This is a very funny Bob Hope movie with cameos by Alan Ladd and ...
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This is a very funny Bob Hope movie with cameos by Alan Ladd and an extremely funny final scene with Bing  Crosby.
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I wasn't expecting much from this film that was shelved for a couple of years and released direct to video. Rob Schneider shows he can carry these types of films and also directs this mostly funny, but familiar tale.

I've seen many films with a bigger budget fall flat in comparison to this silly and entertaining movie. OK, it's predictable to a point, but what films of this nature aren't? I enjoyed this film much more than I thought I would and I think anyone who enjoys this type of movie will too!

The DVD transfer is very good and there are a few extras to fiddle including a making of and out takes. There is also a commentary with Rob. So sit back take out your brain and enjoy!
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Good movie with one of my favorite lead actors- Fred MacMurray. It is a funny story with with some sad parts. I beileve the movie's message is about hope during hard times. Having hope and sharing hope with others.
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5 because I have always liked Ladd. It is a shame many reviews gave "Lucky Jordan"  a bum rap.perfect film? no, but Ladd plays a great gangster type, and in the vein of "Broadway takes on Berlin" format it is great fun. He goes because he has to, but when he goes A.O.L, he suddenly see "What we a fighting for" and dispite the fact he is on the lamb, he does what can to keep America on top. Actor producer Sheldon Leonard tried to take over when lucky is in dutch. Great WWLL propaganda film. OSS good film of WWll era Ladd does well on this,
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I enjoyed this movie a lot.  It was funny but still had tender moments.  Bill Murray was the slob of a neighbor but with a heart.  There is a lot of profanity in the movie and a sex scene which is the reason I rated it 4.
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I had heard this was a very funny movie, and it was.  It was also beautifully done.  What was siprising to me is that it is an "old school " Disnery Musical.  Yes, the pictures are CGI generated as opposed to hand drawn but it features music on par with say Hercules, which was a pleasent suprise.  I'd reccomend it to anyone who is a fan of the mid Diseny classics (aladdin, The little Mermaid, etc).
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I would see this movie time and time again, since it is not on Blue ray will just have to settle for Dvd but that is ok my blue ray players does both
Funny though how the Blue ray player does not start right away and the disc comes back out time and time again for all movies even Blue ray.
Well enjoy this movie it is funny and great characters and stars do a great job.
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I will admit my bias right up front: If I had to make a list of reasons I'm glad I'm alive, comedian-writer-director Albert Brooks would surely be in my top ten.
But though Brooks has been directing his own movie comedies for 20 years, he remains a cult comedian whose humor often seems a little too inside. And Brooks's THE MUSE is unlikely to change his track record. But if you're burned out by in-your-face comedies, I strongly encourage you to see this. It's gratifyingly intelligent and superbly hilarious to boot.
Brooks plays Steven Phillips, a Hollywood screenwriter who, as the movie opens, is being presented with a humanitarian award. (When one of his daughters asks what a humanitarian is, he replies, "It's a man who never won an Oscar.") The award is the last good thing to happen to Steven for a while.
Trying to peddle his latest script, he is told by many disparate parties that he has "lost his edge." The movie's first half-hour milks huge laughs from Steven's desperate attempts at script-hustling, as he moves further and further down the Hollywood food chain.
Then Steven happens upon Jack Warrick (Jeff Bridges), an old Hollywood friend whose career is on a dramatic upswing. Jack reluctantly shares his secret with Steven. He has a muse--not an imagined source of inspiration, but a real live goddess who gives him the help he needs. Jack arranges a meeting between Sarah the muse (played to the hilt by Sharon Stone) and Steven.
THE MUSE, like the best modern-day comedies, is almost anti-high concept. Trying to explain its appeal usually bungles it for anyone who isn't in on the laugh. Brooks is simply one of the great comedians--for my money, right up there with Chaplin and all the other comedy icons you just have to trust will give you a good time. He's also a subtle, underrated director who gets huge laughs from the simplest camera set-ups. (Witness Steven's trek through a movie lot as he attempts to meet Steven Spielberg.)
Brooks must have had his own muse to get such an inspired performance from Sharon Stone, whose appeal has been lost on me until now. She usually comes off as self-obsessed. But here, that can only be an advantage. Stone's best moments are Sarah's slack-jawed reactions to Steven's cost-cutting attempts to get her services for less. What's money to a muse like her, anyway?
Even the ending, which is usually the weakest part of Brooks's movies, manages to wrap things up beautifully here. If Brooks really has a muse, I hope he'll lend her out to every comedy maker in Hollywood, fast.
One final point in the movie's favor: Elton John's lush score, one of the best of 1999.
THE MUSE is rated PG-13 for adult language and situations, and brief nudity.
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A movie of this title starring Ben Stiller is bound to be hit, or at least worth its weight in laughs.  So when I saw this film, I was not disappointed, yet I found the visual aspects of a few over-the-top sex scenes rather raunchy and certainly not necessary for the humor this crazed plot and Stiller's comic appeal readily provided.

Tired of getting teased for his bachelorhood, Eddie Cantrow was quick to fall for the first pretty damsel in distress he befriended on a city street.  With the urging of Stiller's real-life and on-screen dad, this leading character marries who he believes to be the girl of his dreams. Two minutes into his honeymoon, he begins to have second thoughts that keep escalating until he realizes he's in his worst nightmare and not about to wake up anytime soon.

The only comforting part of this bad dream is the presence of Miranda, another woman on vacation with her family at the same resort where Eddie is honeymooning.  Afraid of losing Miranda and equally fearful of hurting his wife, it is easy for the viewer to sympathize with Stiller's character.  But Miranda's family is a frying pan waiting for Eddie to leap into after the fire.  Miranda herself proves to be not too stable, and Eddie has enough character flaws to deserve both women and plenty more.

While this movie was definitely funny, what I liked best was its unpredictable and open ending.  It was not the quick fix, or rescue scene, or typical ending I had in mind when I saw the previews.  For a few laughs, I would recommend this video - but put kids to bed first.
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THIS IS KEVIN SMITH'S FIRST FILM HAS DIRECTS AND STARS AS SILENT BOB,IT IS IN BLACK AND WHITE,BUT LAUGHS ARE PLENTIFUL AND IT HAS FOUL LANGUAGE AND HILARIOUS MOMENTS ECT. LIKE PLAYING HOCKEY ON THE ROOF AND GOING TO A FUNERAL.THIS FILM HAS IT ALL.WATCH AND ENJOY
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I found this movie by chance going through discounted VHS tapes and thought I'd give it a watch. I was very pleasantly surprised, tt was a very good movie considering the budget and handling it received. I like comedys but don't really find too many movies that give me a real hard laugh, but this movie had many really funny scenes. I'd never heard of Lenny Henry before and it's too bad he was so mis-managed, he could have had a very successful carreer, he is very talented. The story line was okay (there aren't many new or original story lines under the sun these days) and the acting was more than adequate. The makeup job on Henry is pretty good and his imitation of a mobster type is good too. Frank Langella does a great job as usual along with most of the remaining cast. This movie is definitely worthy of a re-release on DVD.
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Bob Hope is at his hilarious best portraying a Class A con artist in this unusual Christmas film that introduced the song, "Silver Bells." Great supporting cast of vintage actors, especially Jane Darwell as Nellie Thursday (best known as Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath). I laughed out loud a lot, and the idea of a scam that converts a casino into a "Home for Old Dolls" is just too outlandish to miss. You've never seen someone duck being demolished by a mobster with such humor and wit as Hope's portrayal of the Lemon Drop Kid. There's a subtle pun in the use of Silver Bells in this film. Took me a while to get it, but when you do, you'll smile.
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I look forward to watching this many more times. It is a VERY funny movie and hits many good points.
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A very funny movie.. Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyk with a great supporting cast are great together in this clever screwball comedy.
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Anyone who is into that whole 'Simpson's' style of humor should really enjoy this. A movie way ahead of it's time, it features Albert Brooks as a semi-psychotic filmmaker who is making a movie about Charles Grodin and his family. There are so many comedic bits that work here; The tension between Albert and the Black journalist Dr Cleery is hilarious; The scene with the show horse works quite nicely, as does Brooks sudden singing at the start of the film.  For those who appreciate Brook's unique sense of humor, I can't imagine you would find fault. And for a movie that was made in the late 70's, it's still funnier than stuff that came out last week. Harry Shearer contributed to the script, stars, and offers his voice to the radio playing in Charles Grodin's car. Grodin is in top form here, too. Constantly depressed('She set the table...He set the mood...'), Grodin makes a perfect counterpart to Brooks and his hair-brained mania. Also, it should be noted that the narrative, provided by Brooks throughout, is a constant source of comedic 'gold'. This film is smart, different, and, and the title of this review indicated, hilarious.
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I love this movie, it was great and the the plot is super funny. I have seen many of the Madea movies and I like them all .
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I haven't laughed so much in a long time.  If you are in a down mood this movie will definetly lift your spirits.  I thought all the actors did a wonderful job.  Lindsay did a good job in playing two roles.  I liked this  version of Parent Trap much better than the earlier version in the 1960's.  I saw this movie twice by myself and once with my wife. If you get a chance  to see this movie don't pass it up.