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The Greatest Game Ever Played
Gentleman's Game
The Greatest Game Ever Played
If you love golf this is for you
rising star

The Greatest Game Ever Played
Starring: James Paxton , Tom Rack , Armand Laroche , Peter Hurley , and Gregory Terlecki
Director: Bill Paxton
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The Greatest Game Ever Played: A True Story

ASIN: B000CNFC76
Release Date: 2006-04-11

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You wouldn't think a movie that uses the game of golf as a metaphor for class struggle could be so entertaining. The Greatest Game Ever Played stars the charming Shia LaBeouf (Holes) as Francis Ouimet, a golfer who, in 1913, rose from caddy to U.S. Open champion at the age of 20--despite the resistance of the powers that be, who thought it unseemly for a lower-class plebian to play the sport of gentlemen. Ouimet's main competitor is Harry Vardon (Stephen Dillane, The Hours), a British professional, still considered one of the greatest players of all time, who fought his own class battles. The two go head to head in a genuinely gripping match, deftly balanced against the juxtapositions of their personal struggles. Is it sentimental and formulaic? Is the outcome a foregone conclusion? Yes, but it doesn't matter--formulas exist because, when executed with verve and dexterity, they work. Bill Paxton, best known as an actor (One False Move, Apollo 13), steps into the director's chair and hits all the right notes, aided by an excellent cast playing colorful characters, a vivid recreation of the time period, glowing cinematography, and an expert pace. The Greatest Game Ever Played works. --Bret Fetzer

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From Walt Disney Pictures comes THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED . . . the crowd-pleasing underdog epic that's based on an inspirational true story! Young amateur golfer Francis Ouimet (Shia LaBeouf -- HOLES, I ROBOT) has nothing but talent and a seemingly impossible dream to challenge the world's greatest player, his idol Harry Vardon. Soon, with the help of his spunky 10-year-old caddy Eddie, Francis boldly breaks down all barriers with a thrilling display of unrivaled drive, skill, and heart . . . and challenges the golf pro for the U.S. Open Championship!

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The Greatest Game Ever Played.......2007-06-11

A truly inspiring movie...I want to become a golfer now!

Gentleman's Game.......2007-06-09

Epitome of the nature of the game - sportsmanship. Gentle movie dealing with the competition between two lowly-born men who were true gentlemen. I love this movie as I love the game.

The Greatest Game Ever Played.......2007-05-24

This is a great family movie about a little piece of ground breaking golf history. It is a true story about a young caddy who wins the U.S. Open in the early 1900's, and it is such and interesting story that it would appeal to both old and young viewers. My family watches this movie every time it's on so we bought it. We also bought the book that it is based on.

If you love golf this is for you.......2007-05-14

I have read this book and enjoyed it so much. I ordered this movie as a gift to my grandson who also loves golf and had read this book. We both found that much was left out of the movie but then no movie can cover everything in a good book.

The movie is about the Greatest Game Ever Played in golf. It was the U. S. Open and two very popular players from England were in Bookline, Mass to play this event. There happened to be a local young man Francis Auimet who lived next to this golf course and became fascinated with the game. He would find balls that would land in their field and he made clubs out of hickory stick and would play his own game.

He found he could become a caddie at Brookline so on certain times was able to play the course. He was discovered to have a great talent and was sponsored to play in the amateur events. During this U. S. Open he earned his way into playing this event During the difficult days of the event he was tied with these two players from England Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. Francis ended up winning on the 18 hole playoff.

An amazing story and good movie.

Letta Meinen

rising star.......2007-04-14

Hadn't seen this til yesterday. A pleasant surprise. Today the young hero named to play in new Indy movie. He looks like he has the stuff.

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The Wedding Singer
Starring: Adam Sandler , Drew Barrymore , Christine Taylor , Allen Covert , and Matthew Glave
Director: Frank Coraci
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
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ASIN: 0780622588
Release Date: 1998-08-25

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You're better off having been born after, say, 1965, if you really want to enjoy this corny romantic comedy and its abundant references to the MTV culture of the mid-1980s--and even then the odds are only 50-50 that you'll have a shamelessly good time. But a lot of people beat those odds, because The Wedding Singer was a surprise box-office hit when released in early 1998, and it resulted in Saturday Night Live graduate Adam Sandler's salary going ridiculously sky-high. It's a schizophrenic film about a seemingly schizophrenic wedding singer (Sandler) who's charmingly sweet to some people but a tongue-lashing maniac to others, probably out of frustration over his fading ambition as a wannabe rock star (not to mention Sandler's penchant for loud-mouthed lunacy). When he meets an admiring young waitress (delightfully played by Drew Barrymore), it's love at first sight, complicated by their pending marriages to much less appealing fiancés. The plot then contorts itself to accommodate this contrived will-they-or-won't-they? scenario, so you're better off ignoring the love story and focusing on the comedy, which is sporadic but occasionally hilarious. This is also a lighter, friendlier Sandler than moviegoers had seen before, which probably accounts for the movie's success. Toss in a fine supporting cast--including a show-stopping drunk act by indie-movie stalwart Steve Buscemi--and you've got the ingredients for a no-brainer that's ultimately more fun than it is annoying. --Jeff Shannon

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It's 1985 and Adam Sandler is the ultimate master of ceremonies...until he is left at the altar at his own wedding. He starts to pick up the pieces of his heart after meeting Drew Barrymore but she's about to have a wedding of her own.

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Star Trek - First Contact (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)

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Star Trek - First Contact (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
Starring: LeVar Burton , James Cromwell , Michael Dorn , Michael Horton , and Alice Krige
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ASIN: B00078XGRO
Release Date: 2005-03-15

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Even-numbered Star Trek movies tend to be better, and First Contact (#8 in the popular movie series) is no exception--an intelligently handled plot involving the galaxy-conquering Borg and their attempt to invade Earth's past, alter history, and "assimilate" the entire human race. Time travel, a dazzling new Enterprise, and capable direction by Next Generation alumnus Jonathan Frakes makes this one rank with the best of the bunch. Capt. Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his able crew travel back in time to Earth in the year 2063, where they hope to ensure that the inventor of warp drive (played by James Cromwell) will successfully carry out his pioneering warp-drive flight and precipitate Earth's "first contact" with an alien race. A seductive Borg queen (Alice Krige) holds Lt. Data (Brent Spiner) hostage in an effort to sabotage the Federation's preservation of history, and the captive android finds himself tempted by the queen's tantalizing sins of the flesh! Sharply conceived to fit snugly into the burgeoning Star Trek chronology, First Contact leads to a surprise revelation that marks an important historical chapter in the ongoing mission "to boldly go where no one has gone before." --Jeff Shannon

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In their second big screen adventure, the year is 2373 and the crew of the Enterprise-E has learned the Borg has returned. Because of Captain Picard's past experiences with the Borg, Starfleet has ordered the Enterprise to stay out of the fight. Realizing too much is at stake, Picard disobeys orders and takes the Enterprise to Earth. His knowledge of Borg technology leads the Federation fleet to victory, but a Borg sphere escapes and opens a temporal vortex. The Enterprise pursues and travels back to April 4, 2063; the day before the first warp flight.

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Engaging, but improbable
Involving political thriller
Utterly Predictable "Complex Political Thriller"
It's exactly what you'd expect from the BBC...
Washinton from the inside

The State Within
Starring: Eva Birthistle , Paulino Nunes , Bradley Sawatzky , Alex Jennings , and Asim Wali
Director: Daniel Percival , and Michael Offer
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ASIN: B000KF0DVQ
Release Date: 2007-02-27

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Leave it to British TV to deliver the slickest, most intense take on terrorism on U.S. soil (with apologies to 24, of course). The State Within is a BBC production of the highest order, tense, dense, and absolutely riveting. The miniseries starts with a bang--actually, a horribly realistic explosion of a U.S. airliner bound for London, and the production values are every bit as detailed and impressive as any big-screen action film. Chunks of plane and passengers fall along the freeway outside Dulles airport in Washington, creating havoc and collateral damage in a truly visceral fashion. And then the real action begins. Our hero is Sir Mark Brydon, British ambassador to Washington, played with sangfroid by Jason Isaacs (slightly reminiscent of Daniel Craig as James Bond). Sir Mark has not only an international crisis on his hands, but quickly learns treachery, deceit, and murder lurk within the governments he's learned to trust. The plot is complex but extremely satisfying, far superior than most mass-market thrillers released in theaters in the U.S. Especially delicious is a small but key role as the U.S. Secretary of Defense by Cagney & Lacey's Sharon Gless, whose eyes glitter like shards of ice. Savor The State Within, but be prepared to be rattled the next time you go to the airport--or try to go to sleep. --A.T. Hurley

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Can you believe what your superiors tell you -- even if you are the British Ambassador to America? In this high octane, action-packed conspiracy thriller, a terrifying plot is played out along the dark corridors of power. When a flight explodes in mid-air over Washington D.C., the British Embassy finds itself enveloped in a diplomatic catastrophe. What happens next is a cat's cradle of tangled affinities and conflicting interests told through interlinking stories that unfold as British Ambassador Mark Brydon slowly realizes that he is being played by an invisible puppeteer with great power.

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Engaging, but improbable.......2007-05-31

I tracked this BBC miniseries down after reading rave reviews from several TV critics whose opinions I trust... It was not quite the Second Coming of "The Wire" that I'd been led to expect, but it was engaging enough that I watched it straight through in the course of a couple of nights.

The plot is a mish-mash of corporate/spy/powers-that-be assassination-thriller-terrorist dramas, well-trod terrain that is tackled with some degree of thoughtfulness, but not much subtlety, sort of like "24" with a Trans-Atlantic multilateralist agenda. I do have problems with films where people act irrationally, and this one is packed with random, improbable action: the steely, volatile American Secretary Of Defense (played by Sharon Gless, of "Cagney & Lacey" fame) who backs all types of reactionary, repressive measures in the face of a resurgent terrorist threat; various corporate baddies who dispatch hit men willy-nilly, with little apparent concern that the trail of corpses will ever lead to their back door; two high-placed government officials (one American, one British) who manage to keep their illicit (and entirely unprofessional) relationship completely under wraps; a death-row inmate who sorrowfully accepts execution when he easily could have cleared his name and saved his life, a particularly silly murder frame-up... Etc., etc.

Also, the script is peppered with overly-obvious references and allusions to the Iraq War debacle, and enacts a British wish-fulfillment fantasy of what could have happened if the UK had not backed the US in the illegal fiasco -- I'm as critical of the war as the next leftie pinko treehugger, but I still found the plot to be a bit too blunt and on-the-nose in this and many other regards. Still, it's propulsive and engaging, and there are several fine acting performances that may catch your attention. Jason Isaacs, as the embattled, virile British ambassador, is quite compelling -- James Bond as a career bureaucrat. High marks go to Roman Padhora as a soulful prison guard who tries to save his ward on death row (he steals the picture with his Chris Cooper-esque mournfulness: I want to see more from this guy!) and to Marnie McPhail as a weatherbeaten, no-nonsense FBI agent, and finally to Ben Daniels as Nicholas Brockelhurst, an icy English spy whose loyalties are in question throughout the miniseries (adding a great deal of spice to the script), and who I would be pleased to see reappear in another drama.

If I could, I would rate this a 3.5; between a 3 and a 4, I guess I'd have to tilt a bit on the low end, just because of the piling-up of endless preposterous elements. It's still fun TV, though.

Involving political thriller.......2007-05-25

This certainly turned out to be a most satisfying alternative to the usual TV thrillers out there that rely on police procedure or crime solving. Here, the lynch pin of the story is Sir Mark Dryden, the British Ambassador to the US, played by Jason Isaacs. Frankly, this is probably the most effective role I have seen him in, and is certainly a world away from playing Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter movies.
This is a truly British type of story, with dominantly British characters and with a complex plot. However, it is set in America, featuring all the landmarks we would expect to see in an American thriller.. the West Wing, Lincoln Memorial, etc. To add to the American mix, we even have a recognizable star of American TV - Sharon Gless, who completely casts aside her past in Cagney and Lacey here to embrace the role of Secretary of Defence with a real sense of grit.
Perhaps the most British aspect of this series is the underlying criticism of certain aspects of government - not least The Patriot Act which comes under fire along the way. Certainly terrorism and its origins are at the very foreground of the action.
To reveal too much about the plot would be unfair, but in a nutshell, Sir Mark is caught up in a web of deceit when a plane leaving for London is blown up, apparently by terrorists. Meantime, a Brit is on Death Row protesting his innocence. Could the two be connected...? Suffice to say many more plot strands arise, and interweave in a manner designed to satisfy and keep you glued to the end.
A 6 part mini-series, one hour per episode, was the perfect format for this thriller - instead of a rushed movie, the characters have enough time to develop and breathe, while the plot never slacks pace.
The only criticism to be made, is that they have followed the American model of TV making just a little too far with the ultra rapid editing and `24' style jump cuts. There is enough thrill on the screen from the plot and the acting without this rather incongruous attempt at accentuating the kinetics - without this minor quibble, this would be a 5 star gem.

Utterly Predictable "Complex Political Thriller".......2007-05-21

After watching the first half hour of this barker I knew how it was going to play out. This film packs in every Brit/lefty-paranoia-conspiracy-anti-American trope you can think of.Staggeringly ignorant, think of it as a less nuanced version of "V for Vendetta".

It's exactly what you'd expect from the BBC..........2007-05-15

If you're part of the loony left that believes that 9/11 was a vast conspiracy between, Vice President Cheney, the NSA, Exxon, Haliburton, Zionists, the Queen of England and the Tri-Lateral Comission, you'll love this movie! Otherwise, it is completely inane.

Washinton from the inside.......2007-05-13

If you thought you knew how devious politicians can be, view "The State Within". The tightly woven plot follows the British Ambassador to Washington as he uncovers layer upon layer of intrigue and treachery. With his personal life torn apart and his career on the line there is no one he can trust. The pace is fast the storyline complex, the acting superb, the action riviting, it will grab your attention and more importantly hold it to the last frame.

There's Something About Mary (Widescreen Edition)

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SOME THINGS GET BETTER WITH AGE...THIS IS ONE OF THEM!
Cheesey Hijinx
Fantastic
There's something funny about Mary
Shocking in its time

There's Something About Mary (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Cameron Diaz , Matt Dillon , Ben Stiller , Lee Evans , and Chris Elliott
Director: Bobby Farrelly , and Peter Farrelly
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ASIN: B0006GANPA
Release Date: 2005-02-01

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Ted (Ben Stiller) is still in love with his high school prom date, Mary (Cameron Diaz), even though it's been years after the humiliating incident that cut their date short. Ted hires Pat, a private detective (Matt Dillon) to track her down, but Pat ends up falling in love with her too, starting a battle for Mary's heart.

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SOME THINGS GET BETTER WITH AGE...THIS IS ONE OF THEM!.......2007-03-05

I went to see this movie in the theater. It was after the first few weeks of release and I had read the reviews and decided to go see what was so funny about Mary. I must admit I wasn't expecting much, but within the first few minutes I found myself smiling and before long bursting out into uncontrolable laughter! This is a funny movie with excellent characters. I have watched it several times now and I think it is funnier with each viewing. I may not get the surprize laughs like the first time around, but Stiller,Dillon,Elliot and especially Lee Evans are hilarious! One of the great comedies of all time!

Cheesey Hijinx.......2006-05-31

"There's Something About Mary" is like many cheesey romantic comedies, except that is has more heart and more big laughs. One of the best aspects about Mary is that she is attracted to the integrity of men and not just their appearance. Ted (Ben Stiller) is an awkward teenager with braces who wins the heart of Mary (Carmen Diaz) when he shows the character and courage to defend her handicapped brother. He then garners a chance to take her to the prom, but a terrible accident cuts off their relationship, and leaves Ted yearning for her even after she moves to Miami. Through a friend, he hires a private investigator, Pat, (Matt Dillon) to find her. A slimeball from the start, he chases Mary himself and attempts to leave Ted in the dust.

"There's Something About Mary" is meant to be in bad taste, but for humor, sometimes it hits and sometimes it misses. Fortunately, it bats at about .750 and manages some grand slams. Mary is truly captivating enough to enable decency, but the treatment of the handicapped is a mixed bag. Special people are a touchtone to the characters, but there are a few cheap jokes involving the handicapped as well. Ben Stiller manages again to play Mr. Ordinary who is thrown into the worst of circumances, like in "Meet the Parents," and remain a nimble and nuerotic presence. It is a fun movie for all its hijinx and even (sometimes especially) the cheese...(including, notably a guest appearance by Chief Cheese, Brett Farve...)

Fantastic.......2006-01-07

This film is hilarious. Well done,

There's something funny about Mary.......2006-01-01

The Farrelly brothers, who gave us Dumb And Dumber, Kingpin, and Me Myself And Irene, direct There's Something About Mary, a movie that stars Ben Stiller (Meet The Parents), Cameron Diaz (The Mask, Gangs Of New York), Matt Dillon (The Outsiders, Crash), Chris Elliot (Groundhog Day, Scary Movie 2), and many others.

Mary is a story about a Rhode Island loser named Ted, played by Stiller, who can't keep his high school dreamgirl Mary, played by the charming Diaz, out of his mind 13 years after their prom date went terribly wrong way before it happened. He hires an obnoxious guy named Patrick, played by Dillon, to spy on her and tell him what she's been up to. Well, Patrick falls for Mary, and decides to move out to Florida where she resides to get to know her, and he does. Ted discovers that Patrick isn't giving him the truth about Mary and goes out to find her himself. It turns out that Mary has many admirers who try to win her heart (or shoes!) besides the lonely Ted. So the movie becomes a race on who can get her first and forever.

It's a silly tale but under the Farrellys direction, it's a surefire laugh-fest all the way through. Expect to see lots of sick humor like a guy giving a dog CPR, or bodily fluids used as toiletries. Also, the characters in Mary are funny by nature. The funniest character of them all is Warren, Mary's handicapped and heavy set brother, who punches people who touch his ears and loves to give piggy back rides.

Recommended

B-

Shocking in its time.......2005-08-26

Naturally the first of its kind it is very funny. Ted Stroehmann had a slight accident requiring Magda (Lin Shay) to do a little triage. This messes up his prom night with Mary Jensen. Mary moves to is last scene moving to Florida. Later in years he decides to rectify this. Ted heirs a detective, Pat Healy (Matt Dillon), to find Mary. The report is disappointing however he still peruses her and in the process has some interesting experiences. Some will make your hair stand on end. Soon he finds that there is not a clear track as he is one of many admirers.

Will Ted and Marry get together?
Will they want to?
And what about Pat who fell in love also?

Cameron, blue eyed natural blond from California, had already been in ten movies so she was well known at the time of this movie. The script and part fit her well. Off screen she has a sense of humor that could appreciate the sight gags.

Ben Stiller has been in several films before and since he always plays the same character. He has been pigeonholed a sort of modern day bathroom humor slapstick.

There's Something About Mary (Widescreen Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

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Comedy at its Best
THERE'S SOMETHING FUNNY ABOUT MARY
Reflects the attitude in the 1990's perfectly....
Love it or hate it, you can't ignore it...
there IS something about mary

There's Something About Mary (Widescreen Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Starring: Cameron Diaz , Matt Dillon , Ben Stiller , Lee Evans , and Chris Elliott
Director: Bobby Farrelly , and Peter Farrelly
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ASIN: B00008DDGU
Release Date: 2003-07-01

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There's Something About Mary is one of the funniest movies in years, recalling the days of the Zucker-Abraham-Zucker movies, in which (often tasteless) gags were piled on at a fierce rate. The difference is that cowriters and codirectors Bobby and Peter Farrelly have also crafted a credible story line and even tossed in some genuine emotional content.

The Farrelly brothers' first two movies, Dumb and Dumber and Kingpin, had some moments of uproarious raunch, but were uneven. With Mary, they've created a consistently hilarious romantic comedy, made all the funnier by the fact that you know that they know that some of their gags go way over the line.

Cameron Diaz stars as Mary, every guy's ideal. Ben Stiller plays a high-school suitor still hung up on Mary years later; the obstacles standing between him and her include a number of psychotic suitors, a miserable little pooch, and, oh yeah, a murder charge.

The Farrellys' admittedly simplistic camera work, which adapts easily to a TV screen, and the fact that you'll likely laugh yourself so silly over certain scenes you'll want to replay them to see what you were missing while you were busy convulsing, make this a perfect video movie. --David Kronke

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Comedy at its Best.......2007-01-29

This may be an old film the the comedy and appeal never gets old! This film has even be used in a scientific study about the effects of laughter on health! I don't think you can go wrong with this film.

THERE'S SOMETHING FUNNY ABOUT MARY.......2006-09-28

I found this to be a very, very funny movie. And everybody played their roles in a very funny way. But Kudo's have to go to Matt Dillon. I never knew he was so funny until I watched this film. Ted (Ben Stiller) still thinks of Mary (Cameron Diaz) even after 13 years. [you'd almost think it was stalking?] He hires a private investigator Pat (Matt Dillon) at the urging of his friend Dom (Chris Elliott). Dom has his problems too! We'll get to that in a moment. The problem is that the private investigator Pat (Matt Dillon) falls in love with Mary too! Therefore, he makes up a story to Ted that she is on welfare, overweight, and has many children from different fathers: Hoping to keep Ted away.

However, Ted discovers that Pat was lying. At the urging of his friend Dom (Chris Elliott) he goes to Florida, from Rhode Island, where Mary is now living. The problem is that Dom is a stalker, and has been in love with Mary for many years too! Also, enter Tucker (Lee Evans) the disabled and good friend of Mary who is also in love with her, and he's not disabled either. There are many, many funny scenes in this film. However, the scenes involving Matt Dillon and Mary are truly hilarious. And especially the extreme measure he goes to in order to be with her. All in all, a very funny film. Highly recommended.

Reflects the attitude in the 1990's perfectly...........2006-09-20

I saw this in a theatre, and I was the only one who wasn't laughing hysterically. There were a few chuckles here and there, but this film is actually quite boring. There are long, dull stretches here between the gross out jokes, and the drama (for lack of a better word) is really tedious. Of course, the attitude towards sex is extraordinarily childish (which is the point), and the film is extremely stupid. In many ways, this film exemplifies what kind of films were popular in the 1990's; gross out films with idiotic characters and really stupid behaviour and situations. I never found this film to be actually funny. The Naked Gun type films can be quite dumb at times, yet they're funny. This film has a few mild laughs, but mostly it's painfully unfunny. On a plus, this film doesn't have the smugness a lot of 90's films had, but that doesn't make it much better. So, if you're in the mood for stupid, stupid, and stupid, this film will do it for ya. If not, stay away.

Love it or hate it, you can't ignore it..........2006-05-05

The Farelly brothers who have in the past delivered such cinematic masterpieces as KINGPIN and DUMB AND DUMBER, are back at what they do best, and they are bigger, (maybe) better and (definitely) more gross than ever. Boldly throwing caution and any semblance of good taste to the wind, they deliver a chuckle-fest that might shock, disgust, and repel, but will without fail leave the viewer in splits.

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY is in fact a sublime lesson on how to twist the simplest of storylines into a signature style of story-telling that is bound to leave an impact in the minds of viewers even weeks after they have seen it. "Politically incorrect" is an understatement when it comes to TSAB. The Farrellys don't spare anyone in their effort to attain new levels of snot-inducing toilet humour. Helpless animals, obese folks, handicapped guys, senior citizens are all targets of gags. Maybe the next edition of Oxford's will have a picture of Peter and Bobby Farrelly next to Gross and Tasteless. There is liberal usage of various bodily parts and function which make for most of the visual gags, right from a close up shot of what Ted has gotten stuck in his zipper, to a disgusting shot of fake sagging boobs in all their glory, and the infamous masturbation, or as it is more popularly know, the "hair-gel" episode.

The storyline is no great burden on the brain. Rhode Island loserboy Ted Stroehmann (Ben Stiller) has a major crush on Mary Jenson (Cameron Diaz), just like every other guy on campus. However, him being the proverbial dorky-geek-with-braces-but-with-heart-of-gold, she asks him to the prom anyway. However, on the big day, thing go horribly wrong with Ted (guys would understandably sympathize more), and he has to be whisked away to the hospital. Mary's family moves to Miami, and since then, he has had no contact with her. Now, thirteen years after graduation, he finds out he still longs for her. So he hires a sleazeball investigator Pat Healy (Matt Dillon) to track her down. Time to introduce the love triangle. Pat falls for her hook, line, and sinker. Getting back, he paints a real bleak picture of Mary, with her being overweight, unwed with children, and now working as a mail order bride. However Ted being who he is, not-so-dorky-anymore-but-still-a-loserboy-with-a-heart-of-gold, decides to meet her anyway. The rest of the movie is as predictable as the state of our roads during monsoon, but the potholes on the way are custom-made to hit you when least expected.

While not needing any great displays of acting prowess, everyone in the movie is just fine in their roles. Cameron Diaz is totally believable as the beautiful and cheery-as-sunshine sweet little small-town girl, who has everyone falling for her. Ben Stiller comic timing is unquestionable, with an equally good ability to get a fair amount of "awwws" when he does his droopy sad looks. Sleaze has never been defined better than with Matt Dillon's character, and he runs away with some of the best lines in the movie.

The supporting cast is as good as headliners. Lee Evans as Tucker, Mary's friend, shines in a role as a physically handicapped architect. W. Earl Brown, as Mary's retarded brother is fine in a role that doesn't require much of him except to be the scapegoat for a number of offensive gags. Chris Elliott as Dom, Ted's best friend passes muster.

However, the show-stealer would have to be the little dog belonging to Magda (Lin Shaye), Mary's raunchy old-as-the-hills neighbour. Involved in a vicious man-animal wrestling match with Ted, and the centre of an extended sight gag where Pat has to revive it from its unconsciousness, the dig gives a voracious display of canine capers.

I also loved the use of Jonathan Richman as the guitar-toting guy, with his bongo-busting sidekick, who keeps popping up with songs meant to let us in on the state on Ted's progress.

So what would be the downer? Well, for one, the sight gags sometimes fail to deliver, or get to be a bit too disgusting to be palatable. Plus at times, the movie is dry without any comic parts. The most obvious flaw in the movie would be that it has a hard time deciding what exactly it wants to convey. Well scripted, emotional parts are rudely interrupted with toilet humour, and conversely, at times, the toilet gags are used to convey a deeper message.

This movie has an appeal that is hard to ignore. Even the strictly serious art-films-only type of killjoys will be hard pressed to stiffle their laughter. Oscar material this is not, but recommended to anyone looking for a good time.

there IS something about mary.......2006-05-05

This movie is so awesome!!!! I saw this movie after I bought the VHS. After this collector's edition came out, I bought it. WOW the extended version is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better! Don't get me wrong , the theatrical version is good and funny but the extended version is soooooo much better! If u don't like this movie and/or don't like the extended version better then shame on u! This movie is *so* funny, cute, and outrageousley funny. Be sure to get it now!A-

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