a wedding in Las Vegas, a pre-marital poker game with a mafioso boss (Caan) leaves Cage short of a fiancee, after he uses Parker as his final poker bet. What ensues is a hilarious chase to Hawaii and back, and ends with Cage dressing up as a "Flying Elvis" and jumping out of an airplane during an Elvis convention! A great movie to relax and laugh at!
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Summary: Excitement in the Life of Adventure, Love, and Marraige
Review: "It's a disaster waiting to happen," Jack Singer's mother told him as she lay, in the hospital, on her death bed. She is talking about marriage. In this hilarious romantic comedy titled "Honeymoon in Vegas", Nicholas Cage stars as Jack Singer who is an undercover spy for spouses who feel as though they are being cheated on. He is in love with a beautiful school teacher, Betsy Nolan, played by Sarah Jessica Parker. Unfortunately, Jack Singer is procrastinating marriage to Betsy (who really wants a commitment) because of what his mother says about the atrocious word "marriage", and also because of what he sees when he is "at work". Finally, when Betsy comes out and says that she wants to be married and that she will not be his girlfriend forever, Jack decides to go to Vegas and marry her. Betsy is ecstatic about his decision. However, this is where they meet Tommy Korman, played by James Cann, who falls in love with Betsy, a look-alike of his deceased wife. He is a circuit gambler in Vegas and he invites Jack Singer to play in a poker game the day he and Betsy arrive in Vegas. Even though Betsy has a bad feeling about the game, Jack convinces her that it will only be a couple hours and that there is a significantly large money prize to be won. Needless to say, Jack goes and he loses with a straight flush. Tommy gives him two options: come up with the money or give Betsy to him for the weekend. Since Jack has no way to come up with the money, he decides to give away his girlfriend for the weekend; he is not one bit pleased about his decidion. Tommy decides to take Betsy to Hawaii to his beach house where they can be alone. While they are there, Jack is a wreck because his conscience is taking him over. All he wants is to get his girlfriend back. During his adventure he takes, he gets held up in the airport on the way to Hawaii, taken to Chief Orman instead of Tommy Korman, and when he finally arrives in the right place, finds out that Betsy is already on her way back to Vegas. This is where he meets up with the Flying Elvis's: his only ride back to Vegas. Back in the hotel lobby in Vegas, Betsy escapes Tommy and dresses as a show girl for the Flying Elvis's. Jack is paranoid but he jumps out of the plane and pulls the correct chute to land him safely. Betsy sees it all and runs to Jack's arms, and you can guess what happens next.
The movie is ironic in the sense that what Jack does as a career is happening to him, or so he thinks. Tommy Korman is trying to steal his girlfriend and is a character that rubs you the wrong way the very first time you meet him. This is a major strength in the movie because it keeps you watching and knowing that there will be excitement on the way. The ending is of course predictable - it's a love story - but the Flying Elvis's bringing the two back together adds to the twist and shows that the good guy always wins, even in the worst circumstances.
I recommend this movie to anyone who wants a funny, twisted love story. It's a story about one man and all the different things that can go wrong in his life. The actors and actresses do a wonderful job playing their characters which makes the movie even more enjoyable. I give it a five star rating!
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Summary: The flying Elvises just crack me up!
Review: Although the DVD picture and sound quality are horrible, the movie is still hilarious. James Caan acting is so real, he was made for this movie, and I couldn't see anyone else besides maybe Robert De Niro in this role. Thumbs up for Mr. Caan.But for me, the show was stolen by the flying Elvises, I just crack up in that scene where the parachuting leader says "We are the flying Elvises, Utah chapter!" Sarah Jessica Parker and Nicolas Cage make a fantastic couple in this movie, and Cage is just funny, he doesn't need to try hard to make you laugh. Pat Morita's (Remember Mr. Miyagi?) appearance also puts some additional fun in this already wacky comedy. Highly recommended for a lot of laughs! I took out one star for the low DVD quality, though.
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Summary: The flying Elvises just crack me up!
Review: Although the DVD picture and sound quality are horrible, the movie is still hilarious. James Caan acting is so real, he was made for this movie, and I couldn't see anyone else besides maybe Robert De Niro in this role. Thumbs up for Mr. Caan. But for me, the show was stolen by the flying Elvises, I just crack up in that scene where the parachuting leader says "We are the flying Elvises, Utah chapter!" Sarah Jessica Parker and Nicolas Cage make a fantastic couple in this movie, and Cage is just funny, he doesn't need to try hard to make you laugh. Pat Morita's (Remember Mr. Miyagi?) appearance also puts some additional fun in this already wacky comedy. Highly recommended for a lot of laughs! I took out one star for the low DVD quality, though.
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Summary: Loved it
Review: Cage's wacky character keeps you laughing all the way thru the film. All of the nuttyness in the film just builds until the Flying Elvis's. Just one of those fun comedy's that everyone should see.
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Summary: Well Done
Review: Definitely one of my favorite Nicolas Cage films. Cage portrays a guy who is trying to uphold his mother's dying wish that he not be married, yet he has a stunning wife (Parker) who wants to be married. On a whim, he throws himself into marriage and takes off to Vegas. A nutty mobster gambler (Caan) decides that Cage's wife looks like his former wife and decides to make an attempt at bringing her into his life and away from Cage. The result is a nonstop ride of odd humor that keeps you laughing from beginning to end. Not to be missed.
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Summary: Loved it!
Review: Great performances by Cage, Parker, & Cann. Clever plot, beautiful scenes of Las Vegas & Hawaii. Made me want to have my ashes scattered over Las Vegas by the Flying Elvises when my time comes. A movie worth watching more than once.
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Summary: sarah Jessica & nick cage at their best...
Review: I LOVE this movie! I have been to las veags a few times and the energy in this movie is amazing. Sarah Jessica is plays a very funny, confused lady who "Just wants to get married". I love the Flying Elvis! I want them at my wedding! What I never seem to understand is the whole Dreams Nick Cage keeps having about his mother being naked? Very strange! But this movie is a great one to watch when you really want to laugh! I use so many lines from that movie in everyday life.. " I KNOW THAT NOW!" sorry one of my favorites! If you really want a funny and sweet movie. Get this one! Thanks you :)
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Summary: Brilliantly Three Starred
Review: I was shocked and appalled by the amazingness of the neutrality in which I viewed this video. I could find nothing wrong or funny with it. It was completely and utterly even. I think, that this in and of itself, should deserve an award. Never have I seen such unbiased representation of life.
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Summary: Brilliantly Three Starred
Review: I was shocked and appalled by the amazingness of the neutrality in which I viewed this video. I could find nothing wrong or funny with it. It was completely and utterly even. I think, that this in and of itself, should deserve an award. Never have I seen such unbiased representation of life.
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