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Dude,
Where's My Car?
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Reviewed
by: |
David
Litton |
| Genre: |
Comedy |
| Video: |
1.85:1
widescreen |
| Audio: |
Dolby
Digital 5.1 and 2.0 |
| Language: |
English |
| Subtitle: |
English,
Spanish |
| Length: |
1
hr, 23 min |
| Rating: |
PG-13 |
| Release
Date: |
6/26/01 |
| Studio: |
Twentieth
Century Fox |
| Commentary:
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Director
Danny Leiner and actors Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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One
featurette |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
Yes |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
Deleted
scenes |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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None |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Ashton Kutcher,
Seann William Scott, Kristy Swanson, Jennifer Garner, Marla
Sokoloff |
| Screenplay
by: |
Written by:
Philip Stark |
| Produced
by: |
NA |
| Directed
By: |
Danny Leiner |
| Music: |
David Kitay |
| The
Review: |
Hmm... okay...
where to begin... This is the kind of self-babble I'm left with
in trying to think of things to write about in this, my review
of "Dude, Where's My Car?," a movie so ridiculously conceived
and scripted, so reundant in it gags and one-liners, so absolutely
mind-melting that to watch it is to realize a new level of stupidity.
But that doesn't mean it's not fun. There's the most basic of
plots: Jesse and Chester, two stoners whose vocabulary consists
of relentless utterings of "dude" and "sweet," wake up one morning
to realize that Jesse's car is missing, and they have no recollection
of the previous night. As they set out to find the car, they
begin to piece together the silly, unbelievably outrageous events
of the previous night, from a tryst in a strip club with a transsexual
stripper who gave them a suitcase full of cash, to encounters
with different groups of nerdy, busty, and macho aliens, all
demanding from them a device known as the continuum transfunctioner.
And that's it, the entire plot of the movie, mixed in with some
truly hearty laughs and some good yet goofy acting from two
guys who know what they're doing. The movie works for the simple
reason that Ashton Kutcher (Jesse) and Seann William Scott (Chester)
do such a good job of acting completely stupid that they sell
us on the whole stoner appearance of the movie. A film like
this can't work without the mentality to back it up, and the
absence of that mentality is just what it needs. There are laughs,
and while some of them are forced, there are those that succeeded
in getting more than just a chuckle out of me. The two guys'
mentality is one gag, but the movie also makes us laugh by playing
their girlfriends, known as "The Twins," to be just as air-headed
as they are. A chinese fast food drive-thru results in an hilarious
explosion of anger, while the whole girls-with-big-hoo-hoos
mentality runs throughout. There's really not a whole lot more
to say about this movie... it's stupid, it's ridiculous... it
makes its characters out to be heroes in the most contrived
situations imaginable, and there's no shortage of brainless
dialogue and actions. But, for what it's worth, it's not a total
waste of time, and I found myself laughing in all the right
places. -- |
| Image
and Sound |
Nothing
much to say, really, about the DVD quality of "Dude, Where's
My Car?" except that it's pretty good. The image quality is
full of accurate fleshtones and clear, sharp images, while the
sound quality is mostly dialogue driven, though the music and
songs wrap into the soundfield nicely. All-in-all, a standard
DVD issue. -- |
| The
Extras |
The features
aren't few, but they're nothing to brag about, really. Aside
from the brainless audio commentary, there's a featurette that
has a couple of cast and crew interviews, 7 extended scenes
that do little more than display some vulgarities removed for
the PG-13 rating, a music video from Grand Theft Audio, a theatrical
trailer and some TV spots. I was tickled by the titles used
for the main menu screen. |
| Commentary |
For a stupid
yet funny movie, this is certainly a stupid and unfunny commentary.
From the loud, obnoxious opening shouts to the single-digit
IQ walkthrough of the film, director Danny Leiner and actors
Seann William Scott and Ashton Kutcher prove that they got into
their roles a little more than they'd thought. Mostly talking
about the "chicks" on the set and a couple of scenes, this isn't
a very good commentary. -- |
| Final
Words: |
Stupid yet
funny, "Dude, Where's My Car?" doesn't try to be anything more
than a ridiculous guy flick full of girls and dumb gags. On
that alone, it can be pretty entertaining. |
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