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Evans A Criswell
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1579
From: Huntsville, AL, USA
Registered: Mar 2000

posted 10-06-2002 10:13 AM

I got this movie on DVD yesterday and showed it to some friends last night.

This was one of my favorite comedies from the 1980s. Bette Midler and Danny Devito did a terrific job. I love the way the plot worked and how everything got so intertwined, and can't help but wonder if the writers came up with that plot to start with, or if they worked and reworked it to come up with the final product. It seems they would have had a ton of options.

Ruthless People and Real Genius were my two favorite comedies from the 1980s and was very glad when they both came out on DVD. Unfortunately, both came out before I was able to watch movies in theatres (at that time, I'd only seen 2 movies in theatres), so through the years, I'd only been able to watch them on VHS in 4:3. It was nice to see these movies in their original forms. Ruthless People seemed more "intimate" than I remember it being. I'll have to look at the VHS again and see if there was a lot of empty space above people's heads (open-matte transfer).

I remember seeing Ruthless People back in 1986 or 1987 and renting many other comedies hoping to find others as funny as Ruthless People and not finding many that came close. If you've never seen this movie, I highly recommend it. I don't want to give plot details for those of you who haven't seen it. This movie instantly turned me into a Bette Midler and Danny Devito fan.

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Evans A Criswell
Huntsville-Decatur Movie Theatre Information Site

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Dave Williams
Wet nipple scene

Posts: 1836
From: Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Registered: Jan 2000

posted 10-06-2002 02:18 PM

I second the opinion on this film. It's an all time favorite for me.

It has been a long time, but as I recall this was one of if not the first film under the Touchstone pictures logo for disney, as they needed to get into more adult themed movies to make money. Back then they were doing horribly as I recall.

Dave

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John Wilson
Film God

Posts: 5438
From: Sydney, Australia.
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 11-08-2002 08:15 AM

Opinion third-ed.

Very funny and well made too.

Favorite scene is "This may well be the stupidest man on the face of the earth"

Rent it!

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Michael Barry
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 584
From: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Registered: Nov 1999

posted 11-09-2002 09:55 AM

I LOVE wrong numbers!

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