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Author Topic: Fun With Dick And Jane (2005) Paul Konen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 981 From: Frisco, TX. (North of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-21-2005 09:36 AM                     Found it amusing, yet somewhat predictable at times. Loved the ending and the first ending credits. (Note to self: Brush up on history of companies doing shady things. Knew about Enron, Worldcom and Adelphia. What is the deal with Tyco?) BTW, this is not the thread to discuss this if you know. Must keep the FT Police at bay.  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 12-28-2005 06:10 AM                        Mostly a waste of time, but if in a positive or negative way, that's obviously up to the individual viewer. I was bored most of the time. As always, basically all the good gags were in the trailer. I did laugh hysterically though in the one scene in which they are dressed up as hitech burglars and Carrey makes all these robot sounds. That nearly killed me.  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 12-29-2005 08:22 AM                     I loved this film, its good to see Carrey in a good comedy...I was laughing threw the whole thing, and like Micheal I could not stop laughing when Carrey was doing the sound effects. A great scene. all in all I give it 3.5/5  |  IP: Logged Richard Greco Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1180 From: Plant City, FL Registered: Nov 2003 posted 12-30-2005 09:10 AM                     Very Good, I also loved the ending and the first part of the credits, although my little brother had no clue about Enron. Tia Leoni gets a Greco factor of 6 this film. She is actually pretty hot. Overall this movie gets a 7.43256/10 for me.  |  IP: Logged Sam Graham AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues. Posts: 1431 From: Waukee, IA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 12-31-2005 02:45 PM                        CINEMA: Century 20 at Jordan Creek, West Des Moines, IA AUDITORIUM: 12 PRESENTATION: Dolby Digital/THX PRESENTATION PROBLEMS: A bit shaky, at least to start RATING: Three stars (out of four) Satellite Snack Bar Guy is looking at us like he's saying "I REALLY don't want to be here. No, seriously. REALLY don't want to be here." Poor guy. NOW GET ME MY POPCORN Some of the pre-show slides have been inserted in the slide projector incorrectly. One is in backwards. Then one is in upside down. Then sideways. Wife #1 thinks this is hysterical and is laughing loudly each time it happens. Ridiculously loudly. Embarrassingly loudly. LOUDLY. I watched the original as part of a double-feature behind "The Big Bus" in 1977 at the Coliseum Theatre in Ketchikan, Alaska. That was a fun night at the movies. I've always been fond of it, even though it isn't exactly Oscar material. I'm fond of this one for the exact same reasons. It was WAY funnier than I expected based on reviews, and it was pretty true to the original, right down to some specific scenes...even if they didn't recreate the best crime in the original (when Segal and Fonda were applauded by phone company customers for robbing the phone company.) Was I the only one at the end of the movie singing "So long and thanks for all the fish" to the music? Talk about stealing...  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 12-31-2005 11:57 PM                        Today, 7:20PM, Cinemark 17 in Springfield, House #9, DTS. About 3/4 full. OK presentation, no complaints. I noticed tonight the whole place is starting to look run-down: burned-out neon, dirty carpet, sticky floors. Many of the pre-show slides are so badly faded they're almost unreadable and there was no MovieTunes playing (maybe that's a good thing). Not to mention there were overflowing trash cans and popcorn littered everywhere. I understand they're busy tonight but sheesh. There's a new 15-screen Regal coming to town - You'd think Cinemark would be a little more concerned with appearance. Maybe not. The movie was mildly amusing for me at best. One funny gag was Dick & Jane's son who spent more time with their Mexican housekeeper than with his mom and dad, so he spoke Spanish all the time. Did anyone notice in the scene where Dick hangs out with the illegal immigrants looking for work as a day laborer that the background music was lifted from "Lemony Snicket"? Overall I give this a 2 out of 5. [ 01-01-2006, 12:22 AM: Message edited by: David Stambaugh ]  |  IP: Logged Michael Gonzalez Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 790 From: Grand Island , NE USA Registered: Sep 2000 posted 01-01-2006 11:29 AM                     quote: Sam Graham Wife #1 thinks this is hysterical and is laughing loudly each time it happens. Wow Sam, how many wives do you have?  |  IP: Logged Sam Graham AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues. Posts: 1431 From: Waukee, IA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 01-02-2006 07:59 PM                        quote: Michael Gonzalez Wow Sam, how many wives do you have? When it comes to going to the movies...ONE TOO MANY.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 01-02-2006 09:10 PM                     How's this one compared to the '77 version with Segal and Fonda? Ran that original in the early spring of '77 and we were advertising a 1 minute teaser with this movie of an unknown space cowboy movie called "Star Wars". And at that time, nobody was really thrilled in this "Star Wars" thing - figured it would be another bunch of hooey from Fox since Fox was shelling out junk like nobody's business in the last year after "Silver Streak". ..Brother....we're we wrong.... -Monte  |  IP: Logged Matt Barth Film Handler Posts: 46 From: Albuquerque, NM 87109 Registered: Oct 2005 posted 01-03-2006 11:33 AM                     Haven't seen the original but I think this was much smarter than the trailers show. Only thing that caught me off-guard was everything being in 2000, I kept wondering, "Was this shelved for that long?" then I clicked, no one saw these kinda things in 2000. All in all, very good movie. ---Matt  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-14-2006 11:38 PM                        Pretty good Carrey comedy, although if not for him they woudln't have had much. My favorite bit was the old lady in the Costco-type store: "I'm lactose intolerant! Where do you keep the cigarettes!?"  |  IP: Logged

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