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The Emperor's New Groove--A Groovy Movie!
The Emperor's New Groove is a very interesting movie. Viewers will have a comical experience, typical of Disney movies. The animation of this movie is also excellent, showing details that really make the movie shine. The music is wonderful, contributing to an overall outstanding movie.

This movie is fun for all ages, clean for a child safe movie and comical enough for the adults. Join the arrogant Kuzco as he learns a lesson in hospitality, he won't soon forget. Prepare to meet Pacho, the villager who unwittingly will teach him that lesson, and a score of other interesting characters. This movie had my interest from start to finish.

The Ultimate Groove has special features like you wouldn't believe. Did you ever wonder how a Disney movie was made, or what goes on behind the scenes? Prepare to have these questions and more answered as Director and Producer take you behind the scene, on your choice of tours. Play a game, and help Kuzco get to the castle, but beware. Danger lurks right behind you.

This game was fun, but not that fun. I would not spend too much time on it. Overall, I vote for the Ultimate Groove for the backstage tours and commentary. If this does not sound like your interest, the normal version is an absolute must.

Just shy of a five-llama rating
I avoided seeing this movie in theaters, due in large part to the television and print ads which made the film seem dumb and uninteresting. I bought the DVD largely because it was a special edition and I want to encourage Disney to make more. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the film was a pretty straight comedy buddy picture which didn't get bogged down in obligitory romances or other typical plot devices. It's not really one of my favorite animated films, but it's fun and I like it.

This is a pretty good special edition, though it lacks that bit of extra oomph that would have made it a great one. The bonus material gives viewers a pretty good overview of the film's production, including some nice bits of rough animation of the major characters. The commentary, while lacking the guys-sitting-around-talking-about-their-movie-and-having-fun informality of something like "A Bug's Life", is infortmative without being boring. I guess my main gripe with this DVD is the lack of real information about the "Kingdom of the Sun" version of the film. I realize that Disney wasn't really happy with the way that was going and would probably rather forget it. But a synopsis of the original plot would have been interesting, even if it only shows why that version was scrapped. Overall, this is a nice DVD that will please fans of the film and provide some interest for the animation buffs.

Awesome movie!
My kids watch this one all the time. My youngest just loves it, she laughs through the whole movie (and so do!) David Spade is hilarious as Kuzko the self obsorbed Prince turned Llama, and John Goodman plays a heartwarming Pacha, the peasent who's home Kuzko wants to destroy to make his dream vacation spot.

Two thumbs way up!

Talk about baseball instead
This movie stars David Spade as a "llama." Who cares about a llama? Well, he does not start out as one. The movie is about an emperor who gets a spell cast on him. This movie is lame.

Ho-hum Disney Flick
The Emperor's New Groove never gets your pulse up. You never care about any of the characters. It would have been ok as a Saturday morning cartoon special, but is unworthy of the title "Disney Animated Feature." David Spade stars as an Inca king who is turned into a llama to teach him a lesson on kindness. John Goodman voices his best friend. The villian looks like an anorexic Cruella DeVille with disgusting spidery eyelashes.

Endless babbling and anachronistic cultural references made me weary. I was glad when it was over. I know that the destruction of the Inca civilization at the hands of the Spanish conquistadors was one of history's greatest tragedies. But if I were Pizzarro, and the Incas were this annoying, I would have annihilated them, too! I recommend Disney's 2003 "Brother Bear" instead, as a wonderful film for both kids and adults. ... Read more

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The Emperor's New Groove--A Groovy Movie!
The Emperor's New Groove is a very interesting movie. Viewers will have a comical experience, typical of Disney movies. The animation of this movie is also excellent, showing details that really make the movie shine. The music is wonderful, contributing to an overall outstanding movie.

This movie is fun for all ages, clean for a child safe movie and comical enough for the adults. Join the arrogant Kuzco as he learns a lesson in hospitality, he won't soon forget. Prepare to meet Pacho, the villager who unwittingly will teach him that lesson, and a score of other interesting characters. This movie had my interest from start to finish.

The Ultimate Groove has special features like you wouldn't believe. Did you ever wonder how a Disney movie was made, or what goes on behind the scenes? Prepare to have these questions and more answered as Director and Producer take you behind the scene, on your choice of tours. Play a game, and help Kuzco get to the castle, but beware. Danger lurks right behind you.

This game was fun, but not that fun. I would not spend too much time on it. Overall, I vote for the Ultimate Groove for the backstage tours and commentary. If this does not sound like your interest, the normal version is an absolute must.

Just shy of a five-llama rating
I avoided seeing this movie in theaters, due in large part to the television and print ads which made the film seem dumb and uninteresting. I bought the DVD largely because it was a special edition and I want to encourage Disney to make more. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the film was a pretty straight comedy buddy picture which didn't get bogged down in obligitory romances or other typical plot devices. It's not really one of my favorite animated films, but it's fun and I like it.

This is a pretty good special edition, though it lacks that bit of extra oomph that would have made it a great one. The bonus material gives viewers a pretty good overview of the film's production, including some nice bits of rough animation of the major characters. The commentary, while lacking the guys-sitting-around-talking-about-their-movie-and-having-fun informality of something like "A Bug's Life", is infortmative without being boring. I guess my main gripe with this DVD is the lack of real information about the "Kingdom of the Sun" version of the film. I realize that Disney wasn't really happy with the way that was going and would probably rather forget it. But a synopsis of the original plot would have been interesting, even if it only shows why that version was scrapped. Overall, this is a nice DVD that will please fans of the film and provide some interest for the animation buffs.

Awesome movie!
My kids watch this one all the time. My youngest just loves it, she laughs through the whole movie (and so do!) David Spade is hilarious as Kuzko the self obsorbed Prince turned Llama, and John Goodman plays a heartwarming Pacha, the peasent who's home Kuzko wants to destroy to make his dream vacation spot.

Two thumbs way up!

Talk about baseball instead
This movie stars David Spade as a "llama." Who cares about a llama? Well, he does not start out as one. The movie is about an emperor who gets a spell cast on him. This movie is lame.

Ho-hum Disney Flick
The Emperor's New Groove never gets your pulse up. You never care about any of the characters. It would have been ok as a Saturday morning cartoon special, but is unworthy of the title "Disney Animated Feature." David Spade stars as an Inca king who is turned into a llama to teach him a lesson on kindness. John Goodman voices his best friend. The villian looks like an anorexic Cruella DeVille with disgusting spidery eyelashes.

Endless babbling and anachronistic cultural references made me weary. I was glad when it was over. I know that the destruction of the Inca civilization at the hands of the Spanish conquistadors was one of history's greatest tragedies. But if I were Pizzarro, and the Incas were this annoying, I would have annihilated them, too! I recommend Disney's 2003 "Brother Bear" instead, as a wonderful film for both kids and adults. ... Read more

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She's your basic average girl and she's here to save the world.An Alias-type heroine for the tween-age set, the Disney Channel's Kim Possible is a high school cheerleader who doubles as a super agent.Here's the sitch: In "Attack of the Killer BeBes," the first of three episodes, KP (voiced by Christy Carlson Romano, the star of another Disney series Even Stevens), her sidekick, Ron Stoppable (Will Friedle), his naked mole rat, Rufus, and supergenius Wade take on a bunch of evil robots controlled by her arch-enemy, Drakken. "Downhill" introduces DNAmy, the wacko geneticist who creates fearsome hybrid creatures.The title of the never-before-seen episode, "Partners," has two meanings--first, Kim and Ron decide to break up their partnership, sort of, and Drakken teams up with DNAmy to form a mutant army to take over the world.No big.KP and her team have enough smarts, cheerleader moves, and high-tech gadgets to save the day, and the sly wit and Kim's school-girl awkwardness can prove appealing to grown-up kids as well.(Ages 6 to 10; cartoon action, bare midriffs, staying out late on a school night) --David Horiuchi ... Read more

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He's the Wild Blue Yonder, and The Tick is back to show why this outlandishly funny TV series should never have been canceled! After proving his mettle in comic books and animated TV, creator Ben Edlund's blue-insect superhero made his auspicious debut on Fox (in November 2001), portrayed in live action (in a buff-muscled rubber suit) by Patrick Warburton, the popular Seinfeld guest star (as "Puddy"), who instantly perfected the role he was born to play. In his appreciative commentary track, co-executive producer (and Men in Black director) Barry Sonnenfeld calls the pilot episode "the best thing I've ever directed," and it's easy to agree: wide-angle lenses, stylized sets, hilarious dialogue, and a comedically gifted cast make the episode (and the entire series) a perfect summation of Sonnenfeld's wacky style. Edlund concurs, observing that The Tick is "something you get or you don't," and the impatient Fox executives obviously didn't get the show's expert blend of absurdity, stupidity, and good-natured irreverence. They axed the series after eight of these nine episodes aired, only proving that The Tick was too hip for their bean-counting mentalities.

In the title role, Warburton (with highly expressive antennae) hits all the right notes of dimwitted innocence and brute-force gallantry, aided immeasurably by his moth-costumed sidekick Arthur (David Burke), wannabe lothario Batmanuel (Nestor Carbonell), and buxom beauty Captain Liberty (Liz Vassey). Attentive to the more mundane aspects of superheroism, The Tick offers outrageous villains (like the nefarious "Destroyo") and eccentric allies (like Ron Perlman's hilarious "Fiery Blaze") while showing that even crimefighters have everyday problems and desires. Brilliantly conceived and executed, The Tick can now be enjoyed by an audience it never had a proper chance to cultivate. --Jeff Shannon ... Read more

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You face....The Tick!
"The Tick" was another one of those great, edgy television shows that Fox simply didn't give a chance (along with "The Critic," "Greg The Bunny" and others). The casting was absolutely perfect...Warburton does an excellent job as the Wild Blue Yonder, and Nester Carbonell (of "Suddenly Susan" fame) was the perfect Batmanuel.

The DVD is, sadly, not perfect. The extras are pretty worthless, and I'm at a loss as to why it needed to be a 2-DVD set with three episodes on one disc and six on the other. They all easily could have fit on one disc and left the annoying "extras" out.

I cannot criticize the content, however; the show is just as hilarious as I remember it. The episodes "The Funeral," "Couples" and the wonderful pilot (with Christopher Lloyd in an uncredited role as Mr. Fishladder, Arthur's former boss) are the shining points of the series. And from the viewpoint of a hearing-impaired person, it's a joy to watch a DVD that is properly closed-captioned, with no spelling mistakes, few omissions and without the annoying all-caps some DVDs insist upon.

This show was funny, edgy and irreverant...completely different from anything else on TV at the time. In the words of the Tick himself: "When the world says jump, we say pass the salt!"

The Wild Blue Yonder
He has melted viewers' hearts, and from this day forth, he will spread his buttery justice over their DVD players' every nook and cranny. He is the Tick, the mysterious and insane crime fighter who will teach the forces of evil the Lesson... of Metcalfe. (Don't ask, it's a series in-joke)

Mild-mannered accountant Arthur (David Burke) quits his job in order to don a spandex moth suit and fight crime. When he's attacked by inept Communist agents, he's suddenly rescued by... the Tick (Patrick Warburton), a dimwitted innocent who lives in a world of his own. Reluctantly recruited by the Tick as a sidekick, Arthur accompanies his bizarre, superhuman friend through a strange array of crime-fighting scenarios

With the wannabe Latin lover Batmanuel (Nestor Carbonell) and patriotic amazon Captain Liberty (Liz Vassey), the Tick attacks the eccentric evil of the world: fire-spewing Apocalypse Cow, 112-year-old supervillain The Terror, formerly pudgy ballerina Destroyo, Arthur's relatives, and robots who are trying to kill Jimmy Carter. In the meantime, Our Heroes have to deal with dogs, mixed dating (superhero/ordinary person), porn shoots, Captain Liberty accidently killing the poorly-named celebrity-superhero Immortal (in the sack, no less!), the snobby League of Heroes, and the Tick's search for his true identity.

It doesn't get much goofier than "Tick," which spoofs the sort of comic book heroes like Superman and Batman. The villains are over-the-top (check out Destroyo's tanklike exoskeleton), the heroes are more often insane than not, and sidekicks form little clubs to complain about how their heroes treat them. The writing is full of tortured metaphors and strange scenarios (the scene where Captain Liberty and Batmanuel try to explain the Facts of Life to the Tick is priceless -- "blah blah blah").

He's the tiny diamond in a sea of rhinestones, a peach in a barrel of bad apples; Patrick Warburton is outrageously funny as he rolls off the corniest and dumbest dialogue imaginable ("A secret message... from my teeth!") without cracking the tiniest smile. Burke serves as the hapless brain Arthur; Carbonell is quite entertaining as the womanizing Batmanuel, who only fights crime once in the whole series. And Vassey is fantastic as a frustrated 21st-century Wonder Woman who sometimes seems to be the only really sane one there.

All too short and all too sweet, "The Tick" wasn't given the long life on television that it deserved. However, fans can now enjoy the nine hysterical episodes of madness, mayhem, Metcalfe, and steaming hot cups of justice. Long live the Big Blue Lug.

an amazing comic made into an amazing show
I was a fan of The Tick comic books ( all, what, 13 of them?) and they are amongst my most prized posessions. I was very nervous when I heard a live action show was being made of the The Tick. However, I absolutely loved the show and the DVD set. I've already watched them through three times. A great buy!

Terrific Tick
I never watched the series when it was on the air, or watched the cartoon, comic book...but I was always told they were funny and be something that I would enjoy. I have to admit that I thouroughly enjoyed this series. The episodes got better as the season went on. My favorites are "Arthur, Interrupted", "The Funeral", "The Big Leagues", & "The Tick vs. Justice", although they were all pretty good! Patrick Warburton did an incredible job as the Tick. Many actors who portray comic heroes fall flat but Patrick was utterly convincing as the Wild Blue Yonder. David Burke, Nestor Carbonell, & Liz Vassey were all hillarious in their portrayals. It is sad that this series did not continue, one could only imagine what heights of levity could have been wrought if only this brilliant show was not terminated!
I wished this DVD could have had more extras...I couldn't find the DVD rom link either, but maybe I'm looking in the wrong places...and deleted scenes or TV spots would have been nice!
It would be great if a MOVIE gets produced...I would definitely Watch it!

"A secret message from my teeth!"
Ben Edlund's oft-licensed, off-beat creation was never in finer form than Patrick Warburton's jut-jawed portrayal of The Wild Blue Yonder himself. Matching the goofy heights reached by the excellent cartoon in a measly nine half-hour episodes, there's no telling what Sonnenfeld and company could have done with this series. Unfortunately, it looks like there never will be any telling, as the show was unceremoniously canned before the last episode even aired. Still, there's mirth aplenty in this strangely sparse 2-DVD set; Christopher Lloyd guest stars in an episode, as do Ron Perlman (Hellboy) and John de Lancie (Star Trek: TNG's Q). Warburton's Tick seems right at home alongside David Burke's Arthur, as well as new Edlund creations Batmanuel and Captain Liberty (ably acted by the hilariously oversexed Nestor Carbonell and the ever-serious Liz Vassey, respectively). Commentary tracks with Barry Sonnenfeld (who produced the series and directed the first episode) and Ben Edlund (who wrote the comic book back when it was an underground sensation) are available for nearly every episode, and a few poorly-selected trailers are on the second disc. Buy it for the show, chum. ... Read more

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The Dish, a good-natured and effortlessly funny Australian drama-comedy directed by Rob Sitch (The Castle), is filled with warm-hearted characters and has a factual hook that's irresistibly inspiring. This cumulative goodwill springs forth from the rural town of Parkes in New South Wales, where a 1,000-ton radio observatory dish is recruited to relay telemetry, voice, and television signals from the historic Apollo 11 moon landing in July 1969. To make sure the dish delivers Neil Armstrong's "giant leap for mankind" to 600 million eager viewers, site director Cliff Buxton (Sam Neill, at his gentle best) relies on a three-man crew consisting of an American NASA watchdog (Patrick Warburton, resembling a bearish Clark Kent), a sarcastic engineer (Kevin Harrington), and a lovestruck math whiz (Tom Long) who's pining for the sister of the dish's rather dimly overzealous security guard (Taylor Kane).

Numerous other supporting characters add color to the proceedings, and crises arise (albeit briefly) when power outage, signal loss, and windstorms threaten to spoil Parkes's proudest hour. It all rates a bit high on the cuteness meter, but The Dish is so smoothly amusing that you won't object to its eagerness to please. By focusing on the Aussie locals, the film reminds us that the moon landing was an occasion of global unity, and pride in all humanity is reflected in the wondrous smiles of Cliff, his crew, and the citizens of Parkes. That they played such a small but pivotal role in this historical milestone is just one of many joys to be discovered in this delightful little movie. --Jeff Shannon ... Read more

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Men in Black
This imaginative summer comedy from director Barry Sonnenfeld (Get Shorty) is a lot of fun, largely on the strength of Will Smith's engaging performance as the rookie partner of a secret agent (Tommy Lee Jones) assigned to keep tabs on Earth-dwelling extraterrestrials. There's lots of comedy to spare in this bright film, some of the funniest stuff found in the margins of the major action. (A scene with Smith's character being trounced in the distance by a huge alien while Jones questions a witness is a riot.) The inventiveness never lets up, and the cast--including Vincent D'Onofrio doing frighteningly convincing work as an alien occupying a decaying human--hold up their end splendidly. --Tom Keogh

Men in Black II
More remake than sequel, Men in Black II safely repeats everything that made Men in Black the blockbuster hit of 1997. That's fine if you loved the original's fresh humor, weird aliens, and loopy ingenuity, but as sequels go, it's pure déjà vu. Makeup wizard Rick Baker is the only MIB alumnus who's trying anything new, while director Barry Sonnenfeld and costars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones (as alien-fighting agents Jay and Kay, respectively) are on autopilot with an uninspired screenplay. The quest of a multitentacled alien--on Earth in the form of Lara Flynn Boyle--for the light of Zartha requires Jay to deneuralize Kay, whose restored memory contains the key to saving the planet. The tissue-thin premise allows all varieties of special effects--mostly familiar, with some oddly hilarious new stuff tossed in for good measure. Certainly enjoyable as a popcorn distraction, but the MIB magic has worn a bit thin. --Jeff Shannon ... Read more

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A great movie combo!
This is a two movie Gift set containing Men In Black and Men In Black II. Both of these movies in my opinion are awesome.

The first one gets far more of the praise than the second one. It all begins with Agent J being recruited into a top secret organization that deals with alien life forms visiting or dwelling on Earth. They must now save the world from a menacing giant cockroach bug who is bent on getting a special jewel called Orion's Belt. This movie I think broke ground with its twisted humor and it's alien menaces throughout the movie. I almost think of it as a comedic counterpart to the far more dramatic Independence Day.

The second Men In Black movie while not as strong as the first, the second MIB movie deserves more praise than what it has gotten. In this sequel, J and K now come face to face with a nefarious female alien named Serleena who is after The Light Of Zartha and threatens to use it to destroy Earth.

Both of these movies are great and this is a great movie combo set!

i might get it
i might get this dvd set if i relly think about it. i dont know.i relly liked the 1st one, but i dont know about the 2nd one.

Great fun
This movie is more of a continuation of the first movie than a sequel. Agent J (Will Smith) finds he needs Agent K's (Tommy Lee Jones) expertise on a certain case. But if you seen the first MIB, than you know that K was deactivated and went back to live a "normal" life. The first part of the movie is spent tracking K down and reloading the MIB info into him.

One of the funniest scenes in the movie occur when J finds K running a small post office. You get to see the inside workings of the post office and it just made me laugh out loud.

Laura Flynn Boyle is the "bad guy" in this flick and she finds out something I've always suspected - you _could_ rule the world if you look like a "Victoria's Secret" model.

The extras on the dvd show how various creatures were made, deleted scenes and of course, various bloopers. This movie is not going to make you think harder about life but it is an enjoyable way to spend an evening. If you looking for great fun and you enjoyed the first "Men in Black", this is an excellent choice for you. Watch and laugh - laughter is supposed to be the best medicine.

What a Movie
This was a great movie and plus theres a lot of new fetures on the dvd so it should be doulbe the fun..... Watch its the best if you haven't seen it

Great gift!
I'm not personally a big fan of MIB, but I bought this as a gift for two people and they both loved it! Highly recommended! ... Read more

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Roll out the Cliche: Big Trouble = Big Laughs
I haven't yet read the Dave Barry novel from which this movie was adapted, yet I enjoyed it very much. Tim Allen plays Eliot Arnold, a former pulitzer prize winning journalist that wrote satirical columns, much like Barry, but is finally fired for overreacting to an order from his editor. He finds himself divorced and stuck in an advertising job that he loathes. On top of that, he can't get the respect of his son.

Rene Russo plays Anna Herk, the house wife of an executive that is embezzeling money from his employer, which earns him the sights of assassins (Dennis Farina among them). Her daughter is targeted by Allen's watergun toting sun in a school game of 'assassin' in which everyone draws names and attempts to 'terminate' their victim. Everyone seems to show up at Herk's house at once and things get confusing.

Before you know it, two dimwits have stolen an atomic bomb, that resembles a garbage disposal, from some Russian arms dealers, and they get tangled up in the plot. Janene Garofalo and Patrick Warburton play unlikely partners with the Miami police department that tag along for the adventure. Throw in some goats, don't ask--just watch, and a call in show that taunts Florida Gator fans after the football team lost, and this makes for an unlikely funny comedy. Barry Sonenfeld, director, did a great job. I highly recommend it.

"Big Trouble" has big laughs
It was sheer bad luck that "Big Trouble" was supposed to be released right around the time of the September 11 attacks. And even afterwards, parts of it (about bombs on planes and airport security) just didn't seem that funny anymore. Even so, it's a hilarious slapstick ride (well duh, it's based on a Dave Barry book)

Eliot Arnold (Tim Allen) has a job he hates, a car his son Matt (Ben Foster) hates, and a loud obnoxious client that everyone hates. A bomb in a footlocker arrives in Miami, in a lowlife bar run by Russian arms dealers. (No I am not making this up) Meanwhile, a pair of assassins called Henry (Dennis Farina) and Leo (Jack Kehler) arrive in Miami to shoot a crooked embezzling foot-fetishist businessman called Arthur Herk (Stanley Tucci). Their assassination plot goes awry when Matt leaps out at Arthur's stepdaughter Jenny (Zooey Deschanel) with a squirt gun, and is promptly tackled by Jenny and her mom Anna (Rene Russo, in a peroxide-blonde wig).

Eliot and Anna immediately are attracted to one another. As Eliot tries to figure out his relationship with Matt, Arthur buys the bomb, but soon the two assassins, two street thugs trying to become kingpins, two deadpan FBI agents, an immigrant maid, a spacey homeless guy and two irritable cops are in the middle of a wild chase over a nuclear bomb. And Miami has about forty-five minutes left...

Confused? Oh yeah. This movie is far from simple, in a slapstick sort of way. The humor is unashamedly stupid, making fun of teens, dogs, hallucinogenic toads, goats, people who smoke a lot in restaurants, newspaper bosses, dumb street thugs, Miami in general, and airline security. (Somehow this last one isn't as funny as it used to be) They even get in a nod to the original author Dave Barry. Most of the violence and romance isn't serious either (like the frantic makeout scene where Anna and Eliot gyrate around his office, spilling hot coffee and breaking knicknacks). The one exception is the adorable romance between sweet-natured bum Puggy (Jason Lee, who looks like Jesus impersonator) and maid Nina (Sofía Vergara), who are so sweet and shy that it brings a tear to your eye.

Tim Allen is hilarious as the ad-agent-turned-national-hero, especially the scene where he chases the airplane down the runway. Rene Russo is also great, balancing out the funniness with serious acting; Ben Foster is great as Matt; Farina and Kehler are a pair of endearingly straightforward hit men who are enjoying the whole fiasco; Janeane Garofalo and Patrick Warburton are great as well, as the cop who focuses on crime and protecting the public, and the other cop who merely wants to sleep with any halfway attractive female. Stanley Tucci is outrageously hateable as Arthur.

There's a lot of sex-related humor (nothing too hideous), plenty of swearing, and the makeout scene. There's also violence, but none of it is gory and some is just absurd (like when Eliot runs the car into the goat). The best scenes are probably when the enormous toad spritzes Arthur in the face. What happens? Watch for yourself! I'm not going to tell you!

And... "She know my name! She knows everything! SHE'S COMING TO TAKE MY SOUL!"

Underrated gem!
A very funny movie that somehow never got the attention it deserved. Interesting plot and great characters.

Funny As Hell
This movie is absolutely hilarious. There are so many characters and sub plots that it's a hoot to see how they're all loosely tied together. Miami Herald writer Dave Barry wrote the book that this film is based on. He's the funniest columnist I've ever read. I guess that's why he's nationaly syndicated now. Check out this cast: Omar Eppes, Stanley Tucci, Tim Allen, Renne Russo, Tom Seizmore, Dennis Farina, Jason Lee, Sofía Vergara, Zooey Deschanel, Jack Kehler and Heavy D. You must not only see this, but own it as well.

As seen on the Discovery channel
This star packed movie is non stop action. You will not find one cliché or un-original thought in this movie. There is no way to anticipate the plot.

Actually it is like reading a Dave Berry novel; that could be because the story was based on one. As with all his works it starts off reasonable builds up to incredulous and then over the top. You are carried along with out even realizing it.

The story starts off with many overlapping threads. We have a young hit man from school out to get a school girl all wet. There is an unscrupulous character (Stanley Ticci) with a graphic (close your eyes) toe (belonging to Sofía Vergara) fetish. The mother (Rene Russo) goes down of the would-be hit man. The television is shot. Nina meets her maker Puggy. The dog finds aromas. Need I say more?

O.K. there is a frog, goats, and a portable garbage disposal.

On a deeper level it is about families and trust. But don't mind that now just sit back and have some fun ... Read more

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Booyah! Kim Possible is back for four more episodes in The Villain Files."Blush" pits KP against her archenemies, Drakken and Shego, who concoct their most evil plan yet:to make Kim disappear whenever she gets embarrassed, and no way that's not going to happen when Josh Mankey's around.In "Animal Attraction," Senor Senior Sr. (voiced by Ricardo Montalban) and Senor Senior Jr. hatch a plot for revenge as Kim becomes obsessed with animology as the key to finding her perfect mate, and in "Number One," Kim fights for respect from Global Justice agent Will Du (B.D. Wong) when they face off against rogue golfer Duff Killigan.Last, in a never-aired episode, "Showdown at the Crooked D," the Possible clan (including Kim's wannabe cousin) has to posse up as Drakken schemes to take his place as the world's greatest genius.The freaky thing is in the first and last episodes (both from the second season) the voice of Kim doesn't sound quite right.Either star Christy Carlson Romano was having a bad voice day or she was replaced by a sound-alike actor.We suspect a Drakken plot! --David Horiuchi ... Read more

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Men In Black II- Your Average Summer Movie
Men In Black II was quite hilarious actually. Will Smith really made this movie funny and worth seeing. Tommy Lee Jones was entertaing to see as well, but this is definetly not one his best films. Director Barry Sonelfield tries, but fails on all attempts except by trying to make you laugh, because this film really makes you laugh. Also in the cast, Lara Flynn Boyle, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shaloub and the likable Frank the Pug. Interesing characters, stupid plot, humorous jokes, those are essentially the ingredients of this film as well as a hopeless script. Put them all together you basically have: ...! This film is mainly funny, actually it's only funny. The plot, is primarily, an agent must recruit another agent, due to his possible extensive amount of knowledge which earth's survival depends on. Whoa, what a plot, my God truly amazing. Now, this is definetly oscar material. Ha, what a laugh! The film could have been improved, but oh well a bit late for that right? Men In Black II is rated PG-13 for Sci-fi Action Violence and some Provocative Humor, oh that's a new one, provocative humor. So an exceptable choice for preteens but for the nightmare prone. The film is probably one the dumbest and least intelligent films you will ever see in your lifetime, ... Men In Black II is still playing amazingly, in theatres everywhere ... Not worth your money, not worth your time, you will be losing valuable time of your life it you see this movie. TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE, TERRRIBLE, maybe I should give this movie one star, ... okay well that about wraps this up. Simply, don't see MEN IN BLACK II, just DON'T!!!

If you enjoyed the original, you will want to see this!
Sequels usually lose a little something in terms of novelty, and a bit of repetition can hardly be avoided (The unfortunate "Star Wars" saga sadly comes to mind). Men In Black II suffers a little from this problem -- but this is a very minor quibble -- and then we get to all the reasons why the film is a great success....
Barry Sonnenfield and crew move into this second installment in a rather seamless and satisfying manner. Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith are fun and funny and the two females perform quite ably, bringing a sort of balance in the acting roles.
A good sequel needs a well-developed plot and this film provides just that (in contrast to, say, "Phantom Menace"). One has a sense that some very creative minds lent their talents to the development of the story.
On the order of "There's Something About Mary," the comedy in Men In Black II is extremely well done. I have rarely laughed out loud so much during a movie.
By all means see the original first, if you are one of the few who haven't seen it already. And then...fasten your seatbelt for this one.

A really good sequel marred by significant problems.
Unlike many who have virtually thrown cocktails at this sequel to the 1997 original, I still really enjoy this movie alot even though it certainly has it's share of problems.

Agent J (Will Smith) has been a bitter and unpleasant agent at the men in black business since his sidekick from the first MIB movie retired from the force but a new alien enemy has come forth to threaten Earth's future. The alien is named Serleena and is after an ancient artifact named The Light of Zartha and threatens to destroy the Earth and blow it into space dust if it isn't found. Now Agent J must try to get his former comrade out of retirement and back onto the MIB business to once again protect the Earth from the scum of the Universe and the new scum is Serleena.

The acting is once again fantastic by Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones but the acting by Lara Flynn Boyle is a bit forced and somewhat tired. The biggest flaw with this movie is that it's so incredibly short being only a measly 88 minutes long. It just feels rushed with it's short running length. It just feels so brief at it. Another but much more minor weakness is that it feels a bit like a rehash of the first one with similar jokes and such but overall though, "Men in Black II" is nonetheless a worthy sequel that is very good.

Give this one a pass
A film by Barry Sonnenfeld

After 1997's wildly successful "Men in Black" film, someone apparently decided that it would be a good idea to make a sequel. After all, the director and the two stars are returning, what could possibly go wrong? A great deal, as it turns out. The first film covered a good deal of ground and a good deal of story points. The second film had the opportunity to really build on that as well as becoming a movie that is just as entertaining as the first. "Men in Black II" fails to measure up to the first film. What felt fresh in the first movie feels tired and just recycled in the sequel. There are some good moments, but if you've seen the trailer, you have seen most of the good moments.

The basic plot is that there is an alien named Serleena (Lara Flynn Boyle) who is searching for something called the Light of Zartha. It would be very dangerous for the Earth, as well as several other planets if Serleena is able to acquire the Light, whatever it may be. When Serleena holds up a pizza place and leaves a witness, one of the Men in Black is called in to investigate. Agent J (Will Smith) meets the witness, an attractive young woman, and finds out what went down. But Agent J can't solve this case on his own, he needs Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones). Viewers of the first movie will remember that K retired, had his memory wiped and is now working at a post office in some small town. Of course there is a way to reverse this and the partners are reunited and are fighting the evil aliens of the universe.

There are some funny parts to this movie. I loved the talking/singing dog/alien/agent. There were several funny gags and funny lines, but taken as a whole I didn't care for the movie all that much. It passed the time. I know this is not the type of movie that one is supposed to take too seriously, but even on that basis, it's still not that good. "Men in Black II" is not horrible, but everyone involved has done better work.

-Joe Sherry

I'm upset
Somebody said that second parts weren't good as the first one. I think that0s true because this one it's bad, it's not as good as the first one, the situations here are boring, they aren't funny. The rythm goes up and down all the movie and plenty of CGI. Not to mention the bad performance of Lara Flynn Boyle and Jonny Knoxville. I had stop watching the movie because I was very bored.

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Men In Black II- Your Average Summer Movie
Men In Black II was quite hilarious actually. Will Smith really made this movie funny and worth seeing. Tommy Lee Jones was entertaing to see as well, but this is definetly not one his best films. Director Barry Sonelfield tries, but fails on all attempts except by trying to make you laugh, because this film really makes you laugh. Also in the cast, Lara Flynn Boyle, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shaloub and the likable Frank the Pug. Interesing characters, stupid plot, humorous jokes, those are essentially the ingredients of this film as well as a hopeless script. Put them all together you basically have: ...! This film is mainly funny, actually it's only funny. The plot, is primarily, an agent must recruit another agent, due to his possible extensive amount of knowledge which earth's survival depends on. Whoa, what a plot, my God truly amazing. Now, this is definetly oscar material. Ha, what a laugh! The film could have been improved, but oh well a bit late for that right? Men In Black II is rated PG-13 for Sci-fi Action Violence and some Provocative Humor, oh that's a new one, provocative humor. So an exceptable choice for preteens but for the nightmare prone. The film is probably one the dumbest and least intelligent films you will ever see in your lifetime, ... Men In Black II is still playing amazingly, in theatres everywhere ... Not worth your money, not worth your time, you will be losing valuable time of your life it you see this movie. TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE, TERRRIBLE, maybe I should give this movie one star, ... okay well that about wraps this up. Simply, don't see MEN IN BLACK II, just DON'T!!!

If you enjoyed the original, you will want to see this!
Sequels usually lose a little something in terms of novelty, and a bit of repetition can hardly be avoided (The unfortunate "Star Wars" saga sadly comes to mind). Men In Black II suffers a little from this problem -- but this is a very minor quibble -- and then we get to all the reasons why the film is a great success....
Barry Sonnenfield and crew move into this second installment in a rather seamless and satisfying manner. Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith are fun and funny and the two females perform quite ably, bringing a sort of balance in the acting roles.
A good sequel needs a well-developed plot and this film provides just that (in contrast to, say, "Phantom Menace"). One has a sense that some very creative minds lent their talents to the development of the story.
On the order of "There's Something About Mary," the comedy in Men In Black II is extremely well done. I have rarely laughed out loud so much during a movie.
By all means see the original first, if you are one of the few who haven't seen it already. And then...fasten your seatbelt for this one.

A really good sequel marred by significant problems.
Unlike many who have virtually thrown cocktails at this sequel to the 1997 original, I still really enjoy this movie alot even though it certainly has it's share of problems.

Agent J (Will Smith) has been a bitter and unpleasant agent at the men in black business since his sidekick from the first MIB movie retired from the force but a new alien enemy has come forth to threaten Earth's future. The alien is named Serleena and is after an ancient artifact named The Light of Zartha and threatens to destroy the Earth and blow it into space dust if it isn't found. Now Agent J must try to get his former comrade out of retirement and back onto the MIB business to once again protect the Earth from the scum of the Universe and the new scum is Serleena.

The acting is once again fantastic by Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones but the acting by Lara Flynn Boyle is a bit forced and somewhat tired. The biggest flaw with this movie is that it's so incredibly short being only a measly 88 minutes long. It just feels rushed with it's short running length. It just feels so brief at it. Another but much more minor weakness is that it feels a bit like a rehash of the first one with similar jokes and such but overall though, "Men in Black II" is nonetheless a worthy sequel that is very good.

Give this one a pass
A film by Barry Sonnenfeld

After 1997's wildly successful "Men in Black" film, someone apparently decided that it would be a good idea to make a sequel. After all, the director and the two stars are returning, what could possibly go wrong? A great deal, as it turns out. The first film covered a good deal of ground and a good deal of story points. The second film had the opportunity to really build on that as well as becoming a movie that is just as entertaining as the first. "Men in Black II" fails to measure up to the first film. What felt fresh in the first movie feels tired and just recycled in the sequel. There are some good moments, but if you've seen the trailer, you have seen most of the good moments.

The basic plot is that there is an alien named Serleena (Lara Flynn Boyle) who is searching for something called the Light of Zartha. It would be very dangerous for the Earth, as well as several other planets if Serleena is able to acquire the Light, whatever it may be. When Serleena holds up a pizza place and leaves a witness, one of the Men in Black is called in to investigate. Agent J (Will Smith) meets the witness, an attractive young woman, and finds out what went down. But Agent J can't solve this case on his own, he needs Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones). Viewers of the first movie will remember that K retired, had his memory wiped and is now working at a post office in some small town. Of course there is a way to reverse this and the partners are reunited and are fighting the evil aliens of the universe.

There are some funny parts to this movie. I loved the talking/singing dog/alien/agent. There were several funny gags and funny lines, but taken as a whole I didn't care for the movie all that much. It passed the time. I know this is not the type of movie that one is supposed to take too seriously, but even on that basis, it's still not that good. "Men in Black II" is not horrible, but everyone involved has done better work.

-Joe Sherry

I'm upset
Somebody said that second parts weren't good as the first one. I think that0s true because this one it's bad, it's not as good as the first one, the situations here are boring, they aren't funny. The rythm goes up and down all the movie and plenty of CGI. Not to mention the bad performance of Lara Flynn Boyle and Jonny Knoxville. I had stop watching the movie because I was very bored.

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The Ultimate Scream
Scream 3 was extremely breath-taking. This edge-of-your-seat thriller, box-office hit was one of the best horror films ever made. Wes Craven (A Nightmare On Elm Street) shines again in this exceptionally, brilliantly directed film. Beautifully scripted, and excellent acting. While Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell: TV's Party Of five, Wild Things, The Craft) lives in safely guarded seclusion, bodies begin to pile up around the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the latest sequel based on the Woodsboro murders. And when the electrifying terror finally brings her out of hiding, Sidney and the other Woodsboro survivors, Deputy Dewey Riley, (David Arquette: Beautiful Girls, Scream) Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox Arquette: TV's Friends) join forces against the masked ghostface killer. Featuring newcomers Parker Posey (The House OF Yes, You've Got Mail) who gives us an oscar-worthy performance as Jennifer Jolie, and featuring, great actor, Scott Foley (TV's Felicity) in his film debut as Roman Bridger. Jenny McCarthy gives an awesome, well-acted cameo. I totally recommend this movie to all horror fans, and also to comedy fans. Scream is a slam-bang finish to this exceptionally clever trilogy. It's suspenseful, clever and very entertaining. The most terrifying scream is always the last. Be sure to buy or rent this movie, it's the year's best. This is the film to beat come oscar time.

Somebody has taken their love of TRILOGIES one step too far!
• SCREAM 3 • Director: Wes Craven • Writers: Erhen Kruger & Kevin Williamson • Princible Cast: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox Arquette, Patrick Dempsy, Scott Foley, Lance Hendrickson, Matt Keesler, Jenny McCarthy, Emily Mortimer, Parker Posey, Kelly Rutherford, Liev Schreiber, Patrick Warborton, and Jamie Kennedy • Rated R

David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox Arquette, Liev Schreiber, and Jamie Kennedy all return to the long awaited sequel, Scream 3!

After two years, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) still doesn't trust anybody. "Psychos can't kill what they can't find." says Sidney.

Stab 3: Return to Woodsboro is a Stab movie from Cotton Weary's (Liev Schreiber) point of view. Stab 3, unlike the previous two, is NOT based on the true story, nor written by Gale Weathers (Courtney Cox Arquette). Stab 3 has a cast of the five survivors from Scream; Dewey Riley, Sidney Prescott, Gale Weathers, and Randy Meeks, along with a new character named Candy (Jenny McCarthy) which is a take off from a victim in Scream named Tatum (Rose McGowan). Tatum was also Dewey's sister. The Stab 3 Cast is:

• Tom Prinze (Matt Keesler) - Deputy Dewey • Sarah Darling (Jenny McCarthy) - Candy (aka Tatum Riley) • Angelina Taylor (Emily Mortimer) - Sidney Prescott • Jennifer Jolie (Parker Posey) - Gale Weathers • Tyson Fox (Deon Richmond) - Ricky (aka Randy Meeks)

Now everybody's a suspect. The director Wes Craven, writer Kevin Williamson, and co-writer Ehren Kruger are going to twist our minds for the whole two hours, so we can't figure out who the killer(s) are/is. But wait...we got Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy) back from the dead, to break down the rules of a 'Concluding Chapter Of A Trilogy' and help us! Thanks, Randy!

Scream 3 was great. It was the best Scream out of all three. I loved it. But to tell you the truth, it wasn't worth the wait. Not that whole two years that I waited for this film. It wasn't worth it. But it's still a good movie, and you should go out and see it! Have fun!

What? Scooby-Doo?
I LOVED SCREAM. When I first saw the TV spots, I was like "Hey, that's like those old slasher films I loved as a kid" and when I saw it, I was blown away. When I heard it was a Star Wars Trilogy of Terror, I was SO HAPPY. When part 2 came out I rushed to the theaters - had a great night - and was so excited to see where the characters would go and by the end I was so looking forward to the last part to see how it all came together.

However, even in part 2 I saw that the STUDIO was starting to throw their weight around...Hm...Maybe it was nothing.

Then part 3 came out. Guys. This movie sucked. Kevin Williamson didn't even get to write it (they THREW OUT HIS TREATMENT REMEMBER?). He didn't even get to realize his trilogy vision. Instead, Ehran Kruger did and that guy really blew it. This isn't funny. This isn't scary. It's cheesy. Admittedly, I was intrigued by Sydney's mother's past, but was that the original intent when Williamson wrote it? Is THAT how he was going to bring it together? Scream 3 is a rip off of a great movie, namely Scream. They were making up the script as they went along, folks. Come on. This became a cheesy Scooby-Doo mystery. I realize this came out when Columbine was fresh on everyone's mind so they were trying to be more cheesy to take the edge away. But they SHOULD HAVE WAITED until Williamson was done with HIS real magnum opus "Teaching Mrs. Tingle" and until things cooled down a bit in the media and then made the REAL Scream 3, not this lame attempt at the Weinsteins' wanting money.

Of course I bought the boxed set. I accept that THIS is the Star Wars Trilogy of Terror that we're stuck with. But somewhere in the back of my mind, I'll still be that guy watching Scream 2, greatly anticipating the end of a great trilogy.

Unfortunately, that great end will never come.

Horror Movie Satire
I don't find these movies to be scary. I wouldn't even consider them slashers. They are more funny than scary. Its like an episode of scooby doo where every one is suspicious and the gang is tring to figure out who it is. Also the motivation for the murders in these movies are so lame. And at the end they always explain why they did it like in scooby doo. Though not as bad as Blair witch, the series comes pretty close. There bad acting and stale plots earns this series a **/***** star rating. For those who can't find a good horror movie try these
:Videodrome, Bad taste, Deep red, suspiria, Hellraiser, Don't look now, Rosemary's baby, Texas Chainsaw massacre(1974), Exorcist, The beyond, Dead Ringers, Evil Dead, The omen, Psycho, Black Christmas and If none of these work for you, I don't think horror is the genre for you

good not great but good
Here's one thing you can say about Wes Craven he is not a idiot
he's a guy who has a interesting idea about movies. In the third installment to the scream series it shows that although the deaths are not creative and there are some problems it all falls together well. Not scary but funny and enjoyable scream 3 gets 4 out of 5 stars because I liked the first two and this one follows up to it. I do recommend it. ... Read more

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Joe Somebody..Someone to Care About!!
More here than meets the eye. JOE SOMEBODY in previews looks like it could have been a slapstick revenge movie. Joe (Tim Allen - HOME IMPROVEMENT) is humiliated at the office parking lot by the office bully Mark (Patrick Warburton - -SEINFELD'S "Puddy")over a parking space. The combination of a painful divorce and a dead end career at a Minneapolis pharmaceutical company is more than he can handle so, he decides to do something about it. He challenges the bully for a rematch. In other movies of this sort, the creators could have had the two fighting each other through the whole movie. Fortunately, it doesn't go this route. In fact, Patrick Warburton's character isn't seen much at all through the rest of the movie until the end (He's suspended from his job and told to go to anger management courses). Instead, we see the transformation of Tim Allen's character as he decides to gain some self-confidence and self-esteem through the company's "wellness coordinator", Julie Bowen (tv's ED), corporate politics, and his hiring of a self-defense instructor/ex-action movie star played brilliantly with humor and restraint by James Belushi. There is a lot of things going on in this movie, but not so much to lose the audience. There is Tim Allen's character relationship with his daughter Hayden Panettiere (Natalie Scheffer), his relationship with his ex-wife, the love story between his character and Julie Bowen's character (Meg Harper), and the relationship with his self-defense instructor (Belushi). The humor is not too over the top, pretty good location shots and production values, there is an underlining message of non-confrontation vs confrontation, and the so-called fight rematch between the Allen's character and Warburton's character is on the money. Overall, a movie worth a second look.

Hilarious! I loved this movie! A must buy!
Everybody reading this, I am going to tell you right off the bat, that this is a great family film that needs to be bought. Now for the review:

Tim Allen stars as a divorced father named Joe who is beat up at work in front of his daughter by the corporate bully at his job. But he decides to fight back! So he goes to a martial arts studio and enlists the help of an ex movie star played by Jim Belushi whose work in the K-9 movies (except part one which bored me to death K-9 1-1 and K-9: P.I. were great, made me want to see the movie more). Along the way he falls for the sweet girl at work. Will he fight or won't he?

I will not say more about this movie, because I am known to spoil the plots to movies so this is a movie you just have to rent or buy and watch in its entirety with your entire family, except the little ones (probably ages 5-8) because of the language (there are some objectionable phrases especially from his daughter). Anyway, this is great fun for everybody. Check it out!

I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing.
I've only reviewed one movie before, and I should confess that I'm probably too snobby when it comes to a lot of things not the least of which are these reviews--take my opinions with a grain of salt. Consequently, it's duly ironic that I've chosen to expound upon a movie such as "Joe Somebody" (certainly this is no "Empire of the Sun" or "Rushmore"). This being said, "Joe Somebody" is nothing short of a celluloid miracle; the film equivalent of feeding thousands from a few loaves of bread and a handful of fish. For me, this movie caught my unsuspecting attention similarly to the way "Stuck On You" did. That is, in spite of all the expected elements, there were those distinct traces of sincere vulnerability (note the car ride with Joe and his daughter immediately following the parking lot showdown, or Joe's muted reaction to his ex-wife's apparent new-found satisfaction with another man). These moments are painfully authentic and they made me invest more of myself in this dorky little feature than I anticipated.

There is substance to "Joe Somebody." For example, the characters are incredibly believable: who knew Tim Allen was a real person?! Julie Bowen, as the steadfast voice of reason in the back of Joe's insatiable mind, is adorable and comforting. The plot features antagonism in twofold: the immediate threat is Patrick Warburton's formiddable bully, while more-than-adequate foreshadowing points to the greasy and deceptive Jeremy (played by Greg Germann) as the bigger enemy here.

Simply put, it's a story of contentment (if only a struggling contentment) disrupted by uncontrollable circumstances, and the fruitless dissatisfaction that comes with the pursuit of revenge. In the end, of course, everyone learns a valuable life lesson which leads to my one qualm with the execution of the denouement: the conclusion is wrapped up way too succinctly and with far too great a success rate to be remotely believable. Even some of the unlovable and/or forlorn characters are redeemed during the last 90 seconds of the movie, by means of convenient little devices (such as the school play in which Jim Belushi and the pompous boyfriend actor have happily accepted small roles and apparently are better off for having done so). I have to remind myself, however, that this is not an epic film, and that I should just engage a little willful suspension of disbelief. It's usually better that way.

nice family movie...very enjoyable
Joe Somebody is a pretty good family movie. movie is about an average Joe played by Tim Allen who gets zero respect from his peers and work buddies. after 10 years with the same company, he wasn't given the promotion he wanted, and after getting beaten up and embarassed in front of his daughter and co-workers, he decides to take a stand, and get back what he lost in the parking lot.

i LOVE Belushi's character, Chuck Scarett. he's a former actor who had one good movie, and then his career tanked. he now teaches karate, and as he says, 90 percent of his business comes from people who got their butts kicked. i love the interaction between the Allen and Belushi character.

overall, solid and very enjoyable movie about your average Joe who wants to be somebody.

also includes some special features with a HILARIOUS deleted scene from Belushi's character.

good movie. good father's day present.

Good Movie, Good Screenplay, Good Fun!
This movie does a great job of mixing comedy with serious themes. Divorce, anger, humiliation, and revenge are just some of the issues this great family flick confronts while managing to keep humor involved.

Tim Allen plays a divorced man who is humiliated in front of his daughter; he is slapped around like a Tanya Harding husband in the company parking lot. At first, the humiliation drives him into seclusion, but after a visit from the human resources lady he decides to tackle the situation head-on; he challenges his abuser to a second confrontation.

The movie becomes even more hysterical when Jim Belushi steps in to help Tim Allen's character learn martial arts for the upcoming battle.

I loved this movie, and you will love it too! Trust me.

See ya next review.

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Men In Black II- Your Average Summer Movie
Men In Black II was quite hilarious actually. Will Smith really made this movie funny and worth seeing. Tommy Lee Jones was entertaing to see as well, but this is definetly not one his best films. Director Barry Sonelfield tries, but fails on all attempts except by trying to make you laugh, because this film really makes you laugh. Also in the cast, Lara Flynn Boyle, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shaloub and the likable Frank the Pug. Interesing characters, stupid plot, humorous jokes, those are essentially the ingredients of this film as well as a hopeless script. Put them all together you basically have: ...! This film is mainly funny, actually it's only funny. The plot, is primarily, an agent must recruit another agent, due to his possible extensive amount of knowledge which earth's survival depends on. Whoa, what a plot, my God truly amazing. Now, this is definetly oscar material. Ha, what a laugh! The film could have been improved, but oh well a bit late for that right? Men In Black II is rated PG-13 for Sci-fi Action Violence and some Provocative Humor, oh that's a new one, provocative humor. So an exceptable choice for preteens but for the nightmare prone. The film is probably one the dumbest and least intelligent films you will ever see in your lifetime, ... Men In Black II is still playing amazingly, in theatres everywhere ... Not worth your money, not worth your time, you will be losing valuable time of your life it you see this movie. TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE, TERRRIBLE, maybe I should give this movie one star, ... okay well that about wraps this up. Simply, don't see MEN IN BLACK II, just DON'T!!!

If you enjoyed the original, you will want to see this!
Sequels usually lose a little something in terms of novelty, and a bit of repetition can hardly be avoided (The unfortunate "Star Wars" saga sadly comes to mind). Men In Black II suffers a little from this problem -- but this is a very minor quibble -- and then we get to all the reasons why the film is a great success....
Barry Sonnenfield and crew move into this second installment in a rather seamless and satisfying manner. Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith are fun and funny and the two females perform quite ably, bringing a sort of balance in the acting roles.
A good sequel needs a well-developed plot and this film provides just that (in contrast to, say, "Phantom Menace"). One has a sense that some very creative minds lent their talents to the development of the story.
On the order of "There's Something About Mary," the comedy in Men In Black II is extremely well done. I have rarely laughed out loud so much during a movie.
By all means see the original first, if you are one of the few who haven't seen it already. And then...fasten your seatbelt for this one.

A really good sequel marred by significant problems.
Unlike many who have virtually thrown cocktails at this sequel to the 1997 original, I still really enjoy this movie alot even though it certainly has it's share of problems.

Agent J (Will Smith) has been a bitter and unpleasant agent at the men in black business since his sidekick from the first MIB movie retired from the force but a new alien enemy has come forth to threaten Earth's future. The alien is named Serleena and is after an ancient artifact named The Light of Zartha and threatens to destroy the Earth and blow it into space dust if it isn't found. Now Agent J must try to get his former comrade out of retirement and back onto the MIB business to once again protect the Earth from the scum of the Universe and the new scum is Serleena.

The acting is once again fantastic by Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones but the acting by Lara Flynn Boyle is a bit forced and somewhat tired. The biggest flaw with this movie is that it's so incredibly short being only a measly 88 minutes long. It just feels rushed with it's short running length. It just feels so brief at it. Another but much more minor weakness is that it feels a bit like a rehash of the first one with similar jokes and such but overall though, "Men in Black II" is nonetheless a worthy sequel that is very good.

Give this one a pass
A film by Barry Sonnenfeld

After 1997's wildly successful "Men in Black" film, someone apparently decided that it would be a good idea to make a sequel. After all, the director and the two stars are returning, what could possibly go wrong? A great deal, as it turns out. The first film covered a good deal of ground and a good deal of story points. The second film had the opportunity to really build on that as well as becoming a movie that is just as entertaining as the first. "Men in Black II" fails to measure up to the first film. What felt fresh in the first movie feels tired and just recycled in the sequel. There are some good moments, but if you've seen the trailer, you have seen most of the good moments.

The basic plot is that there is an alien named Serleena (Lara Flynn Boyle) who is searching for something called the Light of Zartha. It would be very dangerous for the Earth, as well as several other planets if Serleena is able to acquire the Light, whatever it may be. When Serleena holds up a pizza place and leaves a witness, one of the Men in Black is called in to investigate. Agent J (Will Smith) meets the witness, an attractive young woman, and finds out what went down. But Agent J can't solve this case on his own, he needs Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones). Viewers of the first movie will remember that K retired, had his memory wiped and is now working at a post office in some small town. Of course there is a way to reverse this and the partners are reunited and are fighting the evil aliens of the universe.

There are some funny parts to this movie. I loved the talking/singing dog/alien/agent. There were several funny gags and funny lines, but taken as a whole I didn't care for the movie all that much. It passed the time. I know this is not the type of movie that one is supposed to take too seriously, but even on that basis, it's still not that good. "Men in Black II" is not horrible, but everyone involved has done better work.

-Joe Sherry

I'm upset
Somebody said that second parts weren't good as the first one. I think that0s true because this one it's bad, it's not as good as the first one, the situations here are boring, they aren't funny. The rythm goes up and down all the movie and plenty of CGI. Not to mention the bad performance of Lara Flynn Boyle and Jonny Knoxville. I had stop watching the movie because I was very bored.

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HAHAHHA i loved this show
I LOVED THIS SHOW!, I laughed so hard at all the jokes,I WANT MORE!It was so funny seeing the hidden video game characters from the games i play in the show THAT WAS SO COOOOL!
HHAHAHAH Turbo is my favorite! And rip was so dumb hahaHAHH!!!!


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- The Ruining is a tale of sex, drugs and human breeding!- While traditional family values are disturbingly challenged, the grime and grit of late 70’ s and early 80’s horror cinema are ever present in The Ruining, a tale of horrifying and lascivious behavior. The Ruining is Erin Brockovich meets Deliverance by way ofClass of Nuke’Em High!!- Filmed over ten years and finally completed with a government check donated by a Vietnam Veteran exposed to Agent Orange, The Ruining is not only a film with classic elements of the best horror and gore films, but a triumph for the director and independent cinema as a whole.- The Ruining stars cult legend Wings Hauser (Vice Squad, LA Bounty) and comedian Patrick Warburton ("Seinfeld", "The Tick", Men In Black II).- Two Los Angeles couples run into trouble on a remote mountain camping trip where government drilling poisoned the water in a small town thirty years earlier.Half of the town died and those that were left are!horribly addicted to psychedelic eggs bred by fiendish farmer Henry Behrens.When the strangers enter into his domain the stage is set for selective breeding and feeding of human flesh.

DVD Features
-Informative introduction by Troma president and Creator of the Toxic Avenger Lloyd Kaufman!
-Troma-riffic theatrical trailers, including Tales From the Crapper, Citizen Toxie, Trailer Town!
-Exclusive deconstruction of the tumultuous behind-the-scenes tale of the ten years in the making of The Ruining, explaining it’s original look and how it was finally brought to the public after many trials and tribulations, a story almost as interesting as the film itself.
-Troma PSA,"Why Children Shouldn’t Play With Hamsters."
-Radiation March
-"Make Your Own Damn Movie" and Troma.com commercials.
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Reviews (2)

MILDLY ENTERTAINING
Leslie Nielsen has certainly given us some funny movies, look at the Naked Gun series..and his foray into comedy after years of serious roles certainly endeared him to those of us who like our comedy a little corny and offbeat. However, as years have gone by, Nielsen has merely called in performances in some really impotent comedies, this one included. Blame director James Keach for some of it; his pacing is so slow, it can't come anywhere near the airplane and naked gun movies. While I have admired Lochlyn Munro's performances in some recent films (the Scary Movie ripoffs, Blacktop), he doesn't possess the comic verve necessary to carry the weight of this movie. William Forsythe does well with his sheriff role, but Vanessa Angel (from "Sabertooth") continues to perform like a high school thespian. The laughs are there, but they are far and few between.

hard to judge
When a movie is with Leslie Nelsen, it's very very very funny!! Except for this one!! This movie is not a comedy, well, we laugh 4 or 5 times in the movie, but there's not enough joke to be a Real Comedy! But the movie is good, if your not difficult, well try it, rent it, maybe youll love it, maybe youll hate it, but dont see this movie for laughing!! ... Read more