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Post by Harmless elf on Aug 14, 2018 0:43:39 GMT
Brendan Fraser's character changed with every wish, Which was your favorite? To refresh your memory there was;
The Columbian drug Lord
The really sensitive guy
The basketball player
The intellectual guy
The president.
I like the intellectual guy that whole scenario start to finish I found hilarious.
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Post by Marv on Aug 14, 2018 0:45:45 GMT
The only one I remember much of is the basketball player. It’s been years since I’ve seen it.
Elizabeth Hurley was smokin tho.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 14, 2018 0:57:41 GMT
For some reason, I only ever caught the drug lord part on television.
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Post by Harmless elf on Aug 14, 2018 0:58:03 GMT
The only one I remember much of is the basketball player. It’s been years since I’ve seen it. Elizabeth Hurley was smokin tho. Yeah it's one of those forgotten about movies. It's nice to go back to and watch though because they don't make comedies like that anymore. It's kind of stupid but it has heart and only a 90-minute runtime, that's what a lot of the comedies around that time were like. |
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Post by Harmless elf on Aug 14, 2018 0:59:20 GMT
For some reason, I only ever caught the drug lord part on television. That's my least favorite one, it seems to be the longest and least funny. |
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Post by DSDSquared on Aug 14, 2018 16:10:16 GMT
I barely remember the movie, but I remember enjoying it for what it is. I liked the basketball player one.
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Post by anthonyrocks on Aug 14, 2018 16:28:20 GMT
The only thing that I liked about the Remake was Elizabeth Hurley.
I did think it was funny though when Brendan Fraser wished that He was Rich and so he got turned into a Drug Lord.
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Post by vegalyra on Aug 14, 2018 16:34:50 GMT
How about the deleted Rock Star! The "bad boy"?
Out of the ones that made the cut, the drug lord was one of the funniest to me (that and the basketball player)
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Post by maxwellperfect on Aug 14, 2018 18:31:16 GMT
I did watch it but don't remember it very well. The original was so much more subversive.
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Post by HumanFundRecipient on Aug 14, 2018 22:45:03 GMT
The opening trailer with personality traits of random people, that was a fun watch as it led to the Brendan Fraser character.
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Post by Harmless elf on Aug 14, 2018 23:46:06 GMT
I did watch it but don't remember it very well. The original was so much more subversive. I haven't seen the original but I would like to. |
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Post by Salzmank on Aug 15, 2018 0:37:12 GMT
I liked it more than the original, though I’m usually a big fan of Cook and Moore. The ending is a bit too rushed (and pat), but I thought that each segment was funny and that the whole thing hung together nicely. Put me down as a fan. (I’ve always liked Brendan Fraser—where on earth did he go? I haven’t seen him in a movie since Mummy 3.)
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Post by eplay on Aug 15, 2018 1:32:53 GMT
It's been a long time since I've seen it, but I remember the really sensitive guy best.
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Post by anthonyrocks on Aug 20, 2018 14:22:36 GMT
I liked it more than the original, though I’m usually a big fan of Cook and Moore. The ending is a bit too rushed (and pat), but I thought that each segment was funny and that the whole thing hung together nicely. Put me down as a fan. (I’ve always liked Brendan Fraser—where on earth did he go? I haven’t seen him in a movie since Mummy 3.) LOL, Yeah Your Right! He seems to have mysteriously vanished off the face of the Earth just like Rick Moranis and Daniel Stern both have. |
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Post by vegalyra on Aug 20, 2018 21:24:19 GMT
This looks pretty interesting but I guess I missed it...
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Post by Vits on Jun 3, 2019 11:10:59 GMT
BEDAZZLED 1967 is a very peculiar movie. It has both high-brow and low-brow humour. One minute I'm laughing at the witty dialogue; the next minute I'm rolling my eyes at a gag that seems like it was written by a pre-teen. Look, a guy blowing a raspberry isn't funny the 1st time, let alone the 7th time. Dudley Moore's performance is too over-the-top, but he and Peter Cook did a good job when they added the pop culture references into the script (like the parody of The Beatles). They're old but not dated. I think any modern viewer can recognize them (I did). 5/10 BEDAZZLED 1967 was a high-concept comedy. BEDAZZLED 2000 starts out as one, but it tries to be deeper during the last part. That makes the tone uneven, but at least it's more consistent about its humour. THE DEVIL is now played a woman, which opens the door for a lot of gags about her beauty, but don't be fooled. He/She still has a lot of witty lines. That's why casting a beautiful actress wasn't enough. They needed someone like Elizabeth Hurley who could do the dialogue justice. Brendan Fraser's performance is better than Dudley Moore's. Yes, he's over-the-top too, but he makes his character a loveable loser. I'm confused about the rules whenever every day guy ELLIOT RICHARDSON asks for a wish that gives him a new job/personality/nationality. At times, he knows what his new self's backstory is; at times, he doesn't. Early on, he confronts THE DEVIL about her ruining his wishes through semantics, which is exactly what she does... so why does he keep asking for wishes? Throughout the movie, we see THE DEVIL taking on new indentities and doing evil deeds. One of them is a teacher who tells her students not to study. That's supposed to be evil? During the "Intellectual" wish, ALLISON GARDNER (the love interest) leaves after ELLIOT tells her he's gay. Shouldn't she be angry and/or confused as to why he hit on her and then insisted he's straight despite his lover being right in front of them? During the climax, ELLIOT's final wish is for ALLISON to have a happy life. This self-less act breaks the deal, so he doesn't have to give up his soul. Why wasn't the deal broken when he said "I want to do something for mankind. I wish to be the President of the United States"? Even THE DEVIL says "That's the most unselfish thing I've ever heard"? At the end, one of ELLIOT's co-workers makes fun of him while others watch and enjoy it. He stands up to them. Wait a minute. This scene implies that they were bullies. No, they were normal people who found him annoying and didn't want to hang out with him. They never made fun of him until now. Why is the movie re-writing him as a victim just so he can have an arc? 7/10 ------------------------------------- You can read comments of other movies in my blog. |
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Post by bravomailer on Jun 3, 2019 13:37:38 GMT
From the original - my favorite comedy.
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Post by anthonyrocks on Jun 3, 2019 14:03:30 GMT
The only one I remember much of is the basketball player. It’s been years since I’ve seen it. Elizabeth Hurley was smokin tho. Oh, I think that Elizabeth Hurley was HOTTER than HOT in that Movie!
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