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Summary: JUNK
Review: Who had the idea to make this junk? Have they paid a person to write something like this? You better keep your money and spend it for something good. If I could give zero stars I would.
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Summary: The infamous Mount Rose American Teen Princess Pageant
Review: I am perfectly willing to argue that "Drop Dead Gorgeous" is the final part of the 1990s "Drop Dead" trilogy that began with 1991's "Drop Dead Fred" and included "1996's "Drop Dead Rock." Unlike most trilogies these films are done by different directors with entirely different characters. "Drop Dead Fred" was directed by Ate de Jong and had Phoebe Cates as a young woman who has to deal with a problematic imaginary childhood friend. "Drop Dead Rock" from director Adam Dubin was about a garage rock band that kidnaps a famous rock star. Then we have director Michael Patrick Jann's "Drop Dead Gorgeous," which is about the 50th anniversary of the nation's oldest beauty pageant, The Sarah Rose Cosemetics American Teen Princess Pageant. A documentary film crew was sent to the small Minnesota town of Mount Rose to commemorate this occasion, and "Drop Dead Gorgeous" tells of the path of death and destruction that the pageant left in its wake.Written by Lona Williams, who apparently endured such pageants in her own past, "Drop Dead Gorgeous" takes great dead panned joy in skewering the contestants, their mothers, and the whole pageant process. Gladys Leeman (Kirstie Alley) is not only the chair of the local pageant, she is a former winner, and the mother of Becky Ann Leeman (Denise Richards), who is the favorite (they are the rich family in town, because of Leeman's Furniture). On the other end of the spectrum is Amber Atkins (Kirsten Dunst), who lives with her mother Annette (Ellen Barkin) in the trailer park, and has an afterschool job where she can practice her tapdancing talent, doing cosmetics at the local funeral home. There are other girls in the contest, including a dark haired, giggling, Brittany Murphy as Lisa Swenson, but the cursing choreographer (Mary Gillis) for the pageant says she would bet money it comes down to Becky Ann and Amber, and given the ferocity their mothers bring to the contest, we have no doubt she is right. Dunst and Richards are recognizable stars, which is another hint, but given that one of the three judges works at the furniture store (screenwriter Williams) and another has been hired to paint the furniture store (Michael McShane), the competition could be over before it starts. The third judge? Well, he (Matt Malloy) likes to look at young girls. As the film proceeds you come to understand there is an implicit coma in the title as some of the girls start dropping dead. Tammy Curtis beat out Becky Leeman for president of the Lutheran Girls Gun Club and when you see what happened to her you begin to think that maybe the fix is in. So as we watch the girls prepare for their big day and Amber starts figuring out that she might be next. Amber wants to get out of Mount Royal and be a big reporter like Diane Sawyer, but being dead would not help. We also continue to learn about the local history of the pageant, such as Mary Johanson (Alexandra Holden), reigning local pageant winner, now staying at the Eating Disorders wing of the local hospital. This 1999 film will remind a lot of viewers about about "Fargo," what with the Minnesota accents and the quirky characters, not to mention the Lutherans and the lutefisk. Kirstie Alley pours in on the most, but her character and performance are cleary the most over the top in the film. Allison Janney plays Loretta, Annette Atkins' best friend, and has lots of fun letting her character go. In the end "Drop Dead Gorgeous" is not a classic mockumentary, on a level with "Zelig" or "A Mighty Wind," but it does has its moments. However, it plays close to the end a lot of the time (e.g., Annette's beer can after the fire), and you may well find that bits of it go too far. If you feel obligated to change the word "mental retard" to "moron" in your trailer, then you should probably have made a point of taking it out of the movie as well. Fortunately, Dunst manages to play it straight at the heart of this film and keep it from getting too far out of hand.
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Summary: I loved it!!!
Review: Words cannot express how funny this movie is!! I just randomly bought from the under $7.99 rack at Best Buy, because it looked pretty good. Oh man, when I watched it for the first time, I could not stop laughing. If you've seen Cheats, it is almost as funny as that, which is saying a lot!! They don't really make jokes in this movie, it's just really funny how they make fun of certain things and people. Also certain things happen that are really funny but they don't really elaborate on them, so you have to pay attention closely. Anyway, it was really funny so I highly reccomend it.
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Summary: Not for the uptight conservatives
Review: If you can separate fiction from non-fiction you will find this movie extremely funny. I watch this movie all the time. It makes me laugh so hard my stomach hurts.
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Summary: bleh
Review: People trying to kill other people due to vanity. If they had ended up knocking off kirstin dunst and horrendous actress denise richards I might have given it 5 stars. I want my $8 back, and I didnt even pay to see it.
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Summary: this movie is so funny!
Review: this movie is so funny!! i live in minnesota, so i didn't like the fact that they made minnesotians look like trailer park trash, but the rest of the movie was great! "the tards pants are completely off!!!" if you haven't seen this movie, RENT IT! OR BUY IT!!
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Summary: The Lamest movie i have ever seen!!!!!
Review: This is the lamest movie I have ever seen. Drop Dead Gorgeous is about this little beauty pagent that takes place in a small Minnestoa town. It is being covered by a TV crew which are doing a little documantry about it. Gladys Leeman who won the pagent when she was a teenager, wants her daughter Rebecca "Becky" Leeman to win. Nice girl Amber also signs up and will do anything to win the pagent. Gladys will do anything to have Becky to win the pagent even if it means she has to kill Amber. Anyway this was the lamest movie I have ever seen and I don't recommened anyone to watch this stupid movie!
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Summary: One of my favorite 'goofy mood' movies
Review: This movie makes me crack up no matter how many times i watch it! Kristy Ally is a physco mom obsessed with her daughter succeeding. & kirsten dunst is a cute innocent high school girl who wants to fufill her dream of being like her idol Diana Sawyer. Takes place in MInnisota which means everyone has great accents! hooray! what a wonderful movie with a little sick humor in it. I LOVE MOCK-UMENTORIES! I hope you enjoy this movie. you better be ready to laugh. i would've given it 10 stars but this thing only allows five.
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Summary: Dont eat the shellfish
Review: So, what happens when you take 2 gorgeous older women (Kristy Allie, Ellen Barkin), 2 gorgeous younger women (Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards), put them in a bizarre movie, stir gently and then let sit for 2 hours? Well, the final product may look something like DROP DEAD GORGEOUS. If you're looking for a film that's in very bad taste, this one might be for you. If you're looking for a film that's in good taste, this one certainly is not for you. It runs the gamut in poking fun at Minnesotans, beauty pageants, pedophiles, mentally handicapped persons, people with eating disorders, documentary film crews, rich people, poor people, cosmetics companies, corporate scandals, religion, hunters and some other groups I've likely missed. Before it's all done it's bound to offend everyone at least once. If you ever thought beauty contests were pretty simple and straightforward, this one may bring some shock. Sometimes it's not all about how beautiful & talented you are, but how efficiently you can get rid of other beautiful & talented contestents. Two words describe this movie the best: buyer beware.
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Summary: Drop and dead by the bomb movie!
Review: A Great family film! The cast is great and it is so funny. In this movie Kirsten Dunst is a teenager trying to be a beauty queen. But she is running against Denise Richards whose mother (Ally) will do anything for her daughter to win even kill. This movie might sound stupid but it makes sense and is hilarious. Kristen Dunst is great, Denise Richards delivers, Kristy Ally coulnt be any more laugh out loud funny. These are reviews I would give for the talented Actress's that participated in this movie. And you might find some more stars you know in this movie. Please buy this movie it is a classic!
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