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Summary: ED TV, Life isn't life when your on TV
Review: Ok, so there is this company that needs a new theme that would get them popular, so they have a contest. Ed is a chacater that goes in bars often, plays pool, that kind of man. His brother wants to be in this contest, so he does a skit about he and Ed, making him look better. But they pick Ed, and not his brother, so he's really pissed off at him. Ed likes it, he gets to be on RealTV, popular, and having a good time.But when he steals his brother girlfriend, and try to "Do-it" with her, she can't because of the TV. Ed gets so popular people take polls if he should have a famous star girlfriend and 78% say yes. That and that the guys at RealTV is allow taping his whole family makes Ed mad, pretty soon, he has to get barked orders by the comany, so what does is get info on the main guy at RealTV by a fired woman there that he has some gross disease, and he is about to say it on air, and they.... Turn it off! ...
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Summary: Good Fun
Review: This movie was recommended by a friend. In turn, we now recommend it to other friends. It was quite enjoyable. It's often compared to The Truman Show, for no good reason. Ed is fully aware that he is on television - Truman isn't. Ed is supposed to be a lighthearted romantic comedy - The Truman Show is anything but. There are more differences than similarities between them, but both are excellent movies for completely different reasons. EdTV's plot is interesting enough, the cast is likeable (with the exception of Liz Hurley), and it's amusing. Ok, it's not the Greatest Movie Ever Made, but it's good viewing, and goes well with pizza and friends. It's also got a high re-watchable value - very important if you're considering buying it for home.
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Summary: A good Ron Howard comedy
Review: This was a nice cool comedy from Ron Howard and he did a good job directing this. It Has Woody Harrelson and Rob Reiner in it. They did a good job in it.
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Summary: Edtv fast and fun
Review: Edtv is a great movie I saw it on a plane then I bought it. Woody Harrelson is great. Jenne Elfman is funny. Matthew Mconeghy is outstanding. And en excellent supporting cast. Wonderful Director. Director:Ron Howard Cast: Matthew Mchouneghy,Ellen Degeneras, Jenne Elfman,Rob Reiner,Woody Harrelson,Martin Landau,Dennis Hopper,Elizabeth Herley and Clint Howard.
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Summary: EDtv
Review: EDtv, the latest release from popular director Ron Howard, takes the cam phenomenon to the next logical state. What if, instead of one person's day-to-day activities being shown on an Internet site, they were available on a cable TV channel? No browsers, no slow refresh rates, just real life, unscripted and unedited. It's a fascinating premise, and it has already spawned two motion pictures (the previous one, The Truman Show, was both more ambitious and more successful). It wouldn't surprise me if, sometime in the next decade, some variant of this became reality. And I have no doubt that it will be a huge hit. The story starts, as many such stories do, in the corporate boardroom. A TV honcho (Rob Reiner) has decided that his cable station, San Francisco-based TrueTV, needs something to kick-start the ratings. "We're getting our butts kicked by the Gardening Channel," he complains. Cynthia (Ellen DeGeneres), an up-and-coming member of his staff, has the answer: a reality-based program that follows one man around every hour of every day of every week. After an exhaustive search, one subject - video store clerk Ed Pekurny (Matthew McConaughey) - is chosen. Ed is undecided about giving up his privacy by signing the contract. His family is no help - his brother, Ray (Woody Harrelson), is all for the idea, but his mother, Jeanette (Sally Kirkland) and stepfather, Al (Martin Landau), aren't as enthused. Eventually, however, the seductive lure of fame and money prod Ed to give his okay, and EDtv is born. It's not an immediate hit. In fact, when the first images of Ed are of a sleepy man scratching his crotch, it looks headed for a quick death. Gradually, however, America becomes intrigued, then enamored, by the daily soap opera. And ratings begin to soar when Ed and his brother's pretty girlfriend, Shari (Jenna Elfman), admit their mutual attraction on the air. Soon, other women, like the sexy, predatory Jill (Elizabeth Hurley), are after Ed, and he discovers that national recognition has as many downsides as upsides. It's fair to say that Jenna Elfman steals the movie. Already known to millions of Americans for her title role in the TV show "Dharma and Greg", Elfman proves here that her charisma is not limited to the small screen. In past theatrical efforts like Can't Hardly Wait and the horrible Krippendorf's Tribe, she has shown flashes, but this is her first opportunity to truly shine. EDtv comes alive when she's on-screen but tends to flounder otherwise. That's less a criticism of Matthew McConaughey, who gives one of his best performances to date in this understated part, than it is a condemnation of the script. Written by schmaltz-peddlers Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel (whose last effort was the sickeningly unfunny Fathers' Day, and who are frequently involved with Billy Crystal films), EDtv turns into a saccharine affair. Ganz and Mandel's idea of vicious satire is a couple of mildly amusing jabs at the television industry. For a movie that should have used the take-no-prisoners attitude of something like Bulworth, EDtv comes across as unforgivably mild and optimistic. At least the love story is enjoyable. The cast is packed with recognizable names, which is a testimony to the kind of drawing power that director Ron Howard possesses. Woody Harrelson acquits himself admirably, primarily because he restricts himself to the kind of role he does best: a rather dim boor whose main purpose is to provide comic relief. Elizabeth Hurley adds a little sex appeal. And Dennis Hopper is effective against type as a timid man with a murky past. Then there are several miscasts. Ellen DeGeneres is flat and unconvincing as a TV exec who suddenly grows a conscience. Rob Reiner is too likable to be accepted as such a heartless jerk. Sally Kirkland and Martin Landau are okay, although the former is too shrill (that's intentional) and the latter is underused. One of the things that disturbed me the most about EDtv is how poorly it applies a great premise. This is rich, fertile soil, but all Howard, Ganz, and Mandel cultivate from it is an insipid, feel-good comedy with a pleasant romance and a few solid jokes. There is brilliance to be found in this idea, which could have ripped the innards out of the television industry and shredded the public's preconceptions about fame and fortune, but the script lacks the guts and inclination to go for it. It's as if the film makers are afraid of offending anyone with clout. No one will ever confuse Ron Howard with Robert Altman. So, instead of a potentially hilarious satire, we're left with, as one character in the film puts it, "a joyous celebration of boobery."
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Summary: Hilarious movie with a great storyline
Review: When you read the overview of "EdTV," you might think that it's similar to "The Truman Show." But it's not, in my opinion, it's better. The difference is that in "EdTV," Matthew McConaughey volunteers to have his life broadcast on television 24 hours a day for the next month. After Ed gets with his brother's ex-girlfriend and the cameras get in the way of his life, he must find a way to get out of the camera's view. But that will be a lot easier said than done. Unlike you might expect it to be, "EdTV" is hilarious and it will keep you interested during the whole movie. The funniest part of the movie is when you find out how Ed will get his life off the television screen for good. If you like good comedy movies that have a great storyline, I recommend getting "EdTV" today.
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Summary: I liked EDtv!
Review: This was, good Jenna elfman is pretty in this movie, it'd love to go television 24 hours, well the acting was, great I think you'll like this....
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Summary: not that good
Review: flat characters, all yelling to make you think they're poor jokes are funny; lots of slapstick and dumb sex jokes; ending is tacked on and fails to give weight to the point the movie seems to be hinting at - Ron Howard uses the human drama only to manipulate, never to actually tell a story...leads are attractive, though.
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Summary: GOOD MOVIE,GOOD IDEA !
Review: THE MOVIE IS FUNNY.JENNA ELFMAN IS SO PRETTY.IT'S A GOOD MOVIE TO WATCH I PROMISE.
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Summary: On-target! Best of the 15 MINUTES OF FAME flicks!
Review: This movie is a leap forward in the direction that so many movies have been trying to go for the last couple of years, among them Truman Show and Pleasantville, but none come close to EdTV. It's funny and savage and compassionate and devastating. By showing the "real-time" reactions of the audience, it brings a needed dimension of involvement. We have seen the enemy & it's us, Culture of Vultures. The acting is first-rate, especially McConaughey, Elfman & Landau. Here's hoping Ron Howard, Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel continue making movies for another 50 years or more!
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