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MacGruber, a review by Dragonfire

MacGruber

I decided to watch MacGruber after seeing that the movie was on HBO. 

I've seen at least some of the sketches with the character on Saturday Night Live, but they were never my favorites.  There isn't a lot to them, so a lot had to be added to make a movie.  More background for a few characters is shared and there is some explanation for a few things, but there still isn't much to the plot.  Things are kind of interesting, at least at first, but then things just fall apart.  It seems like a decision was made to be as crude and gross as possible.  MacGruber swears a lot, and anytime things aren't going his way, he starts offering to perform sexual acts on people..even men.  The spoofing of MacGyver continues in the movie.  MacGruber does use a bunch of random stuff in different situations.  AT one point something really, really bizarre is done with celery. 

The characters are all right, though they are rather flat and most of them are idiots. 

The movie isn't that good and it really isn't worth watching.  It isn't completely horrible, but it isn't that good.



I did get a review posted on Epinions if anyone wants to take a look.

MacGruber


(From Marie's Random Movie Viewing on September 16th, 2011)

You, Me and Dupree, a review by Tom

Title: You, Me and Dupree
Year: 2006
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Rating: PG-13
Length: 109 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1 , Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 , French: Dolby Digital 5.1 , Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo , Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Owen Wilson
Kate Hudson
Matt Dillon
Michael Douglas
Seth Rogen

Plot:
OWEN WILSON, KATE HUDSON and MATT DILLON deliver non-stop laughs and fun in 'You, Me and Dupree'. Newlyweds Carl and Molly (Dillon and Hudson) are just beginning their life together when Carl's oldest friend, the down-and-out bachelor Randy Dupree (Wilson), crashes on the couch. One comic mishap follows another, and soon it becomes obvious that two's company, but Dupree's a crowd. You'll laugh 'til it hurts with this hilarious, outrageous comedy!

Extras:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Outtakes
Scene Access

Boring. I only bought this movie, because it was bundled with "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry".
This movie didn't have any new ideas and was not even remotely funny.
And for a simple comedy much too long.

Rating:

(From Two-Weeks Movie Marathon: Unwatched Movies on August 26th, 2008)

"Due South" marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

Starman
This episode I have mixed feelings about. I didn't enjoy it quite as much as the previous episode. But it was still pretty good. Some of it was pretty out there... and some of the attempts at humor didn't work for me. But over all not a basic average episode I guess.

My Rating:

(From "Due South" marathon on January 24th, 2010)