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Dude, what a shibby movie, dude!
Granted, this movie is dumb. And at first glace, it makes no sense. But that's the whole beauty of it. No one said this movie was, um... thought provoking?
Jesse (Ashton Kutcher) and Chester (Seann William Scott), are two dudes with quite a vocabilary (sweet, shibby, and dude). Waking up one moring, they realize they don't remember what happened the night before, but it seems as though they got quite wasted! There's a lifetime supply of pudding in their kitchen, they have tatoos, a stripper (and don't ask if it's male or female- hard to tell!) gave them a suitcase full of money, and their girlfriends ("the twins"- Jennifer Garner and Marla Sokoloff) are pissed at them because they ruined their house and forgot their anniverary. No problem, right? After all, Jesse and Chester got them gifts. They'll just go to Jesse's car and get them. But whoops- where's the car, dude?
From then on, Jesse and Chester go on a wild chase after their car, a bunch of space dorks say they have to get the tran--- ("how can we find it if we can't pronoce it?!"), a bunch of "hot chicks", running away from lama's (or are they?), a chinese food take-out troubles.... wow, this movie is f-u-n-n-y! Isn't it?
The cast is great- Hal Sparks as Zoltan, Jennifer Garner and Marla Sokoloff as the twins, and Seann William Scott and Ashton Kutcher as Jesse and Chester. The movie also has some great tunes.
See this movie if you really want to laugh. See this movie at a party. See this movie with your friends. See this movie if you have a dumb sense of humor (like me). Just see it!
Dude, They're No Bill & Ted......But Still
Ok, if you like movies that star two dimwitted guys involving a very crazy story and plot, then "Dude, Where's My Car" is the kind of movie for you. The film goes one step beyond and then some. Aston Kutcher plays Jesse, a character who's a bit smarter than the character of "Kelso" that Aston portrays on "That 70's Show". I'm a "That 70's Show" fan, which is one of the reasons why I bought this movie. Anyway, Jesse & Chester (Seann William Scott) wake up, completely forgetting what they did the night before ("How wasted were we?") and discovering some very strange things, such as a refrigerator full of Pudding Cups, and of course, the fact that Jesse's car is missing. The most fun you'll have with this movie is your first time viewing, since you know as much as they do as far as what the heck is going on! The film has its moments, including Jesse arguing with a Chinese drivethru intercom. ("NO AND THEN!!!!") The Shibby smoking dog was a touch much for me, but the one scene I cringe at the most is when Jesse & Chester make out with one another just so they can impress....get this...FABIO! Not the best moment of the movie. But it is full of zany characters. The most sexist name in the film has got to be "Christie Boner". She's the one who tells Jesse she saw his car..."from the backseat". These guys do have girlfriends, Wendy and Wilma (The Twins), who honestly, they don't deserve. ("You are such sucky boyfriends".) Why don't they deserve them? Well the night before they trashed the twins house and after the girls cleaned it all up they ruined it again, although unintentioanlly. I don't want to give too much away in case readers of this review have never seen the movie, as to not ruin it for them. It is pretty crazy. Guys will love what one woman does with Aston's popsicle. The movie reminds me of "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure", only not as funny. That doesn't mean you won't have a good time though. And I'm not saying I didn't enjoy it because I did. Judge for yourself. It truly is one wild ride. SWEET! DUDE!
The DVD Extras are OK. Some extended scenes show you a little more and I think they were right to take them out. Probably the best feature is the audio commentary with director Danny Leiner and Aston & Seann, but the featurette is nice too. "SHIBBY!"
light hearted, more than meets the eye
On first viewing of this movie, I was hit w/ the remarkable blandness of alot of the jokes. It was funny, but it seemed like alot of what I saw was either revisited and rehashed humor, so I left the theater mostly dissatisfied, confused, but all in all 'eh, i didn't expect much, and i laughed a couple of times' sortof mood.
However, there's something about the film that the more times I watch, the more I find myself laughing at it, the jokes so ridiculously stupid and forgettable, that I've exactly done that, forgotten them, and a peculiar sense of laughing at something entirely new, yet revisiting an old friend, deja-vu experience happens.
Its quite forgettable, yet therein lies its charm, for how many great films can you watch over and over again, yet w/ each viewing, learning the lines by heart you lose the initial impact after each succesive watching.
Shimmy becomes an old forgotten friend, that we vaguely remember, but its still nice to visit again. Nostalgia and stupidity all wrapped together in one.
I think the actors also pull it off, the remarkably [slow] dialoge was written exactly that, [slow], but done so in a innocent and naive manner.
The characters/heros are anti-heros w/out the bitterness or moral uncertainty that most stories of our day and age present. No, you get no cynicism or failing of our human nature, no brooding negativety, or triumphing over the darkness.
You have two naive innocents, who jovially bumble thier way through the movie, and its this light-hearted tone of the writing that also welcome repeated viewings. Like old friends, whom you visit, knowing though the conversation will be insipid, will most likely inspire laughter, and someone being dunked into the pool.
stupidity? yes. bad writing? I don't think so. If you give the film a chance, and watch it for exactly what it is, it may make you laugh and smile as much as it sets out to. and you may find yourself, like me, revisiting it from time to time, and discovering its hidden charm, and unappreciated brillaince.
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