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Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Not the best family film
I watched this film at a birthday party the other night. I must tell you that when i saw the trailers for this film about half a year age, I was quite disappointed with the trailers and thought it would be best if my $10 stayed in my wallet.
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Tom and Kate Baker live in small town Illinois, with their twelve children. Tom is offered a dream job at a football team but the only thing is they have to make a big move to the big city.
Whilst they have moved to the city, Kate's long awaited book is being published and she must go on a two week book tour, leaving Tom juggling the football team and the kids.
The cast in this movie were well chosen and you couldn't have asked for a better father(Steve Martin) and mother (Bonnie Hunt)
One of the problems of this movie was that the focus of the movie apart from Tom's parenting and coaching, were the nine kids (i've taken out perabo, welling and duff) playing practical jokes and misbehaving a lot. Some of the pranks were funny but it got to a time where I thought 'did the writer run out of ideas and throw in a few more misbehaving child moments'
This movie really needed more goods. The writing was fairly average, and the acting was also fairly average. Kudos to Ashton Kutcher's character! He was the funniest person in the film, and he did have funny lines although what the kids did to ashton was very cruel which made me hate the kids a lot.
I notice a major blooper in this movie. I understood that Piper Perabo lived in Ashton's apartment, so why did everyone say that they still have 12 kids in the household? In fact, as Kate Baker said, she took time of her first full time job to take care of the house. This must mean that she wasn't part of the household at the time, which suggests that there are 11 kids in the household. Another thing I noticed was when Steve Martin was calling the baby sitters, he mention he had 12 kids, which is true. But didn't he need a baby sitter for 9 kids only? I mean Perabo, Welling and, well considering age, Duff didn't need the babysitter so the correct way he should have answered the phone was 9 kids.
The movie had the plot but it did not have the story. The movie had the suitable characters, but in some cases did not have the actors. Jacob Smith was an excellent addition to the movie.
I strongly advise you to not buy this film, if you have not seen the film, unless it's a cheap price. Rent it first and judge for yourself.
Rating: 5 / 10 Grade : C+
What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
Has It's Moments
I had heard of this movie through friend who had seen it before and had recommended it to me. I took the risk of buying it before renting and in a way, I was correct.
The movie was quite funny. The humour used was of course not very intelligent but it was at time quite funny. Such as when Martin Lawrence is robbing a house, the laser's come on, which doesn't allow them to move at all.
The screenplay was stale but the film is worth watching for the little funny parts. Those who are offended quite easily should stay away and there is also quite a lot of swearing, which was unnecessary.
Overall, the film was about a B-. If you want to sit down and have a few laughs then I recommend you watch this movie.
Comedy Inc. (2003)
Hilarious
I watched the premiere of this episode as there was nothing on at the time and I didn't regret it. This show was very funny and well written.
The cast members are excellent actors and the scenes and skits are well written. Mind you that there are a couple of unfunny and very gross skits, the show is a wise crack.
The show makes fun of many different celebrities, music video clips (which they re write lyrics to) and shows such as CSI, 24, Rove Live and All Saints. This show easily beats out other new sketch shows skitHOUSE and Big Bite.
If you are looking for a good laugh, i suggest that you watch this. It is hilarious and funny. Rating: A